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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20

We have managed to secure the
best ard easiest riding Buggy tor
the least money. at A. Rosenth' !.s
Augusta. Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20

A buggy that will stand the test
of rough roads can be bought only
at A. Rosenthal's, Augusta, Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20

HaaA..HAa.s CUBAN OIL curas
Z F1GisS&R@C Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheu-
matism and Sores. Price, 20 cents.
For sale by G.'L. Penn & son.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20

Shoes! Shoesl Perhaps it isn't so
generally known as it should be, that
we keep Shoes, a heavy stock for ladies',
gents, and children. L. E. Jackson &
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20
Lost Note.
PROCLAMAT 7 ION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.

Whereas information has been
received at this Department that
on the 9th day of December, A. d.
1899, the tenant house Of John c..
Sheppard in the county of Edge
field, was burned, and there being
reason to believe that the burning
was an act of incendiarism.
Now, Therefore, 1, M. B. Nc
Sweeney, Governor of the State of
South Carolina, in order that jus.
tice may be done and the majesty
of the law vindicated, do hereby
offer a reward of One Hundred
Dollars for the apprehension and
conviction of the person or persons
who committed said act tof incen-
diarism.
In Testimony Whereof, I have
set nv hand and caused
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20

p. s.-Printed Subscription
Lists have been mailed to. each
member of the Subcommittee.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20

Ca1ds are ont announcing the
marriage of Capt John R. Blocker
and Miss Jackie Stevens, of Meet
ing Street, at the residence of the
brides mother, on Wednesday, the
Goth inst.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20

the Great Seal of the
State to be affixed, at
Columbia, this 18th
day of December, A.
D. 1899, and in the
one hundred and
twenty-fourth year of
the Independence Of
the United States of
America.
D NIoCWTTNFV
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20

REwARD-I hereby offer a re-
ward of one hundred ($100.0O) dol
lars for the apprehension and con-
viction of the party who set fire to
tenant house in my yard on the
night of Saturday, the 9th day OF
the present month.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20

Mr.. 81. Spann. Barr has sold his place
10 Mr.. John b. Hill and intends, we
believe, to remove with his family to
Georgia:in thesearly part fnext year.
The removal of Mr.. Barr and family
will be a distinct Joss to Edgeie!d but
a gain. to our sister State. We wish
for him and his an apundant prosper
ity, aud hope to meet again.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20

IQe SGuuGuIo VI Guc y. W ". L. VIII
give free entertainment in the Opera
House on Wednesday nigh; of this
week, to which the admlttance will be
free. Everybody is Invited. This en-
tertainment is to De celebration of
the literary societies of the Institute.
On the succeeding night, Thursday, m
the same building, there will be a
musical and other features that will
make up very delightful program. To
this last. there will be an admittance
fee f25 cents, students 10 cents, the
proceeds to be applied to purchasing
desks fos the primary and intermediate
classes in the old Academy building.
Doors open at o'clock.
Reader, you can get the Advertiser
and the Atlanta Constitution, one year,
for s2.25; Advertiser and Home and
Farm, $l.75; Advertiser and Weekly
News and Courier, $2.25; Advertiser
and Ainslee's Magazine, a high grade
illustrated monthly, for $2.00; or al
these for 1915. Four weekly newspa-
pers and a monthly for only 1915. This
is an offer, reader. you will not likely
have again during this century. Apply
at the Advertiser Office in person or by
letter.
The Plerian and FidelIan societies
held their john debate in the chapel OF
the South Carolina Co.. o-Educatioual In
stitute on Friday evening. The query
(which promises the greater future
prosperity, the South or West?" was
opened by Miss Maggie Bunch, in q
vigorous and characteristic style, and
with lasting first impressions, prepos-
Isessed the minds of the audience IN fa.
vor of the South. Willie Byrd,in his
forceful and earnest speech on the
coming supremacy of the West, made
both The. judges and hearers wave,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20

!. FARM HAsDs WANTEp.-50 good
steady and industrious cOlored men
single or married, with families, to
work: the whole year for cash payments
monthly. Apply to Hollow Creek Farm,
Toales ?. O., Aiken Co., s. c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-12-20

Edgefield bore off goodly number
of the offices in the meeting of the Ma.
sons in Charleston last week. o. Shep-
pard, Esq, was elected Grand Master,
and, by the way, Mr. Shepptrd makes a
splendid presiding officer for all bod
les and all occasions. Mr. j Kennerly
was elected Grand Marshal and Mr.
Sam J. Watson, of Johnston, was elect
ed District Deputy Grand Master.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
RUSSIA AND PAX vosIScUM.
In It's Policy of Spoliation There Has
Hcen N sign of Peace.

In Its Policy of Spoliation There Has
Bcon sign of Peace.
The bishops and the salvationists
and all the sentimentalists are still
busy with their hosannas. of course.
but there is not man in England who
has to deal practically with affairs
who believes that the scheme is hon
est Why, he asks, was the moment
chosen by Russia to declare in favor
of peace? Has not her policy for
years past, in the far east especially,
made directly for war? She has been
aggressive, inscriptions, untruthful IN
her dealings with China, with Japan
and with England; she scared Japan
out of the Liaotung peninsula, and
claimed it for herself; she bluffed Eng
land out of Manchuria. and she now
claims 1t for her sphere of influence.
in all this policy of spoliation there
was no sign Of peace. nothing that
suggested the temper of conciliation.
II we had had a statesman with grit
at our foreign office the cars gov
ernment would have received an ulti-
matum months ago, and even Lord
Salisbury could not have withstood the
indignation of the country many weeks
longer. At an early date there must
have been war between this country
and Russia, with the alternative that
Russia should give up her pretensions
in northern China and her sinister
policy at Pekin. The issue was clear.
but Count Mouravieff evades it by COM
ing forward smilingly with this evan
gel from his august master. Let us
forget all the past" he seems to say,
"all the lies l have told you, all the
tricks l have played upon you. Think
no more of the Notifications at Batoum
or Port Arthur, trouble no more about
the huge navy Russia is building. 1--WE
have worried each other great deal
lately. Let us have peace-now that
l have got the spoil" 1t is all very
pretty and very pleasing, but this form
of repentance at the eleventh hour is
not likely to deceive any man of sense
in England. From the patriotic Eng
lish point of view this rescript Is o
fraud.-Saturday Review.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
seasonlng Lumber by Electrically.

a new process is announced for sea
soning wood by electrical action. The
timber to be treated is put into Il quad
rnngulnr tank of liquid. immersed to
rather more than half its depth. and an
electric current applied through Il met
allie conductor. so arranged as 10 dis
tribute ii throughout the area. and ii is
stated that in II space of four minutes
the sap begins to eXude at the lower
end of the wood: in six hours it is all
extracted. The wood is then placed In
another tank from which II septic solu-
ton is forced into the pores by IN clec-
tro-capillary method. If. says the
Builder. this process has successful re-
suits at II cost which will not be COM
mercially prohibitory. 1t may prove of
great Importance.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
cHoATE'S CAREER AS LAWYER

There is one notable feature Of Rufus
Choate's career as a lawyer that his
distinguished nephew omitted to dwell
upon in his Grafton, doubtless for rea-
sons of propriety. This was his in
sidious power over a jury. which was
something that the jurors themselves
never quite understood. This power
was well illustrated by the remark of
a hard-headed old farmer who was
one of jury that gave five verdicts
in succession for Choate's clients once
upon a time. II understand, sir, that
you are relative OF Lawyer Choate,"
said this juror subsequently to one of
Choate's nephews, "and / want to tell
you that / was not swayed or influ-
enced in the least by his flights of
fancy, but l consider him a very lucky
lawyer, for there was not one OF those
cases that came before us where he
wasn't on the right side"
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06

shingled roof supported By rough posts
stuck into the bare earth could be
dignifled by the name.
Beneath the shade of this rough
verandah, one hot afternoon, lay two
or three drunken wretches overcome
by the fumes Of the lightning rum. In
side the bar were five or six bushmen
busily engaged in throwing dice for
drinks "Odd man out" was the game,
and at the rate of one shilling per
nobbler the amusement could hardly
be considered a cheap one, especially
when the after-effects of the light
ming" upon the consumer were taken
into consideration.
Very few station hands on their way
down to town ever succeeded in getting
past Sullivan's; some had attempted
1t score of times and failed. Even
before the unhappy pigeon had arrived
the news was brought that Long
Jim" was going down to Sydney with
big cheque."
LET me see-Jim must have been
over two years now on the station
since he had his last burst" the bloat-
ed-looking rufTian of a landlord would
remark. II dare say he's got over a
hundred pounds!" And when Long
Jim hove in sight he was sure to be
hailed by half score OF loafers and
pressed to stop the night.
No-he had determined to push on to
the next stage. His horse was fresh,
and he was anxious to get on. Well,
he would stop and have plate of soup
and a bite? No-he had got some
tucker" with him.
"At any rate you'll have n drink"
some one would cry.
No, he was "on the teetotal tack"
well, you amt a-goin' off like that
without shoutin', JIM" one of the
loafers would suggest.
"Shout?" the pigeon would cry, thus
probed in his weakest part. "Of
course I'll shout! There's nothing
mean about me. anyhow. What are
you all going to have? Drinks all
round, and one for yourself. Sullivan"
You must have n small drain, too
Jim, Just to show that there's no III
will, you know" the landlord would
suggest.
"oh, not fer me. Sullivan! know
your game of old. Well. just to show
there amt no animosity. give me a
small drop of what you've got. Here's
better luck!'
Ito be Continued)
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
JONATHAN AND JOHN.

khould Jonathan and John fall out
'1he world would stagger from that bout;
With John and Jonathan as one
The worlds great peace will have begun.
With Jonathan and John at war
The hour that havoc hungers for
VIII strike in ruin of blood and tears
The world set back a thousand years.
with John and Jonathan sworn to stand
Shoulder to shoulder, hand by hand
Justice and peace shall build taeir throne
From tropic sea to frozen zone.
When Jonathan and John forget
The scar of an ancient wound to fret
And smile to think of an ancient feud
Which the God of the nations turned to
good.
When the bond of common creed and
speech,
And kindred binds them each to each.
And each in the others victories
The pride of his own achievement secs
How paltry thing they both will know
That grudEe of a hundred years ago
How small that blemish of wrath and
blame
In the blazonry of their common fame!
Charles G. ID. Roberts in the January
Century,
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
Agricultural School. for FllIp'no..

Secretary Wilson has already begun
planning for agricultural schools in tn,
Philippines, and advocates such institu.
tions as Booker r. Washington has found.
ed at TuskaEee.
THE Maker of the world" says Mr.
Wilson. will hold this nation RESPONSE
BILE for the welfare of 10Oo0.O 600 of coIored
people in the several islands now under
our flag. The very best service that car
be done by the United States to those
islands is TO teach their people to work
just Booker Washington Is teaching
the colored people of Tuskegee to work
We have not had marked success with the
Indian, because he would not work. We
are working people ourselves. man has
scarcely respectable standing in the
United States who does not contribute by
his head or his hands TO the welfare OF
the republic. But the colored man viii
work, and just as rapidly as the people
of those islands can be helped in this di-
rect!on success will come to the efforts OF
the United States in trying to do them
good. Just in what way Congress may
deem II wise 10 manage those islands ne
one can tell. Perhaps congressman can
not themselves tell. But education to.
ward the Industries is what the people OF
the islands are all needing
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
TOO MUCH COTTON RAISED.
Southern Planters Must Turn Their At
trntion to Something Else.

Travellers passing through the South
ern states have their curiosity aroused
by seeing from the ear windows large
fields of unpicked cotton going to waste
or being eaten by cattle. 1t is explain
ed that poor crop does not pay Tor
picking because cotton is only about
five cents n pound in the markets OF
New Orleans and Savannah. The season
has been cold and rainy. and 1t has
been difficult to persuade pickers to go
into the field for wages which the
planters have been able to offer them.
For these reasons thousands of acres
have been abandoned. Some estimate
it rs high rs 80 per cent. of the entire
crop. and the farmers will therefore
suffer Il large loss for which they VIII
be compelled to increase the mortgages
that now cncumbcr their plantations.
1t does not pay 10 raise cotton at flve
cents pound except under the most
favorable circumstances. Thinking
men argue that there is no loss without
some gain. rs the experience of this
season will drive many planters to raise
other and more profitable crops. Plant
erS' associations have been organized in
all of the Southern states expressly for
the purpose of limiting cotton culture
and encouraging diversified crops. They
have even gone so far rs to ask plant
crs to sign pledges to reduce their acre
age >, 10 and 20 per cent. but habit Is
strong, and new crops nccesStnte the
education of negroes. which is more
trouble than the planter cares to take.
Chicago Record
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
OLD SORES HEALED.
Incidents In ths rr-.idsnt's Southern Trip
show P,trlotism.

At every place, visited by President Nc Nc
Kinlcy during his recent southern trip
there We're manifestations of patriotism
that were very gratifying to him. An oc-
casion of this kind was the banquet given
at Savannah. 1t would have been. a
notable event in any city for the perfec-
tion of the arrangements, the distin-
Euished character of the guests, the
speeches, the enthusiasm that greeted
every i.llusion to reunited country ana
the rcEewed relations of affection be
tween the two sections. II was n veritapie
love feast, and the demonstrations OF
honor toward the President and the 10y
atty to the flag could not have been en-
ceeded In sincerity in any city of the
North, Secretary AiGer again oiheiatssa Tsa
guests and the hosts united in singinig
THE Star Spangled BANNER, Dixie and
"The Red, White and Blue The Presi-
dent Joined heartily as the most en-
thusiastic and cheered as loudly as the
rest the expressions of love, pride and 10y
atty that came from every speakers lips.
The address of welcome delivered by the
mayor was notable for its patriotism ana
eloquencc. and when he alluded to Gen
erai Grant as the greatest and most mag
nanimous of soldiers the outburst OF en-
thusinsm was greater than greeted any
other name or sentiment
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
Advantage. of the Nicaragua Canal.

Captain Crowninshield. writing in
the January Century of the "Advan-
tngcs Of the Nicaragua Canal sum
marizcs some of them in this wise:
when the divide between the Allan
tic and the Pacific is cut through. part
of the waters of the lake. which FOR
untold ages have flowed east 10 the
Caribbean sea. will flow west 10 the Pa
cilic. Lake Nicaragua. covering as 1t
does nearly 5000 square miles. he
comes MOI only Il part of the water
route itself. hut n grand reservoir To-
Gated exactly where ii is most needed
at the summit level. Thus ii will be
seen that while nature has not quite
opened through Nicaragua Il complete
water route to the Pacific. she has
come very near to 1t. In fact. of all
the routes for an interoccanic canal
that have received consideration, II
must be admitted that so much has al
ready been accomplished by nature TO.
ward this end that the work which re-
mains for man to do will be far less
than by any other route"
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
Surprised the Par slams.

All the French papers are caught by the
fact that the five American commission
crs appeared In evening dress at the last
nights session of the peace commission
N<hen the American delegation first ar,
rived in Paris the Madrid papers spread
throughout Europe the report that IT'S
and without personal scrvants-thnt. In II
word. they looked like company of per
sonally conducted" tourists. Ambassador
Monson's recent reference to American
diplomats had revived the French phrase,
ccmme-il-faut appearance of the Amer
leans in the final scene of the negotia-
tions made quite an impression on the
public mind. The explanation Is found in
the simple fact that the commissioners
had dressed, not for the signing OF the
they were Invited for the same evening.
but that humdrum circumstance thus far
has escaped the Partisan newspapers.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
INDIANA TRUANCY LAW.
1t Is Resulting In Increased Attendance IA
Sch bnl.

The state truancy board of Indiana has
just completed appointments of the truant
officers for the present year. The report
which 1t has prepared shows what lndi-
anas new compulsory education law, In
the first year of its enactment, dld IN IN
diana schools last year.
In 1897 there were 2Sl truant officers;
Two hundred and ten of these made iull
reports. showing that their cost to the
state was $255ii.GI. or about $lGS for each
officer. AS u consequence of the law and
it's enforcement $1,000 non-nttendnnts were
forced into the schools.
In assisting the poor to clothe their emil
drcn and to buy school books, only Slo,
SOC i3 was necessary. The Law being new.
there was considerable trouble last year
In enforcing II, and n little needless eN-
pcnse. The anti-child labor law, when
rather co-operates with 1t, is also better
understood and 1t is thought that about
quirements of the law will be brought ihto
the schools. There are some detects IN
the law which one yenr,s experience ha,
brought out, but they will be remedied by
the next Legislature.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
Trained Colored Nurses.

The Training School for Nurses at the
colored institute at Tuskasee furnished
four nurses for the army at Santiago and
nine for the camp at Chickamauga. one
of the most interesting features of the
parade before the President down there
nursing in the South compared with the
new On the first float was the interior
of a negro cabin. with an old NANNY
cooking some sort Of herb tea over a fire
in the chimney place. while her patient
lay on a pile of straw in n corner, covered
with a ragged bedquilt. The other float
bed dressed in snowy linen, nurse in
uniform with a white cap, and the differ
ent appliances that are in common use in
well-ordered hospitals. 1t made II very
striking contrast, as well as a pretty pi-
turc.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
Strong Plea for NIntrImony.

Every almshouse in the land is full
of old bachelors, pale. moping men,
who mediate on childhood and its
memories of friends. If old age comes
with wealth then the bachelor realizes
that the sweetest things of life cannot
he bought. His house is not n home.
Those. who wait on him work not for
love. but for wages. He is like n trav-
eler in n strange land. who wishes for
IL genuine resting place. and some one
-io look mt whom he loves.-Pittsburg
k)iSnntch.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
Elcctroly.ls of Water Z pes.

A curious state of things was oh
served recently in observing the elo.-
trolysis of water pipes in Dayton. Ohio.
in which il wns found tha. stones and
pebbles near the pipes in some cases
seem to 'have been electro-pla;cd with
the metal of the pipes. which one of
the experts believe has never been oh.
served before.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
Revenue.

Clearly it was advisable to so to war.
But how about revenue?" ventured
the courtly Sir Godfrey. "Revenue?"
repeated the queen. lightly. IL have
but to stamp my foot and abundant
revenue will be forthcoming! 1t will
be observed that in those days there
was no stamping of bank checks. vac
ciuation certificates or chewing gum.
to say nothing of cigarettes and keg
pilsener
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
Cu pTEP Iy

Sullivan's public-house. the thorn in
every squatter's side for thirty miles
around, was a small wooden shanty
consisting of four or five rooms. At
the back was building containing
ten or twelve sleeping hunks. This
was called the deadhouse, as it was
used chiefly for putting customers into
when they were dead drunk. Outside
the house, facing the mail-track, was a
verandah, If a continuation OF the
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
May Bring L@pro.y to Tn. Country.

Our soldiers in Hawaii may contract
lcprosy and bring it to this country.
While leprosy is to be dreaded. there
are Il thousand times as many victims
to stomach disorders. but there is Il
cure in Hosteter's Stomach Bitters.
Other ailments that the Bitters are IL
specific for are malaria. fever ana
ague. Sold at all drug stores.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
Hard on Jones'

They met in cafe. Ever take
anything?" queried Smith. "oh. yes,
occasionally" replied Jones with the
bappy air usually worn by a man who
accepts an invitation. We'll" pur-
sued Smith, as he tossed on cocktail
while Jones looked on. you ought to
quit it. It's bad habit, and will be
the death of you. So long."-New
York World.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
Laws a. to sh'pwreck,

English law allows in case of ship
wreck damages TO the amount of $40
per person if no life is lost and $40 in
case of such loss. French law, on
the other hand, does not recognize any
responsibility on the part of steam
ship companies.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06
More Equipment for Baltimore & Ohio

Tho improvements that have been
made on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road during the past two years have
rendered it possible to operate cars of
heavier capacity than have been in
use in the past and the receivers have
Just ordered from the Schoen Pressed
Steel Company of Pittsburg 1000 steel
coal cars OF capacity of 100000
pounds each. These cars will be used
for the seaboard trade and are ex-
pected TO be in service during the early
part OF 1899. In addition to these cars
the receivers have also ordered from
the Pittsburg Locomotive Works SO
more of the consolidated locomotives
with s2N2S>inch cylinders.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06

.'Hobson dotes on his mother-in-law-
"Just to be peculiar?' mo: at Christmas $
she always sends him something that his
wife can't use
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06

Wales is the richest part of Great
Britain in mineral wealth. England
produces annually about so to each
acre. Scotland II little less than so,
but the product of Wales amounts TO
over $40 per acre.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-06

The Joslin Dry Goods Company of
Denver make Il bid for the western
mail order business. You will find
their ads. in this paper from now on.
They have been in business in Denver
for twenty-siX years, and are most
reliable. Implicit confidence can be
placed il their statements.