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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
A NEW RAILROAD IN CUBA.
1t is Under Construction by the
Cuban Company Without a
Franchise. :.

Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 21.-
Before returning to- Washington
Secretary Root will meet Sir
William Van Horne at Puerto
Principe. Local business interests
are intensely anxious with re-
ference to the action of ths Cuba
Company, of which Sir William
Van Horne is president. The
company is now iemploying 1000
men in the construction Of. q
railroad, but without franchise.
Everyone in this part of Cuba
wants the line built, but the
Foraker resolution fofbidsi the
granting of railroad concessions. 8
Gen Wood, referring to the mat
ter today, said:
"'rhe Cuba Company is doing
an excellent, but an unauthorized,
work in building the road. It has
no franchise. 1 assume, however,
that the Cuban Republic of the
future will. legitimatize the com.
pany's action and grant it the
privilege of doing business.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
Clothing, Shoes and Hats

tions of their fathers. The growth
of prosperity in the Southern
States and general revival of
commercial interest will, he ar
CUES, more effectively bring about
a change of sentiment in that Sec
tion than the enactment of politi-
cal legislation which can only re-
kindle the fame of sectionalism,
happily rapidly becoming extin-
guished.
Such expressions, from such g
source as the junior Senator from
Massachusetts,, is a sufficient
guarantee that 1t is not part of
the Republican programme to
tamper with the Southern repre-
sentation during the coming ses-
sion of Congress.-R. M. L. in
News and Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
Reflection of a Bachelor.

When one fst woman passes
another on the street, each of them
turns around and says to the man
she is with, Now I'm not 30 big as
that, am II"
A really sweet woman has too
much sense to have a sense of
humor.
Man teaches woman what mar
riage is and marriage teaches a
mapswhat woman is.
The woman who doesn't brag
about her husband has either not
got one or else she has a baby.
Every woman knows q time
when she thinks q man would have
said it if they hadn't been inter-
rupted.
Lots of men would get married
quicker if i. wasn't for having to
take wedding trip.
Some men would drop dead Of
heart. disease if you shot them i'll
the back with poached egg.
Wher you are calling on a girl
and kiss her, she always pretends
that it was pride that made her
make any disturbance.-New York
Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
Honey Bees Were Brought to
America.

There were no hive bees in
America when first settled by the
whites. The common brown bee
was from Europe in the seventh
century, and within the last few
years superior varieties, such as
the Cyprians and Carniolans, have
been introduced here. There are
small stingless bees of another
genius in Central and South Amer
lea which make delicious honey,
with a peculiar aromatic flavor.
It has been proposed to bring them
to the United States, but they
would not stand the climate.
Though they have no stings, they
can bite quite painfully.-Satur.
day Evening Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
Kelly Killed the Miser.

Charleston, S. c., Nov. 1S-Jas.
Kelly, q negro, was sentenced to
be hanged on Jan. 4th by Judge
Buchanan in the court of sessions
to-day for a crime which was thG
most revolving known here in
years. He was convicted of the
murder of Willis BonLeau, the
Mount Pleasant miser, who had
saved q can of money through
hard years of work. The evidence
sgainst Kalls. mas SO strong that
IiIV1o or no Qef9n nSoHeoP Ps.s-.-, '-''f "
he Will pay the penalty on the
scaffold.
Bonneau, as il was known in his
community, was the possessor of
much silver and gold. He kept
this securely hidden, and for fear
of robbers and thieves he kept
moving it from one hiding place to
another. He was moving the
money one day when Kelly asked
him to go in the swamps and help
cut logs. The old man accom-
panied him, and while he was at
work with his head down toward
the ground Kelly Drained him.
The old mans head was almost
severed from the blows and
bruises. After the crime Kelly
took the body aud concealed it in
the swsmps.
TO man in the county Jail the
murderer made 8 confession and
told where the stolen money was
hidden. A party was organized
and went into the swamp 70 the
location named. Digging under
the roots of an old tree tin can
was found. This contained $96.N,
which was buried by Kelly after
the murder. The other money
.tolen is supposed to have been
squandered by Kelly before he
was captured.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
Mrs ]. E. Brockington, of Kings

Mrs J. E. Brockington, of Kings
tree, S. c., says the Florence
Times, planted ten acres in tobac-
CO this year, and when she had the
first barn graded she wrote to Mr.
R. c. Commander, of the Florence
ware house to come up and look
at the crop and asked him to take
the crop for $1,000. He advised
her to grade and ship to him and
he would send her over $1,000 for
it. Up. to date Commander &
Jackson have sent her a check for
SLABS and she still has about
5000 pounds Oh hand. She sold
1882 pounds to-day for $339,
about 19 cents average. Nearly
$500 for a ten acre crop and
more yet to come. How many
cotton farmers IN the State can
match Mrs Brockington's record,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
Will Cotton Go Higher?

The hope of higher price is
cansing some farmers who are in
position to do 30 to hold their cot
ton. They argue that by this
course they can lose nothing, for,
the crop, the price is almost cer-
tain to stay as high as at present,
with the possibility of its reach
ing better figure.
The New York Cotton Exchange
men profess to think little of the
movement among the farmers to
hold their cotton. They say that
failed, because the cotton growers
are 30 numerous that it ID almost
impossible to get concert of action
among them. If the price should
drop, they argue, many would
make haste to sell, fearing that q
much greater drop was imminent.
The Raleigh News-Cbserver has
some interesting advice to give on
the subject. 1t says:
"If a hundred thousand dollar
cotton mill can afford to shut
down in order to get cheap cotton,
q one.horse cotton farmer can
afford to shut down in order to
prevent selling his cotton at q
sacrifice.
"The fight for low cotton by the
spinners is on. They will win The,
fight if the cotton farmers rush
their cotton to market. If the
farmers held most of their cotton
and keep down receipts, they will
win their fight for high cottoh b.
The price of the cotton Is largely
based on comparative receipts;
the price will go up. If they let
cotton buying world see big ie-
ceipts, the price will 60 down.
eff the farmer sells his cottbn
for less than it is worth, his lossis
complete, and he ,ls a permanen ent
loser. If the cotton mill man has
to pay what cotton is worth, ae
may be trouble for a few weeks,
but he and his associates can put
up the price of the product of the
mill and suffer no permanent losa"
In the meantime the crop is b.
ing rapidly gathered, and tie
indications ara that it is being
marketed in about the usual way.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28

.Trains 48 and a (mixed except Sunday
arrive and depart from Hamburg.
+Daily except Sunday.
Sleeping Car Service.
Excellent daily passenger service between
Florida and New York.
Nos. SO and S4-New York and Florida E1-
press. Drawing-room sleeping cars between
Augusta and New York.
Pullman drawing.room sleeping cars bs-
tween Port Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah,
Washington aud New York.
Pullman sleeping cars between Charlotte and
Richmond Dining cars between Charlotte
and Savannah. NJ. 1u.-S
tween Jacksonville and New York and Pull.
uan sleeping cars between Augusta and Char
lotte. Dining cars serve all meals enroute.
Pullman sleeping cars between Jacksonville
and Columbia. enroute daily between jackson
vile and Cincinnati via Asheville.
FRANK S. CANNON, j. N. CULP,
3hird VP. & Gen. Mgr, Traffic Mgr,
Warrington, D. c. Washington, D. G.
U, A. TURK, s.H. HARDWICK,
Can. Pass. Ag't.. Asst Gen. Pass. Ag't.,
Washington, D. @. Atlanta, Ga
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28

REMEMBER that we are pre-
pared to handle all kinds of Job
Printing. =
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28

IA teor fell in the yard OF Mr.
J. BIes: near Dawson, Ga, last
Wc9day night. Bridges son
was the yard at the time and
fnoti the light and saw where
the teor fell. He picked it up
.andwas hot. Last Wednesday
eve 2 Was the appointed time
for meteors to fall, but this is
.thely one we have heard Of
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28

The Georgia Legislature is in a
fair way to adopt the dispensary
system for that State. The house
committee on temperance has ap-
proved the bill for the purpose
introduced by Hon Seaborn
Wright, and recommends its pass
age.
The measure proposed is similar
in many respects to the South
Carolina dispeusary law. The
author of the bill says it is San
exact copy of the dispensary law
now in force in the city of Athens; !"
and the South Carolina law was
patterned after the Athens law.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28

The position of Resident Manager of
tho Eanitable Life Assurance Society
Snr EdgefieId and vicinity is open to
nan no of character and abllity. A val
nshie contract carrying renewals will
he given TO the right man. W. j.
RonoEY, Manager, Rock Hill, sc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28

Yes! A. Rosenthafs, l0ll Broad
street, Augusta Ca, is the place 10
buy your Buggies, Harness, Saddles,
etc. He'll treat you right. Give him
traial.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-15

THE British victories for publication
make but little impression on the mat
ter .of-fact Roers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-15

Leavenworth. Kas.. it - claimed,
stands at the head OF American cities
in the shipment of apples. Indeed,
more apples are shipped from Leaven-
worth than from any other point on
either side OF the Atlantic ocean. In
addition to the large number of local
packers engaged in the business at
that place hundreds OF packers flock
TO Leavenworth annually from other
parts of the country for the purpose OF
shipping away fruit. There are two
immense cold storage plants In Leav-
enworth, one of which is built to ac-
sommodate $4,000 bushels OF apples.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-15
RnrInr Rnies nnlrrown.

year ago motorcycle racing and
pacing was entirely new 70 the Amer
ican public. who knew Of Il only
through reports from France. Now
there is not a state east OF the Missis-
slppi th9t has not seen the "corn-pop-
pers" threshing their way around the
track except away up in northern New
England and down in two or three Of
the South Atlantic states and I'm Louis
lana. The innovation has e~en pene-
trated as far west as Salt Lake City
and WIN soon be heard from on the
Pacific coast tracks Not only has the
motor driven tandem make remarkable
progress in this country since its in
PRODUCTION by Fournier and Miller last
winter IN the matter Of territory COW
cred and the reduction OF all paced
records, both professional and anna
teur, but the machine itself has been
further developed by American genius.
Already the steam engine has been
successfully adapted to use in propel-
ing the machine, with such success
that the worlds mile record now be-
longs to its credit and it is acknowl-
edged to be the fastest type Of ma
chine in use on the cycle track. for
short distances at least. The greater
speed Of the steam motorcycle is due
70 the greater horse power It car de-
velop over the petroleum motor, but
several machines, such as triple:s and
quads, have been constructed equipped
with two gas engines. which could
develop three or four horse power.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-15

mum. II concludes this strong protest
with this significant warning to the
Republican party; ITO make the per
petuatiou OF national bank currency a
part Of the Republican program, is TO
raise, deliberately and unnecessarily
an issue which the party OF Organism
will be only too happy to take up.
The question for the Republican party
is. Shall we, by entering the next
presidential campaign as champ ons Of
national bank money, give TO the
cause of Bryanism strength it cou' d
not otherwise hope for, or shall we let
the banks go2 Common sense is in
favor Of answering the question
against the banks, Let the national
banks go"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-15

Senator Beveridge was most unfor-
tunRte ia the selection of arguments
why the United States should retain
possession of the Philippines. His
whole argument was based upou dol
lars and cents as the motive for deny
ing the Filipinos the liberty and free.
dom and the right to organize and
maintain an independent government
OF their own kelection-an argument
totally at variance with the principles
upon which th government was
founded, conpled with the sordid Ap-
peal TO his countrymeu that the noun
tains of the archipelago are succeed
with golden nuggets and inexhaust-
ible coal banks, iltI
The midland senator viii learn In
time that this appeal TO the most
iRnoble passions Of his countrymen
will not tempt them 10 depart from
the teachings of wAshington. Jeffer-
son, Adams and tie men Of the rovolu-
tion Of l7T6. who placed liberty above
such sordid conditions. Never once
during his whole speech did he con
slider for tes slightest moment the
possibility that the people Of these
islands had any constitutional or In
herited rights which this country
should respect. From hrst TO last 1t
was wholly question Of dollars and
cents 10 this country, and not the JUS
tice and equity Of those unfortunate
people who are struggling for the free
dom and liberty which we enjoy as
the result of similar Struggle in the
dark and bloody days OF '76.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-15
supscRIrrsoN: RATES.
MONDAY JAN. Is. 1900.
LET FLrAx PRoVE ms LOYALTY.

Delegate Der 80 FLYNN now has a
chance TO sho, neither he is IN earn
est about gettieg free homes for the
people Of oklshoIna by supporting the
Pettigrew bill. This bill bas been re-
ported favorably by the senate com
mittee on Indian affairs and will GER
tainly pass that body. While the Pet
tierew bill may not do all for oklAho-
ma that the Flynn bill purposes to do,
the extreme doubt OF securing its pas.
sage would suggest the propriety OF
the active cooperation of Mr.. Flynn
in the next best thing, which is the
Pettigrew bill
Flynn should remember that his
free homes hobby will not conserve
his ambition always and that the peo-
pie aretiring of the empty cry of mama
when there is no mama, and subordi'
nate his ambition TO be the author Of a
free homes bill, to the good Of the peo
pie whom he claims TO represent, and
see that the Pettigrew bill passes the
house.
This measure is OF paramount im-
portance to the people OF the south
west. To Oklahoma alone IL means
that nearly 100000 acres of land
worth fully sf5, 100000 will soon be
opened TO settlers on payment OF the
usual and customary feeIL 1t means
to the general public tnat ls,OOo,oot
acres OF land, worth on the estimate
OF the interior department S35, 900, 600
will be ready for settlement practic'
ally without price.
Many thousands Of acres are worth
severEl dollars an acre, while much o.
Il is vAlueless without irrigation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-15
FRoo RANCHES.
IN California rhis Ranching Ts Not Un-
like Cattle Raising.

like Cattle Raising.
In California there is said to be
move women who are engaged in mas
cullne occupations than In any other
section OF the United states Il Is az
Siege, a little station about twenty
mica from San Francisco, that a frog
ranch Is located, named after the first
owner OF the land round about The
Siege ranch extends from the bay
shore up to the ridge Of the Coast
range OF mountains, which encloses
both shores Of San Francisco bay. In
the lower portions Of the ranch a great
number OF springs gush out OF the soil
In copious volumes. IL was the springs
that determined the first location Of
the ranch. The site. overlooking an
expansive view Of the beautiful bay,
was capable Of vast improvement. A
dozen acres, enclosing the springs, were
surrounded with a hedge of cypress.
The grounds were laid out with taste
and soon presented the rare beauty in
cident to the profuse vegetation OF a
semi-tropical climate. Three ponds
were formed by conhning the waters
of the flowing springs. some acres in
extent, and stocked with frogs. A
fence. high enough to prevent the es-
cape OF the inmates, surrounded each
and the ponds were filed with aquaue
plants and mosses. Then hundreds os
frogs we're placed in the ponds and
from the original stock the increase
has been so great that, though thou
sands are sent to market yearly, the
Withdrawals have no sensible effect up.
on the vast numbers remaining. Frog
rsnchlng is not unlike cattle raising
There are one, two, three or four-year
olds, though the successful frog raiser
Will always keep the young ones sep
arate and apart from the full grown
which are cannibals Of the first rank.
and eat all which are not able TO pro-
tect themselves. The four-year-o
are considered ripe for the market.
though the gourmand in frogs prefers
those that are year or two younger.
A frogs life is twelve years. There
are some OF that age at Siege. Ther
are Of monstrous growth, being four
teen Inches in length and Weighing as
much as four pounds. In California,
as in colder climates, frogs hibernate
in winter, and in tho spring emerge
after their long sleep emaciated to the
last degree. Then they are fed with
a mixture OF oatmeal and 3blood, and
again at the spawning season, but only
for short time. They are. most OF
the time, self-sustainiug, feeding upon
the insects which they cleveriy catch
Like most creatures OF the animal
world. frogs are capable OF affection for
their keeper. and demonstrate II by
coming at call and allowing themselves
TO be handled, showing much delight in
being stroked. Placed upon the ground,
they readily follow their mistress for
a long distance. At night the noise
made by the ten thousand frogs which.
II is estimated, are contained in the
three ponds. is tremendous. Golfers
Weekly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-15
banks gOl

THE effect Of Dennis Flynn's bitter
arraignment of the Mckinley admin
istration in his Jefferson and other
speeches is cropping out in the fact
that Congressman Grosvenor, Col Dick
and Mark Hanna, all Of Ohio and who
stand very close to the president, are
champiouing Gov. Barnes in the fight
that is being made upon him at Wash
ington by disgruntled Oklahoma Re-
publicaDa. On the llth Grosvenor and
Dick both accompanied the governor
when he called upon the president to
discuss the Oklahoma situation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-15
Inerea.e of .surepeap Armlsa.

Within ten or twelve years the Rus
sian army has increased, on peace
footing, from 100000 men TO 100000;
that OF France has grown from $4,000
70 $4,000; Germany has increased her
100000 men by $4,000 more, and Aus
tria has raised the number of her sol
diers from 100000 to $4,000. The ex-
penditure OF Great Britain on her army
and navy has grown within the same
period from e31 100000 to nearly
e46.OO0,OOO. and the British will prob
ably spend about a million and a half
more in the coming year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-15
sMALLPox 1s aENERAL.
II L. "A Mild Type, However. and Doctors
are Studying IL.


It's Mild Type, However. and Doctors
are Studying it.
A large portion Of the people and
some of the medical profession in Ok
lAhoma still contend that the mild
disease which has broken out in sew
eral places in the territory is not small
pox. The truth seems TO be that it ID
a mild form OF the disease, and that
Oklahoma not alone suffers from IL,
nut shat Kansas, Missouri, illinois.
Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania have
IL in fact, that the mild type is gen
eral all over the country. The terrific
rial board OF health, in describing tae
disease, quotes DR.. c. .. Probss OF the
Ohio board OF health, who says:
The following points in the dag
nosis of smallpox are offered, with the
nope that they may be Of some service
10 health officers and physicians who
have not had an opportunity for study
ing the disease, especially in the form
now prevailing in Ohio and many
parts of the United States and Canada.
IL is probably true that large mum
Der Of physicians OF many years prac'
tice have never seen case OF small
OK. Ordinarily the disease, and espec-
tally typical cases OF II, is easily
recognized. but for three years small
pox has been prevailing in the United
States ir an entirely new form. Prof.
Welch Of Johns Hopkins University in
recent article on the subject, says he
has been unable TO fnd In medical lit
erature any record OF an epidemic OF
smallpox like the present one. The
eruption generally has none OF the
smell peculiar to smallpox, this being
confined for the most part 20 the con
fluent cases The disease may be so
severe as 10 prove fatal, and so slight
as not TO be attended with eruptions,
and but slight II anv constitutional
disturbance Qn the vaccinRted).
1t ~ not strange that this mild,
modified form OF the disease now pre-
\ vailine should have been SO frequently
unrecognized by ply icians, or that
the people who have learned 10 re.
gard the sense as one ~ the most
fatal of maladies, should have dou bted
I the diagnosis when II has been called
smallpox More than 600 cases OF
smAllpos we~e reported ia Ohio tAe
] past year and only 80 deaths"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-15
FRfSCOITVE


Take the most popular route 10 ~
Louis and all points east. Kansas City
and all points north and west.
Santa Fe trains make close connec-
tions AZ Oklahoma City and Wichita
for all points on the Frisco line.
ST Louis and Kansas City mail and
express leaves Oklahoma City at 9;l5
every morning; leaves ST. Louis at $40
every evening and arrives At Oklahoma
City az 500 the following evening.
Through reclining chair ears With
out change. Pullman palace sleepers
from Monett 20 ST. Louis and Kansas
City. You can secure berths before
leaving Oklahoma.
Further information will be cheer
fully given by tie nearest agent or
u. DUNN.
Dist. Pass. Agt, Wichita Kans
BYRON SNYDER. g. p. A.,
81. Louis No.