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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
Cotton Chat.

The past two weeks have showr
gradual hardening in cottor
prices. Cotton has been fetching
here, the last d day or SO, 101-1t
for middlings while tho high
grades brought 10 3-S. More thar
this there has been a good demand
for all offerings. These price
that would ba.ye been regarde
late last summer Or for half Z
score of years previous to that, as
being very high, are bringing ou
from gin houses and elsewhere not
a small amount of hsld back cotton
There seems to be quite dis
position to realize at these prices
and not to trust too much on ar
uncertain future-though there
certainly seems nothing in sight
that would indicate lower price
ranges.
Cotton goods lave climbed up
The cause of this I quote as being
.'better times" But is it not
rather that the cotton mills of the
country are simply demanding
higher prices? I believe that it is
a faet that cotton would be pro-
badly about &c today, just as it was
four or five weeks ago, if it had
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
DIR. WHITsITT BoLDER.
He Declares That the Southern
Baptists are Divided as to
Whether They Are PrOteSCantS.

Rev. DR.. William II. Whitsitt,
late president of the Southern
Baptist theological seminary,
made a. notable address before the
Baptist Congress,wh ch has been in
session at Richmond, Vain which
he adhe.' ed to his old position with
reference to Baptist history, which
created such a controversy IN the
denomination, and his utterances
were even bolder than heretofore.
DR.. Whitsitt said:
"Southern Baptists are divided
in sentiment. One party asserts
that Baptiste are not Protestants
the other asserts that no man can
he Baptist except in name only,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
All of our stores including the
Telephone exchange will be closed OF
Thursday of this week. Thanksgiving g
dow

All OF our stores 1ncluulnS Ine
Telephone exchange will be closed oa
Thursday of this week. Thanksgiving g
day. @
A SPECIAL INVITATION is ex-
tended you by A. F. Giovanni to call
and see him at 1910 Broad street, Au-
gusta, Ca, where he has opened New
Saloon. He is carrying a full and
f! complete stock of Fine Liquors and
Smokers Snndries. Special attention
to thejug trade.
Mr.. Paul Quattlebaum, of Blackville,
Barnwell county, has rented the house
of Col. John r. Abney, and will move
thereto as soon as he can get possts-
sion. Mr.. Quattlebaum has seven chill
dren and he comes to our town for the
purpose of patronizing the South
Carolina Co-Educational Institute.
This gentleman is nephew IF Gen.
Paul Quattlebaum, whom many OF our
older readers will remember.
We call the special attention Ct our
readers to the advertisement of Dr..
w. Luther Jones veterinary surgeon
and dentist, office and infirmary at
B. T.. Jones's stables. DR.. Jones has
enjoyed special advantages not only
in having graduated in high grade
veterinary college in Canada but he
has also had careful training and
practice in foreign lands. 1t will be re-
membered that DR.. Jones has recently
returned from South Africa, where he
was employed in the English army.
and had exceptional advantages for
seeing and learning all about the
tower order of the animal creation,
their diseases and the cures for them.
Read the doctors advertisement in
another column.
The Common Pleas was promptly
called on Monday morning. The first
case on the docket was the Townes
case, but as no one seemed to be ready,
the case stood over until Tuesday.
In the meantime the case of Doolittle
against the Southern Railway comp
any was put upon trial and the court
is engaged thereon at this writing. Mr..
Doolittle was killed at Bath severa!
months ago and this suit Is in behalf
of his widow who is represented by
Messrs. Thurmond & Calhoun and
Col. Croft. The amount sued for is
81, 800. Visiting attorneys are B. l..
Abney and Mr.. Thompson of Columbia,
Col. G. w. Croft of Aiken and Messrs
Davidson and Barrett of Augusta, who
represent the city of Augusta in the
Townes suit. This case will probably
consume three days of this week in its
hearing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
Lee Did Not Hesitate.

The Charleston News and
Courier of Wednesday published
the following letter from Gen
Wade Hampton and addressed to
the editor of that paper:
"My Dear Sir: In the News and
Courier of November 10 is al
appreciative tribute to Gen. Lee
by Mr.. Hancxel which [ have
read with interest aud pleasure
but the writer has fallen into an
error which I am able to corret on
the authority of Gen. Lee him.
self. Mr.. Hanckel intimates thai
Gen. Lee felt embarrassed in deter.
mining the course he would take
when the war between the states
took place. but in this he is mis-
taken. He did not hesitate q
moment and while like many OF
US who followed him, be doubtless
regretted the war and doubted the
wisdom of it, he felt that his duty
demanded that he should give his
services to his native state, and
he never for a moment regretted
that he had followed the dictates
of duty. He once said that duty
was the sublimess word in oul
language, and if ever thare was 8
man whose every AZ in was
prompted by sense of duty he
surely was that man.
some time after the close of
the war I had the pleasure OF
spending several days with the
general at his home in Lexington,
md once while discussing the wal
he said: 4 only did what my duty
demanded. I could have taken
no other course without dishon-
or, aud if it Was all to do over !
should act precisely as / did,
sit was his Intention to write q
history of the the war, but, unfcr-
tunately for the south and for the
truth of history death cut shorI
his work. But he ad commenced
the work, in which he begau by
speaking of the differences oI
opinion as to the true construction
of the constitution and how these
opposing views were sown in tht
convention of 1881, and he thel
went OH tc say that those differecet
in 1861 eliminated in Hood, bu'
not in treason If there vas any
treason pertaining to the war, II
surely was not on the part of Gen
Lee or of the south.
WADE HAMPTON.
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and: the owner of .naU prod uct
have got a right to say what the
product shall fetch.
There was an incident that
come to light recently over in
South Carolina. A certain cotton
mill president engaged up to a
certain date this fall, all the crop
of a certain planter gathered to
that date, at a'certain price, In
stead of fetching in about 100
bales, the plan$er brought three or
four-the mill president thinking,
of counse, that the balance were
in the gin house. To his amaze
ment-since there was to be $40
loss to him on each bale-he found
the planter had indeed brought
in allthat he had gathered up to
the stated date, and since that date
had now arrived, the planter was
gathering with a great force his
very full, fields of the white staple,
and was realizing highest prices.
I shall not sit in judgment on the
fne morals as contained in this
case, but certain it is that when
our cotton president draws up an
other contract with plain every
day farmer, he will draw it more
carefully; and possibly the farmer
himself, next year, will not rush
into future transactions.
AS TO THE PRODUCTS OF COTTON
SEED.
Experimental investigations are
in progress IN the line of making
human edible products out of cot
ton cake or meal. 1t is possible
that the next few years may
witness the introduction of new
products from them of greatest
economic value.
The first cotton oil was made
about-30 years ago. Yet last year
$15,000,000 Of oil was made and it
is estimated that sll of the indus
tries of this country engaged ia
the utilization of cotton seed
added last year $500,000,O00 to the
wealth of the country. Whenever
by-products from the farm become
of so much value above the Or
iginal raw product, then the farm
Ell should carefully see that his
raw product fetches the greater
price.-N. L. Willet, in Augusta
Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
REAL, L.,''''..-ES ESTATE
FOR SALE.

House and lot on Geter street, st
present occupied by T.C. Strom. Price
$500, one-third cash. Terms to suit
purchaser. w. N. Burnett, Real Es-
tate Agent.
For SALE-One single story house
containing five rooms, hall and two
piazzas, situated on Main street, about
800 yards from Court House. Good
we'll of water and large garden, also a
good servants house and other i'm
provements. This is very desirable
piece of property. Price $500. Ap-
ply to w. N. Burnett, Real Estate
Agent.
For sale lin the town of Edgefeld,
one house and lot on south side of Ge-
ter street. douse contains three rooms,
also barn and stables. One acre in lot
Terms $3.50 cash, or $500 on time.
]1A acres Of land in town of Edge
field, West End, on Jeter Street. Price
$780,. w. n. Burnett, Real Estate
Agent.
For sale in town of Edgefeld, four
acres land with rwo.story 14-room
dwelling house thereon, centrally To-
Gated. Suitable for hotel or boarding 8
house.
4S5 acres desirable farm lands with
six good frame tenant dwellings, and
six mules, $50 acres in cultivation, all
fresh cleared. Price $4,000. Terms
liberal. Apply to w. N. Burnett, Real
Estate Agent.
A seven-room, 2-story house on Gray
street, IN the town Of Edgefield; good
servants and other outhouses; also
good well of water, with DO acres of
land. Reasonable terms.
Apply in person or by letter to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
A SkulfProbably Cracked.

Mr.. James Hogan, a citizen of
Fort Mill, SC. was lodged in
the guard house last night, on the
charge Of having assaulted Mr..
James M. Cook. at the Atherton
Mill. Hogan started out for home
after dark, with a good stock Of
liquors in his buggy, in addition
to the fuel which he had already
absorbed. Driving by the Ather-
ton mill, he got into controversy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
Goes to Bed With Boots On.

Omaha, Neh.. Nov. 20-Judge
Dickinson has just granted de.
cree of divorce to Marie Schramm
from Valentine Schramm on the
ground of cruelty. The chief
grounds upon which the action
was based was that the injured
wife's father-in-law insisted upon
going to bed with his muddy boots
on.
"Your honor" declared Mrs
schramm, 81 did not feel like
buying pick and shovel to clean
the bed afterward, and told Mr.
Schramm so but 1t did no good
for he said his father had a. per.
feet right to 60 to bed with his
boots OH
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The Land. Slide Slid.


[Drck Nesbit:in Baltimore Americana
The Demycratic papers-they hem,
an haw, an say, >.
"The reason why we lost it somethln'
like this way"
An then go on eXplainin' an maxim
some excuse,
Along with "if," an "therefore"-but,
lazy-what's the use?
Us Democrats in Bowersville-when
we are done we're did.
We know that all that happened was
the
Slide
Republican newspapers is full O. shouts
an song,
They ooze With giee an glory, an
headlines ten feet long,
An yell in big, black letters: "Twas
caused by so-an'-so"
An show by facts an'fggers just how
she had to 60. . .e.
But, gee mun-nee! In Bowersville the
reason isn't hid
We know that just what hit us was
Land
Slide
Slid.
The country just as happy-she's just
as good an grand
She'll go on just as peaceful, right at
the same old stand.
We got no cause to worry about the
reason why
There amt no use to figger on what
has just whizzed by.
My land! Down here in Bowersville,
when we are done we're did.
We know that what upset us was the
Land
Slide
Slid. :
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28

with Mr.. Cook, an
with a buggy whip
end of it on Mr.. c
a result Of his bic
scalp was severely
the two doctors W
had to do a good d
and plastering. J
tell much about i
Cook could not, b
Franklin may be
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28

straight of the br----.D ut tomor-
row mornings session Of the court.
The doctors say that Cook is very
badly hurt and may possibly be
suffering from a fractured skull.
Hogan's stock of original packages
is in charge of Night Turnkey
Summerrow.-Charlette Observer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28

Buggies, Buggies, Buggies-A
large stock this saason. The strongest
and cheapest can be had only ut a
Hosenthal's, Augusta, Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28

Rosenthal's has proven TO be the
best wearing Buggy, combining style
With quality. The most stylish for
the least money. What more do you
want? A. Rosenthal, Augusta, Ga. :.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.


LOCAL AND PERSONAL. :
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Common Pleas court is in ses-
sion atfss writing.
The population of Edgefield county,
is, 25,47s according to the census re-
port of 1900.
From summers heat to winters cold
is the way our thermometer did US on
Sunday night last.
Lot in town of Modoc, 33xlOe feet.
Price $50. Apply TO w. N. Burnett
Real Estate Agent. 6m
For your. Christmas, in jewelry,
watches, diamonds, go to VIM. Schwei-
CERT & Co., Augusta Ga.
FoR RENr-From Jan. 1st, 1901, the
store at present occupied by L. A.
Odom. Apply at the Advertiser office.
Tomorrow, Thursday, is. Thanks
giving Day. We suppose thee will
be service in our churches, or some OF
them at least.
Mrs. Robert II. Covar left our town
on Sunday afternoon for Augusta
where she will spend some time with
relatives and friends.
Contrary to expectations the sweet
potatoe crop in Edgefeld county this
year is a big one and they are unusual
ly sweet and appetizing..
Mrs F. w. P. Butler has returned
from Columbia, where she went to at
tend!the marriage of her cousin, Miss
Isabelle Robertson, of that city.
"a
The Advertiser, The Cu!tivator, and
The Constitution, all three for two
dollars and half. Now is the time to
get good stock of reading for 1901.
Star service change has been ordered
in South Carolina from Edgefeld to
I'arksvilIe, from November 13, omit
Seigler, decreasing distance one
mile.
Mrs Ida Sheppard will occupy the
house at present tensnted by c. n.
Fisher. Mr.. Fisher and family will
board temporarily with MIR. Pig
Smith.
Mr. II. Reel, of Cleora, carried 30
bushels of wheat to Eidson's roller
-four mill at Johnston last week, and
has few more bushels of wheat left at
home for sale.
At this writing the small grain crop
in Edgefeld county looks magnificent,
oats and wheat high enough to hide
rabbit in many sections. And the
farmers.are still sowing. Wy. - :,
The Best Prescriptions for Malaria
Chills and Fever is bottle of GROVES
TAsTELEss CHILL Tonic. It is simply
iron and quinine in tasteless form.
No cure-no pay. Price SOC
Clerk-elect Cogburn will take charge
OF his Office about the 1st of December.
We welcome Mr.. Cogburn to our town.
He and his family will be desirable
acquisitions to our society For the
past teight years Mr.. John B. Hill: has
been most efficient and popular Off
Ger. none better, and in his retirement,
temporary or otherwise, he will carry
with him the good wishes of large
part of our people.
proposed to have reunion Of
Co. B, Sixth Cavalry, at Edgefeld
some time nexi spring or summer.
This company was commanded at first
by Capt. Lewis Jones, late of our town.
Col. U. R. Brooks, Of Columbia, will be
invited to give an account of the cav
airy fight at Trevillian station in
which Gen. NJ. e. Butler lost his leg.
A.F. Broadwater, B. F. Glanton, Col
u. r. Brooks, and others, are working
for the reunion.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING
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g MxA,rr~

This signature is on every box Of the genuine
Laxative Bromo.Q Quinine Tablets
the remedy that cures a cold in ono day
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
Stops the Cough
and works off the Cold.

Laxative Bremo- Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No cure, 40 pay
Price 25 cents. -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
Good People Of t,,e T o,TE, anl C!.!,t1 o!.t, =
OF ALL KINDS,

We presume you bought them from u.s. for there is not
house nor hamlet within hundred and more miles of
Augusta the occupant of which has not at some time traded
with u.s. The people by their patronage have helped us to
increase our business from small beginnings until to-day
we occupy the largest and best stocked warerooms in the
whole South and part have given our utmost en-
deavors to please and satisfy everybody with the best value
for their money.
We have been urged Of Late years, time and time again,
To add furniture and houseurnishngs by our thousands
OF friends to the end that they might procure them at
reasonable prices Of all triumph Furniture has been
the greatest until today have the largest floor space
occupied with the most desirable goods the most reasonable
prices ever offered to the public in the Southland
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28
We have been urged Of Late years, time and time again.

China Closets, Book
Cases, Wardrobes, COM
bination Cases,Lounges,
Bedroom Suites, ParIor
Suites, Dining Room
Suites, Enameled and
Brass Beds, Tables and
Chairs of all kinds.
Sideboards, Hall
Racks, Cocoa, Cotton
Jute, China and Japa-
nese Mattings, Shades,
Stair and Hall Carpets,
and in Rugs and Art
Squares.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-28

w men you Jake GTOVeS IdSGeleSS Oulll
Tonic, because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle. showing that
it is simply Iron und Quinine in a
tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. SOC
The First National Bank of Bates
burg has received ITS first instal)ment
of bank notes from the Comptroller of
the Currency in denominations Of
$500, $1,000 and s20.GO, which has been
signed up by the President, Mr.. D. P.
Hartley, and Cashier w. w. Watson,
and put into circulation in the commu-
nity.' The Batesburg people are proud
of the success their banking enterprise
is making, an / they have real "Bates-
burg money" now.
WANTsD-Salesmen to sell Lubri-
eating OILS, Greases, Betting, and Spe-
cialties to threshermen, on commits
sion. Good goods and liberal PROPOSE
tion. Address giving references. The
HOWARD OiL=& GREASE Co., Cleveland,
Ohio.
For Rent-The house at present
occupied by Mrs Ida Sheppard with
land attached. There is on the place a
good barn, stables, tenant house, gan :
den, etc. Apply to o. Sheppard Esq, in
person or by letter. Land enough for
q one horse farm.
While the local market has not adj
vanced the price of salt, yet the con.
sumers may as we'll prepare them
selves for paying more for that neces-
sary of life than they have been doing.
No valid reason can be urged for the
raise, but it is announced that the salt
combine has run the price of common
table salt from $1.l0 to so SO per 100
pounds. This is foretaste Of what
we must expect under the new lease
of life given the trusts by the re-eiec-
tion of; Mckinley.
Comptroller General Derham was
as.-ed about probable extension Of
the time for the payment CT taxes by q
Columbia Record reporter few days
ago, and he said Re for one would not
recommend it. He said in cases Of
.shard years" it was well enoughto re-
lieye the people from the penalty, but
in this year of prosperity he could not
see why the taxes could not be paid
in the ordinary time. Governor Nc
Sweeney expressed similar senti-
:ments, and said he could see no reason
for an extension Of the time.
TEAcHER WAarED-Tc teaci1ia small
country school, commencing Jan. LIST,
1901. Address @& X" Edgefleld, sc.
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YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU ARE TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic, because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle. showing that
it is simply Iron und Quinine in a
tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. SOC
New-York tribune., 1900-08-12

date Of Prince Alfred's landing is kept a
Lublic holiday, when business is suspended and
the flag floating over the Government House is
the gorgeous silk royal standard, instead of the
everyday Union Jack.
The Prince was only a boy and tales still
lnger Of his boyish tricks and heedlessness of
several days. was full of girls of about his own
secrets especially in regard to the strained rea-
tIOns frequently existing between dad" and
"Bertie." OF course these stories were retailed
Immediately. and wonderful was their fascna-
ton over the po0ulace. The idea of the heir to
the throne being called BERTHE" even in the
privacy Of his own home, had not occurred to
the dgnifed West Indian imagination. The
negroes make no secret of believing that the
Queen sits forever a golden throne, wearing
a diamond crown. and while the whites smile at
this they have q YeneratiOn of royalty hardly
less extreme.
The babies born in the year of the Princes
coming stood good chance of being christened
after the distinguished visitor; alfred" is an
amusingIy common name now among middle
aged men, But the negroes went one step
further and gave their children not only the
name. but the title also. This started the Gus
tom of naming their frequent additions to the
family after royalties, and a small Prince Alfred
almost if not entirely. destitute of clothing, may
call his sister, who is only slightly better off in
the way Of covering, Victoria Regina" 1t is
ridiculous, but ii adds color to their lives, and
the late Dukes recording angel never put down
to his account better deed than his visiting
New-York tribune., 1900-08-12

sent by Heaven to drive out the Tartars and to
restore in his own person the succession Of
China. OF the nineteen provinces of China
thirteen recognized the sway of Marking But
the Imperialists. led by Chinese Gordon, cap
tured Nanking in July, 1864
The King perished in the flames with his
household his followers were scattered all over
the country. and the magnificent palaces of the
capped the flames stand still unrepaired for the
most part as a warning against rebellion.
Marking has a population of 100000 inhabi-
tants. 1t is a treaty port in virtue of a
treaty made with France in 1853 in which
England participated under the most favored
nation" clause. but the slow going Chinese
have not had time to open it until the pres
ent. The chief industries Of Nanking are
satin, crepe. nankeen cloth. paper. pottery
and artificial flowers. 1t has also of the
hest arsenals of China, superintended by
Europeans, where cannOns and warships of the
latest types made. on the hills near
Nanking COAL pumbagO. iron and marble
found. The city is surrounded by a
wall ninety six lie (thirty-two mles) in crcum-
ference. The section of the Nanking city wall
the inside is larger than the great wall of
China. 1t is about 30 to 100 feet high. and about
300 feet thick) and about 100 feet high. 1t is
built of large bricks and is kept in gO5d repair.
A second wall existed, encrcIing the north, east
and south sides of the city proper, forming the
inner city, nOmnaly inhabited by the Manchu
garrison only. The Chinese cities supposed
to lie four square. but the walls show deliberate