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The colored American., 1901-02-16
HOW SHR SAVED IT.
Miss Della Jones Of Calvert, Tex,
Relates an Interesting Experience.
USED A FREE TRIAL PACKAGE sOF A REMEDY
AND THE RESULT WAS WONDERFUL.

Nothing can be more unfortunate to a lady
than o lose her haIr To see it gradually get
ting thtDner and thinner and the bald spot
growing larger and larges day by daV as apt
to cause N meIanchOlv and be cause of taking
cola and serious sickness.
Miss Della Jones. prominent In Calvert,
Tex cOlored society was having serious
trouble with her hair unfortunately saw the
notice of the celebrated Foso treatment. She
sent for free trial package and says:-IC
affords me the greatest pleasure to say that
every thing regarding this treatment is just
aE represented, l had no faith l. Ii but since
it cost nothing to try useG it and nv hair
has now been So we'd and restored to it's orig.
inal growth Am very uch pleased TO rec'
ommeDd such d valuable and remarkable
treatment
The remedy also cures itching and dan
druff, sure signs ofapprOaching badness and
keeps the scalp healthy and vigorous It also
restores gray hair to natural color and pro-
duces thick aud 1ustrous eyebrows and ere
Iashes By sendiI g yOur name and address
to the A1tenheim Medical Dispensarv, 23I4
Butterfield d Building Cincinnati Ohio. en-
closing 2'cent stamp o cover Ostage, they
will mail you prepaid free trial of their re-
markabIe remedy.
The colored American., 1901-02-16
A NegrO'S Success.
Columbus, Ga.

The Atlanta Constitution tells OF a
Negro living in southwestern Georgia,
who has made farming pay indeed,
though he is a young man, only 80
and had no capital at the beginning of
his career, he has already acquired a
large fortune by his farming operations
and is rapidly increasing it. The Con-
stitutiOn says Of hlmi
He ran the gauntlet through which
all the boys Of the race had to go, but
he had one quality not common to all,
and that was that dime on &c reaching
his pocket stayed there. This qualIfica-
ton and the ethoroughness of his service
secured for him constant employment.
Drifting from stores about town into the
government service in the dredgebOats
cleaning out the Flint river, his re-
sources increased, and with the interest
saving on money already acquired he
found himself at the age OF 20 the owner
of So, 600, 500 for each year of his life.
That as stated was II years ago, and
the event was celebrated by a trip to
Albany, where white land owner was
committing the usual mistake of parting
with 500 acres OF Baker county pine
land. The white man got the So 900
which has most likely taken wings
long ago, while the Negro got the 500
acres, which are today worth three
times the mOney.-Church Advocate,
Baltimore.
The colored American., 1901-02-16
Tuskegee Ala, Notes.

Memorial exercises were held in the
chapel Wednesday night IN commemor'
alton of the sixty second anniversary
of the birth of Generals s. G. Armstrong,
founder of the Hampton Institute,
Hampton, Va. Dorathy Hall, the new
girls industrisI building, will be dedi-
Gated early in March Many prominent
and wealthy Northern friends are ex
pected. The institution Is now getting
about 100 gallons per day from the
dairy, and making on an average Of 81
pounds Of butter daily,
The colored American., 1901-02-16
A VALENTIN E.

The Hon. Fred. Douglass never knew
his exact birthday, but knowing that
it occurred in February, he took St
Valentines day as his birthday. The
Colored American, with it's usual en-
terprise, has copyrighted a watch,
with full jewel movements, known as
the Frederick Douglass watch. Every
intelligent Afro-American, every
preacher, every school teacher and
every school boy ought to have one Of
these watches. It won't cost anything
to get one. See advertisement
The colored American., 1901-02-16

There are about 18. .275 AfrO-Ameri'
cans in the public service of the United
1tates.-Wlchits (Kans.) Searchlight.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17
Wheat in China.

The greater part of the wheat
grown in China is winter wheat,
planted in the fall. It is not sown
in large tracts, as in the United
States, but planted IN small lots
of a fraction of an acre. It is in
many cases planted by dropping
about three grains in hole and
putting few ashes in each hill,
1t is hoed and weeds are pulled
out by hand. When ripe it is
cut close to the ground or pulled
out by the roots. The threehing
is done by fails on the ground
The grain is gathered up, with q
large percentage of dirt, and sold
without being cleaned. Another
method of threshing is to whip
the grain over a row of sticks
placed on box. The wheat is
not cleaned before it reaches the
mill, and when ground in the
native mills much of the dirt ie
ground into the -four, so that it ID
gritty. 4
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17

system of road working. Indeed,
this system is being abandoned all
over the United States as being
improbable the increase in value
of property resulting from the good
roads would need a sinking fund
to retire the bonds issued to build,
without extra taxation (this is
shown by experience) and the
general benefit from the good roads
would enable the people to pay
the twelve mills tax at present as
sessed with greater ease.
1t would be a good idea for any
number or people in the county to
address the "Departmen! of Agri-
culture, Washington, D. c., asking
that they be sent Good Roads cir
culars, that they may study, this
subject fer themselves in all it's
features of grades, soft and hard
surfaces, wisdom Of issuing bonds
etc., These circulars are sent on
application.
Let US continue to discuss this
subject, and severally try to reach
a wise decision in regard to it.
PUBLICUS.
Clark's Hill. s. G..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17
AWORTHY SUCCESSOR.
'ssomething New Under The
SUM-"

All Doctors have tried to cure
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form. Their powders dry upthe mu-
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crack open and bleed. The powerful
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ly eaten away the same membranes
that their makers have aimed to cure,
while pastes and ointments cannot
reach the disease. An old and expe-
rlenced practitioner who has for many
years made a close study and special
ty of the treatment of CATARRH, has at
last perfected q Treatment which
when faithfully used, not only relieves
at once, but permanently cures Ca
TARRH, by removing the cause, stop
ping the discharges, and curing all in
flammation. It is the only remedy
known to science that actually reaches
the afflicted parts. This wonderful
remedy is known as "SNUFFLEs the
GUARANTEED CATARRH CURE" and is
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ucCS6SoEy ~ PCA1CSt doCs
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CATARRH when neglected often leads
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17

cents per acre, whereas land goes
up in value upon an average of
SO per acre as shown by govern.
ment statistics over the United
States. Besides the net gain in
farming is from rs cents to $1.25
per acre annually, from greater
cheapness of hauling. This is not
theoretical but is proven over the
world. Tie cost of the roads
therefore is practically met by the
saving by them the first year, let
ting alone the future profit OK the
increase in value of the land. The
same business principles apply to
this thing that apply to all others.
Consequently We find the people
who take up this matter boldly,
with courage aid high business
sense and put down good public
highways get prosperous and their
sections are prosperous, while
those who suffer with mountain
roads or sand roais, unequal to
the intelligent matter of convert
ing them, remain comparatively
poor; they have to labor with
their produce over the roads and
cannot compete with the world.
These are solemn parts of the log
ic of which cannot be disproved.
In the name of all that is progress.
siye, patriotic and high-minded, l
call upon the people of our county
to change this condition as far as
We are concerned. It can be done,
and we can do it just like other
people do it; issue bonds and re.
pay them slowly by a slight in
crease in taxes. But in the mean
time development is bought, land
is increased in value, we make
more money and are alba to pay
the increased taxes, with great
margin of profit.
Let me ask: If a macadam road
well graded, with no more than 8
four per cent rise were built to-
| morrow from Edgefeld to Modoe
wouldn't it inure to the great prof.
it of the people along that linei
wouldn't people flock to live on iti
wouldn't the land go up in values
wouldn't the line become populout
and prosperous? People would be
able to haul to and from Modot
/ and Edgefeld with profit all along
the line whereas now they cant
1t would pay the land-holdert
along that road to build such 8
road, to Increase their own profits
and as matter of development
or the people on any line of road
in the county, and similarly it
would pay the county to put down
! it's roads in like manner. AS ]
pointed out in my last communi.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17
Observation-Disclosures
GOOD ROADS
VS..
BAD ROADS.
How 10 DO IT.
7IIIIlIuIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIHIIlIIIulIIHIIIIIliI

I am glad that much interest il
being manifested in the road sub
ject, am getting evidences of il
from many directions, I think the
eigns betoken that We shall soon
begin to do something about hard
roads in Edgefeld county. I have
been surprised IN many instances
to learn that persons I had little
suspected of being 80 were in fa-
vor of doing something radical.
This shows that the spirit for 8
radical improvement is more gen.
eral than / had thought. Many in
the county favor direct issue of
bonds to grade aud build the roads
without further ado or waiting. I
find that a large number of people
in the county have been reading
on the scientific features of roads,
the decreased carrying capacity
up hills of various grades, the
friction caused by various degrees
os sand or mud, and the advant-
ages to be gained in an approx
mately level surface which can be
obtained by proper surveying and
a little grading on in a hard sur
face. I have noticed some very
strong articles in the Edgefeld
Chronicle, advocating radical re.
form demolition of the hills by
surveying around them and gra-
ding them down-thls is done on
the public roads all through New
England good road sections and
Europe as well as in many places
in the South. Steep grades are
done away with, and two horses
walk along with from 5000 to
5000 pounds. The railroad prin-
ciples are applied to the public
road and the profit is overwhelm-
ing, in proportion to the cost. So
much more hauling being passi-
BILE at SO much less cost, that lands
along these roads run up in value,
far above the cost. The cost of
grading and macadamizing the
roads is only from so cents to rs
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17

cation if Edgefeld had such sys-
tenn of hard roads. with the rest of
the county in South Chrolina and
Georgia without them, it would
cause focking to this county.
This effect is not theoretical but is
shown to be true by actual expe-
rience above the good road SEQ
tions of the north, west and Eu-
rope; people go where there are
fine roads. Roads are at the ba-
sis of transportation, and transpo-
tation at the basis of trade and
commercial and social Develop
ment. The isolated regions social.
ly, and the poor regions. are those
that are inaccessible or hardly &C.
cessible, on account of poor roads.
The state should help the coun-
ties to construct roads. This is
done in the most progressive parts
of the union. South Carolina is
poor, but she could lend the coun-
ties the state convicts to construct
roads, or cooperate in such con-
struction. With this done, with
the additional use of our county
convicts, this county could put
down two miles of macadam road
at cost of less than $150,0OD.
Bonds to this amount foated at
Al per cent would require s6,7501
per annum interest. A commuta-
ton tax of $3.50 would meet about
$4,000 of this interest and an In.
creased tax of a mill on our pres
ent ass essment would pay the rest,
and allow q margin. But when
we remember that this mill would
give US good roads We would not
object to paying it, it would do us
more good than any OF the other
twelve mills we now pay, except
that for the school tax, of course
if the state would not aid, the cost
and tax would be more. but the
state convicts could be hired to
advantage. 1t is true that there
are only about 1900 road bands
enrolled in the county at present
but it must be remembered that
there are dead-oodles of/white
men in the county who do not
work the roads, and never will
with the negroes. This shows one
of the faults of our present system
and that We ought to have road
tax and stop entirely our present
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17

! The next meeting of the Aui
Wiedeisehen club will be held al
the home of Mrs. Florence Minis
Wednesday April Oath at hall
past four o'clock. The program
is as follows: Life of Jean Paul
Richter, Miss Lucy Brown; the
history of Germany from 400 to
1900, Mis-. Caldwell. Selection
in music from German composer,
Mrs. Florence Minis. Discussion
of Schiller's Main Stuart by tho
club. Current Events, Mrs. Fish
er. Schiller's Song of the Bells
Mrs SUSIE Hill.
Mrs Haltiwanger President of
the Auf Wiedersehen Club, has
collected from the club, nice
library of fifty or more books,
which will be presented to the Fed
Grafton as a travelling library, and
sent from place to place where the
people do not have access to good
books. The Federation owns quite
q number of these travelling Ii
braries, and the Southern rail
road transports them free of
charge to any place at which the
Federation wishes them to be To-
Gated. The one which the Edge
field club sends out will be one
of the best in the State.
Mr.. Chas. M. Gray, of our town,
was found dead in his bed on
Saturday morning of last week.
From the position of the body it
would ssem that he was in the
act of getting up when the fatal
summons came. As he did not
appear at breakfast his son-in-law.
Mr.. Low, went to call him and
found him as indicated, lifeless.
Deceased was q member of the
Catholic church and Father Seidl,
of Aiken, oficiated at the funeral
Four of his old comrades acted as
pall-bearers, Maj. R. S. Anderson,
W. D. Ramey, N. L. Brunson, and
w. S. Covar. Eccentric, but kind
hearted and genial, the old
Confederate scout has gone to meet
has brethren Of the lost cause on
the other shores where all is peace
andjoY.
By far the best and largest
sunday-sohool in Edgefeld is the
one at the Mill, with an average
attendance of about eighty-fve
scholars. This Sunday-school
meets every Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock, with Mr. Trapp Nc
Manus as Superintendent and Mr.
William Arthur as Secretary, both
of whom make wise and efficient
officers. The singing is one of the
most uplifting and Inspiring fea-
lures, because everybody helps
Even the children sing we'll, and
are given a prominent part in the
exercises which is right. These
little song birds, the children,
would give a good example to
many of the mute birds of Edge
field If they could only hear them.
Let the people of Edgefield come
to the Mill Sunday-school once if
no more if only to see what good
work they are doing there, and try
to learn q lesson from it-of what
being in earnest will accomplish
for a work even as great as this.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17

On Tuesday of last week every
body at the cotton mill was alarm.
ed and Mortified by the report that
Mr. Sossomon, General Superin-
tendent and Mr. Lamb, Superin-
tendent of the weave room, had
been accidently killed. These gen.
tlemen were not killed, but had
hsir's breadth escape from death
by Rsphyxiation. They went into
the large copper cyIender Of the
slasher, to make some needed re-
pairs, carrying with them q small
forge. While at work they be-
came unconscious and had to be
taken out. Being shut in the
heated cylinder, they were pros
trated by inhaling the no1ious coal
gas from the forge. They were
CHASTITY pale, and apparently life
less. Physicians being summoned
by telephone, were in q few MIN
utes over the PROSTATE forms, ap-
plying seetoratives. Soon by al
most superhuman skill, they were
resuscitated, snatched from the
very threshold of eternity. We
rejoice with the family and friends
Of both gentlemen that they are
now fully recovered. The manage
ment of the mill 10 to be congrat-
ulated, their good record is yet un-
broken. During these years, they
have never had q fatal accident to
any one connected with the mill.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17

Lngeed goods that esr your call here
whether the quantity need large small Of guaran
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17

a nice Spring Suit of Clothes will
he given free 20 anyone who will sell
only 100 packets Seeds for Us at &c
each. No money required in advance
Write usa postal saying you accept
this offer, and we will mail the Seeds
to you at once. T.J. KING Co., Seeds.
men, Richmond, Va.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17

Close connections at Greenwood for
all points on 8. A. L., and G. and G..
Railway, and at Spartanburg with
Southern Railway.
For information relative to..tickets
rates, schedules, etc., address
= w. j.. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agt
Augusta, Ga.
T. n. EMERSoN,
Traffic Manager,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17

Special rates to soda water, beef,
beer dealers and hotels. I am better
prepared to keep AMI deliver ice than
ever before and orders will be filled
promptly. Phone me: Ilckets now
on sale. will keep ice winter and
summer hereafter. Will be glad to
furnish all. M. A. TAYLOR.
April 9th, 1901.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17

My 19-room two-story dwelling is
for rent, situated near the cotton mill.
The building is suitable for hotel or
boarding house. HENRY GRIM, Edge
field, 8. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17

I handle Ice made by the Interstate
Cotton Oil Co., the best quality of ice
that is made. It is firm and clear and
lasts longer than any ice made. There
is great difference in ice. Although
the cost of ice is $1.00 more per ton, l
am selling for same prices as last sea-
son. I deliver ice at the following
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17
Clark's Hill, s. G..
Stops the Cough y
and works off the Cold.

Laxative Bremo-Quinine Tablets cure
q cold in one day. No cure, No pay
Price 25 cents.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-04-17

The Best Prescriptions for Malaria
Chills and Fever Is q bottle of GROVE
TAsTELEss CHILL Tonic. 1t Is simpl!
iron and quinine in tasteless fern
No cure-no pay. Price 50c
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-16
CZOLGOSZ TO BE
PROMPTLY TRIED
May Face Jury Within a Week.-Mrs.
trict Attorney Is Confident of
Speedy Conviction.

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Buffalo, y. Y, Sept. 15.-District At
torney Thomas Penney took steps to
bring Leon Czolgosz to an immediate
trial for the murder of President Nc
Kmley. on Monday morning District
Attorney Penney will present to the
county court grand jury, now in ses-
sion. the evidence OF the dastardly
crime, and there is not the slightest
shadow of doubt that CZolgosz will be
indicted for murder i'm the first degree.
County Judge Edward *. Emery will
Immediately receive the report of that
indictment from the grand jury. Dis
trict Attorney Penney will at once
move that the indictment be trans
ferred To the supreme court for trial,
as capital Offenses cannot be tried i'm
the county court. Judge Emery will
grant the desired order of transfer.
Then CHolgosz can he arraigned to
plead To the indictment on Monday,
September 2S 1t is not known that he
vii. be arraigned on that day, but that
is the earliest day upon which the pris-
oner can be brought before the court,
as at present there is no session of the
Supreme court. on September 20, Jus
tice White will convene the regular
September term of Part of the Su-
preme court, which part Is set aside
for the trial of criminal cases.
should the murderer inform the court
that he has no counsel and that he has
no means with which to employ one,
the court will be required to assign
an attorney to defend the prisoner
upon the tlai of the indictment for
murder.
District Attorney Penny is perfeCtly
confident that czolgosz will be con-
victed of the crime of murder in the
first degree-that is, that the crime was
deliberate and premeditated-and the
penalty for which under the laws of
New York state, Is death by electrocu-
tion. District Attorney Penny will
permit of no delay and the bastard as
sassin will be given a speedy trial by
a jury.
Governor Odell announced today that
he declined to call special term of
the supreme court to try the murderer
of President Mckinley because he be-
lieved that haste was not necessary. lie
said that the district attorney had as
sured him that the grand jury would
indict and the case be on trial in ff-
teen days and to call a special term
and get a jury assembled would take
more than that. The assassin Is in the
Erie county penitentiary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-16

Embelzlcmcnt +. Amc,i e. q, Covcy
pros; Michael Sharak; William Craig, pros,
James Bell; Peter Krcnski, pros, John \,
Keith; d. D, Stone, pros,
Fornication and haStardy Hugh Davis; Sarah
Kelly, proX. Herman lalcn; Annie ColnS,
proN. Arthur Howell, Mary Bdrth, proN, sam
uc Edwards; Edna Heller, PROV
Burglary John Rmlord and Henry Mackay
William Goync, pres. Burt ITolthlm G. Bow
pros
Robbery Elizabeth Tapvln; Jennie Gilbert
pros Daniel Lotus; Michael Hogan, pros, I'm,
nett Defgan; Michael Bonnctt. pros,
Larceny--Wllilm !. Brace; BENJAMIN Brace
pros Richard Livingston; Martin Connor. pros
Richard loyrc; Edward CoddinGton, pros, Fred
schneider; Frank Rohling, pros Jacob Nerhd;
Charles Frcdn>kcy, pros, Frank IeNuta; $ i,
Fcldman, pros VI !. Norton; Peter cannon
Alfred Long; Joseph DALEY, pros =, I. Me
KenIA; $, J. frdmau, pros Costaney Jc1,hdi
$. i. Fcldman, pros. Anthony Jczuha; 5, l.
Fcldman, pros Thomas II. Jones, Margaret
Jones; Frank Rohling, pros. : T.. Nadcmauj
!. W Edwards, pros. Minnie Nostc; r. T.. Grcu
cr pros Michael Tolin; +. Roblng, pros
Thomas Rcillcy; F, Rohliug, pros, Charle'
Sayrc; William Eldredge, pros Felix ShconcNhti
Joseph Adams, pros, Frank Shipman. FRANK
pros, B,niamin llowio; Julia Cooliok, pros
Frank DcRnall; Frank Robliug. pres, 1homa'
II, Jones; Frank Robling, pros. Thomas r.
Jones, Margaret loncs; Frank Rohling, pros
There were large number of bills
ignored, most of them of "A trivial na-
ture,
The grand jury was continued over
to tnls wees by order of Judge car
renter.