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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27
R. E. MORGAN.

I hereby announce myself can
didate for the Office of County
Treasurer and respectfully solicit
the support of the people, pledging
myself 10 abide tee result of the
Democratic primary and to sup
port the Dominees of the same.
w. ELLERY SHEPPARD.
1 hereby announce myself
candidate for the office of Treas.
urer of Edgefeld County and
pledge myself to abide the result
of the primary election and will
support all nominees of the Domo.
cratic party.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27
THOs. H. RAINSFORD.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

respectfully announce myself
as q candidate for the House OF
Representatives, and pledge my
self to abide the result, and to sup.
port the nominees OF the Demo
cratic primary.
B. r. NICHOLSON.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27
Congressional Election.

'Atttis writing (Tuesday morn
ilig) the final result of Saturdays
election is still q matter of con-
lecture. The latest advices give
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27
MASTER IN EQUITY.

Candidate for Master, subject tc
the decision of the Democratic pri-
mary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27
FOR STATE SENATE.

respectfully announce myself
candidate for the. State Senate
and pledge my support to the nom
innes of the primary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27

Thlrty-one boxes are yet to be
heard from.
The following is the vote of
Edgefield county as officially de-
clared on Monday by the cxecu-
tive committee:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27

I respectfully announce myself
as a candidate for the State Senate.
and pledge myself to abide the re,
suits of the Democratic primary
and to supportthe nominees of the
same.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27
Clark's Hill.

DEAR ADVERTISER: We are all
busy planting corn. Grain in this
naighborhood is looking fno.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27

1 hereby announce myself a
candidate for the State Senate. !
will abide by the result of the
Democratic primary and support
the nominees of The same.
T. GARRETT 1ALBERT.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27
Send for free sample.

SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists.
aoe.416 Pearl Street, New York.
Soc. and 81 90. all druggists,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27

MANAGERS OE ELECTION
have been appointed to holdthe.
election at the various precinctssif,
the said county.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27

2. B. MAYSON.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-27

-. no LISuI
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-16
Ping Pong Prices Pulverized.

considered
balls
s1oo Chlds set, 49,
ceuod balls
s1oo set Ping Pong a.
good quality balls in
Pong
handles, good net posts
Ping Pong
A lother at half
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-16

Regular size Octagon board stamped from heavy
Japanned rubber pegs firmly fastened. Complete
men. Worth s1.OO; January price ......
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-16
At Our Second Hand Department.

thngs-fne furniture could
with
all Second Hand
how
substantial which
caJan reductions
BedFull size good heghth heavy
told from
..''.' '''''''''''.'.'' 1900
White Maple Dressers-Up-todate
$780, January 70 20 to $40 M
e
oak hall 60
soS Cherry hal cnalr' upholstered seat 40
high N
Universal with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

the hour in which humanity will disap-
pear in the evolution of the worlds
All. perhaps so. But do not let US
think of that. Is this ideal noble and
pure; can IL not arise from recitude and
truth? That Is all it is necessary to ask
ones self. and If one answers yes, then
this ideal must be urged untiringly."
The Russo-Japanese war is ever In
Count Tolstois thoughts. During my
visit I took q sleighride with the count
ess. and / asked her further about his
attitude toward the subject.
oh. don't speak of it, she replied
quickly. He gives up everything for
news Of IT, The other day he went to
Toula through the snow on horseback
a distance of twenty-eight versts. almost
thirty kilometers, to get telegram about
the war" Translated from lie Figaro
Of Paris. by New York Evening Post.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
Synhita kansas
REPUBLICAN cHaIRmEasn1p
Murphy % ss~ Jersey vii likely
Succeed Hanna

wasssinEton. April sa-Th.fs are vsSy
sffanE iasless.ons shsf Frsnktis xsruhx
II SsN Jsrs~y ~ill ss-nsnss TIE ehair.nsa
- 30 Repasnosn nassaszi eera-.isss.
ssd maazxss = 80 presidential eazpssxs
q, - Coz Murphy ras one % shrs,
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s-csssS that ~ sez!sh $500 ~. sszns
tta sirsin - saqt9sf sch strsxK4s t-fffsa
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SsfSaif ne rsfas - 8s. 1ssrFhy .As~a
sas 49,. eaassrs<3 f-zsr- ,fe stars -.
care g. tAs fFtrs sae - has -. 60
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ssrsssa e Nys z1FsAy as - 80 -
e<s-sss- ~ ssssT tss cA1e.xs essss>saun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
T0LSTOI ON THE WAR
Great Russian Count Is Inter-
viewed by FrenChman.
BEWAILS THE BLOODSHED
Intensely Interested in All
News from Far East.

A special correspondent Of lie Figaro
writes under date of March 1871. Ions
account OF an interview with Count Lyof
Tolstoi upon the Russo-Japanese conflict
The interview is. in the main, as follows:
For a day and night | have been the
guest OF Tolstoi He took three strides
in the little ground floor library into
which a servant had just shown me, his
left hand hung by the thumb from his
leathern belt. his right WAS extended a
wide smile lurking in his beard-aud this
was. indeed. the gracious god of the Ital-
fan masters whom suddenly ! saw erect
before me. Just as the father Of mankind
Is damned in frescocS. SO everything about
him is OF a larger order. His brow is
high and wide-the rampant Of citadel
his nose is large, his mouth heavy, and
his eyebrows and moUstaches hushy gray.
His beard Is long and flowing. and his
ears inclined forward - if alert for every
sound. Bat above all his features in in
:vnsity are his eyes. the piercing glances
of his deep eyes which glow like Goals in
crater. and when they are fixed upon
one they penetrate L. his very soul |
that / stood before Il man who. whatever
the task would triumph.
'Eagerness 10 know what he thought of
Tie Japanese war was the occasion Of
my visit. Tee notes I made would re-
qasre three full p3goS or this newspaper.
l'rem them / have selected what bears
Ul,on present events.
Count Tolsgoi spoke 10 me first Of the
wav. Have you news ne asked and 10
lis question he added. shaking his head.
How can one rail- to De Interested in
such 4 conflict? What "a sad subject are
these battles between men"
Il RAISED my eyes and saw fastened 20
the wah wita pins q French map %
korea and Msnchuria 1 said This con
fiict i more than The conflict Of TWO
nations: it is the struggle = TWO races.
What. according To your view. viii be
the Consequences 10 one or the otber?~
MANS INDIFFERENCE TO HIS. DUTY
What wilI that matter? I do not diff
terentiate between races. am for man
kind first OF all. and whatever may hap
re1. what VIII mankind gain by this war;
CHE sadness of it Is that il shows how far
fr1a forsctS or ignores his duty More
Important than his duty II family or 70
country is mans duty 10 his God if vou
VIII permit me 70 use such an expression
O. j the word displeases You. towards
erection with big &. This creation.
which ! call God. Is above individual con
tesJ- / cannot consider that 90 not be
long 10 a universe that ! am not factor
.n q harmony. The perception / have of
The relation of my being 20 this harmony
IS what is usually characterized as the
religious spirit But men forget these
essential iGeas. they no longer read the
gospel that admirable book. They OBJ
stinately insist upon remaining in 4 state
81 SaTbsrism. And We see them engag-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
RAILROAD RATE PROBLEM.
Bills Comforting Power on Interstate
Commerce Commission Killed.

Washington, April 30.-Among the
many important measures put TO sleep in
committees at this session of congress.
the bills comforting rate-making powers
on the interstate commerce commission
deserve special notice by reason OF the
manner Of their chloroforning IL was
announced yesterday. after the meeting
Of the house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, that these bills had
been put over until the next meeting
This means. in all human probability.
that legislation on this line will not be
hear, Of again this year It's advocates
amon> whom are most Of the commercial
bodies and organizations OF shippers
throughout the country. did not expect
to obtain the legislation this year but
did wish. for moral effect. to have It put
upon the calendar
There are three bills embodying the
same general principle. introduces re-
spectively by Senator Quarles and Mr.
Cooper ~ Wisconsin. Mr Williams ~
Mississippi, and Mr.. Hearst Of New York
II Is not generally known that one ~
these came 10 a vote IN committee some
time ago and a ma joTitr Of two de-
action was about TO be ordered. when
one Of the bills opponents IN the com
rlittee took out mis- watch and looked n
II The rules ~ the house" he said.
prohibit this committee from continuing
its sessions after the house iz called 20
order. IL Is now several minutes after
twelve O'Clock. and the action which
have taken is therefore null and void
As a matter of fact committee votes
are not iafrequentiy taken At TIRE srd -
q morning session which overlaps slight
Il the meeting tine II the hoase Ike
the ether fui~s q procedure. THIS ore
is allowed - be infriHgeG b. unanimous
consent. but j. strictly enforced on any
members objection
This week when the bill ca re up again
IL committee. II was put over IL the same
way Ire early part % The eomriiff@e
rlestisE was devoted % -ninnr hsEs. af-er
which discussion ~ss pro;racie1 Until
pas; noon 90 that = vote rouis nsf ?.
taken TIE committee d--cides some
weeks ago 70 give hearing a TIE r1~ss-
ures but 10 dates ze-e - FOR thes~
Then ~ plan % appoia;lnE 4 szsh-c0rn-
rnfttee dccsc~S some weeks ago - zie~
hearing 81 the measure b., ~ DATES
Eere So f1r these Then TIE plan q 49,
pointing = s1b-co-nrn.ttse "a bear tszti-
-zouy zzs szso-e4. bit tbs n tss-r. cane
70 zothi1g-
TIE Hzrnh8rz-Aze-scan liusr Beihaz.s-
which arrived a. Se- York q ssw days
Stree. za "a rer1fzhie Sozhs ark Il
lad On sozrs s5s ~tit he&sts hroaEs;
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
OBJECTION TO COTTAGES
To the Eagle:

To the Eagle:
Please don't build any or many more
cottages There are 50 many going up
now. Have you ever thought OF ,hoza
low attic chambers in which you can
seldom put a set Of furniture Of any
heghth. as a rule you can Ee, the bed-
stead in--thats all: and. DO you consider
how unhealthy and hot they are for
growing children 90 sleep IN. especially
where the windows are on tho east ana
west. at best there will only be one vim
dow on the south side Of the house Ths
windows are generally small
Think OF the tired mother after the care
and work OF the day. lying down by one
OF these west windows % rest. after the
sun has warmed the room all the a.iSr-
noon. have noticed floor space. roorny
and large. that couldn't be occupied by
anything bat trunks because the csnina
was 40 low. ! think. sometimes. the faith
or must set provoked. because there's "a
air. and f. IL 20 bot he can't sleep. ana
do not these great high cottage roofs.
with their points 20 sharp and hish. per-
hapn Gothic STYLE cos; more than cool.
fwo-story house WITH a plain roof wougdy
would rather pay FOR g second story
than $ roof. Then they - nice snd
pretty 20 fsrnisn ard - comfortable %
sieep In. and healthy. too sh.ch - ths
most important
One lads told me their roof eozt q
thousand dollars u s. very high Aad
d. sou shink - many cottages irnpr0ss
the looks - = city and make y Iaok
grand Bunsing tn certsin ways Hks
many other things become = fad Por
charge zoBiGn; Il ~ a god idea q srv
a na1 style we have rnaay grand al
-eausifui sornes in the city znA many e
M cottages are very handsome and "a
-aau0t ~ denied
AZ OBSERVER.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

apples. beets and corn. but ono who viii
do things for the honor aud benefit of his
beloved comrades.
Elect Patrick H. Coney. and you viii
always have cause 20 be glad for the
honor he will bring you. Yours In + @.
and L., CHAS. HANBACK,.
Washington, ID. c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
81 Main str,-t. wIaaela. Kaasss
CAPT. PAT coNEY

T. ~ EaEie.
VIVA; has been done. IS to fnany fhas-
Sands = iho lFfnr veterans q fhs great
rebellion as worfh4eEa 80 lssf FsaT-s
weather fcrecssf Zines ard fa.fhful
chauapsoas r. the Bvirr f-riou seAfaeT
through zhos- usznlare-f araseFy TO-
nation stands pTs-r1lnent. - n. nssa -
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
The Forum
Opinions Of the Readers OF the
Eagle on Current Topics.
AIRsHIP FOR WICHITA


To the Eagle:
Having lived in your city from 1855 70
1889. / beg TO ask you TO grant space In
your paper for il letter TO some enthusi-
astic citizen who wishes TO take hold OF
an idea by which we may advertise wich-
tia at the coming fair. In 1885 / lived on
Market street and watched the coming
airship. with an electric light that your
paper SO much talked OF. and not alone
your paper. but all western papers con-
tained an item Of 1t. Figured 1t out that
IL was an advertisement Of some kind.
but that II might turn into some real
thoughts.
Air is an unseen body and can be trav-
eled the same as land or water. The
wild goose in her fight travels against
wind. but unseen forces. instinct warns
her Of gales Aerial navigation Is GER
tainty God gave IL TO the fowl and man
must study its buoyancy and propeliing
power The fact that Prof Langiy has
so far failed in launching his ship does
not prove him unsuccessful
have studieu hard on the subJec, and
have found it. but as have no means. !
course in order TO End some one that viii
furnish tho means to patent s. or some
men that will build the snip by which
We can travel from Wichita 70 All ports
and fords By doing this they Will re-
ceive A greater compensation for their
money invested than I VIII receive for
the nerve force that have sacrificed and
must regain. With assistance wiH dem
onstrate I have a useful. bot the mort
dangerous weapon ON earth-thai viii
90 in any direction in spite ri: wind-ex-
-ept. however. gales
Ocean vessels 20 against wind or va
Ter. bat IN Eale they can only bold theiT I
1wu We often notice how hard - - - .
~aik on land against wind and often 4
-orrA - sta adsfilI
Who has nerve force Ard who would !
7ot have nerve n = d0sbis meter ssfesy7
->et him correspond Respectfully.
" z EIETS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

TIE H4F1tUrE-AEe-1czn li-sT Befharss
1hsch arrived a. Se~ York q ss. days
sircs Ea Te-1tzhse Sozhs ark y
had On a.ozrs 55s ~tit Beasts. hroeEA;
from different parts % fse ~orS1 azses
frD-u Sc&hs cargo this 10 TIRE largest tax
ever xzs zsozs
The Washington times., 1904-08-14

does not appear in the news letter
wherein the marital infelicities of the
Smiths are related.
No Convincing Controversalist.
Judging by results, he said but little.
and that little was uncouvincing At
any rate, his wife got her divorce. and
John Smith. for the second time that
day. was relieved Of a legal intangIe-
ment.
Smith made good use OF his liberty. He
married rromiscuously and multitude
nOusly. Seven times, all told, did John
Smith bind himself with ties connubiaI.
and each time he did it so osteutatiously
that the newspapers found him out and
wrote him up.
Considering the financial obligations to
which John Smith thus bound himself.
the next thing that befell him was n
stroke Of unprecedented good luck He
inherited a fortune Of 100000.
Becomes a Sport.
Not satisfied with that windfal John
Smith took TO playing the races. Again
The Washington times., 1904-08-14

blind luck attended him. He put UT
500 on an apparently lost hope and won
$4,000. Most people would have stopped
at that, but not so John Smith. His
sporting blood was up.
Two big plums of fortunes tree hay
ing that day fallen into his lap. Smith
determined to make a bold strike for
the whole orchard. He began by embez-
cling $4,000 belonging TO he bank where
he was employed.
With that spectacular maneuver for
an advertisement warranted to draw
the crowd. John Smith. according to the
chroniclers OF the press, ran away to
Oklahoma and Joined the circus. While
doing trapeze stunts that afternoon for
the edihCatiOn or his first audience
Smith fell distance of eighty feet to
the ground
And thus ended one day in the life
Of John Smith. Possibly Smith did many
other things besides those enumerated
He probably went about his usual af-
fairs and performed a host Of minor
duties that the press did not think II
worth while to print
The Washington times., 1904-08-14
Washington, With Its Comparatively Short
Hours of Work and It's Many Natural
Advantages, May We'll Con-
graduate Itself.

moderate prices, and any unusual noise
win summon a horde of them
OF course, there is sufering-it could
not be otherwise in a big city-but IT
is quite safe 10 say there is less than
Is visited on those who in other large
centers OF population are compelled by
circumstances TO spend the summer
months. Washingtonians-e Of the
stay-et-home description-manage some
how to get along reasonably well and
extract a very considerable amount Of
enjoyment from life. Which is both
wise and right.
After all, contents the thing. The
man whO mixes a modicum Of philoso-
ply with mis- daily toll and he thinks
himself that. however, bad things are,
they could quite easily be a good deal
worse. has solved in large degree the
problem Of life. He IS not going TO re-
pine, no matter where his lot may be
cast-certainly not. il he be lucky
enough TO have had IL cast In Wash
iEgton.
For here. friend. are cool breezes and
amusements and relaxation from care,
almost for the asking. See that you are
Of those who ask, for TO them shall be
given. The others viii linger In that
unhappy class who also ran.
The Washington times., 1904-08-14
TRAINING OFCHILD BURGLARS
IS A NOT UNCOMMON THING

IN a successful manner are very slight,
they have perfOrce 10 procure under
studies.
Accordingly. by charging on the
profits accruing from burglsries and
pocket picking. they have little difficulty
in getting hold OF boys with evil pro-
pensities. Weeks and weeks are then
spent In instructing the novices IN their
new trade. The initial lessons are gen.
orally devoted TO the art OF picking
pockets.
Ladies dresses, when the pocket Is
made AT the back OF the skirt. offer lit
tie difficulty, but before the pupils are
allowed to try their hand in earnest.
they have Dust IS IN the days of Fagin.
the Jew 20 satisfy their teachers at
home" and experiments are first OF all.
made on female accompHces, who de-.
eide whether the budding picA1pocl1et IL
sufficiently proficient to launch out In
public life"
Working in Pairs.
The pins, said a detective 70 the WRITER
are generally removed in this way
Working in pairs. the thieves wait their
opportunity. and in a busy thoroughfare
they pretend 10 say gOod-by a few
PAGES IN front of their quarry" AS he
approaches. one accomplice walks away,
but before he has gone far turns round
and hands his friend a paper on some
thing Of the kind. at the same timo
stretching across the owner OF the pin,
apologizing the while for being so i'm
polite as 20 do so. It IS while stretch
ing across that the pin is removed, as
the object handed is held between the
first and second fingers. While the tie
pin is removed with the third and fourth
fingers.
only a short time ago a policeman
actually saw a man steal a tie pin;
caught in the act, the thief loudly pro-
testing his innocence. struggled with the
constable, but was taken in charge and
searched. To the policeman's surprise.
nothing was found on him and he was
ultimately released.
After the days work the policeman
changed into "mufd," and TO his sur
prise, found the pin. the cause Of all the
trouble. in his own pocket The thief
had placed it there during the struggle.
His days OF liberty We're. however
numbered. for ?. few weeks later he
was arrested for burglary, and in the
course of his trial he confessed that
since he was eleven years of age he had
been a pupil of a welI-known ticket-of-
leave man.
The Washington times., 1904-08-14

About o'clock. Indiana time, John
Smith was arrested for petty thievery.
That was a sad predicament for a man
who had, himself. just popped over a
burglar. Smith naturally felt the hu-
initiation Of his position and protested
his innocence vigorously.
Appearances were against him. how
ever, and he would have been ignomi-
niously marched away to the police
station had not the man who owned the
shop that had been pilfered happened
around in the nick OF time and swore
that the thief wore a mustaohe as big
as Emperor Williams.
That let John Smith out. but he might
as wei have gone to jail as TO do what
he did next. He fell into a manhole
Some men working at the bottom
OF the shaft hauled him out
He spruced up IN time TO get around
TO a courtroom In Chicago by IL
O'Clock. where he was due to an
sWer a plea for divorce filed by his wife
on the grounds Of cruelty and non-sup-
port What Smith had TO say for him
self in REPUTATION Of those grave charges
The Washington times., 1904-08-14
Ubiquitous John Smith and His Many Mishaps ~

small sum Of money. presumably the
family Jackpot
John Smith was undoubtedly pretty
badly shaken up by his encounter with
post-midnight marauders. but he man
aged TO brace IN in time to get his own
breakfast. Then another disaster over
took him.
Smith cooked on a gasoIene stove.
Evidently he was not familiar with the
apparatus. AT any rate the OIL tank
exploded and set fire TO the fancy paper
draped over the shelves above the
stove.
Lost Mustaches.
Smith put the fire out himself, before
the engines came. but his mustache got
so badly burned In the sIcirmish that IT
had 20 be shaved off Immediately after
breakfast
II Smith had a nice mustache. the
chances are that he regretted its loss
under such calamitous circumstances;
but what took place later probably con
soIed him for the enforced shave.