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THOS. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR EDGEFTELD, S. G., TH?RSDAffOCTOBER 27, 1892. VOL. LVD. NO. 40. SPEECH Refere the Edgefield Country Alliance, Oct, 14, 1862, Upon Accepting the Office of Presi dent of That Body. From The Edgcfield Karmar. . Brethren of the Edgefield ^Bounty Alliance: In assuming *??he duties of the position to which ^j|:have been called through your rtiaiity and into which I have igtest/been installed, "I desire to say a few words., We haye but recently emerged from an interesting and exciting political campaign', which so - absorbed. the thought and occupied the time of our people as to cause them to. overlook other '"equally important matters; and among those thus neglected has \been our Alliance order, which should be second to none in its cl?im'fc upon the membership ] thereof. We need, therefore togo j back to otu* firBt love and re-conse- ] i i ? I crate ourselves to the development of the fundamental principles of the order, whoso "laws are reason and equity," whose "cardinal doc trines inspire purity of thought and life" and whose' intentions aro "peace on earth arid good will j f towards men." and to the utiliza tion of the order to our financial good, That wo do not use our organization to the apcomplisment . bf this end so much as we ought and could, is too evident to need j illustration, aad this fact of in difference on the part of sub-Alli ances in this respect/ is well calculated to beget apathy and lukewarmness as to the demands of tho Alliance. It is true that the scarcity of money at some seasons of the year works a hindrance to our desires on this line, never theless more might be done than iranda saving pecuniarily had which would justify the effort. Our Sub-Alliances do not discuss their business matters enough. 'If more attention were given to that phase of Alliance work, much more would, be .accomplished^ in. a ?a?iciai point of view. The organi- j I s something of the power and ad vantages of co-operation Hitherto the farmers and laborers of this country had not properly apprecia ted the importance, dignity, and powers to which their numbers, labors and character entitled them in the great drama of life, nor did they understand their true relation to the world socially, financially, politically. But as they become better informed through this -medium of communication, they nie emboldened to demand proper 1 recognition in these relations. ' c The older the organization grows ? and the wider its field of occupancy t the more good its may re asonably 1 be expected to achieve. So we I should not become impatient, if I expected benefits do not always come just as we had hoped and de sired, but t be rather strive the more bravely to make ourselves instruments c f help and encourage ment in attaining to still greater 11 ? c benefits. Our meeting together certainly can ba made the means of suggesting wiser methods of business, the observance of closer M economy in the affairs of life, e whilst stimulating the scope of ^ thought and bringing into useful E activity hitherto latent energies : i in other words, fitting us for the t possibilities of a higher and more t nseful life, socially, morally, and t financially. It is quite natural for f a people who have never been t .taught the power and usefulness { of co-operation, to be slow to take [*< hold of and pnt into practical operation, in its varius details, this great lever of human success. The following quotations from J Gov. W. J. Northen, of Ga., recently re-elected, are in point here: "This co-operative effort, under j organization, seems a necessity in all sections and in all countries. Again he says : "If all men were wise, merciful, and humane, there would be no need for protection against avarice in money or greed in power; but as long as there are speculators to devour, like locusts, the substance of the land, and un scrupulous combinations to absorb the limited resources of the weak, there will be need of of co-opera tive effort on the part of the oppres- j Bed, and wise enactment in the Government, to prevent the aggres sions of the unscrupulous." In organization and in perman ency of organization alone can we hope to successfully reap the har vest or enjoy the privileges and blessings.which the God of nature has placed within the power of our attainment. It is then very clearly the duty of the order to bo steadfast and persistent in their aims ajad purposes,- and no l?s? the duty of every tiller of the soil to bear a share of the burdens and responsibilities of our organzia tion, which affords equal advant ages to all, by identifying himself with it,. Every respectable farmer [fe tho land ought to belong to the Alliance, or some kindred organiza tion, or else none opght^ We heed their names, and influence, and sounsel in. our co-operative efforts. Besides the . taxes which every dtizenis compelled to pay, he >wes something to the mainten mce of civil government' and the preservation of religious liberty. BJ very-man owes something to the rreat body politic and body social >f which he is an integral part. 2 very man owes something to hu nanity and humanitarian effort. Svery farmer is due' somethingr to he up-building of that class of )ecple whoso labors fill the granar es and provide j cMhihg for the vorld. And it lohoov?s one'and di to inquire within, how are we nee tin g these demands and ful filing these obligations? Newspaper men and politicians nay paint in >glowing colors the irosperity of our country and the naterial advancement of our peo >le, but the naked fact remains af er all, that the tillers of the soil lave not kepi pace with s orno of he other vocations in life ' in naterial progress. The speculator tas made his fortune in a day, a. r-eek, a month, a year. Railroad aen, m?rchanta, brokers, and there have' amassed oolossal for unes in comparatively short per ods Of time, whilst agriculturists .saxni* liaye scarcely held their iwn, notwithstanding the many inproved implements of husband y and a better understanding of he appliances of soil-culture. Why his unequal contest in the busi Lessof life? Is it not. due to ome extent, to the indifference- of : hose w-ho. stand, aloof from an?V faymthoul; the pale of organiza ion? Thoy fail to realize the trength and the protection that ie in organized union whilst the .alance of the world realize its towers and enjoy its advantages. Ve must all recognize the living act that this is a time of great Qoney stringency and will require he closest economy on every hand o tide over it unwrecked in for une and name. This state of affairs has been ?rough t around by the low price )f cotton for last season and the itill low price of the staple with he short crop added. We must earn to return to the ante-bellum iractice of raising household sup lios at home so far as possible. J?rn, wheat, rye, sorghum, peas, K>tatoes and th? like should be aiaed sufficient for the demands >f every home. Then we will have lone our duty in this line. By uni y of purpose and action, the Gen iral Government may be mad? to lo hers. Let us hope for better things 7ork for better things, and our ifforts will sooner or later be re garded. It should be the con tent aim and purpose of every nember of the order t > deserve he confidence and full trust of he brotherhood, and when mutual rust and confidence are thus once irmly established, the organiza ion will have increased and mul iplied its influences for good, not >nly to the membership, but to ;he whole people in the elevation >f moral tone, in holding more jacred monetary obligations, and in the higher estimate of honor md truth so essential to the per manent well-being of any poople. One more thought. The per manency and success of our order will depend upon what we choose to make it. The impress of our icts and our lives will be written not only upon the character of the people of this age but of succeed ing ages. The principles we end arse and promulgate will be larg sly the principles of our children. The methods we employ in busi ness, are transmissible in like manner, subject to the improve ment of the ages and the changes o? an enlightened understanding: And as time goes on and as addi tional opportunities are afforded, these principles will be diffused to other sections and to other counties and thus, in time, per meate and pervade the enlightened world. The prospect is inviting. The possibilities aro grand and noble and inspiring. Let our efforts and our aims, our resolves and our acts, be high and noble and pure and wise. Let honor and 'truth, justice and right, be the insignia of our lives, and the teachings of God's word- berthe inspiration of our souls,- then we. will-command the admiration, pf friend and foe and secure V the; ?blesBings of the Father of us all. ' A Senseless Custom. ^ Why do we still continue to wear mourning? The custom is outworn, it is an anachronism in the nine teenth century. It is unchristian ; it clouds the spiritual significance of the resurrection with the ever . present expression of temporal loss. It is cruel ; it forces helpless and innocent people into action .which entails a privation and unnecessary suffering. It is untruthful; it makes false outward show of changes in sentiment. And it is essentially vulgar, for it presses private affairs upon public notice ; it. thrusts claims of fashion and frivolity upon a time which moBt greatly moyes the heights and depths of being and it forces its superficial worldliness into the fiercest throes which can ever refine human nature.-Mary E. Blake, in North American Review. How'to Know People. If you want to know people, you must get pear them ; firit get down te their level, and then bring them up te yours, not waiting for any great occasion, or a ;more direct revelation, butjtaking advan tage of small opportunities, and making your influence felt inquiet, unobtrusive ways. There is always some one to smile at, sombody to give your chair, to somebody to whom a book, a flower, or even an old paper will be a boon. These small attentions will open the way to confidence, will make it possi- ; ble that in need these friends will : grve you opportunities to help them which, unless y ou had'shown thoughtfulness and regard for tn?m they could never have . done. i^il?.s^ many a time Unbars a "heart that 1 needs the help you can give. Josephine Pollard. 1 Third Party Collapse. 1 - i The recent elections in the t South have revealed the collapse j of the Third Party there, and in j most Western States its increasing : weakness has led to fusion with < opponents. Experienced obser- : verB have expected this from the - first. Off-year movements always : result in the same way. It was so ; with the Grangers in 1782, the i Greenhackers in 1878, the Anti- i monopolists in 1882, and the i Labor party in 1886. Strong at first by reason of local conditions and grievances and gaining i impetus from the reaction which * every four years follows a hotly : contested Presidential election, they reveal no powers of en dur- ? ance when subjected to a test of a National fight. Such movements . are ephemeral. When they cease to grow, they die. They- have no healthy political life. It is well for the cause of Demo cracy in the present contest that this is so, for while the practical breakdown of third party move- . ments in the Western States is a Booree of disapointment and regret, it is much more than offset by the swinging b?ck into the Democratic column of many Southern States which were here fore to considered doubtful,and the regaining of electoral votes which were necessary to success. When a party is entrenched in political power, and seeks by. the most audacious and unconstitutional methods to perpetuate its rule, it can be dislodged only by a union of all opposition forceB, and not by division, discord and recrimina tion in the ranks of those who are natural allies when united upon an issue of supreme importance to the people's welare. For the finer soul, loss and grief, renuncition, yearning fruition and joy are but the sculptors who, touch, remould thefac^ and make it beautiful, not with the untoched beauty of youth, but with the out raying illumination of the spirit which may glorify the plainest features. There is no better medicine for family use than Ayer's Catharic Pills. Their sugar-coating makes them easy and even agreeble to take, and as they contain no calomel or other injurious drug, they are perfectly safe for patients ol any age, Mary Blandly, Parricide* In the High Street, and nigh the Angel Inn, lived, in 1751, attorney-at .law, Mr. !Fran Blandy, ? widower with one ch: "the darling of his soul, the. co ?fort of his a^." Ii those days lirCEt" separating-town and cou; society- was very definite,-; and ] Blandy ; .was, foolish enough,' that his Mary might vault t barrier, to give out ,that his di gtiter would nave' from. Mm^1^) OOO as dowry. By ill chance,Ci tain Cranston, a married man, old border birth, and d?bauche the first degree, came-to Hen! in command of a recruiting par He heard, saw, and loved Me and her famed ?10,000, and f getful bf his wife in Sc?tlai proposed toner... The father, d liking the man and distrusting 1 story, was averse to "the marris and forbade it. There upon t captain, as anxious for the mon as-Mary'was for him, determin on slow poisoning. As early the m?nth of August, 1650, endowed himself with con ve ient second sight, and with.infin: cunning gave out that he saw A Blandy's wraith, a certain sign death, he said. However, it w not until Noveniber 'that Ma] under his instructions began poison her doting * father, wh Cranston left,for Scotland ai sent her Scotch pebbles as a lo gift; so thoughful was he, indee that wishing his jewels shou ever look their brightest on 1 ladylove, he even provided a sp* ial powder . to clean them wit This powder was arsenic, -and the early spring of the next ye pur slow-poisoning damsel had ti satisfaction of seeing her fathe: teeth dropping whole from the sockets out of his head. On h perceiving this, she ''damned hi for a toothless old rogue, ai wished him at hell," In March, 1 accident,she gave the-charwoma Ann Emmet, some of the poison* tea;-but was ;horrified when tl daughter carney running__.withu t? ?ews^?l'Tm^?tin^ for remedies at once, and care tenderly for the sick woman ti me recovered; a few days aft [mother of the servants tasted tl tea and fell ill. Mary beean alarmed; she did not care 1 poison others; it was only h< father she wished away, for, "wi would grudge to send an ol father to hell for ?10,000?" St wrote again to Cranston for freE instructions, who bids her "not I put the arsenic in tea, but int Borne liquid of a more thickie substance." Time was getting oi and Cranston, whose debtors wei becoming more eager, writes agai impatiently on July 18th : "I ai sorry there are such occasions I clean your pebbles; you mui make use of the powder for thei by putting it in anything of sui Btance, wherein it Will not swii on top of the water, on which wrote to you of in one of my las I am afraid it will be too weak t take off the rust, or at least it wi take too long a time." He ?ls described the beauties of Sod land, and tells her that his mothe: Lady Cranston, has employe workmen to fit up a room i Lenell House. On receipt of thi letter Mary began to double th dose, and soon after nearly kille the unfortunate chairwoman'agair Mary was in bed at the time, bu on hearing how dangerously il Emmet had been, "Poor woman, am glad I was not up ; I shouL have been shocked to have seei her," she said. The sight of he dying father never shocked her, a relentlessly she completed he task. The servants now suspecte? cause of their master's illness and one of them, Susan Gunnel] with every precaution told Mi Blandy the strong ground the; had for thinking that his daugh ter was the cause of his illness The father, with a fondness greate than that of a woman, only said "Poor love-sick girl I What wil not a woman do for the man sh loves?" and afterward, "I alway thought there was mischief ii those cursed Scotch pebbles." Th end was not far off now. That da; at breakfast Mr. Blandy com plained that the tea had a bat taste, and looked at his daughte so hard that, busting into tear she abruptly left the room. Th? fathor soon followed her into th kitchen and said ; "Molly, I hai like to have been poisoned twent; years ago ; and now I find I shal like to die by poison at last." Oi this she ran upstairs and brough down Cranston's letters and the remaining poison, and thinking herself n^bserved, put them in the fire, a$id went about the house thanking'&bd that she was much ?better, fi?? that her mind was more at ease than it had been. One of the iniids despite her precau tion, h^v'seen h?r throwing the p?ispn^^|tHe fire, and rotrieved the packet before it was too late 'On thffwrappers which covered the powdere-jias written, "Powder to clea?^perobles" ; these on analysis were^ prove white arsenic. This happened on a Saturday, and on Suhcljy she was not allowed to see Ih?T^Jather at all. Mondays came, and seized by remorse, she told tho maid she should go dis tracted unless she saw her father. This she was allowed to do, and af ter a little conversation Mary said : "Dear snr.* your kindness toward me is greater ..than swords to my heart. "3 must down on my knees and begjyou not to curse me." His only anjwer was: "I curse thee, mv dear! No, I bless thee and will pray to God to bless thee and amend your life. So do, my love, go out of the room, lest you should say. anything to accuse yourself." Could anything be more tender, more pouching, more forgiving? Tho heyday he died, and was buriedjin Henley Church by the side ofhis wife. Mary, knowing her danger, far on in the night of her father's death, offered the maid twentjn-five guineas if she would help her to escape to London in a post-chaise. She had already, in the early morning, failed in a similar proposal to the man-ser |.vant,vand, refusing to go to bed when Jhe maid would not help her, stole'o'ut of the house over Henley Bridgjjjlalone ; but was soon dis covered by the mob, who would haveiStn her in pieces if she had notialcen refuge in the Angel Inn. e was arrested, was taken ?d' where after a long and trial in the Divinity School, 29th, 1752, before the Legge and Sir gfcishe was c^ndemn?^^a*W^w?s" executed on' April 6th. She was dressed in a black petelair, with black gloves, and her hands and arms were tied with black padusoy. As she mounted the ladder she turned on the fifth step and said, "Gentle men, I beg you will not hang me high, for the sake of decency." Two steps higher she felt faint and said trembling, "I am afraid I Bhall fall." Before she was han ged she turned to the people and asseverated her innocence, saying that she did not know that the powders would have done him any harm, as Cranston had told her they would only restore her father's love to her. From Oxford her body was brought to Henley, atten ded by the fickle mob, who now worshipped Her as a saint, and was buried in a coffin lined with white satin in Henley Church, be tween her mother whom she had never known and her father whom she had murdered. Do Figures Lie? Let us see I Two women had 30 chickens each, which they took to market. They agreed to divide equally the | proc eeds of their sale. One sold her chickens 2 for a dollar, getting for the 30 chickens $15. The other sold hers 3 for a dollar, getting for her 30 thickens $10. This made $25 realized for the 60 chickens. . The merchant called on to divide the money said : "Y-vu sold your 30 chickens, 2 for a dollar, and you sold your 30 chickens 3 for a dollar. That makes 60 chickens at the rate of 5 for 2 dollars. Well 5 into 60 goes 12 times and twice 12 is 24. That makes $24 your chickens have brought." But as shown above, the women actually had $25 in pocket. And yet | the merchant's figures were right. Do figures lie? Ella Wheeler Wilcox, a deep student of human nature, crowds a [ whole sermon into one pithy paragraph bristling with truths, when she says: We shall have unhappy manages and disillu sioned husbands and wives so long as women think selfish, petty, tyrannical thoughts, and men think only of physical women. There must be a mental and spiritual companioship between man and wife or the most ardent attraction and infatuation cannot last long or produce happiness.,' Demccrt ic Pos sibill i t ie s. If the democratic party is sucess ful in the election of Mr. Cleveland in November, and The Constitution is confident it will be, it is by no means improbable that we shall have complete control of the government. There is no doubt about another democratic house. The senate ie now composed of forty-seven republicans, thirty-nine democrats and two Farmers' Alliancemen. The latter are Kyle, of South Dakota, and Perler, of Kansas. On questions of tariff and finance they vote with the democrats and on all questions are more strongly in clined toward democratic than republicans ideas. Thus the republicans have six majority. Should the democrats hold the senators they now have and elect three additional, the senate will be equally divided and the vice president will have the decisive vote. In the event of Adiai Stevenson's election that would give the democrats the senate. But it is not by any means improbable that the democrats will gain four senates, which make the senate damocratic bv two majority. Twenty-nine senators are to by chosen by the legislatures elected on the 8th of November. Of these eleven are now democrats and eighteen republicans. There is no probability of the democrats losing any, while it is practically certain they will gain three, and perhaps from four to six. The three, that would seem certain are from New York, Michigan, and Wisconsin. In New York Senator Hiscock's term expires on the 4th of March. The last legislature was democratic and all the indications are now decidedly favorble to the next being democratic. In Michigan a successor to Senator Stockbridge is to be chosen by the next legislature elected on the 8th of of November. The present legisla ture of Michigan on joint ballot has democratic majority of thirty andihe prospect ipr. an equally large majority next time are good. In Wisconsin a succssor to Senator Sawyer is to be elected. The present legislature of that state is demiocratic by thirty-five majority. The majority in the next should be equally as large. So much for these that seem certain These three would make the senate a tie. Montana elects a senator, whose term commences on the 4th of March, to succeed Senator Sanders. The legislature of Montana on joint ballot has but one republican ma jority, with the indications favor able to democratic majority in that to be elected on the 8th of November. The democrats also have excellent chances of success in Minn?sbta and Washington. On joint ballot the democrats : now have an equal humber of votes in the Minnesota legislature with the republicans. The alliance mem bers hold the balance of power. On joint ballot it stands, dema cratic 68, republicans 68,. alliance 32. By a combination it is proba ble that the democrots will name tho successor of Senator Davis. In Washington the democrats are claiming the state aud fit is not improbable they will get" the legislature. Tims, it will be seen, that the chances of democrats controlling both houses of congress and electing a president are decidedly good-Atlanta Constitution. Jefferson's Ten Precepts. We never repent having eaten too little. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly. Never bpendyour money bet?re you have it. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do to-day. How much pain the evils that never happened have cost us. Never buy what you don't want becauseit is cheap; it will be dear to you.. Take things always by the smooth handle. When angry count ten. before you speak; if very angry, 100. Jefferson's Diary. Dandruff forms when the glands of the skin are weakened, and, if negleoted, Madness is sure to fol low. Hall's Hair Renewer is the best preventive. Sermonettes. Bewaere of the flattery of city cousins. Beware of the flattery of a son in-law. Beware of the preacher who tells dirty yams. Beware of the man who does not respect his wife. Beware of the stray dog that wants to be too friendly. Beware of t he stranger who tells you his family secrets. Beware of the man who pro fesses to be too good to sin. Beware of the man who will cheat in a game of croquet. Beware of the man who says there is no virtue among women. Rev. M. G. Rambo, in Western. - A Truly Great Man. Apropos of the appointment of Robert Smalls to be collector of the port of Beaufott, S. C., the following story is told: Two negroes were fishing off the dock at Beanfort. "Tell you," said the younger one, "Bob Small' greatees' man in dis lan." "Oh, no," sajd the other, "not the greates' man. He smart man dough." "Tell you he grates' man," replied the first speaker. Firs' he ran out de planter, di'n' he?" "Yeah." ',Den he was made cap'n?" "I didn't thinko' dat" ' Den he run forsherifi, di'n he?" "I clare,I done forgot dat. Yes, he run for sheriff, Den he run fer legislator?" "Yaah." "Den Gub'ner Scott moak 'im brigadiergin's?" "I done forgot dat too." "Den he runs fer de Newnited States congress fer to set cross lagged'n tawk politics wid Gin'I Grant." "Forgot all dat, 'dar' .He big, mahn, suah, but he ain't bigger'n Gawd. "Naw," said the first speaker, somewhat nonplussed, "but," slowly, "but Bob Smalls he young yet,'"'-The Suny side of Politics." Bits of Wisdom. The only truely brave people are those who are not afraid of the truth, There isn't a man in the world who is not serving some kind of a master. Nothing makes a man a bit richei that dees not make him more grateful. No religion can do you a bit of good that does not make you try to do good to others. It seems to take a great deal of trouble to get some people where th ay can be happy. A hypocrite always stretches himself up a little taller every time he sees a good man backslide. It very often happens that the man who is an iceburg jin his church is a boiling spring in his politics. Make it a rule to look upon the bright side and you will soon find that there is always a bright side to look upon. The main difference between a wise man and a fool is that the wise man's blunders always teach him something. People do not weigh much in heaven who take pigeons to God's altar when they ought to go with full-grown oxen and sheep. One of the first things the busi ness man does who walks in the counsel of the ungodly is to begin sawing pieces from the end of his yard stick. Some of the people who think the door of heaven ought to be open wide enough to let in every body are now among the most anxious that folks with the cholera shall be kept out of the country Fiom the Ram's Horn. Said one of Bufialo Bill's cow boys : "I bought a pony in a hurry, and jumped on his back, aud he turned out to be a bucker. Why, he kept on bucking for three whole days and nights." "But how then did you get your meals?" inquired the listener. "Oh," said the cowboy, "that was easy enough. The boys kept shy ing biscuits at me, and I caught them on the fly." "Yes but how did you- get any thing to drink, my lad?" "Well," replied the cowboy, "the fact was we had the good luck to be close to a little brook, and every time the horse bucked I scooped up a little water in my hand and drank it that way. See?"-London Tit-Bits, THE BEST COUGH-CURE and anodyne expectorant, AYER'S Cherry Pectoral soothes the inflamed membrane and induces sleep. Prompt to Act sure to cure. Land for Sae. AKC\ ACRES of land Ave miles ftUU north of Edgefleld, half in woodland. On the place there is a comfortable dwelling house, barn, stables, black smith shop, gin, store bouse, excellent well of water, and springs, and five or six tenant houses in good condition. Excellent neighbors, and thc health is proverbial. The soil is good and will produce anything that will grow in this lati tude. The place will be sold as a whole or divided to suit purchasers into lots of 60 acres. For particulars apply at the ADVERTISER office. Notice to Teachers. TEACHERS and applicants to teacli will please take notice that the time for examining those who wish to teach in the public schools in Edgefield county hss been changed from the first Friday and Saturday, in October to the 3rd Friday arid Saturday of the same month. Friday has been set apart for the examination of white appli cants and Saturday for colored. JOHN B. HILL, S.C. E. C. For Sale or Rent. . UP to the 1st of October the beauti ful place belonging to John R. Abney in the suburbs of Edgefield village can be bought. Besides the residence and servants house and sta ble, there are three tenant settlements on it. The placa contains 143 acres, about 100 of which is cultivatable, and the balance in woods. It can be bought as a whole, or in three parcels of from 45 to 60 acres each. Only $1,000 cash required, the bal ance on time. D. R. DUR1SOE, Agt. Splendid Farm For Sale. OfiOl ACRES o'f fine land, about LAJ?Z two miles from Trenton, 100 acres Just cleared, and made ready for the plow, balance in woods. Borders the railroad % mile. On it are 2 dwell ings, 1 barn, 1 crib, 4 stables, buggy bouse, wagon shelter, horse lot planked in, and a good well, all complete and brand new. The land lies well and is beautifully -elevated. A Ano : oppor tunity for watermelon-raising, as there is a railroad switch on the place. Now is the time to get the cream of a newly settled place. Will sell cheap and on easy terms. If desired will sell also on the place 3 fine young mules ages 4, 5 and 6, and wagon. For particulars apply to D. R. DURISOE, Real Estate Agt' Edgefield, S C. Tax Notice. IWILL be at the following places, on the days and dates named, for the purpose of collecting taxes. The levy for the preseut fiscal year is as follows: For State tax,4)? mills; or dinary county, 2 1-16 mills; bridge, 1 mill; court expenses, 9-1G mills; school tax, 2 mills. Total mills 10>?. A poll tax of $1 on all male citizens I between the ages of 21 and 50. There is a special tax of 2 mills on all property in the corporate limits of the town of Edgefield, including R. R. property, to pay interest on the bonded debt of the town. Also a special tax of 3 mills for school purposes on all property in the Ridge Spring school district, including R. R. property ; also a special tax of Z%, mills on all property in Shaw town ship and that portion of Trenton school district formerly belonging to Shaw township, including all thc property of the C., C. & A. K. R. and C., C.G-. & C. R. R. in said township and school district, levied to pay one annual instalment and interest on bonds issued to aid in the construction of the C., C. G. & C. R. R. : Trenton, Saturday, Oct. 15 Johnston, Monday, " 17 LongBrrnch, Tuesday, " 18 Wards, Wed'y til 12 rn" 19 Ridge Spring, " afr lpm" 19 Holson's X Roads, Thursday, " 20 Mt. Willing, Friday, " 21 Richardsonville, Saturday, " 22 P. B. V .tson's, Monday, " 24 Forrest's Store, Tu's'y,t'l 2 pm" 25 J. C. Caughman's, Wednesday, " 20 Kinard's, Thursday, " 27 Peurifoy's, Friday, " 2S Dennys, Saturday,-*. " 29 Colemans XRoads,Monday. y& " 31 A. P. Colemans, Tuesday, "Nov. 1 W. W. Owdom's, Wednesday, " 2 A. S. Werts, Thursday, " 3 Haltiwanger's, Friday, " 4 Willicms's Mill, Sat'y, till 12m " 5 Stevens Bros., " afr I pm " 5 Pleasant Lane, Monday, " 7 Kirkseys, Tuesday, " 8 Rosa, Wed'y, t'l 12m" 9 Callisons from 1 p. m. Wednesday, 9th, to 12 m. Thursday, 10th. Minors, Th'r'y, afr 1 pm 10 Longmires, Friday, Nov. ll Plum Branch, Saturday, " 12 Parksville, M'n'y, till 12m" 14 Modoc, " arri pm" 14 Clarks Hill, Tues'y,t'l 2 pm" 15 J. M. Holder's, Wednesday, " 16 Colliers, Thursday, " 17 Red HUI, Friday, " IS Quarles's, Sat'y, t'l 2 pm " 19 Meeting Street, Monday, " 21 From the 22nd of Nov. until the 20th of Dec. at the Treasurer's office at Edgefleld C. H., after which time 15 per cent, penalty will be added to all delinquents. W. L. STEVENS, Treas. E. C. Always ask for "J. M. Cobb's" $3.00 Gent's Shoes and $2.00 Ladies' Shoes, We buy these goods in such quantities as to be able to sell you for $1.00 per pair less than you can find them any where. Our "Crown" brand for $1.25 and $1.50 cannot be duplicated either in quality or price outside ol' our store. When you want a good calf lined shoe or genuine Standard Screw brogan call for Marcy Bros. goods sold only by J. M. COBB, Sole Agent. 2 cars Flour, 1 car Tennessee Meal, at E. J. NORRIE'S.