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penfield Advertiser Tl'US. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, AUG. 2. The Fillipinos are getting very aggressive again, attacking our troops in their strongholds. Luetgert, the great sausage ex pert, is dead. We may now buy and eat foreign made sausage with comparative impunity. Government Entomologist How ard says that ammonia promptly applied will remove all bad effect of a kissing bug's sting. If Alger. ex-Secretary of War, shall tell all he knows about the conduct of the Cuban war, there would be some racy reading, no, doubt. It is said there are some things money will not do for a man, but the St. Louis star thinks there is nothing that a man will not do for money. And the brethren of the quill have all preached Bob Ingersoll's iuneral. With one accord they ?sent him to heli, leaving the Al mighty Judge entirely out of the question. With a prospective shortage of 100,000,000 bushels in the wheat crop of Russia, the prospects of the American wheat grower are not so bad. The stawberry king of this coun try is said to be J. P. Bryant, of Bardwell, Ky., who cultivates a little 1,700 acre patch, and has made a iortune at it. Judge W. C. Benet has set sail from New York on the Etruria for Scotland, whither he goes to visit his mother, who is now 90 years of age. He does not expect to return until September. The Suez canal is ninety-two miles in length and the toll of an ordinary ship $4,000. At corresponding rates, the Nicaragua canal should be largely more than - self-supporting. The College of Charlsston offers a free scholarship to some deserv ing young man in each county of the State, the appointment to be made by the county superintendent ot education and the probate judge. The scholarship includes free tuition, amounting to $40. each scholastic year. All the particulars may be obtained by applying to Mr N D Lesesne or Judge Smith. It is proposed among Kansas newspaper publishers that, sinc6 1 he grave of Senator Plumb lacks a suitable mouument, one be provided of type metal, for which contributions be gathered from the hell-boxes in the Sunflower ?State printshops. As has been remarked in this connection, such a monument would indeed be with out itscounter part anywhere. Thirty-five cases of yellow fever at Hampton Roads this week, and grave apprehensions are felt that there will be an epidemic of this dreaded disease, and people are fleeing in ever}' direction. The neighboring tor,.is of Hampton, Norfork, and Portsmouth are tak ing every precaution against a spread of the disease, and the gov ernment is also very active in its effort to stamp out the monster. Surgeon General Wyman has caken control._ Elihvr Root will be the new secretary of war to succeed Alger. He is one of the ablest and most noted New York lawyers, and has long been au intimate friend of the president',! He is one of the re publican leaders in New York state. : and ?3 said to have been instru mental in making that state solid for the renomination of Mr. McKinley. He was the personal choice of the president. He is not a soldier and has not been prominent as a holder of office. At its last ression congress appropriated $42,000 for the erec tion of an Indian insane asylum, and an additional $3,000 for the purchase of suitable grounds, he The site decided upon was at Canton, South Sakota, and work on the structure will be begun abcut the middle of August. This will be the only Indian insane asylum in the United States. According to the best statistics obtainable, out of the total of 250, 000 Indians in the United States, there are fifty-eight insane Indians. ene doubtful, six idiotic and two partly idiotic. Seven of the fifty eight? insane Indians are being cared for in retreats created for the custody of mentally diseased patients, leaving about half a hundred irresponsible Indians under no provision whatever for their care and treatment. To arouse a Dormant Liver and se cure permanent regularity of the Bow els, use Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Med icine. )For sale by G. L. Penn & Son. AULD LANG SYNE SOME PERSONAL RECOL LECTIONS OF INCIDENTS AND MEN YEARS AGO. BY AN OLD STAGER. lu childhood, I had hcaidof the Dames of Drs. Bowie, Bulger, and perhaps one or two others, but of the medical men whom we first knew more intimately were John Lake, Matthew W. Abney and John 0. Nicholson. Dr. Lake did an extensive practice and was uni versally admired. Ho was genial, plain, intelligent, jocular and was noted for his moderate medical bills. One of the jokes that he loved to tell on himself was that when he was an unmarried man and on a courting expedition, he Went fishing with the young ladies of the home she was visiting and in moving about tho banks of the creek he slipped into the water and got his boots well soaked, (every man wore high heeled boots in that day) so upon returning to the home of the young ladies their mother insisted upon the doctor taking off his wet socks to dry and putting on a dry pair, but he would not be persuaded to change his sooks by any means. The reason was, which they did not know, he did not wear socks on that occa sion. Physicians in that time rode horse-back altogether and carried their medicines in cases which hung across the saddle on which they sat. The doctor nearly al- j ways rode in a gallop, be the dis tance long or short, assigning as a reason he wanted to reach his des tination so as to let his horse rest. In a few years, he and Abney formed a partnership and practiced { together for a length of time-in deed until the former retired from the active practice of his profes- j sion. Contemporaneous with these [practitioners iu Edgefield county were Dr.3. Harwood and Wm, Burt, John [Landrum, - Simpson, Ephraim Andrews, Thos. Lake, Washington Geiger, John G. Wil liams, W. S. Mobley, J. C. Ready, George Yarbrough, W. D. Jen nings, Sr,, and Jacob Hotter, and perhaps others whom we do not) now recall. All of them were J reputable physicians with exten sive fields of practice. Of that number Lake, Mobley, Nicholson, Landrum, Jennings and Tompkins were honored with seats in the house of representatives of our State. Of a later period, appeared various other members of the nro fession, to wit : W. B. and H. A. and John C. A. Shaw, W. B. Sam uel, J, W. Pitts, L. M. Asbill, John [R. Mobley, George Trotter, A. S. j Dozier, A. P. West,-Patterson, A. W. Youngblood, Abner and T. J. Teague,-Lewis, D. C. Tomp kins, 0. W. Allen, Elbert Bland, distinguished alike for his skill as physician and surgeon and gallan try as an officer in the Confederate war, and J. W. Hill, once a part ner of Dr. Bland, and who has the honor of being the only surgeon in our county who ever performed successfully the Caesarian opera tion. Shegpard, of Saluda side, Thos. J. McKie, once president of the State Medical Association, R. H. McKie, Jos. H. Jennings, John C. Lanier, H. R. Cook, J. C. W. Ken nerly, W. H. Timmerman, S. G. Mobley, - Chiles,- Sloan, R. C. Mason, W. S. Sheppard, J. H. Strom, S. W. Nicholson, John B. Abney and John Abney, Sam T Brimson and Sam C Brunson, kins men, both of the latter two dying lof pulmonary consumption in the! zenith of their usefulness. Of the names mentioned two, John C. A. j Shaw and John Jj/Abney, who were members of the 19th S. C. V.. loBt their lives in the Confederate service by Yankee bullets. Of this latter number Hugh A. Shaw, L. M. Asbill, Timmerman and Strom have been honored with positions of political preferment. We would be glad to pay tribute to the hon orable and useful lives of a num ber of those who have passer! into the spirit land, and all save eleven of this array of names are gone to that land, but it is not the pur pose of this communication to compass that desirable end. We lean only hope that the young men of the profession will emulate whatever was and is noble and worthy in their lives and improve the opportunities which th? in creased advantages of the present Idiiy give. In the period of our earliest recollections blood-letting was much resorted to by the medi I cal practitioners in the treatment oj diseases as a sedative measure. And the use of the lancet was not confined to medical men, laymen also (some of them) had their lancets and were frequently called to bleed people. If an individual had ? fall or got a bruise the use of the lancet was sought to get rid of "thebruised blood." Nauseante, such as tarter emetic, lobelia and epicac were a necessary pait of the treatment in nearly all cases. Cal omel was the sheet anchor r.nd was Dfte-: administered with loo free hand. We heard Dr. George Yar brough once say that it was a pretty safe plan to give a Bmall dose .of calomel when you did not know what else to do. We tell this for the benefit of junior members of the profession. ,In those days auassthefia was unknown. Chloro form or ether as an anaesthetic was not discovered until some time in the forties or perhaps later and Wilhits, of Anderson, claimed the honor of making the disoovery whilst a medical student, by acci dent. In surgical operations the only reliance to blunt sensibility of the patient was in opiates or stimulants. Our first impressions of doctors made us look upon them with a kind of holy awe. We thought that their knowledge of the human organism and human diseases was infallible and un fathomable-that they could look upon you and read you through and throughout, but we have learn ed that they are mere men after all-most of them good men and true as they are expected to be and ought to be. THREE SCORE. P. S.-In mentioning names of physicians of Edgefield county, I forgot for the time Dr. John F. Daniel, and Drs. C. M. Burkhalter and John Burkhalter, who were hrothers. The latter was killed in battle in the Confederate war and from an intimate association with him as Bchool-mate, I can say that he was a. high-toned, honorable gentleman. Others may have been inadvertantly left out. Story of a Slave. To be bound hand and foot for years by the chains of disease is the worst form of elavery. George D. Williams, of Manchester, Mich, tells how such a Blave was made free. He says : "My wife has been so helpless for five years that she could not turn over in bed alone After usiug two bottles of Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully improv ed and able to do her own work." This superme remedy for female diseases quickly cures nervousness, melancholy, headache, backache, fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle working medicine is a godsend to weak, sickly, run down people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only50ceut8. Sold by all Drug gist. An Abductor Pardoned. Yesterday Gov. McS weeney granted a full pardon to R. Davis Carpenter, a young white man of Edgefield, who was convicted in November, 1895, of abduction and was sentenced to the penitentiary for five years. The young man, who, at the time of his conviction, had not attained bis majority, has already served three and a half years of his sentence. It appears that he abducted from her home a young girl, Miss Maud Bladon who has since married and is living happily with her husband in Edgefield county. It seems to have been a case of youthful in discretion. Petitions were pres ented, signed by many of the best people of Edgefield county. Dr. Timmerman presented the paper Senator Tillman was among the signers. Col. P. H. Nelson, who was at the time of the trial solictor, writing to the governor about the case, said: "I cheerfully recom mend the pardon of R. Davis Carpenter ; I was under the im pression that he had been pardoned long ago, and would myself have seen you about the matter if I had known he was still in the pen itentiary." The pardon was sent to the State prison immediately, and young Carpenter is once more at his home.-The State. The American Cotton Compay has met with marked success in development of its Roundlap bale business. Last year it had less than sixty presses in operation while this year it will have over 300 a work. Its plant at Chicago for making is running night and day and new location* are being selected as rapidly as possible. Greenville Fei Room for 70 Boarders. Enrol Faculty-Seventeen Teachers, Sis Languages, Literature, Science, Hif cution, Stenography, Bookkeeping, pil of Liszt and Sgambati. Gradu Rome, Italy. Superb Teacher, Coi surpassed. No death in school sim 1100 feet. Diligent Care of Boarde cellent. Rates low. Forty-sixth Address M M. RILEY, A. I Furman U GREENVU The next session will begiu SE Full and thorough instruction, ed. Boarding in private families i excellent and choap. For catalogui the President, Dr. A. P. Montague, ?'Why Don't You 3 urn Gonzales Up?" Such a question was asked, us ?orne days ago. The enquirer ardded, "Yon ought to do so." The reason given for the cremation of Gonzales was the fact that he is advocating the consolidation of Richland and Lexington countiee with the Court House at Columbia. As we have always contended that large counties are best it would be very ioconsistent in us to oppose him in his effort to get a larger CDunt). . . w Lexington and Richland would make one good county. One set of officers with sufficient pay would cost lees than two sets of officers A good story is going tho roundB of a golf match between the Rev Dr Sterret and Judge Harlan, of the Supreme Court, which will bear repeating. The incident occurred at the Chevy Chase Golf club, one of the prominent organizations near Washington, during a meet ing.between these two ardent golf ers. The doctor discovered his ball teed up in tempting style for a fine braBsie ?hor, and with the utmost deliberation he went through the preliminary "waggles," and, with a supreme effort-missed the ball. For fully a minute he gazed at the tantalizing sphere without utter a word. At length Judge Harlan remarked solemnly, "Doctor, that was the most profane silence I ever listened to." E. F. Kenemur, Pickens, S. C., writes : Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine has for 10 years greatly benefited me and many others. I think it a better medi cine than Black Draught; use it in preference as it is milder, yet more efficient. For sale by O. L. Fenn & Son. That our readers may kno v the Kissing Bug wheo they see him, we give the following description : "Black, shining, wings opaque, head a little vhairy, antenna yellowish brown, slightly nairy, first joint shorter than the head; second, fourth and .fifth much longer, subequal ; third very small ; thorax slightly mar gined, strougly constructed in the middle, the anterior portion rough ed and longitudinally sulcate, tbe posterior portion transverse; first pair of legs hairy on the under side, as are the thighs also of tbe second pe.ir, but the tiblo and tarsi of the hinder legs all over. Length. 0.8 of an inch. The bug's scientific name means '.the black corsair.'" and of course expenses would be reduced to that extent. There is no telling what injury, the craze for new counties has done : thiB Slate. There never was any " reason or gsod sense in cutting the State up into smaller divisions, ' It was supreme folly and of no benefit to any one except a few aspirants for political places. ( If the State succeeds in con solidating Richland and Lexington ? counties other sections will under take to do the same thing ond some of the new counties will be rejaic?d . to get back os they once were.- - Abbeville Medium. GEO. T. SHARPTOR DENTIST, EDGEFIBLD, S, OJ Front Room in Chronicle B'ld'ff. i \ I respectfully solicit the patronage of the people. The Dicks i i House * . HAS, REMOVED;TO. 806 BROAD STREET, And would be pleased to haye the sup port of their friends, and will continue to give first class meals and rooms at reasonable rates. DINNERS A SPECIALTY.^ male College. lment'206, Graduatee 431. Able : Men. Fourteen Schools. Seven jtory. Bible Study, Music, Art; Elo Typewriting, Director of Music pu ate of Royal Academy of Musio, inposer and Pianist. Health Un seat was founded. Elevation about ,T8. College Physician. Fare Ex Session begins Sept. 20th, 1899. vi., D. D., President, GREENVILLE, S. C. niversity, LJLE, S. C. PT. 27, 1899. leading lo Ff vc ral degreep, is offer noderate; in the mess, the fare i 38 cr further particulars, apply to CF. KoQlniss, Manufacturer, Importar 'and Dealer in AND STATUARY, Headstones. Coping, fion anfl Wire FENCES. BUILDING! STONE Of Every Description. WHITE OB CALL AND SEE ME Cor. Washington and Ellie Sta. AUGUSTA, GA. A large stock of finished work al ways on hand ready for lettering. UUT Prices always right. AMERICA'S REPRESENTATIVE FASHION MAGAZINE THE DESIGNER Published Jlonthly HANDSOME COLORED PLATES. ALSO ILLUSTRATES The Celebrated-^-*. STANDARD PATTERNS The only reliable patterns, because they allow seams. jubscription Price : $1.00 a year. ?0 cents for single oopies. CANVASSERS WANTED FOR THIS PUBLICATION. Liberal cae'i commission. Write for 8&ft}:k copy and terms to Subscription Depart?is., i, Th':; DESIGNER, -.2 WCy,1 . /rs STNew York City. Insurance Agency -Ol B1ITT & GRIFFIN. We respectfully solicit the patron age of the insuring public. Only the most reputable . and Solvent Compa nies represented. Among them being ZEtna^Ins. Co., of Hartford, Home-lu a. Co., New York, Hartford Ins. Co., Hartford, Phoenix Ins. Co., Hartford, Underwriters of New York, Hamburg-Bremen of Germany, STor- a of Len doe. ?---U 'VII outside business will receive bur prompt and person ? al attention. DFFICE : BURNETT BUILDING 3ee Qur Life Insnrance Contract before you In 3ure. DIVIDENDS PAYABLE ANNUALLY JOB WORK OF ALL KINDS AND AT ALL PRICES. ai this olfice. s. n. mm LAND SURVEYOR. EDGEPIELD, S. C. ? Terms : $4 per da/, $2 for plat. J gj?r Always hav? deeds and mortup* gages on the field Pom which to find' ancient landmarks. \ ' !. EDGEFIELD REAL ESTATE AGENCY. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY. THE TOWN BOOM" WILL SOON BE UPON US. We already have ou sale, at reasonable pricos, and on ac commodating terme, considerable valuable Town property in the way of Dwellings, Building Lots, Farming Lands, etc., which we are authorized to dispose of at bargain figures. IN TOWN. One handsome new two story 8-room Dwelling and 20 acres of land, on northeast side of town. One single story 5-room Dwelling, with two acres attached, adjoining the above place. Five desirable Building Lots, on Addison Avenue. Four desirable Buildiug Lots on Buncombe Street. Two small Dwellings, with half acre lots, in South Edge field. One Lot and Tenant House thereon, adjoining Oil Mill. One House and Lot on Norris Street, opposite Cotton Mill. A list of other dwellings and building lots will be given next week. IN COUNTRY? We have some bargains in Farms and Farming Lands, which we will describe in detail very soon. IF YOU HAVE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE CALL ON US. We will advertise same free of cost. When a sale is effected our commissions will be moderate and satisfactory. D. R. DURISOE & CO., REAL ESTATE AGENTS. WHAT IS THE USE OE PAYING $2.00 TO $3.00 PER DAY FOR HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS "WHEN YOU CAN GET THE BEST AND MOST COMFORTABLE ROOMS FOR 50 OR 75 CENTS }ER DAY AND TAKE YOUR MEALS WHERE YOU PLEASE. GET THE BEST. PAY FOR ONLY WHAT YOU GET AND NO MORE. THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL s the only European Plan Hotel in Augusta,- Ga.. Your patronage is solicited. S. C. & Ga. trains pass the door. L. P. PETTYJOHN, PROPRIETOR. ?limitare? Emporium. . House Cleaning Time has its troubles, but none of them are worse than having your furni ture fall apart when you try to move it. Bujf well-made and high grade furniture if you want it to last, such as you will find in our superior stock. We are showing new designs in bedroom suites and all the latest styles in furniture, at prices that will attract the eco nomical. W. H. TURNER, ?JL3 BROAD STREET, - AD GUSTA, GA TU* splendid high ?rm Sewing M?chine, with all the sttachmenta, guaranteed for ten y cara, worth $55; oor price 618, and yonr money back if H ia not aa represented. This pretty five piece ?Parlor Salt, silk pluah, as sorted colora; mahogany finished frame, worth $40; onr price 452K. This elegant Decorated Chamber Set, ten piece?' $2.?9. T Drei larff< wbol put i aeat *>; ? This 860 STEEL? RArypE, top cooking iurfacc 30 s 34: oven 17 x atty 15 gallon hot water reservoir, and 20 pieces of ware for $29.60. Thia offer ?B made solely to intro duce our Ranges, as well as to advertiae oor business. Send for circulars of the greatest bar gains in Furniture, Cooking Stoves, Baby Car riagca, Sewing Machines, and anything that you need in your home. Thia Urge aise Rattan Rocker iwtk 13.50; owr price 32.35. We carry a full stock of Furniture, Cooking Stoves, 1 Curtains, Crockery, Baby Carriages, &c. Please write foi you want. Address the PALKJEKT FURF lllHfc Ml* Broa* Nd. P. Drau 559 Broad St, AUGUSTA, - GA Keeps ONE of the beet and tidiest,. Boarding1 -^Houses IN AUGUSTA.J Country friends and strangers' patron? age respectfully solicited. URE FARMERS BAM OF EDGEFIELD, S. C. * * * State and County Depositary. * * * Paid-up Capital, $58,000 j * * * kmiii am mnm Ms,:$io,ooo.oo. * # ? A. E. PADGETT, President. W. H. TIMMERMAN, V-Pres. J L. CAUGHMAN, Cashier. W. H. HARLING, Ass't Cash'r. * * * Pays Eight per cent, ann aal divi dends. Does a General Banking Business, Acts as Guardian, Administrator and Trustee for Estates. Pays Interest on Deposits by spe cial oontraot. Money to Lend on Approved Se curity. -X YOUR ACCOUNT SOLICITED ON BUSINESS TERMS. OBOERS FILLED REMOVAL. pp. P- m. HAS REMOVED TO' 207 7TH ST., AUGUSTA, GA., Whore he will still continue to jive his FBEE EYE TESTS Foi all defects of sight. Grind my shape and style of lense while you wait. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Tells if you need glasses, rest or ie oculist. to ?. -Graduate of TOBONTO, CANADA. SDP0Q QQD DEHH. Office and Infirmary at B. L. Jones' stables, rear ol Court HOUSP. ELDGKEEB 'lJbJXjJD, S. O. I respectfully solicit the patronage of the people. IV* Will answer telephone calls )/omptly. hi? penuina Oak Bedroom Sait, larra siso ?er, iSxso hovel Mirror, high head Bedstead, s atand with one drawer aria two doors. Tie lc ?uk nicely finisbsd; worth |a6. Wc will a 4 csa? scsi chairs worth fi each-, 1 ?sk casts rocker worth is.50, sod CSM oak tafele tur pc?co for the 9 pi ceca ?^38-30, Send tts 46.78 and we will thia yat. Hate Ho. 7 Cookrar Stove and 1$ pieces of was*. t has tour 7 lach pot holes, n\i a a?ia. law; iH x 14% ia. oven: is s6 inches M good a s love ss yo? usually get ter |io> Send for circulara of Stoves, Fornitura, ?ewing Machine*. Bahv Carriages, cte., Mattings, Carpets, Shades, - circulars and state what UTURB CO. i Street* Augusta,