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las. T. Bacon. Titos. J. Adams. EDITORS. E. KEE8E? Corresponding Editor. Edgefield, S. C., Aug. 2. 1883. Can We Safely Spare Two Hundred Thousand Negro Laborers ? The summer meeting of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society and State Grange took place in Ma rion last week. The discussion of the labor question was the main point of interest, and Senator M. C. Butler, who was present, said that this' was the great question for the farmer. "We should not mince matters in this discussion. The labor of this country is becoming more unsettled every year. There has been no time since 1865 when the labor has been more unreliable than now. It is ad mitted by the colored men. even that those born since freedom are becom ing more and more worthless. We must get a supply for this deficiency. We could safely spaie two hundred thous and of the negro laborers. Let them go into Kansas.and elsewhere if they wish. We could follow the example of Mr. Crayton and get Germana. There is too much cheap labor. Some have been driven by necessity to pro cure machinery and use it them selves. They have not ten mouths now to feed where they should have had one. Experience is good for us all. Go upon the farms and give them personal supervision. Land in New Jersey which was worth $1 per acre is now worth $100 per sere. He waa sorry to believe that the laborers we have are not making progress in this country. The white race caunot afford to be handicapped by such a drag upon them, and must use all labor saving machines and get rid of an army of drones. There is no ques tion of so much consequence to the progress of the State. There should be no question between capital and labor. No question is so grave as thal of maintaining the efficiency of our labor. There is no more beneficent purpose for the use of brain than the tilling of the soil. Senator Butler said furthermore, I wish to elicit discussion. I have done all in my power to show that I had reluctantly come to the conclusion that negro labor is not reliable or progressive. Has it advanced, as it should have done ? The Lien law was passed to meet the exigencies of the occasion. No people got so much benefit from this law as the colored people. We have kept them going at our own expense. Can we afford to continue this ruinous system ? Will they never be able to stand alone ? ?They are as bad off to day as when they started in 1865. It is not a question of sentiment, but one of interest, which concerns us and our children. It is not a question of how many bales of cotton this or that man can make, but there is no parallel in history where a people bas stood by an inferior race as we of the South have done. But we must do simple justice tp ourselves, and must strive every year more and more to make ourselves independent of them. There is no man but will admit that such labor in becoming more and more in efficient. How are we to meet this question ? To my mind we must do aa some of our friends have said, that is, put a homogeneous race in their p^CeaT^Strtrhalf of'the cotton of the ' South has been made by white labor. What becomes of these people when we take the protecting intelligence of the white man away from them ? They rettograde to a condition that no one could have dreamed of. Let that labor take charge of this country and you have a howling wilderness in the place of plenty. The colored man has not made the progress which your speakers have noticed so forcibly here to-day. I do not decry negro labor, but I want to see this country inde pendent of it. We cannot rely upon them alone. The great progress in this country is due to the white la borer and not to the negro. One who has labored in the cause of education of the negro said " that he could go to a certain point but all beyond that made him topheavy, and that he has not made one step forward morally." I have been forced to admit, against . my will, to say that the time bas come for us to look for some way out of this difficulty. We have progressed in spite of fate. If they want to go to Indiana let them go. You will never have any material increase in your white population until you get a material diminution of the colored man. When you put the foreigner into competition with the negro he does not stay, he goes, and so would you. He has no people to associate with. I think twenty years is experi ment enough. We cannot afford to carry this incubus on our shoulders. They must keep up with the course of progress or must be left behind. Selling Liquor to a Man of Known Intemperate Habits. M On Thursday morning the City Council heard an appeal from the Mayor's Court in which a barkeeper .in town had been found guilty and fined for furniehing intoxicating liq nor to a man of known intemperate habits. The council sustained the findings below, and the defendant gaye notice of appeal to the Circuit Court.-Anderson Journal. We are delighted by the action of the Mayor of Anderson, and sincere ly hope that it will be imitated by many other Mayors. The saloon keep er who deliberately sells liquor to a drunkard, a drunken man .or a boy, violates the laws, and the rules of morality and humanity, and ought to be prosecuted and severely put ished whenever the proof can be obtained. We do not believe the State has any right to say whether a citizen shall or shall not drink whiskey, but she has a right and is bound to protect thoee of her citizens who from infirmity, previous indulgence or youth are in? capable of taking care ot themselves. If our friends of the temperance so cieties would abandon the prohibition issue for a time and devote their ef forts to^stimulating the prosecution of such cases as that in Anderson, they would do a vast amount of im mediate, practical good.-Greenville Daily News. Damned Scoundrels! WASHINGTON, July 25.-Col. Jack Brown, of Georgia, is one of the most ? prominent of the Southern Republi- ] cans in this city. Yesterday he had j occasion, in looking after the interest of a client, to call upon the Postmas ter General. He was horrified upen being told by Mr. Gresham that he i regarded Southern Republicans as ? " J-d acouadrele." -For the Advertiser Col. W. li; Folk Writes us from toe Sor. h Carolina Mountain?. HENDERSONVILLE, N. C., Joly 26. DEAR ADVERTISER: We left home Thursday morning, one week ago, for the mountains of Western North Car olina. Boarded the traiu at Trenton, and had a fine opportunity to see the crops along the Ridge. They were good, bat beginning to need rain sad ly. At Columbia we exchanged cars for Hendersonville, N. C , there be ing in waiting a special car destined for the mountains. Had a delightful ride from Columbia to Alston, al thongh nothing especially interesting outside. Dined on board the train at 2 o'clock. After dinner we began to take the census of the passengers on board. Jost back of os sat two bright girls going to Glonn Springs to spend the summer-f.he Misses Mitchell, from near Batesburg. They will cer tainly make thg boys either joyful or sad, if they remain there long, so winsome are their laces. No sooner had we gotten through playing the "agreeable" here; before we were accosted by Hon. William Munro of Union, S. C , and after that we began to swim in the sea of poli tics until he left us at Union, his town. What we said and intend to do we cannot tell you now. For the encouragement of our farm ers,^ let me say just here, that the crops through Union and Spaitanburg Counties, and through this whole up country, are poorer than we have ever seen anywhere, and poorer, they say, than they have been in twenty-five years. The dry weather is the cause. At Spartanburg, (our old home, we mightsay, for four years of our "teens" were spent here) we find a bustling, stirring little city, full of people, busi ness and pleasure. After exchang ing trains and shaking hands with casual acquaintances, the "all aboard" word is given, and off to the moun tains we go ! And in the train there is scarcely standing room-laughing women, talking men and crying ba bies, accompanying the monotonous rattle of the train. As usual here comes the inevitable drummer for the hotels-with flaming cards and per suasive eloquence. And, in this con nection, we must pay our especial re spects to one who calls himself Jarbo, alias Jumbo. We do this in order that others seeing our examples may profit by them. We have just got rid of these nuisances, and we can now begin to view the prospect over. The train moves carefully along around the huge abysmal gorges, at the rugged base of mountain on moun tain, like a grand panorama, unfold ing in its sweep beauties wild as when they first fell from the hand of God. We know nobody nor anything un til we get to Tryon, a station on the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad, where, much to our gratification and surprise, we uaw one lady on a mule bowing to us several times, who is very familiar in all her beauty and vivacity to the people, of our town, once Mrs. Georgia H., now Mrs. Wright, of Columbia. They say the Tryon Hotel is a good one, and we are sure the scenery is fine. Up we go, until we get to the real climb of the railroad, the grade in the road where, with heavy trains, they have to uncouple and take up one box car at a time, or use two "engines to get us over the mountains. To look at it, it seems nearly as steep as the bill in front of Dr. Jennings'. At Salu da, another station, among the spec tators we see Gov. Bonham and lit tle Frank, which makes ijdptl like we were nearer home thaf?We were. Arrived at Hendersonville at 8 o'clock, and find comfortable quar ters at the Fletcher House, on Main 6treet. The table is the beet in the town-supplied as it is from the line farm of the proprietor, who lives ten miles from here on the road to Ashe ville. Really the air U fine. Sleep ing nedor blankets in July is a fact. Flies and musquitoes are at a dis count, and it is glorious to know yon have got them where you can rule them. No sweltering in the sum mer's heat, no punting and blowing and pulling off coats, and donning of linen dusters, to keep life in you up here! The water is splendid. Rested from the heat and fatigue of travel, we drive out in the after noon of Friday to see the residences of the Charlestoniaus around Fiat Rock-a little town about four miles from here. We passed, cn route, the mountain residences of Barker, Tien holm, and others, and we dismounted at the gate leading into the residence of the Rev. Mr. Drayton, sn Episco pal divine. The grounds, hot houses, plants, and rare trees in here, and the terraced lawns, remind ns of a veritable Scotch Residence. From this poir t you can 6ee the Memmin ger residence on a high hill, fronting a sloping lawn covered with grass and browsing cows-encircled partially by a pond-now undergoing repairs by and under the immediate super vision of the Hon. C. G. Memminger himself. In the distance, command ing a grand view, is "the Coxe House," here known-built as it is said by one Joe Coxe, a rich fellow, who made certain promises to a young lady of this place, but which were broken up by bia enraged mother. The hand some residence is now owned by So licitor Jervey of the Charleston bar. On our return therefrom we passed by the Henry Middleton house-who had to leave it in all its grandeur and beauty, because he killed a ruffian, who attempted to rob him of some of his earthly treasure. Back again to the hotel, prepared for supper. Al rest again. .'n the morning of Saturday, while sitting in the veranda, we SJC the sweet, smiling face of a lady well known to our society-Mrs. Beall, of Augusta-coming to see us. At home again, as she is so peculiarly charm ing everywhere. On Sunday we drive to the Tower - four miles over and on top of the mountains-to see, as the notices stuck around here say-the Kingdom of this world. This is a thing gotten up by a Northern man-to swindle the foolish traveler ! This is a pleasant little town, and a good plaje for over-worked men ana invalid women, who need qui etude and rest. We are just now getting the keys to the secrets of the mountains, and when we get back from Caesar's Head, Buck Forest and Brevard, we will give yon nome of the fat things of the mountains, inas much as you have taBted the " lean" in this letter. W. H. F. lt ls True That tho "Bonanza Saloon" keeps the iest grado of Wines, Whiskies and Cold Drinks that can be found anywhere. Iou W, COSDON. / / From the CJironicle <?. Constitutionalist. Tile Street Railroad. Importgut Natter. OFFICE OF THE AUGUSTA AND SUM- ] MERYILLE KAILROAD COMPANY, I AUGUSTA, GA., June 25, 1883 J Editors Chronicle: In the Chronicle and Constitution' alis/ of Sunday, the 24th , is a com munication signed " M," and dated, " Edgefield C. H., S. C, June 20th, 1883," which contains a clause com posed of charges which are so utterly the reverse of fact, and so grossly un just to the Augusta and Summerville Railroad Company, (" the city street car line"), that, of course, I ask space to deny a"iH disprove tho assertion made. It is stated that the farmers of Edgefield say "that the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad add five cents on each hundred pounds to their freight rates to Augusta because the road is-required to pay that much for the privilege cf crossiug the City Street Car Line." Now the written contract between the Augusta and Summerville Rail road Company (the " City Street Car Line") and the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, un der which all business between these' two companies has, tor many years in the past, been conducted, and which is binding upon both companies lor many years to come, after defining the term "Local Freight of which the point of orgiual shipment or of ultimate destination ia the City of Augusta," sets forth " that the Char lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company shall be required to pay to the Augusta and Sumraervilie Rail road Company (the 'City Street Oar Line') nocharges whatsoever on Local Freight." This local freight is exactly the branch of business embraced in the assertion of" M." Any one id capa ble o? understanding that, by these terms, the Augusta ano! Summerville Railroad Company is, by written con tract, prohibited from making any charge whatsoever against the Char lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, upon any pioduce or mer chandise brought to the Augusta market, or upon that which is shipped from the Augu-ta market over the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad. The same exemption from charge by the Augusta and Summer ville Railroad Company is enjoyed by all the other railroads entering the city of Augusta in addition, I assert the act, that the Augusta and Sum .mervillt Railroad Company has never, from the first day of its existence, made any charge on freight which even approximated to the rate of five cents per one hundred pounds. The rates of this company do not reach one-third ofthat amount; and these cannot, under any circumstances, be imposed upon freight brought in for sale in Augusta, nor upon freight sold in Augusta and shipped by railroad out of the city. On that kind of freight, the Augusta and Summerville Railroad Company does not charge as much RS one cent fora thousand tons. It charges nothing whatever, and in addition, permits the entirely free and unlimited uee of its track for that purpose. In proof of my ?issertion, I append the last report of the Char lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad of dues to the Augusta and Summer ville Railroad Company. All others contain only the same items. Report. C., C. & A. RAILROAD COMPANY, ") AUDITOR'S OFFICE. . COLUMBIA, S.^.rMuy s\-i4^%=*4^ J. J. Davies, Esq., President A. d': A. J'. R. Co., Augusta : DEAR Sir.-Below please find state ment of account due your company by us for month of April, 1883: Pounds. ToLnauge to Georgia R. 1,092,149 Tonnage Lo Central R. R. J Ol,121 Tonnage to P. R. & A. R R. 70,4Gn Tonnage to A. ? K. R. ll 7,840 l1277,r.78 At 1 io. per 100 pounds $101.03 Lees labor account load ing .ind unloading car? 0 93 $181 07 Yours truly, ?"Signed ) JOHN CHAKI, Auditor. This report, as is easily seen, em braces only through freight, and in it there p not. on? pound of the freight on which " M" says that the "City Street Car Line-chargea five cents peron? hundred pounds." On the Litter, (the local Iruight) I again as sert, it charges nothiug. Respectfully, JAS. J. DAVIES, Prcs't A. & S. R. R. Co. I fully concur in the above state ment of Mr. -Tas. J. Davies, President of the A. & S. R. R Co. No charge whatever is made on any freight destined for Augusta,or shipped from Augusta. The only charge made by the A. & S. R. R. Co. is on " through freights" for points beyond Augusta. D. H. VANBUREN, Agt. C. C. & A. R. R. Co. . If Properly Asked, Hon. Geo. D. Tillman has not given his views on the subject of the Speak ership, hut would no doubt do so if properly asked. We venture to say that be has wise and statesmanlike reasons for preferring Mr. Randall, and that he would not have t<? repeat any of Mr. Dibble's arguments, when testifying to the faith that is in him. -Augusta Chronicle, Sunstroke. There are many remedies suggested for this species of sickness which ie liable to occur now at any *day-any cool headed man or woman canrelieve the sufferer at once and without fear 1 of any evil consequences. The method , is simply and easily carried out. The 1 following is all there is to do :-Drag ' the body into the nearest shade; ? place it in a sitting position against ! a wall, a tree, or anything that will j be a support for the back ; loosen the ' foliar of the shirt or dress ; throw ice j coid water over the head copiously; ? give a pretty still" dose of essence of Jamaica ginger-say an ounce .or mure to a half glass of water. Keep ap the application of water after the ginger has been given, but moderately, ] ind it need not be ice cold. Let the patient have plenty of airarouud him, n an hour's time he will get up and ivalk home or io a street car. This is ill the treatment necessary and it is jased on common sense. The oppres sion on the brain caused by the heat s relieved ly the cold water, and the < jlood is sent from the head to the ^ iody. The ginger (if-not obtainable ( inmediately, brandy will answer, A bough the essence ot ginger is the T d?ngest stimulant and quickest) pre- \ rents anemia, or lack of blood, by itimulating the vessel? and Fending rash blood back to the brain. mm -Z.-?J MARIUED, by Rev. S. Leard, at "1 luae, on Sunday, July 20th, ROBEH DUKES and FANNIE BLALOCKj originally of Edgefield County, S. (J ??utaarg. In Memoriam* EDDIE PENN DRVORE, first-1 of J. K. and BKTTIR P. DKVORK, born Dec. 29, 1870, and died July 22, : 4 Those whom the god's love die yo j So we felt when we heard of the auf death of this noble boy. A more" _ ly, industrious, gentle, lovable boj have never known. In all those tra! character which give promise of ut and honorable manhood, he was a bj tiful model. Singularly truthful, gent in business, obeying his parent all things and kindly disposed toi every one, he was at once a doting n er's joy and pride, a fond father's he] and hope-a universal favorite. " In the midst of life we are in de; What a striking illustration of this tl in tho case of EDDIE PSSTS ! At3} o'cl< p. m., Saturday, h ' left his father's sj where ho had been aiding him in m ging potatoes, and ran for his gun" was soon, in company with a yoi friend and some colored boys, oil* in pj suit of sport. lu a brief half hour, little neighbor, in tho excitement of c iase getting ready to lire, accident let the hammer slip just in time to s? the contents of the gun into a fatal pl! All was done that could be; but toj avail, in nine short hours the spirit taken its Hight into the presence of G] On Sunday afternoon the lithe, hi some little form was laid beside the] crad dust of a little auntie and near precious remains of a lovinggrandnu er, to await the general resurrect^ May the consolations of the gospel of] sympathizing Redet mer bo sweet abiding to the grief-stricken parents. "God moves in a mysterious way. His wonders to porform ; He plants his footsteps on the sea, And rides upon the storm. ".Judge not tho Lord by fee hi o sens But trust him for his grace; Behind o frowning providence, He hides a smiling fae?. "His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour; Tho lind may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower." ht we [ts of ful ,u s TAX NOTICE,! ? MY Books will be open for JIM S|1 tion of Taxes from tho jS ber to .Ute. .St h at Edgefield JflflB^rag of Taxes : For State Tax, ^ jpFsjCoiH ty, 4 mills; for Pt?t^?dtSbtedn?ss, ? one mill ; for School Tax, 2 mills ; lH Deficiencies, 1 mill ; for itailroad Tax.fl mills. I will be at the following pla<H on the days mentioned to collect tn Taxes, viz: H Sept. 10, at Trenton, " ll, Johnston. " 12, " Ward's, " 13, " Ridge Spring, " 14, " Holson's X Road.i, " 15, " Watson <fe Bro's. Storo.fl " 18, " Laudrum's Store, " 19, " Holder's Store, fl " 20, " Clark's Hill, " 21, " Modoc, fl " 22, " Red Hill, " 25, " Aft. Willing, " 2?;, " Canghman's Store, " 27, " Kinard & Bro's. Store.fl " 2?, " Puiifoy's Store, " 2i), " Crouch's store. fl From the 1st October to tho 0th fl Kdgefleld c. II. fl Oct. 8, at Coleman's X Roads, " 9, " Richardsonvillfi, fl " 10, " Haltiwanger's Store, fl " ll ..v. 12, Burst's Store, fl " 13. at Dr. D. a Tompkins's,* " 15, " Pleasant Lane, " 10, Longmires, " 17, . " Plum Branch, " 18,, " Parksville, i " 19, ?? Talbert's Store, 1 From the 20th to the 31st October at Edgefield C. H., at which time my BooksJ ' JAS. MITCHELL, Treas. E. C. I August 1, 1883.- 31.54 Legal Warning. ALL persons aro hereby forewarnj not to give employment to Jol Rainsford, as he.is under contract with the undersigned for the year 1883, ah has left my employment without cg Aug. 1, 1882.-3134*' 1) OLA ND CHINA and BEP.ioJ?lRll PIGS for sale. Apply to Dr. H. PARKER, July 31,--313-1] Edgefield. S. C. Administrator's Aotice. ALL persons having any CLAIM] against tho estate of MID, E. BEXLEY, dc.c'd., are notified to prase J them to mo duly attested, within ll| time prescribed by law, or they will barred. All persons owing said Est? are notified lo make payment to nie. JAR. C. LOWREY, Adni'or. Est Mrs. 15. E. Bexley! July L'.R>, lS.S3.-3t.'M WOFFORD GOLLEG] SPARTAN BORG. S. C. The thirtieth Collegiate year will gin October 1st, 1883. Students who i ter late labor under great disadranta Board in private families ?12 to $10 I moi. h. A few students are accomr dated at a cost of only ?7 per month board i? the College building. Tuit from $4n to f?00 per yoar, according class. For Catalogue address JAMES H. CARLISLE, A. M , LL. D. Aug. 2, 18S3.-34] Presider Sheriffs-Sale. STA-TE.-OE, -SOUTH 'CARi EDGEFIELD COUNTY. Jennings, Smith & Co. vs. J. Y>\ Barr.-Execution. BY virtue of an Execution to rected in the above stated ci will proceed to sell at Edgefield House, on the first Monday in A next, the Defendant's, J. Wesley Bi interest in a certain tract of land, in Edgefield County, and State afon and on the road leading from Edgfj Court House to Trenton aud the House, containing iivo hundred more or less, adjoining lands o? Addison, James and Walter Mille M. Padgett and others, being tbej ol land conveyed to tho said J. Barr by R. H. Quattlebum. Terms Cash. Titles extra. W. H. OUZTS, S. July ll. 1883.-4130 TO introduce the now branches added to my business, I wil free, to any ono buying an outfit me, the arts of either DECALCOMj [China, Silk, ?fcc, Decorating) ( rAL (or imitation Sholl Work) MO PHOTOGRAPHY, or the ai iring Photographs in oil to imita ;elain miniatures, GRECIAN, or parency painting. Samples of works "may be seeu by applicatioi residence, where I am keepings f >f Frames, Paintings, Chromos, Materials, Paints. Oils, Varnisheij di se, I irt Igust Irr's, luata said, Ifield Pine cres, L. r, M. [tract esley lRs.E.ERICHA?flDS A Chance For 8? Da vs O ii I vi have teach from UNE tlEN (H RO of col e por trans Jl these tat my "llino irtist's k Ac. f 10NTRACTS for House, SignJ w namental Painting will rece ? rom pt attention and good w< ihip. Address or apply to, E. V. R1CHARJ Edenfield, C. Hi Jilly I ?, IMBIL CARPET Carpets nnd House Furnlshiiif he Largest Stock South of Ba doqnet, Brussels. 3-Ply and Carpets, Rugs, Mat? and Crural! Vindow Shades, Wall Papera, ?ace Curtains, Cornices and Pc oa and Canton Mattings, Cpl engravings, Chromos, Picture! ."..tr Write for Samples and F GEO. Ai BAILIE, ACG?8T/ June 28,1*83.-29 RANTED SEED BUIST'S IMPROVED RUTA BAGA. RED, or PURPLE TOP, YELLOW ABERDEEN, WHITI^GLOBE, GEORGIA WINTER, FLAT DUTCH, SEVEN TOP, YELLOW GLOBE -o We have just received a large Fiipply of the above reliable Turnip Seed. G. L PENN & SON. August 1, 1883.-4184 // J: .STHLEY. WM. J. CRANSTON. R P. SIBLEY, COTTON FACTOR, GUANO DEALER, COMMISSION MERCHANT REYNOLDS ST., AUGUSTA, GA. Liberal advances rnade on Consignments. Bagging and Ties furnished at lowest rates. STRD"T PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO WEK;niNn 2nd SAMPLING COTTON. CONSIGNMENTS OF GRAIN SOLICITED. AGENT FCXR JUSTLY ? CELEBRATED BROWiY COTTON GL\, FEEDER AND CON?ENSERV CONDENSER. And PRESSES of all Descriptions. IQ?*Send for Circular. All inrormation cheerfully furnished. R. P. SIBLEY. Augusta, Ga., July 17, 1883.-3m ~ CLARKE " SEED-COTTON CLEANER. PRICE, $75.00. Clarke Seed Cotton Cleaner ?Mfg. Co., Allanta, f?a. JOHN H. HUIET, Batesburg, S. C., Gen'l. Ag't. Edgefield Co. At tho International Exposition in 1881, it was kept constantly on exhibition, and many thousands of people beheld its operation and effects with satisfaction and pleasure. There its utility was shown beyond question, and the award of the examiners gave it tho highest rank in ?hat class of inventions to which it belongs. It is alleged, by those who have used it, that cotton passed through it is advanced at least two cents in its market value. There are some people, however, who be lieve that it pays better to sell dirty cotton than it does to clean it. Now this is a great mistake, and wo call their attention to the following example, which is made on a 5C0 pound bale of cot ton on a basis of 10 cents for mid ling cotton : Allow, say, 50 lbs. ?l?ii??**f~7&g Val' !' OhigLfagiu 1 d lass "low ordinary" anti would ?e worth 0 eta. per pound, which would be f>0 pounds dirt at 0 eta., $3.00, and -?.50 pounds of cotton at 0 cts., ?27.00, or 830 00 net for the dirty halo. A bale cleaned of tho ?Jimo grade cotton would lose 50 pounds in weight, which would leave 450 lbs. net of dean cotton, which would be increased in value by the cleaning process 2 eta. per pound, making .450 pounds at 8 cts., $30.00, or a gain of $0.00 per bale hy tho cleaning process rifler having lost SO pounds in weight. Say: Dirty Hale-'M lbs., including 50 lbs. of dirt, at fi cfs.$30 00 Chan Unlr-rm lbs. less GO lbs. roi dirt, 450 lbs., at 8 els.|3ti 00 (lain by cleaning process.$ 0 00 We Refer to the Following Certificates: 300IETV H ir. i., S. C., January 10,1882. Gents- Tho Clarke Seed Colton Cleaner T bought of you gives entire .satisfac tion, f believe tho Cleaner paid for itself on ten bales of dirty cotton. J. M. WADDELL. S i'A UTAN'ni J no, S. C., January 27,1882. Gents-T ara a colton [.lauter in Spartanburg county, and had dirty storm cot ton cleaned on Clarke's Cleaner, sold by you to W. H. Cantrell. I sold my clean cotton for II cents, and dirty ...iiton ol' the same grade uncleaned for 8 cents. J. C. WALL. ENON GROVE, HFARO Co., CA., December 7, 1880. The Clarke Seed Cotton Cleaner it'f'ff. Co., Atlanta, (Ja.: Gentlemen-Before I would purchase Clarke's Seed Cotton Cleaner, I wished to make a trial test, which I did in the following manner: I weighed carefully 1,500 pounds ol' dry seed cotton, which I cleaned and ginued. I then ginned 1,500 lbs., taken from tho same stall, uucleaned. Sent to Newnan both bales, which were sold for me. The cleaned bale lost threo pounds in weight-and sold for lt cents Eor pened more than the bale not cleaned. This season the patronage to my gin as gieatly increased, several parties patronizing me to get the benefitof the Clean er, closing their private gin houses and hauling me their crops. J. V. D. STEPHENS. July 18, 1683.-32 _ JOHN W. WALLACE, GOTTOIST FACTOR., -AGENT FOR The Celebrated Hall Gin, With or Without Feeder and Condenser. PRICES AND TERMS SATISFACTORY. 729 & 731 Reynolds St, Augusta, Ga. CLINTON WARD, S. C., May 29, '83. Mr. J. W. Wallace. UKAR SIR-In reference to the Hall Gin, 1 must say I am well pleaded with it. It gives perfect satisfaction and a bet ter vUrnout in lint I have never had than the Hall Gin gives. I ginned last season 500 bales, aud every ono was satisfied with tho turnout ol their cotton, as itover thirded itself considerably; and another thing about it, you can gin theco ton wet. and it will gin it c eau from the seed. This is a great thing for agin to do-that is, ginning for the public. On the 70-saw Gin I bought of you. I have ginned from 12 lo 13 bales in one dav. Yours most respectfully, J. H. LAGRONE. RIDGE, SPRINO, S. C., May 25, '83. Mr John W. Wallace, Augusta, Ga. DEAR SIR-We ginned nine hundred bales of cotton the past two seasons with the GO-saw Hall Gin you sold us, and with great s itisfaction. Tho Hall is ac cepted iu this community as the stand ard Gin, Very few others are sold. Knowing its value I gladly aid you bj' my endorsement (if that will aid you), in sellin' it to brother planters and gin ners. Yours truly, B. E. NICHOLSON. Juno 20. 1883.-3m28 ANDERSON FEMALE SEMINARY. Tho next Session opens FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER. Order and examine a copy of our Oata logne, and you will be surprised at our low terms lor board and tuition ; .and, at the same time, you will be convinced that you can not'send your daughter to any other College where she will be more tenderly cared for or bettor edu cated in overv respect. Addross, LEWIS M. AY'ER, Pres't., Inly 1?, 1883.-<ii32] Anderson, 8. C. Legal Warning. ALL persons are hereby warned not to hire or harbor one William Wig fall, a very large colored person, as he is under contract with me for tho year 188ft, FELIX WALKER, July Ul, ISM.-3L32] Elmwood, S. C. LYCURGUS CHARLTON. Attorne)-at-Law, Edgefield C. HM S- C. Ofllce near residence, -^?. Feb. 7,1883. Just Received SQUIRES' HAMS, COLD MEDAL FLOUR X. 0 SYRUP. CREAM CHEESE SNOWFLAKE CRACKERS, CANNED TOMATOES. OKRA A TOMATOES RIC E. GRITS, SODA, CI G A RS SMOKING & CHEWING TOBACCO, ONE SPOON BAKING POWDER PL! ? W HOES, HEEL SCREWS, GRASS HODS. PISHING TACKLE KEROSENE OIL M v plork of STAPLE GROCERIES will he kepi. Full, Fresh acd Complete at all times. Try my GLEEN and BLACK TEAS. IRISH POTATOES to close out. BUCKWHEAT-not Shorts-at ,r>c per lb. A small quantity of CORNED BEEK stilj left. Give me a call. Quality and price guarantied. H. BRANSON, Ag't. Apr. 17, 1883.-tf G 0 aa pta A RAFI OPPORTUNITY -FOR BARGA INS ''?HOES! SLIPPERS! SLIPPERS! SLIPPERS! SLIPPERS! -AND HATS! HATS! '.THE LEADERS" intend opening tbn Spring Trade with their usual vim. They will open the ball with a wonderful t-ale-$125,000 worth of the Latest Novelties in SHOES, SLIPPERS and HATS at prices unheard of before. These goods are all from fir^t bands and were bought in immense quantities; therefore, we are enabled to o(i'<;r them at Retail for what they cost small buyers by the ten eise lots. Wo know how to go to work to take advantage of the market, and are al ways ready to obtain Bargains for the ltonofit of our customers. Remem ber that tn this way we are able to sell our goods at the lowest margins, and to get tho beat from tho manu iactnrers. Do not disappoint your self or your friends by neglecting to '.all and examino our superb line of Ladies', Misses', Children's, and Gents' spring Shoes and Slippers. In Ladies' Shoes We Will Offer Some W?.i derful Bargains! Ladies' Kid Button Roots, flOc. worth ?1 ?0; Ladies' Pebble Hutton Boots, 87jc, worth $1 25 ; Ladies' 18 Thread Kid Fox Button Boots, 81 50 worth 82 25; Ladies' Kid Fox Polish Boote, $1 25, former price 82; Ladies' Opera Slippers 75c, former price ?1 25; Ladies' Opera Slippers, 90c, woll worth Si 50; Ladies'Kid Opera Ties, jil 25, well worth ?2; Ladies' Glove Kid Oxfords, hand-made, Si 75, worth $8; La dies' French Kid Magnolias, gt 75, worth $3; Ladies' French Victoria Ties, $1 70, worth $2 50; Ladies' Pebble Buskins, 70c, worth Si ; Ladies' Serge Buskins, 25c, Kid Newport Ties, 75c, worth 82 25; .Ladies'Kid Newport Button, 90c, worth $1 50. The Largest and Most Carefully Selected Stock nSf Mists' and Children's Shoes-Ever Offeree^ Misses' KidxOxfords fl. worth 50; Misses' Kid Sandals, 75e, worth $125^ Misses'French Kid Magnolias, SI 2=>, worth S2 ; Misses'Kid Sandals, 85c, worth it 50; Misses' Kid Polish, 75c. worth SI 25; Misses' Seree Polish, 70c, worth $1 35: Misses'Kid Button Boots, ST'., worth % I 2."> ; Misses' Pebble Button Boots, 85c, worth ?1 35; Misses' Pebble Polish, 7()c\ worth St ; Misses' Acf. Polish, 00c, worth ?1 ; Children's Ankle Ties, 25c. worth 50e; Children's Newport Ties, 40c, worth 75c; Children's Sandals, 50c, worth ?1 ; Children's Kid Lace Bals., 10c, worth 40c; Chil dren's Kid Spring Heeled Shoes, fiSc, worth 81 ; Children's Pebble Spring Heeled Shoes. fiOe, worth $!. 850,000 WORTH OF MEN'S SHOES, THE LATEST ST WE INTEND TO RUN OFF AT THl? Men's French Kid Hand Sewed Ties at Si 75, worth ?7 Oft Men's Calf Ties af, :< 00, worth fi 00 Men's Oxfords at. -? 75, worth I 50 Men's Calf Sewed Con gress at .'? 50, worth 5 On Men's, Acf. S S. Oxfords I 25, worth 1 75 Men's Prince Alberts 125, woith 17.'. Men's Strap Ties at '.?:"?, worth 1 45 .The way to get rich is to buy witera Y LES AND FRESHEST GOODS, THAT FOLLOWING MARVELOUS PRICES. Men's Pcf. .Tersevs at Men's English Ties at Mon's West Point Ties Hoys' Congress Gaiters Roys' Jersey Tics at Roya' Strap Ties nt Roys' English Rais, at Roys' Low Buttons at 87i, w'th 1 25 1 00, worth 2 00 1 25, worth 1 70 75, worth 1 25 70, worth 1 00 1 00, worth 1 50 1 00, worth 1 45 1 25, worth 2 00 you can got the best goods for tho l?f?sl money. This you know, and certainly will not forget that at our store is tho place for you aud your friends to trade. We want you to remember u couple nf things, and these are HONEST GOODS -AND LOW PRICES, Assuring you -that wo shall not rcln.x our offerts to retain tho pro eminence our store has already attained, and shall try to tho old, tho young, tho short, the tal), tho heed tho writing on thc wall. COUNTLE rich, the poor; so bring them all and SS BARGAINS AT YOUR CALL. -:o: OVERLOADED I $175,000 WORTH OP READY-MADE CLOTHE THAT MUST GO ! Our Bayer's anticipation of the Spring Trade was too great ! Thc result is that we are overloaded, and must sell at half price to unload. It will be to your interest to give us a call Before buying elsewhere. Come in here. -:o: The J? BB White Dry Goods, Clothing, and Shoe Co.,/ 724, 738, ami 740 Broad Street,