Edgefield Advertiser rHOS. J. ADAMS, ..... . EDITOR THURSDAY, ATRIL 20,1893. Forty years ago canned tomatoes sold at 50 cents a can, while now the price is about 7 cents. The Bamberg cotton factory, re cently organized; started out with fifty thousand dollars, and ran its stock up to $100,000 without any trouble. The largest sheep ranch in the world is said to be in the counties of Dimmet and Webb, Texas. It contains upward of 400,000 acres and yearly pastures from 1,000,000 to 1,600,000 sheep. Mrs. Stonewall Jackson has a sprig of ivy]which was was brought her by a. friend from Martin Luther's grave. She has planted it. and on her next trip to Lexington, Va., will take it there, and plant it on her husband's grave. f - - ? ' An ear of corn 27 inches ljng, 12 inches in circumferance, having 24 rows of 157 grainp each, making a total of 3,767 grains on one cob,is exhibited at Shenandoah Kan., as a specimen of that region's agricultural capabilities. It was raised last season, and eleven such ears would make a" bushel of corn. The crowds of office seekers: at Washington reminds us of & crowd of buzzards around a dead carcass. Ever and anon som? lucky fellow secures a bone and off he goes, when another steps up to get a pull. But the worst part of it is, there will be so many who will not get as much as a hair much less a bone.-Lexington Dispatch. Tho bullet-proof cloth which a German tailor is reported to have brought out is said to be made harder then Bteel by hydraulic pressure, and yet to be thin and elastic enough to be worn with considerable comfort. Its princi ple use in times of peace will pro bably be for small boy's trouser ings. _ This is what it costs a boy who d'- .i -iot pay his tuition at Clem en College : Board ten months n -medical attention $5 ; washing $5, . iforms or clothing $24. Total $104. A boy may reduce this by his labor. They will be required to work two hours each day for which they will receive eight cents per hour. All reHdenrs-TKm-cub mnemonic stanza begining, "Thirty days has September," but some may never hava heard Sheridan's rhyme of months : January, snowy ; February, flowy ; March blowy ; April, flowery ; May flowery j June bowery ; July, moppy; August, croppy, September, poppy ; October,breezy ; November, wheezy, December feeezy. There are few things more un appetising than the canned goods put up in tins, as they are ordinarily served-that is simply turned out into a saucepan and heated. A very important precau tion to take is to turn out the con tents of a can several hours before they are wanted, which will cause them to lose the peculiar, stifled, close taste, frequently combined with solder, that too often clings to them. THE RAILROAD CASES. Although the South Carolina Railroad cases were argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on the 3rd day of April, no decision has been rendered yet. Can it be that this august court has "hung" itself after the man ner of an ordinary petty jury? There are yet no indications as to when this case will be decided, or what that decision will be; the latest we have seen is the follow ing interview with Attorney Gen eral Townsend taken from the Co lumbia Ragister : Attorney General Townsend re turned from Washington yester day, accompanied by Dr. Pope who is on his way to Newberry. Major Townsend, in discussing the railroad cases, said that he Of course did not know what the decision of the court would be, and he didn't care to discuss it much as he was interested in it. He spoke very highly of Randolph Tucker's speech, which he said was one of the finest he had ever listened to. He thought that the State had fully sustained her side. He says the impression may have gotten out by questions that the Judges asked, but he didn't consider that a basis upon which to form the judgment. He thought the court might render its decision Monday, but about this ther^ was no certainty. Ho was not even sure that tho court would decide on the merits of the case. They might simply decide on the habeas corpus feature and in that case the merits would have to be brough.', out some other way. From this it will be seen that nothing can be positively known until the court decides. FACTORIAS EVERYWHERl Hampton C. H. is to ?iave J cotton factory, $35,000 have| been already subscribed. Chesterfield is to have a cotton factory. The scheme there is to I put the shares at $50 each, and pay monthly instalments of $1 each until the $50 are paid. A month ago there were com paratively few people in Cheraw who believed that we could get up enough stock to build a cotton factory here. These people now see their error. You never know | what you can do until you try. Cheraw Reporter. Ground has been broken by the j Charlotte Cotton Mills for an v portant extension to its plant. The Mills now make yarns alone, but hi the future will weave as well as spin. An additional building | will be erected and equipped with big looms. The matter has been taken up very quietly and more headway has been made than could well be imagined in so short a time. . The foundations for the buildings are now being dug out and the machinery has all been I ordered. It is expected that the ?entire equipment bf 150 looms will be running in the next 90 days. Charlotte keeps moving all the j time in manufacturies. Less than two years ago the | Gingham Mill was built and I equipped with 240 looms. A year I later the Atherton Mill was built j and put to w?rk on fine yarns, leadnig out on new lines of finer goods in the South. Still later, fand less than six months ago, the Gingham Mill makes an im portant extension and is now set ting up 260 new looms making its [ entire number 500. Then, before this work is completed, the Charlotte Cotton Mills are found j to have periected all their arange ments purchased machinery and have in process of construction an inportant extension, consisting of | new buildings, new machinery and j the employment of more labor. The new looms will be run on white cloth and employment will be given to 65 or 100 people, mostly white goods weavers. The contracts for almost all the machinery were placed right here in Charlotte. Charlotte loves the kind of men who make two blades of grass grow where only one grew before. Good for D. M. Oates, of the Charlotte Cotton Mills, and good for R. H. Jordan, of the Gingham Mills.- { As indicated in a recent com munication from this correspon dent, Capt. W. A. Courtenay' visit here was one of important | business. The water power on Little river, some four miles east of herc and belonging to J. Cary, has been recognized as fins site for a cotton mill and Captain Courtenay'a visit here was to investigate and if pleased to invest. He was highly pleased and right away the preliminary steps ware taken toward the organization of a company with a eapital of $15,000 to build factory. Nearly the whole amount was taken at once.-Easley Demo crat. The Three C'S. Rock Hi;l Herald. It is been learned .for about the forty-seventh time that there is a ) strong probability of the early completion of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad. It is said a syndicate has been formed for that purpose, and al definite offer been made to the) present owners of the company's securities, chief among whom are the Finance Company of Philadelphia. The offer made to the Finance Company is said to have been accepted at a meeting of the board of directors, held in Philadelphia, and a similar offer j will be considered by the directors | of the Investment Company with in a few days. The terms of the proposition have not yet been made public, but it is said to be a | very favorable one for the security holders. The scheme is understood 'o in clude the formation of a new cora- j pany to complete the road, th? capital for this purpose to be fur nished by Ihe syndicate. The names of those who comprise the syndicate have not been given,but a number of them are said to be Southerners, with large interests in the area which the Three C's when completed will traverse. Old Gravely-"If you do not care to be my wife, perhaps the prospect of being a rich widow j might tempt you." Minnie (eagerly)-Oh. Mr. Gravely, |if I were only sure I could trust you ! -Detroit Free Press. Bills of Sale and Mortgages of personal and real estate for sale at the ADVERTISER office. Buy your Straw Hats-cheap this season-from J. M. Cobb. WAR DT WASHINGTON. J Personal Altercation Between J. U Tillman and N. G. Gonzales Special Dispatch to The Columbia Journal. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 13. The question of veracity at issue in the Columbia State and Evening Journal between N . G Gonzales and J. H. Tillman nearly terminated in a personal difficulty between these gentlemen on the arrival of the South Carolina pa pflrs at the Metropolitan Hotel this morning. Tillman was standing in the lobby of the ho toi conversing with E. Brooks Sligh and myself when a copy of the State was banded him containing the article by Gonzales, in which he stated that the communication sent by Mr. Tillman to The Evening Journal some days since was false. Till man, after reading this, looked around and seeing Gonzales, ap proached him saying : "Read that now. I desire to know if you mean to say I am a liar." Mr. Gonzales, after reading the article, replied: "My language refers to the original author of the statement you sent to The Journal." An excited conversation ensued, all of which I could not fully un derstand, which attracted the at tention of a large number of South Carolinians at this hotel and others, whereupon the gentlemen discontinued their talk, Gonzales going out on the side walk and Tillman remaining in the lobby. I informed Tillman that Gon zales asked me some evenings ago to tell Tillman for him that he (Tillman) bad lied in his state ment sent to The Journal relative to Gonzales' candidacy for office. Tillman immediately demanded that I should go with him to i Gonzales, whereupon Sligh in terposed an objection to this course and advised that the mat- j ter be deferred until such time that the whole affair could be' carefully considered with the hope of a satisfactory adjustment. Tillman reluctantly acquiesced in this proposition, but quickly changed his "mind, when at that moment, Gonzales re-entered the lobby. He angriiy approached Gonzalos and said: "Sir. Mr. Gillespie iuforms'me that you au thorized him to say for you that I j lied in my dispatch to The Journ al. What have you to say?', Gonzales replied: "I do not care to discuss the matter here," and walked away. Mr. Tillman t^K&MVh?i*~iT "amT settle* if | here or anywhere else you may mention." Mr. Gonzales paid no attention, but continued to walk rapidly on toward the office. In view of the fact that the affair will go to the press, I was requested by Mr. Tillman to give my version of j what transpired between him and j Gonzales, and the above is exactly j what I saw and heard. I desiie to say that I am quite friendly with both of these gentle men and esteem them highly, and sincerely trust that there will be no serious results from what has occurred, and that the matter will be dropped and be considered as an honest misunderstanding of the matter. THOMAS D. GILLESPIE. EDITOR GONZALES' VERSION. WASHINGTON, April 13.-[Special to the Columbia State.]-Jim Till man met Editor Gonzales at the news stand in the Metropolitan Hotel this morning, and asked him if his dispatch meant to say lie lied. Mr. Gonzales replied, "I meant to say whoever made that charge lied." Mr. Tillman said he hadn't asserted it ; he only said it was reported ; that he got it from some one in the State De partment. Mr. Gonzales asked his name, Mr. Tillman refused to give it. After some further talk, | Tillman said : "I see you say you don't care to dignify me by notice." Mr. Gonzles said: "Yes, and I speak now simply because you bring it up directly." A friend of Mr. Gonzales came up and beckoned Gonzales out of | the hotel on another matter. As he i was about to leave. Mr. Tillman said : "I do not care to dignify j your statement by inquiring at the State Department." Mr. ^Gonzales replied : you should have tried to dignify your report by proving it true. " Mr. Gonzales, going out said: "The story is an infernal lie." Presently Mr. Gonzales re entered the hotel. Mr. Tillman met him, and wanted to say a few words. Gonzales said he .didn't want to discuss anything with j him. Tillman said: ''Gillespie (Tom) tells me you say I'm a liar. Did you say it?" Gonzales replied, "This is not the place to discuss that question," and went to the; barber shop. When she .came out j Mr, Tillman was not visible. 95 cents on the dollar will be paid for school checks at the ADVERTISER office, provided you area subscriber to the paper, or J become a subscriber when you bring in your check. I We Must Relearn .Our Plcdg?s. Atlanta Constitution. .The Augusta Chronicle hits the nail squarely on the head when it says that the contiuance of the democrats in power beyond the present adrninstration depends upon their honest compliance with the party's pledges. As our contemporary puts it, the democratic party triumphed in the recent election because of its pledges to the people. It is now in the control of the gov .rment. If its promises are not made good the people will hold the party responsible, and the party will hold the administration to a strict account. The national contest was won on the financial and tariff pl auks of our platform, and a democratic congress is iu duty beund to pass such laws as will enable the president to put these reforms into practical opera tion. Noihing could be truer than these timely words of admonition. They come from an old and in fluential democratic newspaper which did more thau any other agency to say tho tenth district from being captured by the third party. The Chronicle's views are exactly in line with The Constitu tion's repeated utterances. The adminstration must fully redeem the promises of our platform, and carry out the financial and tariff reforms to which it stands pledged. It must do this or stand before the democratic party and the peo ple in the positiou of a man who has violated his solemn promise to his neighbors. Broken pledgns discredit rai individual, and it is the same way wilh an administra tion. This is the situation. It is all nonsense to talk about Ihr* speedy dissolution r of the republican party. That party will lose or gain strength in proportion to our fidelity or lack of fidelity to our platform. A trimming, hedging policy on the part of the new ad ministration in financial and tariff matters would rehabilitate the republicans or build up the third party. A Brilliant Meteor. A special from Williamston to The State under date of last Satur day, gives the following descrip tion of a brilliant mateor that wai seen here and all over the State : Persons who were out of doors here at half past 9 o'clock last night witnessed an interesting and surpassing'bril 1 iancy and beauty" passed from the zenith to. the northwestern horizon, occupying about thirty seconds in its fight. The effect produced upon observers was appalling and aweinspiring. The first intimation of the phe nomenon was the sudden illumina tion of earth and sky the light approaching that of the noonday sun. As it gradually and majest ically swept the the sky it changed color at every'moment, assuming almost all the colors of tha rain bow, and casting off dazzling scintilations from start to finish. Just before reaching the horizon it burst into a myriad of fiery fragments and was gone. About a minute after its disappearance j deep intonations were heard in the northwest. Persons in doors thought it was sheet lightning with thunder in the distance. Subscribe to the Edgefield AD VERTISER. Jack and Jennet. AFINE Jennet, and eight months old Jack, for sale. A. R. NICHOLSON, Edgefleld C. H., S. C. Sunday School Notice. DELEGATES and Pastors, who in tend to atteud the Edgefleld County Interdenominational Sunday School Convention which convenes at Bethlehem, May 4th and 5tb, will please forward their names to the under signed at once. B. \V. -RUSHTON, .Johnston, S. C. Notice. TF THERE is a Survivor of the 1 Florida-Seminole war, who knew Corporal Lewis Hill of Capt. Hibblers Company, S. C. V., he will confer a favor upon the widow and children of the said Lewis Hill by writing to the undersigned. J. B. BURCKHALTER, Attorney at Law, Barnwell, S. 0. Fresh Meats. Beef, Port, Saas? Mallee, Always on hand at my market, next to Mr. D. T. Grice's Livery Stables. Patronage of the public sol ici ted. Fair and square dealing in my motto. ' W. A. LIVINGSTON. Information Wanted. IF there is any poF^on now Jiving in the county or State who was present and witnessed the marriage of Lewis Culbreath and Rebeooa Maguire on the ??th day of November, LS42, by James F. Patterson, neur Richardson vii Ic, or has any knowledge of said marriage beor she will confer a favor by ad dressing the.widow. REBECCA CULBREATH, Peachtree Park, Fulton county, Ga. CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, Hests' Fnr?ig (roods. We are now ready with our Spring line of CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, I and GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. We have the best and most complete line of Clothing that we have ever) shown, consisting of EDGEFIELD, S, C. Medical Card. To whom it may concern-regardless of color, race, or previous Condition of servitude: TO yon who never intend to pay, come up like men and get your notes, and I will give you a full and elear receipt, without money and with out price. To you who intend to pay, call on me on or before the 1st day of May. By so doing you will save costs. I return thanks for past patronage, [ and ask foi a continuance of the same. Diseases of women and children, and chronic diseases a specialty. My services at all times will be ren dered to poor widows and orphan children free of charge. T.nvrATT\rne o- \r T~> ,1 Our Clothing is remarkably cheap, || considering quality of goods, flt and I finish. ? HT O E ?. We carry everything in Shoes that is desired. We are selling Bay State Shoes, which everybody knows to be good. We also carry a full line of I j Hamilton Brown Shoes, that will give perfect satisfaction. We ask the ladies to call and see our immense stock of beautiful SLIPPERS, which we are selling very reasonable. H A. T ?. All the latest styles in FELT and STRAW, which we are selling cheaper I than can be bought in large cities. SHIRTS. Large assortment of NEGLIGEE SHIRTS from 25? to very elegant ones. A good WHITE SHIRT for 50,0. Also, beautiful PLAITED BOSOM DRESS SHIRTS very cheap. We carry a complete line of COL LARS and CUFFS in the latest styles. Neckwear. Our. stock of NECKWEAR is un questionably the nicest and cheapest line we have ever shown. Beautiful four-in-hand Ties for 25?. Windsor Ties from 5? cents to 50?. SUSPENDERS . We sell the Harris Wire Buckle Sus penders, one of the best that is made. UNDER VESTS, Etc. A large line of Summer Under Vests, Hosiery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, and in fact everything a man wan All we ask of our fr?en'' co give us a call. We will be gi show you our stock, knowing t' ecan save you money. Plantation for Sale. IOFFER for sale my plantation five j miles north of Edgefield-half in virgin forest. There are 450 acres in the tract, of which about 150 acres are Turkey Creek bottoms, fine for corn. A comfortable dwelling house on the place, with barn, stables, blacksmith shop, gin, store-house, and five or six tenant houses. Will sell as a whole, or cut up into tracts to suit purchasers. A. R. NICHOLSON, Edgefield, S. C. T8 9 3 !" ! Headquarters ii CIG-AI^S, ETC. JAS. M. COBB is the manufac turer's agent for the best and cheap est line of TOBACCO on the narket. Examine his prices. Special prices given by the box in LO, 20 and 40 lb. lots. J. M. Cobb. GEO. B. LAKE? RE/?L ESTATE - AND - ITSURANeEAe'T, Office over Bani of Edgefield. SFI& Siper Millinery. lave just oponed a slock of beaiful Spring and Summer Milnery nt tho old stand, Mr. W. IT. Amer's s.toro; whore I will be pleed to seo my friends and ibo pule. ?fy stock consists pf all kincof Millinery goods, pattern Hat.and Novelties, The most BMP! Lawn Hats, IDA COVAR. 61 JE LA P ali hoi Soi Ma mo sah gai 2. an nm] ur hon itu by] ffaij Smi the Hini T P Mer Erato ly ?ntted States CJNITED STATES OF AMERICA DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. In the Circuit Court. BY virtue of an Execution issuingout of the United States Circuit Court for the District of South Carolina, in ;he cause entitled, "The D. ?.* Tomp kins Company, Plaintiff, against The Edgefleld Ginning, Milling, and Fer tilizer Company, Defendant," and to ne directed, I have levied upon and ?viii sell at public auction to the high est bidder, in front of the Court House it Edgefleld, Qouth Carolina, on Mon iay, the il . day of May, 1893, at Ll o'clock in "ne forenoon of said day, the following described property, to wit: All that piece, parcel, or lot of land situate, lying, and being in the District 3f South Carolina and in the town of Edgefleld, containing three acres, more or less, bounded on the north, by Norris Avenue Street; on the east, by lot of Mrs. D. R. Durisoe, Sylvia riiomas, and others; or. south and svest, by lands of Dr. J. XV. Hill. And ill the buildings and machinery ap pertaining to said Company situate thereon. The following is a descrip tion of the property on said lot : Buildings and machinery : three engines, one 100-horse power, one 65 horse power, and one >rse power; two boilers, 90-horse . wer each. And all the machinery used in the manu facture of cotton seed oil, ginning, and milling machinery. Also a lot of cot ton seed, about 200 bushels in one of the buildings on said premises. Plant is fitted up throughout with the most modern machinery (diversi fied power) and appurtenances for the manufacture of cotton seed oil and for ginning cotton. Capacity of oil mill* thirty tons daily. Capacity of ginnery, sixty bales tinily. Buildings are of slow burning con struction. Electric lights, with auto matic sprinklers throughout. TERMS : Cash. G. I. CUNNINGHAM, U. S. Marshal. April 8, 189?. Padgett Pays the Freight ! A lanie illustrated Catalogue show ing hundreds .if ?tcHitritii of Furniture. Stoves ami Raby Carriages will be malled tree. If you mention till? paper. I will sell you KCRXlTCRK, ctr., just as cheap ai you can buy them ia large cities, and pay the freight to your depot. ,?\ Here are a few samples: A No. 7Hat topCooklug Stove with 20 cooking utensils, delivered to any depot, for? Vt 00 A 5-hole Coolatie Hange with 20 cooking utensils, delivered to any depot, ror I WOO. A lurxe line of Stove? In propor tion. Special agent for Charter Ouk stoves. A nice Parlor suit, upholstered In good plush, fashionable colors, de livered any where for $30.00. A large line of i'urlor Suits to select Irom. A Bedroom Kult, large glass, big bedstead, enclosed washstand, full suit 9 pleoeu; chairs have cane seats, delivered any where for $22 00. Other Suits both cheaper and more expensive. 2o yds. of yd.-wide Carpet for tl 50. 1 pair Not lingham Lace Curtains, pole, 2 chains, 2 hooks, 10 pins, all for $100. A nice Window Shade, 7 ft. long, 3 ft. wide, on spring rollers.wlth fringe lor 50 cents. No freight paid on Shades and Cur tains unless ordered In connection with other goods. Q Send for Catalogue. Address . Jw. IT. PADGETT, 80S Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. j Master's Sale. 'ATE OF SOUTH CAROLIN COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. Court Common Pleas. SSE R. TIMMER M AX, Plaintiff, against UREXOE E. KREPS, Defendant. URSUAXT to the judgment of fore closure In this case, f will offer for B at public outcry before the court ise, town of Edgefield, and State nf ith Carolina, on salesday in y, 1893, (being the 1st day of said nth) between the legal hours of ?, the following described mort red premises, to wit : , All that piece, parcel, or tract of d in the said County of Edgefield, I State aforesaid, containing one idred (100) acres, more or less, and tided MS follows: On the north, by ils of David Smith; on the south, lands of the estate pl .lohn Gog s','on the east, hy lands of F. I*. ?th; and on the west, joy lands of esf'nte' of Jp?ijl \VI:e?l/?r and' J. R. th in Oplemau Township. KU??; Cas}), urclwser to pay for pa pe PK, W. F. ROATH, Master E. C. IV -THE Union mutual Life Insurance Company, OE EO^TLA-ItSrX), IlVC-AIlsTE. ?ncorporatedr, 1848, Its Policies are the Most Liberal Now Offered to the Public Is the only existing Company whose policies arc, o: can bo subject to the MAINE NON-FORFEITURE LAW. WHAT IT IS. Tho Maine Non-Forfeiture law protects policies from forfeiture by reason of default of payment of premiums. It provides that, after three years' premiums have been paid, failure ?vjj*wm-?ta. ut Jilly T1H1?. . Wha The Company Has Paid over Two Hundred Death Claims, in con sequence of this law, aggregating in sums insured moro than Four Hundred Thousand Dollars. In every case there had hoon a default in 'he payment of pre mium, and, except for this law, the policies would have been of little or no value. Instead of this, the insurance in cachease was extended to the time of death, and the Company was required to pay to the beneficiaries under the policies the sum of $418,335.77. 0? on WITH: PAID-UP VALUES. It is tho custom of many companies to provide in their policies that, upon discontinuance of payment of Premium, paid-up policies will be given, without tho option of extension. This was tho practico of the Union Mutual before the Maine Xon-Forfeiture Law was en acted, but it now substitutes for paid-up values the more advantage ous plan of extended insurance. The objection to tho paid-up system is that the amount of paid-up insurance which is given upon the dis continuance of payments upon a policy, unless it has boen in force a *reat many years, is insignificant, and of little or no value as protec ;ion; and it leaves the insured who ceases payment without adequate nsurance at tho very time ho needs it tho most. The great advantage of the extended insurance afforded by the blaine Law over the most liberal paid-up system is strikingly shown by lie following comparison, and it will bo observed that tho paid-up ralue is insignificant, in comparison with the amount actually paid by he Union Mutual. The result of two hundred and twelve policies rae this: f the insured had received paid-up policies instead of ex tended insurance, thc Company would have had to pay in settlement of tho claims only. $9S,197.50 Hiereas, in fact, it did pay under tho Maine Law, $418,344.77 ?aking a difference in favor of the beneficiaries under Two Hundred and Twelve policiei of $320,147.28 The policies are free from ?//restrictions, and incontestible after D NE YEAR. A grace of one month is given in the payment of premiums. For further information call on, or address, lanager for South Carolina, Offiee, No, 1, Advertiser Building,