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tcitiJ?f?r "Scenes Aboard Ship in ^ War Times. aa ..-v Emma Henry Ferguson, in Lippincott's. The captain had ordered the children, nurse, and myself on deck ere starting out, and wrapped abou$ .with sheets we reclined or eat on the -cotton bales that lined the sides of the ship's deck. The men werona!! flressed.in white, the amoke-staok's were painted white and inverted, giving forth no sound and consuming their own smoke. No w?rct was -spoken on the ship. Thus, without souud, and seem ingly without visible motion, she glided" through the waters like a bird on the wing. She was an illu sion to the material senses, a phantom; we on board seemed . spectres, silently'but recklessly laughing in .the face of death. Faster, faster glided th* toy ship ; nearer,- nearer grew the great red light. " It seemed, to me we must run into it. I sat motionless be side C$pt. Reid on a bale of cotton, watching the glowing ball of fire -, that loomed through the shroud of mist in front, and realized that impending death was on either side, the visible risk of it ahead. Suddenly,- and without verbal or der from the captain, the men at ? tb^wheel turned the little craft with t??-alertness of hand of the magicraD., an? she shot to the left, just outside of the radius made by the beacon light of the .flag ship, and-. between-.it and a great lum bering cruiser rolling about in the waters h'alf a mile off. ' As wo noiselessly' ran thus be tween the very jaws of death Capt, Reid touched my arm and pointed right and left. ? Following his di rections I saw on one side, within the radius, a magnificent man-of war, its deep-mouthed cannon near the surface of the water, ifs tower ing masts majestically reared against the clouds, its deck swarm ing with a powerful marine force, all bathed in red and yellow light that made a minute, distinctiv? picture against a dark sea back ground. On the other side, in shadowj outline, lay the dark hulk of the other, noisily puffing her steam, but quiet, like a monster held in leash against its will ; while be tween the two. with thenicestkind of calculation, our little craft ran her gauntlet, boldly, defiantly. Once well through,I could feel the speed being gradually strengthen ed, until in two hours a fine dis tance had been put between her and the fleet. At the end of that time Capt. Reid advised me to go below and get all the rest I could before day break. "Why before daybreak?" I ask ed. "Isn't the danger of blockade running over?" He smiled grimly. "It has not fairly commenced. What we have done seeias something to you, but it is not difficult. My ship makes no noise, nor .shows herself at night. With a little management in guiding her by the flag ship's light, ?t is easy to run through the fleet. The enemy knows that. Ahl they are clever at Washington. They've put their two fastest men-B of-war into the high seas to .pay us for this and by the light of day." It has been suggested by al staunch Reformer, who has done a great deal of work for his faction without any adequate reward for his services, that an. equitable solution of pending and prospec tive troubles in the political camp would be for Senator Irby to send in his resignation right away, so as to* avoid any further complica tions . growing out of his recent escapade in Columbia, which would enable the-^Legislature to elect Governor Tillman to fill the vacancy this winter, and thereby avoid the expected contest between Butler and Tillman next summer. _ It is. very doubtful whether this arrangement would suit either of the parties mentioned, but it has the merit of sincerity and the pur pose is to allay political fermenta tion inthe State WANT COTTON. UNTIL further notice, we will'buy. Cotton delivered at Langley, S. C., at Augusta market prices on day of de livery". '"Will not buy anything below Strict Low Middling. THOMAS BARRETT, Jr., Pres't Langley M'f'g Co. ? I will pay FIFTY CENTS in Trade.for SEED OATS, Sacked. I am in the TOP of the COTTON MARKET, and in the BOTTOM of the GROCERY MARKET. Fruit Jars reduced 25/ doz. ? Yours for economy, E. J. NORRIS. Billi of Sale and Mortgages of I personal ancfreal estate for sale at f the ADVERTISER office. I bad a malignant breaking out on my leg below the knee, and wascuredsonnd and well with two and a half bottles of |9Egl Other blood medicines had failed gg^SSgj to do me any good. W^C.B^TY,^ I was troubled from childhood with n?j grav&ted case of Tetter, and three potties ol - cur^mepern^ne^ MAnnv?le, L T. S.S.S. Our bools on Blood and Skin Dishes mailed free. ?wnrSHWOTO Co., Atlanta, Ga, .WOOD'S ' PH09PHOD1KE; .The Groat English Bemedy. Promptly and permanent ly euros all forms of Nervous , Weakness, Emissions, Sperm atorrhea. Impotency and ali effects of Abuse cr Excesses. _ pre seri beC over SQ years In thousands of cases; - ls theonly Kellatie and Bon ' Medicino knoten. Ask for WOOD'S PSOS i Before and After EUODIKZ; If be offers some t cejare ana ??jier* worthle?, medicine in place of tais, leave his dishonest store, inclose price in letter, and wo will send by return moll, Price, one tack ape. SI; six, $5. One vHll please, lix will cnn. am phi ot In plain sealed envelope, 2 (.tampa Address THE WOOD CHEMICAL CO.. a 131 Wood TC ard avenue, Detroit. Mica. 0?s\T" Sold in Edgefield by G. L. Penn & Son ana druggists everywhere * THE EDGEFIELD X35TS1 THE Trustees announce to the pub lic that this school will open on Monday, Sept. 4,1893, and continne ten months, forty weeks, with a recess of one week ai Christ mas. There will be three departments, each carefully graded : The Primary, embracing 2 years. The Intermediate, embracing 4 years. The Academic, embracing 4 years. Provision is also made for Music and Art Departments, under competent teachers. Arrangements for studies higher than the Academic will be made hereafter, if it be deemed best to do so. The rates of tuition will be as follows : In the Primary Department,first and secoad years, per month.. % 1.0C In the Intermediate Department, 1st and 2nd years, per month.. 2.0f In the Intermediate Department 3rd and 4th years, per month.. 3.W In the Academic Department, 1st and 2nd years, per mon lb. 3.0C In the Academic Departmen t, 3 :d and 4th years, per month. 4.0C In the Music Dep rjneui, pe: month. 4.0C In the Art Department, per month. 3.0C From these charges will be deduct ed the pro rata amount allowed for each pupil from the public school fund, The trustees have committed this school to the management of Dr. L. R. GWALTNEY. He will be aided in each department by competent teachers. It will be seen that the basis of financial support which has been in operation for sev eral years has been abandoned, the trustees having fully decided that it is better to have fixed rates of tuition for all pupils. If the citizens of Ed~e fleldwil^heartily standby "The In stitute," they will have a good school in which they may take a commenda ble pride. The Principal is well known, He returns to Edgefleld. to. become the pastor of the Baptist Church, and tc give his matured experience to the work of educating our boys and girls, Good board can be had for $8 to $1C per month. W. E. PRESCOTT, Chairman. Erskine College, Due West, S. C. Opens first IMonday in October next. IFFERS CLASSICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COUESES. Large and handsome building com pleted. Delightful climate. Now in the 54th Year of .its Existence. Total Expenses for Board and Tuition, $150. ?sWm Writejor Catalogue. . W. M. GRIER, Pre ?dent. Liquor, Morphine, Tobacco, Etc. The liquor, morphine, and chloral habits absolutely cured under guaran tee. P?rticulars given by .'etter pr in person at my office, which is open all hours of the day. There is no use to go away from I home and spend hundreds of dollars for treatment, when you can be cured at home for a much smaller amount. J. GLOVER TOMPKINS, M. D. Edgefleld, C. H., S. C. W. N. BURNETT, Successor to GEO. B. LAKE, CYCLONE & FIRE D?SURAl?CE. Office over Bank of Edgefleld. W. I? DOUGLAS S3 SHOE MP. Do yo J wear them? When next In nest) try a pair.'; Best in the world. u.wM . wast ?2.00 FM LANES' U.7S COR BOYS *R5 If you want afino DRESS SHOE, mala In the latest styles, don't pay $6 to $8, try my $3, $3.50, $4.00 or $5 Shoe. They fit equal to custom made and look and wear as well. . If yon wish to economize In your footwear, do so by purchasing W. L. Douglas Shoes. Name and price stamped on the bottom, look for lt when you buy TV. Ii. DOUGL AS, Brockton, Blass. Sold by J"- JS/L. OOBB. EDGEFIELD, S. C. Wade Hampton. HAVING bought the above stallion, he will stand the coming fall season, beginning Sept. ist, at my farm, Curry ton, Edgefleld Co., S. C., ten miles north of Augusta, Ga. . Terms: Insurance, $25.00; Season, $20.00. H. A. SHAW, Hamburg, S. C. ?I > MBMBaMMMMMIMn 3 1 READ OUR 3 E TESTIMONIALS 1 Doable Chloride umici;twunnn?uimnaLTi<wiuiuww BPiUPESlSEE^ lfE GUAKANJEE A CUBSj .hE??sLerab^i? and Invito tho Jnostj I careful investigation ua to our reapcr.eibil I ity aud the merita ol' our Tablets. aoumjmjiMiwi ruu^'rnm-iUi^^iHuwintwiij davR. Perfectly liar:).-. ^ Will complete! y destroy the desire for TOBACCO In from 8 to lc9s; cause no sickness, and may be gi v. n l.i a cup of toa or folleo without tue know! edge of the patient, who will voluntiirily stop smoking or coercing ia a lew daj'3 DR???KEHNESS ??I0?E MBIT SS??^1? the patient, hy tho uso of our SPECIAL FOXT.1ULA GOLD CURE TABLETS Dnrin(rtreatmentpationtanrer.llrw?yl tho free use of Liqucr or'Kor phlnc until such tune as they shall voluntarily give thcui up. Wo send particulars util pamphlet of testimonials freo, and ?hall bo gin d to place sufferers from any of these habits in commun lea tlou with persons who have bceu cured hythe use of our TABLETS HILL'S TABLETS ??ra for salo by all 7IEST-CLASS druggists at $ J .00 puekt.pe. Jjyourdrufhrist?oi'!- not keep tbein, enclosons ?? I .CO and wo will send you, hy return mail, a package or our Tablets. Write yonr name and nddress plainly, and stato .whether Tablets are for Tobacco, Morphino or Liquor Habit. DO NOT BE DECEIVED into purchasin any of tho various nostrums 1 hat nro being offered for Bule. Ask for HULL'S TABLETS and take no other. Manufactured only by -THE OHO CHEMICAL CC Cl. 53 & EB Opera Block, LIMA, OHIO PAr.TICULABS FREE s-~ Ts:: OTHO C' .ES> '?UAH SIR: . y cn ro for tobacco ha: WL'^Of do wrhrti von .cl-.tim fi Q> . worthcf.theSsc?jrgc?i y and ircr.; o;:c to ?iv? . .;:.:r.s; ar from ten io _? ^. ty ;?.:.. ..>( tobi ceo. r-.nd smoke*! for Uveuty'?yrf yr: : ? ' your 'i'aulcL: <;r.ro-i mc BO I hr *. ; o< I ./. ' DO?I:??I Fr.i:r-y, jr TUB Onifi CnEltflO?t Co. :-^0B3TLSMSK:-iJcrne tittie iii ' r foT Si.ot; worth ol' your Tab?ctu ro. ". -.:.: < o Ht ?>5fc I it Iriera ali righ?nu'J.altuoa il-.i Co v/ork Ju i?s:i tl jr Truly yoi jf. 7:?U o::io Casa'ic*L Co.:r'Jr:.-rz. i ?ig?iiiU'J.nltuoagh i WHS i.e.:!. - Co v/ork :n iusa.thuii thre:-1 . '/&. . Truly yours, ?A?aii/ J? s eut urc-ived kerand ukewor, !. ,-..I-JJ. lNt;ON??.0. "?->r?. PlTTSnn?Cr.?i, )"A. me pleasure ?c :;pcuk a :.'..':/: ..?dir;U-.i ?OV",!U80Of . II-.". 'y?? : |j:-?.vy. and .:ri't.d?y.j he q-.ii?u rinking, :-. '.iv uj?iith cefoic writing rv:.i y, ^ Vi?. a??L3?S itOHElSON. CINXATI, Onio. A?IE Onio CHEMICAL Cc:-GENTLEMEN:-Your Tablet. Lavo porlormo? ?rnUvele in my caso. I have used morphine, hypodormicully, for seven years, aud Lavo O?C:? onrsu '?y thc uso of :wo packages of your Tablets, and without au y effort on my part. ' V. L. LOXEGA?? Address all Orders to r.EWBK:-T* ri' - ,- ?orti'?f praisef6ryocrTaW?te: i?y ?.t: v gS&S f :i-;i:o:-,:-'.: t::rcu:r;? ::i:i;-::d. . v-u?lnd lot:-. ff con->;.-aii drinker, Las afterusingyor.pTr.M?:I J> and will nor soucb liquor cf any kind, i havo V.a?i y you, ia ordo.- to kuov/ tn o euro waa lxtrtncnout. i'our^ . RESPONSIBLE : .AGENTS VVAK?tD (li writing pleaw nic^Uc SSI Li THE ?mo QHEMIQAL CO., 51, 53 and 55 Opera BSocfe. LSSftA, OHIO. WWW thfepar-or.) ur rs r ts For the next Thirty Days We Offer Special Prices in our Job Department. PADGETT PAYS TEE FREIGHT Why Tay Extreme Tiices for Goods! Fend for Catalogue and iao What You Can Save ! <P 1 COO for fuis teri't? r BSD20CH SUIT slritlng of llureau. rtedsteoil '& Wash stand-, worth $!??; PRICE NOW $15 ICQ other Bedroom Suits, ?ll prices. Pw:.""!.-- j.vl? ira Give us a Trial. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Estimates furnished on Application. All Work in the Latest Styles. yt. $69~*rs$37 Just, to Introduce them. No freight pail! on i Iiis or giin. Guaranteed to he a pood organ or money re funded. Elegant Plush PAIvLOR SUITS, consisting ol Sofa, Arni Chair, Rocking Chair, Divan, and 2 side ('hairs-worth $45. Will deliver lt to your depot for This No. 7 STOVE with 21 pieces of ?ware, will be deliver, ed to your depot for only $12 regular prlcejH 5. A $55 lucscrz with all attachments, for -ONLY $18.50 delivored to your depot. VThc regiilar p?ee of this 5UGGY is fi? to 75 dollars. The manufacturer pays ... thc expenses and I sell them to you for S42.75 and guarantee every one a ^jSte??I'iSa^ bargain. No freight paid ?^^'ii'^^ uar^aiu. ^ u on this Buggy A 065O PIANO IflCTDj ii- ' delivered at vour depot all freight pnM fur Send for catalogues of Kttrnlture, Cooklnc Stoves. Baby Carriages, Uleyelcs, Organs, Pi anos, Ten Sets. Dinner Sets, Lamps, &c, and SAVE MONEY. Address T I1 DA TYfllffTnn 805 Broad Street li. ? . XJCLU UTJCJ 1 X Augusta, O'a. PDjfT FOLGET THE SEBMjjjTY ?^J^j1""6 of B0H7 ragCET THE FIS8MTIES r?^^?y: DMPT FORGET THE MfljgSETY ^?S?y ^fact?red DOIPT FDRGET THE BjjjjjjMY S^?^. ff of writing to ns _ for estimates or 3S DOM'T FORGET THE catalogues. fl?GUSTfl Lt?pBEP, Go., H?GUSTH, GH. PRIZES ON PATENTS. How to Get 2,500 Doters for Nothing. The "Winner Has a Clear Gilt of a Small Fortune, and thc Losers Have Patents that may Bring Them in Still more. "Would you like to make twenty-five hundred dollars? If you would, read carefully what follows and you maj see a way to do it. The Press Clams Company devotes much attention to patents. It has handled thousands of applications for inventions, but it would like to handle thousands more. There is plenty ol inventive talent at large in this coun try, needing nothing but encourage ment to produce pratical results. Thal encourgement the Press claims Company proposes to give. NOT SO HARD AS IT SEEMS. A patent strikes most people as ar appallingly formidable thing. The ides is that an inventor must be a natural genius, like Edison or Bell; that he must devote years to delving ir complicated mechancial problems and that he must spend a fortune or delicate experiments before he car get a new device to a patentable de gree of perfection. This delusion thc company desires to dispel. It desires tc get into the head, of the public a clear comprehension of the fact that St is not the great, complex, and expensive inventions that bring the best returns to their authors, but the little, simple, and cheap ones-the things that seem so absurdly trivial that the average citizen would feel somewhat ashamed of bringing them to the attention ol the Patent Office. Edison says that the profits he has received ?'rom the patents on all his marvelous inventions have not b:'en sufficient to pay the cost of his ox p?riment** Bul the man who conceived die iden of fastening a bit of rubber cord to a childts ball, so that it would come back to the hand when thrown made a fortune oat of his scheme. Thc nu.dem sewing machine is a miracle of ingenuity-the product ot' the toi! of hundreds of busy" brains through a hundred and fifty years, hut the whole brilliant result rests upon the simple device of putting ihe eye of the needle at the point instead of at tile ocher end THE LITTLE THINGS Tnii MOST VALU ABLE. Comparatively row peoplo regard themselves as Inventors, hut'almost everybody has been struck, ? at one time or another, with ideas that seemed calculated to reduce some of the litth frictions of life. Usually such are ideas dismissed without further thought. "Why don't the railroad company make its car windows so that they c:ui be slid up and down without breaking the passengers' backs?" exclaims the traveler. "If I were running the road ? would make them in such a way." ,'What was the man that made this saucepan thinking of?" grumbles the cook. "He never had to work over a stove, or he would have known how it ought to have been fixed." "Hang such a collar button !" growls the man who is late for breakfast "If 1 were in the business I'd make buttons that wouldn't slip out, or break oil", or gouge out the back of my neck." And then the various sufi'erors for get about their grievancet and begin to think of something else. If they would sit down at the next convenient opportuni.y, put their ideas about car windows, saucepans,and collar buttons into practical shape, and then apply for patents, they might find themselves as independently wealthy as the man, who invented the iron umbrella ring or the one who pateni.ed?thejlfteen puzzle. ?'.V TKMl'TIXG OFFER.' To induce people to keep ^track ol their bright ideas and see what there is in thein, thc Press. Claims Company has v.'solved to offer a prize. To the person whs submits to it tho simpjest and most promising inven tion, from a commercial point ot view, the company will giye_tw_onty-iivo hundred dollars.in cash, addition to refunding the fees for securing thc patent. It will also [advertise^the invention free of charge. This offer is subject to the following conditions ? K**? Every competitor must obtain a patent for his invention through the company. He must first apply fora preliminary search, the cost of which will be five dollars. Should thissearcl show his invention to be unpatentabi. he can withdraw without further ex pense. Otherwise he will be expected to complete his application and take out a patent in the regular way. The total expense, including Government and Bureau fees,will be seventy dollars. For this, whether he secures tile prize or not, the inventor will have a patent that ought to be a valuable property to Iiiin. The prize will be awarded by a jury consisting of three reputable patent attorneys of Washington. In lending competitors should lill out the following blank, and forward it with their application : "I submit c*:e ?within described in vention in competition for the Twenty-five hundred Dollar Prize offered by the Press Claims Company. XO BLANKS IX THIS COMPETITION. This is a competition of rather an unusual naturi1. It is common to offer prizes for the best story, or picture, or architectural plan,all the competitors risking the loss of their labor and the sue ssful one merely selling his for the amount of the prize. But the Press Claims Company's oller is something entirely di li?rent. Each person is asked merely to help himself, and the one who helps himself to Hie best ad vantage is to be rewarded for doing it. The prize is only a stimulus to do something that would be ..ell worth doing without it. The architect whose competitive plan fora club house on a certain corner is not accepted has spent his labor on something ol' very little use to him. But the person who patents a simple and useful device in the Press Claims Company's competi tion' need not worry if he fail to secure the prize. Helias a substantial result to show for his work-one that will command its value in the market at any time. The plain man v. ho uses any article in his daily work ought to know bet ter how to i m provo il than the mechanizal expert who studies it only from the .theoretical point of view. Get rid of the idea that an improve ment can be too simple to be worth patenting.The simpler (hebelter. The person who besl succeeds in combining simplicity and popularity, will get the Press Claims ConipayV. twenty-five hundred dollar?. The responsibility of lin's company may be judged from the fact that its stock is neld by about three hundred of the leading newspapers of the United States. Address the Press Cia'ms Company, John Wedderburn, managa attorney, 918 F street, N. W. Washington, D. C. SCHWEI GERT, Tlie Je^rellex% Corner, .Broad, and. McIntosh Streets. Augusta, - - O-a. M nfl Mei i Mm EiGssi of Egps, O?eop si goes. 1 nyR?D? [IRON WORKS. ?ND LUIYiDnny (SUPPLY COMPANY AUGUSTA, GA. Machinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. f[W~ Get our Prices before you buy. For Inventions Procured by the PRESS CLAIM COMPANY, Equal with the interest of those having claims against the Gov ernment is that of INVENTORS, who often lose the benefit ef vena blo inventions because of the incompetency or inattention of che at torneys employed to obtain their patents. Too much care cannot be exercised iii employing competent and reliable solicitors to procure patents, for the value of a patent depends greatly, if not entirely, upon thc ciire and skill of the attorney. With the view of protecting inventors from worthless or careless attorneys, and of seeing that inventions are well protected by valid patents, THE PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY has retained counsel expert in patent practice, and is therefore prepared to Obtain Patents, Conduct Interferences. Make Special Examinations, [Prosecute Rejected Cases, Register Trade-Marks and Copyrights, Render Opinions as to Scope ' and Validity of Patents, Prosecute and Defend Infringement Suits, etc If you have an invention on hand, send THE PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY a sketch or photograph thereof, together with abrief de scription of the important features, and you will at once be advised as to the best course to pursue. Models are not necessary unless the invention is of a complicated nu.ure. If others are infring ing on your rights, or if you are charged with infringement by others, submit the matter to us for a reliable OPINION before acting on the matter. The Press Claims Company, CIS F Street, Northwest, WASHINGTON, D. C. P. 0. Box 463. JOLN W?DDERE?RN, Man'g Alfy 0?*~ Cut this out and send it with your inquiry. ? NATI <]RA!tfSI g?c,HNATj LEXINGTON, 0B BuRGiH i0WSTVQ,LLE CHICAGO. ^ASHEVILLE VTLANTA ?J NEWDRIEANS ACON j?f ' J?CKSMVIUE1 ^Sl??GUSTIN? 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Honorable discharged soldiers and sailors who'served nineiy days, or over, in thc late war, are entitled, if now partially or wholly diabled for ordinary manual labor, whether disability was caused by service or not, andVgardless of their pecuniary circumstances. Widows of such soldiers;:nd sailors are entitled (if not remarried) whether soldier's death was duo to service or not, if now dependent upon their own labor for support. . Widows not dependent upon their own labor are entitled if the soldier's death was due to service. Children are entitled (if under sixteen in almost all cases where' there was no widow, or she has since died or remarried. Parents are entitled if soldier left neither widow nor child.nrovided soldier died in service, or from effects of service, and they are now de pendent upon their own labor for suppoit. It makes no difference whether soldier served or died in late war or in regular army or navy. Soldiers of the late war. pensioned under ene law, may apply for higher rates under other laws, without losing any rights. Thousands of soldiers drawing from $2 to $10 per month under the oki law, are entitled to higher rates under new law, not only on . account, of disabilities for which now pensioned, hut also others, whether due to service or not. Soldiers and sailors disabled in time of duty in regular army or navy since the war are ah,o entitled, whether discharged for disability Survivors, and their widows, of the Black Hawk Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole or Florida Indian Wars of 1832 to 1842 are entitled un der a recent act. Mexican War soldiers and their widows also entitled, if sixty-two years of agc or disabled or dependent. Old claims completed and settlement obtained whether pension has been granted under later laws or not. Rejected claims reopened and settlement secured, if rejection improper or illegal. .: . Certificates of service and discharge obtained for soldiers and sailois of the late war who have lost their original papers. Send for laws and information. No charge for advice. No fee un less successful. Address, THE PRESS CLAIMS CO., JOHN WEDDERBURN. Managing Attorney. P. O. Box 463. WASHINGTON, D. 0.