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? derefield Advertiser T?'OS. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, 1395. Some Reasons Why. Some reasons why the town of Edgefield should have a colton Tactory : First: Now is the accepted time. The cotton factory title; so to speak, running southward for some time, is approaching the flood is already on the "young flood" as tide-water people express it, and we must seize the opportu nity now or perhaps lose it alto gether. Second : By building a cotton j factory during the year 1S95 wc will be able io do so under more advantageous circumstances than evor before, because labor is cheap er, material is cheaper, and there is more idle money seeking invest ment than erer before in the his tory of this country, and as a Corollary to this, a better per c.nt. a larger dividend could be earned and declared on the in vestment. Third : A hundred thousand dollar colton factory would pay to its operatives weekly more money ~"-thii-ii--<>ur two local banks pay out in salaries in a whole year and th?-y have both tog e,L-rreri about the same capital, one hundred thousand dollars in a whole year. And those weekly wages to operatives would all, or neatly all, be spent with the mer chants of our town. As an illus trat ion, the cotton factory at Barn berg in Barnwell county with less than one hundred thousand dol lars of capital pays out three thou sand dollars per week to its em ployees. For the truth of this we have the assurance of the officers of the factory and the local news paper. - Fourth: it is the history of cot tor. factories that after running a year or two tho.plant in enlarged, the capacity doubled or trebled, and I he number of operatives in creaked, becauso it pays to do so, - as ?he expense of doubling th capacity and output of such a plant does not equal the original outlay . while the profits maybe doubled. ThiSlS ?he history of other facto . rieF and there is no reason to doul'i that the same result would follow if one be built in Edge field Filth : Our taxes town, county, fcfchthi .\zo\\ld_be. -decreased. ; In pro:-! of this we refer to those towns having made such invest ments. Sixth: Edgefield would become a be.!'er cotton market. Such a mill its we have described would con Bumo, approximately, ten thousand bales of cotton per annum. At present the maximum limit of cot ton purchased here per annum is four thousand bales. A cotton facto) y then would give Edgefield a demand for fourteen thousand balen almost quadrupling the pres ent demand. Suvmth: It would double or """treble the attendants on our schools and diuretics. It would be the moalie of renting our vacant stores and dwelling houses and create a healthy demand for new ones. It would give us, in the course of time, water works and electric lights and with little cost. Th:r>e promises and predictions are not visionary but sober reali ties 11)3 actual experience of other town:- in this State. Ph* high water mark, of factory building in the South has not beet; .--.'ached, and ere that time come when all this beloved South J&rtd if ours shall hum with the buz ai d whir of machinery, Edge field will have factories numbers of thom, as sur^ as the sun shines, and il requires no great faith in the future to see or predict these things -thej' are matters of actual demonstration. But the present genera!ion in Edgefield, if it wish es to Bee the beginning of such an era,must itself make that begin mug, and no man can see the end thereof. A Plan For Peace. Hon. J. B. Suddath of the Salu da section, than whom Edgefield Counly has no more practical thinker on political matters, wa in Edgefield on Monday last, and while here we took occasion to get his views on the coming constitu tional convention. It is needless to say that he is in favor of the two factions in South Carolina got ting together. In other words he fa vors unity among tho white peo^ plc of the State, and this unity in Edgefield he thinks a consumma tion not only most desirable but ??'ey of attainment. His plan is as follows : Let the Edgefield County Chair man o' :he democratic party call a county convention of that party on a sr..table date, giving to each clu'/ ?i,? customary representation of ono delegate to each twenty-five members, such representation to be proportioned to the relative strength of' the two factions in each club. i When the convention meets, let the Reformers in that body nomi nate six men and the Conserva tives an equal number. Then submit the names of the six con servatives to the Reformers of the convention from which six they will select three. In like manner submit the names of the Reform ers selected to the conservatives, from which they also choose thife, the six thus agreed Upon to con stitute Edgefield's delegation to the constitutional convention. Mr. Suddath has submitted this plan to friends on his side of the couuty and they approve of * the same, and it strikes us that the conservative or reformer who does not approve such or one similar, is not in favor of peace between the factions, for it is eminently fair and just to both. Mr. Suddath is not wedded to this particular method of settling diff?rences or getting together, and if a better one should be sug gested he will favor that better ono. We believe that the Bi-metalic League could not do better than to have a million copies of the arti cles written by L. W. Ycomens in The State, printed in pamphlet form and distributed throughout the country. The Democratic par ty could not possibly compile a more convincing and exhaustive hand book for the campaign. Mr. Yeomans has brought to bear facts and ?gures in a way not only to show that he'is a deep student of finance, but his presentation is ?srrc^iia^vt^jQ^average reader can easily grasp the argument? Cler^"" tainly such papers should be pre se r ved.-Spart an burg He raid. Thc Fertilizer Movement. In South Carolina is pretty well indicated by a comparative state ment of the privilege tax collecled up to date for the season. In 1894 up io this time the fertilizer tax amounted to $21,570.12 and for the same time this year ii amounts to only $6,338.58. There seems to be no certainty about the intentions of the farmers in the purchase of fertilizers. New Books for the Dispensary. Dispensary Inspector Scrugs says that all the books for the new dispensary system of bookkeeping, which are being printed and pre pared in Charleston, will be ready and delivered by Saturday. They will at once bo sent to all the coun ty dispensers and the dispensers will bc instructed to begin the use of the system. The Columbia State is very mach morHfWl i hat tr?o Jxgnlt?rrjr?, ambition of the News and Courier has overleapt itself and jumped right spang into the Tillman camp. If the State would only essay the same acrobatic feat and as he 'lit' give us the refrain ; "We are com ing, Father Benjamin, thirty thou sand strong," the war would be over, and peace would flop her white wings from the Blue Ridge to tho Atlantic. Eighteen years ago Peter B. Brigham laid away a little nest egg of $1,000,000 for a public hos pital in Boston, on condition that the bequest should draw interest and remain untouched for twenty four years. Wheu the sum be comes available seven years hence it will amount to $3,000,000. Cottou Seed Hulls. _ ] The following letters will ex- j plain themselves : Dear Sir : Replying to yours of j the 15th inst, I take pleasure in < answering your inquiries as to j feeding stock in a mixture of cot- , ton seed hulls. I .have never used ( cotton seed meal with mules and ? horses, but hare fed a part of the ? time on one-half hulls mixed with one-fourth oats and one fourth wheat-bran. Then I have used , one-half hulls and one-half peas ground in the hulls' halms. Ihav1 averaged eighteen head of horses and mules, all of them working, and fed last season about four 1 months, this season about four months. When the weather gets hot the mules do not seem to do so well, and I stop and chango 1 their feed. I consider it the cheap- 1 est feed in the world. Yours truly, A. G. CLARKSON. Dear Sir: In reply to your let ter of this date in regard to feed ing cotton seed hulls and meal to . my stock, will state that I have been feeding my horses and mules on them for eighteen mouths, and they are now in as good condition as tliey ever were. I also have some very fine race stock, and they all cat the hulls, and I have not had a sick horse since I have | been using them. They are not healing like grain, and for the liv ery business this saves a great deal of time in rubbing horses 1 down. Of course, you must leam : them to eat it, as you do cattle, to start them, put in a great deal of bran, and as they learn to eat it reduce thc quantity of bran and 1 increase the hulls. I have been asked about this several times. When in my town call around and i see them fed, as the horses and ; mules eat the hulls, every day. i Yours truly, CHUCK ANDERSON. Marietta, Ga. A French oronaut thinks ho can ? go to the North Pole in a balloon for $35,000. He expects to come back for nothing. Georgetown is to- have a kind ling wood factory. It is reported that a metropoli tan police is to be in the town of Aiken. A baby was held in pawn for several days in New York for the payment of a debt of $85. The Executive Committee- of the "Forty" has postponed tho conven tion called to meet in Columbia, March 6th to March 27th, proximo, on account of the weather. j The cotton mill being built in Grffoey, Sparenburg county, will cover four acres of ground. This will give us an idea of how many brick it takes to build a cotton factory. The Winnsboro Herald says it will give fifteen dollars in gold to the heaviest, and five dollars in gold to the next heaviest hog rais ed in Fairfield county this year. We doubt if the hogs will appre ciate it. It is told of a farmer in Ionia county, Mich., who used green wil low for corner posts for his barn, that the posts have taken root and grown, and that the building is considerably higher than it was. Some limbs have also come out for him to hang his harness on. CORRESPONDENCE ?arksville Says Folk. EDITOR ADVERTISER: In look ing over th- list of able lawyers at the Edgefield Bar, while thorn are many competent to be m*tubers of the Constitutional Convention, I know of no one better qualified to represent ns than Col. W. H. Folk. We should send our ablest men to this convention. Edgefield bas always led and should lead now. Col. Folk is a born orator and would do credit to his old mother county. T. H. J. Parkville, S. 0. Au Edgegeld ??oy Marries an Es timable Georgia Lady. Despite the cold and freezes, tho orange-blossoms ?re still in season. 0r. tbe4th"at the Barnes' Hotel! in Dawson, Ga., Dr. Ibjnry Rauch, formerly of Edgefield County, S. C., but now of Herod, Ga., was married to Mrs. D. G. Brim, ihe ceremony being performed by the Rev. Dr. Scruggs. Dr. Rauch come to Georgia from Edgefield County, S. C., about two ^ears ago and . cojnisenccd the practic?"oT his'profession.' He now ranks amoDg the moat suc cessful practitioners of medicine in Terrell county and is a gentle man highly esteemed by all who know him, while the bride is a la dy whose womanly qualities are prepossessing and is loved by all who know her. We extend to the newly married couple our many congratulations and wish them a long, happy and prosperous life. C. A REVIEW OF THE SITUA TION. The Village of Edgefield and our County Officcrs.--Tk?i Barber and Baker and the Caudle stick Maker. MR. EDITOR: Edgefield village will soou be ou a boom. We now have a barber shop, second to none :u the state, under the sole con trol of Captain Butler Gray. He is a perfect barber, having been first a reformer. When you wish your hair cut, he will do it in the most fashionable style. If you wish to be a dude,' he'll fix you up 30 that mankind can seo dude on your forehead; especially when aray gives you the "Dude Pinok." [f you wish your haircut in the Roman style, no easier said than done. LUTHER E. JACKSON. Now as for our baker Mr. Lu ther Jackson, you can get any kind of bread you wish. Hot or cold Rusk or roll. As a baker, he is perfection it self and now gives his constant attention to the business, He is a natural born baker. Now try him. Five ceuts worth of his bread, and two cents worth of Will Adams's, molasses, will appease a man's ap petite for forty-eight hours, unless lie carries about his person a tape worm, as the manner of some is. | Tm-: COTTON FACTORY. Next, but not least is the much | talked of cotton factory, which will be completed in the near fu ture, Tho right men are engaged in this enterprise, and the word fail is uot in their vocabulary. Tho location of said factory is al most agreed upon. The owner of Ibo fortunato lot is said to bo Mrs. J. L. Addison or the old Sheppard place, now owned by Jim Devore, Esq., More desirable places in my opinion could not be had in Ibis place, for health and conve nience. THE MASTER'S OFFICE. Next, J hear of petitions being drawn up and circulated to give- us a new Master In Equity, instead j of Judge Roath. Why PO? There is no butter ollicer than Judge Roath; no better man in Edge field Coun!y than he, from Saiu da's sm?riy slopes io Savannah's shifting sands. Let Judge Roath j keep his cfnee till the next genor-j al election, and then Itt him andi the oth"r aspirants go before ihe! people, then you will lind who has moro friends than Judge Roath So mote it be ! JUDGE ALLEN'S OFFICE. As for Judge Allen, he fill < his office as well as a Roman Senator. As for this office, Judge Allen should keep it for his life time, and after his death let it go to his oldest son. We see in some coun ty papers that he intends to mar ry soon, and not change his name either. COUNTY DISPENSER DAVIS. As for our dispensary, it works very well here. J B. Davis is the keeper and in my opinion, no oth er man in the county could fill the bill as he does. He is kind, and affable, yet carries out the law to the letter. From lawlessness, our village and county has improved very much. On the streets of Edgefield, we have no drunken ness, no brawling, und no profanl ty. Things have improved be yond my most sanguine expecta tiona. Is the dispensary law, the cause of all this? Oh! you must judge for yourself, don't ask me. THE SOLICITOR'S OFFICE. I came ner.r forgetting this im portant office. I understand that Pat Nelson will not be a candidate again, so why can not every voter agree with me and nominale o url young, popular and handsome fel low citizen N. G. Evans Esq., a lit, proper, and suitable parson for such office. Who could object to him? Echo answers nobody! So by ye also ready, George, for the time will scon be here. Keep your lamp wick pruned, for a good light is needed in this oflico above all others. DAHK CORNER. [ To be Continued.'] Dots From Antioch. MR. EDITOII : Thc wheels of progress are clogged in conse quence of tho extremely bud weath er and littlo work bas be^n done in ti.is community un I he farm. The intense cold bas not only been destructive to grain crops, but live stock generally has suffered as it never did before. Quite a number of mules, cows, hogs, and calvHB were frozen on Thursday UiglH, and it was with dilliculty chat we poor mortal-; kept from meeting with the same fate. We regr< t lo learn the illness of Mr. Ezra Talbert and sincerely hope that he nun* soon lie restored to health. Mr. C. T. Tai bf rt, of Augusto; spent 69vera) days in this neigh borhood with relatives and friends nut lung since. Miss Hettie Sheppard, Of you; eily, after spending a week ur ten days with Miss Julia Pr?s?ofcr, hus returned lu her hume. There is talk of organizing a lil-, erary club by tho young people of j ] Antioch in the- near future. W< commend th is step and would sug gest that' in connection with it there be established a circulating library. There is no earthly rea son why the young boys and girjsk living in the "couiitry should Oe] less informed than those who re side iii towns and cities. Owing to the wretched condi tion of I he roads the Sunday School at Antioch has n^t pro gressed during the winter months. As thc weather becomes warmer and the days lunger let the parents see tu it that their children at tend, and that they themselves come along with them. The.Young Men's Christian As sociation continue.': to meet at An tioch on first and third Sunday afternoon's at 3 o'clock. Let eve ry young man make ita point to attend"these meetings. Mr. A. A. Glover will lead the next meetiDg. Subject, "Happiness." G. How It Was And Is In The 4< Bange." MR. EDITOR: Me and Sampson have been luukiug for some time to see if wc could see anything in your paper from this section, but have looked in vain. So we have decided to try to scratch you a few lines, io let you know that we are still among the many that are breathing the cool fresh air from the snow. Talking about snow, did you ever see just such a one? I have heard several old people say that they have never seen one snow on another. I will be found if it amt about throe double now, and the prospects are good for an other one. You ought to be here to help catch rabbits. No trouble to step out. in the snow and catch a dozer or two. Rabbit and hominy are all the go in the "Range" DOW. believe that we have entirely lost our grain crop, like the old negro's fish I think it has about swrunk up. Don't know whether it wuuid pay to sow any more or not. If we have mother freeze in April Uko last year we would be cleaned up again. Something must be wrong somewhere. I liav'ut smelt any guano yet, and heard but very lillie talk qr it. Sun ly the farmers hav'nt de cided iii ut it will not pay to buy gu a uo tn make 3uls. colton. If they 'nave, what will become of this oid country? Some of the tanners of this sec tion aro holding meetings to dis cuss different subjects relative to apian tu take us through these hard times, something to take the place of 3cts. cotton etc. I believe the plan decided upon at last meet ing, was to try what some caii the cow-farm pr the dairy business, ..vi: ich if properly carried out will no doubt beat Hots, cotton. One of the speakers (almost a bache lor) said that he would have to take unto himself one of Adam's ribs before he went an} farther into th"-; business. Rib cr no rib you will h?!ar the whistle at his molasses mill bef?te long. An other one is so deeply interested l|;;it be will not agree to divide the senes. Mr. J. J3. S. of Aikcu visited \ these pans sometime) ago, but played shy of the "Rang?.'' Wbnl is the mailor old boy? You must havp swallowed your corn without chewing it. Mr. \V. T. Reynolds and Mies Bessie Deal will marry to-day -al three o'clock p. m , unless it snows. With best regards for tho AD VERT?* ER. Nun. Rehoboth, Fob. 20, '?5. THE SOUTHERN ll\ZOR BACK. 3e is Not to he Despised as Ma terial For Sweet Bacon. An Essay of James R. Randall, of Baltimore.] To the Editor of the News and Courier : Turning aside from the water jroblem for the moment. I am mpelled to write something on the log question, which you have agi tated for the common good. One of the communications in ;our paper impressed me greatly, jecausc it revealed what I believe ;o be a notable fact, borne out by ny own experience, or perhaps it vould be more accurate to soy my )bservation. The correspond mt ? illude to, while encouraging your )rize experiment for the fattest ?wine, called public attention to he quality of cur native herds, iud truthfully declared that, when -hese so-called razor backs were properly treated and '.heir moat skillfully preserved, ?hey wore natchless for the tabb*, and that jeuuine epicures comprehended hat statement. THE CELEBRATED VIRGINIA HAMP. It is truo that 1 he celebrated Virginia hams arc ot'this ch ar ac er. They owe something of their oothsomo excellence to iradition ii manipulation i'i the smoko . ouse, hut I heir primo morit is 'native and to tho inaoner.boru.'' i Virginian of the Smithfield cull ibulcj liol taite the bloated Weet em yorker and tum out hams, otc, of ipprovod gastronomy. Therefore, is your intelligent and instruct ive contributor declared, Thc S^ews and Courier, white explodi ng the fattest hog, should hut oso Bight of that remarkable ra ;or back and irs grand possibiii jiiities. Our people have allowed ilia Northern people, ethically and 'ommercially, to bring many of heir native products into dises ;oem. Whilo we aro defending he salubrity of our atmosphere vc may as well restore tho repula iou of our domestic bog. All thal he animal needs is humane Ireat nenL clean quarters wheo penned, )uro water and succulent food to )?comc as much in demand as tho >okerof the Old Dominon, which ts ;old af the highest price per pound md sought, for by princes of good ?ste. It is true that I have hu.i in almost Hebraic aversen to hog neat, but the line may be drawn tt wholesome hams, which be jorae hurtless when sufficiently Doiled. Besides this' a ma'j^??TTy )f mankind affect the flesh ot' .wine and. in such a case, tho )cstshould be cultivated and con sumed. Liens for rent and advances; Bills yf sale of personal property; Land leeds and Mortgages, for sale at the LDVXRTISJBB office. JOHNSTON an DEAL! Vehicles of all Kinds, FURNITURE and COFFIN: Jan. 29-1895. 3 M ni Aipsla CD Henge Steel of Elli -A.TJGMJS Machinery and Supplies. F Get our Price6 before yoi WM. SeHWE ?JE WE -HAS FOR THU HOLIDAY! Diamonds, Wa^ ?X ucl ?ilver Iver displayed in thc city. When visil ur stock and get prices. RELIABLE G lOR. BROAD and 1TI?STTEJ: The German Reichstag lias adopted a resolution instruct ng the government to issue to [be other powers of the world invita tions for an international mon? 'a ry conference looking to the re monetizing of silver. Before the resolution was adopted tho secre tary of the imperial treasury, np behalf of the Emperor declar d that the object aimed at by the resolution had his sympathy. Hicks Hit lt. DETROIT. MICH., Feb. 21.-He . port? from all sections of this St?:f.e j show that one of tho worst bliz zards of the.mason s"t. in ycst'er r! ay ft f te r ino n and s ! : 1 ! p re v a i! s. At Gaylord I he passenger tra "ii wo llig north nn iho Michigan Central was buried in eight feet of snow just outside the vil'age. All bu I si ness i" suspended. Reed City 1 ports all trains badly delayed and I hat many .have been aban * Inned. Ai Cedar Springs and Central Lake railroad traffic is abandoned. At Petosky all. busi ness is at a standstill and trains from six to ten hours lute. De troit has not suffered from the storm, but incoming trains ou all road? are badly delayed. VETERANS ATTENTION. T 1 HE members of the Abner Perrin Camp U. C. V., and all Survivors of the Confederate army are requested to rn- et in Hie Y. M. C. A. Hall ar. Edge Held at 12 o'clock Salesday in .Alach next. (TKO. li. LAKE, Commander. R. S. Anderson, Adj't. A Bargain. A three-gallon cow, (Jg Jersey) and Jersey heifer (15-16 Jersey) six weeks old, for sale. Apply at tilts oflice. COTTON WANTED.-The Langley Manufacturing Com pany will pay Augusta prices for Cotton delivered at their Factory at Langley S. C until further notice. d EDGEFIELD, BKS IX Fine Harness, Saddles, 3, - . - HARDWARE. jes, Oilsep ai)0 Goos. IRON WORKS AND SUPPLY COMPANY. TA, Gr A. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. i buy. ISERT & 0O., ) Xj JSJ jR, 8 THE FINEST STOCK OF tches, Jewelry, iVovei tie?, :ing tho cit}' j-ou are invited to inspect ?-OOIDS OJSCXiY, ST, - AUGUSTA, GA SSSffisai : I??i.r.T.l Onida for ISM, r.-!i!ch ..? t <-iiinit Astor, Kweti l'cas. VCRC jlune?tlUutraiiona; descriptions rtolM M? IraoMtlRBtiDK rWnt ?Ofii oii-reoeipterioeenta, which PUk'l coi;-sin ?a gsnn cf lifo HESSE PEAS "Wholesale Prices. POUND, P0?D M tho past c.imrner of rt very Ano U a r.-al Iront. Think of lt. ?5 va .1 oslv -IO ceuirt ; l?n!f pound casts? ?ow? JOceats. 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That there is a place in Augusta where you can get something nice and tempt ing to eat in the FANCY GROCERY Line? DOSCHER & CO., carry a full line of the latest Home and Foreign Delica cies, When you visit Augusta come and see us. Prices Trill please you. eoe BROADWAY, -4 ,-roR FIRE, ACCIDENT, TORNADO, ? and Ginhouse Insurance, Come to W. J. McKERALL, Agt EDGEFIELD, S. C. *YS IN THE LEAD. & Cu., TAU. ?ll-1'I'J VI. fl TILTERS, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Have now in store their entire FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF CLOTHJNG l ilt? largest steck ever shown in Augusta, We aira to carry goods whic.i are iot only intrinsically pood, but willoh also, in pattern, style, and finish, rratify ? cultivated ?nd discriminating taste, and at the same rime, we ami to uake our prices ?0 low the closest buyers will be our steadiest customers 'olito attention to all. A call will b? appreciated. I. C. LEVY & CO. TAILOR-FIT CLOTHIERS, AUGySTA, GA