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Edenfield Advertiser Ti'OS. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1895. Augusta will have her spring festival on the 22nd and 23rd inst. These will bo her gala days. It is said to be probable that Chief Justice Fuller will preside at the May term cf the United States Court in Charleston. A whe and wealthy New Eng land newspaper says that no edi torial f.hould be longer than the pencil with which it .8 written. Brother Ford of the Aiken Re corder says he would rather hear a cat fight than attend a woman's suffrage convention. The wicked Anderson Journal suggests that if woman be allowed the privilege of voting she should also be allowed to pay poll tax and work the roads. The best authorities on the cot ton situation concur in saying that, "While cotton may be tem porarily advanced by the specula tion in May contracts it does not seem to be at all probable that any advance of consequence can be maintained until the fact of a very considerable reduction in cot ton acreage is actually known and accepted by tho trade." In Ohio women voted for the first time on the school question. At Toledo less than 25 per ceut. of the women registered and voted. In Wooster they showed great ac tivity, some of the most promi nent women taking women to the polls in carriage?. In Columbus the three women candidates for the school board were overwhelm ly defeated, and the women cast a much larger vote than was ex pected in Alliance, Warren, Bel laire and Youngstown. Governor Evans has received a telegram from Attorney General Barber, who is now in Washing ton, stating that the Supreme Court of the United States has de cided to grant the writ of cer tiorari asked for in the famous Agricultural Hall case, and that the whole case would now come up before the highest tribunal in the land upon its merits. This means that the cas? is to be certified up to the Supreme Court of the Uni ted States from the United States Court of Appeals and will have to be fully argued. "How to Make Cotton." The following is a school boy's composition on cotton. It reads as if it were almost "too good to be true," but the original from which it was set is to be seen at this office, and was written by a promising youth of this county: "How to make cotton : We first plow the ground and then run cin ter furs and then scatter the coi- j ton s?-eds and then sow the guano and then ridge it and then bed it and then plant the cotton and when it gets up we chop it and side it and then bust the middle and hoe it and when it opens we pick it and haul it to tue gin and then when it is ginned we carry it to Darlington and give it away." Darlington News. Georgia Roads. W.A.Hill supervisor of New-j berry county, aj: the request of the county board, went over in Rich mond county, Georgia, recenrly, to see how they manage affairs on that side of the river. He says they have there "the best roads in the South." Cue road, especially, he speaks of and says, "this road is naturally a ciawfish and pipe clay soil but with the use of a cer tain kind of gravel put on the road bed about six inches thick, it is impervious to water and as smooth as an asphalt pavement. Not only this road, but every road leading into Augusta on the Geor gia side, for miles is filled up with this same material and cannot be excelled." Of the poor house Mr. Hill reports "the farm is worked exclusively by convict labor and raised i??t year 7,000 bushels of I com, 150,000 lbs. pea vine hay, j 2,000 bishcls oats, besides pease I potatoes, &c. They have hogs, and supply the poor house, asylum,; reformatory and so on with bread stuffs." It might be a wise thing for Supervisor Whittle, of.this county, to ^ross the river himself aud see how roads are made good in Gc r gia. "Once there was a boy named George Washington. He was the first president and he whipped the English, and one day when he was in the orchard, he took his little hatchet and cut a cherry tree, and when his father saw it, he told him he was a good boy, and he didn't have to go to bed before supper or anything, and that's all." It is said that Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, one of the famous family of millionaires, has drawn about her a little circle of friends and organized a club styled "The Downtrodden," which is opposed to the great aggregations of wealth, and is pronouncedly socialistic in J its doctrines. I Lady Henry Somerset says, ,n a recent number of the North Amer ican Review: "Women have a greater role than fighting. They are the foun tain of the race, at which it rf emits its losses, perpetuates it hopes, and conserves the results of victories already gained. If ser vice to the nation is to count as chief article of faith of the voter the service-aye, aud the danger ous service-that woman renders every nation is far "greater than the occasional facing of a Maxim gun or the remote contingency of a bursting shell. There is hardly a woman who is not called to come face to face with death, who does not go down into the great Gethsemane of suffering, and with the dew of eternity upon her brow, give to the world its sons and daughters. It is woman's fight for the race, the fight in which she too often gives her life. It is a greater service to bear soldiers than to bear arms." CORRESPONDENCE CHAPMANS HISTORY OF EDGEFIELD. A Glowing Tribute From a Glow ing Pen. EDITOR ADVERTISER: I was sin cerely rejoiced to see a statement in your paper a while back to the effect that Mr. McKerall was go ing to print Chapman's History of Edgefield. Mr. McKerall deserves the thanks of every true Edge fieldiau for his interest in this work ; for Southern authors and publishers have at best avery pre carious occupation. It is not be cause we do not read, but it is ow ing to our indifference to our own literary talent, that this state ot' affairs obtains among our people. Southern people, and especially the.ladies, are as well read in the masters of othi^r lands as the peo ple of any land or country. Why then are they -io criminally neg lectful of our own authors? Most if not all our public schools per mit books to be used which hold up the Secession movement as a conspiracy, und depict the Confed erate soldiers as little better than a band of Irish Rapparees. We decorate the graves of our dead with flowers, pronounce, soul-stir ring oratory over their ashes, while our children and companions (for want of something batter) are be iug taught, in histories written by lying, narrow-minded abolitionists, to look on these same men at best but poor misguided fanatic?. The reason of the scarcity r?f books written by Southern men and women is that we have no great Magazine or Review to sym pathize with our prejudices or tra ditions, as northerners have. Hence, when a Southern book is launched on the American public, it has no protecting haDd to steer it into popularity. It is left to the tender mercies of northern critics, who if they do not resort to operrtj abuse, "damn it with faint praise," ' which is infinitely worse. It is our duty to encourage every man of literary ability in our country, and help to uphold the hands of every publisher in each endeavor to publish the works of a southern writer. I am wandering. I started out to say a few words about Mr. Chapman's peculiar fitness for a writer of such a book as the histo ry of Edgefield ought to be. Mr. Chapman's nama is a familiar one to Edgefield people. He is widely known both through his books and his immy personal friends. His History of South Carolina is cer tainly the most delightful and in structive book ever written on that interesting subject. His United States History sets before us the salient events of our momentous career as a nation and people in a compendious and unbroken nar rative. He is also a poet, and an enthusiastic student of universal literature. The first and greatest characteristic of an historian is impartiality. He should act the part more of a judge thari that of an advocate. Mr. Chapman pos sesses a degree of impartiality rarely found nowadays. This fact is attested both in his conversa tion and published works. We can readily see the necessity of this virture in a history composed for the mott part of character sketches and reminiscences to gether with an account of the prominent families of the county. Each actor ought to get his just measure of blame or praise, and no more. Alas! how seldom is this mle adhered to by most men. Another attribute is a thorough mastery of the subject under hand. No historian can leave a work that will live long, who does not mas ter every detail of his work. Mr. Chapman occupies a happy posi tion in this respect. Being a man of advened age, he has been able during his own life to be contem porary with many of hie charac ters. He was a living actor iii many of th^ great issues of the past. l?o is n iiving witness of the great deeds of our Butlers, Pickens, Garys etc., and that fact will give his narrative a vi vidness which can come only from an eye-witness. Ease and fluency of style is a great factor in tht popularity of any man's writings. This is what has kept Goldsmith's histories alive to the present day; for had it not been for hie beauti ful, graceful diction, his glaring fictions on Ro.nan and Grecian chrouolgy would have relegated them to the rear long ago. Mr. Chapman's style is flowing and graceful. His even, benignant temp?rament shows itself in the mellow cadence of his periods. This comely dress in which the 'History of Edgefield" will appear, will commend it even to the unin itiated in literary art. Mr. Chap man's poetic temperament will everywhere manifest itself in thit book. The people of our old coun ty should give this book the en couragement it so justly merits., Eu a gr^at crisis like the present ?ne, nothiug can be more helpful than lo be pointed tb the good old paths our fathers trod. The ex ploits and character, of an illus trions ancestry ought to inspire their SODS to bear well and loyally their sacred trust. Let us then, even at a sacrifice, recompense this modest author for his years of toil ii- rescuing from the wreck of time, the history and trudi:ions that cluster around the name of old Edgefi-Jd. SEMPHRONICUS. Ripples From Red Hill. MR. EDITOR: The farmers are all about ready to plant their srops. I think very few if any of them are planting any cotton. The young people of our com munity are going to have a lunch party at the Academy, the first Friday night in May, for the ben 3fit of the Church. Everybody is invited to attend. The girls are ex pected to bring the boxes aud the beys of course will bring their pocket books. Mr. B. F. Glanton better known as Ui.clo Ben will be there with his violin. Mr. A. J. McDaniel has rented the Talbert place. We are glad to nave him in our communi'-y as he is a good Sunday School worker. Mr. Eugene Thurmond and Miss Emma Readiu were united n the holy bonds of matrimony April 7, 1895, the Rev. G. W. Bus iey officiating. Capt. E. M. Bussey from Mor gana is visiting relatives in 'his ?ommuuity. AUNT SILVY. The Road Question. And now, Mr. Editor, we want o know what our County Board of Commissioners are going to do vith the Road question? An alJ mportant question as every one ?eadily admits, and further as serts that the Roads throughout he length and breadth of Edg<j ield are a disgrace to our people, md a reproach to those whose du y it is to look after the bett er neut of our so-called highways. We Lave an able Board of Com nisRioners, and we have a right lo ?xpect a vast improvement in our .oads during the year 1895. Come, ;entiemen, start the good work at mee, and faiut not, falter not, nu il you have placed our thorough :ares in a more creditable condi ion than they are now. It is to .our interest, and it is to every jody's interest that wi" have good roads. The American Farmer, on his subject, says : "Heavy as art he taxes in some sections, devour ng as mortgage interest may be, ;et bad roads cost the farmers nore every year than ail thein erest combined." Therefore, Mr. County Supervi sor Whittle, and ye County Board )f Commissioners, we put you on lotice that the people will expect nuch from you on the Good Road Question j|urjng_ y ou r _te.r m o f_of - ice. Do your duty,"and you wiTT lave the hearty well-done and >laudits of THE PEOPLE. Antioch News. Mk. EDITOR: The tide of social ife in this section is Btill on tho .ise. The first meeting of the ireda Literary Club was held on Wednesday evening at the resi lence of Mrs. Sallie Jones. It vas a grand success in every res pect. Miss Mary Mims one of our nost lovely debutants, who is the resident, presided with grace and :ase. Mr. W. J. Faulkner read a lelection from,"New York Read ir," entitled Passion and Patience, liter which most exquisite music vas dispensed by Miss Mattie Robeson. Mrs. Mattie Brunson ead a very humorous sketch by 'Clara Augusta," which was en oyed by every one present. Mrs. \.. A. Glover read : '.Mental Traili ng" from "Golden Gems of Life." \.gain we were treated to most ex lellent music by Miss Julia Pres ?ott, who is an expert performer, ind Miss Mary Mims who is no ess so. Indeed the occasion was ?ne that will be remembered by hose present. Our future meetings ve hope to make more attractive md enjoyable. The next meeting viii be held at Antioch, at 3 ?'clock p. m., on May first. Our .young people are beginning o talk picnic, and it is highly )robable that we will have a Sun lay School picnic in May. Miss Marion Hill is now visiting Hiss Gell Richards. Mrs. Sallie Jones has just re urned from a visit to her daught ir, Mrs. Bart Talbert. Mrs. Julia Talbert, we are glad o say, has entirely recovered from 1er recent severe illness. An inquisition was held by fudge Bell over the body of a ne jro baby near Barr's Chapel on Sunday morning. We have no >fficial report, hut it is said the nfaut had been buried in a corn tack, and was found by some ne ;ro women who were going fishing. kVe cannot vouch for the truthful ie6s of the report however. G. Next County Interdenomina tional S. S. Convention. It has been thought best to post pone 'be annual county conveu .ion to June 4th and 5th. The Stale Association suggests his date and promise to send us i'rof. R. 0. Sams their field Secreta ry who will give some practical in itruction in normal Sunday School vork. Efforts are being made to get ip an attractive programme and ve hope for the most inspiring and lelpful meeting yet held. The convention meets ?t Em ?ry church. D. B. FRONTIS, Ch. Ex. Com. Liens for rent ami advances; Hills f sale of personal property; Land leeds and Mortgages, for sale at the i DVKRTISER Office. Rambler ^?JN Bicycles*: represent perfection '?] in bicycle building. In them J the least possible weight of m material is arranged to give J the greatest strength. There . y.are no weak spots and yet' . f there is not an ounce of super- ; i r fluous metal. They are made w ^ I for service and speed, and are J T, r fully guaranteed. All styles are the same price-$100. A J handsome descriptive catalog may be had for the asking. ?X GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., S WASHINGTON. D. C. 12 CITATION. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OP EDGEFIELD. By J. D. Allen, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, S. P. Wright hath made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Mrs. Sallie C. Wright, de ceased. THKSB ARK THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said Mrs. Sallie C. Wright deceased, that they be and appear before rae, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Edgefield C. H., on the 2nd day of May next, after publi cation hereof, at ll o'clock in the fore noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 12th day [L. S.J of April Anno Domini 1895. Published on the 17th day of April in the Edgefield AD VERTISER. J. D. ALLEN, Probate Judge. Y< Capers Light Infantry ! OU are hereby ordered to assemble nt vour Armory on Saturday the 20th instant at twelve o'clock. Every mem ber is requested to be present as im portant business will come up for con sideration. II. A. A DAMS, O. S. J. II. TILLMAN*. Capt. Com'g. ATTENTION, LIGHT DRAGOONS ! YOU are hereby ordered tn ap pear ut Outre Spring. Saturday. April 20th, at 3 o'clock p. m., mounted and wearing sabres to completo pi'*paraHoii8 for inspec tion un tho 3rd ot' May 'pro*. By order J. 1?. I>i.ocxEit, Capt. J. W. R i'se, 0. s. ATTENTION, HUSSARS. You will meet at Edgefield prepar ed for a mounted drill on Saturday, April 20th at ll o'clock. By order of S. B. MAYS, Capt. W. H. Ryan, O. ?. Attention, Hussars. All old members having uni forms and accoutrements belong ttrgnoi:frfj-T^ listing on new roll, are urgently requested to turn over same by 20th April to the quartermaster, as we want to equip others for the in spection on May the 3rd. J. M. MAYS, April 2. Quartermaster. EDGEFIELD RIFLES ATTENTION. TlIE Edgefield Rifles will meet at their Armory on Saturday the 13th April, for drill, preparatory for in spection. All members are requested to be present. By order R. S. ANDERSON, Capt. P. S. Gmso.v, O. S. Mee Want Accuracy Connptetenes5 Conciseness Convenience fe A Business flan Wants to know th? truth, th? whole truth, ?ti mthlng but the truth. And hs wants tba*, truth boll*J down. He has no time to waste in skimming abo* the edires of a subject, he wanta to get at th? gist of the whole matter, and does not car: ?or a hundred pages of opinions If he can te? lt all In a hundred lines of solid facts. That is to say he wanta the Encyciopmdai Brit?nnlca. for no ether work will so completely meet the busy man's needs. It has justly been called "the knowledge of tb? whole world compressed Into five feet of book she'f." Of the business man ls that be ha* an eye M tho dollar-. If his ;nod judgment enables bim to detect thc actual merit of a project befori' his neighbors get Into line he " gets In on the bottom floor." while his less shrew! neighbor waits until ?lt the world wonts rt ?nd (hen hr finds "the stocks havi goueup." lt is this Characteristic of Carolin? business ?nen that t?. leading Iben so gene'airy to procure th'.' Encyclopedia Britannica while > may bc had at Introductor)' tates. A thorough business maa ses how the Britannica publls',',r< tan afford to penni', a (treat papel like 7\':e Cohmibla Stnte, ifftr their up-to-date edition at Introductor? prices fur short time until the public generally hu become tarnlllur with Its ?urpnsslr,,- merits. Then all will want ll ?nd they will have to pay the pubilshcr?' regular pri>;e ; while thc man who was shr*w? tno'jgh to purchase during the Introductory period hu MVtd just Si ,cu per volume aa the price of the ?otk. Wrlto (or application blank to The State, Columbia, S. C Now is the time to take the Advertiser. I Cotton Blight. Tests made by the Alabama Experiment Station and elsewhere prove conclusively that Kainit Prevents cotton blight Planters can prevent the immense loss caused annually by this disease. Send for our pamphlets. They are sent free. It will cost you norning to read them, and they will save you dollars. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York. JOHNSTON and EDGEFIELD, DEALERS IN Vehicles of all Kinds, FURNITURE and COFFINS, Jan. 29-1895. Fine Harness, Saddles, L - HARDWARE. CEINTES MIIJIJS, Lange sr OCR of Mes, Cijeap ai Gool I AyDAD? J IRON WORKS AND LUiVlOAKU (SUPPLY COMPANY. A-UGUST^, GKA. ?achinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. fiiiSF* Get our Prices before you buy. WM. SeHWEiSERT & Co., ^??XE WELER ' ' -HAS FOR THE HOLIDAYS THU KIXKST STOCK OF Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, and Silver IXovelties, ?ver displayed in the city. VVhen visiting the city you are invited to inspect ur stock and get nrices. I^^3T_1T_A.BXJE GOODS OJSELY, WR. BUOAD and 7 TH S TTEET, - A UG US'. LEWIS F. //IILI8AH. 937 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA, GA., IS SELLING AN OAK MANTEL FOR $3*00, AND ONE WITH A 15x24 GLASS, A TILE HEARTH, A TILE FACING, AND A BRONZE FACING FOR JUST$17.00. TOUR ATTENTION ! =IF YOU JSIEETJ: look Steves, Stove Pans, Stove Pipe, Tinware, fell Bnckets, FA1STOY GROCERIES, -.oaded Shells, Canned Gocxjls, Confeetionaries. .ARGEST COOK STOVE FOR THE MONEY. Coffee Pots, Milk Buckets, and Covered Buckets made from the best of Tin in the market. Repairs for Cook Stoves I sell, kept in stock. Call on or address CHAS. A.. AUSTIN, J*OKC^TST03Sr, S. O. GG'S, $2.00 TO $2.50 PER SETTING. V. D. OUZTS, ELMWOOD, S. C., CHAW! Isn't the word when you speak F N. Y's. fish. They do not need ) be chawed. All that you have to o is to eliminate the few bones ad let 'em go down. FRESH WATER AND SALT. The choicest varieties, E. G. bad, Trout, Sheephead, Mullet, ream &c., And at prices that ould make the piscatorial tribes lush for very shame at their aeapness. onie in the evening or come in the morning, .une when you're looked for, r come without warning, smile ami a welcome 'ill he there before yon, nd the offener you come here he more I'll adore you. NORM ON YOUNGBLOOD, Fishmonger and Purveyor for ?1 the people. NOTICE. ROAD WGRKING. TlIE Township Committee will have their respect?e roads put in good or der oy the first of April. Also have all loose rock removed from the road, and poe up all mile p ists that are not up. You will hear some of the overseers si. y their road is good enough, that is aiming at nothing and hitting noth ing. Raise your road-bed higher in the middle and put good ditches on the sides of the roads. There are townships in the county that have no representatives, at least they never meet with the county board. Those who, having been ap pointed, will not serve, ure requested to inform someone of our members of the legislature so that others may be appointed. M. A. WHITTLE, Supervisor. J. D. FRASKR, CTk. B'rd. Money to Loan. Tobacco ! Tobacco ! ! -(0) /X both City and Improved Coun y property. For information, Call id see Jv. C. PADGETT, Agent Atlanta Nat. Building and can Company. March ?2(i, '!)."). Oxford Ties and Slippers, beautiful, .tistie, nobby-call and see them. JAS. M. Con?. 500 lbs. of Choice, North Caro lina Chewing Tobacco just receiv ed at prices from 27^ tn 50c. per lb. put uj? in small package con venient for Farmers. Give us a trial on Tobacco and wo will save you pome money. Our 30c. Tobac co ie a good article. JA S. M. COBB. Jan. 20-'95. Subscribe to the Edgef,eld AD VERTISER. FIEL KELLY, 949 Broad Street: and 9.+<3 Jone? Street, AUGUSTA, GA. WE SELL ALL THE COUNTRY PEOPLE THEIR BUGGIES, HARNESS AND WAGONS. "WHY?" Because we give them the best goods, for the least money. Here Is Another Easter Novelty, STERLING SILVER GARTER. A STERLING SILVER GARTER. now That there isa place in Augusta where you can get something nice and tempt ing to eat in the FANCY GROCERY Line? s Sa DOSCHER & CO., carry a full line of the latest Home and Foreign Delica cies, When you visit Augusta come and see us. Prices will please you. DOSCHER & 00. GOG SBOADWAY, Augusta, -FOR FIRE, ACCIDENT, TORNADO, and Ginhouse Insurance, Come to W. J. McKERALL, Agt. EDGEKIELD, S. C. ALWAYS IN THE LEAD. /. C. LE ?ff & CO., TAIL OR-FI7 ( "I O THIERS, AUGUSTA, - GEORG IJ{. Have now in store their entire 7ALL AND WINTER STOCK OF CLOTHING "he largest stock ever shown in A ugusta. We aim to carry goods whici are -j ot only intrinsically good, but which also, in pattern, style, and finish, ratify a cultivated and discriminating taste, and at the same time, we aim to lake our prices so low the closest buyers will be our steadiest customers ?olite attention to all. A call will be appreciated.. I. C. LEVY & CO. fAIL|OR-FIT CLOTHIERS, AUGUSTA, G 4