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fc deefield Advertiser nos. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1895. Judge Benet thinks there ought to be a law prohibiting the sale of pistols less than two feet long. Collector Townes thinks the de cision of the Supreme Court on the income tax will not reduce the collections* in this State more than 10 per cent. Goff Goes Off. Judge Golf of the United States Co.urt has issued an injunction re straining the State Constables from seizing liquors brought into this State. Gov. Evans has the following to say in reg:ird to this matter. "All the quirks and gamins have tried their hands on the dis pensan', and now the little snaps have taken charge of it, and at tempting to attack. There is only one point in the case, aub! that is : When does liquor 'arrive' in the State? The matter has already been before Judge Simonton and that they have gotton his opinion -and I suppose this is an effort to 'fix' the other member of the United States Court of Appeals. Judge Goff's injunction will not be regarded by me in any sense of the word. It makes no difference what papers he serves, we will ccu!iuue to seize every gallon of whiskey that arrives within this State, and I construe the word 'ar rive' to mean when it gets within ihe borders of this State, and will so continue it lill the United States Supreme Court bolds oth erwise. If necessary, an extra force of constables will be employ ed to take charge of any liquor dealers who may feel encouraged b}' Judge Goff's action. Any li quor brought, into this State in violation of ihe dispensary law by Judge Goff, Samps Pope, or Fitz Caldwell will be a<* p-iomptly seiz ed and confiscated as if it were brought in by Jim Duubar." And Also. Judge Goff from his fastnesses in the mountains of West Virgi nia has called upon South Caroli na to throw up her hands, in the following order : United Stains of America, District of South Carolina-in the Cir cuit Court, Fourth Circuit-in Equity. Frederick Pratt and Samuel Prie, Complainants, against John Ga iy Evans, Governor of the State of South Carolina, and P. But ler McCoy, an Election Com mission in said State, Defen dants-Bill for Injunction and Relief. On hearing the bill ip the above stated action, duly sworn to and represented by counsel, and on motion or James F. J. Caldwell and Sampson Pope, complainants' solicitors. It is ordered that the defen dants, John . Gary Evans, Gover nor of the State of South Carolina, and P. Butler McCoy, a commis sioner of elections in the said State, and all other persons charg ed under the laws of the said State with the duty of holding or man aging elections for delegates to a convention to be held on the sec ond Tuesday in the month of Sep tem der. 1S95, for the purpose of revising, amending or changing the Constitution of that State, be, and they are, hereby enjoined and restrained from any and all action looking to the holding of such election or elections until the further order of this court. Gov. Evans, having been inter viewed, speaks of this matter as below : "I have not been served with any order or any other paper from Judge Goff, but from the publish ed accounts it seems that I have been enjoined as Governor of the State of South Carolina, and Mr. McCoy, as a commissioner of elec tion of the State of South Caroli na, and not as individuals. The State of South Carolina is still sovereign and independent, and it is my duty under the Constitution of the State to execute the laws of the State. I shall continue to do this without fear of presumptive interference of a United States Circuit Judge. I shai treat the proceedings with the contempt that it deserves, and it is hard for me to believe that any man of sound and disposing mind who has ever read the Constitution of the United State?, ortho decisions of the Supreme Court of the Uni ted State?, could issue such an or der as this, and append to it a signature as United States Circuit Judge of the Fourth District. It is a parody on republican govern ment. It will serve, however, as a good campaign document, and shows conclusively to what base uses the courts have come. Wc will of course act at the proper time in accordance with the res pect, due to the Constitution of the United States, and at the same time all arrangements necessary for the carrying out of the will of !'ie people in refr.ronce to the con stitutional convention will be made, and all duties required of me by the Constitution and by the statute laws of the State of South Carolina will be faithfully per formed. If I am in contempt of Judge Goff he must make the most of it. "An opportune opportunity" is the way a lady expressed her opinion of Ramsey and ?land's spring offerings of household furnishings. Laces of all kinds and colors-nar row edging at lc. to 4~> inch Silk Chantilly at ?.] per yard, well worth $5, at Peaks. CORRESPONDENCE Pedagogue Comes Back.-Wants a School Commissioner Elect ed Who Can Work Long: Division. MR. EDITOR : Fortunately I have more thau "Van Star" to sit in judgment upon me. God sits iu judgment against the wicked and the devil against the good. If any good argument has been brought against me I have not yet been able to see it. The assumption that I am opposed to a school system is unjust. I only attacked faulty systems and gave my reason, logi cal, I think, against the present one, or against its workiugs. If your readers will have the pa tience I will give my ideal of a school system, or at least what it should be, to suit our condition. First, I would have our districts run in proper shape, say three miles square making nine square miles. Brother Crou'ch will help me have a good house in the cen tre, and I will help him put a li brary in it. Then I would have three competent men selected as trustees. 1 would provide that a school commissioner should be elected who could work long divi sion at least, so that every district would get its pror-ata share of the funds. I would have the money pro-rated according lo the enrol ment of children of the school age, and not as now, according to the average attendance. Some teach ers have a greater average than the enrolment, but I think it would be just to do this, as il would enable the most needy sec tions to have much longer terms than under the present method; and besides, it would prevent the above mentioned fraud. Of course teachers ought to be honest, and for that matter, everybody else should Le so. Now as to the employment of teachers. I would have an exam ining board composed of three of th? most competent teachers iq the count}'. I would be sure that these three men did not want an office, and besides they should not care anything about public opin ion. This would give us a compe tent class of first grade teachers, and they alone should be employ ed as principals in our district .schools. Those who obtained sec ond and third grad?' certificates, c<uikl be employed as assistants. All of our district schools need j two and three teachers where now they have none. Our funds are loo small to run | the schools as long as they should be, and how to supply Ihardesid eratum is adillicult question. This consideration forces us to atta.-k Van Star's" higher education. The first duty a state owes its cit izens is a common school educa lon, and while we do not oppose tbe state's assistance to a higher education, if she is not able to supply both, then the common schools should come first. We have five or six higher institutions of learping using about as much money for about two thousand children as for about five hundred thousand of the most needy. The poor children of the state gets about two dollars per capita and the "dudes" of the citadel get about three hundred dollars per capita. This is all wrong. We favor the state's liberally sup porting Clemson and Rock Hill because we understand that the course is to be technological. In this age of utilitarianism wo have very little use for Latin aud Greek, or military training. Let those who want a classical or military education pay for it out of their own pockets. We had our milita ry schools before the war;' and when we began the greatest war that ever shook the earth, we did not have any body in the state that knew how to make gun-powder. Refering again to our system I would suggest that we adopt a provision of the Texas school sys tem, that prohibits the reading of | the Bible in their public schools, also forbids the saying of prayers. This is done to keep sectarianism out of the schools. Angels weep and the devil laughs wh=n that spirit enters them. The writer hasatoch of Methodism, and be lieves in the right kind of religion, but a bigoted sectarian spirit is the devil's work. In my next I will tell who ought to go to the Constitutional Convention, and then to the legislature in order to perfect our common school sys tem. I wish "Van Star" would indicate in what respect we have been "wiped" up. Here is an op-1 portunity for him to try his hand. I have been "wiped" up about the way they have been wiping up Ben Tillman for the last four vears. PEDAGOGUE. Two Pence Cotton. [The following clipping from the New Orleans Times-Democrat has been handed us by A. J. Norris Esq.. President of The Farmers Bank, with the request to publish :J NEW ORLEANS, April 8, 189?. Editor of the Times-Democrat : In a recent article the Manches ter Guardian urges European man ufacturers to take further slepR to force do? :J the price of American cotton. It says : "The gigantic cotton crop hang ing upon our roar, the Indian dumping ground laden to reple tion with its (JO per cent excess of | imports over previous years, indi cate that our only hope lies in forcing down tin- price of cotton at each stage when the wheals of commerce promise to be scotched. Wo have nothing to do with the question, is the price of cotton reasonable? We ara not cotton growers, but manufacturers, and as such have to exact u profit from our toil. This can onl}' be done by eschewing the ways hitherto! traveled by those who esteem themselves smart. This class is 110 longer in popular favor. It bas speculated again and r.gain un LU it scarcely owns tho rags it stands on. The continued fall in cotton yields a harvest to the men of phlegm. They are destined to force down cotton, yarn and cloth until your Bombay spinner and manufactuier cannot live. Force American cotton down to two pence per pound, and your Indian cotton mills will become caverns where the auctioneer, like a vul ture, will make his final feast." Theaboveris certainly a won derful production. Evidently the manufacturers of "honest money," gold standard England, are dis tressed and alarmed at the healthy competition and progress of man ufacturers in '"silver-uding" India. The Guardian says the continued fall in cotton yields a harvest to the "men of phlegm." That these "men of phlegm" are destined to force down American cotton to two pence per pound, and that the Indian cotton mills "will become caverns where the auctiouer, like a vulture, will make his final feast." This is very plain lan guage, no mincing of words, and the Southern cotton raiser or mer chant must be blind who does not see its thorough meaning. Two pence cotton in Liverpool forces cotton on farms to fell for less than three cents. Should this oc cur in the next year or so, auc tioneers wouldn't only appear in the cotton mills of india, many of that profession would be found in every count}-and town in the cot ton States. But they would do a very slim business, as few inves tors would venture to bid for lands or property based on two-pence cotton in Liverpool. The Manchester Guardian's cold blooded article sound5 an unin tentional warning note to all con nected with cotton raising in the South, be he planter, merchant or banker. Furnish* these "m^n of phlegm" and European manufac turers with another monster crop this year, and they will endeavor, as the Guardiatrsays, to force down cotton so low that 'he Bom bay cotton spinner and manufac turer cannot live. If the phleg matic gentlemen succeed in then laudable purpose a large nuni ber in the South connect Jd with the cotton industry will be forced to retire from business. All intf-rest ed in cotton growing have it in their power to defeat the nefarious programme of the men of phlegm by restricting their cotton acreage so that European manufacturers will ody have to deal with a very moderate and not another overa bundant crop. If two-pence cotton is to make "caverns" of thc Indian cotton mills, what measuie of disaster must overtake the owners of cotton lands throughout the South (Tex as included)? The Guardian says that they of England arc not cot ton growers, but manufacturers, and as such have to exact a profit from their toil. This is all very pretty, but the game as outlined by the Guardian would seriously interfere with the American cot ton growers exacting any profits from the tilling of his soil. After all is America like India, the property of England? ?. AN ENGLISH VIEW OF TRADE CONDITIONS BE TWEEN UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND. How thc Writer Holds that American Competition in Some Lines Causes thc Same Disaster to British Labor that Free Trade Importations from that Country Cause to the American Workingmen. [The following- letter anti comments we clip from the Mansfield, Ohio, News. The Squire John Ward allu ded to is an uncle of Col. Clinton ?Ward of Edgetield County.-ED. AD VERTISEK.J 'Squire John Ward, of Lexing ton, forwards to the News with permission to print, a letter he re ceived a few days ago from his cousin, Joseph Ward, Leicester, England. He acknowledges . the receipt of a letter from his Amer ican relative which be says he has delayed answering on account of a great strike in that city. The htter contains 6ome statements which are likely to be surprising to American readers. The fol lowing is an extract from the let ter : There are many thousands of workmen, not only in Leicester, but in all the towns in England, out of employment, the employers having closed their faetones to starve the strikers into submission. A'l at tem ps to settle the strike I))' arbitration have failed. It will be disastrous to employers-the ?ruin of some-and starvation to the operatives. This state of af fairs has been broughton us chief ly by your countrymen sending to this country food and manufactur ed goods in such quantities and *o cheap that it is impossible for Engl i sh me ti to compete with you. I sent you an English paper a few days ago, containing an immense mimi cr of sales of fa/ming pro duce. It \f impossible for farmers to contend against American pro duce, all of which is admitted du ty free. In DIV letters I have complained of the unfairness of y< ur country taxing our produc tions while we admit everything you choose to send us duty free. In answer to this you say that American workmen get 40 per cont m;>re. w;iges I han tho English work ingmen. If this be so how is it I can buy almost anything I want, at a greatly reduced price than can be manufactured or grown in this country? I lia ve been told that the American workman la bors many more hours weekly than the English workman. In the government dockyards^!! this country eight boura ,-ejAp?uy is them!;' and lis pr 'v.;:jjB^^any est a bl ishruei.'ts, wh?si^^Proers 54 hours per *r<tek is rife rule. Formerly clocks wei? mrmufactui ed extensively in England: at a cost, of $12 or $:>0 each, according to quality. Now I do not think there is one. Tho Dutch fiymerly exported considerable quantities, these were supplanted by trie Ger .naus and Swiss (Switzerland). These have b^n beaton by the Americans. There fire thousands -I do not think I should speak falsely if J say hundreds of thou sands of American clocks iii this country. I have had one for some years and a v^ry correct timekeep er it is. It cost me about $2. There is a printed label pasted in it, "C. Jerome, New Haven, Conn." There has just been imported in to this country American time pieces-beaurifully finished, which would be an ornament in any gen tleman's room. I have purchased oue for less than half a dollar. I could not purchase an English one under $2 or $3, and it keeps its time first rate. There are thou sands of buckets and all ki'nds of tinware imported. These are with lard and the latter is sold at 8 to 10 cents per pound, and the buck ets when empted of their contents are sold at from 6 to S cents each. I have purcba>ed several and they are quite equal to the English which would cost nearly a dollar. Immense quantities of caske con taining oils from the spriugs. The 011 is retailed at 10 to 12 cents per gallon} while the barrels are almost given nwa}r, to the great injury of the English coopers 1 have two. Great quantities of meat in various sized tins are im ported. It is sold in Leicester at ?bout 8 (.ruts per pound. Thou sands of tons of bacon you Bend us which is Mailed at 8 to 12 cents per pound, the boxes are broken up for firewood. They bold five hundred weight. I have broken one this week. There was impressed upon it, "John Morrell, (som" i Ince which I have forgot ten) Iowa." Last night I saw a load of Hour delivered to a baker near ruf, unloaded. There. WPP 00 bags, Upi tl them were "HO lbs., fr am Goshen, Ind., U. S." Great quantifies of watches you 8'jnd us They ii yr-? called "Waterbury." These tire sold con-iderubly lower than an English one In fad your countrj is ruining us. 1 have forwarded you a bill which when you read, you will sa llow low everyth.ng is in this country. Next County Interdenomina tional S. S. Convention. lt has been thought best to post pone 'be annual county conven tion to June 4th and 5th. The Stale Association suggests this date and promise to send 03 Prof. R. 0. Sams their field Secreta ry who will give some practical in struction in normal Sund^yi^ohoplL wor k~. ' " " """" Efforts are being made to get up an attractive programme and we hope for the most inspiring and helpful meeting yet held. The convention meets ut Em ory church. D. B. FRONTIS, Ch. Ex. Com. Save time, money and doctors' bills. Go where you please, when you please, as fast as you please. Find pleasure, health and economy all in one. Rambler Bicycles are the acme of mechanical perfection. Strong, du rable and reliable, with not an ounce of useless material. The Rambler is the wheel for record breakers and for pleasure seekers. Various models, all the same price -$ioo-catalog tells all about them -free, of course. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., WASHINGTON. D. C. NOTICE. XlIE Democratic Executive Com mittee ol' Edgelield County are here by ordered to meet ac Edenfield on Monday (1th May prox., on business important to the Democratic party. W. IL TIMMERMAN, April 18th, '95. Chair. Don't lose sleep by trying to get along wit li an uncomfortable bed. Ramsey & Bland's mattress woo the balmy. Those windows need new curtains. Ramsey tfc Bland can fit them nicely. . Quite surprising yet very pleasing, is the new offer made hy Ramsey & Bland in furniture and house fur nishings, which are just the goods ev ery housekeeper has now in mind. Those changes in parlor, sitting-room and chamber you are thinking about need cost you but lillie trouble or out lay, because prices and assortments are so satisfactory, and Ramsey & Bland are Hie men who should be con sulted, for t hey lead the trade and are willing to help you think. Beautiful line of Straw Mats this week ai 10, 15, 20, -J."), 50 and 78?., at Conn's. Cobb's is ;-till Headquarters for Shoes and Clothing at low prices. biens for rent and advances; Hills ol' sale of personal properly; Land deeds and Mortgages, Tor sale at the ApVKJiTISKU ellice. Dy bushel* "Unknown I'e.is" for sale, or will exchange for norn. Ap ply at the AnvKKTittKi: O Mice. Snap beans producing frequently twelve ?nell pods for sale a! 10 and I Se ts per package. Address ??ox 37 Brevard, N. G. Stamps taken. Ladle? in? uze un der vests from 5c. to ?Oe, itt Teak's. Subscribe tu the Edge (iel VEKTISKR. SR A Cotton Fertilizer. Purchase only such fertilizers for cotton which contain at \22st 3 to 4$ actual potash. For Corn, Fertilizers should contain 6$ Potash, Poor resu!t3 arc due entirely to deficiency of Potash. V's will ;,lr..;-.v rend you ov.r pamphlets on tho Use of Potash. Tl;-;/ ara sen: free. It ?rill c: :;t yea nothing to read them, and they will save you '1.?lar?. GERMAN KALI WORKS. 93 Nassau Street, New York. JOHNSTON and EDGEFIELD, DEALERS TS Vehicles of all Kinds, FURNITURE and COFFINS, Jan. 29-1895. Fine Harness, Saddles, - HARDWARE. CANE MILLS, Pratt ii huh COM Gins ai Presses. Large stocK of Engines, Oljeep i AMDADH $ IRON WORKS AND a-WSVS?Mr\SJ l SUPPLY COMPANY. AUGUSTA, G-A. Machinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. Get our Prices before you buy. WM. SSHWEISERT & Co., -m J E W E L E R S m -HAS KOK THE HOLIDAYS THE FINEST STOCK OK Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, ii nd Silver INioveltie?, iver displayed in the city. When visiting tho city you are invited to inspect ?ur stock and #et prices. ZR/r^LZLA-IBLIE GOODS COR. BR OAT) and 7 TH S TTEE'J.\ - A U(i VS TA, GA LEWIS F. yVULISAR. 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. YOUR ATTENTION ? IIP YOU JES EED Stcves, Stove Pans, Sieve Pipe, Tinware, fell Buckets, ZFiA-Hsrcir GROCERIES, Loaded Shells, Canned Goods, Confeetionaries. Evaporators. Repaired or marijo Order. LARGEST COOK STOVE FOR THE MONEY. Cottee 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, JOHITSTOISJ", S. O. SGG'S, $2.00 TO $2.50 PER SETTING. W. D. OUZTS, ELMWOOD, S. C., CHAW ! Isn't the word when you speak ?f N. Y's. fish. They do not need o be chnwed. All that you have to lo is to eliminate the few boj?os md lot 'em go down. FRE?H WATER AND SALT. Tho choicest varieties, E. G. Shad, Trout, Sheephond, Mullet, 3roani etc., And at prices, that vould make the piscatorial tribes )lush for very shame at their ?heapness. Jome in the evening or come in the murnini?, Jillie when yoi.'re looked for, ")r come wilhour warning, \ -mule ?iud a welcome kV ill 1)'? lhere before you, \iul itu.? oftener you come here I'lie more I'll adore you. NORMON YOUNGBLOOD, Fishmonger and Purveyor for ill the people. Tobacco ! Tobacco ! ! -(o) 500 lbs. of Choice, North Caro lina Clawing Tobacco just receiv ed at prices from 2~k to 50c. p*r lb. put up in small package con venient tor Farmers. (Jive us a trial on Tobacco und w?3 will snvp you some money. Our 30c. Tobac co is a good article. JA S. M. COU 13. Jan. 20-'95. Money to Loan. 3 X both City and I in pro veil Co mi ry property. For inform?t it n, Call ml see Jv. C. PA?MTETT, Agent Atlanta Xal. Riiilcling ami joan Company. March Uti, U5. Oxford Ties and Slipper*, beautiful, ' ..0.,r hutUIIHM rtistic, nobby-call ami see them. JA8.XM.COK?. I Jim. 12-111). *z Poultry, Farm, Garden, Cemetery, Lawn, Railroad and Itabbit Fencing:. TbonHnndA nf miles In use. Catalogue Free. Freight 1'ivld. Frlcos Low. Th3 SSGSMLLEK WOVEN WIRE FF NOE GO. 1U, 116.118 wi 120 ll BatetS?.. C?i:?30. ILL. Look Ont ! Look Out ! ! I Now Prints. Ginghams, White ?and Colored Knitting Cotton. Bleached and Brown Dome.-tics. ! Prices tn mud 4c. Colton, we want J. M. COBB. FIELB & KELLY, c>49 Broad Street ancl 9^.6 jone? Street, AUGUSTA, OA. 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 Baster Novelty, A STERLING SILVER GARTER. A STERLING SILVER GARTER. WP That there isa 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 will please you. DOSCHER & CO. eoe BROADWAY, Aug'USta, - ? Gc EC. __KOK_ H FIRE, ACCIDENT, TORNADO, | and Ginhousc Insurance, | ? Cometo W. J. McKERALL, Agt. ? liDGlil'Il?LD, S. C. S ALWAYS IN THE LE?D, /. C. LE?/Y & GO., TAIL OR.FI1 < 'Z O THIERS', AUGUSTA, - GE0RGIJ\. Have now in store their entire FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF CLOTHJNG The largest stock ever shown in Augusta. We aim to carry goods whic.i are not only intrinsically good, but which also, in pattern, style, and linish, gratify a cultivated and discriminating taste, and at the same time, we aim to make our prices so low the closest buyers wi^?eMonrj?r???jogt^customers Polite attention to all. A call will be appr?ci?t * ???Wnm???T, I. C. LEVY TA ILOR-FIT CLOTHIE