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ll Edenfield Advertiser Tl'OS. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1S95. Beware the pine tree's withered branch, Beware the awful avalanche but these are nothing to compare with au avalanche of nc-gro vote?. White men, get together. White men of Edgefield, re member the days of reconstruc tion, and get together ! Remember negro domination and get to gether! You stood shoulder to shoulder in 187G, como together again and bury the hatchet. There -are reformers and con servatives, self-seeking nonde scripts, who would go fer the ne gro vote, but they are few and far between, at least in old Edgefield, and their heinous machinations should be severely nipped in the bud and summarily blighted and blasted. To praise Goff and his work is. when reduced *o its last analysis, to seek for a return of negro rule in this State, and it makes no dif ference whether his decisions are technically right or not, for negro suffrage is against the best inter ests of both races in South Caro lina, would be a blot upon civiliza tion, and a bar and check upon Christian advancement. Let us have none of of it. From a short residence iii South America aud the West Indies since the war, the editor of the ADVER TISER knows the fruits of negro suffrage, and the summing up is about as follows : The right to vote, in those coun tries, brought absolute political equality. Political equality broke down thc social barriers between the races and social equality le sultcd. Social equality brought an amalgamation of the races and a mental, moral, and physical deg redation that has dragged down the proud Castilian until his name and nation are a by-word anda scc?ling upon earth. Let us in South Carolina beware of an entrance upon a like career the first step of which is political fra ternity with the inferior race. A Flop-Doodle Decision. The Supreme Court of thc Uni ted States has decided by a ma jority of five to four that tho in come tax is unconstitutional. One of the five judges who makes the majority in this decision, in the previous dec j^on ho1jL th afc tfefi tax was constitutional, and thus reversed himself within a short month, turned himself outside in and. inside out. By all the power3 a dog fall ! A car load of decorations, con sisting of beautiful designs wrought in palmetto and laurel leaves, and quantities of grey moss, magnolia blossoms and oth er flowers, has been forwarded to Chicago from Charleston as South Carolina's tribute to thc Confed erate dead, to whose memory a monument will be unveiled in that city on Thursday of this week. The Florida House of Repre sentatives has passed a resolution favoring free coinage of silver at a ratio of 1G to 1. The State has appealed the reg istration cases to the Supreme Court of the United States. If our commonwealth is wrecked it will be no excuse that personal animosity against Reform leaders inclined persons to overthrow the State in order to get seme advan tage over these leaders. It would be a sad reflection for succeeding times and one that will add no charm to tho memory of the men engaged in it. Personal interest must always be sunk before the public good, or the fate of a republic is sealed and its doom written.-Columbia Eve ning News. A GREAT MAN'S CHOICE.-That was a wis? saying of tho great chem ist, Sir Humphrey Davy : I envy no quality of tho mind or intellect in others, be it genius, power, wit 01 fancy; but, if J could choose what would be most delightful and use ful, I should prefer a firm religious faith to every other blessing, for it makes life a discipline of good ness, creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the destruction of existence the most gorgeous of all lights; awakens life even in death, and from corruption and decay calls up beanty aud divinity, where sensualist and skeptic views afford nothing but gloom, annihilation and despair." 'I saw a man pursuing tho horizon ; Round and round ho ?pod. I was disturbed at th i: I accosted the man. "It is futile," I said, "You can never" "You lie," ho cried, And ran on." Xew goods to arrive (lu's week al the Xew York Backet Store. TEACHING SCHOOL In thc State of Edgefield.-A Witty Description of How a Young Teacher Made His Debut. Newberry Collegian. It was with a heart Overflowing with a sense of my own self-impor tance that I left my fair famed Palmetto State to seek my fortune as a disrrict school-teacher in this illustrious "State of Edgefield." Being fresh from school, I was con stantly reviewing my college life; and a vivid recollection of the ease with which my learned teach ers instilled thoughts or wisdom into the minds of my classmates was especially interesting to me so much so that this command was ever ringing in my ears: "Go thou and do likewise." So being touched by a sense of duty and knocked down with a sense of ne cessity, I decided to be a district school-teacher. Haviug gained my cwu consent, I at once set about to train myself. I now be gin to transact all of my business in a high-handed domineering sort of way, and with ny head prop ped up with assumed dignity would pass all my former associ ates by in silent contempt. I also began to regulate my diet, by re fusing to drink anything but sour milk, or to eat anything but sauer kraut and pickles, so that I might not be lacking in the most essen tial qualification, "crabbiness.'1 After pursuing the above course of treatment for a few weeks I con sidered myself in apple-pie order, so I hang out my shingle and modestly await a call. It wasn't long before, from away over in tho wilds of Edgefield, this call faint ly sounds in my ears: "Mr. Bill Snooks, arise and give your most earnest heed. Will you take this, our school, to be your lawful school and solemnly promise to try tc make the children love, honor and obey you? if so, answer I will.'1 Xow the call bad come, so I got upon a stump, and putting one hand to my mouth I answered "I will." After a short pause there comes back on the gentle breezes those sympathetic and yet sugges tive words: "May the good Lord bless thee, and protect and keep thee from bodily harm at the bands of our children ! Amen." There was nothing for me to dc now but to pack my valise, bj shaking out the dust, and buckling the straps a little tighter, and to be gone. I was soon on the train and was fast being borne from my native State to that unknown country, Edgefield. After a few days I had reached the end of my tiresome journey, and had found a most pleasant boarding place at the home of Mr. Jeremy Smith. This was on Saturday evening, so I circulated the report that I would start my school on the fol lowing Monday morning. Being from another State, and a perfect stranger to all, I thought that some kind of a speech would be expected from me ; so t begau blinking and thinking, and inking j and writing, and_ studvjpg yjflb ' ali" ?if?genct?^I ' spent nearly ah of Saturday uight in writing one for I thought that all the trustees patrons, preachers, doctors, law yers, squires and esquires in th? State would bo there. Oh, I pul forth an extra effort in its prepar ion, andi can truly say wichoul boasting that it was indeed a touching paper. It began some thing like this: "My dear little children: It is needless to say that to me you are all perfect strangers ; but this morning as I look upon your sweet up-turned faces, I see playing there merry smiles of good nature which 3eem to me to be breathing forth your perfect willingness to lend your hearty co-operation in making our associations pleasant, etc." After much writing and re-writing, pic turing and word-painting, scrub bing up and oiling, rubbing down and polishing, embellishing and expanding, contracting and con densing, bluffing and puffing it, it apparently pleased my fitful fan cy, so I went to bed to dream of my new and untried work. Monday morning came in due season, and with it my duties as teacher in one of the largest school districts in the State of Edgefield. When I reached the schoolhouse on that eventful morning, I found it full to overflowing, and still they kept coming. I saw sitting out under an old oak all by them selves twelve or fifteen men. These I took to be the trustees of the school, so I got out to where they are, and make myself known. A . ong pause now follows, after which one of them says : "What did yer say yer name wus, buddy?" I proudly replies, "Snooks." "I meant yer tother name," says he. I then told him that my given name was nothing more than "Bill." "Guess yer air named af ter yer daddy," says he. I toid bim that I expect I was, as my father was about forty years older than myself. "Umph you needn't try to be so drotted smart about it. See if yer can tell me the time o' day without bein so confounded sassy," says he, and I could see that his bristles of displeasure were beginning to rise ; so I mod estly told him that it was half-past eight. "'Pears 'bom time fer him ter be comin," put in another. "Who?" I asks. "Yer Pappy, the school-teacher," says he. I then tried to explain to thom that my father was away over in South Carolina, and that I was their schoolteacher. "I'll be blamed if yer is," they all said at once. So I had to let them read a letter that I had just received fruin Liza Dawkins to prov-: that I was the original Bill Snooks, the expected district school teacher. "Well I'll be dinged if yer aint the poor esl 'souse fer a teacher that ever I seed. Why buddy yer so little ver aint fitton to teach in dose dig gins." I was getting powerful scared by this time, but I knew1 that it would never do to let a body else know it, so I didn't anything just then. Another li pause now followed, then I si "ii you trustees have our conti fixed up I'll sign it, and then gin work." ''Thar aint no ti tees here a.? I knows of," says i of thc men. "Old man Brown ; Mike Smith and Jake Jone know aint here, kuse I seed gwine over ter do cross-roads a gander-pulling," said anothei "Oh ! Iben you men have j i kindly come out to see your cl dren start in," ventured I. "Gu we cum ter see ourselves start i says another. I came very n fainting when I heard this, ? was about ready to t urn st rai around and go back to my But then I knew it would ne do to begin to "craw-fish" so oa. so I straighten up to my I . height, and swell out to my most capacity and says: "1 boys come in to books then." going in the house I saw at OJ how inappropriate my little spei was going to be ; for instead of s ing nothing but sweet up-tun faces of little children, large, le lanky boys met my gaze on evi side. However, I intended toe r}r out my programme to the Vi letter, so I began : "My dear ht chi'dren: It is needless-it is needle-it is-a need-it is-i , it-it-ara-it-ara-ora-it," a for my life I couldn't think wi came next. I knew that it woi never do for me to sit down. ? knew it would never do for me stand up and say nothing, and also knew that it would never for me to keep on saying what had been saying, so you see I \? in a pretty bad fix. Presently saw a new way out of tho mi so I began over : "My dear lit children : lf is needful foi us repeat together the Lord's Praye thinking by that time I could c 1 lect my speech. I began: UG ' Father, which art in Heaven, gi us this that we are about to i ceive for Christ's sake. Amei Just as soon as I said "amen" knew that it didn't sound exact ; right for the Lord'* prayer. 1J then, as I was so excited, I km ' it would never do togo back a try to correct it, for 1 might ha made it worse. Well that w over with, and still my speech iv as far from me as ever; so J lo out my blank book and pencil take the roll. I said, "if {?ny om 1 name begins with A stand nj Nobody rose "If any one's uni begins with li stand up." Nob?M rose. "If anybody's name bogil with C, stand up. " D-E-F-G H," and still no one stood up. was getting tired of that, so 1 sai "if any ono's name i.-i Smith, 1 them stand up," and to my sn prise about half of tho school stoi Up. I wont around and got tho given names, th^eu 1 said, "if ai one's name is Jones, lot them st ai up," and as near as I could judj all the rest stood up. I then sai "if there is one here whose nan is not Smith or Jones, let the stand up." One little red-headc bashful boy ?tood up at the bac side of the house. I asked hi: his name, and he saja^^'Johnu "ror?w?i*"; so tE?s" ended fne rc making, and still I couldn't thii 1 of that speech, so I went aroui ' and looked at their books, and a ' signed them lessons. I called ? ! the small children up to the fro ' seats expecting to make them ' little funny talk, thereby gn;Uii . their good will at the very negii L ning; but when they were all soa ed and every one had become pe ? fectly quiet, and I started to mal my talk, my mouth refused to tal ; and I couldn't think of a blesse thing but the first sentence of tl 1 Declaration of Independence. We I thought I would give them m speech again, so I began : "M dear little children : It is-ara ara-ara-it-is-ara-ara-ara and just about this time I decide that I wouldn't speak that speed but that I would ask them som general questions in history. S I began : "Children, who disco\ ered America?" "George Washing ington," said one. Who then wa called the Father of lus Country? ; "Adam," said another. I just wanl ed to see what they did know, so continued: "Who is Governor o this State?" "Ben Tillman," an 1 swered a little tot. "No he aint you little fool, he's President o America," corrects a larger on (fool). We all had a hearty laug! over this mistake, then I tried to explain to them how it wai*, au? had apparently convinced all bu one little fellow, who began cry ing, and said, "I know Tillman ii Governor of this State case Pa] said he wus, and I knows Pa] knows more'n you docs, now, boo hoo-hoo." I saw that I was tres passing on private opinions, so '. pacified the little fellow by tellin? him that as I was from South Car olina I didn't know much abou politics in Edgciield anyway, anc that. I expected he was right. Everything moved along smooth' ly enough until dinner time, whet two of the larger boys got to fight ing about their dinner bucket, and tho result was that a doctor had tc be called in to sot a broken arm for one, and lo sew up an ugly gash in the nock of the other. Af ter a few more fusses and tumbles tho time came for nie to dismiss, which I gladly did, and went back to my boarding-house fooling as humble as a wot dish-rag. Early the next morning I bor rowed a hors'1 from a neighbor and wont over to tho nearest village and had my lifo insured ; and over since thon I've "Been up ami doing, Willi a heart lor wny fat?', still achieving',still pursuing, Learning lo labor and to wait." Since my short sojourn in this State I hav learned mor?: abou! her people than 1 had ever hoard tell ol' before. Von can lind som" as good people hero as anywhere, and vice verna. I believe that I ho people generally in this State aro noted for their open-hearted hos pitality to strangers, but Hu n you can find some as ciose-fisted peo ple herr-! as anywhere. You can find some giant intellects he-re some who write and speak with "tbuugh'ts that breathe, and words that burn," yet on the other hand you can find some who are yet con tent to make their cross marks. If you travel over this State from Ihe Saluda to the Savannah you will soc sections of tho country where the people arc straightforward and thrifty, everything seems to be in a prosperous condition ; and then you will see sections where just the reverse is true, the plough is standing, the negro gone fishing, the white man gone to the ?hoot ing-ma?ch, and every thing gonn to ruin. There is an old darkey who waits around the place where I board, whose opinion of this State o\ actly coincides with mine. He says that, '"Edgcfield is a mighty good place in its way, but about in spots it's got a Devil of a way." Oh may the time soon come when I can again visit dear old South Carolina, tho land of my birth, and tho homo of my thoughts. BILL SNOOKS. CORRESPONDENCE i mm ! _ Scniphronicus on the Use ot' the Bible in Schools. I noticed a question in the last week's Advertiser to this effect: what should bo tho purpose of school training? My answer is, the perfect development of the mental and moral faculties. I don't think any sensible man will object to this definition. I go a step further and say that moral growth ought more nearly to be the purpose of school training than mental growth. The great Si .craies, living amid the snares Knd pitfalls of the Athen ian philosopher, declared that the interior hectuty of the, soul jg the great end of all education; can we in a christian land set up any low er standard-/ Pedagogue, in speaking of the pub lic schools, used the following lan guage?; "I would suggest that we .adopt iii-' Texan school system that prohibits the reading of tho Bible in ?heir public schools, also ! forbids thc saying of praye/8. This ; i> dono lo konp sectarianism out of tho schools." This isa very re markable statement, grand idea! Noble thought I! Wonderful dis covery!!! So the simple reading the word of God and offering a prayer to thc All-Father products ?sectarianism (this isa legitimate inference from the above quota tion.) No sir; sectarianism arises from the bigoted fancies of men and not from Tho Word. Even granting that reading the Bible does produce sectarianism, do not these same school children hear the word road every Sunday and, in christian families, every night? Will not there be a spirit of sec tarianism in the school from this sou ree, whether the BjJoVt 'in thc school or not? Now, Pedagogue, if you are a logical thinker you must see I hat . if the Bible ought tobe kept out of the schools because it produces sectarianism much more ought it to be kept out of the law-courts, ; legislative halls and in fact all public affairs. This is the logical . conclusion, for, if the use of the . Bible produces sectarianism at one place, the same thing will hap pen at every place, and Pedagogue himself says: "Angele weep and the devils laugh when that spirit enters them." Now, it would be ridiculous to say that reading a few verses and offering a prayer in our legislature produces secta rianism, yet follow Pedagogue's reasoning to its logical end, and you will be obliged to conclude in this manner. Now all logicians say that when a proposition proves too much, it rests on false prem ises. Pedagogue's propositions proves too much, when followed out, therefore it rests on false premises. I suppose Pedagogue based his argument on the 1st amendment to the United States constitutions, which guarantees a free exercise of religion, etc. Now there is one fact to be borne in mind, namely, that this is a Christian country, settled by Christian peo ple, and our form of society and government is kept together by the Bible. Is it common sense to abolish a thing from our schools, that is admittedly the ground work, the cement that holds the world together. Both Protestant and Catholic receive the Bible as the great book of laws. Neither could object to having it read (without comment from the reader) at tho begining of each days work. As for the Je\fs, Chinese, or anybody that i doos'nt believe in Jesus Christ, we have nothing to fear from their opposition. If they think it is uot right to have tho Bible read in the public schools, let them send fhe.r children elsewhere. The Chris tian people of this state cannot afford to put their children to a great disadvantage, morely to keep from insulting a stray Chinaman or Jana.. The property of the country is owned by people who believe tho Bible, consequently no man's rights in the schools would be infringed, calling that a man's rights for which ho pays; for when a man pays no tax, his children have uo moral claim oft tho public funds, and whatever he gets is not a riff/U but a hmm';/. \Ve all know what a great text book tho Bible is. ll is tho great standard of English grammar, be im: translated when the English tongue was in ifs strongest, mosf idiomatic stale, by men who thor oughly understood our mother ] tongio-. The Bible is truly "the well of English undefiled." Histo ry, poetry, law, romance, and love aro found m this great school book; for many of the world's 1 great men Lave had no other li brary. The Bible should be read in season and out of season, and there is no batter lesson to be J rn - pressed un ino eage.r, grasping mind at the beginning of '.'?cit days duty, than a leeson from tho "text-book of the ng-s.": I think tlie prophetic soul of Goldsmith had a premonition that such aman ns Pedagogue would one day 1 ive, when ho ivrol? these well-known lines : A man severo he was, ami stern to view, Twas certain lie could write and ci pher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran (hat he could gauge; In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill; For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still ; "While words of learned length, and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around, And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew THAT ONE SMALL HKAD COULD CAKUY ALL HE IC KKW. SEMPHRONICUS. Cobb's is still Headquarters for Shoes and Clothing at low prices. Dude suits complete, $1.75, at New York Kacket Store. Hair ornaments, fancy hair pins, beautiful side combs, at the Backet Store. Tont lovely furniture Mrs. - showed ns yesterday came from Ram sey it Bland's. j ryon have put off buying those curtains, lhere is still a chance to de so at Ramsey & Bland's. Tell ?I i i* (3 a rh, if you want to, for it is true that Ramsey & l>laii<! sol) goods dirt cheap. j If yo;: trust luck you may loose, hut 'if you trust rn Kamsey & Bland's taste ?and experience you will always have j cause I;? !:.. pleased. It is not ha.f as hard tocare for your buggy .:- il is to gel ont?; but you can ?ave dollars by buying in the lir.>t I place of Ramsey & lil ntl and then bv observing their advice regarding tin.1 proper cari' of il. Illinois proposes to tax bachelors, for their failure lo propose to lovely women. That serves them righi'. All men should marry, and the married men of our town should trade with Ramsey it Bland. I f you were Victoria you could, of course, have a silver mounted haggj', upholstered willi gold cloth and set with diamonds, but you would no more think of using it than of going to bed with the crown jewels for a nightcap. Thc truth is money earft buy a better buggy than our $50.00 buggy. There is years of good wear in e/n ami they are built right. The material is lirst-class the springs soft and yeal ding, She triming is beauti ful. * Ramsey it Bland. Gents summer suits, $1.00 to :? !-J, at Xew York Racket Store. Gents gauze under shirts, 25 to ",0e., at New York Racket Store. THE SOUTH AND NORTH AMERICAN NEW YORK AND CHICAGO LLOYDS. -(o). H. A. SMITH, General Co. Ag't. for Edge field. THE LLOYDS system, established in 1088. (over two centuries ago) by Edward Lloyd, is made now more thorough md perfect through regular business progression. A LLOYDS COMPANY HAS NEVER FAILED. Al ANY PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN ARE IN IT, because, as business people, they are bound to accept the sav ing ita tun-<.?f the Lloyds, coupled wiih equal, it not greater reliabili ty than is offeied by any other insurance in existence. The Lloyds offer a uniform cut of fifteen per cent, on lite old line prices, and in case of excessive ratea having been mad*', tinjy give even greater relief than this. Among our policy holders in Edgefield we name a few: Jones & Son. K.J. Norri?, Alvin Uart. W. i>. Fenn, Mrs A. E. Lewis, Mrs. S. A. Dozier, Jas. A. Benn' !, R. P. Holloway, R. L. Fox. The most prominent Northern corporations and concerns, well known in the South, orH in th.- Lloyds, such usAustin, Nichols & Cu., Simpson, Crawford it Simpson, Postal Cabin & Telegraph Co., of New York, Jordan, March & Co., Edison Electric Light Co. nf Reston, Spreckles Sugar Refining Co., J. B. Lippincott & Co. of Philadelphia, P. Lorri lard & Co., of Jersey Ci tv, Armstrong, Gator it Co.. Rurnell & Co. Henry Swinbom ct Co., Daniel Miller it Co, of Baltimore. IN SOUTH CAROLINA the largest concerns arti in it. Applications for Insu rance received at Tin- ADVERTISED Oilice. May 1, 1895. ' JOHNSTON and EDGEFIELD, DEALERS IN Vehicles of all Kinds, FURNITURE ana .C?FFIHS; Jan. 29-1895. Fine Harness, Saddles, - ~~~~~ HARDWARE. Pratt aM Alista Cotton ls aili large etocK of. Elte CQsep SQQ Ml i r^mm A nr\ J IRON WORKS AND LaUlYtOAitL? }SUPPLY COMPANY. ATJCTUSTA, GA.. Machinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. Get our Prices before you buy. WM. SeHWEieERT & 0o., . -RELIABLE JEWELERS Has all the Newest Goods of tho Season in Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, LADIES SHIRT WAIST SETS in Gold and Silver. LADIES FINE SILVER BELT BUCKLES with fine Silk Ribbon. STERLING SILVER SPOONS and FORKS lower than ever before. Watch and Clock Repairing Promptly Attended to by Competent Workmen. CO JR. BROAD and "(TJF STTEET, AUGUSTA, OA WHAT DO YOU THINK! LEVAIS F. MILI?AR 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. ICGC'S, $ LOO TO $2.50 Pion SETTING. W. D. OUZTS. ELMWOOD, S. C., New Goods! New Goods!! RI 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 and see us. Prices will please you. DOSCHER & co. 60S rBKO-AJSW-A/XV FOR THE Best Accident Policy In The World, . 3-A.IJIJ OUST W. J. McKERALL, AGT.. EDGEFIELD, S. C., When you Want Gilt Edge Fire Insurance CALL ON ME. POLICIES WRITTEN CORRECTLY ALWAYS IN THE LEAD. /. C. LEVY & CO.- j TA IL OR- F II OL O THIERS, AUGUSTA, - GEORGIty Have now in store their entire FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF CLOTHING The largest stock ever shown in Augusta. We aim to carry goods whie.i are not only intrinsically good, hut which also, in pattern, style, and finish, gratify a cultivated and discriminating taste, and at the same time, we aim to make our prices so low the closest buyers will be our steadiest customers Polite attention to all. A call will be appreciated. I. C. LEVY & CO. TAILOR-FIT CLOTHIERS, AUGUSTA, GA YOUR ATTENTION" ----IP "YOU J?EED^= Cool Steves, Stove Fans, Stove Pipe, Tinware, Well- Butt, FAITCY GROCERIES, Loaded Shells, Harmed Goods, Confectioneries. Evaporators Repaired or made to Order. LARGEST COOK STOVE FOR THE MONEY. Coffee Rots, Milk Buckets, and Covered Buckets made from the best of Tin in t he market. Repairs for Cook Stoves I sell, kept in stock. Call on or address CHAS. A.. AUSTIN, iTOKClTSTOlT, S. C.