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E?teefield Advertiser t THUS. J. A DAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 10,1S95. The reports from the cotton crop throughout the South aro not very bright. Various disasters in the way of iioods and drought?, cold and excessive heat. There seems to be no doubt that Cleaveland is training tor a third term as president. His friends and retainers are bringing him be fore the country in every possible way. Our Supreme Court has decided. Chief Justice Mci ved dissenting, thal that court has no jurisdiction in the registration cases. If old Blackstone had lived to this day he would have been surprised to know how easily modern courts can nullify his legal maxim, that where there is a right to bo enforc ed there is a way to enforce it and wherever a wrong a way to remedy it. Judge Townsend has decided that in cases involving the dis" pensaiy law where a jurior is op posed to that law, he is thereby rendered ii.competent and cannot sit in snch cases. There is to be a convention of negroes in Columbia to-day, Wed nesday, to consider the political situation. It is apprehended that outside of Columbia very few of I he race will attend. Accounts of terrible storms, wind, and rain come to us from th? west and southwest. In some cases cloud bursts, carried away whole families; and houses, fences, cat tle were carried off by the swollen streams. These sion::.-: extended over Misouri, Tennessee, Illinois. Tex. as and port io:.s of Georgia, de stroying many lives and millions of dollars worth of property. Our own State is blessed in her free dom from such visitations. Cuban insurgents are still at it. The latest information is that Gomez was on the march to Ha vana. The feeling in this country that this island should be annexed to the Unitod States seems to bo growing. AmbasadorEustis said m au interview at Paris, the other day, in regard to the annexation of Cuba and Canada, that it rests entirely with the United States whether Canada will be taken into the American Federation. Iu-jjgg j ? \^ttXlI^-j-.-t. r-vreTOTIV a\;or of the insurgents. If the Cuban struggle is maintained a year they would probably be suc cessful he thinks. Campaign 3Iect ings. The Edgefield County Campaign Meetings as ordered by thc County Executive Committee are as fol lows : Hoi ly fi Ferry. July 16th. Mt. Willing, July 18tb. Good Hope, July 20th. Mountain Creek, July 2:lrd. Rod Hill, July 2?th/ Edgefield, C. H., July, 27th. At these meetings it is expected that the candidates for the Con stitutional Convention will be present and make speeches, and large crowds will no doubt attend The moral to be drawn from Col. Dargau's experience is this: "Where Negro Lovers" and "agita tors" must steer clear of Edgefield, but if they are fishing for li-1 and want abite, why Edgefield is the place.-Barnwell Sentinel. Times Change. Abbeville l'ro^ and Banner. In 1S76 when D. H. Chamber lain attempted to canvass the State in a futile effort to perpetuate ne gro rule, he wasroughly Ireated in Edgefield. and in Abbeville he was so impressed with the hostile de monstration that he quit the cam paign and gave up the ?>ht. In 1895, J. J. Da rgan goes to Edgefield for the purpose of ap pealing to the negroes, and in the interest of the movement that has for its purpose tho overthrow of the white people in South Caro lina. Dargan was treated at Edgefield in 1895 in about the same way that Chamberlain was treated in 1870. We believe the whole State, ex cept the Republicans endorsed the treatment which Chamberlain re ceived, and patriotic white men everywhere rejoiced at Chamber lain's surrender. In 1895 we believe that the ma jority of tho while ne n have no sympathy for Dargan, and have no word of condemnation for th<> good people of Edgeiield in de fending themselves. But it is true thal some white men-at this time seem to be greatly shocked ina! Dargan was not allowed to make his inflamma tory harangue. The Prtss aud Banner has no sympathy for either Dargan or the dirty work in which he is en gage'.'. Ciood Democrats and patriotic citizens may side with Dargan and against the people of Edgefield, but we think the number of such will be exceedingly small.. CORRESPONDENCE Another Nomination. Please announce the following as delegates (o the Constitutional Convention : W. H. Timmerman, J. C. Sheppard, J. M. Gaines, H. H. Townes, Jos. H. Jennings, A. E. Padgett. THE PEOPLE. More Nominations. DEAR ADVERTISER: In the great Constitutional Convention conflict (by Primary E-lection) as to who shall and who shant, or who may can or must, might, could, would, or should represent all the people in the said convention, allow me to suggest the names of two pure minded gentlemen who are guided by Sound principles. I believe their influence in the said conven tion would be elevating aud for good and a potent contribution to wards the restoration of peace and unity between the factions of Re formers and conservatives. The gentlemen are the Hon, John C. Sheppard and S. McGowan Simkins Esqrs., And lam, "ONE FOR UNITY." July S. '95. A PLAIN UNVARNISHED TALE. Sheriff Ouzts Replies to Dnr gan's Interview. Having read the account given by Col. Dargan in the daily papers of the treatment he received JD Edgefield and the comments of that paper thereupon, I feel it ray duty to make the following state ment of facts, in justice to myself 1 and the committee appointed by the citizens of !he town and coun ty to act with me in interviewing Col. Dargan, notice having been given by ihe Edgefield Chronicle that he would dei iver an address in Edgefield. The people had heard and read of Col. Dargan's utterances else where, such as: ;1I for one have goue to th? negro/-''That I am neither ashamed, nor afraid, nor in any degree reluctant, but rath er glory in going to the negro." ;T favor placing negro representa tives, according to competency, on each county ticket. This will give minority repr?senla!ion to that race and thus enable us to make a constitution by all the people for all tho^pp.^Djpy-'^?i^ver^ -1'?&Sfzs&iZkana TVDTr*?, h?*w'a1iid*aTEr ways." The committee submitted the above quoted remarks to Col. Dargan and desired to know of him through the committee if these utterances embodied his views, and if it was on that line he proposed to speak in Edgefield. The committee, in the discharge of the dut\' imposed, immediately repaired to the Chronicle office where we met Col. Dargan alone* except the employes of the Chron icle office. 1 introduced myself and the committee to Col. Dargan, who said he was glad to see us. I told him we had been appointed to call o:i him and asked him if he had cunio to make a speech. He said he had. I inquired upon whose in vitation he had come. He declin ed to say. I then called his attention to the above alleged utterances, aiid asked him if they were his, and if he intended to speak on that line. He answered, "Yes." We, then, as a committee, requested him not to attempt to sr,-ak, as we did no', think he would be. heard, inas much as th': people of Edgefield were not yet prepared to hear him or any one els? talk on that line, and that we thought it best for him and for the town that he de cline to speak. He said he was sorry ; that he once thought as our people did, but if he were allowed to speak he thought he could con vince them of the error of their way. He was told that nothing that he could say would, in our judg ment, convince Edgefield people of error on that line; that he had no following here, and that while we did not. believe he would be treated roughly or . receive bodily harm if he should attempt to speak, we thought it best to advise him to save himself the mortifica tion ol' being hissed down, and perhaps arousing the indignation of the people not to make the at tempt. He replied that he would con sult with * * * and would soon give us a reply. The interview was not at all an unpleasant a flair, and I am sure I :im expressing the truth when I say Ibero was riot in the mind and heart of any member of the com mittee any ill-feeling towards Col. Dargan, and what we did was in his interest and prompted by the kindest feelings. <>ur committee retired and reported to our body what bad transpired. J, in making the report, assured them that our interview with Col. Dargan thoroughly convinced me and the other committeemen that no speech would be attempted, and thal it would not be necessary to take further steps to thwart the Colonel, as we were pretty sure he would leave on the first out bound train. The committee then dis persed, 1 going to my office and attending to my dunes not think ing further of Dargan. After some lapse of time, a good citizen of our county, not resi dent of our town but living very near, came jver and reported that there was a crowd near Penn's drug store cursing and abusing Dargan and he thought it wrong to take that advantage of any man under such circumstances. ? ful ly agreed with him, and our worthy intendant, Mr. Kennerly, said tn me immediately upon hearing the statement, "Sherill', let's go and stop such conduct." I said, "yes, of course." We looked in the di rection indicated and saw that the crowd had dispersed and Dar gan gone on. Col. Dargan perhaps drew to some extent on his imagination as to the number that composed the so called mob. Possibly the Col onel was thinking of the prophecy in Acts when old men would dream dreams and young men would see visions. He must have had a vision as there were not more than fifty white men in town from the country during the day. The News and Courier in its ed itorial said: "The sheriff/was in exceedingly bad company ; for he is the highest law and peace officer of the county, and it need hardly be said bears the larg-st measure of responsibility for the lawless ness in which he took so promi nent a part.'' That was the very ob ject I had in view-to preserve the peace of the town and protect, the person i f Col. Dargan from prob able harm. Had Col. Dargan taken the ad vice of the committee, there would not have occurred any unpleasant ness. There are not in this, or any other county, five more reput able, law-abiding citizens that arr those live men that were on tl.at committee with mvself, ar.d i! they had not been actuated by tle best of motiles-toe desire to pre serve the peace and harmony ol the county and State and prevent violence to any person-I would not have acted with them. No man deprecates more than 1 do the treatment Col. Dargan re. ceived en route to the depot, I {'? el sure it is regretted by the ext in committee and a large .majority ! the people of the county, Jt wa*? parallel case, ns you int ima!' il with the downfall of Chamberlain and his crew in 1876. The samt identical issues were agitated will this difference as I set- ir-tbo\ then had us by the throats with their feet on our necks and il took a tremendous effort toextri cate ourselves when placed at sucl a disadvantage. But you say i was permissible then and endors ed by a large majority of the peo pie and the press of the State among them the News and Courier This movement is being brought it sterns to r e, for the same pin pose with this exception, that thii movement is being agitated bj disappointed office seekers wh< know they have no chance in th ii government which they are seek ing to overthrow through the suf frage of the negro. In 1S76 thesi men were called "scallawags" an( the State." God deliver us fron such democracy! I for one am not willing to qui etly submit to have the shackles placed upon me, and I don't thinl a majority of the people are am more willing than I. I am foi white supremacy first, last and al the time, anything to the contrary notwithstanding. W. H. OUZTS. Some More Education. I hope the people interested ii: education have read and will read my contributions in the ADVERT?* SER not because they are instruc tive, but that they may think on the same subjects and write some thing that will instruct me and others along ibis line. I left oft" week before last at the end of the second grade and as a matter of course I must take up now at the beginning of the third grade. As the second reader is finished at the end of the second grade the third reader begins with the third grade. In this grade con tinue the same course of spelling and arithmetic as before suggested. I believe we should take geography in this, but some one may say a child is too young to study geography in this third grade? I think geography should be one of the early studies in school for two reasons: First, because geography is largely a picture of the word and in childhood we love pictures most ; and second, because geog raphy is one of the best studies for the training of the memory and all teachers will agree that the memory is one of the first fac ulties to begin to develop. The only new books we need for the third grade are : Maury's Elemen tary Geographv, and Stick ney's Third Header. J think the third reader, intermediate arithmetic, and elementary geography should be finished in the third grade. With fourth grade we should begin fourth reader, and common school arithmetic, having the pupils, to analyze every example, (I should be glad for any ono to suggest the best arithmetic for this gracie) I also think it well to begin histo ry in this grade, for history and geography are twin sisters and should be studied together. 1 would suggest that no regular course of the study of geography be taken up in this grade, but that it bc studied in connection with history referring often to the wall maps. Each pupil should bo re quired lo find out where all im portant events of their history les son occured and to give the diiee tion and distance from them. Take for instance the settlement of James Town. Let them tell where Jaimes Town is, how far and in what direction from us it is. Also in this grade sheuld come lan guage lessons which should teach the pup:' the correct uso of lan guage by practice. I would sug gest that the teacher have those who study language to relate a short selection in their language ns often as practicable, I think all should begin to read standad liter ature when they begin the stuciyof language. The books I would suggest for the fourth grade are: Stickney "s Fourth Reader.Tarbell's Language Lessons No. 1, and for a sup permentary reading course Alsop's Cables with selections from Ku lof and Fontaine, and first steps in American History and Sanford's Common School Arithmetic. I do not mean to h ave off spell ing, but ii s 1 have prescribed a complete course ot* spelling 1. do nut think it necessary to mention ir. in every grado. All will under stund I mean ti) have spelling and defining with all rej.dinge until 1 take up t!ie study of Advanced English Grammar. The reason why I give few rea sons for what I pay in, space will iMii permit tuc lo reason nt great length. And ninny readers con sider 1 he length of an article be fore beginning to read it and of ten do liol read it au account of irs length. ll. .?. F. i'll!'1 liquors for family use,The Hayner Distilling Co., Springfield, Ohio. JUST TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE. |?Y KI.I.A WIIKKLK1: WILCOX. There are two kinds of people on earth to-day .lust two kinds of people, no more, 1 say. Not the sinner and saint, for 'tis well understood The good are half bad, ami the bad are half good. Not the rich and the poor, for to count a man's wealth You must first know the state of his conscience and health. Not the humble and proud, tor in life's Not the happy and sad, for the swift flying years tiring each man his laughter and each man his tears. No; the two kinds ol' people on earth I mean, Are the people who lift,and the people who lean. Wherever you go, you will lind the world's masses Are always divided iii just these two classes. And oddly enough you will (ind, too, I ween There is only one lifter to twenty who lean. fn which class are you? Are you eas ing the load Of overtaxed lifters who toil down the road? Or are you a leaner, who lets others hear Your portion nf lauor and worry arid care? - Harper's Weekly. Send -lets in stamps to fheHay ner Distilling Co., Springfield, Ohio. They wiil jpnd you an ele gant leather hound memoranda book. Cerote" -0 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 -Sioo-catalog tells all about them -free, of course. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. IflBBEB-?--tl They Must Go ? For thc next days wc will close nut our C lo t h i n g Stock at .\ 5 percent, discount. Now for bargains, J. M. Cobb. July 9-lm. NEW (?OOO-.- Wo have received this week fron) Nev York a large assort men j nf lowly Cr* pons. Also Prints, HnndiWc li i o f.-, ?.[ i lp,! Windsor-Tie:-? and ?i great many other gone!?. ALVIN HAUT & Co. Rdge?l.'ld. r-. C., June 8, '1)5. Harvest Noni* iiv<--ii years old ! $3.20 per gallop all' rxpr.W charge.? prepaid. Tim Iliivimr Dis, I tilling Co., Springfield, Ohio. 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 1C88, (over two centur'wt ago) by Edward Lloyd, is made now more thorough mil periecl through regular business progression. A LLOYDS COMPANY MAS NEVER FAILED. MANY PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN A RE IN IT, because, as business people, they are hnunil to accept liv -liv ing fpaton; nf ihe Lloyd?, coupled with rqunl, if no* j.,i',J?>,"r r^M?! sil ty than id offpied by any other insurance in existence. The Llnvdf oller a JD i form cut i?f li fl nen per cent, nu the nid line prie***, Ht-I in case of excessive rains having h*?i-n mad". Mmy jeive even prettier i lief than tlii-. Among nur polie* holders in Edgeti^bl we nairn1 a i.-w: JOIIHS & Son, 15. J. Norris, Alvin Hart. W. I!, I'.-nn, Mrs A. E. L- ?vis, Mrs. S. A. Dozier, .las. A. 15eiii.nl, R. J'. Holloway, li. L. Fox. The most promineiii Northam corporations and congrus; well known in the South, un* in th" Lloyds, such as Austin, Nichols & ('<>., Sinij son. Craw foul & Simpson, Poslal ('aide it Telegraph Co., of New York, Jordan, March & Co., Ed i wm Electric Light Co. of Boston, Spreeklee Sugar Refining Co., J. B. Lippiiicoll it Co. of Philadelphia, P. L->rri Jard it Co., of Jersey City, Armstrong, Calor it Co.. Burnell iv Co. Henry Swiubom it Co., Daniel M WW it Co, of Baltimore. IN SOUTH CAROLINA the largest concerns are in it. Applications for Insu rance received at The ADVERTISE" Office. May 1, 1895. JOHNSTON and EDGEFIELD, DEALERS IN Vehicles of all Kinds, - - Fine Harness, Saddles, FURNITURE and COFFINS, - - HARDWARE Jan. 20-1895. 9 r,tt ii AIDA Cotton Gins i? Presses Large etocH er Eipes, OQeep aQfl Goofl. IRON WORKS AND SUPPLY COMPANY. Machinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. Get our Prices before you buy. WM. SeHWEI6ERT & 00., -RELIABLE JEWELERS Plas all the Newest Goods of the 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 lo by Competent Workmen. COB. BROAD andiTJISTTEE1\ - AUGUSTA, GA LEWIS F. yWILIBAR 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. PURE LIQUORS FOR FAMILY USE. -(o>) Wo have made a Specialty nf furnishing absolutely pure WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES fcc, for privafp Cnnsuraption. As we are distillers, an- in u pr>siti.<n to furnish a better H rt ?cte ut ii mn? reasonable figuro than any dealer can alford to do. Our Specially is our Celebrated " Harvest Home Rye" Six Years Old Which we furnish-at $3.20 per gallon and prepay nil express charges. We iv. n ko no shipment of less quanity thou two gallous, bul oribis inny be divided ti nu 11? d i fieront brands. As wo sell on a very close margin we cannot allow Mme on shipment*, COIIH-UIM i,t I ?> remittance must accompany order. ?fli?"* Write us for Complete Prier; List, Reference <fcc, &c. THE HAYNER DISTILLING CO., DISTILLERS, IMPORTERS & WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS, BOX 290, S P.R i x G F i E L D, OHIO. Remember we Prepay all Express Charges. HASKELL, MY STALLION, ns above named, will stand the season at Holland's Stables, Edgetleld, for $10.00 Insurance. ^ 15.00. G. W. AV I SK, .in. Edgclield, C. H. July 2,-2t, * * # WE PAY CASH For Old Gold and Old Sel id Silver; also Surplus Wedding I Presents in Rclid Silver bought.: Address Julius R. Watts & Co., Jewelers, 57 WHITEHALL ST., ATLANTA, GA. Grand Barbecue Of the Season. I will furnish a first-class Bar becue at Kinard's Store, Edgpfield Co., S. Con Thursday, July 25lli, 180-5. Con vent ion candidates, to gether with other leading speak eis are expected lo be present. The Summit Brass Bund will he on hand and furnish music for the oc casion. There will also be a series of athletic sports in thc afternoon in which the Ethercdgc bull !< am will participate. The public arc in. vited and solicited t<> I?H pr K*-??t. J. F. MARMON. Champion Parbeer.isf. July 9-95. INT DE'S and Te?ojrrnphy, AuRiis?a. On. No theory. No text books. Actunl business from any of entering. College goods, money and balneal papers used. R. R. fare pnid lo Augusta. Write for handsomely illustrated catalogue. Comity Alliance. XHE Edgefleld County Allianci; will meet at Edgefleld on Friday the l?tlt .July inst. Senator Tillman anti Col, Talbert will be present and make ad dresses. New officiers are to he elected un that day. 8. M.SMITH, Pres. C. A. .inly 2, lt>!)">. ^ FRENCH BEEF. -(??) .My 11:1 me is Norman ; On tlu- Grampian hills My Tallier feid-t his Hock. The report thal I bad gone out ut" business, or contemplated Iba! step, is a mistake. [ ?mi still on the ground floor and have reduced the price of beef lo 5 and S c nts. I'll always be glad lo see my friends und to make more friends. Tu make more friends To sell more b??i?f Anti sell mon' beef To make more friends. NORMAN VOUNGBL.001). French Chef. Subscribe to Um KdgehVId An mtTlSKR. Nev/ Goods! New Goods!! 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 plea.se you. D08CHE??&-CO. _ * Ara_ ALWAYS "fN THE LEAD. ! /. C. LEVY &fC0., ! TAILOR-F TrI CLOTHIERS, \ AUGUSTA, - GEORGI^, j i _ ? Have now in store their entire FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF CLOTHING The largest stock ever shown in Augusta. We aim to carry goods whic.l 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 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 "YTOTX -T?T TH-gm Coot Steves, Stove Fans, Stove Pine, Tinware, fell Buchte, FANCY GROCERIES, Loaded Shells, Canned Goods, Confectionaries. Evaporators Repaired or made to Order. LARGEST 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, jroT-INSTOlsr, S. C.