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Edgefield Advertiser TI!OS.Ji ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 81,1S95. Tho Department ot' Agriculture at Washington has decidod to send out no more free seed;'. A vf ry good thing to have done. Cotton is on the advance be cause the outlook is not good for a big croy and especially because tho Texas crop is reported poor. Tho iotal yeild for this year is estimated at 7,-5000,000 bales. Goff at it Again. A dispatch from Charleston says : "Judge Nathan Goff has is sued an order in the case of Gow dy against Green, a supervisor of registration of Richland County, S. C., ordering the latter to show cause why he should not be en joined against exercising the du ties of his office, and restraining him fror... delivering registration books to managers of election for the Suuth Carolina Constitutional Convention. Sumter County has divided its delegates to the Constitutional Convention equally between the two factions and ail is peace there Dargan, who had announced that he was a candidate, did not re ceive a single vote, indeed his name was not mentioned at all in this connection by his home peo ple, those who are supposed to know him bosh It is new an open secret that-he made a bettor race in Edgefield than in his own county; and for this liberality tc strangers-because we took Dar scan up and made him run wei] and gave him a good send off, sc that he might save his bacon Edgefield had to f.ndure abuse h} the trans-Congaree G?nz al i ac galls. An Emasculated Homestead. In the account, of the campaigt meeting at Edgefield on last Sat urday, published in the Nows anc Courier, certain of the candidate, are made to favor the incorpora tion of a clan5'.' in the consiitn lion giving to the citizen a home stead in perpetuity, that is to say a homestead that could not b mortgaged or sold nuder any cir cahistances. Such a homesfea< would bo m many instances ai incubus, a mill stone around th iiec_k l of. ibo homc^Lc.ailor,;...aii,<l.j stitution would be as if a mort gage to tho amount of such ex emption had been placed upon ev ery land owner in tho Stat3, crip pling his credit to that extent and his means of getting bread and meat for his family. Gov. Sheppard is right :n bis determination to oppose such an emasculation of the homestead law as that proposed by some of the constitution makers, and his ut terances on that matter in the meeting last Saturday were the words of a far-seeing statesman. Let there be no tinkering with the homestead law as it now stands. Allow the citizen owning land to get all the credit his necessities may demand or his honest merits can induce. Thc State in her charitable institutions cares for those of her people who are unable to care for themselves, but a de claration in our constitution that every land-owner in tho Slate is an imbecile would be au eternal stigma on the Stale, and a bur den on the individual too griev ous to bc borne. Let the homestead law be the most beneficent possible and at the same time one that will tend to make honest citizens-such one we have now-let it stand at that ! Col. Dargan, of Sumter, who was accorded such a "warm" reception at Edgefield recently ripon his vis it to that town to deliver one of bis pet speeches, has, it is said, been invited by a committee from that place to address them and they guarantee him protection. In the face of his experience a few weeks ago it will net be healthy for Dargan to accept the invita tion. The committee that extend ed the invitation mus?: certainly take Dargan fora fool, mus! bo fools themselves and they mus' be blood-thirsty. This seems to be a sort, of dare-devil arrangement. The action of this committee fur nishes sufficient evidence to war rant us in saying the fool killer has not been to Edgefield lately. -Barnwell Sentinel. The Hayner Distilling Co., Springfield, Ohio, ship liquors di rect to consumer. Write for price list. There will bea competitive examina tion on the ?:W, ol' August in this comi ty under the charge of thc Com.'ty School Commissioner fora scholarship in Furman University wort li lifty dol lars (50/, an amount sulllcient to pay uition for one year. The appointe" ; to enter the lowest college class. For 'rther inform?t ion. catalogues, etc., dress. CHAS. L. DURHAM, Secretary of Faculty, Greenville, S. C. Thc Teachers' Institute. School Commissioner Lott JS to be congratulated upon his selec tion of the lady and gentlemen composing the faculty ol' the Teachers' Institute for Edgefield County. Each member of the fac ulty is a specialist in the particu lar studies, the best methods of teaching which he has agreed to demonstrate, and at the same time each possesses general knowledge and broad culture. The latest and most improved methods of teaching are taught, and the teachers of our coun ty could not fail to be beue fited by attendance at this summer school provided for them. The attendance is smaller than it should be, but all who do go find the sessions intensely inter esting. Aside from the opportu nity afforded for further culture, hints, suggestions, etc., that they could use in their school rooms, the teachers of the county would find it pleasant to meet and form, if not an actually protective union as Prof. Sample advocates, at least a social union. Miss Cofield is a lady of long experience in the school room. Her methods of child culture are admirable, and her manner of pre senting them most charming and convincing. Prof. Brodie;s lectures on math ematics are both lucid and enter taining, and bis illustrations in dicate thorough mastery of the science of numbers. Prof. Lewis is from our own county and, although a young man, his attainments are already remarkable. This year he gradu ated A. B. from the Nashville Uni versity. Ile has enthusiasm for his work and a most exalted idea of the heights which the ambi tious, industrious teacher may at tain. We confidently expect Prof Lewis to take front rank in his profession. Dr. Riley, of the Greenville Fe male College, visited the Institut! on Wednesday and gave an inter ^eting talk. State Superintendent of Educa lion Mayfield was in attendant Thursday and Friday, joining ii the discussions and encouraging the teachers by his presence. Prof. Hartog, Principal of Un Johnston High School, attended 01 Friday, and supplemented Prof Lewis's introductory remarks 01 history by a brilliant and patriot ic speech. Prof. Sample, one of our mos Hexoerienced- andrei ?wpy.Hi'n tte? To, is Here to learn-to keep ibreast of the times-and his [uestions and other utterances add ouch to the interest daily. AH enjoy the bright repartee of dr. W. E. Lott. Local History. A TII.I.MANITISII-CONSKHVATIVK wno is WITHOUT GUILE, AND A PROPHET WHO IS NOT WITH OUT HONOR IX HIS OWN COUNTY. Among the many pleasing ia ndents of the first week of the In >titute was the address on the lo ;al history of Edgefield by Mr. Arthur Tompkins of the legal fra ;ernity. It was an olia podrido, )f which variety the spice of life vas the chief ingredient; calmly lelivered, and listened to with un lagging interest by his very intel ligent audience. Ho magnified :he country-its schools, its teach es, and its products. Among its products were the men who illus :rated its history in business, in :he professions and in politics. Examine this town or any other, ind the men in it who were prom? neut and successful were raised Dn the farm. Their descendants might and did deteriorate in the town, and a new supply of master minds had to be furnished by the farmer element. Being a lawyer himself, he as serted that lawyers were honest necessarily so-the profession de manded it. He named many of the men who had illustrated and made famous the past history of Edgefield. In relating the partic ulars of the routing and running off of Chamberlain and his black hordes in 187G, he paid a glowing and well-deserved tribute to Gen. Mart Gary as the fearless leader of the immortal lied Shirts and ibe revolution which they began and ended in triumph. Ho said that Mart Gary had done what no oth er man then living could have done, as he had a dash and daring beyond description, lintier aided, but Gaiv was the great chieftain of the occasion and of the successful emancipation of the State from ne gro rule, which no man or porty need seek to re-establish. The speaker paid a high tribute to Mart Gary's nephew our present Governor ; also Judge Gary and ex-Governor John C. Shepnard. His most effusive eulogium was on ex-Gov. United States Senator il. II. Tillman, whom he pronounc ed the greatest statesman, most powerful mind and vll-cont roi ling power in the State to-day. He be lieved that Tillman had bern ac tuated through all his public life by the highest and purest motives for the public good. Some might noi like bim and might charge him with errors, but his motives were good and his aim to advance the best interests of the people. The entire address was replete with sayings of interest of which this report is but a meagre outline-but which if the speaker could have delivered throughout the cou 11 ty justan he did a* the Institute, he might have found himself elected (?olen* rofe?*) to the ?Sta!?.' Con vont ion. Some Bright Quips and Quirks from Xantippe. Ono of the pleasant episodes of tho midsummer is the normal school at tho Academy, ably con ducted by Prof. P. T. Brodie, Su perintendent of the Spartan burg graded school, B. A. ol Furman University, Prof. J. H. Lewis grad uate of Peabody Normal school of Nashville Tenn., and Miss Cofield of Magnolia street High School, Spartan burg. This sun.mer Institute has been in progress one week and will con tinue two weeks longer. A good mauy have gone regularly each rnorniug at nine o'clock sharp and staid until the exercises ended at one. Others have drifted in and out. Probably a greater number will attend the coming week. A great many deluded shallow-brain ed people sneer at the "higher cult," the advancement of the age. and think that they are al ready at the topmost round of the ladder. They super and "dornu with faint praise," but there is s quaint eastern proverb, "The dogs bark, but. the caravan passes by.' So the oftener we attend the meet ings the better, listening tothest brilliant lectures; by Prof. Brodie young, lithe, earnest intellectual. Prof. Lewis also young and win loves bis work, n^>t for the nioner it brings, but for the lives that lu may ennoble and help to rise t( higher aims and endeavors. Som* of his sentences are r?p?te wit] lofty thoughts, and his gray eve grow dark with enthusiasm. We feel all tho time how liltli we know and th?- lives of Pop drift into our thoughts. "A little learning isa dangerous tliinj Drink tleep orlaste not the T'ieri'.'i spring, Kor shallow draughts intoxicate t!i brain. And drinking deeply sobers us again. Prof. Lewis lectures on PerIngo . py or the science of teaching, a M this week lectures on physiolog; will be given, and the huma frame divine will be taken t< 5 pieces theoretically, rib?, back bone, skull etc., winch will b . ghastlv, but scientific and del i ghi , ful. We always liked the stud of anatomy and will enjoy th i very much. Mr. Brodie talks learnedly o - tlie subject of mathematics, wit . illustrations on black board. A , though he malees it clear tn- tn understanding, we never undei = stood the dreadful study, and can feel interested. Among the teaed ? ers and bright, minds who answ( , questions on various topics is Mil . Fleming, who is a billian! womai and bright as a Hash, and Mil 1 Charlton Dozier, also B. F. Samp - full of snap. Ho is so smart v just love to hear him. Like Bat t quo's ghost "you can't down him SSs??foTlfc^^ vit, delivered in his slow drauling ray. On Friday morning Prof. Hart og of Johnston delivered an ad lress which was very much nd uired, indeed it was full and iratorical force. We hope we m av lear this young Patrick Henry igaiu. Dr. Riley of the Greenville female College visited the Insti ute during the week. In regular ittendacce is Superintendent of ?ducation Mayfield, School Com missioner Lott, and Mr. J. J. Flero Like nuts aud wines at a ban ]uet, Miss Cofield comps last. Her cindergarten exercises are enjoyed >ach morning b}- troops of chil Iren, as well as the older people. She looks so bonny and sweet and ntelligent. Weare sure that if, is she says, all children are mind .caders, they have discovered that she is good and true. This charm of the higher life jomes in after the excitement of :he Centre Spring "pleasure exer :ion, with the band and its mel ow tones, the revelry of the dance, :he heat, the dust, the afternoons collapse. Ghost of Cieser! And :he lovely Bal Poudre at which ;he loveliest young girls from far ind uear, as Nell Gwyn, dancing /is a vis with Martha Washington, fee, The contrast made it piquant of course. These lovely innocents might attend a normal school with impunity. We are very old, ugly ind obtuse, but if we were young and fair as Aurora herself, we would certainly want our brains tc our head, and not in our heels. Put that iu your pipe, and smoke it. XANTIPPE. TREATMENT OF COWPE AS. Do Not Plow Under thc Cirecn Crop, lint Try Another Pinn. The system of plowing under cowpeas in tho earlv fall 1" must bel ie vi ? '<? ill be abandoned sooner or later by all intelligent cultiva tors. Do not understand for a mo ment that I am not an advocate of fall plowing. There is nothing, in my opinion, that dors land so much good as a (borough fall plow ing, and especially is Ibis the case with ourh.eavy clay land .of Hie Mississippi delta, lint do not kill the pea to do (be plowing, and d^> planta pea that will grow till frosl. Thfii plow Hiern under if possible; if not, let let them alone until January; the pen will los? nothing, and if your ground was properly prepared al the time nf planting, it will nol bo in a bad fix for spring, rest assured. The causes for reaching these conclusions could not be given in an ordinary newspaper article, bul let those that think nothing is good but plowing under green crops try the new plan. Plow un der one, cut. and leave another; be honest with yourself and watch results. Let the winter frosts kill PURE LIQU We have made a Specialty ? for privufp Consumption. As we reasonable figure than any deale? di dur Specially ?8 our Celebra' " H?rve Which \v<- furnish at $2.20 p We make no shipment of 1 different brand?. As we .sell oh i rom i (rance mus? accompany- order. $S?T Write us for Complete DISTILLERS, I Remember we Prepay all Ex] ibo peas and kill Ibo insects ; leave I he whole mass on the surface for a few light freezes, then turn it under, and my word for it, you will not return to green manur ing. The value of our running or vining varieties of peas is almost as great as a drainage method. As for a fertilizer, when permit ted to attain their full growth, the roots enter deep down into the subsoil, presumably in search of the mineral fertilizer that has been somewhat exhausted at the surface. They grow large, strong and vigorous, penne?ta the whole soil for some distance, and leave lhere when fully decayed millions of roots from th?; size of a needle to that of a lead pencil. These soon decay, leaving ihe holes ready for drainage. The e is no spading, no ditching, oi tiling that givosas P'rf oct drainage as a well planted and matured pea crop.-Louisia na Planter. THE STATE ALLIANCE. The eighth annual meeting of tl I the FARMERS STATE ALLI y j ANCE of South Carolina will con ii I VP ne in Columbia "rn Wednesday, August '2$. County Secretaries are hereby e j requested to send immediately Ic this office the names and post v lillico address of the del?gale* s elected. Il is desired that all tho County n I Alliances in the Slate be duly h I resented. Business of importance will bc transacted. J. W. REID, 't I See. F. S. A. of S. C. ) ?r Harvest Home Rye-G years oh $o.20 per gallon, all exprss: charges prepaid. The Hayner Dis tilling Co., Springfield, Ohio. fgw^ aicycies^j represent perfection V J in bicycle building. In them "j jj the least possible weight of^ ? material is arranged to giveh f J the greatest strength. There^ ff ? are no weak spots and yetv ^ there is not an ounce of super- ^ ff fluous metal. They are made \ r for service and speed, and are.1 [ fully guaranteed. All styles'^ arc the same price-?ioo. A .J r ? handsome descriptive catalog X may be had for the asking. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. li otice! - Notice ROAD OVERSEERS. YOU will have the publie, roads well worked and in good condition by the tirst ol* September next. Have all loose stones removed from road bed, all overhanging branches cut, and all side ditches opened. M. A. WHITTLE, July 23-tf County Sup. They Must Go ? For thc next 30 days we.j will close out our Clothing; Stock at 25 per cent, discount. Now for bargains. J . M. Cobb. July 9-Ira. For Old Gold and Old Solid Silver; also Surplus Wedding Presents in Solid Silver bought.; Address Julius R. Watts & Co., Jewelers, "J7 WuiTKiiAi.i. ST., ATLANTA, GA. THIS IS Pure liquors for family use, The Hayner Distilling Co., Springfield, Ohio. Subscribe to the Edgefield AD VRRTI.SKK. ORS FOR FAMILY USE. .f furnishing absolutely pure WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES ?c. are distillers, ar? in ;i pi.?.-?ti n lu furnish A better arl ?ele ?it :? n-or* Lii afford ti? do. led st Homo Rye" Six Years Old er gallon and prepay all express charges. ess quanity (hau Iwo gallon?, bul ordeis limy I?? dividid ninon' a very close margin iv? cannot allow lim? mi Khipm?nlr'. vniiti?qu?iiih Price List, Reference tte, Ac. THE HAYNER DISTILLING CO.. M PORTE RS & WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS, BOX 290, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. Dress Charges. THE SOUTH AND NORTH AMERICAN NEW YORK AND CHICAGO LLOY3 )S. -(0) H. A. SMITH, General Co. Ag't for Edge field. THE LLOYDS system, established in 1688, (over two cent H "ie? ago) by Edward Lloyd, is made now more thorough turi pet feet through regular business progression. A LLOYDS COMPANY LAS NEVER FAILED. MANY PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN A HE IN IT, because, as business people, they are bound to accept th? ?av I iug feature of the Lloyd?, coupled with r>qnal, if not greater reii.:-.?li ly than id offeied by any other insurance in cxistenc". The I.'.-veis oiler a uniform cut nf fifteen per cent, un ile1 old line prices, ?. >l in case of excessive, rates having been made, they give even greater ; lief than th i P. Among our policy holders in Edg?field we nain? a f?*w: Jones it Son. K.J. Norris, Alvin Hart. W. B. Penn, Mr? A. E. 1. -vis, Mrs. S. A. Dozier, Jas. A. Bennet, R. P. Holloway, R. L. Fox. The most prominent Northern corporations and concerns, well known in the South, are in the Lloyds, such as Austin, Nichols it Co., Simpson. Crawford it Simpson, Postal Cable it Telegraph Co., of New York, Jordan, March & Co., Edison Electric Light Co. of Boston, Spreckles Sugar Refilling Co., J. B. Lippiticotl it Co. of Philadelphia, P. Lorri bird ct Co., of Jersey City, Armstrong, Cator it Cf?.. Burnell it Co. lien ry Swiuborn it Co., Daniel Miller tt Co, of Baltimore. IN SOUTH CAROLINA the largest concern* are in it. Applications for Insu rance received at The ADVERTISER Office. May 1, 1895. Ramse JOHNSTON and EDGEFIELD, DEALERS IN Vehicles of all Kinds, - - Fine Harness, Saddles, FURNITURE and COFFINS, - - HARDWARE H ot] Eignes, Uifesp ono 0006. { SUPPLY COMPANY. AUGUSTA, GA. Machinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. $fiT" Get our Prices before you buy. WM. S SH WEIGERT & 00., -RELIABLE JE W E Ju E R S Has 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 line Silk Ribbon. STERLING SILVER SPOONS and FORKS lower than ever before. Watch and Clock Repairing Promplly Attended to by Competent Work rr en. COU. BROAD and 7 TH S TTEET, - A VG USTAy GA WHAT DO YOU THINK! LEWIS F. yVULIGAR. 937 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA, GA., IS SELLING AX 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. Palmetto Business CoHege, WlLLISTON, S. C., Next Session Begins Sept. 26, 1895. Oue of the most complete Commercial Collegee in the South. Tuition rates reasonable. First class board $8.00 per month. We have large and comfortable Dormitories that will accommodate one hundred and fifty boarding students. Military regulations. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed. For further particulars, address. J. R. A. Whitlock, July 10- tf. PRESIDENT. Wofford College, JAS. H. CARLISLE, L L, D., Pre*. WOFFORD COLLEGE FITTING SCHOOL, A. G. REM BERT, Head Master, Expenses for one year, from $150 lo $200. Xi'xf Session begins Od. 1, 1S95. FRENCH BEEF. -(0) My name is Norman : On Mle Grampian hills My father feeds Iiis Hock. The report that I had gone out of business, or contemplated that step, isa mistake. I am still on the ground floor and have reduced tin; price of bet'f to 5 and 8 ct-nis. i'll always be glad to see my friends and to make more friends. For (>al al og ne, address I ?. . r.: ? b 1 i To make mon? menus .1. A. GAME WELL, Spart ? 11 burg, S. C. Juli- :10-2m. To sell more beef A o il sell more beef To make more friends. N OI i M A N YO U N G B LOO I ). French Chef. OSBOHNE'S Attention, Hussars. T S I UK regular quarterly meeting of j Hie Kdjjelield Hussars has been post-j poned io Thursday, August 22nd, at j // X*/A A A I ^^y/T^^TkV I |?e Pavilion, Lanham Spm.-r. liy j 0 C7l{??M??? K^Cl te^O' order E. Ii. ItuiTNHOX, Capl \V. II. Rvan, <>. 8. Now is the time to take AMD Mid Ti'lrpi-nphy, Arinuna. On. No theory. No text books. Actual business from day of ent?rine. College good?, money und LuninesB I pupers uied. H R. fare paid to Augusta, the Advertiser write for hundsom ely Uhutnted cata l ogne, 5, That there isa place in Augusta where you can get something nice and tempt ing to eat in the FANCY GROCERY Line ? DOSCHEI! & 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. mm* ip ? SOS BROADWAY, Analista, ALWAYS IN THE LEAD TA If. 0 II- FI'l ( 0 THIER S, AUGUSTA, - GEORGIA,. 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.i are not only intrinsically good, bm 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 Hie 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 ! TIP YOU JCS EED"-.r = Cooli S?Gves, Stovs Pans, Stove Pipe, Tinware, Well Buckets, IFAZLNTOY G-ROCEBIES, Loaded Shells, Tanned Goods, Confectioneries. Evaporators Repaired or made to Order. LARGEST COOK STOVE FOR THE MONEY. Coffee Pots, Milk Bucket*,and Covered Buckets made frpin the best of Tin in the market. Repairs for Cook Stoves I sell, kept in stock. Call on or address CHAS. A. AUSTIN, ?TOPIITSTO^", S. C.