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Edgef ield Advertiser TI'US. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4,1895. The Constitutional Convention meets on next Tuesday. The Co lumbia Register says: "Predic tions of a three weeks session of the constitutional convention are likely to come to naught. Why, the Edgefield delegation alone is good to talk three weeks by itself. In addition to the boll worm the caterpillars are getting in their work in tho Mississippi Delta. In Washington, Sunflower, andlssa qttena counties they have appeared in large numbers. The farmers aie mixing Paris green and other destructives preparatory to a war to the knife and the knife to the hilt. ? The State Farmers' Alliance had its annual session in Columbia Wednesday. Jas. L. Keitt, of New berry, was elected president, Rail road Commissioner Wilson vice president, and J. W. Reid re-el je ted secretary. The offices of treas urer and State lecturer were abol ished. Hon. W. J. Talbert rep resented Edgefield at this gather ing of the old guard. How They Vote in "Massachu setts. Art. XX. No person shall have the right to vote, or be eligible to office under the Constitution of this Commonwealth, who shall not be able to rend the Constitution in the English language, and write his name: Providbd, how ever, that the provisions of this amendment shall not apply to any person prevented by a physical disability from complying with its requisitions, noir to any person who now has thc right to vote, nor to any person who shall be sixty years of age and upwards at the time this amendment shall take effect. Market Slowly. The Columbia Register gives the following good advice as to marketing cotton : "The weekly financial review is sued Saturday by ' the banking home of Henrj Clews & Co , New York, says : "The yield of cotton may jie expected to faU considera bly short of our largest' recent can hardly be regarded as a mis fortune; for, with the inevitable higher prices, the net return to the placiers will be much hetter than that of the larger crops which sold so low that virtually no profit was made on them." Bufr, the farmers should remember that though the cotton1 crop is short, higher prices are not "inevitable." If the far mers will not rush their cotton to market, higher prices will be re realized; but, if they glut the market at the beginning of the season, the shortness of the crop will be of no advantage to them speculators will reap the benefit after the crop is out of the hands of the farmers. The Register's ad vice, often iterated, to the farmers is to market their cotton ?s slowly as their necessities will permit, so as never to allow- the supply to greatly exceed the demand; if they do this, buyers will soon run up the price in their anxiety to supply their mills with full stocks. This advice cannot be given too often, and farmers will find profit in following tt. A crop of cotton w as never made more economical ly than this year's and consequent ly a good price for it will bring better times to most of the far mers in the South." Selecting Seed-Corn. The question of seed corn for next year should be settled now by going into the field and select ic g the most perfect ears possible from the most prolific stalks. The ears selected should be large, even grained, well filled to the very tips and well covered with shuck, and after selecting them keep them separate from all other corn. It is a good plan to shell as soon as dry and put in a tight barrel or box and cover with three or four inches of ashes in which salt in proportion of about one to ten has been thoroughly mixed. This will insure against weevil and will not injure the germ if thoroughly dry before putting away. Every year also the question comes up as to whether we should reject the top and butt grains or plant the whole ear. The result of aseries of experiments running through several years along in the seventies, about 10 per cent, of the grains from the tip of the ears fail ed to germinate, and of those that did come up fully one-half were weak and never showed proper vigor throughout the season, tas seling and shooting unevenly and from two to eight days late. The g-ains in the middle of tho ear seldom failed in a single instance to sprout, grew off evenly, tasseled and eilked v/ell together. Thu grains from the butts of the cars, no matter how-irregular in Fhape, sprouted as universally as those rom tho middle, but did not grow off with such uniform vigor nor tassel and ?boot so evenly, but in this patch was always found the earliest and some of the largest ears. In saving seed for these experi ments I always shelled one inch from each end of the ear and the same from the middle, and these were planted in separate patches and of considerable size. As a result of these experiments I con cluded that an early variety of corn might be produced by plant ing only butt grains, and always selecting the earliest from these for next year's seed, and had im proved greatly on my original seed when in 1879 I unwisely dis posed of all my seed except what I wished to plant, and lost it all. That year we had no rain in the spring to bring up corn until April 20, when there was a heavy downpour and not enough fell on my field to lay the dust from that time until late in September. Texas Stockman and Farmer. Senator Marion Butler and our South Carolina Reformers. We cannot see the consistency in inviting Marion Butler, the Populist Republican senator from North Carolina to address an au diende of Reform Democrats in South Carolina. Senator Butler represents principles in direct an tagonism to the principles sup ported by the Reformers in our own State. In the first place he owes his election to an unnatural and abortionery coalition with Republicans. As a part of this trade, he gave his support to Pritchard, an avowed Republican, an avowed Republican, and advo cates principles and a political policy as widely divergent from the views of our South Carolina Reform Democrats as the poles. Hence, there can be but two inter pretations placed'upon the posi tion occupied by Senator Butler: He must either believe in the re publican doctrine, or be has sold out his honest convictions and his people for office and power. Again, this North Carolina Pcpulist-Re publicau senator believes in ap pealing to the negro and bringing that race prominently forward in politics. This was evidenced by the fact of the legislature that elected him, and which body he absolutely controlled, placing ne groes in office over white men, and honoring Fred. Douglass by ad journing in his honor. Now, our South Carolina Reform Democrats believe that this is a white man's government, and in order to em phasize and perpetuate this doc trine, we have called a constitu tional convention with the avowed end in view of disfranchising the negro. Now, we ask the intelligent, thinking Reformers of South Car olina, do they not consider that M?rion Butler was as n.uch out of place in addressing an audience of Reform Democrats in our State as ^JCejitofik^. drove hog would be trying to read a choir in a Chris tian church? You can't deceive the people by any such rot. They are not ready as yet to accept as their political guide and counsel lor a man who owes his office to a coalition with the party that has brought such wrongs upon the South, and for so many years rob bed and oppressed our people. And neither do they care to take into their arms a man whose arms a man whose garments are reeking with the oder of the nigger. If the position of Marion Butler is to-day right, then the Democrats of South Carolina and other South ern States were wrong in throwing off the yoke of African rule in the days of reconstruction ; and in stead of going to work and cap turing their State governments from Yankee Republican free booters, they should have gone in with those robbers, and shared the plunder of their own property. The Headlight is a dyed-in-the wool Reform paper, but we don't take any of that Marion Bijtlerism in our'n. We try to be consistent, and practice what we preach ; and can't see any sense in organizing our Reformers to combat the dan gerous power of the negro one week, and then fall down and wor ship a man who owes his office to a degrading political amalgama tion with negroes. To one week denounce the antis for trying to vote the negro, and the next week honoring a man who has been guilty of the very offense that we condemned. And neither do we believe that the intelligent white farmers of this State can be lead off on a cold trail after Marion Butler's Populist-Republicau party. He can secure the support of a few ambittous office-seekers and po litical cranks, but the rank and file of the Reform party have cut their eye-teeth, and know the ring of the true from the ring of the false. Our people do not intend to ever agin be lead into the support of any gold bug ticket ; and neither will they be lead into following such a hybrid politician as Sena tor Marion Butler. "Sufficient unto the day ?3 the evil thereof." -Piedmont Headlight. Weather ior August. Weather Observer C. A. Long, of Trenton, sends us the following data of the weather for the month just ended: Max. temp. 91 ; date 8th and 19th. Min. temp. 67; date 22ud. Mean temperature, 79.5. Number of days clear, 7, partly cloudy, 17; cloudy, 7. Prevailing wiud direction 12, South. Total precipitation for August, 1895, 11.49 iuches; 1894, 7.60 inches; 1893,13.20 inches. For 8 months ending Aug. 31st 1895, 49.76 inches. Total precipitalion for 8 months ending August 31st 1894, 35.56 inches. I CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE. If You Don't Sec What you Want, Ask For lt. ''EDITOR ADVERTISER : Have you ever used, and what do you think of, but termilk soap." The best recipe for making it is tograte a tablespoonful slightly rounded (nutmeg greater is the best as it makeB finer particles) in a glass of water. Dissolve this by stiring. If not acid enough, a spoonful of vinegar should be added; if soo acid, sweeten with goose-neck sorghum to the taste. EDITOR ADVERTISER: Do you know who is the author of those beautiful lines : "Nigger at the woodpile pickin' up chips Just as nigh heavPh as a nigger ever gets?" They have been attributed to Ben Tillman and up to date he has not denied their authorship. MR.EDITOR: What do these letters Car. Cum. & Chi. on the tickets sold from Edgetteld to Augusta mean^ind why are these tickets so long; they are eight or ten inches in length. Car. Cum. & Chi. mean Caroli na Cumberland and Chicago Rail road Company and the tickets are so long because when the railroad builders cut off the Cumberland Gap & Chicago end of the road they forgot all about the tickets and they stand in statue quo, still long enough to take you all the way. MR. EDITOR: From present indica tions who do you think will be the next Governor of South Carolina, and who will succeed Irby in the United States Se?are? Pol Iv put the kittle on and we'll all take T. To the second question we give the same alphabetical answer. MR. EDITOR: Does Ben Tillman wipe his nose on his coat sleeve? lt; has been so reported by the Anti pa pers. Not habitually; he does so, how ever, on rare occasions simply to show that he is sprung from the loins of tbe people. Fifty or six ty years ago handkerchiefs were not in universal use in Edgefield County, and from 1785, when Edgefield was made a county, to 1840, our hardy yeomanry wiped its her or his nose on a fence rail. Of course the passage of the sloclc law bas precluded a return to this good old custom, for wo hare'nt tho rails. PROF. FULLER REPLIES. Or Rather Answers Sonic Queries Ol' Prof. Donovant. I want to thank my friend Prof.j J. D. Puno vant for his kind stric tures on my views of school teach ing, and also for his kind sugges tions. Prof. Dunovant asks, "Why not tako up the study of history in stead of the fourth .reader"" To answer this question intelligently it is necessary to discuss the teach ing of reading to a very short ex tent. This makes it necessary to define reading. Mr. F. W. Parker ker says, "Reading, getting thought by means of written or printed words arranged in sentences." From the very few children that I find able to read intelligently, I think far too many teachers have adopted this definition; and in teaching they have not tried to de velop in the children anything more than the power of getting thought from written or printed papers. If teaching reading be on ly teaching the children how to get thought from written or print ed pages, then we may leave off the fourth reader. I believe that the teaching of reading should de velop ia the children, "The pow er to gain from the written or printed page the thought and feel ing expresfsed there, and the power of so delivering the words orally that the same thought and feeling shall be awakened in the hearer." Prof. Dunovant may suggest the training of vocal organs, and there by attain the art of expression through the correlative science of pitch, power, emphasis, and quali ty of tone. I know that the proper drill inthe use of vocal organs serve useful as a drill. But the only way to get children to read so as their reading will awaken in the hearer the thought and feeling of the author is to give them plenty of exercise in reading orally some book which has, rightly arranged, thought that contains every varie ty of feeling. The foul th reader is the best book for this particular purpose for the fourth grade I have ever seen. That is why I suggested it. But if Prof. Duno vant will suggest to me any histo ry that will serve tho above place as well as -he fourth reader I will gladly use it instead of the fourth reader. Professor Dunovant objects to "Tarbell's Language Lessons." He suggests we teach language through its correlative science. Is science a primary study? Should not we teach children the correct use of language ia the primary grades? Anyone who knows much about the correct use of language knows it is a liberal art which is acquir ed both by theory and praclice. But almost everybody will admit practice hps more to do in acquir ing the art of using correct lan guage than anything, for many peopl? have learned the arl of us ing fairly good language without knowing any (hing of the science of language. The very fact that good usa gr- determines the law of language makes clear the fact we learn to use good language by us ing it. As for giving reasons Tor the use of language." Good usage h.-ts authorized many things in the lan guage for which no rea?on can be given,. The rules of syntax do not make us speak correcjtly it on PURE LIQU Wo have made a Specialty for private Consumption". As wc reasonable figure than any dealer ci Our Specialty is our Celebra " Harve Which we furnish at $3.20 r We make no shipmeut of different brands. As WB sell on remittance must accompany order. Write us for Complete DISTILLERS, 1 Remember we Prepay all Ex ly serves as a measure for our lan guage, just as the try-6quare doeB nor make the piece of timber square, but shows when it. is square; so parsing does not make our expression correct, but serves to show us when they are correct. Then let us learn to make our lan guage correct by practice as the mechanic learns to square his tim ber by practice. I think the great use of theory in learning tho art of using good language i.? to serve as a measure for our language, and as adeleuce against (he-adop tion of incorrect expressions we may hear. Prof. Dunovant misunderstands the idea of "learn to do what we have to do by doing." This does not mean to learn theory by do ing, nor does it mean everything has to be hamed by practice. Bul lint theory ?nd practice are com bined in many of the arts, both useful and liberal, und in most of them practice is paramount, that, is to say; it is more i m poi taut io learn doing I han the theory ol' do ing. Now as lo the "overtaxing of the memory and giving the mind in digestion." . "The memory is I hat. r"pre di lative power which bringe before I he mind concepts of absent ob jects ns they are or were, ?ind re 30?niziug them.r I know thar ie have children to memorize words or sentences without making an appeal t.* their understanding is a mistake, a mistake which teach ers often make. Of course lh?F should be avoided. Prof. E. C. Hewett one of the best psychologists I ever read af ter, says; "Iulhe years of. child hood from infancy to tho age ot twelve or fourteen memory is the characteristic faculty." If the memory is not trained during that period it can never be developed, aud if the training is proporhv r?? fltfcT??T ttl i", rr1 i tr T*r^ailg?rof over taxing nor giving the mind indi gestion. David P. Page, thc author of "Theory and Practice of teaching" says : Language Lessons may be begun at. an earl}' age. The pur pose of these lessons is to instruct the pupil in t he correct use of lan guage both in speaking and in writing not by precept and mle, but by practice. Tbis is the prop 3r introduction togrammar proper, or the formal study of language. Prof. Dunovant seems to have thought I meant, to take up the study of philology, in the fourth grade, when I said "literature." He asks ; "What good can Mr. Fuller expect to get frou tho study of literature in the fourth grade?" If I were to ask Prof. Dunovant what good be expected to get out of the study of history in the fourth grade, he veiy ?eiuii ly would say ; the good I expect to gut out of the study of history is a knowledge of the heroic deeds of our ancestors, and thereby encour aging pupils to emulate their ex amples of bravery, daring, aud patriotism. The good I expect to get from the study of literature in the fourth grade, is some knowl edge nf what our greatest ances tors thought and how they express ed their thought, hoping thereby to inspire emulation of their lan guage, thought, and influence for good in the world. R. J. FULLER. P. S. I wish to say, by way of postscript, that ill health and oth er business kept me from replying to Prof. Dunovant sooner. R. J. F. George Johnstone's Defence, "I stole Jeni britches-I 'knowledge de corn, But twan't no crime, shore's you're born Ef de motive am right, den whar's de sin? I stole dem britches to be baptized in ! Fur my onliest par was clean wor'd ont : Dey guv up de ghost winni 'gun tc shout, But 'ligion am mighty ami must pre vail, Tho*it land dis nigger in a count) jail. The chain-gang's got me, and the coal mme. too. But w'al could a'fenceless cuHud man clo? Wnon de jedge and de inry 'lowed ii was a sin To s?i-a! deni britches to be baptized in? Tell 'all de folks howdy, and good-bye too, I'll meet'em in heaven when my work is through, Fur my hean is while, tho' my skin bc black, I'm g wi ne to travel on de shiuin track. In de judgment, old Gabriel, he's gwine to say : ''George's straight as a shingle nni clear as day.'' He'll shuni to de world dat it wan't m sin To steal dem britches to be baptized in! Tho Hayner Distilling Uo Springfield, Ohio, ship liquors di> root lo consumer. Write for price list. ORS FOR FAMILY USE. .(oi> of furnishing absolutely pure WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES &c, ) are distillers, are in a position to furnish a better article at a more in afford to do. ted fat Home Rye" Six Years Old >er gallon and prepay all express charges. less quanity than two gallons, but orders may be divided among a very close margin we cannot rJlow time on shipments, consequently Price List, Reference &c, &c. THE HAYNER DISTILLING CO., [ M PO RTE RS & WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS, BOX 290, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. press Charges. THE SOUTH AND NORTH AMERICAS NEW YORK AND CHICAGO LLOYDS. -(0) H. A. SMITH, General Co. Ag't. for Edge field. .THE LLOYDS system, established in 1688, (over two centuries ago) by Edward Lloyd, is made now more thorough and perfect I through regular business nrogression. A LLOYDS COMPANY HAS j NEVER FAILED. MANY PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN ARE j IN IT, because, as business people, they are bound to accept the Rav ing feature of the Lloyd?, coupled with equal, if not greater reliabi!: i tv than id ofteied by any other insurance in existence. The Lloyds ! offer a uniform but of fifteen per cent, ou th** old line prices, and in j case of excessive rates having b.een made, they give even greater reli> f j than this. Among our policy holders'in Edgefield we name a feu: I Jones & Son, E. J. Norris, Alvin Hart. W. B. Penn, Mrs A. E. Lewis, ?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 & Co., Simpson, Crawford it Simpson, Postal Cable it Telegraph Co., of New Yo?k, Jordan, March & Co., Edison Electric Light Co. of Boston, Spreck!"S Sugar Refining Co., J. B. Lippiucott it Co. of Philadelphia, P. LOiri lard & Co., of Jersey City, Armstrong, Calor it Co.. Burnell it Co. Henry SwiuUorn it Co., Daniel Miller ? Co, of Baltimore. IN SOU', fl CAROLINA the largest concerns are in it. Applications for Imu runc* received*at The ADVERTISER "Office. Mav 1, 1895. JOHNSTON and EDGEFIELD, DEALERS IN Vehicles of all Kinds, FURNITURE and COFFINS, Jan. 29-1895. Fine Harness, Saddles, - HARDWARE CANE MIIJXJ?S. Gins ii Presses, ! Large StocB op Engines, CBeagjiiiLls??:-^ ?1V)AVID ADn ? IRON WORKS AND ILtJmDArlU I SUPPLY COMPANY. AUGUSTA, GA. Machinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. Get our Prices before you buy. WM. SCHWEISERT & Co., -RELIABLE JEWELERS ^ Has all the Newest Goods of the Season in Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, LADIES SHIRT WAIST SETS in Gold and Silver. LADIES 1 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. COR. BROAD and 7 TH S TTEJ^T, AUGUSTA, GA WHAT DO YOU THINK! LEV/IS F. /MLI6AR. 937 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA, OA., 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 CO. Palmetto Business College, WILLISTON, s. c., Next Session Begins Sept. 26, 1895. One of the most complete Commercial Collegee in tho 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. mitlock, Jul v 16- tf. PRESIDENT. Wofford College, JAS. H. CARLISLE, L. L, D., Pres. WOFFORD COLLEGE FITTING SCHOOL, A. G. REM BERT, Head Master, Expenses for one year, from $150 to $200. Next Session begins Oct. 1, 1895. - For Catalogne, address J. A. GAMEWELL, Spartan burg, S. C. July 30-2m. FRENCH BEER -(0) Flat to be Built, TlIE Township board will be at Shaws and Mackies Mill on Stevens Creak on Satiuday September 14th at 10 o'clock,a. m., for the purpose of let ting the flat to be built there, reserving the right to reject any and all bids. M. A. WHITTLE, Sup. P. B. LANHAM, J. P. ATKINS. Aug. 19-tf. Now is the time to take he Advertiser. My name is Norman ; On t he Grampian hills My father feeds his flock. The report that I had gone out of business, or contemplated that step, isa mistake. lam still on the ground door and have reduced the price of beef to 5 and 8 cents, I'll always be glad to see my friende and to make more friends. To make more friends To sell more beef And sell more beef To make more friends. NORMAN YOtTNGBLOOD. French Chef. OSBOHNB'S ANO find Te?oprrnpliy, Angnftin. fin. No theory. No text book*. Actual business fron day of entering. College goods, money and buslnes papers used. K. H. Tare paid to Augusta. Writ? for handsomely Illustrated catalogue. New Goods! New Goods! MM 3 ?? o You Know That there isa place in Augusta where you can get something nice and tempt ing to eat in the FANCY GROCERY Line? ?a DOSCHER & CO., cany a full line of the latest Home and Foreign Delica cies. When you visit Augusta come_ and see us. Prices will please y?i?T^ ROSCHER ?foo. ' GOG "BROADWAY, GIN HOUSE And Country Property INSURE D. Apply to W. J. McKERALL. A GT., EDGEFIELD, S. C.. ALWAYS SN THE LEAD /. C. LEVY & 00., ' TAILOR-FI1 CLOTHIERS, AUGUSTA, - GEORGI J\. 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, but which also, in pattern, style, and finish, gratify ? cul tivatcd 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 atten tion to all. A call will be appreciated. I. C. LEVY & CO. TA FLOR-FIT CLOTHIERS, AUGUSTA. 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