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fcjificefield Advertiser Tl"OS. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, 1896. Utah bas been admitted to the Union as a State, President Cleve land signing a proclamation to that effect on January 4th. Another big corn crop and a plenty of hog m?at will make the Southern farmer solid and able to dictate the price of cotton in the markets of the world, but wo great ly fear the Edgefiold farmers are going to do,the foolioh thing and plant for 8 cents cotton and get 5 cents. The commissioners appointed by tuc Presidont to locate th3 Venezuelan boundary are as fol lows : "David J. Brewer jf Kansas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ; Rich, ard H. Alvey of Maryland, chief justice of the court appeals for the District of Columbia; Andrew D. White of New York ; Frederic R Couderf of New York ; Daniel C* Gilman of Maryland, president of the John Hopkins university. The Columbia Register says: "Congressman Talbert bas teen at homo for the last fortnight at the bedside of his sick wife. While her sickness compels his absence from Congress, he is too faithful a representative of the people to neg lect their interest. He was paired against both the tariff and bond bills, so his vote counted in oppo sition to those iniquities just as well as if he had been in his seat in the House when they were pass ed. The report of Phosphate In spec, tor Jones, of this State, makes a very deplorable summing up of j the phosphate outlook. The roy alty on phosphate will have to be reduced, if not taken off entirely? The Florida industry in this line has much to do with this state of affairs, and also the discovery in Tennessee of large beds of this rook which are now being develop ed. Up4o a recent date it was supposed thal South Carolina had a monopoly in phosphate deposits bot it seems the Giver of all good has distributed this good ?ore widely than we wot of.. i The New York World seeing that President Cleveland is so anxious to make war calls upon him to make war upon the Bond Syndi cate that has brought such dis grace upon the couniij and so scandalized II?B administration. It says : -- ? "Now is., ^ur ame, Mr. Cleve land, to make war. Make war on .fraud and wrong. Make war upon the usurpations of speculative wealth. In this matter lies real peril to the integrity of our insti tutions, and you have recently pro fessed your readiness to go to war in their defense at all hazards. Will you rise to the occasion? Are you equal to your golden opportu nity? Gr. Walt Whitman, Reform lead er and anti higher institution statesman of Union county, is the first man on the grouud with a definite announcement for the race for Governor of South Carolina next year. He tells the Gresnville News that ho is for R.B. Watson, of Edgefield, for Governor If Mr Watson refuses to run Mr. Whit man says he will make the race himself. Mr. Whitman wants Clemson confined to what he says is its legitimate function, that of au industrial school, and the other State institutions abolished.- He predicts that Irby will succeed himself unless he weakens on the educational question ; that J. G. Evans will be found not "in it" when the pinch comes. He de scribes B. R. Tillman as being in the critical stage ok political ty phoid fever with recovery doubt ful, but has made and sent him a dogwood pitchfork to be used on Cleveland. Limiting: the Cotton Crop. ^^^^MEMPE BJWau?*ur:i MEMPHIS, TEXX., Dec. 26.-The jent looking to no increase >tton acreage next year was Jugurated by the Memphis Cot ton Exchange this afternoon at a general meeting called for the pur pose. The preamble to the resolu tion adopted sets forth that a large crop of cotton grown at heavy ex ponse brings out little if any larger total value, contrasting the pres ent wita past years to establish fie fact, aud adds : "Another matter for the farmers to bear in mind is that at the pres ent time, when there is a remote possibility of a war, if such should occur the inevitable result thereof would be to depreciate the value of cotton and appreciate the value of all food crops ; therefore, be' it "Resolved, That the Mernphis Cotton Exchange urgently recom mends to the producers "that the production of home supplies be made the first consideration in planting operations for the coming year, and that Ihe acreage of cot tou be not increased over that of last year. ''Resolved, Thatwf^Dprove and endorse the American Cotton Grow ers' Association for bringing about the reduction in the acreage of the crop now being marketed, and we respectfully urge tho Hon.. Hector D. Laue, the president, and his co-acljutors, the presidents of the various cotton States of said asso ciation, to coutinue iu the good work, and to take up the matter at the earliest practicable moment, and urge it again upon the atten tion of the cotton producers of the South. "Resolved, That the various col ton exchanges, throughout the South be and are hereby requested to co-operate with this exchange in this matter, and that the Southern newspapers are also requested to publish these resolutions." An Open Primary. The Greenville Mountaineer very truthfully says: "The revolution of 1890 swept away one class of politicians, many of whom consid ed that they had a "mortgage on the S:ate, ami it may take another upheaval to convince a different 6et of politicians that they do not own the. commonwealth. Let the people begin to think with the opeuing of a campaign year, and see to it that there is a free, open primary in this year of grace 1896.'' Weather for December. Weather Observer C. A. Long, of Trenton, sends us the following data of the weather for the month just ended: Mas. tem. 71 ; date 25th. Min. temp. 23; date 6th. Mean. temp. 47.9. No. of olear days ll ; partly 13; cloudy 6; 1 day misting. Pre vailing wind dir? ction 7. W. Precipitation: For Dec. 1893, 2.98 inches. Dec. 1894, 3.37iuches. Dec. 1895, 3.96 inches. For 12 months 1894,54.81 inches. For 12 month* 1895, 57,33 .nches. CORRESPONDENCE AN AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY The Entering the State of Matri mony-and the Rearing of Children. MR. EDITOR: Perhaps there is no one except myself, who gives entertainment to subjf cts of so pe culiar a character as I am at times constrained to do. L am some times ?.mazed at my own frivolity in expending what little mental energy I may have in thinking on subjects ignored by th*> most of mankind, but since such is my. inevitable fate I acquiesce, and shall now proceed to give a few words relative to a subject that has occupied my attention for the last few days. The rearing of'children is a theme far too dolicate to be han dled lightly or slightly. WhaW delicate! Yes, delicate ; Aery deli ate. Wno uko L.?nf *^?j"veid_with chat inattention to this question r >f questions our own race entails t uisery, ignorance, and suffering v ipon each succeeding generation? c ! suppose every man and woman 1 hink it his or her inalienable c lght to marry when he or she e jleases, but it ?3 a question in my 1 nind whether such be the case, c l,et me illustrate. When a man contemplates as luming the leadership of any en erprise it is supposed by all that ie has some knowledge of his bu- I ?iness before he attempts to put 1 lis plans into execution. In fact ] i railroad company will not em- < Dloy a. man to survey a road unless 1 ie has studied the higher mathe- i natics; the merchant does not i ?rant a man to keep books unless i ie has 'studied book-keeping. Ev- < 3ry one can see the reason why the merchant will not emply a man ignorant of book-keeping to keep books. Indeed a man is put down as a fool, if he undertakes to carry on a business of importance un less ho has first made some prep aration for the business. But how different it ts as regards the rear ing of children-the most difficult and responsible position men and women ever fill. As soon as chaps are'about grown, as we say, they are looked upon as eligible to this awful responsibility of rearing children. Oh, horrible! horrible! condition of affairs. What can we hope for so long as this is the case? What can we expect so long as multitudes of the young assume this fearful responsibility without? the least preparation? Mr. Spencer Fays parents shall ht least have a general knowledge of physiology and psychology in order to rear their children to any advantage, but, if Mr. Spencer could - have associated with the masses, perhaps his curriculum would have been made much lower. If he could have seen thousands of parents struggling against their ignorance of the common school branches, and worse still, many who can not even read, perhaps he could have announced to the .world that the millennium was yet a great way off. But ho says that no mau or woman who is igno rant of beth the laws of body and mind is fit to rear children, since every act of mind rr.d exposure of body goes toward fixing the desti ny of the child. No doubt Mr. Spencer is right in this. Wo are often alarmed at the cor ruption of the State, but we nover seem to be uneasy about the cor rur* condition of the family-the fountain bead of the State. We spend our lives tryi .g to purify the streams, but you nf;ver hear any one mention the "Slough of Des pond" from which the stream flows. ? constitutional convention may wisely fpeud Feveral days qualify ing a man for suffrage, but to qualify a man for matrimony would be too insignificaut a ques tion for an august body. We speak ol the freedom Of man to choose in this life, but when I see chi dren living in miser}' with out any choice as to their exis tence, and whose invironments a e such that it would require almost the will power of a God to over come them, I am in wholesome doubt regarding man's freedom of choice, I am ready to ask : What is life? Is it worth living? The an swer comes, it depends upon the preparation one's parents have made to bring him up i . his early days. VAN STAR. The Lord LovetU a Cheerful Giv er.-A Practical Sermon by a Practical Alan. EDITOR ADVERTISER: On the thirtieth of December just past Miss Annie Ouzts died, the latter part of last November her brother Pinkney died in Texas, also on the first day of last September her el dest brother Willie died. They were all young and in the prime of life, yet in four months time that dreaded disease consumption con signed them all to the tomb. Only a few years ago their father and mother preceded them to 'the grave. O how sad it is that a whole family should be stricken down there being only one, a half sister, Miss Ellen May left. Hundreds and thousands of the human race have been called from time to eternity during the past year, and.yet we have been spared to see another new years day. How thankful we ought t) be that we have been spared to see another new year, and we should love and serve the Lord belter in the future than we-have in the past, and ought to be more ihaukful to him for the many blessings he hap be stowed upon us from time to time, both spiritual and tempoJal, and not live for self alone, but. for the good of others, and help to bear their burd ns and encourage then, spiritually t) fight on and never give up the field to the enemy. The first and most important duty we should attend to on earth is to keep God's law, and obey all his commandments, and prepare ourselves to depart iu peace, so that when he calls upon us to die, we will have nothing lo do but fj?li a sleep in the arms nf Jesus and he forever happy throughout the ceas less ages of a never-ending eterni ty But, again, as we journey ulong through life there is another im portant duly we owe to our fellow man that we should perform, and that is if he be so unfortunate as to have his house burned vor his h.irse or mule die, and he hj> too poor to replace them,^^^^^^!?1 being au honesj^aatf industrious man, shouj^eassisted by all the citizejiin the surrounding country, a little help from all wou'd hardly be missed by them, and would do thepoor unfortunates a great deal of good^ uot. only in a financial way, bul would revivo and cheer him np and enable him to work with a light and cheerful heart with love and gratitude to his friends for placing him upou a solid foundation. Where such unfortun-^"-'WfHSBiStea me najonty of the?r never regain heir losses, and are weighed down vith hard labor md toil aud are last down all the days of their I ives. We ought never to turn a leaf ear to appeals for help in luch oases. Remember the Lord oveth a cheerful giver for all good ?bjecls. OBSERVER. Trashy Medicines. Many such Hood the market. Bo nnie Blood Balm is a conscien ;iously compounded medicine, the result of forty years practice by an jminent physician. It is the best blood purifier ever offerred to the public, and is guaranteed to cure if given a fair trial. Try it for all 3kiu and blood diseases, including catarrh and rheumatism in its worst form. One bottle of it con tains more curative and building up virtue than a dozen of any other kind. Try "The Old Reliable." See vertisement elsewhere. For sale by Druggists. CITATION. By J. D. Allen, Esq., Probate Judge. HEREAS, J. C. Buzzard Sr., hath made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the es tate and effects of John S. Buzzard, late of Edgefield County, deceased. THEJE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased to be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgefield C. H., on the 8th day of Jan. A.D., 1896, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Ad ministration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this the 23rd _ day of Dec. Anno j T ^ ) Domini 1895. Published on \ T ) the 18th day of Dec. in the Edgefield ADVERTISER. J. D. ALLEN, Probate Judge. Ladies ! Ladies ! ! Ladies ! ! ! Buy the CORK SOLE HEALTH BUTTON BOOTS, you w '1 then be assured of cc ort-dry feet-consequen health, for sale only at JAS. M lOBB'S. Nov. 19-'95. For the best Fire Insurance In old strong and reliable companies, on town or conntry property, call on or write JD? R. 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It builds up the health and strength from the first dose. \^"JKiiTE f?r Booh of Won cation. ~~<8, sent free on appli If not kept by you?T5cfc , . IL00 for a large bottle, orl^mrc13*. send ties, and medicine will bo sent01" 8JX paid, by BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Q PORT ROYAL & WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY. 'Augusta and Ashville Short Line." J. B. CLEVELAND, Receiver. Schedule in effect April 23,1895. Lv Augusta..... 9 40 a m 8 00 p m Ar Greenwood.. 1210 pm 12 30am Ar Anderson- 7 45 p ni . Ar Laurens- 1 15 p m 6 50 am Ar Greenville.. 2 50pm 9 45 n m Ar G len n Sp'gs-4 05 p m . Ar Spartanburg.. H 00 p m . Ar Saluda- 4 38 p in . Ar llendersonville 510 p m .?... ArAsiiville.620pm . Lv Ashville.. 8 00 a m Lv Spartan bur"; ll 45 a m Lv Greenville - ll 40 a m Lv Laurens- 1 00 p m Lv Anderson.. 9 20 a m Lv Greenwood.. 2 30 p m Ar Augusta_ 5 05 p ni Ar Savannah - 5 55 a m 4 05 p m ! 7 35 p m j 5 00 a m I 9 35 a m j 6 00am Lv Greenwood. Ar Raleigh Ar Norfolk - Ar Petersburg.. Ar Richmond.. 5 23 p m 1 26 a m 7 00 a m .6 00am . 6 40 a m Sunday Train leaves Greenville at 3 40 p. m only. For information relative to tickets,,' rates, schedules, etc., address R L. TODD, Trav. Pass. Agt. W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. A gt., Augusta, Ga. Special Bargains In F urni tur e - AT THE NEW STORE, IN - SILVER BLOCK. vou * ' J .'00(1 -(oo :oo) Don't fail to call and see for yourself. We guarantee a saving of 30 percent, on everythhij] buy. No mal tor how cheap ot hors effor you we will al ways soil cheap er for cash. Our Goods are all in hard finish and the very latest styles. We have exclusive sale in Au gusta of the World Renowned and Celebrated CHARTER OAK STOVE), AND HANGE. 1215 & 1217 Broad Street, ll. L. Robertson, PROPRIETOR. 4 The best is always the cheapest pro vided you get the best cheap enough' to make it so. You can do this on groceries and drugs always and all the ime at W. E. Lynch's. Cooking: Stov CALL OIN" Chas. B. Allen, AUGUSTA, GA., 831 BROAD STREET itty^i?ti jiiXcel8ior Cook. Southern Queeu Range. Heating and looking Stoves, ali Styles and prices. Grates, Mantles and Tile, Tin tare of all kinds. Tin Roofing and Galvanized Iron Works. Sept. 10-ly. MOSES C. MURPHEY, GEO. S. MURPHEY, Murphey&Co., AT 618 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. You will find the above live and wide awake firm- They have been iii the GROCERY Business long enough to understand it in every detail, they are always down with the market, and when you are in Augusta for the purpose of Buying Groceries you had better get their prices. . Mr. WILL MOBLEY the Edgefield County boy is still with them, and will be glad to welcome all of hts friends. Sept. 10-4m. NO. 952 OUTRATES!! SACRIFICE SALE ! ! 952 BROADWAY, - - - AUGUSTA, GA. GO TO THE NEW YORK AUCTION HOUSE FOR DRY GOODS. CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, NOTIONS, HOSIERY, &c. Ladies* and Gents' Furnishing Goods a Specialty. fjSF* You will save from 25 to 50 per cent, by calling on us before you buy Goods elsewhere. D. EDELSTEIN, Sept. 10-6m. Alista Laros StocH of Eoomes, and Good. ! AMDfiDn ? IRON WORKS AND L.UIVlDAriU I SUPPLY COMPANY. AUGUSTA, GA. Machinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. 0MBT* Get our Prices before you buy. Satisfactory LISTEN AT THIS. If you want rt Sat inf ac orv bill of Dry Goods, Dres> Goods &c, at close prices. Go lo COB B'S. Nov. 12-2m. ^ At Private Sale. OUSE AND LOT on Columbia Street between residences of Messrs. Taylor and Simkins, and opposite the Evans place. The house is of modern style, with handsome and striking ex terior, and contains niue 'ooma. Well on back verandah. Barn, ?rable, and other out buildings. One aci 'ot. Im proved garden. Posossion ^. ?n 1st of January, or at once, if prefei. d. Apply to O. D. Minis, Kdgellen , or to J. Wm. Thurmond, Esq., Att'y. at Law. Oct. 22-'95. 1 STATEMENT Of Condition of the Bank of Edefie?d at CJo?e of Business on Dee. 31b.t, 1895. RESOURCE R; Loans and discounts, Real estate ?nd Dank bil'g. Safe and furuit ure, Due fruin oilier bunks, fash in vault, $94,127.52 3,882.37 1,116.48 5,706.11 11,?13.0S $116,535.56 i Lu BILlTIES. Capital Stock, 1 ndividual Deposits, Bills Payable, Undivided Profits, ?60,C0000 .10,234.77 1(1,000 00 6,300 79 $il?,?35.56 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLIN'A, COUNTY OY EOUKKIKM). I, E. J. M IMA, Cashier of the Bank of Edenfield, do solemnly swear t hat the above statement is true to the be.*! ot my knowledge and belief; E. .1. MIMS, Cashier, Sworn lo before nie this'the third dav of January, 1896. . JJ. B. JOKJM.,1 >.] N". P. rf. C. We hereby certify thal wr have eraniiiied'lbu bunks cf the Bank and baie counted the iiioi.ej and lind the above statement correct. ALVIN MART, J. M. SKIONJOUS, J. C. SHEPPARD, J-. B. No: RIB, DIRECTORS: J. H. BOUKMGHT, T. S. LEWIS, ALVIN HAUT, OFFICERS: A. ?. TOM PK I NS, J. I!. LoU KN ic UT J. C. SHEPPARD, Pres., ALVIN HART, Vice-Pres., J. L. MIMS, Assistant Cashier. A. S. TOMPKINS, C. C. FULLER, W. E. PRESCOTT, E. J. MIMS, Cashier, MONEY ! MONEY ! ! FOX, the Jeweller, wili for the next thirty days make a big discount on his Goods, 33J per cent off. For Instance Articles that he has been Selling for $1.00 will go at 6701s. Three dollar Goods at $2.00, and so on to the very end of the chapter. Spring Valley Distilling Co,, . DISTILLERS and DISTRIBUTORS. 0 Cincinnati, Ohio. Appreciating the difficulty for gentlemen to secure Pure Straight Whiskies for Private and Medicinal Use We invite your coi respondents and will cheerfully quote you prices, and furnish all other information upon receipt of your.address. Oct.-15, '95 Palmetto Business QoUgge, WILLISTON, s. c., Next Session Begins Sept. 26,_iS.^cr- - One of the most complete CoirUTercial Colleges in the Sou'h. , Tuition rates reasonable^ jtJr?tchfes board $8.00 per month. We have large aud"comiortab"te Dormitories lhat will accommodate one hundred and fifty boarding students. Military regulations. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed For further particulars, address. ' 1 J. R. A. Whitlock, July 16- tf. PRESIDENT. Ramsey ? Bland. JOHNSTON and EDGEFIELD, -DEALERS IN Vehicles of all Kinds, - - Fine Harness, Saddles, FURNITURE and COFFINS, - - HARDWARE. Jan. 29-1895. WM. SeMWEi??RT & 0o., -RELIABLE JEWELERS - 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 fine Silk Ribbon. STERLING SILVER SPOONS and FORKS lower than ever before.' Watch and Clock Repairing Promptly Attended to by Competent Workmen. COI?. BR O AD and 7 TH S TTEET, - A EG ESTA, GA ALWAYS IN THE LEAD, /. C. LEVY ? CO., TAIL OR-EI7 CL O THIERS, AUGUSTA, - GEORGI/]. \ Have now in store their entire FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF CLOTHING t he largest stock ever shown in Augusta. We aim to carry goods whic.i are ?ot only intrinsically good, but which also, in pattern, style, aud finish? ??.at i fy a cultivated and discriminating taste, and at the same time, we aim to iiake our prices so low the closest buyers will be our stead ie.st?customere Polite attention to ail. A call will be appreciated. I. C. LEVY & CO. TAILOR-FIT CLOTHIERS, AUGUSTA, GA' YOUR ATTENTION / - Tm YOU iSJEEXJ:^^ dook Steves, Stove Fais, Stove Pipe, Tinware, Well Bcckets FANCY GROCERIES, Loaded Shells, Harmed Goods, Confeccionarles. 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 t he market. Repairs for Cook stoves I sell, kept in stock. Call on or address CHAS.A. AUSTIN, vTCO?isrsTo^r, s. c.