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Edgefield Advertiser TITOS. J. ADAMS, - . - \ . EDITOR WEDNESDAY, JAX. 20,1597. Fifteen minutes after Governor Ellerbe's inauguration on Monday of this week, thc sun, which had been veiled in mists and haze for days and weeks, burst out in all his pristine effulgence and glory. Nuf ced. Old Sol knows how it is himself. Liberia produces 3,000,000 pounds of coffee annually. The South Carolina college had an attendance of 161 students last year. Govornor Ellerbe was inaugura ted on Monday of this week. All the new state officers have taken charge of their respective offices. Froude says that Cicero was a great trimmer, hut what would Froude and Cicero soy were they living now, in South Carolina, tor instance? If the State dispensary has turned into the State treasury $100,000 of net profits since April, 1896, whee are the profits for the years preceding 1896? " Edgefield is represented on the House committees as follows: Privileges and elections, S. McG. Simkins; ways and means, Thos. H. Rainsford end W. H. Yeldell. Letters bearing stamps issued by the ''Cuban Republic" have ap peared in the United States ?nail bags, and so far the stamps have carried the letters to their desti nation. In India a terrible plague is raging, persons attacked by the disease dying in two or three hours after suffering dreadful agony. Tho mortality is great, the horrors of famine being added to the ter rors of Hie plague. Hon. Thomas H. Rainsford, of Edgefield has int reduced into the legislature an anti-trust bill, mod elled after the Georgia law. This is a very important measure, and one demanding legislation. The war department is arrang ing for a great naval review and drill off Charleston harbor next fluesC and* most powefT?T"e?"fpsA ot the navy will be engaged in the man sevr?s. Mr. George Vanderbilt, through his agents at the famous Bilt more estate in Xorth Carolina, is offering inducements to farmers in that and neighboring States to improve their stock '03' selling on reasonable terms calves of his fine herd of registeren Jerseys. Mr. Vanderbilt's herd now numbers two hundred. An Anglo-American general ar bitration treaty has been signed hythe authorized representatives of the two countries, Sir Julian Pauncefote and Secretary Olney, is approved by President Cleve land, and has been by him sub mitted to Congress for its ratifica tion. The articles of this treaty make war between the two great nations a remote possibility. It may be too early to predict but from til the signs the year 1897 promises no better times than 1896 gave us. The New England cotton mi il men say that they will have to shut down entirely or curtail their output of goods. The poverty of the country, especially the middle and lower classes, pre vents them from using goods of which they were at one time large consumers, and in consequence there is an over-production in, ' most if not all commodities. President Cleveland has kept himself informed in regard to the . situation in Cuba, and while ap parently an indifferent spectator of the cruel conflict that for long weary months has raged on the island has, it appears, been exert ing himself in her interests. Ac cording to the New York Journal, Secretary Olney, on behalf of our government, has submitted to Pre mier Canovas, of Spain, a pro posai that Spain shall allow to Cuba autonomy, or self govern ment, to collect all taxes, her atti tude to be entirely one of ind? pendance except that the island shall remain in name a Spanish province, It is said that Canovas agrees, and that now Cleveland and Olney have only to induce the Cobaus to consent to the cessa! ion of hostilities on these terms. The Cuban leaders, however, aie con fident of ultimate success in their struggle for freedom and they may prefer to fight it out, if need be, to the bitser end. Now is thc time to sub c ribe for the Advertiser, WHERE, OH WHERE. If the State buys $100,000 worth f 'iquor per month, $1,200,000 er year, as is stated to be the act ; and if the profits from this mmense sale are 50 per cent, $600, 00 per annum, where ha3 all this noney found lodgment? A LONG NEEDED WORK. We are in receipt of a schcol listory of the United States by J. A'm. Jones, D. D., which will sup )ly a long felt want in our South on institutions of learning -an inpartial history of our country, rair to all sections, and giving that ustice to the Southern States in ?eating of the causes, conduct and results of the War of Secession, ?Therein Northers authors fail, through prejudice, or lack of in formation. Prof. Jones is a South erner, was chaplain in the Army )f Virginia, an intimate friend of Gen. Lee and President Davis, and wras present on every battlefield on Virginia soil from 18G1 to 1895. Besides the advantage of an ex ceptionally rich personal experi encs Dr. Jones brought to the work the fruits of twenty years of study and research. LEGISLATIVE. The General Assembly of the State of South Carolina met in tlie State House in Columbia on Tuesday, Jau. 12th. Hon. Frank B. Gary was re-elected speaker of the house. Gen. R. R. Hemphill was re o.ected c?eik. Senator D. K. Nor ris, of Anderson, was elected pres iden!; pro Um; Mr. W. H. Stew ard, reading clrrk, and Rev. J. H. Willoughby, Chaplain. There were severa) candidates fo.f Sergeant at-a-ms, and on the third ballot Co! J. W. Flo>d, of of Kershaw, was declared elected. On motion last year's rules were adopte i. Lieutenant-Governor Tim mer man read his appointments of clerks, pages, door keepers and tba like and then announced the Senate committees. For Clerk Gen. J' Walter Gray, I Jessa T. Gantt and ?Mi. J. T. Austin were nominated. Thc rote resulted as follows; Gray 59, Gantt 48, Austin 4. Gen. Gray wa3 declared elected and sworn in. For Sergeant-at-arm8 Mr. N. H. Stansell and Mr. S. G. Hoi ley were nominated. The vote re sulted as follows: Stansell 87, dared elected and sworn in. Mr. J. S. Withers was elected reading clerk witout opposition. There was two nominations for Chaplain, Rev. J. C. Abney and Rev. M. M. Kinard. Mr. Kinard received 53 votes and Mr. Abney 46. Mr. Kinard wns declared elected. WO R li D WIT HOL T FN D. The bishop of North Carolina has issued tho following ukase To the Cleregy of the Diocese of North Carolina and tho jurisdic tion of Asheville : Dear Brethren:-During the approaching session of the General Assembly of North Carolina, I desire that the prayer of our peo ple should be offered fer the de vine guidance and protection of the Commonwealth iu tho exercise of legislative function, and to that end hereby authorize the in sertion in the prayer for Con gress of the fallowing words. Im mediately after the words, "in Congress assembled,insert "'and for the General Assembly of this State now in session." Praying (Jod's blessing upon you, upon our Stat and our com mon country, I am your brother and servant, Jos Blount Cheshire, Jr., Bishop December 30, 1896. RAINFORD'S ANTI-TRUST BILL. The Columbia State has the following to say Raiusford' anti trust bill is modeled on Georgia's and is said to have some improve ments upon the original. Its erins, as printed to-day, seem to 5e sufficiently comprehensive. Il egislators" doubt the need ol strong laws against trusts they | j :an get some points without earing this city. Through tbe lespotic policyof these monopolies ndepf Udent businesses have been lestroyed and their managers ll :onverted into mere * gents of the rustR, and merchants are com pelled te sell trust products to he exclusion of all other's, or bf ?oycotted to their ruin We hope nd believe there will be nc. I \ erious opposition to a draslic aeasure of relief. Late For Heaven. A pessimstic German say? ht el ie ves there is nothing so im 'Ortant iu this world-or in t he lext-that will make a woman aeet au appointment on time i he exigencies of her toilet require pecial amount of attention. Thip 9whal he says: "If thedear Goc hould announce from one end o he world to another that on th? st of January, from 12 to 1 'clock, he would open tho gate f Paradise to al I who mad" ap 1 ?cat ion at that time, tho women r?uld arrive late. In spile of Ik mporlance of the occasion, the\ 'ould find it impossible to com lete a satisfactory toilet In for? vening."-New Y? rk Times. \ ihall They be Paid for Rail roads Never Completed? SENATOR S?DMTH'S BILL. it Forbids the Collection of Taxes to Pay for Bonds for Which no Value Has Been Keceived- So licitor Thurmond Explains the Scope and Purport of the Bill. Thore has been considerable :alk amoLg the legal fraternity ibout the antagonistic attitude of ;he Federal and ?State courts on ;he question of the payment of Township bonds in aid of rail roads that have never been com pleted, and 3'esterday a Register reporter interviewed Solicitor J. William Thurmond with regard to a. bill dealing with this suhjpct whish he prepared for Senator Suddath, of Saluda, and which was introduced in the Senate, Friday. Hoing asked thc purport and scope of the bill, Mr. Thur mond answered in effect as fol lows : "The bili simply forbids thc Boards of County Commissioners and ot':er ofilcers from assessing and levying; and treasurers and other officers collecting taxes to pay township bonds issued in aid of railroads that have hover been completed and finished through the townships issuing such bonds. Floyd against Perrin decided that as the townships were simply given the right to subscribe to thc railroad, and to assess \ixes to pay the subscription, they were without, any corporate purpose, and therefore the power lo assess a tax to pay this subscription was violative of the Constitu? ion. Hui in 1888, the L?gislature did what the townships could not do; i levied tho tax to pay the bonds previouly i ?fued when the railroad was completed and finished through the township issuing the same. This Act was held cons'i tutional by our Supreme Court in ' Railroad Company against White- ; sides and in other cases. Some time back the United I Stales Court in Folsom against ? Xinely-S;x Township, held the township bonds valid. So we have ourSuureme Cmrt giving ene of our Acts one construction and j the United States Supreme Court1 giving it another. The two courts Gave co-ordinate jurisdiction inj this matter, and neither isl supp, i or to the oilier. No? .Mr. Suddath's bill may bring about a conflict between said two courts, or between the Federal Courts and our tax as sessing.ahd collecting o Ricers. Un der Mr. Suddath's bill one of those officers would not dare violate its provisions, as the punishment is ?ervsreat. Now, our court will fore would not issue a mandamus against said officers, or otherwise aid in the collection of said bonds. But the Federal Court might assume this authority, and if so a question will be made that the sooner it is settled the better. Assessment can only be made by officers appointed or elected for that purpose. Our State officers are the only such officers, and certainly a Federal Court cannot rsquire them to do what our statute says they shail not do, and what our courts say is wrong to do. The statutory remedy for collection of taxes is exclusive, unless other remedies are expressly authorized. Tho?e bonds can be paid only by laxes collected by our treasurers crea tee by our statutes, and thin is prohibited. If the Suddath bill I ecomes a law thc Federal Court? will find many obstacles in their usurped judicial path before they are able lo make plethoric the purses of those shrewd Northerners who have so duped our people." Register Senator Tillman is, perhaps, one of the most inconsistent men in the State and should never again blame a United States Senator for leaving Washington and intersting himself in local politics. Tillman had no more right in Dillon on last Monday than Hampton did in Aiken several years ago, and of which Tillman made poli tical capital. "Upon what meat hath our Ceasar fed that ho hath grown so great?" He has evidently grown greater than bis party and claims for himself special privi leges that he is not willing to , ;;rant to others. In his speech it Dillon he intimated thal the )9opleliving below the proposed ' iew county line had nothing 1 vhatevertodo with the matter. , .( this be Inw, what has a man > iving in Washington to do with t? In the name of all the gods, ? vhere will such annoyance and j issumption cease?. The idea ol i United Stales Senator leaving , A'ashinglon when the Senate was < n session, to take part in n countv .Hair is too absurd to rca li/.". 'Miman was sent lo Wash- j ngton to represent South ? Jarolina in the National Senate, nd not to gc around the Stati 1 ddrossing crowds DU local ?ssues. : -Marion Star. Georgia pays her Judges #2,000 s salary. On I h's poor pay two j f her judg-s ha vu had spa rp hang-' tor drink, enough io war int tho Legislature in iii vet I ?gat ig their conduct with :i view <M ^ npreaching them.-Oc-meo X -'.v> I?ri??i>- your Job ?3 O ti Work to this office- j, iOAv prices. 16 BURNED ALIVE \wiul Tate of Children in an 1 Orphan Homo. Dal hi?, Tex., Jan. 16.-Fire somp?etly de?lroyed the Buckner's Orphan ho ne near here early this morning. Sixteen children were cremated and nine injured, three of thom fatally. All of the dead Except one were buried th 8 even ing in the cemetery home. Rev, Mr. Buckner, manager of the home, officiated. The home physi cians are in attendance on the injured. All tho farmers in the nein'ty turned out and assisted in making coffins, digging graves and burying the victims. There were 147 boys and more than 100 gi rio in the house, but all are ac counted for. Tho fire was discovered about midnight. Mrs Britton the boys' matron, had been in bed some time when she was awakened by the smell of smoke. She jumped to the floor, found ir so hot that sh<; could not stand on it, and she immediately raised cry of fire. The a'taches were hastily aroused and sent in all directions to rouse the children. Such was Mrs. Brit Lou's anxiety for the safety of inmates thal she forgot her own children and despite her frantic ci?orls at rescure, they r/ere budded to death. TUB fir;; is believed io have ordinated under the room occupied Mr?. Britton. Before Mrs. Bjition retired for tie- night, she had the boys clean out and prepare ? Ktov>- situated in the room just under for Iii" morning TIM. She theu Bent ou^jof the large [boys to see if the work had 'm en properly done. He reported everything all right, ?mt it, is believed some live coals wviv scattered on the c?.rpot near the stow,-which woodwork. The building was ol' iv ?od and the tire communicated toits V?J?OUSwings with incredible rapidity. The children were hastily aroused and hurried out of tie building wrapped in their night clothes and bed quiits. All were badly frightened and when the ?.hrieks of those who were benni cremated in the roaring, mass ot ;! mies reached 'heir ears they be came unmanngnable and were with difficulty prevented from rushing in!<.? the fir" in an effort at rescue. The building -.vas soon destroyed and at daylight the work of search ing the ruins was taken up. All the children were accounted for by noon. The home is 10 miles from Dallas and it would have been impossble to get aid out in matter wilf be mvelt^tfr^?. The Editor Was Ont. Charleston, S. C., ?5.-"The blood on the moon" situation which has ben understood to be brewing between this city, and Columbia duringa the past few days, in consequence of au editorial squib which appeared in the Char!.'.stop, morning paper on Wednesday, is believed to have happily blown over. The squib which caused the rumored trouble is given below : "A gentleman promiu^nt in mil itary affaira in South Carolina whose name could not bs lear ned," says the AugUbta Herald, while riding up Center street yesterday afternoon met with a painful accident. His horse was wild and became unmanageblej and threw him on the pavement near Stafford's blacksmith shop bruie i hg him up considerably and otherwise injuring him." Does any! ody know whether Gen. John L\. Watts baa been iu Augasta within the past week? He is the only gentleman prominent in military affairs in South Carolina just now we belive." When this was read in official circles in Columbia Wednesday it was construed at ouce to be a reckless and uncalled for revival of a campaign slander and ex clamations of "Outrage!" and liier expletives of a less mild character were freely indulged in by the friends of the Adjutant and Inspector General, who was and bad been strictly attending to his ?fficial duties 'at the capitol af the lime of the alleged occurrence ivhich gave tho excuse for thia pointed personal innuendo. General Watts was very much tunoyed and the first tra ia out of Columbia for Charleston bore limself and his friend, Major Karney Evans, oceanward. It was mderstood they wen? bound for Charleston to interview tb" the .ditor They duly appeared in his eily and visited the editorial anet uni, it is said, but failed lo ind the edi or in. There was no ack of '.fighting'' editor < on land, bu; as all disavowed writing lie squib while freely ottering hemselves es targets for the imaginary guns which Hie Ad Utant (b lierai and thr> jovial Jamey were supposed lo havn bout them no gore was BPI lied, h" Adjutant General being lifter h? impersonal and elusive "we" rho bad actually penned tho lersonal paiagraphs. Telephonic mimunica'ion was opened, it ia ? .?id. M iib iii" r< sideiico of the 1 lannging ....??or bu! was met with be answer ilia! he was confined ) ?ii" house and in lite hands of is physicians, so ibis believed be military expedition has re lined lo Columbia. ignited and soon spread to thc S Colden Rhind Heard From. Annapolis. * Jan. 5.-The court Di' appeals to-day reversed the decision of the court below in the celebrated South Carolina bond case. The suit grew out of a dis pute between T. Edward. Ham bleton & Co., and other Balti moreans and Colden Rhind of Georgia and a bankers named Lancaster of New York and Rich mond, wnere a divisou of commis sions for floating a bond issue of tho State of South Carolina. In 1892" Rhind obtained author ity from the authorities of South Carolina to fi oat $600,000 State bo>;d3. He applied to Lancastar Dr aid in for mit g a n inca te to take them. Lancaster was un able to float the entire issue and Hambleton & Co., were appealed to. It was agree d that subscribers should share alike in the profits Df tho transaction. After the bond issue, Lancaster and Rhind, it is alleged, entered into a secret agreement whereby two-thirds of the interest due on July 1, 1893, should be paid to Lancaster to pay ''syndicate expenses,"wbich, it was hinted, was political influ ence. This, if the whole of the issue were considered, would amount to more than $118,000. The court holds that the syndi cate had a rght to know what these syndicate expenses were and says |hat Lancaster not only suppressed the truth, but deli berately uttered the most unblush ing falsehoods. The court finds against the claim . f v ?ind that Lancaster was entitled ?o this two thirds ir. ?eres!,and require* Rhind to pay oveJ $26,250 with irt.-rest and costs to tba applicants, the Baltimore members of the syndi cate. Senator Tillman and Governor John G. Evans have iocked horns over the managmenl of Clem sun, John Gary E.'ans dam ing thal Clemson is no good. Here IS a par! of what the senator s:iid : "I am surprised, he said, at I he altitude :if seeming antagonism that the governor has a-humed, .md also wiih the one sidedness, so to speak, ot the comparison which he makes betwe. n Clemson and Winthrop. A- lam a trustee of both colleges I am of course more or less familiar with ths details of thr)ir management, and also witn the diflicul<ieB under which they have labored; and a great many people who have criticised,und who perhaps have grounds for criticism, would un derstand the situation better If they could be made to understand which we are trying to organize and carry on at Clemson. Ciiildrens Sc?iool Shoes. Now is the season to buy the best School Shoes for your children. Buy solid goods. They are the cheapest in the end. JAMES M. COBB, Headquarters for Good Shoes. SUMMONS. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA EDGEFIELD COUNT r. Court Common Pleas. Summons for Relief. Complaint not served. Jennie C. Hammond, as adminis tratrix, eura testamento annexo, of the estate of Fannie P. Ham mond, deceased, and in her own right, Plaintiff, against C. W. Hammond, M. P. Culbreath, Lucia Miller, Wm. F.Culbreath, Harry Culbreath, and The Farm ers Bank of Edgefield, Defend ants. To the Defendants above named: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said conn tv, and to s.rve a copy of your answer lo the said complaint on tho subscribers at their oifice, Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, w ithin t we n ty day s a f t er the service hereof, exclusive of the lay of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint with in the time aforesaid, the plain ill' in this action will apply lo he court for the relief demanded n the complaint. Dated at Edgefie.d, S. C., Dec. . 10th, A. I). 1S9G. SHEPPARD BROS., Post- Plaintiffs1 Attorneys. JOHN B. HILL, (L. S ) C. C. C. P. 'o M. P. Culbreath and Wm. F. ?] Culbreath, non-resident defend ants: r You will lake not ice I hat t he omplflinl ii: th" above slated cl ion is on file in ! he office of t lu !|erk of Court of Common Pleas land for said county of Edge eld and Slate ol' South Carolina. SHEPPARD BROS., Plaintiffs' Attorneys. For Sale "MIK Ifuirr-Thoma* traci ol' lan.I in the riorlInvest fork nf 'li" ('hai: >ll-> ainl Kl : 1 . . I ? I roads, con tai tiing xml Iwi'iiiy--even acres. B. fi A WK KN* CK. Angula, Ca. Ifanted-?n Idea Sw? i .otect your Idem: they may bring TOO wealth, f rite JOHN WEDDERBURN & CO.. Puten t Attor yg. WMhlngton, O. C.. for their ?1.8UI prlso offer id Ust ot two hundred Inventions wanted. 1 t n c c { t I Reason that 20,000,000 bottles of a medicine could not be sold unless it was goori, honest, and did what was claimed fur it. Here are the facts about DR. CLARK JOHNSON'S - t ? ^8 nvu Z In 30 years 20,000,000 bottles ^ * have been sold to cure Blood ? Diseases, and it must be a < ? CURE. All the sickness tn V k this world is caused by bad ^ ? blood ; Weakness, Loss of ap- ? ?petite. Dyspepsia, Headaches, <. Constipation, Liver and Kidney <"> troubles, Scrofula, Pimples, etc. ? Attack the foundation of dis- ? ease, cleanse the blood, bring it ? back to the splendid work ir.ten- ? ded for it by nature. There ? tmay be other'ways, but the best ? is by using the tried and true V fr remedy v Dr. Clark Johnson's I INDIAN BLOOD SYRUP | ? 50c. per bettie ; al! ?tv^ysts. I Bank of Edgefield, EDGEFIELD, S. C. Statement of the Bank of EdgefiVld at the close of business on the 4th ?lay of Jaruary. LS!)7 ; RESOURCES. Loans and discounts. $92.S'v3.38 Reai estate and hank h'ldTg.. 4,9S-.\37 Safeand furniture. 1,'!:.4S Judgments. ]J7!.!5U Due from other banks. '.47 1.24 Cash in vault. 8.<it?J,09 $114,706.92 LIA BIL rn ES. Capital stock. $5S,.*>0 1.O0 Deposits (individual). 49,370.06 Undivided profits. 7,086.86 $114,70(5.92 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I COUNTY OF EDOEFIKLD. i i,E. J. M i m.?, Cashier of the Bank of Edgefield, do solemnly swear tltat the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, K.J. MI MS. Sworn to before me Mus 5th day of January, 1S'.!7. X. <'. EVANS, Correct* Attest : N. P. S. C. A. S. TOMPKINS, ) T. S. LKWI8, ? Directors. J. IL BoUKNlGHT, ) DIRECTORS. I J. M. SKIONIOUS. J. IL BOUKNIGIIT, A. S. TOMPKINS, J. C. SHEPPARD, T. S. LKWIS, C. C. FULLER, W. W.ADAMS, B*. S. HOLLAND, W. E. PRESCOTT. OFFICERS Ol* BANK. J. C. SHEPPARD, President. W. W. ADAMS, vice-President E J. M i MS, Cashier. J. H. ALLEN, Assistant Cashier. SCHEDULE. C. C. G. & C. K. K. COMPAN Y. Nov. 22, 1S9?. Lv Columbia via. ?Southern Kail way 5 40 a m Lv Augusta (110 a m Lv Ed gc ii old (j loam Lv Tren lon 7 15 a m Ar Aiken , S 35 a m Lv A ?ken ll 15 a m Lv Trenton 12 30 p m Ar Edgefield 1 00 p tu Ar Columbia via. Southern Rail way 4 50 j. m Lv Edgefield 2 25 p m Lv Trenton via. Sou'horn Rail way 3 8 p m Ar Augusta 4 15 p m Ar Columbia 5 50 p m Lv Columbia via. Southern Rail way 1 15 p m Lv Augusta 2 10pm Lv Trenton 3 OS p ra Ar Edge lie ld 3 25 p ra E. G HALTIWANGER, Frt. Sc Passenger A'gt. Edgefield, S. C. I. W. FOWLER, Agent for Pur chasing Committee, Aiken, S. C. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY. "Augusta and Ashville Short Line." Schedule in effect Oct. 1, 1S9G. Lv Augusta. !) 40 a m 7 15 p m Ar Greenwood.. 12 17p m ll 30p m Ar Anderson_ 7 30 p ni Ar Laurens_ 1 15 p m 7 00 ti m Ar Greenville.. 2 55pm 9 4f> r m Ar Glenn Sp'gs_405 p in . Ar Spart an burg., 3 00 p m 10 -JO a m Ar Saluda_ 5 23 p m .*> L*O p m Ar henderson ville 551 p m 1 45 pm Ar -V.su vi I le.645p m . Lv Ashville.... 820am . Lv Spartan burg ll 40 a m 4 00 pm Lv Greenville_ll 55a m 4 00 p m Ar Laurens..., 130pm 7 pm Lv Anderson.. 10 25 a m . Ar Greenwood.. 2 200 p m ? 00 a in Lv Augusta_ 5 05 p m !> 35 a m Lv Savannah - r> 55 a ni . Lv Greenwood.. 5 .J.*' p m Ar Raleigh_ 1 23 a m Ar Norfolk_ 7 00 a m Ar Petersburg_G 00 a m Ar Richmond_*> JO a m Close connect ions at Greenwood for iii points ou S. A. L., and C. and <L Railway, and at Spartanburg with Southern Railway. For inform?t iiMi relative to tickets ales, schedules, etc., address W. J. CitAiG, Cen. Pass. Agt. Augusta, Ga. rt Patents Wanted. Parties h av inp inventions thor wish to pro ?ct should procure their patents through our gency. Inventor's Manual, a book containing lost ol patents, mode of procedure, etc., and ither information, sent for 3c. stamp. OurlUt of patents wanted, for which largeBums if money are offered, sent with the Manual,free. We find purchasers for patents procured hrough our agency. Branch offices in all tho ?rlncipal cities and in all foreign countries. rHE WORLD'S PROGRESS, -O. J. BAILKT, Manager, ?01-B07 PLUM ST., CINCINNATI. O? ?"te ? uro to mention thit paper, r \ BIG ADS AND BIG TALK. MAY CATCH THE MINDS OF SOME, BU V ALL GOOD BUYERS ARE LOOKING FOR THE Hight Goods and the Hight Prices, There have been nomo awful Smash-ups among the Manufac turers andJobbers which ha? enabled tia to buy Goods Cheaper 'han ever before, consequently can save you from Twenty-five to Fifty Per Cent. On everything in.Dry Goods. Clothing, Shoes and Hats. We have done so, are doing so to-day, and will continue *a do s->, regardless ot what others may do or say against us. All the argument in the world would not induce you t?. trade with us if our prices were not right. A COMP Ali Ts OX is A LL WE A SK and weare satisfied we will please you. Everybody respectfully in vited to call and see what we can do for them. Very respect ful Iv, A. J. BROOM, TIIE L E A D E R OF LO W P RICE S. Oct. 21-1896. W. J. RUTHERFORD & CO -DEALERS IN BUICK, LIME, CEMENT, BEADY BOOFING, 4C. Corner Washington and Reynolds Street Augusta, ? H Gr St? Oct. 20-6m. _ A New Year's Greeting! JEWELRY, SILVER NOVELTIES, WATCHES, POCKET BOOKS, DIAMONDS, TOILET AR TICLES, CLOCKS. BRASS TABLES, CUT G LASS, TIN E U M B R E L LAS. Send for our 1897 Catalogue. WM. SeHWEieERT & 0O-? - JEWELRY, 702 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga., AT 56 Pieces China Tea Set, - - - $8.75 Now Watches, Warranted, - $2.50 Other Watches as low as - $1.50 Jardineers, from - - - $1.25 up .Bx & rTvLanjDS_fiuest on earihin Hall, Banquet, and Piano Styles, from - - - $2.00 up. Full Line of the ever Popular links. SEWING MACHINES, on easy T E R M S. ?? Amito Cotton Gins eii? Presses. Large erees of. Englues, oijeep BOB Goos. ?^DADn JIR?N WORKS AND ??Or\f\U ( SUPPLY COMPANY. A.TI&UST.A, GA. Machinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. ??S?T" Get our Prices before you buy. ALWAYS IN THE LE?? 0. LEVY ? CO., ? A IL 0 R- FI7 < 'Z 0 THIEU S, AUGUSTA, - GEORGI 4. i Have now in store their entire " FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF CLOTHING Tlie 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 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 3TOTT _N EED-_ Steves, Stove Fans, Stove Pp, Tinware, fell M ZETA. IST GIT GROCERIES, Loaded Shells, Canned Goods, Confectioneries. Evaporators Repaired or made to Order. i LARGEST COOK STOVE FOFTTHE MONEY. Coffee Pots. Milk Buckets,and Covered Buckets made from tbe best of Tin in the market. Repairs fer Cook Stoves I sell, kept in stock. Call on or address CHAS. A.. AUSTIN, ?TOHlsTSTOIN*, S. C. All Liquors bottled under the Dispensary "Red, White and Blue1 label are distilled and guaranteed by us. We have b selling to thc South for FORTY YEARS and we ki what you want. Ask your Dispensary for " Red, White and Blue" label liquor and insist on getting it. FREIBERG & WORKUM, Distillers, LYNCHBURG, 0. PETERSBURGH, KY, CINCINNATI, 0?