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Edgefield Advertiser WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10, 1897. LOCA12 BREVITIES. Early sown grain is all right. We think the weather has made up the deficit in the annual rain fall. Mrs. Louisa Sheppard, of Liberty Hill, who has been very sick vt ith grip, is now much better. Wanted-Fifty bushels of corn in the ear (will buy a less quantity). Ap ply at the ADVEKTISKB offioe. Benjamin McCormick shct and kill ed one Curtis Davis at Vaucluse last week. MtCormick is now in jail. Chattel mortgages for sale at this ffice, guaranteed to hold a mule if put on him right, or your money refunded. Fresh shad have made their appear ance in the Pee Dee river and in the Bennettsville market, also in Edge field. Norris will sell a thousand tons of that Cbicora "Acid and Potash Mix ture" with a relative commercial value of 112.43. Married, by Bev. P. P. Blalock, on Surday, Feb. 7th, 1897, Mr. B. C. War ren to Miss Mary McMillian, both of Edgefield. Dr. Evans and Mr. Mitchell delight ed large audiences during last week by their brilliant, logical and soulful discourses. Executors.* administrators, guar dians, etc., are reminded that this is the last month in which they can make returns. I now have a first-class Meat Market and,always have what you want. Call and see me. G. W. CAMPBELL. The man who wrote the old song, "Wait for the Wagon and We'll all Take a "Bide," is dead, at the age of eighty-four. He died in Topeka, Kan sas. County Supervisor Talbert's office will be open on the first Monday and Tuesday and the third Monday and Tuesday of each month, four.days in each month. Dr. Pell, of Columbia, preached to a large congregation in our Presbyterian church last Sunday. His sermon was an able, touching: ?.nd beautiful exposi tion of the Divine love to the individ ual soul. Messrs. J. C. and C. M. Williams have sold their lovely home in the western suburbs to Mr. W. N. Burnett, for $4,500. We are glad to learn, how ever, that they will continue to live at the place the remainder of this year. Ct rds are out announcing the ap proaching marriage of Miss Bosa Etheredge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tyre Etheredge, to Mr.F. Hampton Etheredge. at. thc Lutheran church. ^LeeaviUef Wednesday night at 8 o'clock Miss Madge Graydon, of Abbeville, daughter of the Hon. Ellis Graydon, and granddaughter of the late Dr. D. C.' Tompkins, is visiting relatives at Meeting Street. Before returning home she will visit tbe family of her uncle, A. S. Tompkins1 Esq. A father, in consoling his daughter, who bad lost her husband, said: "I don't wonder you grieve for him, my child. You will never find his equal/' "I don't know as I can," replied the sobbing widow, "but I'll do my best!" The father went home comforted. Mr. G. W. Campbell, at his shop, keeps all kinds of fresh meats, includ ing the succulent sausage, in their ser son. None but the best. Give him a trial ; he will treat you exactly right. We regret to hear that Dr. Prescott, of Franklin, has suffered much for some weeks past with one of his hands, caused by running a splinter into it. The wound is now less painful. Dr. Prescott lived in Buncombe long enough to make us all feel interested in his welfare. Cards are out announcing the ap proaching marriage of Mr. James Sumter Moore, secretary and treasurer of the Bichland Mills, to Miss Florence Elliott, of Beaufort, daughter of Con gressman Elliott. The marriage will take place, on Wednesday, Feb. 18th. Mr. Moore was formerly a resident of Edgefield. Mrs. Annie Titnnierm?n, who died at ber home near Pleasant Lane, on Saturday, Jan. 30th, was the youngest daughter of the late Luke Culbreath, and had been twice married, first to Mr. Bufus May, afterwards to Mr Arthur D. Timmerman, who survives ber with several children. Her remains were interred at Gilgal church, by the side of her father and mother. Georgia farmers are considering the advisability of planting Kaffir corn We experimented with this grain sev eral years ago and found that while easy to cultivate and remarkably pro lific in yield, it was unsatisfying and distateful food to man and beast. Many of the farmers of this county gave Kaffir corn a trial, and all, we believe, with one consent, abandoned the cultivation of it. Solicitor Thurmond made his first appearance as State's prosecuting offi cer at Camden, Monday, the 1st of February, and up to this writing he has convicted every prisoner brought before him, twelve in all. There are three more in the Camden jail, and having heard of Mr. Tburmond's prow ess, they sent him word "not to shoot -they would come down and plead 'guilty.'" The Camden Chronicle says : "Hon. J. Wm. Thurmond appears as solicitor at this court for bis first time in Kershaw county, and right well does he perform his duties. His management of the cases which have come up before him proves that the people made no mistake in electing him to that office. Since his coming here Mr. Thurmond has made friends among the members of the bar as well ?s the people." Old Relics Mrs. Bettie McLeod, of Blen heim, bas a Bilk drees that was worn by her motner in 1824 at a reception given at her home at the residence now owned by Mr. R. C. Easterling to General Lafayette, when on a tour to this country, and passing through Marlboro from Fayetteville to Chtraw. Her son, Mr. G. W. Hearsey, has also a pair of pants that were worn by his father's youngest brother in 1822. They are a novel in finish and are a curiosity in that they include the covering for the fest worn iu those days a.l in one garment.-Marl boro Democrat. King Henry TUX The following ia said to be an exact copy of an essay written by one of our Edgefield school boys on King Henry the eighth : "King Henry VIII was the greatest wid ower that ever lived," says the boy. "He was born at Anno Domini in tho year 1076. He had 510 wives besides children. The first was beheaded and executed. The second was revoked. She never smiled again. But she said the word 'Calais' would be found on her heart after her death. The greatest man in his reign was Lord Sir Garret "Wolsey. He was sir named the Boy Bachelor. He was boin at the age of fifteen unmar ried. Henry VIII was succeeded on the throne by his great-grand mother, the beautiful and accom plished Mary, Queen of Scotts, sometimes known as the Lady of the Lake, or the Lay of the Last Minstrel." Guano, Acid Phosphate, Kainit and Cotton Seed Meal. , I am now ready for orders, can . fill promptly. My goods are the best, so says the State chemist and thousands of others. \ w. W.:?DAMB. I Weather for January. ? Weather Observer C. A. Long, of j Trenton, sends us the following data of the weather for the month just ended: . 1 Max. Temp. 64 ; date 4th. Min. Temp. 12; date28'h. Mean Temp, for the month 45.2 No. clear days 7 ; partly cloudy 12; cloudy ll; ene day missing. Prevailing wind direction 10. west. Precipitation For January, 1894, 2.37 inches. 1895, 8.37 " 1896, 3,62 " ? " 1899,3.59 " Advertised Letters. List of letters remaining- in the Post Office at Edgefield C. H., S. C., Jan. 31th,1897: Lawrence Johnson. ' Jas. R. Percival, Pan Pain,' Ned Washington, Miss Charlotte Graye, Miss Emer Qilyard, Miss Ellen Lispers, Mrs. Georgia Taylor, Miss Mamie Terry, Mrs. D. C. Walker, Peter Whaley, Mrs. T. E. Worrell. When asking for letters on this list say advertised. Very respectfully, W H BB?NSON, P M 2.19 Per Cent Potash ! I now have ordered a lot of Chicora Fertilizer po's "Acid and Potash Mix ture," guaranteed on bag 10 per cent Phosphoric Acid and 2 per cent Potash. State Chemists report gives these goods 12.17 per cent available Phos phate Acid, 2.19 percent Potash and a commercial value of $12.43. Please compare this with analysis of all other Acid Phosphates. E. J. NORRIS. Matters and Things Around Cen tre Springs. DEAR ADVERTISER : Out here at Centre Springs we have had some curious weather-cold, very cold, sleet, snow and rain-consequent ly our oats are in a forlorn condi tion. On Jan. 30th poor old Elija Young, almost ninety, died. She was truly a good woman and will be greatly missed by her extensive family. On the 29th a child of R. and Laura Bostick was barned to death by being left alone m the house. These deaths occurred on the old Stone Land place. Why will not parents take bette:r care ot their children. I trust the sick in your town and vicinity are better. We are having a strange time of it. Dur ing - his fail and winter more mar riages, more sickness and more deaths have occurred than was known fer years in the same iength of time. However, let us keep up stout hearts, ever looking to a higher and better Power for relief-not from the first, the mai riage8, for that is all right, and I may say, speed the plow ! My poor little grandchild, who has been sick over three months, improves but slowly. C, S. Centre Springs, Feb. 2nd. "Why do they say as smart as a steel trap?" asked the talkative boarder. "I never could see any thing particularly intellectual abort astee: trap." "A steel trap is called smart," explained Mr. Asbury Peppers, in his sweetest voice, "because it knows exactly the right time to shut up." More might have been said, but under the circumstances it would have seemed unfitting. "One swallow does not make a summer;" but it may have oc curred to you that one grasshopper makes more than a dozen springs. WAYSIDE GATHERINGS. The greatest of all faults is to cheat one's self. The rich are rich because the poor are industrious. There is a breed of dogs in Russia that cannot bark. There are thirty towns called Washington in America. An ounce of encouragement is worth a pound of faultfinding. ' There is a growing demand in England for human 9kin leather. The Japanese, up to 1858, were vaccinated on the tip of the nose. If you want your life to bea suocess, never be found oppos ing the truth. The biggest coward in all the earth is the mau who is afraid to do right. The pe:, is a mighty engine, it some time runs away with the engineer. . Tho reproaches of enemies should quicken us to duty, and not keep us from it. If thou desire the happiness of the child, teach him obedience and self-restraint. No man ever believed that a cry ing baby belonged as much to him as to its mother. Some women look at a secret , much a?' a man looks at whiskey as too good to keep. Cats are said to he musical be- ; sause their inside? are composed mostly of fiddleetrlngs. A women readily pardons a i ministers failings. To her. ita -, human to forgive diveues.- . . He who does hie best, however < little^is always to bo distinguish- j from him who does nothing. . Suppose everybody should stay 1 away from church as as you do, j what would be the result? Look ever on the bright side, i which is the heaven side of < life. This is far better than , medicine. There are many more fools in ' the world than there are knaves, otherwise the knaves could not exist. Charcoal is very highly relished by fowls, both young and old. Alwavs kesp a supply before them. Two States of the Union Wyoming and Nevada-have less than one inhabitant to the square mile. The wise man does not tell all he knows: and does not always listen while others tell all they know either. Women, com prise two thuds of the church members of the United States, but only one thirteenth of the criminals. Every real nice old woman thinks that people like to hear about her married children and the grandchildren. When we strive to do the best we eau, we are sure to find that our best is beyond anything we had dared to hope for. The reasons why some men are such inveterate wind bags would seem to be because their wives blow them up every day. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. And its lucky for the most of us that there is no building inspector around. The man who is drawn into a scheme to invest 1 cent and draw out $1 may'not bea fool, but he is in no danger from brain fever. When a woman gets angry you can generally depend on her say ing frankly what sho thinks-or at least, what she thinks just then. "Come in aud get your soul saved while you wait," is the notice that a Glaggow man relates he saw at Salvation Army meeting during his recent stay in Chicago. Whom Tillman Favors "Savoyard," the veteran corres pondent of the Louisville Courier Journal, says: uIf one wants to know who Tillman favors let him read in Motley the exploits of Martin Scheuck, imagine how Martin looked, and he has Till man to the letter. When he rises to propound a question, the fierce, sinister, savage expression of his face in repose becomes more pronouccd. The breadth between his ears' the heaviness of his jaw, the prominence of his nose would have made him a favorite of Napoleon." Solicitor Thurmond's Good Work Solicitor Thurmond came over from Camden yesterday, where he has served his first session as solicitor of this circuit. He has made a fine record for himself at the beginning of his career as a prosecuting officer, having secured 13 convictions out of 16 crimiual cases prosecuted. Four of these were murder eases and three of the four were convicted of man s^ughter. The other case was against a woman and she was acquitted.-Columbia State. Remember the Ad vertiser Job Office is prepared to do all kinds of work. Now is the time to sub cribe for the Advertiser. OVER D? GEORGIA. How They Do Over the River Fifty Bushels of Corn to the Acre, Etc.-Gus Glover in Georgia. MR. EDITOR : I have wanted to write ever since my arrival, bat have had grippe for two weeks, and am only just able f;o be np now. 1 am delighted, with my new' homa. and I have fallen amongst a people who work thirteeu months in a year and are prosperous. I am just six miles south of Au gusta on what is known as. the Milledgeville road. Th? land is level, but not as strong naturally as the land around Edgefield. It is susceptible!, however, of the highest improvement. Being loose and active, by liberal application of manure, it san in a short time be brought up to fifty bushels of corn and a bale of cotton per aore. One thing I notice, and I believe if the plan was adopted by the farm ers of Edgefield would result ad vantageously to them, ?nd in crease the yield of crops 20 per cent. Il is this: The farmers of this section plow up their laud in December just as deep as they can ; the land is now being bedded and manure put in for corn. . I find very little guano used, but Btable manure and peas in abund ance. I have one ueighbor who pays his hands $15 per month to haul manure from Augusta, six. miles, besides he pays 25 cents pip load for pine straw, which be ex changes, for bis manure, and he. iiaitns that it pays him. The re mit is the highest evidence that it ioes. Last summer I drove by his farm, and saw corn that good judges said would make seventy bushels per acre. Another thing impresses me is that the farms are ?mall, fifty and one hundred acres men, and owned and worked by white people. What they call or dinary land here sells for $25 or $30 per acre, and runs up to $100. The people enjoy most exce lent Behool advantages, which are ran nine months free. There is a splendid one iu a quarter of a mile of me. Now, Mr. Editor, I want to say just one word about the public roads. I have often heard of Rich mond's good/roads and they cer tainly come up to reputation. They are worked by the county chain gang under supervision of a com petent man who receives $90 per month for his services. There are no overseers as we have, 7.or do the hands woik so many lays as we do, but each male citizer is tax ed for the purpose^-this isa spe cial tax. They have crushed rocks thrown up in the middle and Girt placed over it, forming an o^-al, after which a huge iron rollei ,io run over it to smooth and pack ft. Of course there are ditches ;n either side. It would pay Sup v viBor Talbert to come over and in spect them. I honestl}- believe t' e people save more money from we; I of vehicles in one year than it costs them to have the roads worl ed.. I am grieved to know of the death of BO mauy of my friends in Edgefield, and trust that "It is well with their souls." G. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 30. What Franklin Accomplished. Lord Jeffery wrote of the American inventor and philosop her, "He never lost sight of com mon sense." Philip G. Hubert, Jr., in a sketch of Franklin in hu recent book, "Inventors," says: "Nothing in nature failed to in? terest him," and a catalogue of achievements, showing his activity and resource, is conclusive proof of the truth of both statements : ! Franklin inspired and establish ed the Sunto, the pleasantest and most useful American club of which we have knowledge. He founded the Philladelphia Libiary, parent of a thousand libraries; which marked the beginning of an intellectual movement of endless good to the whole country. He first turned to great account the engine of advertising, in dispensable in all modern busi ness. He published "Poor Richard," a record of homely wisdom of sueh shape that hundreds of thousands of readers were made better and stronger by it. He created the post-office system of America, and .was the first champion of a reformed spefling. He invented the Franklin stove which economized fuel, and he suggested valuable improve ments in ventilation and the building of chimneys. He robbed thunder of its terrors aud lightning of sono of its ^power to destroy. He founded the Ameircan Philosophical Society, the first organization in America of tho friends of science. He suggested the use of mineral manures, iutrodnced the basket willow, promoted the early culture of silk, and pointed out the advantages of white cloth ing iu summer. He measured the temperature of tho Gulf Stream j and dis covered that northeast storms may begiu in the southwest. He pointed out the advantages of building ships in water-tight compartments, taking the hint from the Chinese, and first urged the use of oil as a means of quieting dangerous seas. Besides these great achievements accomplished largely as recrea tion from ' his life-work as economist and statesman, Ben jamin Frauklin helped the whole race of inventors by a remark that has been of incalculable value and comfort ,o theorists and dreamers the world over. When some one spoke contemp tuously of Montgoltier's balloon experiments, and asked of what use they were, the great Ameri can replied in words now historic : "Of what use is a ne^-born babe?"-Youth's Companion. A Unique Postoflice Report. The Greensboro, Ala., Watch man credits the following to an exchange : When it was first arranged for postmasters to send in quarterly reports many queer documents were furnished. One of the funniest comes from Waterford, Fulton county, 111., and is a model of comprehensiveness, if not of grammatical precision. It is on file at tho postolfice department and reads as follows : " wattorford, fulton c, ils. ' July the 9 1859 .muster james buckanin, pre sident of United States Dear Sur Beau required by Ibo instrnc tion of the poslofflce to repoat quartly. .I now foolfil that pleasin duty by reportin as follows. The Harvestin has beengoin on pretty well and most of the uabors have got thur cultin about done, wheat is hardla a average crop, on rollin Ians corn is yellowish and wont cut more thou teu ' or fifteen booshils to aksr the comraimitie is only Tolerably meesils and colery have broke out, in obout 2 and half miles from hyar, their area powerful awaken on the subject of religun in the potts naborhood and meny souls are bein made to know their sin-s forgiven miss nancy Smith a neer nabor had twins days ^before yesterday one of them is a poor scraggy thing and won't live half its days this is about all i know and have to report the present quarter give my respects to Mrs. Buchaunin and subscribe miself yours Trooley. "Abigail jeuking, "p m at fulton Co ils." DELICATEmM? y Im Sm B WIS B fia Should Use BRA Pas-JEEEjgyg FEMALE IT IS fl SUPERB TONIC and exerts a wonderful influence in strengthening her system by driving through the proper chan nel ail impurities. Health and strenoth are guaranteed to result from its use. My wife was bedridden for eighteen months, after using BRADFIELD'S FEMALE REGU LATOR for two months, ia getting well. J. M. JOHNSON, Malvern, Ark. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, GA. Sold by all Druggists at Si. 00 per bottle. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. WHEREAS, information has been received at this Department that on the 23rd day of December, A. D. 1896, the Barn, Corn, Fodder and two Mules of Mrs. Martha Matthew's in the County of Edge field were burned, and there being reason to believe that tho burning was an act of incendiarism, Now1, THEREFORE, I, W. H. ELLERBE, Governor of the Sta'e of South Caroliha. in order that justice may be done and the ma jesty of the law vindicated, do hereby offer a reward of FIFTY DOLLARS for the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons who committed said act of incendiarism. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed at Columbia, this 3rd ^-^^ day of February, A. . j JD. 1897, and in the I ' s' j one hundred and <-v-' twenty-first year of the Independence of tho United States of America. W. H. ELLERBE. BY THE GOVERNOR : D. H. TOMPKINS, Secretary of State. . -SOLD IN BonwaONW Cf VW-SB.T* MEW YORK BRANCH (32*634 to.34rH3r. For Sale at all County Dispen saries. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EDGEFIELD COUNTY. Court of Common Pleas. Summons for Relief. Complaint not Served. G. M. Timmerman, Plaintiff, against M. B. Byrd, Defendant. To the Defendant 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 county, aud to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office Edgefield Court Hou-:e, South Carolina, within twenty days after th? service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service ; and if you fail to answer the complaint with in the time aforeb.iid, the plaintiff, in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated at Edgefielrl, S. C., Jan. 5th, A. D. 1897. J. WM. THURMOND. Test- Plaintiffs' Attorney. JOHN B. HILL, (L. s.) C. C. C. P, To M. B.Byrd, Defendant: You will take notice that the summons and complaint in the above stated action are on file in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas in and for said county of Edgefield aud State of South Carolina. J. WM. THURMOND, Plaintiffs' Attorney. BUSINESS EDUCATION is Offered Eone boy and one girl in every Coun ty of South Caroli na by the largest, most e lega n fly equipped and pre eminently practical' institution in the South which gives daily drill in actual business, banking and ollice work. Positions are guaranteed graduates through the Employment Bureau. Ad dress promptly THE GA., BUSINESS COLLEGE, Macon, Ga. Dec. 15-1890. FOR SALE. " The following law books, apply, at ADVERTISER Office. Bishop on Criminal Procedure, Vol. 1 and 2. Wharton on Criminal Law, 3 vols. Willcock on Corporations. Williams on Executors. Hill's S. Carolina Reports, Vol. 2. Chitty's Blackstone, 2 vols. Stepheu on Pleading. Wills on Circumstantial Evidence. Foublanque on Equity, 2 vols. Chitty on Contracts. Pascbal's Annotated Constitution. Martindale's U. S. Law Directory (1874.) Brevard's Reporte, Vol. 2. Hale's Please of the Crown. Greenleaf on Evidence, Vol. 1. Chitty on Bills. Rice's Digested Iudex. Harrison's Chancery, Vol. 1. Bay's Reports, Vol. 1. Phillipp's Evidence. History of a Suit at Law, by James Conner. Mitford on Pleadings. Chitty on Pleading, Vol. 1. Auditor's Notice. I will be at the following places on the days below mentioned to receive tax returns : Red Hill, Monday, Jan. ll. Collier's, Tuesday, Jan. 12. Cheatham's Store, Wednesday. January k3. Clark's Hill, Thursday, January, lo. Parksville, Saturday, January 16. Plum Branch, Monday, January 18. Quarles', Tuesday, January 19. Lougmires, Wednesday, Jan. 20. Callison's, Thursday, Janury 21. Kirksey's, Fridav, January 22. Williams' Mill, Saturday, Jan. 23. Haltiwanger's, Monday, January 25. Meeting Street, Tuesday, Jauuary 26. Pleasant Lune, Wednesday, Janu ry 27. Treuton, Thursday, January 28. Johnston, Fridav, Januarv 29, Edgefield C. H., from Jan. 30th to Feb. 20th, 1897, after which time 50 per eent penalty will be added to the value of all property Of parties who fail to make tax re turnrs. J. B. HALTIWANGER, Auditor. Thirty-Ninth Year - - - 250 acres in Nurseries. One acre Under Glass. lirait Trees and r?lants." Specially adapted to the Southern States. Peaches, Pears, Plums, Apples, Walnuts, Pecans, ? c. Rare Conf?ra1 anl Broad Leavea Evergreens; 8,000 Azalias; 50,000 Palms, Green bouse and Bedding Plants; and everything suited to the needs of Southern Horticul turists. 25 Acres in Roses, No' Agents. Send or ders direct, to us. Catalogue Free. Address P. J. BERCKMANS, FRUITLAND NURSERIES. AUGUSTA, GA. 8t The Laidley M'fg. Com pany, until further notice, will purchase cotton ? cent under Augusta market quotations on day of de livery, at Langley, S. C. THOMAS BARRETT, JR., Nov. 10-If. OBB'S OBB'S Early Spring Goods arriv ing. Some good values of fered to close out winter Remnants. $750 worth of new .ShoesI for spring trade. 10 bales of Domestics at factory prices by the piece. Now is the time for propl 2 who have a little money to make it go a long ways. Don't fail to call on us. We are "up to date" buyers and sellers. J. M. OOBB; Headquarters for Good Shoes. Cn Deciding the auestion of ? B voa look at ultima? '??'"-?V^H ? UlUty-mUer than ? goods. Thl. is particularly the ?"H| B Sn condering .he purchase o? H ?DOORS, SASH & BLINDS, B m for those articles are intended to be g M permanent and you ?B M II ' ell made, with joints tightly fitted | i^i and well finished. Our, are made? 9 "atLy.fromselecteddrystockonB fm t?? ?? ?^ved machincry I SlES are warranted perfect. K ^ Send for Price List-?"'/"*/''"- fl SHS AUGUSTA LUMBER CO., AUGUSTA. OA. I Auditor's Appoint ments. SALUDA COUNTY. I will be at the following places on th* days and dates named for the purpose of receiving tax re turns for 4,he year 1897 : Saluda C. H., Saturday, Jan. 2, 1897. A P Coleman's, Tuesday, Jan 5. W W Owdom's Wednesday, Jan G. 8 M Pill s, Thurs .lay, Jan 7. A S Welts, Friday, jan b. Celestia, Saturday, Jan. 9. FruitHill, Monday, Jan. ll. P B Watson's. Tuesday, Jan 12. Ward's, Wednesday, Jan. 13. Ridge Spriug, Thursday, Jan 14. Holston's X Roads, Friday, Jan 15. Mt. Willing, Saturday, Jan 16. Denny's X Roads, Monday, Jan 18. Perry's X Roads, Tuesday. Jan ti). Kmard's Store, Wednesday, Ja .20. Dan Holly's, Thursday Jan 21. Caughman's, Friday, Jan. 22. Forrest's Store, Saturday, Ja i 23. From the 25th of January to the 20th of February in the Auditor's office at Saluda C, H. Afttr that time the law requires a penalty of fifty per cent, on all who .efuse or neglect to make their reti :ns. J. D. WU LS, Auditor Saluda CDunty. ^Ther. bas ntvrr been a time wh.n froT sr? shoo ld gnard igalnit failure with mo?? ear?. Tb.r. ba. n.v.r been . time whsn Ttrry'i Setdi wer. mor. .eeential. Tbeyars i alway* the beat. Ter Mle bj leading 1 dealer, ev.r7wh.ra. Inalit on having thara. * FERRY'S SEED ANNUAL li full of Information for gardeners and' f'lantf.-k. Th.r.wUl n.vcr b. a better tiino han nuw to ?.nd forth. U97 edition. Free. D. M. Perry * Oe, Detroit. Mloh. Two for One BY SPECIAL M RANGEMENT WE OFFER Home and Farm lu combination with our paper j for ONE DOLLAR and 50cts' Being the price of our paper alone j That is for all new subscribers, or old subscribers renewing and pay ing 18 months in advance, we send HOME AND FARM ONE YEAR FREE. Home and Farm is a 16 page agri cultural journal made by farmers Its home department conducted by Aunt Jane, is unequalled. Its Children'^ Department, conducted by Faith Latimer, is entertaining and instructive. Who can think of some simple thing to patent? Protect your Ideas: tb?v may bring you wealth. Write JOHN WEUDERUl'UN & CO.. P >nt Attor ney*. Washington, D. C..for their SI.?. Ice ofler and IL-.' of two bnnored Inventions wonteu. FUNERAL AN EMBA 547 Broad St., CHEAPEST TO TI EVER PUT ON All I ask is to give me a call heft tho interest of the people. I give p and DAY Nov. 24, 1896, Milling and Ginning Machinery. The undersigned,' dealer in all kinds of Ginning and Milling Ma chinery, Watar Wheels, Steam Engines, Flouring and Corn Mills, will furnish estimates for whole plants and put them in operation. ?0" Represents the largest Ma chinery Works. ?0* Repairs furnished and put in. ?0" Especial attention to over hauling and changing from old to new systems. All correspondence promptly an swered. Address, G. D. MI MS, Apr. 21-96. EdgeSeld, S. C. ?dgefield Hotel. Having rented the Edge field Hotel, the Old Saluda House, I am now prepared to entertain travellers, boarders, transient or permanent, at rea sonable rates. Soliciting a ? share of the patronage of the public, I am yours to please. R. F SCURRY. Edgefield, S. C. Nov. 5, '95. Grinds lenses for all defects of sight. .Ifyour eyes trouble you, consult him and he will tell you WITHOUT CHARGE, If you need glasse?, medicine, or rest; Fits ?lasses into old O frames while you wait. All work guaranteed. Prof. F. M. WHITMAN, 739 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. I I r*V LONG AND SHORT DIS TANCE TELEPHONES, AND ELECTRIC^ APPARATUS : ;OF ALL KINDS, TEN PER CENT LESS TH A N&pi A N U F A C TUB ER'S PRICE. $0* Send for' "BLUE*' CATA LOGUE. GEO. F. MIMS, EDGEFIELD, C. H., S. C. j Dec. 15,1S96-tf. Patents "Wanted. Parties Laving inventions they wish to pro tect ahould procure their patentB through our agency. Inventor's Manual, a book containing cost of patents, mode of procedure,,etc., and other information, sont for Je. stomp.' Ourlitt of patents wanted, for which large Brims uf money are ottered, sent with the Manual.f rte. We find purchasers for patent? procured through our agency. Branch oflices in all the principal cities and in all foreign court. ~. THE WORLD'S PROCKES?, -O. J. I'AI LET, Man oicer, 601-507 PLUM ST., C1MC.KNATI, 0. Bo sure to mcntioii this) paper, I ; w TAKER. MBREE, DIRECTOR B 1.MER, Augusta, G-a. IE FINEST LOT OF THE MARKET. >re b?ying, aud I will make ii to ?olite and prompt att?.n'iou NIGHT