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Edsrefield Advertiser THUS. J. ADAMS,.EDITOK WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25,1897. A party of explorers have set sail for the South Pole. Montgomery, Ala., has been suf fering from a small pox epidemic. The city of Greenville is making efforts to secure an electric rail way. _ Many of the New England cotton mills that had shut down have re sumed work. Prof. Craighead, ex-president of Clemson College, has accepted the presidency of the Missouri College. Strikes continue in the mining region of Pennsylvania. Anarchists are taking a hand and martial law prevails. The rapid rise of wheat has caused great excitement among speculators, not to speak of con sumers. _ "Messrs. Gaines and Yeldell are hut following the scripture inholding on; that Good Booh says : 'Occupy till I come.' Ain't they a-doing it ? Let 'em alone !" -Jim Miner, of Squedunk Hol ler. _ Rich and extensive beds of onyx have juet been discovered in Ken tucky. Their value runs up into the billions. A cyclone which resuHed in the destruction of valuable property and loss of life is reported from New York State. Our State treasury will, in Sep tem bei, borrow $100,000 with which to pay current expenses of the State government. So there is a deficit after all. ?lio battery on Sullivan's Island has been completed. The test of the eight guns already mounted was satisfactory, and eight more will soon be added. ''Mr Gaines has 'hecome a citi zen of Greenwood county'-is not a 'qualified elector' of Edgefield county-and is therefore, as the Coirstitution declares, 'not eligi ble to a seat inthc Senate.'"-Red Hill _ Senator McLaurin's condition is still regarded as serious by his physicians, and it is not probable that he will be able to attend the balance of the campaign meetings. The prohibitionists of the State are already getting up petitions and bills. It is to be hoped that if the dispensary system is abol ished prohibition will take its place and not the bar-room. The city council of Atlanta has pasted an ordinance prohibiting the wearing of high hats by the ladies at theatres. It is safe to assume that no member of the present council cares for re-elec tion. _ The Port Royal dock is large enough for the Indiana or any of the battleships, but these huge vessels cannot enter it with safety on account of the shallow channel. The channel will soon be dredged to the satisfactory depth. The total number of passengers and employes killed by train ac? cidents of all kinds on the rail ways of Great Britain in 1896 was eight. That the travelling public enjoys greater safety in England than in this country id due to the searching investigations of every accident, and the publicity given to the result. "Gaines and Yeldell promised thepcoplc that when Greenwood county assumed fullcountyhood th ey would resign as Senator and Representative from Edgefield and they ought now to make their promise'good. "-Ham mond. The army, or cotton, worms have put in an appearance in several localities in Alabama, and it is feared will seriously damage the crop. The present damp weather is favorable to their propagation and if it continues they will gain great headway within a very few days. Edgefield county should be given a senator by all means. One of tbe new counties took away Edgefield's senator, and she is now without representation in the upper branch of our state legislature. This is in direct violation of not only the spirit but the lotter of the constitution, and it is not right to wait until the legislature convenes to right the wrong. Th^ clause creating new counties should haveprovidod for this, which show? that our new constitution was thf partial work of political black smiths, instead of statesmen. Headlight. MRS. E. H. EDWARDS DEAD. A Well Known Lady of Granite * ville Drops Dead in New York. New York, Aug. 20.- Mrs. E. H. Edwards, 45 years old, a resideut of Graniteville, S. C., oae of the women merchants who visited New York, dropped dead in front of the Fifth Avenue hotel this afternoon. Her fall alarmed people on the street aud within a moment the thoroughfare was crowded with an excited mass of humanity. A po liceman summoned an ambulauce from the New York hospital, and when the surgeon examined the woman and pronounced her dead, he removed the body to the West Thirtieth street station house, where it now is, When the wo man's clothing was examined, checks to the amount of $108 were found, also $36 in cash and a re turn ticket home. McLaurin Explains Things. By Request. To the Hon. Jno. L. McLaurin, Newberry, S. C. Dear Sir: Information has reached us which, ii' true, will se riously affect your election for United States Senator and prevent many who are friendly inclined toward you from giving you their support. You are charged with advocaiing negro labor to white operatives iu cotton mills. Is that trne? You are charged with haviug voted to seat a negro named Mur ray iu Congress over his opponent, Mr. Moise. Is that true? That you have stock in a negro cotton factory, proposed to be erected in Columbia, S. C. Is this true? Your answer to these inquiries will determine the action of many white operatives who are closely concerned. Very respectfully, your obedient servants, W J Thomas, weaver. R F Jackson, weaver. D B Adams, weaver. F G McHugh, weaver. A P Fenland, weaver. J M Babb, weaver. J E Ferrell, weaver. S L Russell, outside boss. J E Crosby, overseer. H L Russell, loom fixer. J L Purgason, weaver. E E Bishop, fixer. S E Purguson, weaver. J H Holmes, weaver. Ellis Wilson, weaver. W J Culbertson, weaver. William Bates, weaver. M F Curry, weaver. J W Fuller, weaver. J T Lead ford, weaver. J A Foster, weaver. W Y Johnson, weaver. J A Mills, weaver. J C Smitd, weaver. J C Hampbrook, weaver. H H Cradick, weaver. Operators of Laurens Cotton Mills. Laurens Cotton Mill, Aug. 9th, 1897. Messrs. Russell, Crosby and others of the Laurens Cotton Mill. Gentlemen : In reply to your fa vor of recent date, I desire to say that th9 charges you refer to are one and all infamously false. The charge that I ever advoca ted negro labor in cotton factories has no foundation whatever. ID fact, I rent my land to none save white tenants, and for any one to charge me with favoring negro la bor instead of white in the facto ry, on the farm or anywhere else is a lie, pure and simple. The charge that I voted for Murray in a contested election in Washington is false. I have no stock in M.*. Mou teith's or any other negro cotton mill and never heard of such an enterprise until very recently. In conclusion, permit me to say that I have an abiding faith in the integrity atd fairness of the voters of South Carolina and the circulation of such baseless false hoods cannot but react upon those who by Blander would destroy the reputation and charact^- of a fel low citizen to attain pol: cal endB. Ordinarily, I would treat such ru mors with silent contempt, but the direct and respectful form of your inquiry deserves candid treatment. Very truly yours, Jno. L. McLaurin. Laurens, S. C., Aug. 10, 1897. Mr. W. S. Monteith, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: The report is being circulated that Senator Jno. L. McLaurin has stock in a cotton mill under your management in which it is proposed to employ negro labor. Is this true? Geo. S. McCravy. Geo. S. McCravy, Esq. Dear Sir: Answering your let ter of 10th instant, I have to say that I have in my possession the stock subscription lists of the Elmwood^Manufacturing Company which I am engaged under commis ion from the secretary of State in organizing, the purpose being to employ negro labor residing ?LI Columbia. No white mau except myself has subscribed to any of that stock as yet, and only a very few, chiefly resident of Columbia, will be requested so to do. The statement that the Hon. J. L. McLaurin has so subscribed or has ever been requested so do, or that he has any interest whatever in the project, is just as false as most that I see charged against him by his adversaries is known to be. Very respectfully, W. S. Monteith. TEACHER WANTED.-Modoc High School. Applicants will give referenoe and terms. J. W. BROOKS, Chairman. Uses of Buttermilk. According to medical journal.?, long experience has demonstrated buttermilk to be an agent of superior digestibility. It ie in deed a true milk peptone ; that ip, milk already panially digested, the coagulation of the coagulable portion beirjg loose and flaky, and not of that firm indigestible nature which ?B the result of the action of the gastric juices upoD sweet cow's milk. It is a decided laxa tive, a fact which must be borne in mine in the treatment of ty phoid fever, ai.d which may be turned to advantage in the treat ment of habitual constipation. It is a diuretic, and may be used to advantage in some kidney troubles. It resembles Koumiss in its nature, and with the exception of that article, it is the most grateful, refreshing and digestible of the products of milk. It is invaluable in the treatment of diabetes, either extensively or alternately with skim milk. In some cases of gastric ulcer and cancer of the stomach, it is the only food that can be retained. Johnson's Chi?? and Fever -? Tonic Cures Fever in One Day. Good Information. The origin of South Carolina's soubriquet, "the Palmetto State," is thus explained : "On June 2S, 1776, a force of less than 100 Carolinians, under command of Col. Moultrie, protected by the rude fortifications on- Sullivan's Island, in Charleston harbor, made of the trunks of the Palmetto, repulsed the attack of a British fleet, under command of Sir Peter Parker, and when the State of South Carolina was organized, the State seal which was first used in May, 1777, wa* made to commemorate this victory. A palm tree, growiug erect on the seashore, represents the strength of the fort. While at its base an oak tree, torn from the ground and deprived of its branches, recalls the British fleet, built of oak timber, overcome by the palmetto." A Legal Nut To Crack. The dispensary law deprived the private citizen of the right to traffic in any wa}' in intoxicating spirits and the power heretofore exercised by the towns and cities of licensing the traffic to be carried on by their citizens. The United States Circuit Court came along, overruled to a large degree the restrictions placed upon the traffic by the dispensary law and opened it up again to every one who felt disposed to carry it on. Now the conundrum is, if the dispensary law is ineffective to prohibit the carrying on of the traffic why should it not be also ineffective in prohibting the municipalities from imposing a license tax on dealers.-Charleston Critic. Prevention Better Than Cure. The origin of nearly every disease is in the stomach. If digestion is imperfect and food al ?owed to pass whole, making neither flesh, blood or muscle, the constitution soon becomes a wreck. There is no finer preparat ion than Norman's Neutralizing Cordial. Moose Bros.,, Mt. Pleas ant, N. C., say : Norman's Iudian Worm Pellets never fail, 10 and 25c. Sold by all druggists. Quinine and other fe* rer medicines, take from S to 19 days to cure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures in ONE DAY. A Farmer Indeed. We had the pleasure of meet ing yesterday Mr. J. H. Manning, of Little Rock, Marion county, S. C. He was on his way home from the convention of the Cotton Growers' Association, which held two days' session at Galveston. The attendance of delegates was small, only four states being represented. Mr. Manning is a fine specimen of manhood, and of the independ ent farmer. He was boru and reared on the farm. His father was killed during tho war, when be was only eight years of age. He is now forty years old and he has been working on the farm all of his life. He has nevor failed in 20years to improve his coudition. When he began farming, he planted fifty acres in cotton. This year, he has five hundred and fifty acres in cotton and two hundred and fifty in corn, oats and p?as. He never fails to raise meat for his family and to have a surplus. Mr. Manning contends from his own personal exprience, that any farmer who devotes himself to his business can do weil. In years, 20 he says, I have never failed to make money at farming. I can make both ends meet with 5-cents cotton, but I can make money at 7 cents a pound. H's land is not different from tho ordinary farming lands in South Carolina and Georgia. II? uses from 500 to SOO pounds ol fertilizers per acre at a cost of from $3 to $5. His farm is four miles from Florence on a branch of tb? Atlautic Coast Line. There are fewer mortgages in his county than at any"time within twenty years; und all the farmers who attend to their business are doing well. All farmers do not always farm. We t.'.ke great pleasure in having the testimony and the practical experience of such a farmer as Mr. Manning to demonstrate con clusively that the farmers of the South can make money by planting cotton and raising their own food crops.-Augusta Chronicle. Moulders ol' Public Opinion. Two S. C. editors givo their opinion : "Norrnau's Neutralizing Cordial saved my baby's life. It waB so far gone with cholera-infantura that it refused the breast, Three small bottles did the work." Ed. Marlboro Democrat. "My family is never without, it. It is a house old necessity." Ed- Walhalla Courier. All children have worms. Norman's Indian Worm Pellets, 10 and 25c. Sold by all druggists. Can Towns License? All over the State the original package stores are being opened up and in very short order, it ie safe to say, they will be in operation in nearly every town in the Slate. They cannot, it appears, be licensed and there seems to be no way in which the city and town councils can get any re/ernie from them. The dispenary law repealed the license law and a leading attor ney yesterday, when his attention was called to the fact that the councils of several towns were passing license ordinances di rected at such places, said that while some may claim that the towns have a right to pass such ordinances aud collect licenses from the proprietors of such places, Judge Simouton's decision meant that such dealers worn merely merchants and if any license at all was imposed it could not in any event exceed that paid by a dry goods, grocery, or ether merchant in proportion to the volume of business done. The decision, he said, removed liquor from the police regulation under which ali previous high licenses were imposed and cannot be called upon now. lu his opinion, there was absolutely no way in which tho owns could legally pass license ordinances direct- d against such Blores. On tho other hand, an attorney equal ly prominent stated that, in his opinion, the State Constitution gave the cities and towns the right to pass such ordinances and collect licenses. Under the pro visions of the Constitution he thought that the towns and cities-all incorporated towns, in fact-had ample power to pass such ordinances and collect a revenue from these stores. Another point raised against the possiblity of imposing licenses on original package stores is that the dispensar)' is in the liquor business and no license could be imposed upon any one for selling liquor without the dispensaries be ing required also to pay that license The dispensary is as much a liquor dealer as the original package man, and the ordinance, if passed, would have *o apply to both. So there you are.-The State. Managers of Election The following managers of the primary election to be held on Tuesday, Aug. 31st, 1S97, for Uni ted States Senator, are hereby ap pointed for the respective voting places in Edgefield county : Bacon-F M Warren, N L Broad water, S M Smith, J H Bouknight clerk. Cleveland-E G Talbert, B F Glantou, Jr., W E Eubanks, John Bartley, clerk. Colliers-J L Miller, J B Adams, S G Hammond, Dr Craftou, clerk. Edgefield-C H Anderson, Chris Williams, H T Hendrix, Wiley Ouzts, clerk. Hampton-W A Paul, E P Ar thur, W N Burnett, H S Hill, clerk. Johnston No. 1-W J Huiet, J R Hart, W B Cogbum, W Lee Coleman, clerk. Johnston No. 2-J W Hardy, Lawrence Yonce, C A Austin, Pope N Lott, clerk. Long Branch-A C Yonce, E H Rhoden, A M Herrin, S W Scott, clerk. Meeting Street-II B Cogburn, W B Lowrey, Cyrus Buzzard, J M Shaffer, clerk. Meriwether No. 1-C W Ham mond, S J Corley, J F Strom, Frank Corley, clerk. Meriwether No. 2-H L Bunch, H B Mason, D M Glover, S LMed lock, clerk. Moss-T C Strom, A L Harling, S Cheatham, A L Brunsen, clerk. Miller's S tore-J D Mathis, A S J Miller, W H Moss, CA Long, clerk. Pleasant Lane-J P Hagood, Jesse W Dorn, C H B Williams, A D Timmerman, clerk. Plum Branch-C Y D Freeland, J D Cornish, T W Lanham, W J Wells, clerk. Red Hill-A S Holmes, R M Johnson, Jr., J H Bussey, S H D Adams, clerk. Rehoboth-S B Strom, G F West, W P Winn, J C Seigler, clerk. Shaw-Capt T H Clark, J F Bet tie, W D Holland, John Colgan, clerk. Washington-J W Brooks, J B Thurmond, Winchester McDaniel, John Branson, clerk. Wise-J M Maye, W PI Ryan, J H Harrison, R G Luudy, clerk. South H i bier-J M Coleman, J .Vi Gable, G M Lanier, W E Shep pard, clerk. North Hi bier-O D White, Jas Reynolds, T J Lyon, W A Cheat liain, clerk. &JST' The managers of election are requested to furnia i separate Ooxes for 1 ha county offices and tabul?t.' the vote. UNION MEETINGS. The Union Meeting of the let division of the Edgefield Associa tion will convene with the Bold Spring Baptist Church of Christ on Saturday before the 5th Sunday in August at 10 o'clock A. M. Introductory sermon dispensed with, and an essay written by M. B. B>rd on the subject of the natural relationship on mission work to the church, instead. Charity sermon to be proached by Rev J P Mealing; alternate. Rev H S Hartzog. 1st Query. Is a church that re tains members on its roll who take no interest in the cause a true church of Christ? Speakers, WH Yeldell and W S Lvwie. 2nd Query. Is a member of the church who does not contribute to the support of the gospel a Chris tian? Speaker?, J J Griffis and T E Dorn. 3rd Query. What is the duty of the church toward a member who will not submit to the action of the majority? Speakers, J W Aiton and Geo Ellison. 4th Query. What Phould be the character of a deacon, aod what is his duty? Speakers, R T Strom and S N Timmerraan. R. T. STROM, Mod'r. T. E. BYRD, Clerk. The Union Meeting of the 2nd division of the Edgefield Associa tion will convene with the Parks ville Baptist Church of Christ on Saturday beforo the 5th Sunday in August at 10 a. m. Missionary 6ermon to be pro vided for. S. S. speakers to be provided. Querry 1. Is idleness condemned by Scripture? Speakers, Dr D A J Bell, P H Bussey. Query 2. What are some of the needful thingefor a healthy Chris tian growth? Speakers, J II Bus sey and W.T Talbert. Query 3. The duty of Baptist to understand the doctrines which Baptist hold. Speakers, J P Nixou and T G Talbert. Query 4. The true purpose of the Lord's supper. Speakers, Rev W A Hart and Rev G W Bussey. S. E. FliEELAND, Sec'ty. The Union Mooting of the 3rd division will com eue with Repub lican Church on Saturday before the 5th Sunday in this month : SATURDAY MORNING. 10 o'clock. Organization and re ports from thc churches. ljL:00. Introductory sermon by Esv P P Blalock. 12:00. 1st topic: Is leading in prayer a gift or partial acquire ment? Opened by D E Lanham ; alternate, J T Minis. 1:00. Intermission foroue hour. 1:00. Topic: Is the observance 3f the Lord's supper obligatory on svery church member, and how ?hould the church treat a momber tvho persistently absents himself [rom that ordiuance? A S Tomp kins and S B Mays. Miscellaneous and adjournment SUNDAY MORNING. 10:00. Praise service by L R Bruuson. 10:30. S. S.mass meeHng. 1st Subject. How to keep a S. S. 'rom going into winter quarters Opened by R H McKie a?d J W \dams. 2nd. What help is the church lue the Sunday-school? Opened )y B F Glanton and J D Timmer nan. 11:00. Missionary sermon by lev L R Gwaltney ; Rev J P Meal ug, alternate. 12:00. 3rd topic: To what kind if burdens did Paul refer iii Gal. 1:2, aud to what extent should we >ear the burdens of others? Op^n d by J V Krepps and Dr Gwalt tey. '3:00. 4th topic: Which is the ;reatest hindrance to the cause of )hrist: Infidelity or inconsistent burch members? Opened by J * Mealing and J N Fair. Announcements and adjourn ments. J. V. KREPPS, Chairman. >lne Apple Sherbet at the "Loray.' H MATES. For the Senate. The many friends of HKNRY H. ?OWNKS respectfully suggest his name o the voters of Kdgelleld county for he oflice of Stat? Senator, vice Hon '.M. Gaines now a citizen of Green rood county. He will abide the result f the primary election. MANY FRIENDS. For House of Rip?ate The many friends of S. T. WILLIAMS espectfully present his name for the louse of Representatives, vice Hon. V. IL Yeldell now a citizen of Green rood county. Ile will abide the result f the primary election. MANY FWHNDB. The friends of W. T. WALTON, of ohnston, respectfully offer his name or the House of Representatives to ll thc place of Hon. W. H. Yeldell ow of Greenwood county. Ile will bide the result of the primary elec on. MANY FUIHVDB. Why take Johnson's Chi?l & Fever Tonic? Because it cures the wost stubborn case of Fever in ONE DA Y. Oliver Optic** WTO. There were no public bequests in th? will of William T. Achims (Oliver Op tic). It vus very brief and was -written in tho author's own hand, under date al April 21, 1885. "As a simple token od my high esteem and regard, to my sons in-law, Sol Smith Bussell and George W. White, I give $1,000 each." All thc remainder of his estate, including hil copyrights and other literary property, he bequeaths to his daughter, Mrs. Alice Adam,- Bussell, the wife of Sol Smith Russell. Now is the time to sub cribe for the Advertiser. SPARTANBURG, S. C. JAS. H. CARLISLE, LLD., President. 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Crofts ll 30 am 44 Lake View ll 42 am " Milledgev'e ll 57 am " Seiglers 12 04 pm " Baynhams 12 10 pm r " Trenton 3 15 pm 12 30 pm c ?' Pittsburg 3 30 pm 12 50 pm " Edgefield 3 35 pm 1 00 pm The rules of the Southern Rail way are adopted for the movement if trains and government of eni )loyoes of this company. I, W. FOWLER, Vice-president. W. M. MEYER, Train Master. E. O. H ALT I WAN GER, Frt. & Pass. Ag't, Edgefield, S. C. Your Undivided -+ -* +. Attention, Please ! I i We are now prepared to do work in any shape and style and compete with any prices. We can give you first class Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill Heads, Brief "Work, Bookwork, . Pamphlet -Workr Catalogues, Posters, Dodgers, Cards, (all sizes.) It will pay you to call on or write us for prices on anything you may want. All correspondence promptly attended to; Call on us and we will take pleasure in riving you any information you desire. THE ADVERTISER JOB OFFICE, EDGEFIELD, S. C.