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Edgefield Advertiser WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24. L0GAL2 BREVITIES. . Onl5 one week now until the primary election. Chickamauga is an Indian name and means "the river of death." Don't neglect -your turnip patch. Now is the time to sow the seed. Miss Sue Collett, of Horn's Creek, is visiting friends in Greenwood. The gossips say there will be two or three weddings in the city in the early fall. Mrs. W. H. Folk and Julia are visit ing Dr. Maxwell's family in Green wood. The little babe of Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Timmons is sick with pneu monia. So far the county campaign meet ings have not been very largely at tended. Bamberg county, it seems, is to have a county court, which will convene each month. Farmers say that cotton on sandy lands is shedding badlj-, owing to the frequent rains. The State campaigners reached our town from Aiken on a special train at 6 P. M. Monday. Mr. Henry Kearsey, we regret to learn,, is ill with fever at his home in ( South Edgefield. Dr. Gwaltney returned from Liberty Hill on Saturday last, where he had been conducting a meeting. If no disaster befalls the corn crop of the county this fall there will be little "Western corn shipped here nexc spring. Miss Eva Miller, the bright and winsome daughter of O. L. Miller is visiting her friend Miss Ella Mays Allen of our town. If your name is not on the club roll by 6 this afternoon it will be too late and you will not be allowed to vote in the primary, so hustle ! In tba State omnibus ticket the name D. J. Dradham should be D. J. Bradham. Voters will please correct this by making a B over the D. Mr. Holloway Harling, the efficient and courteous deputy*for Clerk John B. Hill, has recovered from his recent illness and may be found at his post again. Rev. John Lake has returned from Europe, and since his return has been elected principal of the Johnston In stitute, Prof. Martin having been given a position in Clemson. Mr. J. Knox DeVore, wife, and three children who have been on a visit to Mrs. Ida Sheppard, of our town, re turned to their home at McRae, Ga., on Wednesday morning of this week. Capt. E. H. Folk, secretary of the executive committee, says that he has the tickets for State and county offi cers" and that any of the managers of election can get them from him on de mand. The firm of Walker & Walker, S27 to ?37 Reynolds Street, Augusta, Ga., is a new firm in the cotton business. We call especial attention to their card in another column. These gentlemen have the most complete and modern standard fire proof warehouse in Geor gia. Mr. Billy White, a veteran of the war, a member of the 7th S. C. V., died at his home near Liberty Hill on last Saturday morning after a lengthy ill ness, caused by old wounds. Mr. White was a member of many years standing in Bethany church. His funeral was conducted by the Masonic order. Here is a list of the offices to be voted for at the approaching primary elec tion : Governor. Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller-Gen eral, Adjutant and Inspector General, State Superintendant of Education, Attorney General, Railroad Commis sioner, Congressman second District, Senator, three members House Repre sentatives, Judge of Probate, County Superintendant of Education. Treas urer, and Auditor. Let the voters remember that they must vote for three members of the legislature who are candidates. The object of that was to prevent plumb ing. A ticket may be written with ink or pencil, or printed. In the pri mary no special size paper is required. One may vote for one office alone and leave out ail the others and his vote will be counted. For instance, if one desired to vote for three candidates for the legislature and leave all the others off, the managers would count the vote. "We cannot publish charges or innuen does against any candidate so lateas the last issue of this paper before the election, because it is not fair. The charges might be false, or if true they might be susceptible of explanation. So we cannot, at this late day, publish anything against a candidpte, be he political friend or enemy. Our columns are always open to criticisms of office holders or those aspiring to office, but such things must be done decently and in order, and in time for answer or ex planation if desired. Remember this for future political campaigns. The State campaigners were enter tained as follows : Hon. B. E. Tillman entertained Gov. Ellerbe, Col. Watson, Mr. Mayfield and 3Ir. Berry; A. J. Norris, Mower and G. D. Tillman; J. B. Davis, O. J* Schnmpert and M. E. Cooper; W. B. Penn, E. L. Archer and J. W. Floyd ; J. E. Carwile, D. J. Brad ham; Dr. J. G. Tompkins, J. Duncan Bellinger andD. H. Tompkins; W. W. Adams. J. II. Eice and II. E. Thomas ; J. D. Holstein, J. J. McMahan; F. W.' P. Butler, E. M Blythe, W. A. Brown and J. P. Derham ; Thos. W. Carwile, C. C Featherstone; E. T. Scurry, J. Walt Whitman and J. A. Sligh; P. B. Mayson, CW. Garr?s; N. G. Evans, B. B. Evans and J. G. Watts; L. W. Cheatham, N. H. ritansell; J. C. Shep pard, J. W. Gray and M. B. McSweney. ATE HOLES IN HIS STOMACH. Result of a South Carolina Sol dier's Experiment at Whiskey Making. A private of the FirBt South Carolina Regiment tried his hand at making whiskey the other night. As a result of his experi ment one man is dead, while three others are seriously ill. The name of the enterprising soldier who conceived and executed this scheme could not be learned. He obtained some alcohol, and with the use of wood ashes, pep per and a little coloring matter, proceeded to make what he thought was as good whiskey as boys could get fiom the saloons of Chatta nooga and he sold a quantity of the stuff. Kreps Colgan, a private of the regiment, bought and drank some of the concoction, and in a very short time he was dead. The post mortem investigation showed that ashes, alcohol and other ingredients had made a pow erful lye that had actually eaten holes in the man's stomach. Thre others who are ill may re cover. The whiskey maker is un der arrest.-Chattanooga Dis patch, 20th. Capt. Jim Miner Talks a Little. ME. EDITOR : I was down to the campaign meeting on Tuesday to hear the speaking, and it was the same old six and seven. Big prom ises and nothing else. A great big mouth, And a great long tongue, A hell of a fuss And nothing done. However, if the white folks will elect "Uncle George" governor, something will certainly drap, and I will vote for him anyhow, hit or miss. About the dispensary business, let us hands off and tongue it out ! Let the old thing alone. The old cat is dying, lot her die easy. I went to Atlanta last month te the reunion of the old Cornfeds and there I heard such tait as this: South Carolina was the first to go out of the Union and we fol lowed her, and now she pays her old veterans less than any other State. Georgia gives a one legger $100, a one armer $75. South Carolina gives $13 and $2.50, enough to give about four mean drunks on dispensary licker. Out upon such legislative meanness say we all. JIM MINER. . P. S.-I have moved up betwixt Liberty Hill and Modoc Where the land is poor And the people too, If we don't steal, What shall we do? He is Competent. Editor Lexington Dispatch: I desire a small space in your paper to say a few words for my friend John J. Mc Mah an, candi date for State Superintendent of Education. I have known him, well since he was a little boy, and have always found him upright and honorable, modest and unassum ing, intelligent and conscientious. He is naturally a student and teacher and may be depended upon to do all in his power to" protect and improve the common schools of the State. He is young and ambitious and will prove to the people of the State, if given the opportunity, that he is the man for the place. I bespeak for him the support of my fellow citizens of Lexingion county. J. FEASTER LYLES. North Edisto, S. C., Aug. 15. [From the above endorsement of the gentleman from the wild cat region, and originally a Fairfield man, we can safely support Mr. McMahan,-Ed. Dispatch.] Sweet Potato Cuttings. Many persons limit the area de voted to sweet potatoes to that which can be planted with sets or rooted- plants. Experiments conducted through a series of yaars demonstrated the fact that be ter potatoes and larger yields were realized from the cut tings than from sets when both were planted at the same time and under identical conditions. The cuttings grow a3 readily as the slips or rooted planes, and seem to begin forming potatoes earlier. The cuttings will grow and pro duce even when planted upside down. No one ever had too many sweet potatoes or cow peas. With an abundant supply of these neither mau nor beast need su5er. A dis tinguished-Georgian once remark ed that one should hesitate long before leaving a country which produced the sweet potato and the field pea. Neither crop is properly appreciated in their home-the cotton States. Tou can get the ADVERTISER and Fiank Leslie's Weekly, both one year for $3.50, or both six months for $1.75 Leslie's has all the war pictures-bat tleships and battles, generals and horses, and a few privates now and then. A Bin ville Opinion. Talkin' 'bout Mister Hobson, that went down under the sea, He may be a-kissin' of all the gals, but he ain't a-kissin' of mel I don't kiss none but my feller-he's jest as sweet as kin be An' talkin' 'bout Mister Hobson-he ain't a-kissin' of mel Talkin' 'bout Mister Hobson-I reckon he's good an' grand; But he ain't as good on the ocean as my feller is on the land : I don't kiss none but my feller-no matter what Hobson may be; He may kiss all the gals in the country, but he ain't a-kissin' of mel Talkin' 'bout Mistor Hobson-I reckon that he's all right, But he can't get me ferapardnerwhen .my feller's to-dance that night; Let him kiss all the gals in the coun try-They're kissin' him mighty free But I'd jest like to tell Mister Hobson that he ain't a kissin'of mel -F. L. S. IS THERE A DEAL ON? A Rumor to the Effect that there is a Great Fertilizer *'Combine" acing Mede. A big phosphate deal, which, according to general reports, is backed by the Standard Oil Com pany, is said to be on betwaen the Virgina-Carolina Chemicr.l Com pany and the Southern Fertilizer Company, of Atlanta. The deal, if carried through, will probably affect the price of guano in the South, aud, fertilizer people are watching it with a great deal of interest. The Virginia-Carolina Company owns three of the mills in Charleston. An effort was made to interview Mr WB Chisolm, of the Berkeley Phosphate Company, about the rumored deal last night, but he could not be located. The following story of the com bine was printed in the Allanta Journal yesterday : "There is a strong likelihood that the big deal between the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Com pany, of Richmond, Va, and the Southern Fertilizer Company, Atlanta, will be made, if it has not already been consummated. President George W Scott, of the Southern Fertilizer Company, has not yet returned to the city. "It was learned this morning that the perties at interest had a meeting outside the city, at what point could not ) e stated yesterday, and that the negotiations which have been pending some time had most probably came to a head. It is a settled fact that the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company is very anxious to purchase the four plants of the Southern Fertilizer Company, located respectively at Savannah, Cordele, Atlanta and Rome. "For years the Virginia-Carolin a Company, a very7 large concern, has been reaching out in the South ern States. It has guano works at Richmond, Norfolk, Wilmingt^., N C., Savannah and Nashville, j id no less than three at Charles ton, S C. It seems that the object of this powerful company is to get control of all the large plants of this kind in the Southern country. It seems certain now that it will get four more in Georgia. "Fertilizer men here say that the prices of fertilizer have run down, owing to the heavy heavy freight rates. It is said that this fast has resulted in shutting out Northern factories. The im pression prevails that if a large concern with ample capital and plants in easy reach of the farmers should secure control of the business in Georgia and in ' the South, it would be better for the trade better for everbody con cerned. Of course the control of the larger plants would lead to the absorbing of the smaller ones, thus shutting off jobbers from picking up the goods, and there are those who do not believe that a monopoly of the fertilizer traffic in the South Fo?l-Smelling Catarrh. Catarrh is one of the most obetfaafee diseases, and henoe the most .ltffioalt to get rid of. There is but one way to ouse V;, The disease is in the blood, and ad tba sprays, washes and inhaling mtetiiroB in the world can have no peruoneat effect whatever upon it. Swifts Ste oifio oures Catarrh permanently, tot& u the only remedy which can roach the disease and force it from the^lood. Mr. B. P. McAllister, of H*rrod*bv Uoeu Hier? etch wintert was i than the year prel "Finally It tr?! brought to fay b o ti Sf that ?&tarfh vr*e 0 Woad disease, ana after tala? lng over the oatt?*, 1 saw lt wea unreason**" t6etpetttoteoai?4 ] remedies which oft! reacted the faence. thou decidas to tr j bo?tUi*erc usoA I i rave-netit. Oondi j WM lo-w i out < >te cure mi *he ?his dreodrul dla* _ sotmOB t. whian hat net-? noa take 8.8. ? MB _ /disease and oar? H." To continue the wyong teeatment ftr Catarrh is to cootinge to fmfler. Swift's Specific io a real blood remedy, asa cures obstinate, deep-seated disease*", which other remedies have no ?fleet whatever upon, lt promptly wackes Catarrh, ana never fWle to cure even the most aggravated cases. aroeptlWe r, tue di ia a Tedvise ali who abandon their lol done them any ear that ean eva tem, /uv III S.S?BL is Purely Vegetable, and ki the only blood remedy guaranteed to contain no dangerous minerals. ? Boohs mailed free by Swift Speotfb j Company, Atlanta, Georgia. by the Virginia-Carolina Company would be a good thing for this section. It cannot be doubted, however, that with its capital and facilities it would be a good thing for the Virginia-Carolina Com pany, and some fertilizer men here think it would be a good thiag for thy Southern Fertilizer Company if the big deal has been made." Charleston News and Courier. THE BIG DEAL IS MADE. Atlanta, 12.-The Virginia, and Carolical company has purchased the mills of the Southern Fertilizer company for $750,000. The four mills controlled by the Southern company are located at Atlanta. Savannah, Rome and Cordele, Ga. The purchase of these mills makes the total number of factories con trolled by the Virginia and Carolina company 27. The company is capitalized at $7,000,000. The deal was completed at Richmond, Va, Wednesday. The war department has so far modified its regulations as to allow the Second South Carolina to be mustered in with eighty men in each company, and in ^ few days the regiment will be completed, when orders will come for their removal to* Gen. Butler's com mand, and possibly a visit to Cuba in the early fall.-Mountaineer. Col. John Hay, Ambassador to London, has been appoined Secretary of State, as successor of Secretary Day, who has resigned-to accept a position in the commission soon to meet in Paris, to settle terms of peace wsth Spain. Candidates who bave ordered tickets printed at the Advertiser Job Office are hereby notilied that they are ready for delivery. If you send for them, please send a written order. Election tickets for State and county offices printed in first class style, and in any quantity at the Advertiser Job office. Now is the time to subscribe to the old reliable-THE ADNERTISEB -only $1.50 per year. WOMAN'S WORK. An apt old adage de clares that woman's work is never oone. This is troe of the housewife's manifold <;>? ties and ap proximately {rae of the thousands who work all day in factor ies and stores and half the night in mpVing and menai n g their own clothes ar ?erring- for others to natch out f meagre income. Women wno ore toa muco on their feet, or who are unable td stand the strain of over-work and worry, are peculiarly susceptible to the weak? neerea and irregularities that are the bane of womankind. The symptoms of such derangements are insufficient or excessive menstruation, headache, backache, nen* ralgia, leucorrhcea, displacements and ex? treme nervousness amounting in many coses to hysteria. The use of morphine is dangerous and examinations by male phy* adana are painful and unpleasant. Bradfield^ Female Regulator, the standard remedy for a quarter of a cen tury, will speedily and permanently cor? reel the worst disorders of women. Brad field's Regulator is sold by druggists al one dollar a bottle. Interesting and vain? able books for women mailed free os application. TU BHAOFIILO RECULATOR Atlanta, Qa Real Estate for Sale* [XTE can sell splendid land, either ?V sandy or clay, level or rolling, in any part of Edgefield county and por tions of Aiken, Saluda, and Green wood, on easy terms. Also houses and lo.s in the town of Edgefield, Salada, or Ridge Spring. Apply to A. S. TOMPKINS, or M. P. WELLS, . Edgefield, S. C. M A. I* ?S OF THE state o| Souffl Canilla. COHTfflEKT. CORRECT. CHEAP. In Hai? Colors. Showing counties in colors. ? Seowing county in heavy type. Showing list of towns and population. Showing lint of counties and populat'n Railroads to date. Cities, towns, villages, inland towns and distance from railroad. Rivers, creeks and lakes. Township and Range Lines and Num bers. And have printed on the border an index locating all towns and showing populations, also list of counties and their populations. Maps are printed on heavy paper and are attaohed to brass strips ready to hang. F?LL SIZE 28142 INCHES. Price, On Paper witn Brass MOM?iig, 75c each. -ADDRE8S The Advertiser, EDGEFIELD, S. C. WE HANDLE COTTON OD the'old factorage plan with the best results and charging reasonable com missions. We obtain the best results because we have the best market here -more buyers, sharper competition, and larger lots of cotton to offer at one time. There may also be something in our class ifications, our manner of handling, and judgment in selling. WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS. if AUGUSTA, GA. PROMPT SALES. GOOD WEIGHTS. LIBERAL ADVANCES. Jewelry, ? TATT*., u Hi i Watte Pocket Books, Ont Clocks, Brass Tables, Cut Glass, Fine Umbrellas, T> ^OR OUR IS T JET 702 BROAD ST / IL: .-... . \ FAWCETTS CO. v Commission ?UIAI NAM . . ? t MILLS. Merchants. V Manufacturers of Self-Raisina flour, Grist, . Meal, and all kinds of Corn doods. ~ ? ? M O Floor packed either in Balk or A lu Taper Packages of any slxo. A V Ten Cars Choice Texas Rust-Proof Oats, this V /. year's crop, at rock-bottom prices. ...... jj CLTBEItAL ADVAXCES made on all kindg ? of Country Produce. Correspondence tolicited. *\ ? 210-218 BAY STREET, WEST, J Savannah, Ga. Notice to Debtors and Cred itors. ALL persons having claims against the estate of Toliver Hearn, de ceased, will present same duly attest ed to J. D. Allen, Esq., Edgefield, S. C., I and all persons indebted to said estate j will make immediate payment to the undersigned executors. G. W. TURNER, F. A. WALKER, MRS. CATHARINE HAZEL Executors. Aug. 9,189. Johnson's Chill and Fever - Tonic Cures Fever In One Day, W. J. RUTHERFORD. R. B. MORRIS. W. J. RUTHERFORD & CO. -MANUFACTURERS OF' nm mm HUI ii 11 nm mm 1111 mi i mi i mi i m 111 mi i mi 111 m 11 ni i III iiiiiuiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiliiii i m 11 m i mj III I I I J # # J HiimTiimimm mun munmin mn mumu um immiiiuuiiiui IIIUIIIIHIIIIIIIIHIIIHIHI IIIIIIUIII??IIIIIII -AND DEALERR IN Lime, Cement, Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Ready Roofing, AND OTHER MATERIAL.. WRITE TO US IFOR PRICES, Corner Reynolds and Washington Streets, - AUGUSTA, GA. JAMES B. WALKER. WAEREN WALKER. Walker & Walker, COTTON FACTORS The most complete and modern Standard Fire-Proof Warehouse in Georgia. Liberal Cash Advances made on consignments. Strict Person?l Attention given to all [business. Office and Warehouse 827 and .337 Reynolds St. no46 AUGUSTA, G-A. CHAS. F. BAKER. JERRY T. SMITH. BAKER & SMITH, COTTON FACTORS. Fireproof Warehouse. Cor. Reynolds and Campbell Sts. BORGIA. P . B. i'U?ui wwi.. (Incorporated 1897.) Direct Connections in Eastern and Euro pean Markets. Capital $20,000 PRIVILEGE INCREASING TO $200,000. Office and Warehouse No. 5 Warren Block, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. FURMAN UNIVERSITY, GREEISrVILLE, S. C. Thorough courses leading to the degrees of B. Lit., B. S., B. A., and M. A. The Faculty has been enlarged. Especial attention to English, Elocution, and Pedagogics. New courses in Biology, History, Latin, Modern Lauguages, and Physics. A new Graduate Department. Early application for rooms in the Mess Halls should bo made to Prof. B. E. GEER, Secretary of the Faculty, Caesar's Head, S. C. Address A. P. MONTAGUE, GREENVILLE, S. C. Wofford College * wnw ne sw JAMES H. CARLISLE, LL. D., President. Wofford College Illustrated, tZl^lt'h any one. Gives full information in regard Wofford College Catalogue ^<coii.g.0?di*w Forty-fifth year begins Sept 2D, 1S9S. For Catalogue or Wofford College Illustrated, address J. A. GAMEWELL, Secretary, SPARTANBURG, S. C. Elegance AND Comfort Are embodied in our "Warm-Weather1' Clothing. Our stock of Serges, Alpacas and Crash Suits this season is larger than ever, with one of these cool suits, and a selection from our pretty assortment of Furnishing Goods, you will be well supplied for the summer. And ?ve have not forgotten the little boys either, but have bought for them a complete line of j Washable Pants, etc. Call on us. /. C. LEVY'S SON & CO., TAILOR fIT CLOTHIERS, AUGUSJA, GA SPECIAL NOTICE As we are going on of the business, we are closing out everything in < or h.i on Buggies, Surreys, Phaetons, Carts, Farm Wagons. Now is your time to save money, as we are selling at and below manufacturers prices. Don't let the chance go go ; it occurs only once in a life time--every thing must go at once. REMEMBER THE PLACE. foal, 551 BROADWAY, Below Washington Street, AUGUSTA, GA. ?JJ? -pq-p-i_ St. Albert Hotel, AT HILLMAN, GA., Is Now Open fer fie Sun, Our table will be supplied with everything the country affords. Fresh Vegetables, Fruits and Melons, Jersey Milk and Butter. With A. Sheffield as "cher at; the head of the culinary department we feel confident of pleasing the most fas tidious epicure For amusement we will have a string band, dancing hall, and pool table free to guests, also bicycle tract. The great variety of Mineral Water* and curative powers of the Electric Rock meet the requirements of almost every disease. A person can eat and sleep and re cupe?" te at Hillman wb-?n he cannot I anywhere eise. For further information address J. G. HUNTER, HILLMAN, GA. GJR??RS FILLED ~ iii tU ?? ? .. ni ? I Tells ii yoe. the oculist. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY. "Augusta and Ashville Short Line. Schedule in effect Feb. 7, 1897. Lv Augusta. 9 40am 140pm Ar Greenwood.. 1217p m ll 30 p m Ar Ander-on.... 7 30 pm . Ar Laurens_ 115pm 700am Ar Greenville.. 2 55 p m 9 45 a m Ar Glenn Sp'gs....405pm. Ar Spartanburg.. 3 00 p m 9 25 am Ar Saluda.... 5 23pm 5 23 p m Ar Hendersonville 5 51 p m 1 45 p m Ar Ashville.700pm . Lv Ashville.... 820 am . Lv Spartanburg ll 45 a m 4 00 p m Lv Greenville....ll 55am 4 00pm ArLaurens- 130pm 7 pm Lv Anderson. fc7 00am Ar Greenwood.. 2 28 p m |5 00 a m Lv Augusta_ 5 05 p m 9 35 am Lv Savannah.... 5 55 a m . Lv Calhloun Falls 444 p m ArRaeigh.... 2 16am Ar Norfolk.... 7 30 a ra Ar Petersburg.... 6 O0 a m * Ar Richmond.... 8 15 a m Lv Augusta... . 2 55pm Ar Allendale. 5 00 pm " Fairfax. 5 15 p m " Yemassee. 6 20 p m " Beaufort. 7 20pm " Port Royal. 7 30pm " Charleston. 8 08pm <. Savannah. 8 00pm Lv Savannah. 6 50am "..Charleston. 6 50am "?j Port Royal. 815am " Beaufort. 8 25 a m " Yemassee. 9 25;am " Fairfax."10 32 am " Allendale.;i0 47am Ar, Augusta. 12,55 am Close connections at Greenwood for all points on S.A. L., and C. and G. Railv, y, aid at Sparenburg with Southern Railway. For information relative to)tickets rates, schedules, etc., address W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agt Augusta, Ga. T. M. EMERSON, Traific Manager, Carolina and Cumberland Gap Railway. Schedule in Effect May 1, 1898. BETWEEN EDGEFIELD AND AIKEN. Leave Edgefield, 5 30 a m Arrive Trenton, 6 00 a m Leave Trenton, 6 50 a m Arrive Aiken, 8 00 a m Leave Aiken, ll 15 a m Leave Trenton, 12 30 p m Arrive Edgefield, 1 00 p m BETWEEN EDGEFIELD AND POINTS ON SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Lv Edgefield, 5 30am 220pm Ar Trenton, 6 00 a m 2 50 p m Lv Trenton, 6 25 a m 3 08 p m Ar Augusta, 8 00 a m 4 15 p m Ar Columbia, 4 55 p m AU trains dailv except Sunday. I. W. FOWLER, vice-President. W. M. MEYER, Train Master. E. G. HALTIW ANGER. Frt. & Pass. Ag't, Edgefield. S. C