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hjiffefield Advertiser Tl'US. J.*ADA.MS, ..*--- KD ITO R "WEDNESDAY,.FEB. 8. Napoleon was born with two . teeth, but when the time came for him to 'eat crow the teeth were gone. While pleading for universal disarmament the Czar of Russia is adding new gunboats to his already powerful navy. Since their encampment in the South the Northern men in the army assert that they have had their views on the. negro revolu tionized. The farmers are behind with their preparations for planting. The constant rains have made it impossible to plow or haul out fer tilizers. Investigations since the death of Keeh-, of Keely motor fame, show that he was a gigantic trickster, who used powerful, concealed forces to deceive the public. The treaty of peace with Spain was ratified by the United Stairs on Monday- by a two-thirds vote, with one vote to. spare, that of Senator MeLauriu, of South ('aro lina. The trend cf events indicates that Gen. Miles will be court-mar tialed at an early date.. The Jyjew York Sun in a violent edito ri i I de nounces his conduct during the late war, and clamors for his dis missal in disgrace from* the army. It looks as if the pride of the haughty Miles is to have H sudden fall. The redistricting oill makes ours the Saluda district with the fol lowing counties: Aiken, 'Lexing ton, Saluda, Greenwood, Lauren?, Nev;berry and Edgefield. This bill has already passed the house. Its fate in the Senate is doubtful It ought to pass. It would give us in this district, probably, the fol lowing candidates for "surapin"or other: B. R. Tillman, G. D. Till man, J. C. Sheppard, W. J. Tal bert, W. H. Timmerman, of Edge field; Geo. Johnstone and Mower, -c dewberry; Senator Efirt and 1 * ' V? . D S Hon. before the Legislature this session is the following in the shape of a concurrent resolution offered by Representative N. G. Evans. It .means a million and a half dol lars to the State of Sjiith Carolina if successful, and from Mr. Evans's characteristic push and vigor it seems likely to pass both houses with a rush, Ln fact there isn't the shadow of a doubt. It is too big a thing not to pass. . "Whereas it is claimed by the Federal authorities that. South Carolina is indebied to the United States on the fund known as ?he Indian Trust Fund, $125,000 of bond tissued in 1855 for the con struction of the new State House, with interest thereon amounting in the whole at this time to some thing over -$250.000; and whereas there is likelihood of legislation by the present Congress looking to tho funding of- said bonds, at, say 5 per cent. ; and vherea there is strong evidence going to show that the United States Government is indebted to tho State of South Carolina in the sum of -$500000 on cla ims growing out of the common defense, etc ,.during the war for independence, known as the Revolutionary war with Great Britain, and interest thereon ever since? if mterst be allowed; and Vv'heras it is of the la.st importance that if the State's indebtedes? to the United States is to be adjusted by an Act or Joint Resolution of Congress, thero ought to be a provision incorporated into any such action.of Congress looking to the settlement and adjusmcnt of any claim or ?la'ms held by the State against the United States. Therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of'South Carolina, the Senate concurring, That the Committee of Ways and Means of the House and the Finance Committee of the Senate do forthwith institute an active investigation into the merits and evidence of the said claim of this State against the United States, left over from the Revolutionary War, and to that end that said committee have power and authority to meet in joint session', to appoint a sub-join! committee of their members, and they and said sub-joint committee to have power and authority to call for persons and papers, and to summon and compel attendance of persons able to furnish evidence and testimoney. And lhat the S tata- Treasurer and the Comptroller General du make, and cause to be . made Four Thousai 3,500 m Capture of Five Th<y tlie Position E A bailie in the Philippine last and continuing for a porti ed in the death of 20 and the w diers, the death of 4,000 Fib] and the capture of 5,000 prisom them. The troops engaged on < ern men, good fighteis, as we army in the days gone by know Idaho, Montana, the Dakotas, nia. forthwiih a diligent search, where the same is most likely to be found, for a certain report, with its accoihpaying documents, made by James A. Black, agent of th? State, A, D. 1858, to his Excellency Governor Alstou, who had appoint ed said agent undera Resolution adopted by the Legislature in A. .1). 1856, authorizing the Governor to appoint some suitable person 'o prepare and prosecute against thc general Government claims growing out of the common difference, &c, on which report exhibits thu Commit t'eon Federal Relations for the session of tin Legislature in A. I). 1S58 mail.' a report showing nearly $650,000 ?lue the Stat?'on the said claims.! not computing interest, which i exhibits were authorized to be ? printed, or it was so stated by the Governor in a message, which r port and exhibits of Mr. Black were transmitted in a message by his 'Cxceilencv Governor Gist at the session of 18;)0, and,then again or dered to be printed, and , which exhibits at the same session, on < recoramedation of the Commit tee on Claims, was ordered to be filed in the Comptroller General's office for use and reference in any settlement which may at any time be had with the United Slates Government. And be it further resolved. Th.at i VJLJ.V?.1 JL JUNIOR SENATOR RETIRING CONGRESSMAN ISSUES AX ADDRESS. CALLS M'LAUP.IN A TRICKSTER. Says He Has Reen Treacherous to His Colleagues and Unscrup ulous-Very Warm Language. To the people of South Carolina: Since manifestos, addresses anc3 exposes are in order in South Caro lina, I have decided to have a word to say. The star player in the re cent performance has been writing his own plays, criticising and damning all others while painting his own part in glowing colors without regard to truth or the in terests of any save himself. I have decided it to be ruy duty to keep quiet no longer j while he is allowed .weekly to ex ploit himself and his actions through the leading newspapers of our State. I shall confino myself to a statement of facts that can, be fully substantiated by the entire delegation in congress, and, in fact, all who had au opportunity from the inside to observe the trend ol' matters during the last six years. The people of South Carolina have a right to know what is now Mid what ha?, been go iug on behind the curtain. And when they have learned all the facts they will not be slow to make up their minds. The address recently issued by Mr. W. A. .Neal, it is well known, was not written by him. He was Sick at tho time, and could not judge for himself what the effects would be, nor how despicable it made- him appear iu the cy-?i of | both friends and foes. It is well known that it was written by John L. McLaurin, who hastened down io Columbia from Washington and as hurriedly came away after he had penned this infamous slander, ?in instrument of apostacy, and in duced Neal, poor, sick fellow, to sign it. Along with other members of .he "South Carolina delegation in congress, I have been subjected lo the treachery and undermining tactics of the junior renator from our Slate so long that I had almost become used to it and did not ex pect to have anything more to say during the short period in which I will remain in public life. But there is such au outrageously false ri ii id Dead and 'rounded. usanil Prisoners and [cid by Thom. ?s commencing on Saturday ou of the next two days result ounding of 175 American sol pi LI os, the- wounding of 3,500 srs and the positions held by Dur side wore nearly all West who were in the Confederate . They were from Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah and Califor ficcusalion against the entire dele gation in the Neal-McLauriu ad dress that I cannot longer remain silent. McLaurin han bis commission ns senator ut til 1903, and he may feel that he cnn slander us with impunity, but I. at least, will not submit in silence. McLaurin | makes Neal charge: "Tn 1894 I was invited lo go to Washington to j attend a conference. 1 was present in Irby's committee room when itj was agreed !o make John Gary j Evans governor of South Caro.ina. j There wac? only one man who rais- i ed his voice against it in protest. 1 was. a witness to the sonne when : be withdrew in anger from the con fore nee."' There was no need, for him to go back four years to make an accusation of lhere being a ring in Washington at th? lime which was running South Caro lina's politics. Ii'; made poor Neal sign a falsehood, knowing at the ti mn himself that it was a falsehood, and 'bis only purpose could be In injure the delegation hero in the evos of ?the people. Now, tho facts are these, and I will Evans were present. As soon as the meeting opened McLaurin mentioned that Koester, then edit ing the Register, and Bowden, two prominent South Carolinians, then i:i Washington, ought to.be admit ted to our council. Irby and Mc Laurin were then not on good terms on account of a scandal, in volving McLaurin, of which I will not speak here, because it is too nausea fi ng, and they began to quarrel, Irby declaring that he would not -have anything to do wita a Populist, and beforB any thing was done, qr the purpose for which we had been brought togeth er mentioned, McLaurin angrily left the room, saying he would "stand by bis friends." Matters having assumed this shape, Lal ?mer, Talbert and my self, members of the house, also left, and there was not one "word said about running John Gary Evans for governor.. McLaurin has become so notorious himpolf for holding conferences and plan ning political dealp, and is by na ture such a trickster and conspira tor, that I presume he feels called upon to charge such things tous. I!" was in the ''Forty-movement," which has for its object the de struction of the Reform party. He begged- Latimers Talbert and my self to join him in a Populist man ifesto to the people of the State in 1894, saying that the Slate was ripe and that.thc people would rally behind t li at banner if we would join him. He denied this when he was running for the sen ate, but I can prove it by both gen tlemen referred lo.' He cursed and damned the dispensary law hero during the Darlington riot, and wrote the "Dear Appelt letter" giv ing Senator Tillman the "Joab stab;" yet when Tillman came on here afterwards he went lo bim and begged him not to fight hsm in his congressional district for congress, and disclaimed intending anything but friendship for him. He prom ised Dowden that he would run for governor in lSiKi and encour aged Bowden to run for congress, ile made Tom Reed believe he was in sympathy with the Republican party and thus obtainod his posi tion on the ways and means com mittee above older and abler mem bers of the house. Ho has been, in a wa), trying to le'iver the ^oods, and his tariff speech was a ' part delivery. His fawning around the president last summer and de- j 1 dwaUon That McKinloy w^tho "most popular president since Line?lo and ought to ce renomi nated by acclamation" is another) part. All these things go to prove his absolute unreliability and his unscrupulous ambition. He is a^ democrat only because he believes! that is the way to gratify his am-| bit ion. ( I would go on and give instance after instance of his colleagues, aud of his trickery, but this is enough for one installment, Let him dispute what I have said thus far and I will give him some more, and what is more to the purpose, let the people know more fully what, manner of man it is they have sent to the United States senate in the place of the noble Joseph H. Earle. Very respectfully, T. J. STRAIT. Washington, D..C, Feb. 1. WORK VS. FERTILIZERS. To the Editor of Atlanta Journal: lu Wednesday's issue of your valuable paper you ask for com munications from experienced practical farmers as to the cause of the present depressed condition of the average farmer, and itwite sug gestions as to the best remedy for this financial improvement. Now, there is no question, not even the shadow of a doubt, among all sen sible people, that the fuccees of every business on earth depends upon the success of the farmer. The farm is the foundation, the starting point of all branches of ?rnde and industry. The various products of tlip soil produced by thf farmer uot only start but. keep in mot ion the machinery of the world. . ? Tin* lite sud existence of every animate being on earth depends upon the mau who tills the toil. iii? is the noblest occupation with in, the gift of the Creator of tho [universe; stop the farmer and ev everything stops; but stop the I fanner from prodi cing so much cotton in the south or teach him how to produce it at lees expense, so that he will have a few dollar.* left after his expenses are paid, and being familiar with the opin ions of the majority of the farmers in the south on the subject of "cot ton raising" as a livelihood, I shall not try to impress them with the necessity nf planting less cotton, acre 01 jauu in me ?laie o? geor gia planted in cotton that would not produce just as many pounds of lint cotton per acre, with thor ough preparation of the soil and proper cultivation of th'e crop, I without the use of one single pound of the best commercial fer tilizer that is manufactured, as is produced to-day by its use in the manner iu which it is applied. Now, if the above assertion is true, the problem is solved. If the farmer can produce as much cot ton per acre without the use of commercial manure as he is pro ducing with its use, how mauy thousands of dollars would he have in his pockets at the end of'the year; even at 5 cents per pound? Oh, he says, that kind of talk is all nonsense. Our land is all worn out. We can't get manure to build it up. We are too poor to depend upon building up our laud by turn ing under green crops, etc.; we have to wait too long; we are ob liged to grou- a crop to sell every year, and we cannot do it without ''guano," and it's no use to talk talk about diversified crops, and all that sorl of stuff. I tell you, the merchant won't let us have "any rations" if we don't plant .cotton. We're just obliged to plant it, or starve. Besides, the merchant won't give us no "rations" nohow, unless we take so mauy sacks of "guano," etc. Now, I wish to call the attention of the farmers to a few facts con nected with the use of commercial fertilizers in the south as they are used to-day. Allow every brand of fertilizer on the market credit for every ounce of available plant food that the analysis claims for it, aud then you only, have the re quisitp amount of plant food ii. every 200 pound sack necessary to perfectly develop about 1,000 cot ton stalks. Yet the average farmer distributes that 200-pound sack of guano over one acre of land con taining (where there is a giod stand) about. 20,000 cotton stalks, anti expects profitable results from its use. Failing therein, as he is bound to do, the reflection is against the purity of the guano in stead of against his "fool" self for expecting a perfect growth of weod from the use of one-twentieth the amount ol' plant food necessary,to produce a* weH developed cotton 1 plant. Again,- one of the greatest mis takes of 95 per cent, of the farmers ' in the sou tu lo-day, and one of the practical causes for his pre'sent condition, is tho fact that he de pends upon the use of commercial manure to make Lis crop, without work. I toil you it isn't 5 cent cot ton that nils the average farmer of Georgia. Instead it i? the careless, slovenly, slip-shod manner in which he prepares his land and cultivates his crops, depending upon the "guano" he uses to make his crop without labor. That's precisely what ails nine-tenths of the farmers in the south to-day, and diversified crops won"; help .him one iota. Jf he ever expects to better his condition he will have to take off his coat, roll up his sleeves and go to work, throw away his antediluvian "scooters" and "twisters," get common sense modern farming implements' and put his land in such condition that his crops can utilize the plant food already contained therein, of which there is an abundance, suffi cient to grow and develop to perfec tio'n any crop he may Le disposed to plant upon the poorest worn out field in the south. My experience has been, all my life, that in order to produce a good crop of-anything that the physical condition of the soil needs looking after more than the chemical. In 95 per ceu,t. of- all tba tillable laDd in the south nature has stored every element of plant food in abundant proportion necessary to the perfect development of all kinds of crops, and if the tiller of the soil will .use common sense, good* judgment and labor in the preparation of the land aud the cultivation of his crops, and ueitb er use nor depon cl upon chemicals, I will guarantee that he will find a pauacea for all his troubles. I do no! want to be misunder stood in this matter. Chemical manures properly applied are bene ficial as a stimulant to plant growth, and sometimes cnn be profitably used under certain con ditions and circumstances; but i those conditions and circura- ' stances do nor exist in Ihe south. J Especially is- this true as regards the method of application by the average farmer in the south. lu summarizing I would say, let the farmer's motto be, first of all, get modern, up-to-date farming im plements, if necessary better give your lio?e for them than for a tqn of guaji?; thoroughly break up and prepare your land before planting, and thoroughly cultivate, your crops afterward ; plant and I year. GEO. B. NIGH. Beans pain, danger and possible death for some wives. For others it means practically no disoomfoTtat, all. There la no reason why child birth should be a period pf pain and dread. Sev eral months before a woman becomes a pother she should preparo herself for the critical ordeal. There is a prepara tion made which is intended for thia purpose alone. The name of this wonderful preparation is .? lt. is r HniuK'ii' to be ap plied c: ?email; It relax? the m u : des and r< lie ves ;' distonsio. giveselaslic ty to 'ever* organ con cerned J childbirth, civ takes away i danger an nearly all cu ric ing. Best rc ri ! follow if t.. remedy is ur< during tho win period of pier; nancy. It is V, A only remedy of iL* Wff?ga [y kind i:i the W(V BUin Ul that is endorsed uy W1 / n physicians. sW^Ai ?lperbottleat T-vj \ drug stores, or caa '-rv ) bv mail on rece: ci vrlcc. taining invaluable i. fori:.: lion fi r til womti will lie neut to any a; CtccA upon application I Tfc? *S:?.i^?'.! HcG^iIttor K: A'tijin?a. Ga. <** 50 YEARS' ffl&* EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C. Antone sonrtlnp; a sketch and description may quickly asrortuin our opinion free whether an Invention is probably patentable. Communica tions Atrictly confidential. Handbook on Patento sent free. Oldest acency for N?utas patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive 'special notice, without charge. In tho A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any sclentltlc Journal. Terms, f 3 a year : four months, |L Sold by all newsdcnlors. MUNN & Co.361Broadwav. New York Branch Ofllco. C25 F SU Washington, D. C. Parties bringing in Cotton for sale will take it to the Cotton Mill. Mr. H. A. Smith is with the Cotton Mill now and]I will be glad to buy ill cotton brought in INSTITUTE AND SANITARIUM. Illustrations Showing a Tew of the Actual Cases Sue? cessfully Treated at this Institution. HAUNFACTURE ALL KINDS OF SUR GICAL APPLIANCES FOR THE CURE OF DEFORMITIES. Proprietors and surfetas fa charge of the National Surf leal Institute and Sanitorium are E. H. Boland, M. S., and j. T. Renouff, M. D., who have been at the head Of this Institution since 1874. The accompanying illustrations are | reproduced from actual eses success fully treated during that time, which are taken from only a few of the more general deform ities brought here for treatment Splendid ?access has attended the In stitution in the treatment of Spinal Affec tions, Club Peet, Wry Neck, Dis easei of the Hip, Knee, Ankle and other Joints, Paralysis ia all its forms, Piles, Fistula, Fis sure, Tumors, Rheumatism, Hernia, Fe male Dis eases, Catarrh, Private Dis eases, Nervous Affections, fiare Z.ip, Cleft Palate, Dis eases of the Stomach and Bowels, and all other affections. Any information gladly ftu? nisucd on application. Address af! CornrnafticftiaRs te (fiatitional Surgical Institute and Sanitarium, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. . LAND SURVEYOR. EDGEFI?LD, S. C. Terms : $4 per day,.$2 for plat. ??3^ Always have deeds and mort gages on the Held from which to find 1 noient landmarks. a\Ji I Ul Ol., AUUUOIA, U/l Wh^re he will still continue to SU? 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CANTELO UI F.DGEF1ELD, S. C. = iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii jgflU^jyjfcQ i w???***Wm*?m ?rr urtu iii i rur'iii-un? HAVE YOU VISITED THE South Ca?s?na.... Co-Educationaf institute? . WE WOULD BE GLA ? TO HAVE YOU DO SO miiimiiiii?iniiimimiiiiiiniii iiiiimnifiiimiiinfiimiimimn mnmnimiiiiHiiiinnoiimniimimn THIS SESSION WE .HAVE ENROLLED. Ol HUNDRED Al SIXTY-EIGHT STUDENTS ....Seventj'-nlne of TVIIOM are Boarder*. iiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiwRiiiniiiiiiinii jiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiimiuiiiuiiiinii iiniiiniiiiinniiinnniii imiiniiiuuiBJt o UR Institution is tho largest and oldest one of the Co-Educa tional Boarding Schools io South Carolina. The Faculty consista of NINE EXPERIENCED TEACHERS Who give their entire time to the Institution, besides other teachers who teach in the school from two to three hours daily. THE COURSE OF STUDY In all Departments is thorough and our gradu ates'may be found teaching in almost every county in South Carolina. THE CADETS Are drilled daily and are well supplied with guns and military accoutrements. iiiumnmniniiiiniiiniiituiiiii iinnmiiaimnnni icniniiianinniniminmmrairaii itnuuKiainit WE HAVE THE Largest and Best Equipped Buildings o-OF. ANY SCHOOL IN THIS PART OF THE STATE. ?< 1 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiini ittofloiiiiiiiiiiianuiiijisiiiifuineiiini umtuanniBiRinmiuiuuini HIII?B "- Write or Call at the Institute for Descriptive Circulan. t -7 A Little Money Buys Lots of Goods at Our Store. This Solid'Oak Bedroom Suit, Drei ser, Washstand und Bedstead,} with large, beveled Mirrors in Dresser; double enclosed Washstand; Bedstead 4 ft. C in. wide, over 6 ft. high, bracket' rails and double hooks; all beautifully carved and highly finished. Worth everywhere .*J."5.00, b it to introduce our business we will sell one car load 0? these suits for ' &15.0O PER SUIT. Wt write and ask question? send the $15.00 and get the Suit. :an get your money back if it is not all right. You lt is useless to spend $25.00 to $40.00 or Stoves with high sounding names nd worthless guarantees- when we an ship you a nice, plain, well-made, leavy No. 8 Stove; the good kind, the ind that lasts, including -10 piece* of rare, for onlj sio.oo. The oven ie large enough to bake a urkey. Your money back if. Store is iot satisfact-ory We Want Your Trade. "his advertisement describes two of our sledge hammer bargains, we have lots of others, including bargains in FURNITURE, BABY CARRIAGES, CARPETS, )INNER'SETS, CHAMBER SETS, MATTINGS, ACE CURTAINS, KITCHEN WARE, SHADES, AND SEWING MACHINES.' Everythinf that we touch is a bargain! Correipondenee solicited. Die Padgett Furniture Co. 1110 AND 1112 BBOAD STREET. AUGUSTA, GA. 3rEO. P. COBB, J"OHI3srSTO?T S. C. .urniture and Household Goods Wagons, Buggies, HarnessJSaddtes, Etc. HAVE JUST PURCHASED A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL -Il EARS ---* Calls by Telephone promptly?answered and attended to.' LOWEST PRICES.