Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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{?leefield Advertiser Tl!OS. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16. The tobacco counties of South Carolina seem to be the most pros perous. They are all in the east ern portion of the State. A Turkish physician has suc ceeded in grafting hair on bald heads, where it takes root and spreads likp wheat does in rich land. / Tho county of Florence has bought a portable iron or steel cage, in which lo transport convicts the chain gang-from place to place. The following description we clip from the News and Courier ; The new steel cage for housing the chain gain while at work on tho county roads arrived yesterday. The cage is about thirty feet long, ten feet wide and about eight feet high. It is portable, and is^weJl made. The cage is provided with wire cots, which are swung to the sides of the cage. It will accom modate about twenty-four pri-| soners. This will be much better tharj the old board stockade, which has been in use for several years and which had to be torn down and rebuilt whenever it was neces sary to move the gang from one locality to another. i COURT ADJOURNS. Court adjourned on last Thurs day. The shortest session on re cord, only three days. The follow ing cases weie heard and disposed of, already mentioned in these columns, we clip from the versa tile correspondent of the News and Courier at this place : Ransom Blalock pleaded guilty to grand larceny-the stealing of two dogs-and was sentenced to work on the county chain gang for four months or pay a fine of $50. Willie Whitman also entered a plea of guilty, his offence being housebreaking and larceny. He was put on tho chain gang for eighteen months. Hamp Davis, a negro boy, about 9 years of age, was tried for murder, the killing of his playmate, Luther Harris, of about the same age. The State made out a very clear case of killing; indeed, this was not denied bv the prisoner, the de fence being that on account of the tender age of the boy and his want of mentai capacity, he did not realize what he was doing or the enormity of bis offence. He was acquitted. A. J. Coy le, R. L. Burnett and Daniel W. Coward, employees of the cotton mill, were then put on trial for murder, the killing bf a negro bay, John Webb, near the factory tho early part of tho year. The cause attracted great interest, about sixty witnesses having been sworn. The effort of the State was to prove that thedefendants had met together and agreed to take the life of Arthur Tosvnseud, an other segi o boy, with whom they, or some of their friends, had had a difficulty ; that for the purpose of carrying into effect their plan they secreted themselves benind or near to a house, fifty yards distance from Townsend s home ; that when Townsend, who was accompanied by th9 deceased and some other companions, come to his house the party was fired into by the defend ants, resulting in the death of Webb and another negro boy, Will 1 Ton ey. The prisoners set up seif-de fence, and to establish this proved that they were going home in a peaceable manner, and were pur sued by the two dead boys and others, and fired upon several times, and that to save themselves harmless they returned the fire. After serveral hours' considera tion the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. An indictment is still pending against the parties charg ing them with the murder of Toney. Yesterday they gave bond and wero released from the custody of the sheriff. ? Some Southern farmers are ex perimenting with the cultivation of wheat for hay, and one of them writes to the Southern Cultivator: I have grown and cut wheat for hay for the last five years, and Lave never found or saved a crop that gave more satisfactory returns. I am a farmer with twenty years' experience. Wheat is the most easily raised and also the most economical crop a Southern farmer can produce. It grows at a time when nothing else is growing. From May 5 to 20 it can be mowed and saved for hay, cut in milk to dough stages. It is the least trou ble of any crop to cut, cure and save and has more food value than any other hay, and stock relish and eat it clean. It will not colic or scour stock or cattle. We use it quite extensively about La Grange since its value has been discovered. Another advantage is thiit it enables us to grow two crops each year on the samo land. The land where grown can be fitted by June I for the succeeding crop. When grown for market it has proven very profitable, as it comes at a time when hay is scarce-a month ahead of oats. Many men will say that oats are preferable, but when they try the two crops side by side they will decide in favor of wheat, beccuse it is sure crop, benefits the land, comes a month earlier, and is no trouble -to cure. If oats get wet they will mold; wheat will not. Stock eat the wheat up clean ; not so with oats. Try it for yourself ; "seeing js bellying." THOUSANDS KILLED . IN THE HUMANE Later Reports Swell the Ag gregate of Loss of Life. TWO THOUSAND PEPJSHNEAK PONCE. Several Other Porto Rican Towns Suffer Proportionatelv-Ter rible Condition of Af fairs Exists. Ponce, Puerto Rico, Aug, * 12. The terrific wind which accom 1 panied the recent storm destroyed the crops and demolished a num ber of houses and caused great loss human life. A large number of cattle were killed. The storm was most sever* to the central part of the island and along the southern coast. Three hundred bodieB have been buried in the city of Ponce, and it is estimated that 2,000 persons were drowned in the Ponce district. The number of people of the lower classes is not known, but it is certain that there were few fatalities among the people of the better class and none among the Amencane. The work of clearing away the debris progresses slowly. Senor Lusi Gautier has been appointed Alcade, the former in cumbent of the office having been d^rosed on account of negligence. Considerable unrest has been manifested among the people and a cavalry patrol has been establish ed. The water supply has been restored. During the progress of the storm the municpal hospital wiecked and its patients were removed to the military hospital. Yabucoa, Adjuntas and Humacao were devastated and in some instances entire vil lages swept out of existence. One hundred perseus are reported to have been killed ou a coffee plantation. Everybody is ruined pestilence threatens and money and work are needed, and a news paper appeal has been made to the American people for relief. The calamity, with the commercial depression, has produced a terrible condition of affairs. Both Americans and Puerto Ricans demand the adoption immediately of a definite, per manent policy on the part of . tho government. San Juan de Puerto Ruerto Rico, Aug 12.-According to an official report receied here^. the port of Arecibo was destroyed during the recent severe .%torm, the place being inundated by water from theoccean and river; 200 bodies are in the morgue there and.hund dreds of persons missing. A num of wealthey citizens who lived on plantations in the subrbs were drowned. The commanding officer of the district has ordered that the bodies of the victims of the disaster shaU be buried where they are found. San Juan has been applied to for supplies. According to the latest report from Yabucoa, 80 bodies were buried there Wednesday, while the remains of 200 victims have not been recovered. The church is the only building left stauding. It is rumored that a number of American soldiers >ere killed at Mayaguez. A $40.00 Bicycle Given A way Daily. The publishers of THE NEW YORK STAR, the handsomely illustrated gunday newspaper, are giving a HIGH GRADE BICYCLE each day for largest list of words made by using the letters contained jin "T-H-E N-E-W Y-O-R-K S-T-A-R" no more times in any one worh than it is used in The New York Star. Webster's Dictionary to be considered as authority. Two GOOD WATCHES (first class timekeepers) will be given daily for second and third best lists, and many other valuable rewards, including Dinner Sets, Tea Sets, China, Sterling Silver ware, etc., etc., in order of merit. This educational contest is being given to advertise and introduce this successful weekly into new homes, and all be awarded promptly without partiality. Twelve 2. cent stamps must be in closed for thirteen weeks trial sub scription with full particulars and list of over 300 valuable rewards. Contest opens and awards com mence Monday. June 26th, and closes Monday, August 21st, 1899.. Your list can reach us any day between these dates, and )vill receive the award to which it may be entitled for that day, and you name will be printed in the folJowl ing issue of THE NEW YORK STAR. Only one list can be entered by the 6ame person. Prizes are on exhibition at THE STAR'S business offices. Persms securing bicycles may have choice of Ladies,' GHOII?: meii's or Juveniles' 1899 model, color or size desired. Call or address Dept. "E," THE NEW YORK STAR, 236 W. 39th Street, New York City. Make Baby's Birth Quick, Easy and almost Painless by taking Simmons Squaw Vine Wit e or Tablets. Fcv sale by G. L. Penn & SOD., The Small College and the Uni versity. The respective merits and advantages of the smaller institut ions of learning and the great universties have been discussed recently in an illuminative and interesting way in the columus of the Philadelphia Saturday Even ing Post. The points in favor of the small college were set forth in a paper by Rev. Nathaniel Butler, D. D., president of Colby Univer sity. They are thus summarized : 1. "Constant and intimate personal contact with the best men of the teaching and governing staff," both in the class room and socially. In the great universities much of the teaching of the undergraduates ie done by tutors and assistants, and the student seldom sees, or meetB, the professors, at leaBt until hs reaches the higher classes. On the contrary, "the president and heads of departmenls, who are, presumably, the best men in the institution, are in the mill college, always accessible. Their business is not simply 'teaching,' but the direction of studies and the direct ion of character." 2. "The location of the cou- . 7 college is in itself a distinct advantage for under graduates. It is free from those peculiar distractions and temptat ions with which the great city abounds, and to which the ordinal y undergraduate cannot be exposed without intellectual and moral peril." I his point is especially worthy of the attention of parents. 3. The "economic considera tion." The fact that the small college is generally near at hand, thus reducing traveling ex penses, that the cost of .iviug is lower, that incidental expenses are fewer-pll this tends to reduce cost of getting an education, and thus brings is within the reach of many who could never go away to oue of the great universities, i. "The student's relation to his fellows" is also urged as another great ad vantage ol the small college. "As numbers diminish, individual responsibility increases. lu the small college the i,\dv, idual counts for the utmost. His influence is at its maximum. Others find him self out, and he fiuds his own place. In the organization of the college he finds the freest scope for what- j ever talent he has for leadership, counsel or helpful co-operation. The college is thus again a gym nasium for the development of individual manhood. In this it accomplishes a large part of its educational work." In an article on "The Advantages of the great Universities," Presid ent Patton, of Princeton, says: "A young man would do well to considei the moral as well as the intellectual influences that sur round a college or university. His undergraduate life will certainly not be a conspicuous success if he fails to acquire, as the result of it, that discipline of his powers and that degree of knowledge necessary for independent inquiry. But it will certainly be a conspicuous failure if he does not learn to scorn every thing base and mean ; if he doej not come into possession of high ideals of conduct, and, above all, if he ceases to maintain a reverent attitude toward the spiritual side of life. 'The friends of the larger in stitutions of learning cannot afford to depreciate the work which the collegs are doing. For it must be remembered that these large in stitutions were once small colleges, and that some of the brightest names on their lists of graduates belong to the early period of their history. We must not despise the day of small things. If, therefore, the student is bent on acquiring knowledge, let him be assured that he will have no lack of opportunity in the small college. One does not need access to a large library in order to secure a good training in Latin and Greek Meager as the college iibrar" may be, it in all pr.~. will give him opportunity for pretty wide reading in philosophy or history if these happen to be the studies that interest him. One may at least be trained to think, may have his mind disciplined, may get an in sight into some of the great prob lems of the cosmos, and some of the great questions in philosphy, and may come into close and familiar relationship with some of the masterpieces, even though the institution he attends be not blessed with large endowments, and cannot boast of having a long list of loamed specialists in its faculty."-Christian Work. Volcanic Eruptions. Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, cures them; also Old, Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers, Felons, (J?rns. Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burni. Scalds,' Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile, cure on earth. Drives out Tains and Aches. Oniy 25 cts. a tox. Cure gua-? ranteed. Sold by G. L. Penn & Son. A buggy thal will stand the test of rough roads can be bought only at \, Rosenthal's, Augusta, Ga. AULD LANG SYNE ! SOME PERSONAL JttECOL LECTJONS OF INCIDENTS AND MEN YEARS AGO. BY AN OLD STAGER. ' The Judiciary system of South Caroliua has undergone some changes in"its organization sicce 3334. There was then a chancery Court and a law court, each with its separate court of appeals. The judges of the chancery court were called chancellors and those of the law court were called law judges. The chancellors bad no jury, but decided upon the law and the facts. The other judges had charge of trials, criminal and civil, tria ble before a jury. The judges ex pounded the law and commented on the facts. Parties charged with felony or other infamous crimes were not allowed to testify in their own behalf. Convictions were more frequent, and punishment more certain and, per consequence, crimes much fewer. The position of judges prior to the war was re cognized aB one of more marked dignity and honor than now, and was invested in the eyes of the populace with something nearly akin to kingly authority. The sheriff of the district, with Gword and military hat, escorted the judges and chancellors to and from ihe court room. The crowds, gathered on the public square, at Lis approach, stood aside and were on their good behavior as be passed along. Probably the first chancellor was ?J. J Caldwell, and others filled that high position in the namef of H. W. Dessausure, G. VV. Dargan, Theo. Gaillard, Rich ard Ilutson, J. G. Huntt, Wm. Harper, W. D. Jam-s, David John son, J. Matthews, Wm. Marshall, Hugh Rutledge, Waddy Thomp son, Job Johnson, D. F. Dunkin, F. H. Wardlaw, James P. Carroll, John A. Inglis, H. D. Leseeue, W. D. Johnson. The last named ii the only one of these old chancel lors who now survives, and is liv iug au honorable life in his native county of Marion, S. C. Of thesn honored men two were of Edge field and a third, Thompson, if we mistake not, married an EdgefleJd wamali, a Miss Butler. Among the law judges we mention, J. S. O'Neall, J. J. E\aus, Andrew Pick ens Butler, an Edgefield man who afterwards became United States senator, and about whom Hou. Preston S. Brooks caned Sumner, D. L. Wardlaw, Edward Frost, T. Withers, J. N. WVltner, Thos. W. Glover, Robert Munro. " J, B. O'Neall was made chief justice and occupied that positiou at the time of his death. He was a devout Christian and allowed no suitable opportunity to pass without in culcating total abstinance from intoxicating drink. He was the author of a pamphlet called the "Drunkard's Looking Glass." We remember once, being in court when a small boy and heard him say, upon the trial of some person for a crime for which public whip ping was a penalty, that "he .had once sentenced a man to be whip ped and that the party afterwards moved to the State of Georgia and became an honest and useful citi zen." This remark was called forth in reply to something the counsel for the defence had said upon the line of the ineffaceable degradation Buch puuishmeut would fix on his client, and de stroy his future usefulness in life. Another thing we recolloct hear ing from him in the court room, in the trial of a case for hssault and battery, the solicitor, who was from Walterboro, iu pleading for the conviction of the party under indictment insisted that Edgefield people must be taught a lesson by conviction and punishment, and stated that in his county the court? were very seldom ever troubled with cases of that sort. The judge in his charge to the jury replied that whilst it was true as the so licitor had said of his county, but it was also true that there weie numerous cr.^s on the docket for hog and sheep btealing, whilst Edgefield was free from such in famous offences. The judges in that day were elected for life or during good be havior. They ruled the courts then. Lawyers were made to know their places, and were not allowed the latitude they enjoy now. The first of the solicitors, weean recall was Edwards, of Walter, boro, perhaps, who was succeeded by M. L. Bonham, he by Owens, of Barnwell, ho by Pprry, of Colleton, who waa solicitor when the war be gan. Bonham aud Owens became congressmen. None of thom sur vives. We remember once when our father was a juror, going for him on horseback on a Saturday. 1 he jury was detained till after night. We rode home behind him on the same horse. The magistrate cuurts are a lit tle different now to what I hey were, in ante-bellum days, when Esqs A won Hill, John Settle,-Ken ney, John Quattlebaum, John C. Allen, Bud C. Matthews,-Per rin, and others, exercised their magisteiial funotions with even handed justice. The bar of Edge field was con spicuous, in . our eaily recollec tion, for men of ability. We will mention such names as occur to us: Whitfield Brooks, Nathan L. Griffin, John C. Bauskett, F. H. Wardlaw, James P. Carroll. Later on came : Milledge L. Bonham, W. C. Moragne, Joseph Abney, Henry Spann, P. S. Brooks, W. W. Adams, Geo. W. Landrum, M. W. Gary, G. D. Tillman, M. C. Butler, H. T. Waight, Cicero Adams, John E. Bacon, xv. ?V. Tompkins, R. B. H ighes, E. H. Youngblood, John L. end H. W. Addison, and per haps one or two others. The most of whom were capable practition ers rind won fame in their chosen profession. The rolling tide of time has left but few of these hon ored men to look back upon the past, to view the present and con template the future. THREE SCORE. J. F. Griffin, Lancaster, S. C., says: For 18 years I have used and recom mended Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine to all Painters as Iheirbest medicine for painter's Colic and Tor pid Liver. I find it far superior to Zeilin's. For sale by G. L. Penn & Son. Manufacturer, Importer 'and Dealer in larWe & Cranile lonunieats AND STATUARY, Heaflstoues, Coping, Iron aiifl Wire BUILDING; STONE Of Every Description. WRITE OR CALL AND SEE ME Cor. Washington and Ellis Sts. AUGUSTA, GA. A large stock of finished work al ways on hand ready for lettering. gST" Prices always right. Insurance Agency -Of B?BNETT k GRIFFIE, We respectfully Bolicit the patron age of the insuring public. ^r^0y the most reputable and Solvent Compa nies represented. \ . Among them being * . Mina Ins. Co., of Hartford, Home Ins. Co., New York, Hartford Ins. Co., Hartford, Phoenix Ins. Co., Hartford, Underwriters of New York, Hamburg-Bremen of Germany, Northern of Loudon. All outside business will receive - our prompt and person al attention. OFFICE : BURNETT BUILDING ' See Our Life Insurance Contract before you Injure. DIVIDENDS PAYABLE ANNUALLY JOB WORK OF ALL KINDS AND AT ALL PRICES. al ?his office. AMERICA'S REPRESENTATIVE . FASHION MAGAZINE THE DESIGNER Published Honthly WITH HANDSOME COLORED PLATES. ALSO ILLUSTRATES Thc Celebrated_-^ STANDARD PATTERNS The only reliable patterns, because they allow seams. Subscription Price : $1.00 a year. IO cents for single copies. CANVASSERS WANTED FOR THIS . PUBLICATION. Libera! each commission. Write for sample ccpy and terms to Subscription Department, TNG DES?GNER, ia West Mth^rtwl, New York City. Kl I 1 EDGEFIELD EAL ESTATE AGENCY. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY. "Ja I I Wt t: . THE TOWN BOOM" WILL SOON BE UPON US. We already have ou sale, at reasonable prices, and on ac comroodating terms, considerable valuable Town property io the way of Dwellings, Building Lots, Farming Lands, etc., which we are authorized to dispose of at bargain figures. IN TOWN. One handsome new two story 8-room Dwelling and 20 acres of land, on northeast side of town. One single story 5-room Dwelling, with two acres attached, adjoining the above place. Five desirable Building Lots, on Addison Avenue. Four desirable Building Lots on Buncombe Street. Two small Dwellings, with half acre lois, in South Edge field. One Lot and Tenant House thereon, adjoining Oil Mill. One House and Lot on Norris Street, opposite Cotton Mill. A list of other dwellings aud building lots will be given next week. IN COUNTRY' We have some bargains in Farms and Farming Lands, which we will describe in detail very soon. IF YOU HAVE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE CALL ON US, We will advertise same free of cost. When a sale is effected our commissions will be moderate and satisfactory. i I D. R. DURISOE & CO., % REAL ESTATE AGENTS. 007 to 019 Broad Street, Augusta, Gn. L. P. PETTYJOHN. PROPRIETOR. First Class in Every Respect. Larger Sample Rooms, More Front Rooms,'and More First Floor Rooms than any Hotel in the City. Trains pass Broad Street Two Doors from Hotel Entrance. European Plan, Rooms 50 & 75 Cents per Day, Greenville Female College. Room for 70 Boarders. Enrollment 206, Graduates 431. Able Faculty- Seventeen Teachers, Six Men. Fourteen Schools. Seven Languages, Literature, Science, History, Bible Study, Music, Art, Elo cution, Stenography, Bookkeeping, Typewriting, Director of Music pu pil of Liszt and Sgambati. Graduate of Royal Academy of Music, Rome, Ituly. Superb Teacher, Composer and Pianist. Health Un surpassed. No death in school since it was founded. Elevation about 1100 feet. Diligent Care of Boarders. College Physician. Fare Ex jelleut. Rates low. Forty-sixth Session begins Sept. 20th, 1899. Address M M. RILEY, A. M., D. D., President, GREENVILLE, S. C. Furman University, GREENVILLE, S. C. The next session will begiu SEPT. 27, 1899. Full and thorough instruction, leading to several degrees, is offer ad. Boarding in private families moderate; in the mess, the fare i axcellent and cheap. For catalogues or further particulars, apply to the President, Dr. A. Pi Montague. sssssssss Thia splendid high arm Sewing Machine, with all the attachments, guaranteed for ten years, worth S55; oar price $18, and jonr money back if it is not as represented. This pretty five piece Parlor Snit, eflk plash, - sorted color?; mahogany finished franse, wvrth $40; our price $26. This elegant Decorated Chamber Set, ten piece?* $2.99. Thia $60 STEEL. RANGE, top eooking surface 30 x 34; oven 17 x 3i*><, 15 gallon hot water reservoir, and io pieces of ware for ?29.SO. This offer is made solely to intro duce oar Ranges, as well as to adve-tise oar business. Send for circnlars of the greatest bar gains in Furniture, Choking Stoves, Baby Car riages, Sewing Machines, and anything that you need in your home. This large eise Rattan Rocker w?rtk $3.50 our price $2.25* We carry a full stock of Furniture, Cooking Stoves Curtains, Crockery, Baby Carriages, &c. Please write 1 you want. Address the PADGETT PUR 1110 & 1112 Brc 559 Broad St., AUGUSTA, - GA Keeps ONE of thc best and tidiest. Boarding1 - Houses IN AUGUSTA/. Country friends and strangers' patron age respectfully solicited. ?Ti FARMERS BASK j 8 . OF EDGEFIELD, S. C. * * * Stale and County BepGsitary. \ ?Paid-up Capital, $58,000 jj * * * Surplus and MM Proflts,!$10,000.00. A. E. PADGETT, President. W. H. TIMMERMAN, V-Pres. J L. CAUGHMAN, Cashier. W. H. HARLING, Ass'tCasb'r. * * * ? Pays Eight per cent, annual divi dends. ? Does a General Banking Business. ?' Acts as Guardian, Administrator and Trustee for Estates, fi Pays Interest on Deposits by spe 0 cia) contract. ?Money to Lend on Approved Se B . curity. ? YOUR ACCOUNT SOLICITED fl ON BUSINESS TERMS. Moot. ORDERS FILLED - REMOVAL. . P- CT. HAS REMOVED TO * 207 7TH ST., AUGUSTA, GA., Where he will still continue to give his FKEE EYE TESTS For all defects of sight. Grind any shape and style of lense while you wait. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Tells if you need glasses, rest or he oculist. Mm I? M BBB I LUTHER JONES, -Graduate of ?eiian TORONTO, CANADA. SURGEOI) 0RD DEI)?. Office and Infirmary at B. L. Jones' stables, rear ol Court House. EJDG-EFIETJJD, S. C. I respectfully solicit the patronage of the people. 00F Will answer telephone calls promptly. Thia genuine Onk Bedroom Sait, Urpe ?Ice )resser, lSxso bevel Mirror, high head Bedstead, nr?c stand with one drawer and two doors. The rho'e anit nicely finished; worth (36. We will mt in 4 cane seat chairs worth ti each, t oak case eat rocker worth $1.50, and one oak table worth 1; our price for the 9 pieces SI 8.38. Send us So. /8 and we will ship yom this I ?No. 7 Cooking Stove and 15 pieces of ware. . I lt lii>.< four 7 inch pot holes, ?3% x so in. top; ' I 13'.. * i/k in. oven: is so inches high, and is I as . 00?; > Hove *s you uxaally >ret lor fio. Scud for circular* of Stoves, furniture, I SI'X-'MI- V'I-II'M.-. rt?hr i'.?r':-'Kc<i. etc. , Matting, Carpets, Shades, for circulars and state what ?IN?TURB CO. ?ad Street, Augusta, Gau