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nil""T"""! ' -*mw\ .nrriisae Edfifefield Advertiser J. L. SUMS. - - - EDITOR Subscription Price-S ?nt to any address for one 1.50; for .-rix months, 75c; for three months, 50c, Payable in advance. Kates for Advertising-One inch first insertion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 50c. Want Notices, one cent per Mord, each, insertion. Other local notices, teri cents per line for first ?n ^?rtion; five cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Obituaries and Tributes of Respeot, Notices of Thanks, and ali personal notices of a political nature, are charged for as regular ad vertisements. Liberal oontracts made for thre-?, six? and twelve months Write for terms. THE ADVERTISER, Edenfield, S. C. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24,1904. In some of the counties fully half a dozen candidates have made l?: their formal announcements in the public prints. If they don't mind Jack Frost will catch 'em. AH delinquent tax payers are now paying two per cent penally. From the first to tho fifteenth of MaTch, they will pay seven per cent, and after the latter date the books will close and executions will he issued. It is said that manufacturers now use a very injurious chemical in tb'? making of cigarettes in order to render them more com bustible. You could not, however? pound it into the head of the aver age cigarrette fiend that any ill .effects are produced by their use. v Never mind about the continued cold, thwre will be hot 1 imes in the old county this summer. The politicians are already blowing the fires of the campaign. Ful Ly \ half a hundred candidates will en deavor to lay hold upon some of the valuable offices that will be awarded by the ^people. . Of all the bills that were passed by the Legislature, not one is of - greater importance than the Im migration law. We shall expect great thiDgs from it provided its operation is committed to tb hands of th,e right ?ind of men. Otherwise it will become a dead letter as are many other laws that are upon the statute books. Greenwood county will lead off ffl9"".i ?.-a-a- - I in the campaign this year with.h _ . .seventy-five candidates.1 She's a ] chip off the old block. It is re- ? ported that Capt. J. Hampden j Brooks, who has made a valuable < member of the House from Green- , wood county, will be a candidate ! for the senate this year. He de- | serves.the honor and wo trust'that < be will receive it. , ? , i .Daniel J. Sully, who by "bull- \ ing" the market has during the past season put millions of dol- ; lars in the pocketsuf the. southern : ' f ajmjixSfisTirjtin?^^ ---crowned "cotton king," but is seek- ! ing other worlds to conquer, hav- J ing applied for membership in the ? Chicago exchange. He will pro bably lose on pork and grain op- i tions.more than he lias coined on cotton. -Speculators (?) of hie clasB usually meet such a fate. j i Somebody is always turning prophet whenever that favorite topic of conversation, the weather, is being discussed. The latest prophecy is that after the very, very long and very cold winter ends, spring will come very sud denly, and once upon us, the. balmy . sunshine, so favorable to plant growth,.will be continuous. In stead of the usual cold April and May these months Mill be ideal. Should this prophecy become true, we Bhall be compensated some what for the rigor of winter. Fer some time piior to his deathr . the late Senator Hanna had been better known and understood, con sequently more highly esteemed, by the Democrats than during forme/ years. The General As sembly of Mississippi, not a mem ber of which body was a Repub lican, adopted resolutions of sym pathy upon the death of the late Senator unanimously by a rising vote. Think of how differently it would have been had the deceased been the other leadt r of the Repub lican party, Roosevelt. Horses and mules have advanc ed, guano is twenty per cent higher, corn, flour and meat are going up ' by leaps and bounds. Now, in view of all this, the wise farmer will not increase bis cotton acre age at the expense of the food crops, both for man and beast. Cotton may be eight cents or it may bring fifteen cents Dextfall. j Who knows what oight mouths " will bring forth? Our advice to ; farmers, and we seldom pose as 1 tadyiser, is not to increase the cot fon acreage. The south-likewise , th? individual farmer-can never become independent by simply ' growing cotton. , ttSSmmKmrnmrnzmam "iTin 1.i . GEANDMA/S STORY ity Marion G. Woodward' "It was after the war," said my grandmother, as she settled baok in her easy ch lir, and began knitting. "Which war grandma?'* I said. "Yon know there lias been several since Adam sinned." "The civil war of course, you yoting scamp" replied my grandmot?er in pretended wrath. "Well, what about it?" I asked, tryingto tantalize the dear old soul. "I was just going to tell you," said grandmother, "but you interrupted mc, and now for punishment, I will not relate the story unless yea pro mise not to speak one word until I have finished." To this I readily agreed, and long before she had concluded the narra tive I regretted having ever teased the dear old lady. The following is the story in her own language, so to speak : "Most people of South Carolina thought that when Lee surrendered at Appomattox on April 9th 186f>, the long bitter struggle was over, but not so." "South Carolina was destined, for many years yet, to be governed bj men of low morals, who were not only open in their rascality but seemed to take special delight in flaunting, in che faces of the taxpayers, their ill gotten gaine. "These white plunderers who were all office bolder?, were elected by the negroes, whose votes were obtained fir a mere consideration." "The negro, who had oniy enjoyed freedom for a brief season now enjoy ed the privileges of a member of the State Legislature and verily, that. August body frequently adjourned in order that its members might attend ?ouie circus, which happened to be in the capital city." "To show you how corrupt the legis lature was, while the notorious Frank lin J. Mosses was speaker of the House of Bepresentativer, he lost a bet of one thousand dollars on che result of x horse raee. The next day the Legis lature not only made good his loss, but voted him an additional thousand asa token.of their esteem." .'This was the condition of the s'ate just after the close ol' the war and the better class of people were power le?3 to act, for the government nut un derstanding the situation, was not disposed to interf?re. Our slaves, hav mg all been freed by Air. Lincoln's proclamation and our horne burnt by incensed negroes, we had to begin lift? over again, certainly as far as theae cu m elation of wealth was concerned." "We so d half of the plantation and from the proceeds erected a small bouse which was pitiful indeed in comparison with our old home." "A mcnth or two after we were es tablished in our new home, your grand-falher was ?suddenly called to the capital city, on important busi ness relative to the re-instating of the Democratic party." "There being no one I could get tu stay with me at night, my only alter native was to remain alone, or trust myself in the hands of Uncle Alec*, an old slave who would not leave us when freed." "My hesitation, was not due tc any 'ack of confidence ju Uncle Aleck, but I knew that he was an old man and I did not fteow|whether or not, he would be physically able to defend me. if called t pon to do so. But 1 finally de cided to risk it. I did not anticipate any danger, but as. those days were lull of surprises I did not know what might happen." "The first two days passed very quietly, and I began to think that my fears were without foundation. How ever on the third day after my hus band's departure, I began to ft el un easy,.^? .a^jin usual number of ne_ ?Toeispa^secr^ne'T^ ng and my uneasiness wa? inurtased ?jy receiving a letterTrom your'grand father, in which be said that the ne groes had heida mass meeting and de termined among themselves to support I he notorious Franklin .1, Moses in his race for governor. Now Moses ivas a notorious plunderer, and was inown as the "prince of thieves." "This act, on the part of the negroes brought matters to a crisis. S-?veral jf the ring leaders were severely svhipped at the capital eily by the out raged whites, who were rising in just rebellion at the manner in which the state was being governed. This at snce aroused the negroes, and they vowed to exterminate the whole of the Anglo-Saxon race within the borders ii the state." "I could tell by the manner in which your grand-father wrote, that he was greatly troubled and in closing he as sured me that he would come home at the earliest possible moment, and lin ier PO circumstances was I to remain llone, even during tne day." "All day long Uncle Aleck and his wife never left the yard, and as night began to draw on I was very uneasy indeed. 1 had leame&that the negroes in our vicinity were not inclined to be hostile to the whites, but strange ne groes had made their appearence and seemed to be wielding a great influ ence over them." "About sun down, two strange ne groes stopped at our gate and called Uncle Aleck out. When he returned he informed me that they merely asked where your grand-father was. Of course, this did not cause Uncle Aleck any uneasiness, but to my mind, it conveyed a good many things." "You surely did not tell them where Mr. Garrett was, I asked Uncle Aleck. He replied that, be did not tell them where Mr. Garrett was, but merely asked them to state their business, and they refused to do BO, intimating that it was of a prhate nature." "Had it not been so late I would have abandoned the house to its fate and sought refuge at a neighbor's, but the home of our nearest neighbor was two miles, and not beingafast walker I knew I could not reach it before night, then perhaps would Ai d no one at home." "However, I tried to console myself with the fact, tbat I had always been kind and considerate to the negroes, and they tad no cause in the world to harm me. Pehaps, after all, the ne groes which called Uncle Aleck out to the gate did not have any evil motive in view. But then on the other side, 1 knew that the negro was blind to any sense of justice, and, like the In dian, his revenge for imaginary wrongs was upon any person, just so that person was white." "It was in this state of mind that 1 took my seat at the tea table, to go through a mere pretense of eating, for I was not at all hungary. Uncle Aleck who had been the family butler for thirty years, waited upon me in unusual silence. His usual talk ativeness (which though permitted in him, was not allowed among the other servants) seemed to have^eserted him that night. I could see that he was very uneasy, and I also observed that he was very careful to load the old army rifle." "After tea, he suggested that I sleep up stairs in the front room-a room Ilia'; could only be entered by one door, ?cting upou the old man's wise sug gestion I consented to change my bea room, which heretofore had been down the stairs." "After nailing up the doors and taking every precaution to prevent an sntrance being forced, we retired to the upper floor." It must have been about, niue o'clock, when we heard a low whistle followed by a knock at the door. "Who's there ?" asked Uncle Aleck. "A friend." some one replied. "Well tvbat do yon want ?" "To see you i moment", the person replied. With this Uncle Aleck went down, and was gone a long time. (Continued.) J JOHNSTON JOHNSTON, S. C., / Feb. 22,1904. j Correspondence to the ADVERTISER. Five car loads of goods were un loaded here a few days since. This large quantity shows the progress of our town as well as proves whal can be done where liquor ip not sold. The W*. C. T. U. met on Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Martin, one new member was en rolled, e.nd Ihejprornise of severa more names. Mrs." Ada Wallace Unruh lee tured here cn Tuesday even i : g. She has recently closed a two months lecturing tour in West Virginia, beginning at Wheeling and closing at Charleston, making fifty eight public nddressfts. She has added seventy eight active t.nd thirty seven honorary membeis to the ra?k6. Mrs. James A. Stitcher of Wards is quito ill. Mr. .' . P. Lott is erecting a neat and comfortable two 6tory dwell ing. Mr. Jim Johnson is the con tractor. "Punch" is a misnomer fur the delightful beverage composod ,of fruit juice, containing no alcohol whatever, so the name of "fruice" has been given to it by the Tem j perance women. Ou Thursday week Prof. Bethea will lecture on the Russia-Japan war for the benefit of the Club women. Between freezes, quite a number have planted potatoer and peap, and set out cabbage plants. Miss-Bessie Grant returned to Kentucky hst ?Sunday afternoon.. Several of her friends .iccomponied .her as far as Columbia. Mrs. Nancy Lott entertained severin bf ber friends ut n diu ?cg on Saturday laut. Washington's birthdny will be celebrated Monday with speeches, sings, recitations and Ibo new fi ig will ne raised over the school building. Salt pork is a famous old fashioned remedy for con sumption. "Eat plenty of pork," was the advice to the consumptive 50 and 100 years ago. Salt pork is good if a man can stomach it. The idea behind it is that fat is the food the consumptive needs most. -i ern method of feeding fat to the consumptive. Pork is too rough for sensitive stomachs. Scott's Emulsion is the most refined of fats, especially prepared for easy digestion. Feeding him fat in this way, which is often the only way, is half the battle, but Scott's Emulsion does more than that. There is some thing about the combination of cod liver oil and hypophos phites in Scott's Emulsion that puts new life into the weak parts and has a special action on the diseased lungs. A sample will be sent free upon request. Be sure that this picture in thc form of a label is on the wrapper of every bottle of Emulsion you buy. SCOTT & BOWNE, CHEMISTS, 409 Pearl St., N. Y. 50c. and $1; all druggists. Advertised Letters. List of letters remaining in the Postoffice at Edgefield Feb. 20th 1904: Mr. Crist, Miss Minnie Ptve, Mrs. AliceTbreadivell, Mrs. Janin lunch, Lizzie Williams. MORPHINE. What is To Become Of The Constantly* Increasing Number of Drug Victims ? Can They Be Cured ? This question is Agitating the minds cf the best ministers, doc tors and thinking men of to-day. There are oy*?r a mill ion drug users in the United States alone, and the number is rapidly increasing. All unite in saying that a reliable cure is the only salvation. This is no ordinary disease and yields to no ordinary drugs or methods of treatment. We now offer our ti -atment which we guarantee will cure an} case of Morphine. Opium, Laudanum, Cocaine or other drug hal;it or refund your money. To any person suffering from this dreadful disease we will send a trial pncKage of our Ireatment ab solutely free. Write to-day. All correspondence rtrictjy confiden tial in plain envelopes. Address, I Manhattan Therapeutic Assoc ia [tion, Dep't B., 1135 Broadway, New York, City. CHICri ESTER'S ENGLISH Original lin J Only ??enulnc. 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Many bouses ave well painted lyitfi four gallons of L. ct M. and three gallons of Linseed Oil mixed .herewith. VVears and covers like gold. These Celebrated Paints are sold by The Penn Drug Store. THE DEATH PENALTY. A little thing some limes result"? iii deal li. Thus a mere scratch, insignificant, cuts or puny boils have paid the elnath penalty. It is wise to have Buoklon's Arnica oalveever baudy. it's the best Salve on earth and will preven1 fatality, when Bums. Sores, Ulcer* uni! Piles threaten. Only 25c, at The Penn Din* f>lcre. Notice. On llieTib day of March 1904 the undersigned will applv to the Probate Court, at Edgefield, H. C.;| for a final discharge from ber trust as Ad m in isl ral rix of the estate ol J. M. Hollier, decV. MRS. S. P. HOLDER. TJSTS U HA NC EAGENCY When placing your fnsur anci.' give ? call. 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Sell * TES PHOSPHATE AND PANTS GOODS. 3H GRADE GUANO, WIVED BONE, icm RATE OE SODA READY for DELIV BEFO?E you ILIZEHS. ) &SON. iAT FIRE ?ect the financial standing .w Y<.rk.--Assets-$18,040,793.69 mpaiiy. $14,542,951.78 $14,592,951.78 b-d. over $7. OOO, 000,00 . m. " $28,000,000,00 Com pan ?PR sh .mid assure you of .eat coi.flag1ations or ordinary Sf. & MIMS ccident insurance. EDGEFIELD, S. C. State and County Depository, DIRECTORS. J. C. SHKPPARD, Vf. W. ADAMS, J II. B??XK10HT, J. A. BENNETT, J. Al. Couii, B. S. HOLLAND, A. S. TOMPKINS, 0. C FULLER, SY. E. PRESCOTT. OFFICERS. J C. SHEPPARD, Prenident. W. Vf. ADAMS, Vice-Prerident. E. J. MIMS, Cashier J. II. ALLEN, Asa't Cashier. Pays interest on dept its by special contract. Money to loan on liberal term?. Prompt and polite attention to out ness. YOUR Account Solicited. Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Hake Impure Blood. All the blood in your body passes through your kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys .are your blood purifiers, they fil ter out the wasts or impurities in the blood. If they are sick or out of order, they fail to do their work. Pains, achesand rheu matism come from ex cess of uric acid in the blood, due to neglected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart is over-working in pumping thick, kidney poisoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to' the' kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all constitutional diseases have their begin ning in kidney trouble. If you are sich you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild and th? extraord iiary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Rootf the great kidney remedy Is soon realized. 11 stands the highest for tts wonderful cures . )f the most distressing cases and is sold on its merits fQ^ by all druggists I h fifty cent and one-dol lar siz es. You may llave a sample bottle Ly mail Home of Bwamp-Root free, also pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have Kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paner when writing Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Enginesand Bail?is, ana dos GET OCR PRICES. Complete Cotton, Saw, Grist, On and Fertilizer Mill Outfits. Gin, Press (Jane Mill,and Shingle Outflts. l i il t! ii g. I rit'f ?. Fnrt<.ry, Fnric anil Railroad Cast ir gs, Railroad, Mil Machinists'and Factory Supplies. Belting, Packing, Injectors, Pipe Fittings, Saws, Files, Oilers, etc. We ca?t every day. Work 150 Hands. Foundry, Machine, Boiler, Press and Gin Works IST Ropa is Promptly Done Lombard Iron Works & Supply Co AI ?USTA. GA W. H. TU?flE^, Proprietor of TRI CORNER ST ORE, Is now in Naw York buy ing his SPRING stock. Watch this space for his advertisement of SPRING Goods. we want Your Business And we will have it if selling reli able merchandise at reasonable prices will get it. On DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, DRESS GOODS, SHOES, [HATS, and UNDERWEAR we cannot be beat in town. We buy ri^ht and sell right. Come look at my goods, get my prices and you will become my cus tomer. We can please you. J. RUBENSTIN. Advertiser Building, Edgefield, S. C. BIG LOT OF LACES! EMBROIDERIES I JUST I RECEIVED. 1 Everything new and at very low prices. ti I and "Chief Justice'Bhoes for men and "Phono graph" and Morodora Shoes for Women. If you want Shoes we Ican please you. Respectfully, Respectfully, | G. E. MAY. 1 CROS8ETT S J? O J? ? fe I FRESH SHIPPED B6BSBS T? Uf?UUt B. L. JONES & SONS, Livery and Sale Stables, EDGEFIEliD9S. S WE have about 25 head of fresh shipped HORSES and MULES in our Stables uow and will have another car of Stock in a few days. I "WE have now on hand betweenl 65 and 75 head of HORSES and MULES,and will carry a | heavy supply of them throughout the entire winter and spriug season. Prices range from $25.00 $250.00 per head. WE do not handle western or unbroken stock, we will handle the very best stock that money and experience can buy for all round southern use. WE buy direct from the producer and challenge any southern market on prices and quality. We have had ex tensive experience in the horse business and think we are capable of buying stock that will suit people in all avoca tions of life. So people will always get what they buy and pay for from us. We have, on hand now several head of extra nice driving horses that can show-a 2.20 gait any day. B. L JONES & SON. Stables rear of Court House.