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Eiffefield Advertiser Tl'Ob,. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13. INFORMATION. ^Subscription Price- SentVto any address for one year for 1.50; for tix months, 75c; for three months, 50c. Payable in advance. Rates for Advertising-One inch, first insertion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 60c Want Notices, one cent per word, each insertion. Other local .lotices, ten cents per line for first i n oertion; five cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect, Notices of Thanks, and all personal notices of a political nature, are charged for as regular ad vertisements. Liberal contracta made for three, six, and twelve months Write for terms. fTHE ADVERTISER, Edgedeld, S. C. "UNCLE JOE" HADDON. An Unpublished Incident of tb? Famous En gi Der's Life. In the latter part of the Nine teenth century, Mr. Joseph Haddon-" Uncle Joe," as he was familiarly known, was a con-: fl pic uou a personage in the hustling little town of Gleenwood, 8. C. Everybody in that part ot the country knew, or might havs known, that "Uncle Joe," who had lived more than ninety win- j ters, enjoyed the reputation of be ing the oldest engineer in the world. He was born at Newcastle-1 upon-the-Tyne, England, about the year 1801. He was engineer for George Stephenson at the time that celebrated Englishman made improve vernen ts on the locomotive. He ran the first engine from Stephenson's colliery to the sea shore. From that part of England he went to London, where he was employed about 1828 as engineer on a new road beiDg built from that city to a point 20 miles in the country, where he remained four or five years, when he decided to go to America. Young, full of vigor and hope, he bade his sisters and other kinsfolk farewell, before taking ship for the New Work. Reaching New York, he diaem barked, remaining in that city! several months. From New York he went to Charleston, where he _ "aas" employed as engineer on the South Carolina road, at that time the longest railroad in the world. From tho South Carolina road he went to Cuba, where he was | employed as* engineer on a road I running out from Habana. Later he returned to South Caro-1 lina, thia time being employed as | engineer at Dom's gold mine, in Abbeville county. In this county he was married, and hat ODS daughter, now living at Cross Hill. During all this time, coverhing a period of 60 years, the relatives of "Uncle Joe" for some unaccoun table reason had received no in formation from him. Many letters of anxious inquiry as to j his whereabouts were written, but all failed to bring the much desir ed information. It was more than a quarter of a century before his nearest relatives gave up all hope of ever hearing from him. About 60 years after be had left England, "Unce Joe" received a lefter postmarked "Coshocton, Ohio, April 4,1890." Here if the letter: Coshocton, Ohio. April 4th, 1890. Mr Joe Haddon, Saluda, S. C. Dear Sir : I had a brother who came to America over fifty years ago, and from whom we never heard anything until about two weeks ago, when a clipping came out in our county paper giving such a good description that we wrote to several of the papers of that State. And yesterday, through the kindness of Messrs. T. H. Riley and M. C. Taggart, Greenwood S. C., by whcm.we were furnished your address, I write you to see if you are my long lost brother who left the north of Engend to come to this country and] run a loco motive ; and if you had two sisters, Mary and Margaret, who lived near Gatesheat, Durham county, England. I am living with a son and daughter, and have one son mar ried. Hoping that you will write as soon as you receive this, as we are very anxious to find you the per son we are looking for. Yours in suspense, Margart Robson. A letter enclosing one of "Uncle Joe's" photographs was im mediately sent to his sister, who in return mailed one of her photographs to him. Up to the time of his death about three years ago-both bro ther and sister were the recipients of many letters of affection from one another.-The State. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING When yon take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, because tbe formula is plainly ?irinted on every bottle, showing- that tis simply Iron and Quinine lp i tasteless forw. No Cure, No Pay. SOO GOOD ROADS VS. BAD ROADS. HOW XO DO IX. Lei ne make a study of "bills" in roads and see what difficulties they actually present, scientifically. Let's see how ms,ny of these grades we have in Edgefield couoty. Here is a 2 per cent, grade ; that is a bill rising two feet in every .hundred : 2 feet in 100. ' The United States government says "A horse can pull only four fifths as much on a grade of two feet iu 100 as he can on a level road." Here is a grado of 3 per cent : 3 feet in 100. A publication of the government says: "All things being consid ered,the horitontal grade of a road should never be greater than 3 feet to 100." However, a 4 per cent, grade is the msximum steepness generally adopted, beyond which States that pay much attention to the subject will not let the grade go. Here is a 4 per cent, grade-how does this compare with Edgefield county's grades? 4 feet in 100. 07 St?De' Si able head of the wad department of the aov. crnment, recently said in an addres?: "Your chief dXultv is no with youl?road surfaces, but with their high ? Your roadswe?e laid out . * without .ny attention to the general to??mpb? . " ?egardless of grades or direction, and mo? of them still ?main where improve them. It would h?ve been worth manv millions to voS to have had them systematically and skillfully WdoJfSthebeginmne ?foMJ^?* ?ouIlhave bee* ?Pt down to *X%Z ?c?j?f for hilly region!lin other countries; that is, to a 4 ner cent f "i L %lD9tead ?uf ?? ?2 or 15 *B them now. And If this had been done one-half the cost of ott the hauling that hasWr-beau done to and from your farms, etc., wou.d have bein saved" Here' s a 5 per cent, grade : a9T 11 5 feet in 100. The publications of the government say : "It costs one and a half times as much to haul over a road having a 5 per cent, grade as on a level." Here is a 10 per cent grade or hill : 10 feet in 100. Ihe government says : "With a grade of 20 feet to 100 a horse cen draw but one-fourth as much as he can on a level." It says again : "The cost of hauling is three times as much over one having a 10 per cent, grade as on a level road." Yet how many, many bills we have in Edgefield couhty far steeper than 10 feet to the 1001 How long are we going to continue this costly and senseless system? Here ita 15 per cent grade : 15 feet in 100. Here is a 20 per cent, grade. 20 feet in 100. Here ia a 30 per cent, grade. 30 feet in 100. Let each of us compare these grades with hills that we know of along our roads and the force of them will appear to us. Here is a 50 per cent, grade, a rise of 60 feet in every 100. We actually have some hills in Edgefield county of this s'eep n?T Heaven knows what proportion of a load can be hauled up them Heaven knows what the cost of all thew billeof more than nroner ?ade, is to us in Edgefield county in a year, doubtless aa ii? ^i^^Btmtorj^iiUm^ The department say?: "if a road ?oes over a hill when it might go around the labor and expense outUDOU it are absolutely wasted. * * It is a great erior to con. CuX follow these primitive paths. The proper thing to do ? to rall in a Kood road engineer and have the location BO changed as to thiow the roads around the ends or along the sides of the steep h ?Hs and ridges instead of continuing to go over them. Gen Stone also says that in one township in Ne? Jersey he cal culated the "hills cost the people $10,000 per annum. They have been paying this tax 100 years." he says, "ar d yet they wonder why they "* ^auch states as Massachusetts, Connecticut, etc., no appropriation will be given to roads of more than about 4 per ce?MMe. Senator M..fi?i5 Wfthis state writes t> the government: "Pickeos county, ?fioh? ?titooo. has perhaps *e tut #rt roo* in tte state. Instead of crowing the hills as the old roads did, they were laid off so ???lSed.?i? of ?eten inches to the rod. 'Aw wa. dene b; Mr. Absalom Talley, while county commissioner. * * He had this work done extending through a period of 12 yeais. 1 Aa I stated last week the hi?ls on oar roads are far worse than all th? holes ruts and mud; they are the chief hindrance to travel. Io S?S?sS^ht and ten bales of cotton, we haul two and three Sotoen et immense extra cost to all our hauling. As the govern ment savs we ought to get a good road engineer and re-survsy our SS?lnfSS aroSndthe hills, This will do the roads more ?nod than all the work that can be done on them from now to the omk of doom as they at preeent run. All tho work in Christendom won't make "good roads" up the hills. Our county convicts and road forces all over the county art throwing their work away, as tai. I government so truly points oat, by continuing to try to work thess hills. Our cni'iiy commissioners, asl understand it, h ?ve the au thority to employ HU eugineer and inaugurate thia work. If you wii do so, Messrs. County Couirnjssioti .??rs, v? n in I fu'ur?- generations nil rise up and call you Merged. P?BJJCUS. Clarks Hil!, g. C. Tho *Big: Three" Bitters. Remember that there are. three I kinds of the old Hrasebold Kerne I dy, Misbler's Herb Bitters. The .'Yellow Label,'' is a superb tonic I and apuetizer, of the highest valu* in all cases of weakness. The "Rod Label," is for LADIES ONLY. when suffering from their peculiar 8ilments. The "Green abel" ie a specific for Blood Disease*. Scrofule, White Swelling, etc. Descriptive circulars mailed to any addreis. The "Yellow Label" is, sold by drggists at $1.00. Thoi '.Red and the Green Label" $1.50 per bottle. Made by the Mahler Co., 400 N. Third Street. Philadelphia, Pa. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AU druggist? refund the money if it fails to core. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 267 Advertised Lei cerf. List of letters remaining in the Post Office at Edgefleld C. H., March 9,' 1901. Miss Mabel Satcher, Mr John Breach, Soray Ben, Mr J Coffsky, William Dorn, Mr JC Earterlin, Mr SV R M Little. Mr Samuel Lewis, Sandy Springs, Frank Tucker, John Bg. When asking forfcletters on thin Hst .ay "advertised." Very respectfully. W. H. BRUNSON. P. M. I Bili fll Et?lfl, EDGEFIELD, S. C. Annual statement ofths condition of the Bank of Ed?efield at the close of business March 7.1901. RESOURCES. Loans und discount's.$148,69*2.14 Real estate and bank b'ld'g.. 5,929.52 Safe and furniture. 1,221.98 Judgments. S?4.i>5 Duu from other bunks. 7,ii71.?7 Cash in vault._ 9.G12.S8 173,992 84 LIABILITIES. Capital stock.$ 57,400,0? Surplus. 5,31698 Undivided profits. 6,233.46 X* CUUWla. .'. ????...i.... - ?^v?or"r?r Bil s pt ya ble. 10,000.00 173,99234 State of South Carolina, ) County of Edgefleld. J I, E. J. Mim-,Cashier of the Bank of Edgefleld, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true totbebest of my knowledge and belief. E. J. MIMS. Sworn to before me this the 7th day of March, 1901. B. B.JONES, (L.S.) Correct -At test : Not. Pub. S. C. W. W. ADAMS, ) A. S. TOMPKINS, > Directors. B. S. HOLLAND, ) NOTICE. TRUSTEES of the public schools are hereby notified that the Teachers' Registers and Trustees Records n?ust be properly kept and flied in my office as soon as the schools are closed, not later than July 15,1901. A. B. NICHOLSON, Co. Supt. of Education. Engines Glos ano Presses. GET OUR PRICES. Complete Cotton, Saw, Grist, Oil and Fertiliser Mill Outfits, Gin. Press, Cane Mill, and Shingle Outfits. Building, Bridge, Factory, Fu nc and Railroad Castings, Railroad, M ll Machinists' and Factory Supplies. Belting, Packing, Injectors, ;Pipe Fittings,Saws, Files, Oilers, eto.i^We cast every day. Work 150 Hands. Q5 Loi M ta Work & Supply Co AUGUSTA,;GAS Foundry, ? hine, Boiler, Press aud^Gin Works Repa is Promptly Done Sf?; *WrrS * Oiif vr.ioviTS &.C ainV-ly aaSwUin <.? opiofc* -..ec whether aa iii"eiiflon i? probnb'r pnient v.)!?. Comninrilcr^ len? I S?t S OOSS&HSL HMihopIi on Put ititi MWU) (reo. 0!r"C8t nXorr for adcurliijt patenw. 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