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Ed?refield Advertiser J. ll M IMS, - - - EDITOR INFOBMATIOW Subscription Price-S nt to any address for one y*.-: fe: ?.50; for nix montos. 75c; for three months, 50c, Payable in advance. Kates for Advertising-One inch first nsertion, $1,00; each subsequent insertion, 50c. Wane Notices, one cent lier * ord, each insertion. Other local ...lotices, ten cents per line for first m S?rtion; 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 contracts made r for thr*>, six, and twelve months Write for terms. THE ADVERTISER, Edfirefield, S. C. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17,1904. . The most profitable session of the "General Assembly that ha6 been held in many years will CIOSP on Saturday next. Qb, the hand shaking and bahy kissing that will be done through out the length dud breadth of old sedgefield this year! Senator Marcus A. Hanna, the centrai figure of the Republican parodied iu Washington ou Monday evening of typhoid fever. Andrew Carnegie has contribu ted $1;;000 for booka for the Colum bia library. Possibly he could b< induced to aid the Edgefield pub lic library. Who knows? In consequence of the tyranny and unmerciful treatment that thr Jews have received at tho hands of Ruesia/tbe Hebrews of Ameri ca will purchase a $3,000,000 battleship and present it to Japap. The ..sensation of the hour in South Carolina is that caused by the report of the committee ap pointed last year to investigate the work on the State < aprtol. We furnish our leaders with the report iu detail. It is interesting lead ing. ?ll A prominent Charlton jeweler says he sells more engagement rings than wedding Hugs. That's easy-there are about 16 engage mente to one wedding. Not so with Edgefield. One would judge from this season's re cord iu our litt?e city that there was a "leap in the dark" for every engagement. v. The large insurance companies that are'?s.jjnj^ Q t^iav?"become very^p?rlanT] jbTj tf acton? in affaire financial and commercial. Notwithstanding that ' many of them lost heavily in the ".recent Baltimore conflagration, one company has offered to lend $2,000,000 at 4* per cent in that firo'stricken city for building pur poses. Incendiary fires are of very fre quent occurence, but very rarely is any one punished for the crime which is one of the most despica ble that could be committed and is even moro cowardly than an as sassination. If several necks were cracked for it and if such fiends were sure that the sleuth hounds of the law would never rest until they caught them, something of a reform might be accomplished. Florence Times._ William Jennings Bryan is to lecture in Spartanburg on Friday eyening. Four or six years ago such an occasion would have at tracted thousands of people from both of the Carolinas but now it is scarcely commented upon, aDd very little stock is taken in it. This is proof positive that Bryan is a back number, politically Epeak ir>?" "d his gratuitous advice iu airs works untold detri The senate has not yet taken ac tion upon the "ya?ler dawg" bill that passed the House. It is to be hoped that this measure will become a law. Besides riddiug our county of many worthless cur?, which are a perpetual nuisance and menace, a considerable sum would be realized for the public school fund. Just how many canines there are in this county we do not know, but according to the audi tor's-books for 1903 their assessed value wes $10,650, and this should indicate a great number of dogs, for many of them are not worth a nickel with a hole iu it. Unless all bigns fail the number of candidates who will ask for the suffrage of tbs people of our coun ty this summer will be unprece dent dly great, Besides the offices that were filled by the primary two years ago, a State Senator, CJf.rk, Sheriff, Master, Judge of Probate aud Coroner will have to be elected this year. A. whole regiment of redoubtablo knights will iine up in due season for the several con tests, and we suggest lhat Col. ?Preston Brooks Mayson, who will offer his services-.for the highest and-whose record is as uu 'ed as the blade of a brand th; co to an ch Iii dc fa T go ta $1 tb tb sr le fi lj P sc 3 b a fi JOHNSTON. JOHNSTON, S. C., ; Feb. 15,1904. j. I Correspondence to the ADVERTISER. Several car loads of guano for the Ready ville Club were delivered here last week. Notwithstaudiug the cold disagreeable weather there has been a constant stream of ! wagons hauling guano, cotton seed rneal and hulls, and farm supplies. Lumber and brick have been placed on the lots for the Lutheran parsonage, and residence of Mr. Van Edwards. Mr. aud Mrs. A. P. Lott visited Edgefield Saturday. The teachers meeting was held on Thursday evening at the resi dence of Mrs. Ida Norris. These [meetings are very interesting and instructive. The New Century Club met at 'the home of Mrs. B. F. Lewis. The history has been very inter esting until the late war between ?he states was reached, and much indignation was expressed at the I great injustice to the South, by the historians of the day. MM. Fred Parker gave us Rome sweet music, and delightful re freshments served by our charm ing hostess through th? afternoon into twilight-. I Town improvement is still under discussion. Special attention ie called to the back yards which are generally unsightly places. One of the neatest yards within our kuowJedge is that of Mrs. W. T. Walton. The Martha grape grow ing over the back porch is exquis itely lovely, aud serves the three fold purpose of beiug restful for the eye, delicious to the taste, and a screen from the suu. A cluster of Althea bushes, trimmed flat on top forms a compact growth that is usi'd fortuning heds or spread ing anything to dry, besides being useful is quite ornamental. Sunflowers grow any where, and while chickens will not eat young plants they are very fond of the matured seed. Miss Lyl?i LaGrone entertained a large number of her many friends on Thursday evening. The Methodist Juvenile Mis sionary Society gave a valentine party on Saturday evening for the purpose of making mouey for mis sions. ClarkJs_HilI. We are not frozen, and neither ire we plowing up the graves of ?ur ancestors to plant cotton, as ve were admonished not to do bv jol. Jas. T. Bacon, but we are larnestly hoping the cold will ast sufficiently long to guarantee ^ fruit crop, and that the price o? otton may continue to lise until re can make a crop, and sell it. Ve fancy the jingle of fifteen or ixteen coins for a pound of cotton rould help the hurt of the years f five cents cotton. Lest some of be readers, not knowing us. should iy we are mercenary, we'd add ^l??Tr^prTct-s ^^SBrafre^ra?Ro^ at the young roan may be eo urag?d to farm. Tis lamentable see the country reared boys who B yearly leaving the farms for a ?rkship or some city phase of ;e. We say, let the farm pro icts advance in value, and the rmers tons sing of the farm, was good for my father and its iod enough for me." The act of the legislature in es blishing scholarships worth .00 each to Clemson College for ie agricultural course ie a step in ie right direction and just as it ?ould be. Considering the enormous privi ge tax on fertilizers which the inner pays and v\bich goes whol r to Clemson, 'tis eminently pro er that some of it should be used ) as to return to the farms. We eed men of intelligence-who aro otaniBts, chemists and zoologists s well as financiers to run tho arms. , Apropos, of the legislative work -tho canine tax which is to go to cbools, is good, and we are glad he Honorable body saw fit to oake it half as great as his own toll. 'Twill give more eggs for he one dollar bipeds to eat! as yell as aiding the schools, and be ng of inestimable value to the iheep raisers. This last reason is >f paramont import. But, Mr. Editor, I must to the jews of the day. Fruit has been slightly injured cry the warm days forcing the buds, then the intense cold. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Adams visit id in the Colliers and Horn's Ureek sections last week. The school here numbers thirty pupils, which is quite large for this'section. Mrs. Bonier, of Grovetown, Ga., is visiting her daughter Mrs. Dr. Smith of this place. Miss Buehla Dunaway of Lin coln County Ga., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. D. King. Captain Cahill, who superin tended the construction of the C. j & W. C. R. R., formerly the Au gusta & Knoxville, after an ab sence of twenty-five years is visit ing in this community. He is very active for one so advanced in years, but he bas retired from buei Ue9S- . ur TL Our new R. R-, agent Mr. John Sims, of Waterloo, is giving gi eui satisfaction to the business men, as well as to the girls, to whom he is very attentive. Clark's Hill will very sot u have long distance telephone connec tion with Augusta and the outside wcrld io addition to the local sys tem which bas been in use for several years. At the last meeting of the Young Peoples' Lit-iiary Club, composed of the school boys and girls, the foll wing officers were elected: President, Robbie Meriwether; Vic-PreBident, Eugene Adam?; Secretary and Treasurer, Mist Caddie Scott, Critic, M i SB Lizzn Rich. The study for the Club is Cooper and bis works. Mi" Sadie Meriwether who has tr fa lo w ti ti g been in school in gillen Ga., is at home now. Her mother, Mrs. J. G. Meriwether is ju Al le?dale visiting the latter's father, Dr. Ogilvie, who ie ill. We DC ?es from our Suuday school The bright face of Miss Minnie Butler, who has euten.d the S. C. 0. I. INCOGNITA. DEATH OF PRESIDENT OF .The Edgeiield Manufacturing Compau3'. When it was reported that Mr. C. J. Burton had decided to ieavn Edgefield Hverybody wondered wi o would succeed him.1 Finally it was announced that Mr. J. S Price, of New YorK, had accepted the presidency of the oil and cotton mills. And fr nu the first day of his adminis'ration it becamo evi dent that a wise s< lection had been made, for not only was Mr. Price a manufacturer of vast experience but he possessed a rare degree of business acumen. BeeidefT being able lo reach within the twinkling of au eye a definite decision or conclusion in thi3 or that business matter, he was endowed with an unusual degree of executive ability H-hich enabled him to do things and have things done. Despite his physical infirmities, during his comparatively short ad min istration he transformed the old oil mill into a new one, repair ing the exterior and discarding old machinery and installing new wherever practicable. Jt was Mr. Price who plauued and erected the refii.ery which has greatly en hanced the value of the oil mil) pioperty. No? only did Mr. Price i nprove the plants in a material way but from the cutset he won the coi fi deuce and esteem of the officials, sub-officials and oneratives by his uniform kindness and considera tion for lhem. He also made :'riends rapidly among the citizens Df our town. Is there any wonder then that eveiybody became soli citous eon ie months ago over his physical decline which after a lingering illness resulted in his death on Frida}'- morning last. The very best medical skill a.tend ed him and loved ones administer ?d uuto him but no oarthly power ?ould slay the icy hands of Death. The deceased was born and rear id in Charleston, but bpgan his jusiness career iu the oh mill jusiuess in Columbia, later going o Raleigh where he married. fexaR being ?u inviting field he rent to Houston, ?vhere he erected h* largest oil mill in the world nd resided for many yf-ara. Fin ally he was induced to go to New rork, from which place he came 3 Edgefield in the hope of rega?D ?g his health. The deceased is survived by a eyoted wife aud three bright auvl ffectionato children, who accom anied the remains lo Raleigh on riday las*;. ( The matter of feed is oi emendous importance to the rmer. Wrong feeding is ss. Right feeding is profit. The up-to-date farmer knows hat to feed his cows to get ie most milk, his pigs to get ic most pork, his hens to et the most eggs. Science. But how about the children ? ire they fed according to dence, a bone food if bones re soft and undeveloped, a bsh and muscle food if they re thin and weak and a blood ood if there is anemia ? Scott's Emulsion is a mixed g ood; the Cod Liver Oil in it .1 nakes flesh, blood and muscle, he Lime and Soda make bone md brain. It is the standard identifie food for delicate rhiklren. Send for free sample. Tit sure that this picture In the form of a label ? on the ?wrapper of every bottle ot | Emulsion you buy. Scott&Bowne CHEMISTS, 409 Pear! St., N. Y. 50c. and $1 ? all druggist* Church Notes. The finest city and village Churches are "painted with the Longmau & Martinez Paints, and we want every Church to accept our donation whenever they paint. 8 & 6 n,"ke 34, therefore when you want fourteen gallons of paint, buy only eight of L. ct M. and mix six gallons of pure Linseed Oil with it, making cctual cost of paint about $1.20 per gallon. Don't pay $1.50 a gallon for Linseed Oil (worth 60 cents) which you do when ycu buy other paints in a can with a paint label on it. Many houses are well painted with four gallons of L. & M. and three gallons of Linseed Oil mixed therewith. Wears and covers like gold. These Celebrated Paints are sold by The Penn Drug Store._ FOR SALE : Ten or fifteen Digs and shotes, from $1.75 to $2.00 eacb. Apply to F. N. K. Bailey. -? Assessment Notice. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, ) EDGEFIELD, S. C.- j This office will be open to receive re turi.s of personal property for taxa' rion from the 1st day of January ti , the 2(Jth of February following-. All transfers of Heal Estate mad< since lust, year's assessment must be noted on the return-stating numbei of acres, from whom bought, or tc whom .?old. The Towns! ip Assessors are respect' fully requested to meet me at the ap pointments for taking tax returns in their respective townships, and they are also required to malee tax returns for all those who fail to make tbeir-own within tbe time prescribed by law, that the legal 50 per cent, penalty be added for I heir failure to so do. All male citizens between thu ages of2l and 00 year?, except ex-Confeder ate soldiers over 50 years of age, and those Incapable ol earning a support from being maimed or from any other causf are deemed taxable poll?. All pprsons owning puperfy or hav ing control of ?neb as husband guar dian, executor, administrator, or in any fiduciary capacity arc requirep co are required lo^return (he same for taxai ion, and upon their failure to do so 50 per cent penalty will be add to the valuation of a)l*such property. For the convenience of tax-payers I or my representative will be at the' f< Mowing places on the dates mention-* ed to leceive tax returns; Trenton, Thursday Jan.-2Sth Arthur Herrings, Friday " 29th Johnston, .Saturday M 30^h Elmwood, Monday Feb. 1st Pleasant /.are, Tuesday M 2nd W Y Quailes', Wednesday " 3rd . Longmirerf, Thursday ." 4th Plum Branch, Friday '.' Sib Parksville, ?Saturday " 6th Modoc, Monday " 8th Clark's Hill, Tuesday u 9th W Cbeatham's, Wednesday " lOih Roper's X Roads, Thursday " lilli Collier. Friday " 12th Ked Hill, Saturday " 13th At Edg.ilield to February 20th. J. B. I1ALTIWAN ?ER, County Auditor. THE DEATH PENALTY. A little thing sometimes result* deal h. Thus a mere scratch, insignificant cuts or puny boils lave-paid the d -ath penally. Jt is wise lo have Bucklun's Arnica Salve ever bandy. It's th? best Salve on earth and will preven* "ata I itv, v. beti Burn?, Sores, Uiceis ind Plies threat eil. Only 25c, at. nu- Penn Di u-? $:orp. What we have 1 -fl 'in Missen "?lo ?ks wi I bu s rd ut a reduction if 25 p'T cent C. E. M AV. Surgeon Dentist. ? -, 3 I 'GEE'lELD. S, O Teth Kxlr..cbd without Pain. Fourteen Years Experience. Mee over Post Office INSUIUNCE^NCV >Vlien placing your Insur ance, give me a call. 1 rep resent a very strong line jf I^IRIS Insurance Pompan ?es ;.. a?so. Insurance Co. I will apprt preciate a share of your bu il lness. I can be found at my" office--Onii? N'o. 2---over, Bank of Kit ge ti el il. J*ime? X. MIMS Stock and p.ultry bave few troubles which are not bowel and Uv PT irremi anties. Black cine ?s a bowel and iver remedy for stock. It puts the organs of digestion in a perfect comhtion Prominent American breeders and firmcrs keep their herds and flocks S hi by giving them an occa sional dose of Bhc^raught Stock and Poultry Medicine in their food Any stock raiser maybuya 25-cent half-pound air-tight can of this medicine from his dealer and keep his stock in vigorous health for weeks. Dealers gener ?p Black-Draught Sto& and Poultry Medicis. U yours doe.? not, send 25 cents for a sample, can to the manufacturers The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat tanooga, Tenn. ROOKELLB, GA.. Jan. 30,1902. Rlaci-Drought Stock and Poultry Mod?ineisthebestlevartried. Our SS ^looking bad whoa yon nent ? medicine and now thoj-ar. getting 60 flae. Tliey are looking 20 por cent, better^ broceingtoN? eui GET O?R PRICES. Complete Cotton, Saw, Grist, Oil and Fertilizer Mill Outfits. Gin. Press Cane Mill, and Shingle Outfits. ]!uilcii:eJ rirrc, F priory, Furic and Railroad Castings, Railroad, M ll Machinists'and Factory Supplies. Belting, Packing, Injectors, Pipe Fittings,Saws, Files, Oilers, etc. We ca*! every day. Work 150 Hands. Foundry, Machine, Boiler, Fress n nd Gin W'orki '^T Repa is Promptly Done ' Lombard Iron Worts & Supply Co AUGUSTA, GA m. 2?8 7th Strsoi, Augusta, Ga., S!VES FRFE EYE TESTS for all defects of jirUtv^lnds the jn-opor glasses and WAR UANTS them. Lenses cut ir.lc your frame while you wait. r-offlC ' ''. ".' -ti tells If you need . IfJ?C " - medicine or^Usse? First sign of RHEUMATISM. Dangerous ta let H run. Easy to cure now. A single bottle of Will probably do the work. Bad easel require more. RHEUVACIDE cures by getting rid of the cause, io that no trace of thc divest* lingen in the system. It purifies the blood, relieves the inflammation J< the kid neys, the chronic constipation and the catarrh that follows such a condi tion of the system. Though Mrs. Mary E. Welborn, ol Hleh Point, N. C., is 80 years old and had suffered from rheumatism for 20 years, she was completely cured by RHEUM ACIDE, and declares she feels "years younger" and is anxious for "all who a>? suffering from any of the forms of ?his d'ead disease" to try RHEUM ACIDE and be cured. . REV. J. R. WHEELER, a noted Methodist minister, of Relsterstown, Md., writes enthusiastically of RHEUMACIDE, which ?rad him. He U 75 years old and has been in the ministry SO years. SAMPLE DOTTLE FMKC FROM BOBBITT CHEMICAL CO., PROPRIETORS. BALTIMORE, MD. "GETS AT THE JOINTS FROM THE INSIDE." -IR" "W^e Sell ^ THE SOUTHERN STATES PHOSPHATE AND FERTILIZER COMPANY'S GOODS. THE AUGUSTA H I "J-H G JUDE GUANO, P. AND F.'GUANO. AMONI AT ED DISSOLVED BONE, ALL GRADES OF ACID, KAIN IT AND NITRATE OF SODA NOW in ware house READY for DE LIV m ERV. Give us a call BEFORE you buy your FERTILIZERS. .JONES & SON. I Why Use Many Words to Tell You That I The Best % FERTILIZERS I On Earth ARE HADE BY Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. t? They have the Best Facilities, use the Best Materials, and maintain the highest reputation for the evenness and value of their Fertilizers. t57?e Virginia-Carolina UhemicaJ CHARLESTON, S. C. RADIUM Free Free ttDIOS RADIOS RADIOS ?tipertdous offer made hy well-knowu Phila. firm. ?.DIOS RADIOS RAD?OS rinisands of persons in all sec tils of the country have been ealed by this wonderful discovery. Every educated person has hed of Radium, its wonderful pors and healing qualities have acpied page after page in the M'opolitau publications. Ai nu everybody kuow8 that it ie tfyrea'test remedy '.hat God has evgivs.u to suffering humanity Dase germs of every description floefore it-they cannot stand thontact. We have such faith inr propopition that we guarau tebpolulely to cure you. Wbai isTe wo will give you a written coact lo that effect. This offer beever been duplicated. Fill oi?e blank below and mark thfj m|y from which you are suffer ired receive by return mail in fojiion that will be worth buo drof dollars to you. Ask any haig firm regarding our re spbility. Frier Free Oiler Free Offer R VD IOS CO. SI2 Drexel Itiiihling Philadelphia, Ta. Kindly send me freo ol'cost i ation rejrardintf your R;i (reatment and your wondei faedy "Radios." THIS BANK EDGEFLELD, S. C. State and County Depository DIRECTORS. J. C. SHEPPARD, W. W. ADAMS, J FI. BOUKMGHT, J. A. BENNETT, J. AI. COBB, B. S. HOLLAND, A. S. TOMPKINS, C. C FULLED, W. E. PRESCOTT. OFFICERS. J. C. SHEPPARD, President W. W. ADAMS. Vice-Prerident. E. J. MI MS, Cashier J. H. ALEEN, Ass't Cashier. Pays interest on deposits by special contract. Money to loan on liberal term.-. Prompt and polite attention to bus ness. YOUR Account Solicited. ioek Raisers. J a th.irough-brfld .lei Bey bujnd your cows to my lot. A. ?2.CO will bi> charged tu ii & ] A. B. COVAR, . Edge Meld, S. C. Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Don't Know How To Vlad Oat. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or set? tiing indicates an unhealthy condi tion of the kid neys; if it stains your linen it is evidence of kid ney trouble; too frequent desire to pass it or pain in the back is also convincing proof that the kidneys and blad der are out of order. What to Do. Thare ia comfort In the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of th? urinary passage. It conrects inability to held water and scalding pain in passing It, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant neceisity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extra ordinary effect of SwairtNRoot Is soon realized, lt stands the highest for Its won derful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists in 60c and$l. sizes. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful discovery and a book that tells more about it, both sent absolutely free by malt, address Dr. Kilmer & Bern? of awaii^Root. Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men tion reading this generous otter In t hi*paper. CHICHESTER'8 ENGLISH PILLS Original and Only e<.nui?e. SAKK. AI??M reliable Ladle*, ut Drn?rlit for CIIlOniCSTKK'S KNGLISIf lu UKO ?:??] Gultl metallic box?. i?*l?d willi blur ribbon. Tu Lr no other. Refine Itunirvroua Hub.lltollono and liait*. Hun?. HUT of Tour Drucill, or Mod 4c. ls >ltmii( for Particular*. Tcatlmoulali mil '* Jtclle* for Ladles,"tn lillir, bj re turn Mull. 10.OOO Twtlnwolai*. Sold br all l;rug|liu. Chlrkealor Choaaloal Co wer. AladiMB t?e-a?. PIULA., PA. WE might relate to you the History of our SHOE business, and at the end you might find just cause to dis pute us on some point. But it is a fact, with no chance for a dispute that we sell SHOES that look well, wear well and at prices to meet the just opinion of the most care ful buyer. Respectfully, THE CORNER STORE, W. H. T?fWE??, Proprietor. 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. RU3ENSTIN. Advertiser Building, Edgefield, S. C. BIG LOT OF LACES EMBROIDERIES JUST RECEIVED. Everything new and at very low prices. See pur"Society King" and "Chief Jnstice"Shoes for men and "Phono graph" and Florodora Shoes for "Women. If you want Shoes we can please you. Respectfully, G. E. MAY. GROSSET! SHOES* S DORN & MIMS FRESH SHIPPED *C TBS Ul* ^^^^ B. L. JONES & SONS, Livery and Sale Stables, EDGEFIELD,S. G. WE h ave about 25 bead of fresh shipped HORSES and MULES in our Stables now aud will have another car of Stock in a few days. VE have now on hand between 65 and 75 hoad of HORSES and M ULES, aud will carry a heavy supply of them throughout the entire winter and spring seseon. Prices range from $25.00$250.00 per head. WE do not handle western or unbroken stock, we will handle the veiy best stock that money and experience can buy for all rouud southern use. WE buy direct from the produoer and challenge any southern market on prices and quality. We have bad ex tensive experience in the horse business and think we are capable of buying stook that will suit people in all avoca* lions of life. So people will always get whac 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.