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?8> L. MIMS. - - - EDITOR TERMS: PNB YEAR $150 ?lX MONTH? 75 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20, 1907. IP" 1 r-?-:-> . Th? law of nature is, that a certain quantity of work is nee* essary to produce a certain quantity of good of any kind, whatever. If yon want knowl edge yon must toil for it; if food, you must toil for it; and if pleas uro you must toil for it.-HUS EIN. Governor Ansel is rather disap-. pointing tho88 who thought that he would try to give everybody what they wanted.-Florene 'Times. before adjourning, the law givers should have legislated "ajgin" the daily newspaper cos t?ete. Thev are almost as exciting and demoralizing as primary elections. In a lengthy obituary of. the state dispensary, the Columbia Record alludes to its pet iustitu* tion as 'ia child of promise". We are inclined to the opinion that it was a.child of the devil. ?Several measures were intro duced making provision .for clo sing up the affairs of the state dispensary, but Senator T. Gar rett Talbert has'the honor of hav ing introduced the bill that was fiually adopted by the legislature. Under the Carey-Cothran law, ail contraband liquors that tire seized are to be. publicly destroy ed by the sheriff in counties that have no dispensaries, and are to be turned over to the ?DUOty board when seized in counties ytliat have dispensaries.. ' That publication of disgusting details xof the evidence in the ?Thaw trial has been suppressed, j)s a wholesome Bigu. We believe Hi a free and untrammeled press, but when makers of newspapers "become so unmipdful of their .. duty and obligation to tho resd ". feg public, a halt..should be call ed. :VFor a short time, at least, pro hibition twill obtain? in Sontb Carolin?. By order of the Govern ;?r every dispensary in the state was closed on Monday and will . remain closed until boards are appointed in the counties that Save dispensaries. Then, the dis pensaries will be ie-opened under the new law as county dispensa ries. . ' . -The prevalence of mad dogs and blind tigers is making it a little ... Unsafe for the -i\vei^.^U^^X?, -, appear upon the streets;. We' wish the cJi^^^a?h?ts"rid ^ths _ ||w|^ ^Ir^Wnat! Blidd tigers in Orange ; burg? We thought tigers only had ..'their lairs in prohibition towns :. '?nd counties. Is Orangeburg 'afflicted with both, a dispensary - and the tigers? ... ,._ Governor Ansel is being very generally commended for the very .excellent judgment displayed in appointing the commission to .wind up the affairs of tho dispen sary. The personnel of the com mission is as follows: W. J. Mur .ray, Columbia; C. K. Henderson, Aiken ; W. Wells Simpson, Wood ruff; Nelson C. Poe, Greenville; 'and James McSween, Timmons ville. All of them are substantial business men of unquestioned in tegrity. 7-v_ . "A rose by any otbfr name would smell as sweet." Changing ' the name from state dispensary to county - dispensary will" not alter its odor.-Columbia Record. Before the county "roso" smells as "loud" as the state ''rose" the people will "nip it in the bud" '^ ^nd find a still better solutiou. Thus, reforms will come and go until the evil is destroyed root - and branch. \{ "The Edgefield News" is the name of a paper that will be es tablished in Edgefield early iu inarch by Hon. Wm. P, Calhoun and Mr. W. R. Covar. It will be published weekly aud will be a seveD-co'umn folio, iu size. Since the county h?B been very greatly reduced in area by the formation of Saluda and Greenwood coun ties, 1 he Advertiser quesli HIS the - wisdom of establishing another paper in this limited fi^ld, but at .tho same time we extend cordial, good wishes to these gentlemen, Jbotb of whom are our friends, iu ;tbeir undertaking. Provision was made in the Carey-Cothran law for some of the counties that are without dis pensaries to vote oo the question -'oleounty dispensary or prohibi tion, duiiug the year 1907, but in Edgfefieldno election can be held, eyep should the people desire one, before the general election in 1308. Let us hope, that by next year the evils of county dispensa ries will have become so apparent that those who may now favor such institutions will oppose them. America's Greatest Inventor. Theie is no living man to whom the present generation owes more than to Thomas A. Edison, who has devoted the major portion of his strenuous life to scientific re search. The discoveries and in ventions of his fertile genius have been the marvel of the age. Hit application of that unseen,.inde finable energy, electricity, has revolutionized the means of rapid transportation nud communica tion, two of the greatest factors iu carrying forward the commerce of to-day. Eliminate with one fell stroke the inventions of Thomas A. Edison a?d the world would be throwu back half a century. No wonder, then, that Mr. Edison'6 recent announcement, that be bad reached the point in life where be would retire from active work and pass the remaiuder of hie years to retirement and pl?aeure, has caused much comment. Who will take his place? Consolidating Rural Schools. One of the most important measures passed by the recent legislature was a bill providing for the establishment of rural high Fchools and setting apa<t $50,000 for that purpose. This small sum is of course inadequate, but with it a beginning can be made. For several decadeJ the question of education among the masses bas beeu discussed from ueariy every stump and platfoim m South Carolina, and, yet, v?-ry little progress bas been made in the improvement of t.H? rural schools. As long as thtre are so many small schoois that run-only a few month?, very marked im provement need not be exptc'.ed. When the number of schools in a given school district is iucreased. the salaries of the teachers are decreased or the actual Behool terms are made shorter. The plan Of consolidating the neighborhood schools, wherever practicable, has been adopted in some counties, with excellent re sults. Iustead of Laving two or three poorly equipped schools that are trught by poorly paid teachers, these are combined into a central school tb at is well equipped and taught by thorough ly competent, weli .^aid teachers. If we remember aright the high school bill, above referred to, contemplates or "embraces the idea of fewer and larger schools, with better equipments and nore efficient, teachers? .rr^rWewMethodsin Farming. 1:':"^?|?DSBy things the good old ?waya bf our fathers and mothers caonot be improved upon, but one notable exception is in the mauner and method of tilling the soil. Changes in method have be come imperative because of the change in conditious. In the good old . days, of which we learn through tradition, labor was more abundant and under better con trol than at present, and the vir gin, forests were [also within a stone's throw of the barn-yard from which the best fertilizers could be obtained, To-day much of the labor has gone from the farms to the towuB aud cities and in many sections the forests have been cut down, and commercial fertilizers are used exclusively. So, with thesejand ether changes must come.corresponding changes iu methods of tilling the soil, in order to obtain the largest possi ble yield at the smallest possible outlay. .For some years the wido-awake, progressive agricultural journals have urged farmers to plow deep in order to increase the depth of the soil and to provide storage for the winter rains. Benjami?-Frank lin had the right idea years ago when he^ave his maxim, "Plough deep while sluggards . sleep", to the world. Our forefathers who scratched the top of I be soil sev eral decades ago with wooden plow stocks would have scouted the idea of breaking the ground ten, twelve or fifteen inches with * disk plow. Farmers are learjiug through observation, as well as by ex perience, that deep plowiug pays A gentleman who is a clcse ob server told the writer a few dayp ago that iu traveling the road leadiugsouth of Edg?field he saw seven two-horse plows at work be fore he had gone a distance o' live miles.'This ?B a good indica iiou. These plows would not hav. been seen ten, even five, yearr ago. While Edgefield farmers are applying more commercial fer i ?lizers tban ever before, they an r.lso applying more brains than ever before. And not without good results. COLD SPRING. The good people at liehoboth are having their cemetary enclosed' with a handsome wire fence. It will be a credit to the chuicb and community when finished. Miss May Bell Strom has ac cepted a schoo'- in southwest Gn., and commenced teaching last Mouday. Miss Mary Winn is teaching a flourishing school in Anderson cou u ty. Mrs C. E Wi nu and Mrs Annie Wash, whom we reported as being quite sick, are very much improved at this writing. Mr. Sidney Wa.Bh, of Al lani p, has been on a visit to his mo'.hpr for several days. . Mr. Ben* Coghurn and Mr. Jack Lott of Edgnfield spent two days laBt weak with Mr. C C. Burkhaltei, hunting birds and rabbits. Miss Jennie Gilchrist, the popu lar teacher at Rehoboth, says that she has the best pupils in the county to teach. Mr. Milton Bussey was to 6ee his parents last Saturday and Suu dav. Milton is book-keeper for t*ie bank at Star, S. C. Mr. E. H. Thomas of Star made a business trip to our ' town last week. Mr. aud Mrs. Wallace Prescott spent last Sunday with. Dr. and Mrs. Prescott. Miss Eva Wa tos,-the popu'ar teacher at Flat Rock, attended church here yesterday. One of our merchar. ts is wearing crepe on his hat. Don't mention it to 1: im. . . Mies, Annie Mathis vis-it^d friends iu Edg^fHd last week. Mr. Tom Brown made a busi ness trip lo McCormick last week. Miss Bessie Holmes vis.'ted friends at M od oe. last weea. Miss Fannie Buriett of Green wood, "-s visiting her sister, Mrs. Marcellus Talbert. Married, at Rose Cottage, last Tbur-day, morning, by our pastor, ?Mr. W. N. Nash, of Washington, Ga,.and Miss Sunie Douglas, of Modoc. We extend our heartiest congratulations to these young people and wish for trem a useful life. Miss Addie Collins n quite ill. We'hons for her speedy recovery. ROSE COTTAGE. Letter to Jones & Son. Edg?fie:d,' S C Dear Sirs: Ir. is a great t Ii i ri ir for a merchant to have t he exclusive >aIt! in his region, of course of anything wanted by everybody. T'hereare tvro ways, to treat such good? One is: put. the price up and make big prolir., jfhe other i? : be fair and make more. Devore is the paint thVt takes lea* t gallons and cost least money a house, a job, a year,' a lifetime-no matter how you reckon your costs, excip1" by the gallon,-Dt-vore ia the b'St care takrr and costs Jpast money. . D in't forget that the principal part of tbe eosr of paint is jutting it on Less gallons, less cost. Don't forget that another principal part of econo my is.long wear; less gallons, less cost and long wear. It is a gifleat thing fo have the ex cludive sale of poptilargoods, of goods that make friends, of goods, that en rich both buyer" and seller. Devoe.is. perhaps only teri per cent better than] onie or two.others ; hut ten Is. plenty^j'. it's;200 orSO?Tiberter .than'many. , j ^here's/many". !a marchant .who has;; not lound-out bik'-goo'ds. It '.doesn't take a man long to fl rid-out-th at De vo? is the least-money paint andiwhy no matter which side he is on. Yours truly. FW DEVORE & CO. Edgefleld Mercantile'Co. , 14 ''Regularasthe Subi" is an expression an old as the race. No doubt the rising and set ting of the sun is the most regu lar performance in the universe, uuless it is the action of the bow eh aud liver when regulated with Dr. King's New Life Pills. Guar anteed. 25c. G. L. Pe.un & Son W. E. Lynch & Co. f NOTICE . Just received ioo,ooo feet of LONG LEAF PINE LUMBPlPt, also a large lot of Bricks, Lime and Cement. Liberal exchange of Hulls and Meal for Cotton Seed-e at New Depot. Highest market price paid for Seed Cotton, also Car of Coal for Sale. E S, Johnson. WANTED: Fifty head of thin yj)ung cattle, one.cir two years old preferred. Also sfrond-haud barbed wire wanted. W. J. Gaines, Trenton, S. C Ladies ?re wanted to ?i:o our new nov..U?K8 in belts. J. E. Hart. GASOLINE ENGINES, WOOD SAWS and SPLIT TERS, LATHE and SHIN GLE MACHINES. Light Saw Mills > Engines, Boilers and Supplies Try LOMBARD, AUGUSTA, GA. Don't neglect your Statistics *J?ow thc ?done over 2p| peopl consumption. And most of these be living now jfLthey ] warning cough. You know hon Emulsion enabl cough or cold. ALL DjfiUGG?STi i The Limit of Life. The most eminent' medical sci eii i i?ts are unanimous inI-the .con clusion that the generally accept ed limitation of, human life is mauy years below the attainment possible with the advanced-knowl edge of which v th?! race is now possessed. The critical period, that determines its duration, it-f-rus to be between 50 and 60; the proper care cf the body dur ing this d'-ende cannot be too strongly urged ; carelessness then being fatal to longevity. Nature's hpsf helper a?ler 50 ir Electric Biller?, the scientific tonic medi cino that revitalizes avery organ cf the body. Guaranteed..-?Qc*.-G. L. Penn A Son W. E. 'Lynch. & Co. ' V ... '('Kv-nb 'dy Should_Kuow" ' si vs 0 G Hays, a prominent husine?* n au of BhifF, Mo., that Bu ck! PO'S Arnica Sfilve is the qnicki-rt aud >urest healing salve ?ver ?i|ipli'jd to a Fore, burn or wound, or t-> a cue of piles. Tve US' (1 ii nod know wh it I'm 'alic-, i'ng abmt. Gua ran to ?ii. 25c. G. L. P'-n:i & '-on VV. R. Lynch & Co.- \. V - If S a delicious chew, ' ?3- made from the best m North Carolina leaf; T a leaf that has a spec ial texture, a special flavor and' wnich makes RED EYE a specially fine and satis fying che wingtobacco. Most people prefer-it to tobacco costing one dollar per pounds Ask your dealer for it arid' insist on him keeping it. .MERCHANTS ; Write for Special .Prices. I? TOBACCO MJF&S sm HELP IS OFFERED TO v/orvrz-rL'- YOUKG PEOPLS Wo earnestly rcqucstal'youn?; persons, r.orr.aHcr how limited their means er education, who v/ish to obtain a thorough business triiir.ir.fr and coed posi tion, to V.Tito by ?irst mail fer our rreat hal?-raic oder. Success; mdc?>cnd<?Ticcandprcbablcf riane iresttsrantccd. Don't delay. Write today. Tbc Cn.-/.ia. Deslaesa Cr.Ikilc. liacsn. Ga. TRADE MARK REGISTERED F. S. ROYS For Sale by ? 4? it in New York City ega .die every week from g * 5 consumptives might ^ bad not neglected the ?B* * iir quickly Scott' s A ss you to throw off a 3: 3Dc. AND $1*00. , . ggg We have just received a beauti ful lot of fancy crockery, consist ing of 2 and 4 piece sugar abd cream sets, water eels, cups andj saucers, etc. We offer at prices lower than same can be bought at in Augusta, cr ? Edgofield .Mercantile Co. Just received a large shipment of shoes. See them before buying. May & Tompkiue. E 1 am over-stocked on tl flee the entire lot of the world, made by Chase.- W F .tom $1.15 to $16.50 a r Fine Plush I fer $2.50 that yon ha\ $6.00 robes now at $3.oe $8.co robes at $4.00. charges cn any robe over the crcler, cr we will re?r, factory. Irl. il. OO The Carriage and Har 749 and 7?>r Broad Stre< We have decided to contim JE^il^t OJ . as we have yet many Wintf me nts. In order to close out these I Spring Goods we. will now m i i .*.-;., - - ? ?> L . opiac?. . ; - - : 1 We still have a ? \ \ Large Ai ? of staple and fancy Dry G01 prices for the next Ten Days. In Shoes and Clothing we Can Fit '. who will come to us, and v\ bodies but our especially low books also. All we ask is for . get our prices. I guarantee sati Do not wait till thers Ba neighbors. . ADVERTISER BUILDING have been the because they. from horf?sT i See th^the ti is orr'every bi genuine withou TER QBANO CO., I vl\e Enfield Mercan DoL-'t take our word for it, but i ry around and see if our state* meut i? true when we say w? can eave you money on clothing, shoes and dry goods. May & Tompkins. Allan's Capcaret Tablets at Timmoos Bros, We are now showing the largest and best selected lot of rugs, Inc curtains, table cov re and couch covers ever brought to this market. Edgefield Mercantile Company. Fresh Prunes and Eviporated Apples. P. P. Blalocic, Jr. Our Victor No. 1 Bed Springs are guaranteed for 20 years. Noth ing better on th; market. Ramsey ? Jonas. Cloaks, Furs, Blankets and Dress goods^at cut prices for 15 days at. J. E. Hart. Very large stock of Engliab Ware, all styles, decorated and plain. The ladies are eppecially invited' to ?ee this beautiful ware. Ramsey & Joues. r tn fuggy Robes. lese goods and will sacri finest buggy robes in the ill sell at half their value, obe. Just think of it ?uggy Robes. e been, paying $5.00 for. >. $7.00 robes at $3.50 and We will pay the express $3.00, cash accompanying ind the money if not satis SKKRY, chvarc Man of Georgia, it - AUGUSTA, GA. ie our slaughter sale until the ir Goods on hand in all depart : goods and make rtady foi ake a .still ssortraent cds and can make interesting Everybody rill not only fit their feet and ' prices will fit their pocket you to call, see the goods and isfaction on everything I sell, rgains are all taken by your ilMSTEIIM Gr EDGEFIELD, S, C. are made materials, rade mark ig. ( None it it. Norfolk, Va. ; agates smsggtCTcaawsgwe ? ile Company, Fertilizers Fertilizers. Good Fertilizers and work ur the right place at the right time bring the farmers the best returns of any investment they make. We are offering to the trade this season a full line of The Best Fertilizers manufactured. Wc appreciate the liberal patronage we have had from the farmers for the past few years, and hope to be able to serve them for the year 1907. Use Royster's Farmers' Bone. ' Use Armour's Blood and Bone Goods. Use Patapsco Mastodon and Georgia Formula. Nitrate of Soda, Top Dressing for Grain, Lee's Agricultural Lime, Kainit. [j^g^All sold here exclusively by Get Our Prices Before buying. We are ?tili prepared to supply your neede in reliable Shoes and Rabbers. Better keep your feet dry. You can buy uo better shoes than Brown Shoe Company's goode. We guarantee them. - Clothing;* If you need a suit we can supply you at'very reasonable prices. Get our prices before buying. We are able to meei any price quality considered. We do not sell seconds m auy goods. Big line of men's bats in latest styles. Dry GooDs. We are offering simt v-?ry low prices i;i tress good*. Eferytato? from the cheapest to the best. Trusting that we may be favored with a continuance of your valued patronage. ? Great Reduction We have made a great reduction-in price 25 percent On ; ,'; . , ? / . r ?? . _* , ?;. ' ,,'.".. :;"'y,J!^ Clothing* pants and Overcoats : .in order to close them out to make room for our Spring Stock. If you are needing anything in the above lines do not miss this opportunity of securing Great 3E5arg;aiiis We buy only from the leading manufacturers of the coun try and the merchandise that we are offering at such un precedented prices is first-class in every respect. It will pay you to borrow the money to buy a suit and overcoat now. Think of a Sweeping Reduction. of .25 per cent. Come at once while we can fit you. ' DORN & mms THE FARMERS BANK OF EDGEFIELDJS. C. ' STA^ \ND COUNTY DEPOSITORY T .1 LARGEST AND STRONGEST BANK IN EDGE |ELD COUNTY Paid up Capital....... $58,000.00 Surplus and, Undivided Profits. 28,000-00 Liability of Stockholders. 58,000.00 Protection to Depositors. $144,000.00 Wa inri te ?tu nt i on of th ?io do? ir in jr a aafa de pom ory for their money 'o tue KIMI vc aata. INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS BY SPECIAL CONTRACT. Usdor proviaion of ita charter thia bank ii authorized to act aa trnatee, pr na rd ian daiaiatrator aaa* executor, and to accoptand execnta trott? generally. A. E. PADGETT, Preaident; i\ H RAIN?FORD, Vice-Pras W. H. MARLING, Ctthicr. W. A. BYRD, Aast. Caabicr. If BALDWIN'S To the Planters of Edge fseid: Baldwin's Fertilizers haye stood toe test of s venteen years in our county); its most liberal buyers and best friends of to-?ay, are the- planters who bare used it continually since its introduction in our county, which proves the ex ceptional merit of Baldwin's Fertilizers, the Cotton, Corn and Grain Grower. Before making your FERTILIZER deals for 1607 talk with onr representative, W. W. ADAMS, who will five you the secret of making a bale to the acre. '-\r'< li V