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Oldest Newspaper In South Carolina. VOL. 75. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, ARIL 5,1911 NO. 48 ADVERTISERS C( Only Nine Days Until the cl ants and Each is doing h E. Lynch & Co., won by Work f ( The Advertiser's great voting con" test is sweeping the country like wild fire. Never has such interest been shown in a contest in this sec tion of the country. Everybody is interested and the short time inter vening from now until the close of the contest will be marked with wild excitement among the contest ants. It stands each one in hand to do her best now,for now is the most critical time of the contest and the time you will have to work the hardest if you win. Well we must just say right here that you have to get up early in the morning to get ahead of Miss Weinona Mathis. She has some strong competition, and it takes the very best she can' do to keep ahead but she seems to have entered with a determination to win. It is to her that Mr. Lynch will have the pleasure of presenting the beautiful chafing dish, and we feel sure that this liberal offer made by the well known firm of W. E. Lynch & Cte., will be highly appre ciated by the winner, as well as the other contestants and all their f riende,and we hope each one will re member W. E. Lynch & Co. when in town. Now we have been prais ing the fine work Miss Mathis has done, but we don't wish to leave the impression that she is the only good worker. Miss Addie Stevens is cer tainly a live wire in this contest and she will be hard to beat in the final close of the contest. Mrs. C. A. Parks, Miss Mary Emma Byrd, Miss Mattie Emma Cheatham and Miss Martha Dorn will run mighty close for first prize. . In fact every one is running so well that we can't begin to form an idea of who will win. All we can tell anyone is, look out for the other one or she will beat you. There are only three more day s to work for the -25,000 free votes. Let every one do her best from now until Saturday night for you certainly can't afford to fail to win this big offer. Remember only nine days until the close of the con test. We have decided to make the j double vote offer again, so double votes will be allowed on all sub scriptions from now until the close of the contest. Nearly all of the contestants were benefitted by the last double vote offer. Respectfully, American Music Co., Contest Managers, Royal V. Bidez, Resident Mgr. Sprin Clo We invite you to call. We and price. W. A. 5 GREAT VOTI? 3NTEST R?SHI lose. Wild Excitement Pre er best to win the Piano. C Miss Weinona Mathis. Onl; )r the Twenty-five Thousam Woman's Christian Temperance Union Holds Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Wo man's Christian Temperance Union was heM at the home of Mrs. J. L. Mims on Friday afternoon last. The meeting was held in honor of the retiring treasurer, Mrs. Manly Tim raons and the new treasurer Mrs. James E. Hart. Each ^uest brought a contribution to the treasury. Mus ic was provided by Miss Eliza Mims and Mrs. John R. Tompkins. Mrs. W. M. Allen, president of the Rich mond county, Ga., Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union, was pres ent, and made a most interesting talk on the difficulties and encour agements in the city of Auguste. A i very cordial greeting was read by Mrs. Allen from Mrs. Albert Ver dery the president of Augusta W. C. T. U. There are three unions now in the city of Augusta and a great deal of work is being done which will become evident before many years haye passed. At the close of the program ice cream and ?cake was served. There were a number of guests from other unions and from the country present, among them Mrs. Ida and Mrs. Lena Stevens and Miss Ida Cog burn from Meeting Street, Mrs. W. T. and W. E. Prescott from Red Hill union and Miss Leila McCreary and Miss Prescott from Prescott's. Raising Tomatoes. Tomatoes are the favorite vegeta ble with most gardeners. When it is considered what easy plants they are to raise and how well it pays, this may easily be accounted for. I:Q planting tomatoes a sandy loam, wann and rich, is best. They should, be planted out of doors in the spring in rows about four feet apart. Al though tomatoes require a great deal of water in the course of their development they should be supplied very sparingly at first when the plants are newly set out. Before the vines attain a good height, the ground should be kept well broken around the vines and should be cul tivated later several times. Stout frames, as small as possible, should be erected for each plant before it gets its growth.-Exchange. Have your Umbrella re-covered by F. G. MERTINS, Augusta, Ga., 854 Broad. .thing We are ready to show you our_ Spring Suits Walkover Shoes Straw Hats Shirts and Collars Ties and Hosiery can please you quality, style JG SS TO A CLOSE vails Among the Contest !hafing Dish Given by W. jr three more days to d Bonus Impeachment Proposed. As was stated in these columns several days ago, the constitution commands that 'officers shall be re moved from office for "incapacity, misconduct, or neglect of duty." The governor's action in reference to the supreme court would proba bly come under the head of both "misconduct" and "neglect of du ty." Hence it is incumbent upon the members of the legislature to begin questioning their own minds upon the justice and feasibility of im peachment proceedings. The governor alone can call an extra session of the legislature, and as he is not likely to call one for the purpose of having himself impeach ed, nothing can be done until the next session of the general assembly. There is time to consider the matter in all its bearings, and be in position at that time to decide without delay what should be done. It is the duty . of the general assembly to uphold thc constitution. On them alone this question rests, and they are respon sible to the citizens of the entire state for the manner in which they decide it.-Greenville News. Brazilian Cotton Crop. About 65 per cent of the entire cotton crop of Brazil is grown with in this consular district and market ed in Pernambuco and the other near but smaller coast cities. There were delivered here 88,540 bales up to November 30, ] excess of the amount deliv? ing the same time the prtv son of 33,622. It is reported quantity of the cotton prod this section this!season will in excess and the quality i perior to that of last season sequence of more favorable conditions, an increase in acreage, and more improved methods of cul tivation. The Brazilian yield of cotton dur ing recent crop years has been as follows: 1905-6 531,000 bales; ]906-7, 503,000 bales; 1U07-.9, 341, 000 bales; 1908-9, 219,000 bales. From Counsul P. Merrill Griffith, P ernambuco. Death of J. H. Tillman. The following dispatch from Asheville which the daily papers contained Sunday morning was the first information received annouvic ing the death of Col. Tillman: 'With only his physician and a young nephew with him at the end, Col. James H. Tillman, at one time lieutenant governor of South Caro lina, died here tonight at 9:45 o'olock. The end came very sud denly. He had been here for his health for the past six months, and of late had improved. A few days ago he became worse. Late this af ternoon he became very weak and suffered a collapse, the end follow ing almost immediately. For many years Colonel Tillman was one of the political leaders in South Caro lina. He was a nephew of United States Senator Benjamin R. Till man. "In 1903, following editorial crit icisms in the Columbia State, he shot and killed on the streets of Columbia the editor of that paper, N. G. Gonzales. A jury later ac quitted him of the charge of mur der." Col. Tillman was the eldest son of the lamented Col. George D. Tillman, and was for a short time prominent in the political affairs of South Carolina, having served as lieutenant governor for one term. He was defeated in his candidacy for governor in 1902, the Hon. D. C. Heyward being elected. When the war broke out between the United States and Spain, James H. Tillman, who at the time was engaged in the practice of law at Edgefield, was appointed lieutenant colonel of the first regiment and became colonel upon the death of Col. Alston. Besides two sifters and one broth er, Col. Tillman is survived by his wife and one daughter. The burial took place at Clark's Hill Monday evening at 0 o'clock. "He's a star after-dinner speaker, insn't he?" "A star? He's a moon. "How?" "The fuller the brighter.-Tole do Blade. i WATERING LIVE STOCK. -- Expert Who Hu Traveled Over The State Writes of ? What He Has Seen. -- Mr. T. F. Jackson, the stock raising expert oft tibe South Caroli na Cotton Seed Crushers' associa tion, said Thursday that he found in traveling over tb> State quite re markable diversity in practice as to the care and watering: of live stock in general. 'Tn my travels over the State," he said, I find, as a rule, enough attention is certainly not given to the care and comfo?t of stock. "Water is a necessity for the di gestion of all solid foods. It aids in the as8imilatiorivo? feeds. There can not be for atty considerable length of time a healthful elimina tion of una88irailatoi| or undigested foods from the digestive tract un less the animal has enough water to make the food soft enough to pass through and out of the animal. As a large portion of the feeds used in this section is grain :Or some food that carries only ten&or twelvfe per cent of water, the. .'.Ij&ste materials are naturally dry, at? constipation is the result, and if auch condition is not relieved and becomes abnor mal to a high degree, .'nature comes to the relief of the animal and draws from the normal amount of fluid in the body. Careful feeders often notice that scours follow many cases of constipation. The normal amount of water in a fat an imal is about half its live weight. If a constipated condition has con tinued long enough toset up a fe verish condition the reserve water in the animal's bod^yis turned imo the digestive track to aid in elimi nating the solids. This using of the body causes shrinkage of the flesh of the body where the water was stored for em*?*w?'"' "Ti unaer neavy leedmg on any kind of strong or dry foods should have enough good water taken into the stomach to keep the process of di gestion in normal condition. ''Digestion of food does not be gin until the dry hard feed begins to be softened by saliva or other fluids found in the body of the nor mal animal, or by the help of the water the animal craves apd will take when needed where a supply of good water is available. As a rule feeders do not appreciate the value of pure water always being ready to meet the wants of the animal that is being fed on dry feed. "When the animal has access to green grasses and succulent feeds it will not only eat of these after hav ing a full feed of grain to supply the shortage of the supply of water, but the extra use of succulent grass will help to balance the ration, so far as protein is lacking, for green grass carries from 80 to 90 per cent of water, and is rich in pro tein, and has some mineral matter in it. "We have often heard feeders say that if we give an animal too much water, or give water soon af ter feeding, that the food is washed out of the animal's stomach before it is digested, and, therefore, does no good. YV~e know that neither hunger nor thirst is conducive to health and thrift. We all seem to think that we should give all the feed that the animal will eat up clean several times a day. If we fail to give the feed regularly and geuerous'y we do not look for the highest gains. Any one who as sumes that water, which makes up more than half of the weight of a fat animal, is of less importance than a dry feed in the fattening process, where there is constant danger of hindering the digestive process because of slow elimination of the excess of undigested matter, presumes that nature can not be trusted even in the use of water. Any animal will give good returns for all the pure water it wants to drink. Most doctors insist on most people drinking all the water they can. It is proyerbial that free drink ers of water are less troubled with liver, kidney and stomach derange ments than those who eat heartily and drink little water. Water for Hogs. "I know of more than one suc cessful hog-raiser whose success is attributed in a large measure to the fact that they have full benefit of a clear, pure running stream.for their hogs. 'There is always a certain amount of waste of feed in the process of digestion where we feed animals MAD RECORD FLIGHT. Aviator Coffin Made Flight From Augusta to Aiken Accompanied by His Wife. The following dispatch sent out from Aiken Friday rather indicates that the Wright biplane will yet be turned to practical and profitable account: "A record flight was made this morning by Aviator Coffin, in his Wright biplane, which was the longest cross-country flight ever made in the United States, with a lady as passenger. He, accompanied by Mrs. Coffin, left Augusta this morning at about 20 minutes to 8 and made the trip, about 36 miles, in 40 minutes, which is quicker time than he has yet made. The total distance is but about 24 miles by air, .but the wind was blowing so fierce that it veered the machine away from its course, and Mr. Coffin was compelled to go several miles out of his way after he had arrived here. Instead of arriving ?X the polo grounds, as he intended doing, he found himself a good dis tance beyond the freight depot, and turning around he made for the polo field, arriving there safely. ' The trip was made safely, and it shows the confidence Mr. Coffin has in the Wright biplane, when he would risk carrying his wife such a long distance, especially when the wind was as high as it was, it being stronger this morning than it i has ever been when he made a flgbt; but he was anxious to get to Aiken, and taking the first opportunity he left his camp at Augusta. "Mr. and Mrs. Coffin state that the trip was all that could be desired, even if it was dangerous, as it being Mrs. Coffin's first cross-country flight she was highly elated over the sensation. surprise to the church and it was reluctantly accepted. Dr. Bell has been called by the Baptist church at Lumpkin, Ga., and he will move there this week. The Vindicator deeply regrets the departure of Dr. Bell. He is a cultured gentleman and a consecra ted minister of the gospel- He is not satisfied with merely drawing his salary, but wishes to do some good in the Master's vineyard. The departure of Dr. Bell is a real ca lamity to Greenville. 'Tis a bless ing to any community to have such a follower of the ''Lowly Naza rene," as this good man, a member of it, and a distinct loss to lose one the like of him. Greenville regrets to give up Dr. Bell. Ile is an able and earnest preacher. His sermons are charac terized by a rare depth of thought and eloquence. We heartily commend the doctor to the gcod people of Lumpkin. His presence there will prove a benedic tion to that city. Our best love and best wishes will go with Dr. Bell wherever he may cast his lot.-Meriwether (Ga.) Vindicator, "Edith, do you say your prayers every morning?" asked the Sunday school teacher. "No, teacher, I don't pray every morning, but my mama does," said little Edith. "And what'prayer does your good mama say?" asked the teacher. "She says: Oh, Lord, i how I hate to get up." A Present For Ma. Happened in Missouri: Father and son were talking about Ma's ap proaching birthday. "We ought to get her something, Pa, for she work ed hard all summer, doing^the chores, cutting stove wood and tending the chickens; but, to save my life, I can't think of anything to get her," said the son. "That's right. We ought to get her something. Suppose we get her a new ax," said thoughtful Pa. -Oskaloosa Herald. more than necessary for support. The more we feed above this amount the more the animal passes unassimilated. While the feeder may consider all of this an actual waste nature cares so much for the health that she sees that the animal craves water as a means to help it to throw off unused feeds with reg ularity. It is certainly unwise to fail to furnish an animal with pure water at its will, and will bring dis orders sooner or later and make a loss in the end." JOHNSTON LETTER. Johnston Ladies Came to Hear , Mrs. Kohn. Prize List Being Arranged. Mrs. Black Entertained. The invitation from theEdgefield chapter, D. of C. to the officers of the Mary Ann Buie chapter, to be present at their next meeting: when Mrs. August Kohn would address them, was heartily accepted and the following attended: Mrs. J. H. White, president; Mrs. M. T. Tur ner, vice-president; Miss Zena Payne, recording secretary; Mrs. E. H. Beckham to represent Miss Clara Sawyer, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Wm. Lee Coleman, treasurer; Mrs. Peter Eppes, historian; Mrs. John Wright to represent Mrs. An nie G. Harrison, as registrar; Mrs. C. D. Kenny, auditor, and Mrs. W. S. Dorset to represent Mrs. George Landrum, gleaner. The classification of the flowers for the flower show which will be held here this fall is being arranged, and will appear at an early date, with the premiums offered. The classification is a very wide one and all prowers of flowers are invited to enter their names in the contest. Wade Hampton's birthday was celebrated here by the D. of C. on Tuesday afternoon, the 23th, and a very interesting program ? was ar range.!. The eelebration was held at the home of Mrs. Pater Eppes, his torian of the chapter, and there was a frill attendance. The program was as follows: "Tenting on the old camp ground" D. of C. Sketches from the life of Hamp ton, Miss Edith Coleman. Reading, Wade Hampton, Miss Sara Waters. Piano solo, Miss Hallie White. Reading, "An early call" Miss Winton Lon. * White, Miss White. At the conclusion, a social half hour was spent with the hostess. Frozen cream with cake, in which the red and white of the Confedera cy were prettily blended was served. Souvenirs of the occasion were dainty pictures of Hampton's home with the likeness of the honered old hero in the foreground. Mrs. Kate Crouch is at home from a month's stay in Leesville with her niece Mrs. Walter Hen drix. The remains of Mrs. Rachel Sim mons, who died on last Sunday evening|March 26th, at the nome of her daughter, Mrs. Harling, in Spartanburg, reached here on Tues day morning, and was carried to Bethlehem burying ground and placed beside her husband, who pre ceded her to the grave several years ago. Before moving to Spar tanburg, about two years ago, Mrs. Simmons lived in the Rocky Creek section, and reared a large family of children, 10 in number, all grown to maturity. Mr. Manning Simmons, of this place is her eldest son, and deep sympathy is felt for him, as only a few weeks ago, his wife was taken. Mr. G. P. Holt, of Darlington, has accepted a position with the Asbill drug store. Protracted services are being held this week at the Lutheran church, and Rev. Monroe is assisted by Rev. Ballentine. The collections on Sunday morn ing, of the Baptist Sunday school and at service, were announced the Sunday previous to be for foreign missions, and the class collections were $40.48, and at service, some thing over *200.00. Mrs. Eleanor Ivy returned on Thursday from a month's stay in Atlanta with her son, Mr. Hugh Ivy. Mrs. Oaear Daniels Black enter tained on Friday afternoon in com pliment to Mrs. William Allen, a charming young bride. The after noon was balmy and spring like and about 35 friends called during the afteenoon. The guests were greeted at the door by Miss Zena Payne, and were ushered into the parlor by Mrs. M. T. Turner where the receiving party stood. In the hall way, Misses Bessie Ford and F ranees Turner served punch from a flower laden corner, and, in thc dining room, a salad course was served followed with whipped cream and coffee. During the time, sweet music was listened to. Mrs. B. L. Allen will go to Greenville and Laurens during this week to visit relatives. Mr. Sheppard Jones, of Ridge, DR. BELL REPLIES. Watson's Ability Conceded. Foreign Missions Defended. Scripture Quoted to Sustain His Position. Editor The Advertiser: Replying to Mr. G. D. Mims in your last is sue, I want to say, that I reciprocate his kindly references, and shall en deavor to make answers in the same spirit, and pass over the assertion that * I am in the dark along the line of teachings of that distinguish ed Southerner Hon. Thos. E. Wat son." But really isn't Mr. Watson able to take care of himself? Is it the de sire of Bro. Mims to defend Wat son, or is it a backhanded attack upon our missionary enterprise? or is it really a scheme of Bro. Mims to advertise the Jeffersonian of which joint stock company, he is a subscriber. Dr. C. E. Burts once said in our town, that it was a reflection upon a man's intelligence to say he was opposed to foreign missions. Mr. Watson believes in geing as the disciples did in the beginning of the kingdom, without script at their own expense. Of course, our skin flint Baptists, Methodists, Presbyte rians and Episcopalian anti-mission aries could find no objection to that but the apostle says: "They that preach the gospel must live of (not on) the gospel." These anti-foreign missionaries prate, as Mr. Mims does, about the destitution at our own feet, but pray tell me how much they are doing to help the or phanages, and the destitute in the home field. My experience has been, that these fellows, who object to the foreign work are doing nothing for the home work. " Mr. Mims makes'a hit at our good women, and missionary folks in is coming any way, without them and has been coming for 2000 years in spite of the kickers.Of course the Lord would like for them to appre ciate the high honor of being a co worker with him in the extension of the Master's kingdom, but if they stiffen their necks, and refuse, the kingdom is coming anyway. The Lord doesn't need them, but they need the Lord. Mr. Mims speaks lightly of our foreign missionaries living in nice houses and having some of the luxu-r ries of life, but why should he or his idol object? It does not cost any thing, moreover, some of the mean est men in the world, "devils incar nate" live in nice houses, and why deny these good men, such as John Lake, who have ?left home, friends and kindred, not being even permit ted to attend the burial of his own father and mother, some of the com forts. Why begrudge them this Bro. Mims? Do you want all this money to go to enrich Tom Watson and your joint stock company the Jeffer sonian? Why of course not, you are only joking to get in a little adver tising for the Jeff are you not? I agree with you, Bro. Mims, that Bro. Watson is a very brilliant, though erratic man, and mark my prediction, unless he takes advice and treatment in less than ten years he will be in the hospital for the insane at Milledgeville. If I wanted advice about mechan ics I should go to Bro. Mims, or law, I would go to Tom Watson, but I prefer, when I want advice about missions, to go to a higher authority than either, the Holy Bi ble, which says: "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mr. Watson would exclude the Chinese and possibly the negro) baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. D. A. J. Bell. spent Sunday here with friends. Misses Orlena Cartledge and Pe tula LaGrone have returned to Con verse college after a week's stay at their homes here. Mr. John M. Atkinson, of Ches ter, was here during last week. Mr. John W. Payne, of Laurens, visited relatives here recently. Mr. ana Mrs. Preston J. Ivy, of Edmunds, are here for a visit to relatives. Miss Edith Coleman has gone to Sumter for a short visit. Mr. Clarence Langston, of Lau rens is spending awhile here. Mr. David Strother, of Chappells, 'spent last week here with his I mother, Mrs. Anna Strother.