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?dge?etd gierte Established 1835. J. L. MOMS,.__..Edito> Published every Wednesday in Th? Advertiser Building at $1.50 per yeal in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield, S. C.* No Communications will be published unless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1911. ? ^ Human judgment, like Luther's drunktn peasant, when saved from falling on one side, topples over on the other.-MAZZINI. How do you like our new dress this week? The potato and pumpkin stories that | are appearing in the papers rival fish and snake yarns. The Advertiser is nearing its four score mile post but is yet youthful and progressive in spirit Throw away the holiday catalogues and make your purchases here at home. See what you buy and know from whom your purchases are made. The Southern railroad has voluntarily increased the salaries of its telegraph ers six per cent It is presumed that this includes the operator at this place. Just as The Advertiser is the oldest newspaper in the state, it can, by ac cording it a generous share of your patronage, be made one of the best weekly papers in the state. Why should not Edgefield be known as having the j leading weekly paper in South Carob-1 na? It is within the range of possibili ties. After January the 1st, all male and female teachers in the public schools of j New York will be paid equal salaries. Heretofore, the lady teachers havel been discriminated against in that they were paid less than men who were do ing the same class of work. It matters I not what positions they fill, ladies who J render the same servir? as men should receive the same compensation. An All Home-Print Newspaper. In the matter of making The Adver tiser a modern, all-home print newspa per, such as we send out to our readers this week, the editor has at last real ized a long cherished ambition. The ready-print, or patent inside, as it is sometimes called, has been discard ed and every page of the ten padres is sued this week is printed here in our ] office." The Advertiser is distinctly and dis tinctively a home piper, a home insti tution, and we hon? to improve it from time to time so that it will always re flect ^redit upon the town, enabling our people to refer to it With pride. The all-home print has been made possible by installing a larder and fas ter press. Whereas in the past it has required two hours and twenty minutes for each impression in printing The Advertiser, it can now be printed in an hour and a quarter. A cut of thc big j press is presented in this issue. In making The Advertiser all-home print, we have changed the size, mak ing it a six-column, eight-page paper. This is the moi,t..modern and most pop ular size for a weekly paper. Those published in such towns as Greenwood, Newberry and Sumter are all six col umns, the size which we have adopted. m t m Rural Police Syf tem Helpful. If the right kind of men were em ?yed or detailed for the service. The dvertiser entertains the belief that ?very county in the state could adopt j with profit the rural police system. Laurens, Greenwood, Aiken and other counties have" each a rural police, and so far as our information extends such a means of enforcing the law-or pre venting crime, if you please-has prov en very satisfactory. It will be noted that the adoption of the rural police is not peculiar to or confined to either the "wet" or "dry" counties. Greenwood, a dry county to the north of us, and Aiken "wet" county to the south of us, have both adopted the system. The presence of armed and mounted ffkers of, the law who patrol the en tire count^f??(ppearing here to-day and yonder to-morrow, would have a decided tendency^?prevent or suppress lawless ness. Had the villain who recently fir ed into enhorne near Rehoboth chv^h been constantly reminded of the fact that a mounted officer may be near at hand and would in a short time be in hot pursuit, it is likely that he would have been deterred from committing the lawless act Disturbances at "hot snr-p"'?." well as those that oem; .hurches on Sundays, would be reduced ?a minimum were alert and acti\e noun ted policemen constantly on duty A rural police would, to some extent it least, improve labor conditions by orcing the floating, vagrant class to find employment. A Wholesome Example. In the speedy trial and execution of Henry Beattie for the brutal murder of nis innocent young wife, Virginia has set her sister commonwealths an exam ple that is worthy of emulation. In less than thirty days after committing the heinous crime the young man was tried, convicted and sentenced to the electric chair, and notwithstanding an appeal was made to the state supreme court J after a motion for a new trial was de nied, the murderer was electrocuted al most within four months from the date on which the crime was committed. It 'should be borne in mind, too, that the evidence was purely circumstantial. In South Carolina, had the guilty man been executed at all, which is doubtful, especially if he were wealthy, the interim between the commission of the crime and the drop of the gallows would have been nearer four years than four months. A case in this state similar in many respects to that of young Beattie was that of W. T. Jones, the wealthy far mer of Union county, who likewise killed his wife. After a series of ap peals and delays from one cause or an other, staying the sentence of the cir cuit court for something like two years, the murderer was finally committed to the penitentiary for life-or until par doned. In the administration of justice and in the protection of society by de terring would-be murderers and other criminals, which is calculated to have the most wholesome effect, the speedy tr.als and executione of Virginia or the tardy and dilatory practice that ob tains in this state? Rives-Nicholson. Very Brilliant Church Wedding j Followed by a Reception. The First Baptist church was the soene of a very beautiful wedding yesterday afternoon when Miss j Ora Rives, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mn. James TJlmer Rives, became the bride of Mr. John Hugh Nicholson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Nicholson. Dr. M. D. Jeff ries, the pastor of the bride officia ted. The interior of the large church was never more beautiful than ou this occasion, the color scheme of pink and white being carried out with exquisite taste and surpassing elegance. Festooned above the rostrum was a profusion of smilax and other evergreens and innumer ble palms, ferns, and pot plants] were arranged about the rostrum. Pink streamers with an intertwining of smilax were suspended from chandelier to chandelier. The scene as the wedding pa. ty gathered about the altar was one oi such exquisite loveliness as not to be soon forgot ten by those who witnessed it. As soon as the large number of friends md relatives gathered at the church. Miss Pansy Wyman, a < very talented musician from Aiken, rendered several selections on the fipe organ, being: followed bj' a vocal number, "Oh Promise me", by Miss Ruby Bennett of Clio. The arrival of the wedding party it the vestibule of the church was announced by the strains of the wedding march which was very j beautifully rendered by Miss Wy man. The church was entered in the following order: Miss Gladys] Itives and Miss Meda Henderson the ribbon girls, who were followed by the ushers, T. L. Timmerman, Warren Hill, E. S. R;ves ?nd V. E. Mims. Next entered the little) flower girls, Elizabeth Rives arid Eloise Hart. The attendants next entered in the following order, R. H. Nicholson and Miss Lal lah Wyman, J. L. Hill and Sallie Mae Nicholson, D. Buist Anderson and Miss Sophie Nicholson, W. H. Nicholson and Miss Annie Gaskin, S. B. Huches, Jr., and Miss Sallie Dunovant, H. H. Hill and Miss Lillian Nicholson. The brides maids wore very hand some dresses of white satin and each carried. a bouquet of pink carna tions. The next to enter was the maid of honor, Miss Maud Rives, a sister of I the bride, who was attired in a gown ( of pink satin, carrying a bouquet of pink carnations. The bride, who never appeared more lovely than on this happy oc casion, entered by the centre aisle upon the arm of her father, Mr. J. U. Rives, and simultaneously, <;he l^room entered from the pastor's -tudy on the arm of his best man, I Dr. A. R. Nicholson, his brother. The bride was clad in an exceed ingly handsome gown of white satin with pearl trimmings, the beauty of which was enhanced by the long J veil that hung gracefully about her >rm. She carried an exquisite iquet of bride's roses and lillies A Store With Many Departments. The Corner St< With Nothing We went to the markets last week feeling that the best was none too good for the Cor ner Store patrons. Hence we determined that we would select only such merchandise as would meet your approval. We believe that we accomplished our purpose. Many of the late purchases now on display. A few of the items are herein mentioned which will point the way to many things that we do not speak of: New Dress Ginghams in stylish designs at 8 1-2 cents per yard. Galatea cloth in many new patterns, perfect Do not forget vi Thanks THE CORN Special Notice. We are offer ing our suits at greatly re-! dueed prices. ^ \ Call and see us. m . ???A 4 Shoes For Everybody. >f every age, taste and condition. Shoes for walking or working, for dancing or Iriving, for indoor lounging or outdoor recreation. All the new models, all the new toes, tips and uppers, all th e r new leathers. At every range of price too. If we cannot shoe you, simply ca ot be shod. W. A. Hart. of the valloy. Following the bride were little Edwin Rives, tbe ring bearer and May Rives, the bearer of the prayer book. As the bride and groom approach ed Dr. Jeffries, Mr. Rives gave away his daughter by placing her hand in that of the groom. Then, as soft notes were sounded on the organ by Miss Wyman, the momentous words that made one of the twain were uttered. At the close of the invo cation, the bridal party marched from tie church in the reverse order, and repaired at once to the home of Mr. and M rs. Ri ves where an elegant reception was tendered a large num ber of relatives and friends. Those who were present were im pressed with beautiful decorations of tbs home, the same color s?bame, green and pink, being carried out here as at the church. The entire front porch was enclosed with can vas and tastefully decorated. A sumptuous wedding sapper was served. A prettier or richer collection of tokens was never witnessed in Edge field. They were ( sent hy friends and relatives in all parts of the state. A chest of silver was pre sented by the relatives of the 1 groom, and another by an uncle of | the bride. Mr. Nicholson is an exemplary young man who possesses many sterling qualities and admirable traits of character. Since coming to Edgefield, the bride has by her sweet spirit and charming personali ty made friends of all with whom she has met. The happy young people have entered upon their married life unde exceedingly favorable circumstances, and hare been showered with congratulations | and good wishes by their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson depart ed early in the evening npon their wedding journey. The following were among the out of town guests5 Dr. P J Mo Lean, Mr. and Mrs. C J Hill, Mr. and Mrs. P F Henderson, Mr. and1 Mrs. F P Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. D S Henderson, Ripley Henderson, Dr. Holbrook Wyman, Dr. and Mrs. G F Wyman, Misses ?Pansy, ; Rosa and Lallah Wyman, Mr. and Mrs. E P Henderson, Miss Elberta Bland, Miss Ella Croft, Mr. and Mrs. J E Gaskin, Peter Robertson, Clarence Wheeler, Mr. C D Stanley and Miss Luoile Stanley, Miss Min nie Parker, Miss Florenoe Scan lin, and Mrs. B H Teague. A Store With Many Departments. >re is But The Best colorings, tub and sun proof a.t 15 cents per yard. New silks, new trimmings, towels for face purposes, towels for linen showers, da mask and doilies for any old purpose at 25 cents per yard and up. No matter what part of the body you wish to cover you will find it in some of our many departments, be it a hat, collar, sideswiped jabot, tailored suit, skirt, shirtwaist, knit underwear, a pair of hose or socks or shoes for men, women, children and little tots. Come to see us. 'Tis the salesforce's pleas ure to serve you. re will be closed giving. ER STORE Show it to Your wi before - you select that new bul Bring h&r here and let hers?s the tifal showing of buggies, phaetons j other carriages. She knows pr<] things when she sees them. She'll] prec?ate the beauty of oar vehi? You'll appreciate their reason prices and fine wearing qualities, full line of "CHASE" robes, not better. WE DON'T SADDLE YOU with harness whose only virtue is good looks. The kind we sell is good all the way through. Use only brings out its good qualities. Buy your harness here if you want the kind that you will not have to renew after a little service. You'll find our pricea as low as good harness can be sold for. To pay less is to run big risks. Also a full line sad dle bridles, horse blankets, etc. Wilson & Cantelou Save a Dollar Buy the Economy shoe $L5?, and $m In all the newest styles in high boot] and colonial pumps in patent, ti gun metal, velvet and satins, o: your way from the terminal. 310 JACKSON ST., AUGUSTA, . >. GEORG: 1