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Established 1835. . lu MIEIS,._._.Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year iii advance. Intered as second class matter at t?e postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published ??tess accompanied by the writer's DRU?. Cards of Thanlcs, Obituaries, Resolu bns and Political Notices published at rvertising rates. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1912 r The man who lives in vain, lives worse than in vain. He who lives to BO purpose, lives to a baa* purpose. KEVINS. I_ Court of General Sessions. The spring term of the court of gftieral sessions convened Monday. charge of the presiding judge, Hon. George E. Prince, to the grand jjary was exceedingly able and force ful. After laying due stress upon t&e obligations and responsibilities Hat rest upon a grand juror, the matter of properly inspecting and investigating the county offices was next taken up. Judge Prince spoke in detail of the duties of the county supervisor and superintend H of education. He said that in most , counties the salaries paid there men isl too small. Ile charged the grand jury as to their duty concerning the public schools, teachers and trus tees. Judge Prince stated that lady teachers should be placed in charge , of the primary classes but that men , should be employed for advanced Hupils. He also spoke somewhat in j detail of the duties of magistrates. , There being some delay in having j f?ie grand jury pass upon the indict ments no jury case was taken up un- ( til Tuesday morning. The following j indictments were passed upon by \ the. grand jury: J L Reynolds, malicious mischief, true bill. Wilbert Padgett, murder, true bm. Arthur Moore and Arthur Lem becker, malicious mischief, no bill. 1 Geo. Reynold, obstructing public - highway, no bill. Brooks Murrell, shooting in duel- ! ling house, true bill. J W P Coursey, violating dispensa- \ ry law, true bill. William Rearden, murder, true , bill. , Frank Oliphant, house breaking, i larceny and arson, true bill. < Policeman J M Eidson was placed on trial Tuesday morning I for killing George Forge in the ' town of Edgefield on the night of ' the 30th of November. A verdict of < not guilty" was rendered in a few * minutes after the jury retired. The State was represented by Solicitor < Geo. Bell Timmerman and the de- t fendant by Messrs. Thurmond & < Nicholson. i In the ease of Wilbert Padgett, 1 indicted for killing Alex Jones in the town of Johnston on the first 1 of January, a consent verdict of i guflty with recommendation to the < mercy of the court was entered, the ? sentence being life imprisonment in I the penitentiary. The court is engaged this morn- ' in?, with the trial of Mr. J L Rey- ? nolds who is charged with mali- 1 .cfoos mischief. The grand jury will make its for- 1 mal presentment to the court this I afternoon. White Town School. i I bave been thinking about writ- 1 ing~ from our school for a long time. , I have been reading so many nice letters from other schools,I thought ( I would write, too. Mr. Miras, I think it so nice of you to print all of our letters. When the paper comes I look for the school letters first. This is a splen did, way to encourage reading in ? school children. When we begin ' to read these letters we read nearly I everything in the paper, and this is 1 BO improving to us. We thank you ] so much for the opportunity. < How many schools tried for the 1 prizes offered by the W. C. T. U. i for the best essays on the subject, i "Why all This Agitation About Al- 1 cohoi?" andris the Cigarette Smok- ? er Safe?" Twenty-five in our . Behool attempted to write on these ? subjects, and would be so delighted J if one of us should win a prize. We 1 are anxiously awaiting the decision ; of the committee, and shall watch 1 the paper. ! We all have wonderful advan- i tages in education these days, com- : pared to what our parents Inad. For instance, they had only a three or four months term at best, and had lop cabin schoolhouses wi :h crude home-made desks and benches. Now we have a good school building well equipped with individual patent desks, other comforts and a good library. Let us appreciate th^se advantages and make use of thes srolden opportunities, ere it is to? late. Our motto last Friday morn ing was: "Education is to the hu man soul, whatT sculpture is to a block of marble." Our teacher gave us a good iittle talk explain ing the meaning of these lines, and it made an impression on some of us. Just think of the meaning and, how education beautifies the soul! One of our large girls wrote composition on "English Grammar" and brought in this quotation so nicely. Am sure she, too, was im pressed by the beauty of its mean ing. Now Mr. Mims, some of us are studying very hard as you may judge from our honor roll, but not so hard that we can't find a few minutes in which to write a few lines for the paper. I noticed in last week's paper that there will be an educational rally at the S. C. C. I, April 19th. Our teachers are already making plans to attend and get as many of us to go as possible. Think this will be very pleasant and beneficial. Look for us. Rally Holliday's name should have appeared on the honor roll last week, he having made an average of 92. This was a mistake and not intentional. We are very sorry Mr. John Wall's children are debarred from school on account of measles. We uaderstand eight of the fami ly are in bed with it now. They have the sympathy of the entire community, but few can visit them as very few in this community have had it. We are glad to report Mrs. Ann Prince better after a serious illness. My teacher and I spent a while very pleasantly with her one after noon last week. Mrs. Pick White has been suffer ing from an attack of ulcerated sore throat. We are glad she is conva iescing. Mr. Wash Hamilton is able to be Dut again, but will not be able to resume his Sunday school work un til spring. Walter Reard en. Modoc School. Seeing so many notices from oth ?T schools, I will say a few words from ours. We are getting on nicely in school and on the play-ground. Everything goes on so smooth and jystematically, that it is pleasant as ?veil as profitable to be at school. We are making rapid progress in Dur studies and I do not feel we ?ould do otherwise for our teacher never stops. I often wonder if she 3ver tires. Mrs. Mamie Walker is very strict but she is so kind to us that we iove her very much. She is just as nice and sweet as she can be, but )h my! she does believe in work, ind she gets it too. We stand an examination at the ?lose of each month, aud I dislike ;hem very much. They give me a milly feeling, and I can't think. I :orget and forget, but somehow I mil through. We have had whoopiug cough md measles in school this term, but t doesn't scare us. We go on all he same. We Modoc folks don't *et scared when we happen to hear i cricket hollow. Several families have moved iway and we miss our clasn mates JO much, and wish they were back ?vith us. We had a pretty valentine dis play and every one seemed to en" joy it so much. Miss Olive Prince and Mr. John Henry West were married the 25th. We were sorry for Olive to leave ns as she was one of our school mates and a sweet girl to all of us. I have never written to a paper before, so I will try not tire anyone m my first attempt. Fifth Grade. Cleora Scf.ool. Dear. Mr. Editor: As you have ?iven all the schools a chance to tvrite a letter for your paper, I think old Cleora school had better burry and come in and let the peo ple know what we are doing in Cleora. I have enjoyed reading the letters from other schools and it seems that we are very slow ibout writing, but our teacher keeps us so busy until we don't have my spare time. Our teacher is Miss Nell Hill from Center Spring, md Miss Carrie Collins of Leesville, assistant. We like our teacher? re ry much, and all of the soho ara ire learning very fast and we also bave a nice schoolhouse. We have Sunday school every Sunday after noon and have a large crowd, and ire trying to do good work Mr. Mims, you know it was sad when our schoolmate Miss Marie Morgan was at school with us on Friday and on Sunday afternoon the Lord took her home to rest. It's very sad to the family, and the whole country was shocked by this sad^eath, but God knows the best. He has taken sweet Marie home to rest. Mr. Warren Reel is on the sick list this week, hut we hope he will soon be well and on the job again. Mr. Willie McGhee who h i's been suffering with a broken leg, is some better at this writing, and we hope he will soon be so he can be up and getting about on crutches. Mr. Mims we would be glad to have you to come out to our school, and we would be glad to have you to come out to Sunday school. Cleora School Boy. Portrait of General Butler. The Daughters of the Confedera cy of South Carolina are planning to have a very handsome painting of Gen. M. C. Butler placed in the Confederate Museum at Richmond Va. This is a very laudable under taking, and in keeping with the spirit of the Daughters of the Con federacy. This portrait will cost about one hundred dollars. The Edgefield chapter feels a peculiar interest in this undertaking, be cause Gen. Butler was an Edgefield man, and they expect to contribute to this portrait, at an early date, from such funds as they can secure among themselves. But like most womens' organizations, they are laboring for a holy cause, without money and without price, and have in their treasury no large sum to ?ive, not nearly so much as their imbition and their high sentiment n this matter would prompt them, io they announce that thry will be jlad to receive any sum towards :his portrait, and the names will be lent in from Edgefield by the chap ,er President Mrs. J. D. Holstein. Edgefield should do the major part n promoting this idea. vira. Florence Ewell Atkins inj Edgefield. On Thursday morning Mrs. Flor ?nce Ewell Atkins came over to Sdgefield from Graniteville where the had addressed an enthusiastic, mblic meeting under the direction )f Deaconess Sands of ihe Episco nal mission at Hickman Hall on Wednesday evening. While in ?xraniteyille she was the guest of Lie v. and Mrs. Graves L. Knight o' ' .he Baptist church. She came >ver to Edgefield for a rest, but she lid not find it, for immediately on 1er arrival she was informed that a neeting of ladies had been ar ranged for her at the home of Mrs. 3. B. Jones on Main Street. Mrs. Atkins was equal to the oc casion, however, and charmed ev ?ry one of the parlor full of ladies vho were present. They were fair-: y captivated by her beauty and vit, pathos and consecrated enthu iasm for a great and holy cause, tfrs. Atkins is an example of the nfinite power of a cultured and >eautiful woman whose heart is ixed on a noble and altruistic eali ng. At this meeting at Mrs. Jones' lome, 6even new members were se ared for the Edgefield union, kira. Jones very kindly served a ight, but refreshing course as the adies were leaving for their lomes. So much pleased were those of he ladies present from the college, hat Mrs. Atkins was invited to go ?ver in the afternoon and address he students. This she did, and ve doubt not, in the hearts of those roung people who heard her, there s a picture which will never be brgotten, not only of her winsome ace, but of a lofty purpose, and in piration for future greatness. Mrs. ?ikins left on Sunday morning for jangley under the supervision of An. Charles Aiken Holley of the Methodist mission. Repels Attack of Death. "Five years ago two doctors told ne I had only two years to live." rhis startling statement was made >y Stillman Green, Malachite, Col. rhey told me I would die with con lumption. It was up to me then to ,ry the best lung medicine and I >egan to use Dr. King's New Dis >overy. It was well I did, for to lay I am working and believe I owe ny life to this great throat and ung cure that has cheated the rrave of another victim.It's folly to uffer with coughs, colds or other hroat and lung troubles now. Take he oure that's safest. Price 50 eta ?nd $1.00. Trial bottle free at Penn b Holstein's, W E Lynch & Co. Seed Which Succeed. Seed purchasing is a matter of onfidence. We ask your confidence n Landreth's seed which have stood he test for 128 years. We solicit ' 'OUT orders for garden and flower eed. You cannot do better than buy i jandreth's seed. W. E. Lynoh & Co. i The Shoppe See o mDRES^ goc sho .ving a sortment of dress g brilliantine, cashme See these before bu Ladies Ox We are sho oxfords, right $1.50 to $4. Also men's os $1.75 to $5. ' pleasure in sh Isi Bug Our buggy co: people know tha harness absolute and impartially Better come aloi for you get a co spent in cash. 1 be made some ti Groo Pl . Our store is well stocke very close prices. Give u: reasonable prices. Do you need a wagon? are no wagons on the mai W. R. F. D. PARKSVILLE LETTER. (Continued from page 1.) town, about which the patriarch Uncle Iv, wrote some time ago being half Morgan. We pull our hat to Morgantown. The ladies of Plum Branch, Parks ville and Clark's Hill are making preparations to entertain Miss Sha ner at Plum Branch on Maroh 10tht at Parksville on the 10th and at Clark's Hill on the 11th. Mr. Warren Stone and Mr. Mar shall Garrett paid the family of Mr. J. M. Minor a visit last Satur day. Mr. Minor, who lived among ns two years has moved back to his Liberty Hill plantation. More Anon. Glorious News comes from Dr. J. T. Curtiss, Dwight, Kan. He writes: "I not only have cured bad cases of ecze ma in my patients with Electric Bitters, but also cured myself by them of the same disease. I feel sure they will benefit any case of eczema.'' This shows what thou sands have proved, that Electrio Bitters is a most effective blood pu rifier. Its an excellent remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores. It stimu lates liver, kidneys and bowels, ex pels poisons, helps digestion, builds ap the strength. Price 50 cts. Satis faction guaranteed by Penn & Hol bein, W E Lynch & Co. Jpring A p" are Invited iur New Spring >ds, we are beautiful as ;oods, inoliair re and serges. Ving. AR ev ginghams, lawns, dim: bleached go fords wing a beautiful si ; fron? the manufs The latest leather :fords just arrived. Come and see us an owing you through, ael Mukas Bargain House :gy Cor ntest has proven vei it some one will get ily free and that th< awarded. Some cou ig and make your upon in the box f< 'he award of buggy me during March. eries, Hardwar antation Suppl :d in these departments and we 5 a call and see what splendid < Farm Wagons If so see ours and get our pri .ket better than those we sell a E. Pres* EYE TALK NO. 4 READING GLASSES Why does a man of forty-five or fifty need reading glasses? Because his eyes, which for dis tant vision may be as good as ever, can no longer focus objects close by. How do the glasses help him? They shorten the *'focus'* to a comfortable reading distance. Can not almost anybody fit glasses? No person without proper equip ment in the way of necessary in struments, and the knowledge of their use should be employed to fit glasses, as the eye must first be measured and the glasses made up to suit each particular case. GEO. F. MIMS, Optician, Edgefield, S- C. Money to Loan. With real estate security, for long time. Easy terms. ARTHUR S. TOMPKINS Preach, but Don't Practice. In their admiration for the golden rule some Deople allow distance to lend enchantment to the view. to Come and Goods E better fitted than er on staples, suchas chambray, madras, ities, long cloth and ods of all kinds. tock of ladies icturers, from s and styles. , prices from ry popular. The the buggy and 3y will be fairly pons remain yet. purchases of us, Dr every dollar and harness will e and ies : are in a positson to make values we are giving at ces before buying. There nd our prices are right too. Modoc, S. ?. Gardnerville School. I have not seen any lights from our part of the county, so I thought I would drop in a candle. Our school is flourishing under our ef? cient teacher. Mr. Joe Gardner's children have been absent from school on account of measles but we sincerely hope that they will soon be with us again Mr. Joe Ouzts and little son, Watson, of Edgefield, paid a visit in eur midst while down on a busi ness trip to Augusta last week. . Mrs. Cad Thurmond has been quite ill, bnt we are glad to say she is able to sit up now. Miss Kate Williams is visiting at Graniteville. Look ont! for she might surprise us while away. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Stevens and dear little Thomas visited in our community last week. Messrs. E. M. Bunch, Eve Barker and Eve Mealing are having 'phones put in. We welcome them on our line. Blue Eyes. Gardnerville, Mar. 1, '12. nineteen Miles a Second without a jar, shock or disturb ance, is the awful speed of our earth through space. We wonder at such ease of nature's movement, and so do those who take Dr. King's New Lift Pills. No griping, no distress, just thorough work that brings good health and fine feelings. 25c at Penn & Holstein's W E Lynch & Co. DOtt