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fESBORGADVOCAl A Tri-County Pap:r N. KOQERS BAYLY bi>. AND PR ' BATfcSBURO, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY t ? TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION On rVmr..:.:..? SI Si* Months 30 ce No three months subscriptions tak Encored at the P: O., at Batesbt S, C, as second-class mat Hob. 14, 1901. No sill presented for over due s *cri pilot** All Copy sent in must be wril on one side only. V hen changing address alvt I've old post office otherwise ch? will not be made. Advertising Rates ^ne Inch One Year Si One Inch Six Months $ ?Jnc Inch Three Months . First page double the above amou Local lusertlons 25cts per inch. F Readers iOcts per line R< er& to take run of pap^r 5cts Line. FRIDAY, July 3rd. 1908. il'irrah! for the fourth of Ju.y. d you see the eclipse on Sui I 'Old Sol" and other thhiKS I w -*ulng up at Denver. I ri e pencil pushers are bavin B hit;h old time at GatTney this weel I w many Southerners will vot< nan? Don't all answer at c Don't get "wossy" and bet , B in uey on any team that has a S B man hitched to it. Bj Wo will soon have a democi I t.on.inee that will corral! the vote walk Into the White House on M I h next. H 1 l ings are going a'otig in a H nil wuv in C <upaigu cii I e cracfccrs tuv? \\n H rackers will get into a grand 1. u >rrow. When a young Amei powder are playfellows somet i s re to happen. T- e Roosevelt convention In Chi a very bad "break," wher rose upon its hind legs and y Matching through Georgia." ' J S Sherman was placed in non t: iii It is about time to throw jUk, nto the'.trash-heap,|(>oth bet of It bad music and worse sentlrx ? *. - unbia State. i fun and alleged wit is expi ed he merry wid )w hat, but ts * i nier to circumference, it is seful and sensible head] r;. > )man have been guilty of generations. It is hat in one, leaving the fair h? wearer free for wora or play RMAN THE UNKNOWN. !. rv hamlet and on every ople are asking in var ..ad degrees of elegance which in simplest and 1 jioi form is, "Who's Shermt 2w exceptions 'twas ever I ' a national convention. A a was to the .country e had never been when Of -rut? picked him up in 1 tud Sewell, the compel e < ? s in 1896, ranked equal is of the obscurity whe e. Henry Gassaway Dav I % le, wno is lie now? lly astonishing tiling at i dimness is the fact that bis tenth term in the na of representatives, and s ii. nit a com jnitte as that commerce. His case ma a riKi; illustration as the cxten house has become a c ine, a milatary organizat )n /inch - he individual member, t > ; e file closer, even'the b ler is merged in the n t's visible is the com mat * it 11? f and his staff. o' k you keep abreast of p There are 890 auppc n the "popular" branch i Dlsregraiug your Jown < pi tentative try to name tei I te chances are 39o to 10 kt, ?Nebraska State Jouri FOURTH OF JULY BARBECUE 1 I SUMMEULAK9 SPRINGS TO- "s MORROW -MANY SPEAKERS !'i WILL BE THERE. or ii lion' J'o morrow llie Alewine Druthers or-vl und II yivo a oailKOiie a biimtn* rland rhiifs. Durhiir the (lvy there will "\ sD .ikin,; 1 ?y several candidates and <lou Mas ii is a legal holiday a lur^e crowd jev( lib.: tiler.*, Toe spot picked out is hoi ideal one lor siicli a 11 airs as there vnt< Ii lie ait over iitir.iKlaore of tie ?*j i braled <ir:iy It >?k water and lg"? L< It* 1.1 I. ii ill" in. 11 .1 ...... r .. Hi'A PI2 LYON'S GOOD WORK. A It is a testimonial to the patriotism aud good smiseof South Carolina Dam-! """" ocrats that J. Fraser Lyou will be r? oi? nominated for attorney general with out opposition. Wine* it U customary for an attor? ney general to he given a second term ! by the people, Mr. Lyon has had to .00 perform so many unpleasant duties! nta and has performed them with such' ' .en. unflinching courage and duLerminu- w| tion, thai oppositl ?*i to his rcnomi- sp ,r^' na'ion would have caused no surprise i>e aruong|his friends., Had there appear- IS ed tne slightest probability thai he wi JOuld be defeated, some lawyer won <1 m ub? nave been found to enter u con'est vil with him. Hut. the people oft^wh eel Carolina know tliat Mr. Lyon hasd e $ht Lt"n f,,r the in incomparable service, and i o | ju d appear that tliey were uimi - tlii ? I p ive of it. ?News & CourLi. a ni ln CAMPAIGN PARTY. LL i state campaign party, minus \ nsel and Hon. Cole L. Hlease, It.. I....I....... luwl iciov * uujwaj iii^iiv d the Matcsburn people their 2\ n the various <iuestion? so im- oh to voters on August Hie 'i.'ith. h(j ;a, i licit*-:, was in attendance and ye P ctlntf was held in the Opera an The candidates were uiven a in welcome and tl eir speeches n I uerally applauded. About :ioo vvl lad the pleasure of listing to Ch . . jws, but had their coming boot t.i v, . aiore than a few hours in ad- ,n; [,d* ie audience would have been i?j I ! :.b!ci. wl = *s I SBURG tiDITION OF THE un COLUMBIA STATli. ilumbia State on Wednesday oil ir u?r. isuied a Batesburjf edition Fn1 ie growth of the town in the bu . .? years. Lt e . cuts are displayed and ail ex ;t write up of the dilTerctn s of industry practiced iiere. icle on Batesburg covers nearly ,u 1)0 lyes of the paper and Mr J. 10. rc t, the writer, carefully pres work and has K'iv<;ii a true rat m ;lse pen picture of what the and what her advancement arc j ,, ?. ? tiuiiuK pii^i icvv jft'iiid. ^ r POINT ~ ? th c 1 ' . v i t{ . SSMT1QR. mil , , _ , _ tilitary Academy, on D riday lii ricai 7ol> a. in , at Columbia 'lilnc , , ... oin ibis examination, 1 shall . appointee for the vacancy ing. The following are the :u icagc " ions of Llie cam'mates re ic, i it ,, , : tlie War Department: si' mdidate shall be admitted 1 yulian * der 17 or over 22 years of age . .j lina- in ") feet 6 inches in begin ( that s of 18 and upward, or who i> 5au,e orattiicted with any dlseast s ( y which would render him ^( ,ent" tilitary service, or who lias ^ e of presonti ig Isimself, any j an infectious or immora gntj_ Candidates must lie tin i'<en andidate must upon report 1 lb? >t Point, present a certificate j, ?ear jccessful vaccinations made >i for r, or a cerlicate of two vac anfj mrde at least a month apart ee months." inds . , 1 . lio desire to take tins examination should write me f<>r perm is 111 sion to do so, and also for further in , formation with respect to tlie exami- j;i city nation. A ious It is requirfd that eacli applicant 10 the shall have been an actual resident of '" east this district one year pi i.?r to the date in?'" of this examination, thus Each applicant should have his ph.v dial alcian examine him according to the ril as rules laid down by the War Depart -ii the ment- I suggest this in order to save <" 'I 89:?. the applicant the expense ot taking iing this examination if his physical con for ditiou dees not meet the requirements ,.f| nee Very truly, val is? A. L'\ Lkvkk, Lexington, S. C out. ?- '!' AIKEN COUNTY t CAMPAIGN DATES. on j ,UI ikes July 4, Yonce's Mill. t to " 10, Prothru'sfMill om- " 14, Geo Lybrand's Mill. '1 ion, " 15. Wagener. ti.. ?? in Do.... <1 i cue **!?. en jr. i rig- " 17. Salley. j'1/ tans " 18, WindHor. id- " 24, Bath. it!, " 25, Ciearwater town. cin< ub- Aug. 1, Beech Island club. l,osl ?ed " 4, Hawthorne, i of " 7, Night, North Augusta. ian 31s- " 8, 2 p. m., Langley. dru a of " 10. Night, tlrauiteville. you ? 11, " Vauclue. jj|, uaU M 15, White Pond. J > ?' "J- <- r* ? ^ _ " 1 iyj 1 " easl ly mmi. He sure and ilo nul miss slioi i.s I real. rem you EATH OF it", MR. J- A. MITCHELL. 4 you for M r. Jeter A . Mitchell who was Ll.e lool lest resilient oi our town died at his inv' une after a brief illn in tin* *2nd siili ar of Ills a^e. .Mr. Mitchell was born Tai id reared in this community and dur Wil mil g his entire life made '.his his home j,ro e was married twice. Hy Ins Iiist hoi ife lie had one son, Mr. .1. YVm Mit iuii ell, and three daughters- Mrs. Stro vm or of Joluie-fc >11, Mrs,'Juess of I?cn irk and Mrs. I>ial of Linrens. .Mrs. ,. thn al having since died hy liis last hoc fe he only had one child Mrs. V .11. had Midrlx of Leesville. lie a'so leaviseel aged a id bereaved wife. Mr. .Mitch lion was a progressive farmer and vuu ~11 o" I e of Leesville s sniunehest ciii/. -ns (1ov termcnt was made in the faini'y tha rying ground Monday at ll:0<ia. in. sl':l, lesville News tlIS ole wl! Honest Graft. jju. "Junes made the best part of his |,.nottey by grafting." , "Why, 1 thougbl be had such a liigh an,| potation for honesty." "So be has. lie must graft, though, j v !* ll?? Ifnot IU !1 1*1*11 It 1?lII<o<?l>v ?lL?h ; . ..".V .....ov. j. Ut'llf Sill ore American. Wil "?* an< Curiosity. ,,( If you want to find out how busy jK,r on are, paint a red rlug on your OVl, >or. 10 very man who passes will step ran tind out what it is for and then ait until the next man comes along at he may tell about It.?Atchison ti. ? ^( r or j \H I- , .. _ ... .Jin s chair anil to take great care he sat 1 it.?"Leaves From a Life." ?0|, wai Long and Short. s Farmer B.?This 'ere paper says they |.oU n't uothin' f'r an appetite like a long Si.,, amp. His Wife?Laud! They don't ^]|( low what they're tulkin' about. A lort one c'n eat Just ez much.?Path- (.,.v uler. .*., do. Icallh ColTee" is really tlie Lin )KM. iscst ColTee I minitation ever y. t ? ] educed. This clever ColTee Su mai Lute was recently produced by 1 >i. "J loop "f llacine, Wis. Net, a grain 1 Vl real Cell in it eit her. Dr. Shoop's 4_ a!th ColTee is made from pure toas :1 grains, with milt, nuts, etc (I.t ally it wovld foil an expert -who tln? iglit drink it for JnlYee. No 2'' or lieu minutes'.ed'eus boiling. "Made in a f? minute" says the doctor. Sold In of eh r Bros ? on NOTICE! NOTICE! ,, The annual meeting of the stuck 1 ilders of the Batesburg Telephone 4]l i. will be held in the oilice of 10. F rothcr, in Bitcsburg S C. .Mini- s.,,? y the nth day oi July, next, at 1<> * ! lock a. m A full attend nice is war sired. W. Wcstrn Ireland, ne 1", l'dCH. I'residen t. set < did TATK OK SOCTII CAR: LI.NA.i Vm. COINTV (?K I.KX I Nli'l'ON . j c\ei I'lie Batesbun; Teleplimc C i hav- ,l"U: [ issued to John Hell Tnwill ocriili e No. lis ror live shares of tin- ln'in >ital Stock of said company on 21st (1 itfast l'.ior, (if par value of ten do ,n|r. s per share, and the same has heei th i t. Said stock has been (inly assign' rl?'h in writing to the tmdcrsi^r.e I (>>i VVt " x'otlce is j^i vcn that the undersigned ' ' 1 II apply to the said c nnp my on t c ,.y i flay of .I lily, next, at ! a. in . at nrolliciin liateshuri;, S (J.tnc.n t <-ii said Certificate ai.d issue tnui.dci* and ned a new certificate in lieu tin roof " if K. I"'. S ritoi u Kit ie 17, loos. i! n< bnd It Can't 15e Beat. the , you Mo host <f all io.1o.hors is uxpcrit noe K0)v M Harden, of Silver Citv, \'orh "\ olina.says: "J find Llcctrie Iii11 rs s all that's olaimod for it. * Stomach. Liver and Kidney able it oan'i he beat. I have tried wi i .nd find it a most excellent medi- su^ Mr. Hardin is ri^lit ; it's the C(n|j I of all medicines also for weaks, lame naok. and all run down r ' ditions Hunt too for chills and ma ' ,u a. Sold under Koarantoe at all Shot KKlSts. fide. soot I ?. toric ibscribe to The Advocate. Gum I Nice Sense of Honor, f ? (Original.] poakln' n* mirages," salil (lit* ol?l licr, "we don't 'pear to git no i mirages as we usisi to nit. Inin ivhother the elyinents lias changed i.v eyesight is breakin' down, but I t 8C0 no more land lift in* with ev* liing clrawed as if it war a palutin' it your nose such as 1 seen often II 1 fust ooine to the country." Yliat kind of mirages do you have n here,"asked the gentleman from isaehusetts, "those that elevate obs or those that show objects liavno existence V Vital, 1 reckon you'd call 'em ele >rs." 've seen mirages on Lake Michl." said the Chicago man, "init 1 er knew whether they were the ern shore elevated or the western re reflected." There ain't iio reflection down here." arkeil the rancher. "What you see see. 1 saw soincpiu oneet that aged the hull course of my lite, van't no reflection, you bet ycr life." low was that?'' asked the Ma-sa setts man. "J'was 11?is a way: When I war a ng man 1 worked at cow puuehin' a man as lived on a ridge that led over a like ridge lifteen mile iv. The river run between each jo midway, and the ground on each > the river war as like as two peas iner lived on the east ridge lie r the innii 1 worked for and lifter;, es away on the other I'idge his ther-in law, l'rant, had built a ise after the same plans. The same hiteet iiad planned "em both, and iber had been sawed for the two of at oucct. Knch stood in 1 lie eon of a big ranch. rainier had a daughter, l'.uni. I t Ink a shine to me. 1 war an in I ent young feller in them days and I n't no notion < ' liookin' up with one and tried to keep her off my til, hut s1h> fullered nie like a blood ml, and somehow, though I eould rid o' nn?sl tilings, 1 eonhln't git rid ler. "Whenever I'd try it she'd s?-t i ll beside me kind o' lovin' like, and t 'd ho the end o' my try in' to ke her. Waal, at last she hived me, and the t tiling 1 knowod I had gone to the man and axed for Ills gal. He was tin', and so we was engaged, as V say in the tow ns. Kuniee oin et in' lassoed me gimme a good deal ope, jisL as though we was married 1 eonhln't git away nohow. What made it hard on nie was that .anted another gal. That gal war ly Itranl, Ktiulcc's cousin. Sally r a ?julot little thing and didn't run r nobody. I eonhln't see very n.neh her Vanse limine regarded ine a^ property and wouldn't let ine otl' nin's to ride over t<> the I'.rant eh, and daytimes 1 war lookin' aftei at tie. lino morn in' 1 found myself lost. nikln' it would he a good chance t and tell Sally Rrant that 1 war a' to he married, 1 rode over. Sally s on the front veranda knhtin" ks. 1 j'ined her and as soon as 1 Id git up spunk told her that 1 war led to be 'broke' by Kuniee Tanner. didn't say a word; she jist bent vii, and 1 could see that she war In'. Jf course ihar war jist one thing t<> 1 set down on the bench beside . put my anus around her, and"? Kissed her?"' asked the <'lin-ago n. Kissed her? N"; 1 wai linii'ahle ar engaged." t\ Oil. go oil." tVe war settin' facin' the valley. ami dent 1 lifted my eyes and thill' be mo and look in' hardly a stone's ?w away war the Tanner ranch so. And thai" on tin- varanda sal ller ami a gal in each other's amis eonrso I don't mean t<? say that 1 1<1 recognize people lifleen miles iy. hut I knoweil the couple innsl heen Eunice and some feller. A1 tgh 1 would like to gh rid ??f I'.u . it made me mad to see her in llier feller's arms. I .lumps up and. win' my shootin' iron, plugs away he man. What did he do hut Uric to me. felt kind o' foolish as soon as it over, tlilnkin' my weepon would v so far. and 1 set down ag in. The r must 'a' felt as I did, 'cause he lowu ag'in, too, by his gal. just as I 11\ mine. We turned our hacks to hut we didn't like their lookiti' i at our hacks, so we went into the 5C. tolo Sally that 1 loved her and ited her to marry me. She reded that I was pledged ! ? Eunice, T reminded her that, thanks to the ige, 1 had found Eunice out. Sally i said, that belli' the case, it war ! for me to shake Eunice. hut if 1 f hack to her she'd lasso mo ag'in igni/in' this as true. 1 proposed we untried before go in' hack. And so war. Vhen I went back, a married man, ice war mini enough to scalp me. uirged her with goiu' back on me. she denied it. lint me and Sully i saw her, and that was all thero about it. Anyway, my wife says ihle, good man war saved from a woman l?y the mirage." mi Jt ever occur to you," asked Massachusetts man. "that what saw was the reflection of yourOs V" Vual, now. I never thought o' that." AUSTIN A. KINQSLEY, my "Honk No. -1 For Women." It Kive wtak women many valuable cations of relief -and with strictly ; dential medical advice is entire, i >ly write I>r. Shoop, Hacine, Wis. 1 book No. I tells all about l>r. >p's Nl^'bt Cure and how these , diiiK. healing, antiseptic supposi ( s can ha successfully applied to et these weakness. Write lor j wok. The N l^ht Cure is S'i|(4 i,y ( Ler's lirutf Store WE Wl UN FURTHE One Fo On Our M and Chi Id re Everythii Plain ! i n Hi Batesbiug, PHHHHM fciVJ . >*. >& .X? .Vx .X* . <? .'?? ->v .^ ^ .s? -w Bp '?> ?> -JO -jo -jo -jo 'j> 'jo 'jo -.a -jo /? -jo I A Msrch 1^? I have opened a in n*cl onCiiMiiit S r j : t. wa:re ^ ,1()NV ,v:u,v take orde ^ After several years e O best tailors I am well e;j apprenticeship has been r&O New York an J B iston a with Burdcll and Charle chant tailors in the nor I am prepared to do lii reparinjc and alterin 01 be^ M> prices to suit the i |6 ?r r p Arthur & & o "I* Oaiesburg-, K/f 6" & CS- & C7- n<. I?, or>.(*' * - -N ?, , WO V tSv- r?.-' vV r * ?N- *v' ~ . \sw >p.* >js> , > . t- .* _ l'J'l)?*> is >\ 1 i;it Hon i.iKi' Moon . si at< "? '< NVardon oM?eoivia, vi 1 K ilo. l'oi I)ysp. |)Siii ' I-; (. ! Ant a Co 1 ' ' Chicago, 111 Dear Sir- 1 have ..nil ercd more than tv. nt s ars J'mm in diges'inn. About mc;d'im month-. my dear ago ! had grown so n uh w.rse that I y?" 1 con Id not digest tin ,ni hrea "vtliin, 1 and cdnId not retain any hing on m v right," iVomacht 1 long 2f> lbs; ill fact I made "Coo up my mind I could not i|,nt b-?V me mj 'a i short t ime, when a in i,d (,t niim recommended K< I l . an,ted I(l :rv it to please him .? v ., h- 11. i ,,, Kenn vN I )oe day. I now weigh | a tsgentu n,.,? :ver did in my life and am in bet ter by drives He r lealtli Llian for mom yea is Kod.d :i'?d at t m , b'l d. I keep ,i hid tie emistaiitly Minn ami t< n.d wi iLv tins hoping that, humanity j '"fte u Sold hy LLQIVti TIL R NOTICE en's, Boy's ) y-% j d ii n s Clothing. $& '"?h W'W W -WW w # ig Marked IN # Figures. c p k). U, GmmznL v -v? < -sa -s.\ .Xa -Vs .v^ .vj . v>> Vi .x* .x* -Xi -Vx -x* mm ' ? >? V/V? ' /& ' & '?> S' '*> & '*f -X> *> ?> vS? -jo 'f> -JS> pw .ant Tailor, || i:uit tnilorin.^ establishment ^12 Hi J old I*. (). was and am i'iyB ^rn.Wm i*s for S^riii * an J Summer xj \perieiice un ler" Columbia's ^B5 nipped in the business. My under Peter <>. Mueth of qB ud who was )Or many years 's Pearson, the leading hut qB th. O? *st class cleaning, pressing;, ^ SB 1 short notice. times. SpamC Si 1 V:?. S. Carolina. el V ,, /Sf? CS-% rS\ pr>jrs*jS* pt. r 'S. fjr. ,p. u . cy. //. L?. <j\Jm v v?- <s- ?y Ov> v\. 5^. v.x?* <?. ' ?s>.. ..* tv W <v ' *s? mou:?&*?&. 1 t trnriiiTaami . I. Yoin s voi'i I ru y. D. ^ itl \ \Viii lj ll.i ?'l s?.vo is ?;iK (i Atlanta. I5u^ I". I' ?I." ' for cuts, but us, : ,;;si > and serai dies, 'inter. It is e.speeiai I \?, >d foi piles. Kirom ; mended au l s , .| l \ I>r l?\ H. (.Junter. si I, , j ;, . I ' "I lf*:? iin behind t lie do <r plead s s 1S(1' ((l | i'?- foi isi -lie. Tle\\ lllllSl be eii^a-' I,e|| yon " <!'-' i : . , | ' Naw. they're married. Il was .1 s , , 0J lo. ar he was pleading for." , |, > Loiiis.\iile Cour r.buinta.' i s 1 > ! 11 la.1 res Just I xactl\ ki^li1. "I li vi used I >r. Kin; s ,N w |,ti( 1 \e ( c. 4: , . \ nip . . 1 I ills for > \ nil yea is, an I :iud them I I be lrn\. Is and there 1 . , . * . I ju^t ( xactly right, su\^i A % Kcltun "d 011! of 1 he system ... ... v v , , Iimr i! al.,V, J irriii.; . i.ii.h.'., '"-1 Ih st remedy for tuniHllpation, bilious 11 1 '"inter. M ><JO