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Edffefield Advertiser Tl!OS.J.ADAMS, ? . . . . EDITOR WEDNESDAY, AUG. 1. INFORMATION. SobscriptionEPrice-Sent to any address for one year for $1.50; for six months, 75c; for three months, 50c. Payable in advance.: Bates for Advertising-One inch, first insertion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 50c. Want Notices, one cent per word, eaoh insertion. Other local .lotices, ten cents per line for first in sertion; five cents per line for eacb subsequent insertion. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect, Notices of Thanks, and all personal notices of a political nature, are charged for as regular ad vertisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six, and twelve months Write for terms. THE ADVERTISER, Edgefield, S. C. PROHIBION EN MAINE. It is well known, and has been asserted by every temperance lecturer, that prohibition has had its best opportunity to succeed and has mel its best success in Maine. It has been on the statute bookf of that State for OVM forty year* and has seen two generations grow up under its operations. There has been no legal sale of whiskey in Maine during that period. Are the people temperate, more thar in other places? Has it been en forced? That conditions in Maine are far worse than in South Carolina, or even in States where high license prevails, all fair-minded men must conclude. A few years ago an association . of fifty of the leadii g preachers, college professors, educators and an ^literary men of the country was formed to investigate the success of the efforts.being made to curtail the-consumption of liquor. This association sent agents to a num ber of the States of the Union, in cluding Maine, South Carolina, Iowa, Massachusetts and Penn 1 sylania. Their agents spent months in these and other States . and made thorough investigations^ taking nothing for granted and accepting no information but what .they could verify themselves. Ou? agent reported that in the city (jf Portland, Maine, having less than forty thousand in habitants-but little larger than Columbia-he had found one hundred and eighty-two places where?liquor was sold, "not includ ing pocket peddlerB,houses of ill fame, express companies, clubs and certain oyster restaurants." That, "while the present investiga tion wau in progress, several, new bars were opened." That the sheriff of the county explained the non-enforcement of the law -by asking him: "If a landlord cannot restrain one tenant, how can four deputies deal with four hundred rum-sellers?" The Port land Exprebc. in the issue of June 21,1894, contained the following protest of certain liquor dealers of that city; "Some liquor dealers complain that their profits are cut do tm by the competition of shops ' allowed to exist in the vicinity of their own places of business and that the regular collection of pro tection money may also be made of them. These demands are in some instances also said to be so excessive that the dealers say they swallow up the lion's - share of the profits and sometimes actually make them run more dis reputable places' than they other wise would, in order to get in money enough to be able to respond to the perpetual squeezing." The conditions all over Maine were found to correspond with the state of affairs in Portland. Every town-the best and most orderly - of them-had its do^ns of places where the sale of liquor was open notorious 'and unoposed. In *oAro3took County, with 49,587 inhabitants and no considerable towns, 65 United States revenue licenses for the sale of whiskey were taken out in 1895. Ellsworth, with 2,300 inhabitants, contains 14 bars and 4 other places (apothe cary shops) where liquor is sold, or one to about 219 inhabitants. "Gambling was going on in several - ealcons visited by the agent of the committee of fifty. In Augusta, the Capital of the State, sixty-two ' places were found in operation, or one to every 170 inhabitants. Throughout the entire State the , the same sickening array of figures come-the same account that one dirty,filthy hell hole, where the vilest liquor is sold, is maintained to every two hundred inhabitants ^ of less. What has been the result? How has it effected the people of Maine? The published report of the com v: r mittee of fifty, compiled by a sub committee, consisting of the fa mous anti-whiskey reformer, Seth ?Jv Low, of New York, President 'C Charles W. Elliott, of Yale ?\ University, the greatest college in ? * - America, and who cannot be 4 accused of &] desire to oppose H prohibition, and of James C. Carter, admits the following : . - "The conclusion must be that . it is impossible to state from the statistics adduced just how far they reflect greater or le98 public inebriety. The general impression is that drunkenness is as preva lent now as ever before the con stitutional amendment went into effect, if not more so. "The toleration of an open defi ance of the laws and constitution indicate, not merely a widespread lack of sympathy with prohibitory measures, but a callousness of public sentiment which of itself is grave. Citizens have become BO accustomed to this defiance that little attention is paid to the con tinuance or violation of the liquor statutes, or to the coutempt for law and order generally which is an inevitable consequence. A local Judge, in speaking of conditions under a prohibitory law not enforc ed has said : The value of the oath has been reduced 50 per cent in this State. Perjury (for which the maximum penalty is imprison ment for life) is so common that it no longer attracts attention. And it is not confined only to the liquor element; the effect of it is j far-reaching and growing. People I talk of it openly and without a I blush.' "Members of thc Supreme Judicial Couurt have said sub stantially the same thing and pro secutions for perjury committed during the trial of liquor cases are not frequent. Closely akin to per jury is the hypocisy engendered when 2 people are called upon to support a law that they d') not be lieve in. The support of prohibi tion at the polls aud in party plat forms, when it is so ill-enforced, can be explaiued only on the ground that men have become hypocrites. A Judge of the Su preme Court, as quoted in public newspapers, referring to conditions in Cumberland County, Maine, said: 'It is a question whether the prohibitory law makes more drunkards. It would have perhaps been more just to say : 'It is a question whether more become drunkards or hypocrites uuder the prohibtory law.' " The United States Government in a report of the liquor traffic recently issued de clared that in the State of Maine there were 822 establishments engaged in the liquor traffic who paid all United States taxes. In South Carolina 309 are reported, in number only greater than Alaska and Indian Territory! Yet we are asked to adopt prohibi tion of the Maine stamp ! Thus are conditions in Maina, which State is held up to the people of South Carolina as their rule and guide, and whose law the Prohibitionists in 1893 sought to pass, and which tbe recent prohibi tion conventions {which nominated Col Hoyt, again recommend to our people. The Maine "prohibition" law-this parody of ihe wisdom of our prohibition friends, is the South Carolina dispensary law, without the beverage feature. The State sells the liquor there, but forces the buyer to tsy that he wants to buy the whiskey tor medicine. The State is in the liquor business there, as it is here, and Col Hoyt does not propose to take the State out of it. He admits the failure of prohibition except where the State supplies the legitimate need of stimulants. PROHIBITION IN IOWA. Iowa is another State which is held up to South Carolina as a guide on.the prohibition question. What was the result of the investigation of prohibition there by the committee of fifty? The same sickening array of open violations, uatil the people in their wrath wiped the law practilly from the statute books, in the face of a constitutional amendment prohibi Pretty Children "We have three children. Before the birth of the last one my wife used four bot tles of MOTHER'S FRIEND. If you had thc pictures of our children, you could see at a glance that the last one ls healthiest, prettiest and finest-looking: of them all. My wife thinks Mother's Friend ts the greatest and grandest remedy in the world for expect ant mothers." Written by a Ken tucky Attorncy-at -Law. prevents nine-tenths of the suffering: incident to child birth. The coming mother's disposition and temper remain unruffled throughout the ordeal, because this relax ing, penetrating liniment relieves the usual distress. A good-natured mother ls pretty sure to have a good-natured child. The patient Is kept in a strong, healthy condition, which the child also Inherits. Mother's Friend takes a wife through the crisis quickly and almost painlessly. It assists In her rapid recovery, and wards off the dangers thal so often follow de livery. Sold by druggists for $1 a bo tile. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA, OA. Send for our free illustrated book writ te 9 j Acpresslr tot expectant mothers. ting the license of whiskey. Thus is the story told: The prohibition experiment has probably never had a fairer test, nor a test under more favorable conditions than in Iowa. It is an agricultural State with no large cities; the largest is Des Moines, which in 1890 had 50,093 in habitants. The population is mainly Puritan by descent, with inherited Puritan habits and tradi tions. Public sentiment is, and has been from an early day, strongly opposed to intemperance. Non? of the surrounding, States, with the possible exception of Mis souri, has had so small a percent age of foreign immigrants. In consequence of the decision by the Supreme Court that local option under the Constitution is barred, every voter has been forced to de clare him8ef for general license or for prohibition. The Prohibition, have, therefor been able io swell the number of their nominal adherents by repre senting that opposition to prohibi tion meant subserviency to the saloon. The cause of prohibition has had, besides, (he inestimable practical advantage of an alliance, offensive and defensive, with the political party in power. More than that, it was for years the dominant faction in that party, dictating its platform and controll ing its legislation in opposition to the liquor interests. It held this vantage ground for ten years, & period long enough to demonstrate thewisdom or folly of the at tempt torestrain and govern an animal appetite by Jaw. The end was defeat. To-day, in the face of the Con stitution, open bar rooms are m operation all over Iowa by sanc tion of the Legislature. Under the Constitution they are not allowed to license them, but accomplish the same purpose by levying an annual tax upon pei sous engaged in the liquor business, prohibiting prosecutions of those paying ihe tax. To this miseiable expedient have the peopie of this State been forced to rid themselves from the incubus of freewbiskey under tbe name of prohibition May South Carolina ever be reelievod from the necessity of seeking such a refuge. . IN CONCLUSION. Is it any wonder, then, after their investigation of the miser able farce of prohibition in other State that the agents of the com mittee of fifty were disgusted with prohibition and came to South Carolina expecting nothing from the dispensary law. \Vith 'some criticisms, however, after this investigation, they summed up the situation as follows: "Whilo the unbiased observer cannot fail to be impressed by the change wrought hy a system which has closed the saloons and nearly suppressed the liquor traffic, thousands remain blind to them. The political opponents of the dis pesary authorities most often deny that aught good has been accom plised. The Prohibitionists will frequently not eveu admit that drunkenness has been reduced. The system never had norean have any affiliations with radical temperance refyrmers." Nemo in News and Courier. Bad Blood-Cure Fret ! Bad Blood causes Blood and Skin Diseases, Eruptions, Pimples, Scrofu la, Eating Sores, Ulcers, Cancer, Ecze ma, Skin Scabs, Eruptions and Sores on Children, Rheumatism Catarrh, I Itching Humors, Etc. For these trou bles a positive specific cure is found in B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm), the I most wonderful blood purifier of the age. It has been thoroughly tested for past thirty years and has always cured even the most deep-seated, per sistent oases, after doctors and patent medicines bad all failed. B. B. B. cures by driving out of the blood the poi sons and humors which cause all these troubles, and a cure is thus made that is permanent. Contagious Blood Poison, producing Eruptions, Swollen Glands, Ulcerated Throat and Mouth, Etc., cured by B. B B, the only reme j dy that can actually cure this trouble. At druggists, $1 per large bottle; six large bottles (full treatment) $5. B. B. B. is an honest remedy that makes real cures. To test B, B. B. write for Free Trial Bottles which will be sent prepaid. Medical advice Free. Ad dress Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. "Tote Fair" Propou nds a Query Mr. Editor: Will it look right and be consistent for me at the coming primary to vote for Col Hoyt, prohibition candidate for governor, and at the same primary vote for one of the clever gentle men who are candidates for county dispenser? That is,- tc vote for and elect a prohibition governor, and at the same time vote for and elect a man as dispenser to sell the governor's prohibition whis key? I'm in a quandary and kinder bolher?d. And ae you edi tore know everything please ad vise me through the Advertiser for truly my only desire i*, as re gards either the prohibition or dispensary side, to act consistent and TOTE FAIR. CUBAN OIL ceres 1 Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheu matism and Sores. Price, 25 cents. For sale byG. L. Penn & Son. County Campaign Meetings. Red Hill, Saturday, August 1 Ith. Johnston, Wednesday, Aug. 15. Meeting Street, Saturday, Aug. 18th. Parksville, Wednesday, Aug. 22nd. Republican, Thursday, Aug. 23rd. Edgefield, Saturday, Aug. 25th. Wedding Invitations, Visiting Cards, Commercial Cb rds, Job Work of all kind? at this office. i LOW BATES TO CHICAGO" National Encampment G. A. IC, Au- 27th to Sept. 1st, 1900. Go account of the above occa sion the Southern Railway will sell rouud trip tickets from all stations on its lines to Chicago, 111., and return at especially re duced rates. The following ratea will apply from points named : Abbeville, S C $22 20 Anderson, SC 21 05 Blacksburg, SC 21 10 Camden, SC 25 75 Carlisle, S C 22 20 Charleston, SC 26 25 Chester, SC 22 95 Columbia, SC 24 75 Denmark, SC 24 75 Greenville, S C 2020 Greenwood, SC 22 20 Newberry, SC 23 35 Orangeburg, SC 26 25 Prosperity, SC 23 55 Rock Hill, SC 22 55 Spartanburg, SC 20 20 Sumter, SC 26 06 Tickets will be sold from point* in the State of Florida on August 24th and 25th, and from points in all other States on August 25tb, 26th, and 27tn, with final limit Sept 3rd, 1900. By deposit of tickets with Joint Agent of Cen tral Passenger Association, at Chi cago, prior to 12:00 Doon Sept 2nd, 1900, and on payment of a fee of | fifty (50) cents in connection with each ticket at the time of de posit, the return final limit may j be extended until Sept 20th, 1900. Persons located at non-coupoD statio?s should ootify agent sev eral days in advance of date they contemplate leaving, in order that he may supply himself with proper tickets. For detailed Information rela tive to rates, sshedulea. reserva tions, etc., call?n or address any agent, ot the Southern Railway cr itsconnec lion. S. H. HARDWICK, A. Cr. P.A.. Atlanta.Ga. LIST OF CANDIDATES. For the convenience of voters we publish the list of candidates as announced in the Advprtis^r: CONGRESS. W J Talbert ADJT. AND INS. GEN. George Douglass Rouse SOLICITOR. ' j Wm Thurmond J A Muller STATE SENATE. J C Sheppard HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. M P Wells P.B Mayson T H Rain sf ord >~$? W A Strom ' N G Evans . CLERK OP COURT. Jno B Hill MASTER. W F Roath J K Allen .. 8HERIFF. R L Dunovant WH Ouzts COUNTY TREASURER. S B Mays C M WilliamB SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. A R Nicholson Jas T Mims Ezra G Talbert AUDITOR. J B Haltiwanger H C Watson Oscar Burnett COUNTY SUPERVISOR. D D Padgett J M Bell B F Glanton COUNTY DIE8PEN8EB. Capt Jim Mioer CH Key W H Bussey J W Dorn Avory Bland T C Strom Capt Gus White MAGISTRATE. L G Bell R H Parks P W Cheatham CORONER. T E Byrd C H Anderson A L-L WOMEN . ' * Suffering from f > 'in ni o troubles should 1 try the "Old Time" Uomedy, < i?FEMALE ^KEGIUATCR It has no ea.ua!. lt strengthens the delicate fournie organs mid builds a wom an 'ip. All suffering and Irregularities at "monthly" periods can beavoldea" by Hs use. lt 1?< for young girls maturing, for mothers, and for women at Change of Lifo. Should lx> used before, child-birth. Sold hy all druggists, or sent post-paid on receipt of price *i.oo. Ladles Bluo Book sent FREE tn any one on oppllfdtlon. Address. "WOMAN'S DE FARTMcNT". Now Spencer Medicine Co., Chat tanooga. Tenn. Mvniion Cdt paper. For sale by G. L. Penu & Son. Overseers, Take Notice. All road overseers are hereby re quested to have their respective roads worked by 1st of September next. I will prosecute all persons who fail to comply with this re quest. D. D. PADGETT, S upervisor E. C China and the Cotton Market. New Map of China. In view of too Jargy exports of Cotton goods from this Country to China, and the influence which the situation there may exercise ou the price of Cotton, our people will naturally follow tho course of events in the far East with gerat interest, and we therefore com mend the enterprise and thought fulness of Davison & Fargo, cotton Factors of Augusta who are getting up a series of three maps showing China, Japan, the Philhpines, India, Siberia, etc., which they will mail free to their friends and customers as soon ae the work, is completed which will be in about I ton days. Attached to the maps [will be brief but adequate account of the Chinese Empire, its form of government, commercial devel opement, trade, railways, throaty ports etc., The work is being done by Rand, McNally & Co, of Chicago who are the biggest map people in the world. Messrs. Davison & Fargo also deserve great preaise for keeping their custo mers post ed by their market letters which are regularly mailud, and aro a great boon to the farmers who would otherwise be without in formation for days at a time. This firm has built up a large and h e; easing business during the past eleven years. While comparatively young men they have had long ex perience and have, every facility for handling, storing, making cash advances on shipments of cotton, and liberal loans " in i be Spring. If you want any information in jegard to Cotton or Bagging and ties write them. MY DAUGHTER, AXNIF. .MAY VIR GINIA MCCULLOUGH, was hom April 6,1 $78. and waa married Dec. 6, J?lrU, tu Mr. 1'inkney Adams anti died .Inly 21,1900. Her remains were laid to rem at Stevens Creek Church. All that devoted mother and other loving1 ones could do for h?r relief was done, hut G n[ in his infinite wisdom ??aw lit to take her home, and as sweetly and quietly a* a babe falls asleep, .she fell asleep in Jesus She was a good, kind, Christian woman. She always loved the church and her blessed Lord. Aft er her deasll these loving words ot lier's were found : There is nothing but di ath our affec tion? ran sever, And till life's latest breath love shall bind us forever, I am young, but I must die, In. my gi ave 1 soon shall lie; I'm ready now to go, If the will of God be so Lord, prepare me for my end, To my heart thy spirit send ; Help me, Jesus, thee to love, Take my soul to heaven above. Then I shall with Jesus be, Then I shall my Saviour see; Never more to?ufier pain. Never more to sin again. -At Rest. MOTHER. NOTICE. R. P. C. STEVENS having filed his resignation as a member of the Board of Control for Edgefield ceuuty, it becomes the duty of the delegation to re commend some suitable person for appointment by the State Board of Directors to till the vacancy there by created. 1 he delegation will meet at my office on the first Monday in Au gust next to select some one for appointment on the board. All geutlemen who may wish to serve as a member of the Board of Con trol, may file their application therefor with me, and I will pre sent it to the delegation for action. J. C. SHEPPARD, Chairman of Delegation Furn University, GREENVILLE, S. C. THE next session opens on the 26th of Septem ber, 1900. Full and thorough yistruotnn, leading to the degrees of B. A. and M. A., ?8 offered. Boarding in private families moderate; in Mess Hall excellent fare may be had at less expense. Correspondence solicit ed. Applications for places in the Mess Hall i hculd not be deferred. Fur further particulars apply to th?. President, A. P. MONTAGUE, LL.D. ANEW SUPPLY OF Note Heads, Bill Heads, Letter Heads, Envelopes, Card Board, Visiting Cards, Unruled Paper, Etc., Etc. We are prepared to do any and all kinds of Job Printing. Masonic work of all kinds a specialty. Write us for prices. Advertiser Job Office Edgefield, S. C. COU TT Y DISPENSER. '.'he friends of Capt. JIM MINER, an old ene legged "Cornfed," respectfully present his name for the offlcp of County Dispenser. He will abide th? result and support the nom i ness of thu democratic primary. I hereby announce to the voters of Edgefield county r'iat [ am a candidate for the olHoe ol' Connty Dispenser. I will abide the result, of the primary ein-; ion and will support the nominees of Mie party. C. H. KEY. in deference to the resolutions of I he county executive committee, I announce that, I am a candidate for Dispenser of Edgeiield county. 1 will abide the res.ik of the primary ami support the no ni?ees of the party. WT. H BUSSE Y. The friends cf Capt. Gus WHITK, an old war worn veteran, respectfully nominates bim for the office of County Dispenser, subject to the rules of the democratic prtmarj-. I am a c-tndidato for County Dis penser. I will abide the results of the democratic primary and support all its nominees. JESSE W. DORX. I am a candidate for County Dispen ser. 1 will abide the result of the pri mary and support all the nominees of the democratic party. THAD. C. STROM. To the Vo;ers of Edgefield County : f respectfully announce myself as a candidate for County Dispenser and pledge myself to abide the result and to support all the nominees of the democratic party. A VOR Y BLAND. FOR CONGRESS. I will be a candidate for re-election to Con8rres8 from the Second Congres sional District subject to the rules and regulations of the democratic party, respectfully, W. JASPER TALBERT. ADJUTANT GENERAL. GEORUE DOUGLAS ROUSE, of Char leston, is hereby nominated as a candi date for Adjutant and Inspector Gen eral, and is pledged to abide the resu>t of the democratic ptimary. STATE SENATE. To my Fellow Citizens : I am grateful for the. honors that you have conferred upon mc in the past; andi will endeavor to deserve yonr contidence in the future. I there fore announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the State Senate. I will abide the result of the primary election and will support all the nom inees of the democratic party. Very respectfully, J. C. SHEPPARD. FOR SOLICITOR. J. A. MULLER is hereby announced a candidate for Solicitor of the Fifth Judicial District ol* South Carolina, subject to the Democratic primary. 1 am a candidate for re-election to the office of Solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. .1. WM. THURMOND. HOUSE OF REPRNSENTATIVES. I respectI'uDy announce myself as a candidate for Membership to the House of Representatives, and pledge myself to abide the result and to sup port the nominees of the democratic primary. THOS. ll. RAIXSFOUD. I am a candidate for the House of Representativas. I will abide the re 8Utt of the primary and support al! '"he nominees of the party. W. A.STROM. lara a candidate for the House of Representatives. I will abide there suit of the primary and support all the nominees of the democratic party. ar. P. WXLLS. i am a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives. I will abide the result of the primary and will support the nominees of the party. N. G. EVAXS. I am a candidate for the lower House of Represetative. I will rbide the result of the primary election and support the nominees. P. li. MAYSON. ?F0R SHERIFF. I respectfully annmnce myself as a candidate for re-elect ion to the office of Sherill'of Edgefield county. Twill abide the result of the primary elec tion and support all nominees of the democratic party. W. H. OUZTS. 1 hereby announce that I am a can didate for Sherill' of Edgeiield county T will abide thereault of the primary and support the nomluees of the dem-1 ocrat' i party. ROBERT L DUXOVA.NT. .It You can g any degree of 1 require on a Wickless a single turn of the vah mering fire and a slow < and a fast oven. There's n< of its usefulness. It gives cooking whether baking, boili or simply toasting. Can you or gas range ? The Oil St ( lt making summer housek is giving cooking comfc No smoke or smell. ? stoves are sold. If] does not have it, 1 STANDARD OIL COM CLERKJOF COURT. I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for Clerk of the Court. Will i abide the result of the primary and support the nominees of the same. JOHN B. HILL. FOR MASTER. I am a candidate for the office of Master. I will abide the result of the primary and support the nominees of the party. JOHN ?. ALLEN. In deference to the ?solution of the County Executive Committee, I an nounce that I am a candidate for the office of Master For Edgefteld county. I will abide the results of the prirrar es and support the nominees of the party. W. F. KOATH. COUNTY TREASURER. I am a candidate for County Treas urer. I will support all the nominees of the party and abide the result of the democratic primary. Cnms M. WILLIAMS. I am a candidate for the office of County Treasurer, will abide by the result of the primary and support all the Domin?es. S. B. MAYS. COUNTY AUDITOR. I respectfully announce myself a? a candidate for reelection lo the office of Auditor of Edgefleld county. I will abide thc result of the primary elec tion and support all nominees of thc democratic party. J. B. JT.YLTIWANGER. I am a candidate for County Auditor. I will abide the result of the primary and support all the nominees of the party. Ose AK BURNETT. I am a candidate for the office of Au ditor of Edgefleld county. I will abide the results of the democratic primary and support all the nominees of the party. HENRY C. WATSON. Superintendent of Education. I am a candidate for County Super intendent of Education. I will abide the result of the primary and support the nominees of the party. If elected, I will do my duty and. confidently hope to give general satisfaction to the good people of Edgefleld county. EZRA G. TALHERT. I am a candidate for re-election to the office of Superintendent of Educa tion for Edgefleld Couniy. Mj record is before you, and if elected I promise you my best services in all educational interests intrusted fo me. I will abide the re.suIt of the democratic primary and support all the nominees of the same, ' A. K. NICHOLSON. 1 hereby announce myself as a can didate for Superintendent of Eduea tion.of Edgefleld County. 1 wiil abide the result of the democratic primary and support the nominees of the party. JAS. T. MIMS. FOR CORONER. I am a candidate for re-election to the office of Coroner. I will abide the result ot the primary and support it3 nominees. T. E. BYRD. To the Voters of Edgf field County : I am a candidate for Coroner of the grand old county of Edgefleld. I had rather be Coroner than President. Elect me and I will love and serve you well. And will, as I always have done, abide the result of the primary. With high regard, yours truly, HUGH ANDERSON. COUNTY SUPERVISOR. I am a candidate for re-election to th?* office of County Supervisor II* elected I will in the future, as I have in the past, strive to protect the tax payers of Edgefleld and to render the best service possible. I will support all nominees of the democratic party and abide by the action of the County Democratic Executive Committee. D. D. PADGETT. I am acandidate for County .Super visor. I will abide 'he result of the democratic primary and support the nominees of the party. J. M. BKLL. Jr. lam a candidate for County Super visor subject to the Democratic pri mary. I will support all the nominees of the party, myself included, B. F. CLAXTON. FOR 3IAGISTRATE. I am a candidate for Magistrate in and for Elmwood and Blocker Town ships. 1 will abide the result of the primary and suppart the nominees of the democraiic party. B. H. PARKS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Magistrate in the district embracing Moss. Talbert, and llibler Townships. 1 will abide the reault of the primary election and support all the nominees of the demo cratic party. P. W. CHEATHAM. In deference to the resolution of the County Executive Committee I an nounce that 1 am a candidate for Magistrate of the district in which I live. I will abide the result of the primary and support the nominees of the party. L. G. BELL. ONLY $5.00 SEND US 53.00 a? aKuai - an'.oe of (rood faith arni we will temi you any Ore proof??ft by freight, C. O.D., subject to elimination. Too??HMM ll it your frrlffat dtpot and If you And lt the equal of any dre proof combination lock Iron and steel safe made and ?boat ear-third Ike prier ekarrrd hy other* forth* **t*e ?lieaiidirrad?, pay your freight ai;ent our apeefal factory prlro und fr*Ich t chai-?T, less the ?5.00 tent with order; otherwise return lt at our expenso and wo will return your fi5.(M). 100-lb. ceabln.tlon leek MM for Bl haas, 80.O?; tOO-lb. cHcr ?nd ti >rr ul?, 811.01; ?00 lb*., f lt.Nl *IM) lb*., i'Jl.Oii 1000 lb*., tlB.tO|lUOIb?.,Ma.ftO|T*ryUrr*d*?bl*etitildr*Bddu*bl* lmlde dear MM for lam bat?an*, feclery, Jewelry er bask, MlaakMklra, HM Iba., $6*. ?I ?8 Utb?hl*h, 30001b*. ....It, frtlrkt it?rai* fSa**i?per 100lb*. ferWWml!?. hr 1000 Biles. 40 teat*. WRITE FOR FREE SAT*. CATALOGUE end appelai liberal C. O. D. offer. SEARS, ROEBUCK ?Jt CO. Chicago. leat you Oil Stove by re-from a sim yven to a hot top 3 limit to tue range absolute control of ng, broiling, roasting do more on any coal k Blue ? Flame ove :eeping easy. It ?rt at low cost. Sold wherever rour dealer write to PANY. ?A es Gins ano' Presses. GET OCR PRICES. Complete Cotton, Saw, Grist, Oil and Fertilizer Mill Outfits, Gin. Press, Cane Mil I, and Shingle Outfits. Building,Bridge, Factory, Fur c and Railroad Castings, Railroad, Mill Machinists'and Factory Supplies. Belting, Packing, Injectors, Pipe Fittings, Saws, Files, Oilers, etc. V.'e cast every day. Work 150 Hands. latani Iron Worta & Supply Co AT GUSTA, GA^ hine, Boiler, Press and Gin Works Foundry, I Repa is Promptly Done mut) OillM if yon rrunt nu to rust your MUSVRK and OKDEB KUSTIC '-'?i'-, r T the r., us t xsa nene w xuaoam rsm, , . ' S 1 ?EUT, stratus OK piata? -y VfKli Ult lis ?OWaiMSOU TT?W-MiiS sBt-< ABWWISAJI UKAWSKSS OH / ?I V\$?S " Tl M!>K, ?fit? y.wir krtefct. MtS-a -A.*?l_v "'"i-iit .-i"? ???.. stats mtn'.be* L^WMEKS ; ? ", ?nc^cf trou,.a \i0.ty or ?J ... Itu?"* ai (?ell Ufflorsbosrajn .f-,N . ??r mi MKiltoc^trltbam '?' V-1 WliCUIiKtUX ?Vi-a-ili'maWd ? tho itt' . . i to lifter i row the *^ >rr.e . aol fresk rnMstr *!=<!le m M ITU. I. CKM1 -.Ifoa pe:r?t M ai:d -BU ycu hot Ur.4 <t pc rivet 13 -piatisfteb'n! ?wt eflnal '?*? Koowa . oilii-.-s pi? rt.ox.Ulo the fi rico r-ir. ! return ut ?>ur -i pense and vrttl rvfiuid > uur Dione). OUR SPECIAL PSSCE ?;;??J clrtfkg Ik Irk sloe'.in;;- A "to R 4".?l': Ills:; IckGlB^ <?' I? >. i-'-W'! ''?..-< * Vlf?. Ul? 1. 8-.?WI V"".- >wtltt, A ta G. ;;.oOj i:n.-r :......-.>., C t?0, ?l.00| Lue? cris Ii to ti, {^.0A| tra ri IT <li ri. IT. .'. IO T., f::.00| i-.r.-t Jc .-.cl. - , C td K, S..C1: auUM, J !.. I, t?.OOi abdominal bril. K to }l, S-iO.?o. CO?TCS F.U5TTC GOODS. OMCTIflBUUXS. Srrcuil?i"rrj ' .. Abdeln}?*! Happurtrr. om.le of soft lisle thread,interwoven v.-jtb. pro UK: tod rubber thread, 8 lirb? wl<:.', <3.0Oi ?0 IntStea, ft. MI lSlnekM, f..;o. Writ? for Surgery'Jotaiogu?. - SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., (lae.), CHICAGO. ILL. J. WM. THURMOND. WM. P. CALHOON THURMOND & CALHOUN, Attorneys and Counsellors, EDGEFJELD, S. C. Wi P. practice in all Courts, State or Federal. O H-l (1) 'S Yes, sir, we can do any kind of Job Printing at this office. Give us a trial You will save money by so doinff. ?/ o SEMD 50 Sf NTS-? TO CS WITH THIS AD. .nd wo will ?end you this Violin Outfit by express C O. D. subject to examination. This violin ls a Genuine SLrtdhsrlus Hodel, made of old wood. Carty wsplo back and sidos, top of seasoned pine, specially ?elected for violins, edges Inlaid with purdies, best quality ebony ttnl.bed trlramlnrs. THIS ISA REGULAR S8.00 VlflllH, beautifully finished, highly poh.-.hod, with Mc dill tone quality. Complete with a pennine DruU imo J Toarte node! bow, 1 extra Mt of strings, a neat, well made tlolln rata, Inrire piree of rosin, and on*ofthe be.t rnmnnn tm.* Infraction books pnbll.hed. TOC CAN LXilllNK IT nt your express ofllec, and If found exactly as represent.:i anti tb? crr?ir?t kargsla yon eerrsaw or heard of, pay i he ox pro*- agent S3.75 lcsstho30centdcpotit,orta.25aad . iK^r.ir:.., ?ml ihe outfit N yours, SPECIAL PREMIUM OFFER. ?27^ tull ne aUI elie om- leltered llnavrboard ehsrt, which can bc adjnstex! to any violin without changing the i ns tra men' mid <> ill pro ve a valuable guide to beginners, and wp irlilslM allow the1 ilsttnsMBttO bo returned afters days'trial 11 not found entirely satisfactory In every n . r. BtlKfaellM pnarant.eilor money rrfnnded In full. AiMrets. SEAMS. ROEBUCK & CO. (Inc)C'nicago. ishji?r'. ltt>tBl'i? * CO. are Utoroushly raltskle.'-tdlijr.i THE ff0I)H OF pGEFIELD EDCEFIELD, S. C. State and County Depositary J. C. SHEPPARD. J. H. BOUKNIGI1T. J. M. COBB. A. S. TOMPKINS, ."DIRECTORS W. W.ADAMS, J. A. B KN NETT, B. S. HOLLAND, C. C. FULL ?R, W. K. PRESCOTT. OFFICE R8 J. C. SHKPPARD, President. *S-^*S?J W. W. ADAMS, Vice-Pr?tident. E. J. MIMS, Cashier. JT, H. ALLEN, Ass't Cashier. Pays interast on deposits '.by special contract. Money to loan on liberal terms. Prompt and polite attention to busi ness. _ Hour HCCDUQf SOHAM. T)!***CUBAN RELIEF curta r id?lfl^n ? Colic' NeuraJgiaand Toothache 1 five minntea. SourStomacb and Sumner Complaints. Price, 25 Cents. For s.nle by 6. L Penn Ss ^on.