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?dff?f ielii Adv?it?sertl J. L. MIMS. - ? . EDITOR TERMS: ONE YEAH $15(U SIXMi?NTHS 75 WEDNESDAY. JAN. 10, 1906 With .thevdnwn of the new year'j the political pot has begun to sim mer in South Carolina. Hon. Cole L. Bleaae, of Newberry, has an nounced himself a candidate for governor. In connection with this announcement there is some pleas ure in the thought that ?.ot every man who aspires to fill this ex alted'position is chosen. In the matter ot homicides, Edgefield is making a record ot which we need not be proud. There are at presentsix person?, ali colored, in jail charged with mur der, and still another, a colored woman, is behind the bars for attempt to murder, having ad milistered poison to a little child which did not prove fatal. Two other descendants of Ham, undei indictment for burglary and high way robbery, are also registered at Sheriff Ouzts* public inn. Senator T. Garrett Tal bei t, Hon,! B. E. Nicholson aud Hon. J. W.j DeVore left for Columbia on Moa-] day in order to be at the;r re spective posts when the General Ajwmbly convened on yesterday. 'iv.re is nota drone in EdgefieldV deltgation. All are alert, active, ready to discharge their duty U their constituents as they see lt. There are barrels of idle money in Edgefield.,The combined de posits of the two banks amount to .$290,000. Should not a large por tion of this money be invested ?D industrial enterprises? Beside* paying larger dividends than the banks can afford to pay for thir money,, such enter].-rises would bring hundreds of people here and toe regular'pay rolls would be s great boou to every business in terest in Edgefield. Sooner or later every aol lar of the money would find its way back into the banks. The practice of advancing money to hands in order to secure their services.is a pernicious one, and will tend to. a . further .der moralization of labors Some; have' been known to accept such money fruin one farmer and then engage their services to another. While five or ten dollars advanced now may secure a hand, it is 'probable that in a few years, if the practice is contiLued, three or four times that amount may be demanded. In fact, in some counties of the state, where this evil has existed for a number of years, labor is so greatly dem >ralized thereby that the farmer who bids the highest gets the hands. It will be better for the employers and the employ ees if this practice is discontinued in this county before it becomes general. For the next forty days the law makers will be floundering and groping in a wilderness of new bille. This being campaign year, many will feel that they must in troduce and endeavor to secure the passage of some law to which they can point'next summer, when they appear upon the hustings to give an account of their stewardship. Oftentimes the one who defeats a measure renders a greater serv:ce to the taxpayers than the one who works for its passage. Tho two nuts that will be most difficult for the legislators to crack w; I OP those of taxation and the sc u. .on of th? liquor question. These two problems have baffled the most astute statesman for thousands of years and we "fear that a proper bolution is yet in the remote future. LADY TEACHERS ORGANIZE. An Exceedingly Interesting Repos of The Initial Meeting of The Lady Teachers of South Caro lina, From The Pen el One of Edgefield'e Foremost Teachers Who Was' Present. The South Carolina Woman's Association for the Betterment of Rural Schools which bas just held its first meeting at Winthrop wat? .imply a revival of a spirit boru among Winthrop's own girls in 1902. It is a grand and noble con ception bespeaking the source from which it has arisen. This Association was called to order at 8:30 Friday eveuing, December 29tb , 1905. by Dr. Johnson. A unanimous voice made Miss Poppenheim president, and Mips Nance recording secietary pro tera. Superintendent O. B. Martin gave an out line of the associa tion's origin, object and, as con cisely as possible, some of its plans for future work. He also ?bowed what other states, esppcia! ly Nor*b Cardliua and Georgia, wore, doing in behalf of rural schools. . Mrs. Boy ster, of North Carolina, beipg introduced, t-ouu ooQVinoird ber lisiepfjrB that portious, of ber alala at least, were thoroughly ?roused and "earnestly at work. She spoke enthusiastically of what bad been undertaken and what wae being accomplished in Wake county, and left one feeling that were it only possible to spread this enthusiasm, soon would be I seen no mure the deplorable con dition of one half of our rural schools. She asked especially that we take with us this one thought: "What gean you do?" I pass -it JU. Let us take it up! The re mainder of the evening was de voted to organizing, closing with the appointment of a committee ou Constitution ; Chairman, Bes sie Rogers, Fannie Creighton and ?ueie Halman. The hour appointed for next meeting was 9:30 Saturday e ven - iug. At that time the association reassembled and was - called to order by the presiden!. A few pleasantries from our jolly Super intendent of Education, ostensi bly for the benefit of ^all, hat 1 suspect covertly for the purpose of re-establishing himself in the good graces of Winthrop's fair girls. With telling success, too, for quite evident were the roguish ?miles of, "forgive and- make up.'; Col. Rawton made ail excellent talk which was fol.owed by live minute reports from the del?gate? representing each county. Judging from these, many o: our counties are up and doing. I hope I am wrong in believing ?dgefield ib il lo wi u g herself to be out-stripped m tbie work. If true, let us arouat ou reel ? a: ?Such muBt not bu the case, fo; vac h is uot Edge rte Id's re?u ru. When has she allowed {.?erseif to be beaten in anything? especial ly so grand and far-reaching * CD IL g- But the association, 1 am forgetting to call again. At 3:3i re-aeaenibled, and was aitoguthei a.busiress meetiug. Committee on Constitution re ported, the articles ot which wert adopted as approved by majority vote present. Officers elected were ai follows: . President. Mies Mary Nauce, Abbeville, S. C; vice president, Annie May Cain, Eastover, S. C; recording secretary, Bessie Rog ers, Benuettsvilie, S. C; cor responding secrecary, A. M. Stark, Winthrop College ; treasurer, Ida Sally, Greenville, S. C. Place ol uext meeting Wiutbrop College, Rock Hill, S. C. I am perfectly enthused with the spirit and purpose of thu meeting, and sincerely wish ever} teacher and parent particularly those of my own county, cou I o have been present. I honestly be lieve if such could have been the case, all would have been so moved to act with one accord, thai a year hence, not a eiugle ene ol those unsightly disreputable buildings that now uhound would be left to impede.. the" stride of progrese. Nothing fcut-ih&^am-^ .support aud co-operation of parent and teachers eau bs lacking, else, with our present excellent, thor oughly alive c?ucty Superintend ent this would have come te pass. Parents and teachers have a. part and they are no longer ex cusable. COLD SPUING. During Christmas week at a negro frolic a negro by the name of John Dovison shot a negro by the name of Gus Gilchrist. Gus died of his wound last Friday Dovison is now in - jail to await trial fof murder at the next court. Frolics, whiskey, pistols have caused the death of many a mau. Oh, if they could be kept from the people. A negro by the name ol Richard McDoneld was out hooting last Saturday and his gun was ac cident iv discharged. The load went into the negroe's body and be is thought to be in a dying con dition. Mrs. 0. 0. Timmerman is quite Ul, all hope of her recovery is given up. Mrs. George Dorn died -at her borne near Faifa last Thursday and was buried at the Grove Sat urday. Rev. Littlejohn conducted the funeral. Mrs. Dorn was very old. Her husband died nearly two years ago. They, reared a large family, and all are good citizens. Mrs. Dorn was a good woman, she loved her churob, and was a frieud to every good work that had its end to the building up of her Master's cause. She has entered that rest that has been promised the children of God. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved on/s. Rev. G. W. Sudsey worshipped at Red Hill yesterday. He was on a visit to Mrs. 0. 0. Timmerman wbo is so ill. The grain crop in our communi ty is looking very well. Every thing now points to a good crop. Mr. Walter and Boyd Holmes visited friends in Johnston last week. Mr. Willie MoJauiel has pur chased a new bnggy. Miss Elsie Glanton spent sever al days with friends at Modoc last week. Mr. J. Milton Bussey is spend ing a few days with bis parwuts, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bussoy. Mr. C. E. Qnarles is on the sick list thin wtek. Mr. Eva rt Wood is t>\, home .gain, after guarding convicts under Capt. Sawyer.. Mrs. Marcellus Talbert is V?B - ting friends at Greenwood this week. We were sorry to hear of tb? deaf h of Mrs. J. P. Mealing. We extend our sympathy tt# Bro. Mealing and bis family. Ros? COTTAGE. Remember the discount we are giving on clothing, and ladies skirts. CE. MAY. ^???>:..V? *. . , 7. -: \ , n tv: ... ' ? - yr -.-: ." " : '?" -:" j . v. .. jf?Hijiryi, ni ,i ?1 i-.-i.ym L rr*&rsFM9fi**st Assessment Notice, ? The Auditor's ?nice will be opeo to receive tax returns of all personal and real property from the 1st of January to the 20th of February 1906. All persons.owning or bavin? con trol of property are required hy law to return the same for taxation at ir true value in money to the county Auditor under oath between the 1st rf January and tba 20th of February; after which date the Auditor is re-, quired to add CO percent to the value of all property not returned. All Male Citizens between the ages of21 and 60 years except those ex pressly exempt by law are deemed taxable polls, I will be at the following places on the dates mentioned to receive tax returns: Trenton, Tuesay Jan. 9th . Johnston, Wedesday Jan. 10th Arthur Herring's store Thursday Jan lltb - Elmwood, Friday Jan. 12tb Pleasant Lane. Saturday Jan. 13th W.Y. Quarles, Monday, Jan, 15th Longmires, Tuesday Jan. 16th Plum Branch, Wednesday Jan. 17th Parksville, Thursday Jan, 18th Modoc, Friday Jan. 19th. C lark's Hill, .Saturday Jan. 23th. Walter Cbeatham's, Monday Jan 22nd Ropers X roads, Tuesday Jan 23rd Colliers, Wednesday Jan. 24th Red Hili, Thursday Jan. 25th AtEdgefieldC. H. from Jan. 26th to February 20th inclusive. After which date 50 pei cent penalty will be added. J. B.HALTIWANQER. Co. Auditor. THE AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK. 823 Broad Street. W. B. YOUNG, - - - P'ssident 1. G. WKIGI.K, - -.. Cavhier SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SOLICITED Interest Paid on Deposits, JANUARY AXD JULY, Rate 4% A Jamaican Lady Speaks High! v of Chamberlain1? Cough R^mody. Mrs. Michael Hart, wife of tb* superintendent of Cart Service RI Kingston, Jamaica, Wpst ludier Islands, says that ehe has for some years used Chambeilsiu's Cough Remedy for coughs, croup ind whooping cough and bas found il very beneficial. Soe hat implicit confidence in it and would uot be without a bottle of it in her home. Sold by G. L. Peon & 8on and Medicine Dealers. Bent Her Double. tsI knew no one, for four weeks, when I was sick with typhoid and kidney trouble," writes Mrs. Annie Hunter, of Pit1sl?urg, Pa., "and I got better, although I had jue of the b- st dock . I could ?et, I was bent double, and bad co rest my bauds on my knees when I walked..From this terrible ifflictiou I wuB rescued by E?e.c <ric Bitters, which, restored m) nealth and strength,' and how 1 :&vt walk aa straight as ever. They ^rw/RLTnply^wnridflrfn|r!,;ii -fifflftrftfl,-" teed tb cure/ stomach, , li ver and ..idney disorders ; at G. L. Penn ? ?on W. E. Lynch & Co. The Diamond Cure. The latest news from PariB, IB, that ,they have discovered a diamond cure for consumption. If you fear consumption or pneumo nia, it will, however, be best for you to take that great remedy mentioned by W. T. McGee, of Vanleer, Tenn. "I had a cough, foi fourteen yearn. Nothing helped me, until I took Dr. Kiug's New Disoovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, which gave in stant relief, and effected a perma nent cure." Unequalled quick cure, for Throat and Lung troubles. At G. L. Penn ? Sou W. E. Lynch & Co. Price 50c and $1.00, guaranteed. Dangers of a Cold and How to Avoid Them. More fatalities have their origin in or result from a cold than from any other cause. This fact alone should make people more careful as there is no danger whatever from a cold when it is properly treated in the beginning. For many years Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been recognized as the most prompt and effectuai medicine in use for this disease. It acts on nature's plan, looaeoB the cough, relieves the luugs, opena the secretions and aids nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. Sold by G. L. Penn ? Son and M 'diciue Dealers. DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAMB BACK? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable. Almost everybody who reads the news papers is sure to know of the wonderful cures made by Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. lt is the great medi cal triumph of the nine teenth century; dis covered after years of scientific research by Dr. Kilmer, the emi nent kidney and blad der specialist, and ls wonderfully successful In promptly curing lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root ls not rec ommended for everything but if you have kid ney, liver or bladder trouble lt will be found Just the remedy you need. It has been tested In so many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur chase relief and has proved so successful in every case that a special arrangement has been made by which,all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may have a sample bottle.sen: free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper and send your address to i Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing hamton, N. Y. The regular fifty cent and Bom? ot Bwmaap-seov dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists. Don't make .any mistake, but r^m rm ber the -name, Swamp Root, Dr. Kilmer's ""Swamp-Root, ind the address, Binghamton, N. Y., oe t~ery bottle. Vi CORRECT Wmjm The "Modern Method" sysieai of high-grade tailoripg-lntrcduced by L E. Haya & Co., of Cincinnati, O., ..arisfies good^essers everywhere. All Garments Made Strictly lo Your Measure at mod?rate prices.* 500 styl? of. for07* aad domestic fabrics from which to choose. Ask your .dealer to show you our line, ortf not rapro??nted, ?Tito to us for particulars. L,. E. HAYS m. GO. CINCINNATI. OHIO. PROF. P. M. WHITMAN, 209 7th Street - Angosta, Ga. GIVES FREE EYE TESTS for all tie feats cf sight. Grinds tho proper glasses and WARRANTS thom, '.eases cut into your :frame while yon walt. FREE OF CHARGE medicine or glasse." You cau't break Mitchell wagon skeins. We guarantee them to be of hest maleable iron. EDGEFIELD MERCANTILE CO. 4 Gals. JL>. k M. Paint and 3 gals, oil cost abont $8.50 and will paiut moderate sized house. Sold bv G. L. Fenn ? Rou. Lace Curtain!', Porikres and fabio Covers, all stylep, siz^s and oric s at Edg*fHd Mercuiti'e Company INS?RAx?CEAaENCT When placing1 your insur ance give me a call. I rep resent a veirj strong line >f i^irero Insurance Companies, our Agent for the New Year r^n^is . . . Insurance Co. I will ap-i prec?ate a share of yourbusi 1 ne<s. I cnn be iou nd at iii j office-OIK RC No a---over Rank ul ttdjjretleltlv J . mcsT MlMS BUILDING MATERIAL. SS El WIM Itip tJEIHEJjT, 0p SHirHGIiES. We can supply your needs at the New Depot. /?SF*Prices reasonable. Jackson & Johnson The Grip. "Before we can sympathize with other?? we must have suffered ourselves." No one can realize the suffering attendant upon an attack of the grip, unless be has had the actual experience. Th?re is probably no disease that causes so much physical and mental agony, or which so successfully defies medical aid. AU danger from the grip, however, may be avoided by the prompt use of Chamberlain's Cough .Remedy. Among the tens of thousands who have used this remedy, not oi e case has ever been reported that bas resulted in pnfumooiaor that has not recovered. For sale by G. L. Penn & Son' and Medicine Dealers. TRADE MARK . o "Vi A vm REGISTERED fl Any Plant ad fl This Alms ser F. S. R Advertising i PATAPSCO GEORGIA CHE] AUG US". Everything in fertiliz? jultural chemicals. Blood and Bone good: Seed Meal Mixtures, These reliable fertilize trade for over a third of a ing popularity attests their Using them is therefo Factories Augusta, ( Sold exclusively at Edg< EDGE! . MERO? COMP JJ^Call on them for THE BANK EDGEFIELD, S. C. State and County Depository, DIRECTORS. J. C. SHEPPARD, W. W. ADAMS, J. H. BOUKNIGHT, T. H. RAINSFOBD, J. AI. COBB, B. 8. HOLLAND, A. S.'TOMPKINS, C. CRULLER, W. E. PRESCOTT. OFFICERS. J. C. SHEPPARD, President. W. W. ADAMS, Vice-Pn.'rident. E. J. MI MS, Cashier J. H. ALLEN, Asa't Cashier. Pays interest on deposits by special contract. Money to loan on liberal term.-. Prompt and polite attanttea to big ness. ' YOUR Account Solicited. If your eyes are worth having they are worth'saving. Do so with the right gkind of elasses. ^ejo^F^Jvlims, Product Ol Mills. 'ihe product in one dav of the mills of the Lougmau tit Martinez great work is enough to paint every house and everything made of wood in a city, with the L. <fe M. Pure Paint'. In uee thirty years; several mil lion houses painted with L. <fe M. L. & M. costs about 1.20 per gallon: The L. & M. Paint is the bebt and cheapest, because the L. k M. Zinc, bardens the L. & M. White Lead, aud makes it paint more surface and wear fur a long er time than any other paint. L. & M. costs about 1.20 per gallon. . It only requires 4 gallons of this celebrated paint aud 3 gallons of Linseed Oil at 60 cts. pt r gal lon ?to paint a moderate sized ho ase. Therefore a property-own er ought not pay $1.50 per gallou for Linseed Oil, which he must do when a ready-for-use paint is bought. L. & M. costs about $1.20 per gallon. Sold by G. L. Penn & Son. We are now mailing er failing to receive copy can vising us by postal card. mac is of special interest to < it free upon application. ADDRESS REQUEST TO OYSTER GUAf ; Department NOR! MASTOTON PIICRh WOHKS rA, GA. i irs, plant foods and agri G. 3, Fish - goods and Cotton rs have been tried by the century, and their inc reas . merit. re no experiment, ?a., Pon Pon, S. C. efield by the HELD LN??LB .ANY. further information. ANTED-Buyers for Gasoline En gines, Steam En gines, Saw Mills,I Cotton Gins, Presses etc. E. J. NORRIS TIM MO fl $ ? COR LEY, SURGEON DENTISTS, Appointments at Trenton on Wednesdays. frown ?nd Bridge Work a Spacial tj. Engines, Boilers, PO GIBS GET OUR PRICES. Couiplet?'Cottca, Ssw, Grist, Ol J and Fertilizer Mill Outfits, Oin, Prase Cane Mill,and Shingle Outfits. luildir.?,Bridge, Factory, Fnrlc and Kai ?road Castings, Railroad, MU Machinists'and Factory Supplies. Belting, racking, Injectors, Pipe Fittings, Saws, Files, Oilers, etc. We cast every day. Work 160 Hands. Foundry, Machine, Boiler. Press aud Oin Works i ?St- Kepa is Promptly Done Lombard Iron Worfa & Suppl! Cfi AT STA. GA For any di sossw >f the akin there is liothjng better thau Chamberlain's Stive. It relieves rh*" itching and barning sensation instantly and soou effects a eur? Sold by G. L. Penn & Son and Medicine Dealers. ion Years Old. A frame h oat s caa be kef it in road order for 100 years if painted with tho h. & M. Paint about once io tonto tifteen years. This '% became thc L ? M. Zinc hardens the LAM Whit? Lead and-'g? ves tb* paint . straordino- , ry life. It also makes it ooter an ?nor ?nous surface, so that f<>ur gallons L & M and;ithree ga'lons Linseed Oil will paint a moderate sisad house L ct M costs about $1.20 per gallon i -- : Citation. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. By J. D. Allen, Esq., Probate Judea Whereas, W. B. Cogburn, Clerk of Couti derelict mada suit to me, to grant bini letters of ad-ministration of the estate and effects of Goorge W. Cnouch ?deceased. These are therefore to cite and ad monish ali and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said George W. Crouch deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the ourt of Probtte, to be held a t Edgefield, H., S." on the 15tn day of Feb. next, after publication there of, at II o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they hare, why the said administration should not ba granted.'" Given under my Hand, this 28th day of Den. 1905. D. ALLEN, P. E. C. ce f get same by jvery planter; IO co. FOLK, VA. THE* FARMBRSB ANK. OF ?DGEFIELD S. c.. ."?fe STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY THE LABEST AND STBONSCST BANK IK BD4 4 Paid up Capital.......$ 58,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits . ^. 28,000-00. Liability of Stockholders. ?? .-....?.,. 58,000,09 Protection to If gp o ait or s. 1139,000*00 inri to attt o ti ?i of {?tn ?aiirlaf ? "f? ??peni * 'tm facti. 1NTIRI8T PAID ON DEPOSITS BY 50r, BAST. V Vader fr? vi? ion of lu charter tkis bisk ii mtkorlxtd to ict M trait??, gatr?,?i atalaiatrttor cad ?x?sator, aaa te accept and ? scent* tr?it? (taerallT. A. E. PADGETT. PrttUant W. H. MARLING, Caikier. T. H RAINS*- ORD, Vlco-free. " TT. A. BYRD, Ant. Cati? I er. ? Clearance Sale We take occasion at this season to thank a generou public for the business so liberally given us during the yea just passed. We aim in future to merit even a larger po' tion of your patronage by increasing our store ad vant age to room and prices to the mutual welfare of all concerne. We inaugurat? this week prepaiatory to the ST?R CHANGES A SLAUGHTER CLEARANCE Ol CLOSING SALE on several lines (namely) all of .bu Mens $2.50 and S3.00 Shoes to go at $1.9 Our Ladies $1.505 $2.00 and $2.50 Shoes to go at $1.2 Lovely line of 100. Drapery to go at -6 Elegant line of 10c, 15c, and 20c. Embroidery at ifo< Elegant line of 5c, 8c, and 10c. Embroidery at 5< Superb lot laces 5c., 8c, and 10c. at .c< 1000 yards heavy^oc. Outing at 1000 yards Standard Gingham at ( Jpl^Above .prices for cash only. ?j Respectfully, THC CORNER STORE. J W. H. TURNER, Proprietor* ? -II.. .'; - ii Fertilizers for Grain. Fertilizers for Grain. WE have on hand at all times ali the different formuli of Fertilizers sohl in this country. Send us your orders fe Grain Fertilizers^ ;Royster's, Armour's, Georgia Chemic* Works, Navassa-and V. C. Goods. i i*1 i - In the coming'Spring we'will handle several cars of : th< old fashioned P ivian Guano imported irom islands off tluj Cost of Peru. ' ?V o those who wish to haul ??eir guano in the'fall a j they haul their cotton to market, we are ready to mab prices and teims? Take advantage of good roads. Hauling guano over bad roads damages stock as much as a season'? plowing. ? f The Edgefied M^/cantile Company. We have now on haru 75 head of choice Horses! and Mules. Now is the time[ to mak? your purchaes. Oiirl prices are as low as can be] made, quality considered. B. L/ JONES & SON J Stables in Rear of Court House. SHOES, SHOES, We are headquarters for good shoes for Men and Women and Children. \ Try a pair of ourCroesett Shoes for Men and you will wear no others. DORN & MIMS Very Thankful. We are deeply grateful for the large .patronage that the Edgefield people have given us in the past year. . We will soon enlarge our store room and will be in better i] shape to grfe Bargains than ever before. We wish all our friends a prosperous New Year. J. RUBENSTIEN, ADVERTISER BUILDING. - - EDGKKIELD, S. S. Always Rtitramkr the H NOBS . s ?a SB>