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Edeefield Advertiser -?IV- JJ. MIAIS. - - - ISDHOR TERMS: ONE YEAR $1 50 SIX MONTHS 75 ?-: WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1906. Kore Anti-W hiskey Argument. Mr. Temperance comes again this week, and, after giviog ut terance to pleasant words, for which we- are duly grateful, en deavors tc? refute, seriatim, several - of the Advertiser's editorial para graphs which appeared in a recent issue: First, he says that we are in error in stating that all, whose lives have been wrecked through strong drink, began by its moder ate nee. To this denial we will only say that we have never seen or heard of an irdividnal who became a confirmed drunkard from th? moment that he took the first drink. Granting, Mr. Temperance, that your contention is well found ed, the few "drunkards who plunged at once into intemper ance," wnom you have observed, being such infrequent exceptions to the rule, fail to establish your point as to "pent up appetites." . Mr. Temperance says that there' are hundreds of sober men in Edgefield couuty who, "wheu boys were treated to a toddy" by their mothers. On the other" band, we might say, with equal emphasis, that, in the days gone by, a ereat number of men. some of whom we could name, acquired a taste for liquor and were made drunkards 'by having "toddies" given them at borne. Some of these parents have, r with great anguish of soul, rued the day that they caused their boys to form the drink habit. We would remind Mr. Temper ance, however, that a great change bas been wrought in the matter of giving "toddies" to boys. Time was when the wine and whiskey decanter could be seeu upon near ly every sideboard, the social glass being one means of dispen sing hospitality. What has caused the once conspicuous decanter and flaBS to gradually disappear al most eutirely?.il we mistake oct, it was due to a full realization that their presence and fiequeut handling exercised a baneful in fluence in the. home. So it is with serving "toddies". Some parents who at first saw~no harm in thus pleasing the child gradually had their'eyes opened to the danger. "And just as the decanter was die carded in many homes, so giving "toddy" to children was discontin ued by many parente. Mr. Tem perance, do you consider it wise, prudent qr safe to give a boy whiskey, rendered palatable by adding sugar, just as you would give 'him lemonade or similar beverages? ^1 - Mr. Temperance says that "it is hard to decide" which is on safer ground, a child that is taught that ' there is no harm in a temperate use of intoxicating liquors or the one that is taught that whiskey is the world's greatest curse and that he should abstain totally. For us it is easy to decide. Be lieving that, as a gentleman re marked to us once, "a mao is never safe after he takes his first drink", we will teach our children that there is no good in whiskey asa beverage; on the contrary, much harm, and to let it seveiely alone, telling them why it is best to let it alone. That is what we were taught by precept and ex ample in childhood,- and by reason of that teaching we have always been a total abstainer. The writer has tried and proved the wisdom and effectiveness of such leaching, hence he is urging others to do likewise. "I have four reasons," says an eminent scholar, "for being an abstainer-my head is clearer, my health is better, my heart is lighter, and my purse is heavier." Justin this connection, let us show Mr. Temperance n what a dreadfully embarrassing and humiliating plight it would He possible, under his teaching, for him to be placed. Suppose he should seo his boy drinking from a whiskey bottle in an "alley, or suppose he should by chance enter a barroom and see his boy with up-turned glass, drinking that which maketb drunk. According to your teaching, Mr. Temperance, could you consistently utter a word of protest. Nay, verily. He would turn and, fixing his trust ing,- confiding eyes on yours, say : "Father, I read where you said that there is no harm in a .'tem perate' use of whiskey, and that a person is nt 'liberty1 to drink it. I am not 'abusing' it, but only exercising the 'liberty' of which you spoke." Say, now, Mr. Tem perance-"honor bright", as the saying goes-would you not then and there disappear through a bole in the floor wero i* possible, , o; conjure the shades of Bacchus to bear you away to less embar- ' rasaing cHmes. Do you not see what it is possible-yea, probable ? in some instances-for your , teaching to lead to? Again, we will suggest a means ? for you to determine how some ? others wJl receive your teaching j apon this subject. We know you i to be a very learned and able ' teacher of the secular school. Mr. Temperance, when you next .1 engage in teaching, suppose you ' lecture on the great subject at is- ( cue, telling the boys that there is i oo barm in a "temperate" use of I liquor but that its "abase" is au ? evil. Then, at the close of the lec ture, there being? according to i your teaching, no barm for a boy ! ito take a drink, pass around the | ?bottle and- let them all take a t dr wk And go marching home to i their parends with whisk their breath. Methinks tha that lecture, followed by the lesson in temperate Jriukiu Temperance, would have like the Arab, "fold his tel silently 6teal away", or fie all possible haste to "Ski Georgia" for refuge. Mr. Temperance questioi slatemeut to the effect that key is the world's greatest expressing the b*:lief that honesty is a greater curse whiskey." While we would condone or minimize the curse of dishonesty, we b still that whiskey is not < groater curse but that it greatest enemy to Heaven ar greatest ally of Hell to-day. key is the parent evil, so to ? It is estimated that seveut per cent of all crime is tra< directly or indirectly to wbi Statistics tell us that eight per ceLt of the offspring ol drinkers are sound, while seventeen per ce?t of those o briate8 are healthy. We believ no other sin or evil orcun whatever name called, not dishonesty, is so disastrous consequences. Lack of space eludes the possibility ot di sing this point at greater - le We will only quote a very let writer, who has said: "Ol vices take heed of drunkeun? Other vices are but the fru disordered affections; this orders, nay banishes, reasi Other, vices but impair. the this* demolishes her two faculties, the understanding tbe will.-Other vices make own way; this makes way f( vices.-He that is a drunks qualified for all vice." Mr. Temperaice says ^e ?ill b< to estimate the whiskey evil mor actly by comparing the numb drunkards in a township with th tire population of that town This information is not at hand, sincerely wish it were. We do k however. Chat for some years n $50,000 were anuualJy expendei liquor in Edgefield county, w.hk by no means a wealthy county, enormous sum indicates that ? numbers must have been addict the excessive use of intoxica liquors. . We-are not informed as to number of drcnkards who ''ne, and maltreat their families" bu have in our mind's eye a woman ding in this county, whose hom< ha6, through strong drink, been r. a veritable hell, bhe is a widow her husband having met pre ma death through the excessive us whiskey. He, possibly, was who received "toddy" at his mot! hands. This good woman-God 1 her, for a greater martyr never 1 -had valuable pioperty before marriage but it was in time devot by the demon. Alcohol. In additit this, their home was heavily in gaged. And sad to say, this e woman's troubles have only hail gun, for, besides one or two uned ted daughters, the father left two : who are confirmed drunkard;, ha'i followed in his foot-steps. Other si lar cases cou'd be cited, but this i flees. As long as such things are j sible, so long our voice will be rai against the sale of intoxicants ia et ?form, "The abuse of whiskey, Mr. Edi is a great evil," Yes, Mr. Temj ance, it is a very, great evil. Hei f>e are its-mortaMeneniy. Grant hatit is the "abuse" that is the e is it not, after &U, WHISKEY t makes drunkards and causes uni woe, sorrow, strife and blood shi Then, that being true, and, as you ? "the transition from temperance intemperance being exceedingly ea; is there not ground, just ground, '. Temperance, for the efforts that are ing put forth, both here and elsewhe for its suppression. If the lawmakers of South Carol i seeing the great number of fatalit that resulted from the use of try r, tole, were justifiable in passing a 1 prohibiting their sale, or even givi them away ; are prohibitionists not the more justifiable in their endeavi to suppress the sale of intoxican' liquors, which leads to the destructi of the souls as well as the bodies men. Mr. Temperance, we. concede t right to every man to have his o\ views on the liquor question, and ' respect him and his views, howev much they may differ from ours; b we believe, at the ' same time, that his drinking,even temperately, uaus bis son or neighbor, who possibly a weaker than he, to drink to their i jury, then he should surrender th right. ' Why, you even say, il Temperance, that we are "required surrender" any andall "rights whei ever we are convinced that the highe good of our fellow-men demand it Will not every ingenous man adm that "the highest good of our fellow men" would be promoted irameasur; bly by blotting out utterly and entir ly all intoxicating liquors ? Then, every individual would surrender h right to drink, in order to promote tl good of his fellow-men, the barroon would close their doors for lack c patrons and the fires under the di: tilleries would be extinguished to b lighted no more. We admit that selfishness rank among the banes of the age but if peo pie will spend their earnings selfishly would you not.rather see men, botl young and old, purchase "Easter hats fine clothes and rubber-tired buggies, than intoxicating liquor? One hun dred dollars invested in a good buggt will add to the comfort and pieasun of inmates of the home, but a like sun spent for liquor by the head of tin family would doubtless lead to negleci of business and neglecc of loved ones Now, as to our going to India: Mr Temperance seems to want to get ut out of the way at this juncture. We contribute our mite regularly to aid those in benighted lands, and while we could possibly be of some benefit to the people of India, we believe that our duty at present is at the helm of the ADVERTISER, where we can by "precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little and there a little," aid in creating a sentiment that will cur tail the consumption of liquor. WI ile your argument is very plausi b'?, Mr. Temperance, some men who rttink temperately regard you? posi tion as indefensible. Saida very in telligent gentleman to the writer a few days ago, in commending our stand on this question, which affects J ?o vitally this and generations yet to tie bom: "I drink whiskey myself, but it is a bad thing, and there is ab solutely iio-greund upon which it can ie dpfended." "Christ, under the circumstances peculiar to him, deemed it his duty lot to surrender that right/' says Mr. Temperance, meaning the rfght to Irink wine te in pe ra ie I y. The exjs?,-; ng conditions under which Chrisl J partook of wine were vastly differ. !iit from *he conditions that obtain ow/ay. First,drunkenness, whi'e it existed toes not appear to haye been theory- i njr evil then as no-y. The masses of . he people, the Jews, were not then, : tor are they even amid the temp at i ons of to-day, as. a race, given lo j ouch drinking. ' I Second, we have no evidence that the most injurious liquors of to-day, such as corn, rye, brandy,'gin and rum-not to mention the cocktails and sundry Wended liquors-were obtain able then at all. We believe they were not. Mr. Temperance, being a man who can discern the spirit of Christ's life and i .ching, clo you believe, weie HH on earth to day, "about his Father's business," teaching and preaching under the conditions peculiar to this dav and generation, that. Hs would take a drink of "com," or "rye," or "cock tail" ? Whiskey robs home of its hap piness-Breaks the heirts of wives, mothers and sisters- Deprives children of food, clothing and edu. cation-Fills- prison cells and in sane asylums with its victims Sends fatherless children to or phan homes-Unfits meu for the duttet and responsibilities of life -Leads to the commission of numberless and nameless crimes -Makes .brutes of men who are created in the image uf God-Be ti ambs the conscience, t-.aps the energies ancj banishes reason Dethrones the divinity in man and en'-hronee his carual nature Sends human souls to eternal dam nation. These, Mr. Tem pei ance, "without overstating it," are some of the curses of whiskey ae a bev erage. Now, will you tell our reader? WHAT GOOD COMES FROM WHISKEY as a beverage ? Set the EVIL over against the GOOD. Then, 6ee the preponder ance. We will abido the result, an to whose positiou- yours ur oura-is right, on this great moral question. "Temperance" Replies to The Ad vertiser's Editorial Paragraphs. Mr. Editor: I desire to thank yon, as well as the" printers as sociated with The Advertiser, fur the excellence uf the typograpl i cal .work pertaining to my ariic'e in your last iseue. Though thu article was long, th 're were no errors on the part nf the printers. There wore several error?, how ever, in the copy nf mv man ?script with whioh you iv^r.) fur 111 s h r c?. In one sentence, the rhetoric was somewhat i m paired by th" remission nf the word "hud", and, in another, the designation of a certain chapter was elimina ted; Besides, two or three ol' my paragraphs were, in severn! in? =lancep, copied and printed as rue. For auv inelegance resulting from my failure tn inspect the copy made for you, I ask th? par don of your readers; In peveral short paragraphs, I Mr Editor, you suggest e'jrta:n{ difficulties ns to my concludion concerning the teachings of tivj Bible in regard to alcohol ic liquor. Your suggestions ave expresred concisely, clearly, and ably. They make no appeai to ignora nee or prejudice. They are directed to mou and women of intelligence, and are worthy of the most care ful consideration. You say : "Every one of the teeming miliious of lives that have been wrecked) through strong drink began . hy using it mod erately." I don't think so, Mr. Editor. In fact, I can give you the names of some drunkards who plunged at once into intemperance. While under the control of their parents, they were not permitted to taste alcoholic liquor ; and, when that control ceased, their pent up ap petite broke out immediately into gross excess. Your next suggestion is as fol lows: "Why does a mother's heart sink within her when she detects for the first time the odor of whis key upoti the breath of her boy? Is it not because she realizes how insidious is the liquor ' habit, one drink calling for another? The fond mother knows that, while her hoy may curb hip appetite to day, to-morrow big will power may be gone and he is then hopelessly enthralled." Why, Mr. Editor, in Edgefield County, there are hundreds of sober, highly-respected, Christian men (many of them total abstain ers) who, when, boys, wero occa sionally treated to a "toddy" hy their gentle and Uod-fearing'moth ers. Whether, when the liquor habit is treated in this manner, it is more "insidious" than when tho boy or youth is subjected to the danger that pertains to a pent up appetite, is, by no means, certain. You ask the following question: "In view of the frai i ty of human strength and the proneness of the individual to 'tarry long at the wine,' which is on the safer ground, the boy who is taught that there ia n)harmiu a 'temperate' use of intoxicating liquors or the oue who is taught that whiskey is the world's greatest curse and that he slould totally abstain?'' It is hard to decide, Mr. Editor. The instruction suggested for either would be exceedingly dan gerous. The first would be told only a part of the truth that he ought to know. He should be taught that the Bible gives him the "liberty" to drink alcoholic liquor temperately ; that it gives him,- also, the liberty not to drink if. at all ; that, as to the exercise of these liberties, agrave responsi bility-este upon h'm; thal the Bible absolutely forbids bim to use alcoholic liquor intemperately ; that the pivets uf using alcoholic liquor intemperately a-e disns? trous; that the transition from temperance to intemperance is ex ceedingly easv; that he should, therefore, be extremely cautious in ?x?rcisirg hts liberty; that, in ?uch a case, loo much caution is Detter than loo iii tie-; that li" .hunId seriously consider whether t would not be best for bim to us" io alcoholic liquor at a 1J ; and hat, nuder certain oircuni ?tan ;ea, t is his tildy not Jo use it af all. ji teaching him llvse ti uj hs,; un ippeal would bu m ad ^ to his rya 'oii. as -wi? 11 as his insulin0? - 'ery important point in ad nea ion. X shuuld be understood, how^v^r, .hat e/?/ci'JUt ?teaching includes ni ;real dual more tbati tel ii ug. If you should tell tho other I hat he should "totally nbeto -.?cluse whiskey is "the' wurl rreatett curse," hu would, soon ate, detcc*. that your statement ,A true, if ho be uli intelligi boy. Thou?h you should ne ?ive him the slightest bint tl the Bible allows him any liber lie would suspect that it is i whiskey, but the abuse of wt key, il al if evil. Ho might lie1 be able to answer'your state mi logically; hut, being in tel I ige be would feel that tlnrre . is son thing wrong with it. Aud wi would'he the effect of such feeling? Your gaudy pile of te pera lice instructions would tot aud fall; for its very foundati would be gone. Such fasts these, Mr. Editor, constitute t basis ot' the elementary educatk al principle that, ultimately, it best uot to overstate aoy cause, Again, Mr. Editor, are you st that you would not somewl Dverstate thc matter, if .you shot tell him that even the abuse whiskey is "the world's greati curse?" I believe that dishonesty ii greater curse than the abuse whiskey. I believe that it equally damaging to the spiriti powers, and 'at it seizes a Jar? uiimb?r of victim?. An honest m is one who (even iii the face temptation) does as he would dom; by in business. How ma do.thut? I believe that, - wheutv whiskey has slain its-~millioi HishcneBly has slain its tens millions. When our beloved po tors shall arrange for a uuited a strenuous effort to put down th giguitic evil, it will not be dil cuit for them io find suitable te:< iu the Bible. I sugg^st~1r.bat ih b'gin with tho eight, ninth, ai ? e 11 r ti V' r.:es of the sxth cbapi nf First Corinthians. Besid' S. Mr. Editar,-^ahout o halt of the pt opie on the earth a idol i tars, ls il Hot probable lb idohiln in a greater cuxM than t abuse of whisky? ff, gf* leer i i ?orne township ni Kdgeoejd C"u l.y> you vvili mice th? irpiible count th" ri run ki: rds in that tow ship, und to coir parn their nu. Ur with that, of i he '?.ii'ire popul Hoi:, you ?viii bu H?b'e-to estima ib vi* h i s lc ey ?vii more ex-ietJ- . \t?u will lake the addition ti cu ble to count Kuch of liv eliuirkard.^ as iieg'eci and ma?tre their fain hes, and to coippa Hair nu m ber willi Ni?t of il drunkards who are never 11. ik?. t>> I heir f?iihil'.ei, and ahvtys pr vide w ll tor them, vyou .will 1 ?b.e to esti ma te tbe whiss'-y ev siiil .mare exactly. If "you wi then luke the trouble to r mnnl>,j during the next fiffeen year.-, II t;?e diuukards ip t|ie townsbi and lo count such as shall bocon total abstainer?, you, will be ab! to estimate the w biskey evil .wit considerable accuracy. -The abos of whisk'v. Mr. Editor,.is a gre< evil. By overstating ir., .boweve we cannot do the slitzbTte?t good. The most important, of your rsiij gestions is t be. : t heusri)t'"X}'p n?ai n ed -1 the twenterst verse ~o.f the" fob; teenth chapter of Roman's, In order to uoder?tand that stab ment clearly, we must, knowrthe cu cumstances under which it was madt The few Christians to whom Pat ministeied at Kome lived ii: the midi ot* a vast host of relatives and nei?rl hors who offered sacrifices and lib: fions to the various papan god? Amoru* the sacrifi?e?, were animal commonly used for food; and, arnon the libations, was wine, It seem that sometimes a part of an anima was burnt as a sacrifice, theremainde being: used for food. Some , of ttl Christians at Rome thought that i was wrong- to eat such food, whit others thought that there was rio ham in eating it. This difTerence of opin jon caused much friction in th church. Under these oircuorstances, th great apostle wrote the Christians a Rome a letter, in which he discussei very thoroughly the vexed questioi concerning the eating of meat pre viously ottered to idols. In substance he told them that every man had th< right todo as he pleased in regard tr the matter. Nevertheless, headvisei those who held broad views of the sub ject to give up their acknowledge, rights in the premises, because it ap peared that the exercise of those righti would be a st nmbli unblock to soon ol their brethren as held narrower views Fie then announced the pertinent general principle that you quoted, tc wit: "It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink vrino, nor anything whereby thy brother otu niblett), or is offended, or is made weak." This principle, which involves the surrender of a right, is founded ex plicitly on charity. In the fifteenth verse of the same chapter, the apostle says: 'T?nt if thy brother is grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably." Discussing the same s ib ject in the first verse of the eighth chapter of First Corinthians, he says: "Now as touching things"offered unto Idols, we know that we all have know ledge. Knowledge puffe th up, but charity edifieth," In the eighth and ninth versos, bf says: "But meat ?ommendeth us not to God; for nei ther if we eat are we the better, neither if we eat not are we the worse. Hut rake heed lest by any means this liber ty of yours become a stumbhngblock 0 them that are weak." In the ele venth and twelfth yerses, he says: 'ind through thy knowledge ahull the ?veak brother perish for whom Christ lied ? But v/hen ye sm sn against the jrethren, and wound their weak coti ?oienoe, ye sin against Christ." You will observe, Mr. Editor, thar, vlien rhe apostle say*, "Bi|t tal;e heed' ind so forth, lie .s urginguharity upon Kith parlies, He does the same in the ou ri cen ta chapter'bf Ro nans. In the hird verse, he says: "Let mt him hat cateth de pise him that eatetn io' ? and let not him that eat?tli riot nd ge him which eatetn." 1 cnn: m end thia doctrine of mutual lin rit f to the careful consideration cf ii? li of my brethren as practice total batineiiO", I do not ask them to sur erder their 'M'hertyj" ami. they hon lil always remember, tint I am tot ca Heil upon tn surrender mine, nih ess I lind them so narrow-minded hat I fian nu * exercise it. without pu'_ ?Mir I heir .-ou?s in jeopard v, They are nor, relieved of their p ir' f mis charity by the fact, thai they ...rani their pr ipi Ice is* mote effective lian lilllie in savin ir others from Un hitch \s nf intemperance; for there iinheno doubt-1 hat, likewise, those ? hristi iris it Komi' who abstained .om eat mg meat w?re moved by tin e'ief t hat i h ir stern example would ave n weighty influejice in sn vi ny lei i upi e. lib r ' from iilolal r ?? It was ard for ftieiri"t-i see ihi.t they owed f ly eh iri'y J.011.eir more liberal tire tu , ?II. i hey did not unuer-tand that ai j ' a rem ist ge ?era I ty dies his ca'isi j r ire hann than good. They did not J aderstaud that their unnecessary j austerity would cause hundreds of j thousands of their neighbors to de spise and ridicule the Christian re ligion, and to cherish more fondly the abominations ot idolatry. Do total abstainers understand any better that aus erity as to the use of alcoholic] liquor does harm, as well as good? Do they understand that their prac tice is a stumblingblock to mmy ? Do they understand that they destroy the character of some "weak" men by driving them into hypocrisy? Do they understand that this hypocrisy'! has brought ridicule upon the cause of temperance ? Do they understand that this hypocrisy has mad. it a by. word that whhkey is the "favorite medicine" of total abstainers? Do J they understand that many silly peo ple believe tliat there is not a real total abstainer on the earth ? Do they understand that, consequently, total j abstainers may not be aile to do more for temperance than men who drink but little, and drink that Mttle openly? Ah! Mr. Editor, the inspired wisdom of the apostle was not?t fault-when he commended the exercise of chanty to both partie^ alike. 'i bo principle announced by the apostle Paul is a general oue. The same principle was announced by Christ.-"whoever he be of you that forsakelh uotall that he hath, he cnn oot be my disciple." There is no'doubt that the principle ap plies to the right to drink alco-j hoi io liquor temperately; and there is no doubt tuat it applies to every othor right with which men have been endowed. We have the right to hold property. We have the right to marry. We have the right to choose our dwelliug placfis. But we are instructed to surrender any or all of these rightn whenever we are convinced that tho highest good of our fel low-men requires it, Our right to hold property, Mr. Editor, involves a grave responsi bility. Some of DH spend hundreds of dollars every year for things that ari3 not essential to health, We buy exquisite Easter bafs for j ? ur wives. We buy dainty rob"6 for our babies. We buy expensive clothing for ourselves. We buy rubber-tired buggies. We buy magnificent dw-'liing-bouses. We buy beautiful furniture, And while we are enjoying these luxu< ri"P, millions of men and women who spend th^ir lives in ignoratio*, and idolatry tu-p, every year, going away to their everlasting resh duties'3. Is it not probable, Mr, Editor, that such selfishness ma'ies some of oar poorer brethren "weak?" Is it nota fact that the Socialists have alienated some of j Uv m fmni the cb o rc h by telling ?om" falsehood and too much truth on us? Are we discharged from ibis fearful responsibility hy contributing to the cbqroh a frag ment of mu j nannie, and by tining a little work for temperance? It is clear, however, that ev ry man must decide for himself as !o when it behooves bim to sur render a right. lu th? sixteenth verse of the second chapter of Colossians. fhe apostle says: "Let no man, ih^reforf, judg-i you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days." We may advise a brother aB to the sur rendpr of a right; but he mufi consider the circumstances pecu liar to him," and. must decide tho rn after for himself and at his own ppril. . '. 1 be ie ve thal pome wealthy men iu Edgefield County would do their fellew-men more good by gi y i ig half of .th? ir property to I he common f dionis of their com munities than by giving itali to their children". Of that, however, these wealthy men must judge, uelieve that you, Mr Editor, would do your fellow-men more good than yon can have the op portunity of doing in Edgefield County, if you should sell your properly horp, invest it inindia, live among the inhabitants of that country, and instruct them in civilization and Christianity. Of i that, however, you mu4 judge. Some of the Naza'rites with whom Christ aud John the Baptist, came in coutact taught and practiced total abstinence. Jobu, under the circumstances peculiar to him, deemed it his duty to surrender! the right to drink wine temperate-] ly. Christ, under the circumstan ces peculiar to him,.deemed it his duty not to surrender that right. Each judged for himself. So, too, must every man, at his own peril, judge for himself ns to when it becomes his duty to surrender the right to driuk alcoholic liquor temperately, or any other right with which he is investsd. TEMPERANCE. SUPT. OF EDUCATION, Assuring the citizens of Edgefield county of iwy sincere appreciation of their support and confidence during tl e past, 1 hereby announce myself a candidate for election to the ellice of Superintendent of Education, subject to the primary ot* the Democratic party of this county and'rulesor regulations governing same, if elected, I promise a continuation of my efforts to give an honestand efficient administration ( of the affairs of this office. ' ( ALBERT R. NICHOLSON. f With a determination to do my wi ole duty in the office if elected, and pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary and to sup port the nominees of the party, I hereby respectfully announce myseit a 'ca nd it'ate for Superintendent of Educatii n of Ed'erieid county. c Wf D. HOLLAND. Ic FOI?, AUDITOR, IJ I r; epectfn.Iy apnonqce-ruyself t:s a candi late for selection -tq the nilice of Coqnty Aqdi'or, and do h re by pledge myself to abide lhe n suit of Ihe primary election and to support the nominees of I he Deipopr.itic party. j. B; HA^TIWANQBR. P I respectfully announce myself is ii candidate for the office of Auditor of Edgefield couuty. I j,' iilec'ge mys If to abide the resulta if the'D?mocratio primary and to ?J* .upport the nominees of tho party, H. VT. DOB EY. ii FOR MAGISTRATE, ! her-by announce myself a candi late for re-election as Magistrate for lie lol Judicial District of Edgefield >iiiiiy, subject to the rules and egiilati-'ins of the Democrati(p**J y. s N. L. BRCN^ON Candidates-* Cards FOR CONGRESS, I respectfully announce my candida cy for reelection to Congress from the Second Congressional District of South Carolina. In doing so I ask ;hat m y constituents examine into my record of only a few months ap their representative. I have been nd am now embarrassed by reason cf the contest for my seat which seriously iffecta my influence and my efforts in behalf of my people. With my expe rience, 1 am satisfied that 1 can aud will represent you more advantageous ly in the future than I have done in :he past. I make this announcement subject to the rules. and regulations of Che Democratic primary, pledging my self to abide by the /esults, and to sup port the nominees thereof. J. 0. PATTERSON. I hereby announce myself a caudidate for Congress from the Second Congressional District of South Carolina, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. BUTLER B. HARE. A laudable ambition for promotion coupled with a God-given desire to serve the neople, causes me to an nounce my candidacy for Congress Ex irainemy record as a member of the House of Representatives of S. C. I (viii obey the rules of the Democratic Primaries, Obediently. GASPER LOREN TOOLE. Aiken, S. C. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES I respectfully ancounce myself a candidate for re-eleotion to the House of Representatives, and pledge myself to abide the result and to support the nominees of the Democratic primary. B. E. NICHOLSON. I respectfully announce myself a oandidate for the House of Repre san ta* i ves and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary and ro support the nominees of ?the same. S. T, WILLI AMS, I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the House of Rep resentatives from Edg"field coun ty, fledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic Primary and to support the. nominees of the party. IRA C. CARSON. COCNTY SUPERVISOR. I respectfully announce myael! a candidate for re-election to the office of Couuty Supervisor of Edgefield County; and if electea, wjl| in the future, as in the past, give my faithful and undivided attention to the duties of tbs said office. I pledge myself to abide the result and to support the nominees of the D'-mocratic party. D. P. SELF. I hereby aauounce myself a candidate for the office of Super visor ol Edgefield couuty and pledge myself to abide the result of the Demooral io primary and to support the nominees of the same. R. J. MOULTRIE. I respectfully announce myeeli a candidate for the office of Coun ty Supervisor, subject to thf Democratic primary. I will be very gratiful should <*the people elect me to this office and promise a faithful discharge of the dutiet of Ea-ne. C. E. Q?ARLES. Standing on my record and exper. lenee derived as a former Clerk and County Commissioner, and with heartfelt appreciation for the unstint ed kindness and generous supp?t 1 heretofore bestowed upon me by my fellow-Democrats of Edgefield county whosa votes and influence T again so licit. I respectfully annouuee my can didacy for the office of Count? Super visor and pledge myself to abide the result of the Primary election, and to an efficient and faithful discharge of ill the duties of this important office if elected. J. R. BLOCKER. COUNTY COMM ISSI ONER. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office cf County Commissioner of Edgefield county, pledging myself to a faithful lischarge of duty and to abide the result of the Democratic primary. R. C.GRIFFIS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for County Commissioner of Edgefield county and pledge myself j ;o abide the result of the Democratic I primary and to support the nominee? )f the same. J. E. JOHNSON. I hereby anuounce my candida cy for County Commissioner from t .he west side, a section where a commissi mer is very much need- ? 3d. If elected I will do the best I can in looking after my territory, fledging myself to abide the re mit of the primary election and to support the nominees of the dear cid party. W. G. WELLS. I hereby annouuee myself a ;audidate for the office of County . 3ommis8ioti3r of Edgefield couuty, md pledge myself to abide the re mit of the Democratic primary. J. C. REYNOLDS. >UPERVIS'R REGISTRATION V respectfully announce myself a andiilate for the ellice of Supervisor if Registration, and pie Ige myself to bide the result of the Democratic ?rimary and to support the nominees f the same. G. G. WEST. Pleasant fcane, S. C, I respectfully announce myself a .mdidate for re-election ti the office f Superviser of Registration, and ledge myself to abide the result of he petnocrajjp primary and to sup ort the nominpes of'he same. CHA RLES STROM. J herewith very respectfully an nunce my.'?li as a candidate for Su ervisor of J?-gistration of Edgefield jiinry, pied jr og myself' to abide the e ?sultof the primary electiou and to : ipport the nominees of the pa-ity. 1 GEORiiO W, QUAKLEg. J f re peet fully announce myself aw a mdidate for the office of Supervisor * Registration of Ed aeneid couuty, ledging myself to abid- the result of ?3 primary and tosuoport the nomi sta of ito party, and to do my full ny if elected. 1 thank my friends id the YO1 ing public in advance for 1 favors that may be shown me. -fN C. W. WATSON. FOB TREASURER. I respectfully announce myself i candidate for re-election to the office oi Couuty Treasurer. I pledge myself to abide the result ind to support the nominees of the Democratic primary. r; Respectfully, J. T. PATTISON. I respectfully announce myself i candidate for the office of Treas urer of Edgefield county and pledge myself tb abide the result rf the Democratic primary and to mpport the nominees of the same. R. E. MORGAN. JUDGE OP PROBATE. I respectfully announce myself ? candidate for re-election to the >?3te of Judge of Probato, at.d jledge myself to abide the result iud support the nominees of the Democratic primary election. J. T\ ALLEN. Notice. On the 20th day of August 1906 the indcr signed will make a final settle neat on the estate of Mrs. S J* T/bompson, deceased, in the office of fudge of Probate at Edgefield. S? C> ind at thc same time will apply for a inti discharge as administratrix of laid estate. Mias^ddte Thompson, lt TIMED BA N EDGEFIELD! EDGEFIELD, S. C. State and County Depositoi DIRECTORS. J. C. SHEPPARD, W. W. ADAMS, J. H. BO?KNIGHT. T. H. RAIXSPOJ J. 51. COBB, B. S. HOLLAND,] A. S. TOMPKINS, C. C FULLEO, W.E. PRESCOTT. OFFICERS^ J. C. SHEPPARD, President. W. W. ADAMSj Vice-Prei dent. E. T. M1 SIS, Cashier J. H. ALLEN, Ass't Cashier. Pays interest on deposits by spec contract. Money to loan on liberal terme. Prompt and polite attention to b ness. YOUR Account Solicit* Have you a diploma or a pict that you wish framed? We hj just received a beautiful ass] ment of mouldings. Timmons Bro! THE FARMERS BANK OF EDGEFIELD S. C. STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY THH LARGEST AND STRONQBST BANK IN EDOEF D CO N Y. Paid up Capital. $58.000.00\ Surplus and Undivided. Profits.... 28,000-00 Liability of Stockholders.? 58,000.00 Protection to Depositors. $144,000.00 We i UT i tu attention of thou daiirinf a nf? depouloryfor their money 'o tue KIM ?a j acta. INTEREST RAID ON DEPOSITS BY SPECIAL CONTRACT'. Under prcmion of ita cha rter th i ? bank ia authorized to act. aa trance, guardian j dm in ii tr a tor aad executor, and to accept and e zecute traita generally. A. E. PADGETT, President f.H RAI Xi FORD, Vi ce-Pres W. H. HAULING, Caihier. W. A. BYRD, Ant. Caahier.'. Our Best Effort will be made this month in LADIES SUM MER SHOES. Try a pair of Hamilton, Brown & Co's Celebrated "AMERICAN LADY" OXFORDS . "SUN BURST" SLIPPERS "GIBSON TIES." All warranted SOLID and will give ' satisfac tion or money refunded. Jas. M. Cobb AT C?ST FO Ten Days Only? JULY 20th To JULY 31st Positively CASH. No goods will be charged at these prices. We haj from $7,000. to $8,000. worth of Goods in Stock and in order to reduce this stocj [ have decided to put my stock at COST for Ten days? There are a few things that we are bound to mainta) old prices on as we are under contract not to cut prices these lines. I have Never fooled the Peopl so you can rely on this as being no Fake Sale. Don't Wait :ill the best things are gone. Remember the days, JUL" so, 2i, 23, 24, ?5, 26, 27, 28, 30, and 31 Yours for Bargains, JAS. E. HART Get your Laundry "in Tuesdays, and ir .Jelly Tumbler s Let us supply you with MASON'S fruit Jars and Jelly furrjbjler.^ . We nave a. large s$ocl$ a^d qu^pripes are per sonable. . We can also fill you, forders for ex|ra. rubbers for Jars, Jones & Son Stood Th? Test 2$ Yenn Grove's Tasteless Chill Toni