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?T. L. M IM S. - - - EDITOR mg - TERMS: ONH YEAR $150 SIX JkfO?TH? 75 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27. 1907. P&th alone, leads to the land S where sorrow is unknown; nd I traveller ever reached that 1 blessed abode who found no s thorns or briers in his road.- ? ^COWPER. _ J ~~ Brantly Smith's pictorial edito rials bad a part in the killing of Cock Robin. The past fortnight has estab lished the fact that it is easier to secure good men to manage a dead a tate dispensary than a live one. There has been a perceptible ad i.' - vance ou everything one has to buy except stamps aud post cards. ; Instead of increasing the price of the latter, Uucle Sam Eas seem ingly, cut the quality. v With prohibition advancing in . ; North Carolina abd the dispensa ry abolished in South Carolina, ; there, is mighty little conversa tion left for the two governors. . Atlanta Jon-rna'. _ . After all, Senator Smoot is not so bad a man as he -has been pictured. Although a Mormun, be vyii not, nor has he evei beep, a - polygamist. By a very large ma jority the senate has refused to "unseat the Utah senator. ?>.;We are pleased to note that the practice oftsbooting horses hitch i>d to wagor. 8 L. ? ling contraband 'liquors, in order to make seizures, bas been discontinued iu Char leston, and that now mounted policemen are detailed for this duty. Such a barbarous practice ?v%? reflection upon any CDmmu . : nity. : Congressman Lever has practi cally announced that be will be a candidate for the senate next ?yeair- in opposition to Senator Latimer. There are probably a half dozen others-yet to be heard ^rora. As the fifty per cent in crease in salary greatly enhances .the lusciousness of this"plum, the race promises to be a very ex citing one. 3: Through the efforts of Mr. W. ^^^?rS^lland, county superintend ent of education, a meeting of the ^County Teachers' Association will ;?e h?ld in the auditorium of the. 8. C. C. I. on March 22nd: All irhita teachers aro urged to attend this meeting. "Mr.; Holland callt upon- the trustees tb excuse - the. . .teachers - for that ' day, so as.'to B?i|sn*bIo them to attend. The pro gram . appears elsewhere in this > -issue. :_ ? The'administration of the Com mission charged with closing up the affairs of the state dispensary is to be characterized by rigid economy. The monthly salaries of the employes of that instiLu ? tion have been reduced from ; . $3,215 to $1,137. Every penny savea* means that much more to be paid into the state treasury after the winding up process is completed. W?---, Dealers, in kerosene oil sustain considerable loss through evapora tion, but not so with dealers in h. ? liquor. Of the hundreds of barrei? v of liquor in tho warehouse of the state dispensary, some have beeo . on hand so long that there has . been considerable evaporation. : This apparent loss can be regain i ed, however, by adding watej, so experts say. As the "proof" is in . creased through the process of - evaporation, sufficient water can bradded to restore the original ^contents of the br.rrels without affecting the quality of the whis key. This being true, the state ; will not lose through the shortage of barrelled goode, but may lose through the shortage of county dispensers. Already the commis sion has found shortages of the Matter class aggregating $18,000. Immigration will not only in % crease the supply of labor and " build up the waste places in thp rural districts, but the right kind <?of. immigrants will recruit the ranks of South Carolina's citizen ship with meu of character, force and power-men who will be fac tors in lightly administering the affaire of state, as well as in the ordinary affairs of life. But for the coming of a colony of sturdy, sterling Germans years ago, .South Carolina would not now have Hon. M. F. Ansel for gov ernor. Capf. F. W. Wageuer, ol Charleston, that tower of strength ^in the commerce of the state, first j vsaw. the light in the old country, j sud Mr. John McSwe?n, a mern- j ber of the dispensary commission and one of the most substantial citizens of the Pee Dee section, is native of Scotlund. Scores of | ? other men of liko character could be mentioned. Hejp along the . immigration movement whenever . and wherever possible. RECOLLECTIONS OP A CON ? FEDERATE S OLDIE R EY CAPT. GEO. B. LAKE. One of the v?ry best soldiers of the army of Northern Virgiuia, commanded by the matchlese Lee,-failed to attain to high rank on accouut of his ugly habit of constantly getting shot. .In Edgefield District, (now county) South Carolina, lived Rev. D. D. Brunson and his saintly wife, Lucretia, both in the glory laud now. In 1861 they had eight sons and one daughter, the latter bas joined her christian parents in Heaven. The sons are all liviug in 1907. In 1861, four of the Brunson boys, who were old enough, eut??r ed the confederate army, aud one of the others died as soon-as he was large enough to shoulder a gun. The remaining three were too Bmall for soldier?, even at tho end. s It is of one of these men I wish to write a few facts. Capt. William Henry Brunson waB orderly sergeant of Co. C (Greggs) 1st South Carolina Regimeut volunteers. The writer was a private in the same company. > The company left home, Edge field, S. C., the 6th day of Janua ry 1861 and reached Charleston the next day. We^sawthe nrst gun fired on Ft. Sumter the 12th of April, 1861, aud surrender of Maj Andeison the 13. A few days later this Regiment of State troops volunteered to go to Virginia*, and was the first command from any state, to reach Richmond. We marched some time in May from Fairfax, C. H. to Dranesvillo aud on the return to Fairfax, C. H. ?kirmiBbed with some federal troops at Vienna; killed seveir Yankees without Joss to our sid J, and then continued to Fairfax. Aa this regimeut had only eu lifited for six months it was dis banded in July, th9 men joining other organized commands or making up new oues. A month after Brunson was 2nd Lieuten ant of Company D 14th S. C. Volunteers; was in service on th? South Carolina coast until 22ud .of April, 1862, when the regiment wa3 ordtred to Virginia to the command of Brigadier Geu. Max cy Gregg, Anderson's Division at Fredricksburg. When the Confederates retreat ed from Fredricksbure, Bruuson in command of his company, covered the rear of Andersou's Division. At tho battle of Gains Mills he was slightly wounded early in the day, hut while iu a charge about sun down ho was shot in the mouth, the ball pass ing out the back of hU neck. Be fore this wound had healed he had one band shattered while his regiment,'14tb S. C., was charging a rodoubt .J the battle of Chan cellorsville. In the first days fight at Gettysburg be was shot through both legs. He fell on a Federal captain who was shot through oue leg. AfceX; getting bimsslf off the Federal officer he said, "Captain, you are bleeding profusely, I have some whiskey in.my canteen that I thought I might Deed if badly wounded. Drink it," handing him the canteen ; the other taking the canteen and .seeing it was'light said, "there is not more than^.a^ arinfc- here. --*Have' you had \ any?"} '.?Vrhen ' Bruuson said he had-not be'for a time refused to take.it, untif he was convinced that, he wovJd 80?n\faint if he did not. Two heroes had met. They both recovered. After Brunson was again well enough for duty, he was assigned to the command of the' 2nd Company of the S. C. Battalion of Sharpshooters com manded by Maj. W. 8. Dunlop, McGowans Brigade. Beginning with the battle of the Wilderness on the 4th day of May, 1864, he was constantly under fire until 22nd of June. While in command of his battalion of three compa nies, and opposing the advance of the whole of Hancocks corps on Petersburg, he was shot through the foot. He received no more wounds of importance after this, but was constantly fighting after his foot healed. At the'battle.near Peters burg, known as Jones Farm, 30th .of September and 1st of October, 1864, with bis little command charged the JoneB House, cap turing a detachment of the 1st New York Mounted Infantry. With the same little command of sharp shooters on the 1st of Octo ber he drove in and captured 200 men of a Pennsylvania regiment behind works. Brunson, with bis sharp shooters was constantly fighting after this. On the 31st of March. 1865, they were on the right of Lee's fortification, and when the linet were broken brought up the rear to Sutherland Station, fighting at every step. This constant fighting continued to Appomatox, where the army surrendered on the 9tb ot April, 1865. The last 15 days these men never knew what it was to sleep. Capt. Bruuson is the post mas ter at Edgefield, S. C., now. No man ever had a truer friend, no community a courtlier gentle man, uo country a better soldier. The foregoing article, so fraught with iutorest to hundreds of cur readers, waa written by Cap". George B. Lake and was published in the Clinch Valley JNews, of Tazewell, Va., where Capt. Lake now resides. It is with peculiar pleasure that The Advertiser pub lishes the accouut of (he dei u> of valor of our fellow-townsman. Capt. W. H. Bruueou. It ?6 far better to scatter kind word-, "well doues" and flowers, about his pathway while in tho flesh than to withhold them until be shall have joined- the Immortals in the years to come. Doubtless Capt. Lake's being among the bat tle scenes of old Virgiu-a has in spired a reminiscent mood, so we hope to te able to publish ottn-r like articles from bis pen.-Edito Advertiser. The Death Angel visited ?he home'of Mr. and Mrs. Julian R. Strother on Sunday morning last and bore away the immortal s >;rir of MTS. Emily Walker to the mansions iii t'je skipp. On Monday the remains were csrri'd to Beau fort for interment. This mother in I?n:el was the wife of MIP Rev. Edward T. Wal ker of'hal'owed memory. Before this happv ui iin ff lives, she was Miss Emily Barnwell, a d^scend snt of one of the oldes', most honored and most aristocratic familirg ? f the lew-country. Prior to the breaking out of the Civil War, ?hey lesided'at Beaufort, but refugeed to Edg' field along with other families'-when the dan gers from the clash of arms be came so imminent in Ile coast wise sec'ion. After moving to Edgefield, Rev. Mr. Walker be came ihe rector of Trinity Episco pal church and for very many years rendered faithful service in tb IR parish. The sweet influence of this long life of beautiful service and devo tion to ber Master has been as a beacon-light to many earthly pil grims: In bis iufinite wisdom, God lengthened her days far beyond the average life of mortals, being in her 89tL year wbeu the fina' summons came.' Now that His plan iu her life has been crowned with full fruition, she- has been called up higher to be with loved ones gore before and to receive the reward prepared for thoea who are faithful to the end. The devoted husband and one or two children awaited Mrs. Wal ker's coming in that "upper and better-world," bur. ehe'ie survived by tbree very affectionate chil dren, Mrs. Julian R. Strother, Miss Emily Walker and Mr. Ed ward Walker. The lat? er resides in Beaufort. Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and? Don't Know it. How Tc T lad Oat. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stani twenty-four hours; a -v sediment or set tling indicates an I unhealthy condi tion of the kid j. y neys ; if it stains t' J your linen lt is ' evidence of kid ney trouble; too frequent desire to pass it or pala in the back is also convincing: proof that the kidneys-and blad der are out ;f order. , What So Bo. Th?re te comfort Sn the knowledge so often expressed, tha? ?Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish tn curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidipya, liver, bladder and every part of tfr? urinary passage. It corrects inability to he l d wa'.er and scalding pain in passing :t, or bad effscts following uss of liquor, wine or beer, and over sofaes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get i'[> many times during the night. The wild *nd the extra ordinary effect of S ?7)31)11$? Stoot ls soon realized. It stands the highest for its won ?erful cures of the moa* distressing cases. If you need a medicine yo? should Juive tht best. Sold by druggists in SCc. and?!, sizes, v You may have a sample bottle o? this wonderful discovery z: p^*** .and a book that tellsi more about it, both sent j absolutely free by mail, address Dr. Kilmer & Hoenoof Swamp-Root Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men tion reading this generous offer tn thispaper.. ? * *. .*''v*..*..?-?.y . ' . . ? -' ? . Don't make any mistake, hut remember (the 3naine, Swamp JRoot, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, ?nd the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on e^ery bottle. COLD SPRING. Power that comes by fits and starts is not to be relied on. It is the youngman whoholdB'ou three hundred and sixty-five days in the y9ar who makes a success. Mr. Lum Blair of Modoc was buried at Modoc last Saturday morning. Bro. Littl john conduct ed the funeral service. Mr. Blair was 85 years old. He leaves a widow and a hoBt of relatives aud friends to mourn his loss. We ex tend sympathy to the bereaved ones. An iufantof Mr. and Mrs. Eb Munday died yesterday morning and will be buried to-day at An tioch at ll o'clock. The child was only three months old, yet it had lived long enough to have a place in the hearts ot the parents that can never be filled. The death of cur little ones makes heaven uearer and clearr-r-yee, and dearer. Sunday was a bad church-going day. Very few ppople attended at Antioch, The raiu continued to fall all day. Mr. Preston Stone visited friends at Modoc last Saturday ard Sunday. Mr. Kim Holmes ot Modoc was in our town last week shaking hands with his many frieudf. Mrs. Butler Hammond raised a lomon that weighed out* and a quarter pounds. Mr. W. Y. Quarles of Rehoboth lost his store- hyuse and stock of goods by fire yesterday morning. We have not beard any of the particulars about the fire Mr. Walter Holmes will soon have h is house finished. We will keep you posted about this young man. Mr. H?-m pt on T)y r went lo |Augusfa last wet-k fi.r an "j"-ra tion. Mr. R. A. Wash made a busi ness trip to Augusta last Monday. ROSE COTTAGE. ' Regularas Ibo Su>." is an pxpr^sfciou an niel as tb rac*. No doubt the rising iud fai ring of th-; sun is the most r-gu ?ar perforuiance in the universe, utilise it is the. action of the bow els and liver when regulated witt? Dr. King's New Lite Pills. Guar anteed. 25c. G. L Pf. h ti & Son W. E. Lynch & Cu Very large assort ment of Air Ian's Perfumer* in all of the doli cale fend popular odor?. There is nothing better on the market. Timmona Bros. APPORTIONS Antioch Berea Bethan)7 Bethlehem. Bold Spring Edgefield ist. Edgefield 2nd. Gilgal Horn's Creek Little Stevens Creek Modoc Mountain Creek 1 Parksville Plum Branch Rehoboth Red Hill Red Oak Grove Republican Let this, the Centennial benevolence. Expect gr "There is that withholdet ?be Limit of Life. The most eminent medical sci entists are uuauimous in the con clusion that the gpuprallv accept ed limitation of human -life is many years below the attainment possible with the advanced knowl edge of which tbfi rac* is now possessed. T1IP critical period, that determines its du rai i on, seems to be between 50 and 60; tbe proper caro rf the b>-dy dur ing th ie d' cade cannot y too strongly urg'-d ; care|p5?iusF tlinn being filial to l?tig^vilv, Natur*?'? bes* helper after 50 i-a Electric Bitter?, th" ?rcinnlific tonic medir cine that rey i ta li zea ew-rv vrgan cf the body. GuHiante<jdv. 50c. G. L. Peu fl & Son YV. E. Ly nch & Co. "Everyb jdy Should Know" says C G ?l?yp, n [iicnrin??it business niau uf 131uit*. Mn., ih'.S'i Buck-h'n'e Arnica Sa!VP is th> qu:clc?>t and unrest heaht g sal vi ever ?>pl''i''d to a sor", burn or wound,or tn a c-tf-e of pil-s. Fy* UBK! it and know what Fm ?aIk ing about. Guaranteed. 25c. G. L. P^nn & Hon \V. E. Lynch cv Co. Our Victor No. 1 Bed Springs are guaranteed tor 20 years. Noth ing-better on th? market. Ramsey & Jones. : Just received a large eh i pin-mt of shces. St.e them, before buying.. May & Tompkiue. Doi-.'t take our . word for i t, bul try around and see if cur .-ftatc meut is true when we say we can save you money on clothing', fboes and dry goods. .May & Tompkins. Allan's Ca?c:iret Tablets at Tiramons Bios. We are now showing the largest and best selected lot of rugs, IHCP curtains, table covers and couch covers ever brought to this market. Edgpfip.ld Mercantile Company. Don't buy a grate cr heater ur til you have seen ours. EDGEFIELD MERCANTILE-CO. Frosh Prunes and Eviporated Apples. P. P. Blulock, Jr. For Sale by Tl jeld Baptist Association ??NTfor BENEVOLENT WORK for 1907. tn r" O cn O cn Eg OT c c 2 fe a bc ec cu ^ < c _ o cc +5 .r cc co . s fe T3 C 3fe s $11 00 II oo 22 00 11 00 5? 00 175 00 12 OO IO 00 27 5? 16 oo 33 00 65 00 22 00 27 50 22 00 17 00 17 00 $13 00 16 00 45 o? 23 00 65 00 300 00 18 00 16 90 55 00 26 00 40 00 no 00 27 50 30 00 35 00 27 50 22 00 $14 00 II 00 22 00 II 00 35 00 2?0 00 ll 00 I l 00 18 00 II 00 22 00 55 o? .18 00 18 00 22 00 17 00 11 00 $6 00 5 00 8 00 8 00 12 00 75 o? 5 00 3 00 5 00 5 00 10 00 25 00 5 00 5 o? 5 ?o 5 ?o q 00 $2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 5 00 io 00 2 00 i 00 i 00 1 00 2 00 5 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 i 00 i 00 $5 00 5 00 5 ?P 5 ?o 12 50 25 00 5 ?o 5 o? 5 00 12 50 12 50 5 00 5 00 , 5 00 5 00 5 00 $2 00 *i 00 i 00 1 00 2 00 5 00 i 00 i 00 i 00 i 00 1 00 2 00 i 00 i 00 i 00 i 00 i 00 year of our Association, be th? greatest in its history in eat ihings from God and attempt great things for God. h more than is meet but it tendeth to poverty." O. SHEPPARD,. Chairman of Exec, Com. m r in Buggy Robes. 1 am over-stocked on these goods and will sacri fice the entire lot of the finest buggy robes in the world made by Chase. Will still at half their value, F.iom $1.15 to $16.5c a robe. Just think of it Fh Plush Buggy Robes. fer $2.50 that you have been paying $5.00 for. $6.co robes now at $3.00. $7.00 robes at $3.50 and $S.co robes at $4.00. We will pay the express charges on any robe over $3.00, cash accompanying the order, cr we will refund the money if not satis factory. . H. COSKERY, The Carriage and Hardware Man of Georgia, 749 and 751 Broad Street AUGUSTA, GA. ar gai ns. . We have decided to continue our slaughter sale until the Xjfc iT&t of IVtaDTch as we have yet many Winter Goods on hand in all depart ments. . . Irk order to close out these goods and make ready for j Spring Goods we will now make a still Greater Reduction ip piice. We still have a Large Assortment of staple and fancy Dry Gocds and can make intere sting prices for the next Ten Days, In Shoes and Clothing we Can Fit Everybody who will come to us, and will not only fit their feet and bodies but our especially low prices will fit their pocket books also. All we ask is for you to call, see the goods and get our prices. I guarantee satisfaction on everything I sell. Do not wait . till thers Bargains are all taken by your neighbors. J. HUBENSTEIN ADVERTISER BUILDING EDGEFIELD, S. C. sags- ?.* '??. ~T1&Wru!b?**A-<?-m IRilONE Is the Flattery The unprecedented popularity of Royster's ERS' BONE fertilizer has induced some of 3rs to ad\ertise Fish Guano, claiming theirs s good/' FARMERS' BONE is the Guano, ard, to prevent being imposed upon, I be sure thit our trade-mark is on every bag. ?ly gu?rante that you are getting, the genuine one Made with Fish -, s. mnm mm? co Tar boro, N.C. ? Macon, Ca. 3 ie EdgefMi Mercantile Company. di Fertilizers Fertilizers? Good Fertilizers and work in the right place at the right time bring the farmers the best returns of any investment they make. We are offering to the trade this season a full line of - The Best Fertilizers manufactured. ? We appreciate the liberal patronage we have had from the farmers for the past few years, and hope to be able to serve them for the year 1907. Use Roaster's Farmers' Bone. Use Armour,s Blood and Bone Goods. Use Patapsco Mastodon and Georgia Formula. Nitrate of Soda, Top Dressing for Grain, Lee's Agricultural Lime, Kainit. ?3FAU sold here exclusively by Get Our Prices Befo re We are still prepared to supply your needs in reliable Shoes and Rubber*. Better keep your feet dry. You caa buy uo better shoes than Brown Shoe Company's goode. We guarantee them. Olotbing;. If you ue<?d a euit we eau supply you at very reasonable prices. Get our prices before buying. We are able to meet any price quality considered. We do not sell seconds m any goods. Big line of men's hats in latest styles. I>x*3T GooDs. - We are off iring 8Dm J r-iry low pric33 i:i lres3 goods. Everything fron the cheapest to the best. Trusting that we may be favored with a continuance of your valued patronage. * Great Reduction W<?1 have made a great reduction-in price 20 per cent on . . . . . _ ':. ' ; j- . ....'^'f: Clothing, Pants and Overcoats in order to close them but to make room" for our Spring Stock. If you are needing anything in the above lines do not miss ;his opportunity of securing Great B?irg;?iii? We buy only from the leading manufacturers of the jcoun ;ry and the merchandise that we are offering at such iiri )recedcnted prices is first-class in every respect. It will pay you to borrow the money to buy a suit ar d overcoat now. Think of a Sweeping Reduction. of 25 per cent. Come at once while we can fit you. DORI? & MIMS THE FARMERS BANK OF EDGEFIELD.S. C. STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY THE LARGEST AND STRONGEST BANK IN EDCE IELO COUNTY Paid up Capital....?. $58,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits. S8,000-00 Liability of Stockholders->. 58,000,00 Protection to Depositors..... $144->000.00 We invite attention of thoie desiring * tafe depository for their money *o the ?uu?? acta. INTEREST PAIO ON DEPOSITS BY SPECIAL CONTRACT. Under proviiion of ita charter thia bank is authorized to act as trastee, guardian ?ssin?strator and executor, and to accept and execnte trusts generally. A. E. PADGETT, President i\ H RAIN^FORD, Vice-Pres W. H. HAULING, Cash'.cr. W. A. BYRD, Asst. Cashier. BALDWIN'S FERTILIZERS. To the Planfers of Edgefseid: Baldwin's Fertilizers have stood the test of 8 venteen years in our county, its most liberal buyers and best friends ef to-day, are the planters who hare used it continually since its introduction in our county, which proves the ex ceptional merit of Baldwin's Fertilizers, the Cotton, Corn and Grain Grower. Before making your FERTILIZER deals for 1607 talk with onr representative, W. W. ADAMS, who will give you the seoret of making a bale to the acre.