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?ds*efield Advertiser L. MUMS* _ - - - fSDTSOR ? Hi TERMS: ONH YEAR $1.50 SIX MONTRd 75 WEDNESDAY, APR. 17. 1907. V?. f Nature has given us two ears. J i two eyes, and but one tongue. I I to the end that we should hear j ? and see more than we speak.- * SOCRATES. The "unwritten law" seems not to have the same weight with northern as with southern juries. If there is not a decided change in the wea her, the traditional "cold day in August" will be here by an 1 by. . gS?< We ese by the. papere that the cold snap bas damaged truck aud the like, but it Las not yet check ed the crop of April brides. ' - All of the graft germs were not . destroyed when the state dispen sary was killed. They have broken ; out afreah in the county dispen saries. Hon. John Temple Graves needs |*0 tightening up. Evidently there ie a screw loose somewhere about ??1" his anatomy, which caused him to fly off at a tangent .;t the Bryan banquet in Chattanooga. They tell us that some of the - defunct state dispensary liquor actually froze m Columbia the other day. Is that a reflection KE-upoa the April weather or the "fuss X", or both? s Thaw will be finally acquitted gplbat the agonies of a second trial will have to be endured, by de fendant and reading public alike, L,y ~before sach a verdict is recorded. Were it not for the moral effect, S., tjbe district attorney had about as ? well withdraw the indictment. April weather is usually fickle : showers and. sunshine following each other in quick succession but never before BO freakish as it has been this year. Positively, "there has been more ice thus far in April than there was fora like period in January. Some people seem to think.that whiskey is illicitly sold only in lue counties that have no dispen saries* This is not the case. In Abbevilleoounty, which is a dyed in-the-wool dispensary county, there wer* collected last week as a result of one raid fines a^gr?ga <--fckrg- l^iKV-orie_^oM6e offonders being a white woman. The Standard Oil Company has been found guilty on 1,463 counts of an indictment for receiving rebates from the Chicago and Alton railroad. If the verdict is sustained, fines aggregating mil lions of dollars will have to be , paid by the oil trust ; not by the trust either, for the price will be raised and the consumers will gradually'pay- it off. That's wbeie the shoe pinches; the trust is in a position to fix any price it chooses. One of the county dispensers in Columbia was recently found ? to be $1,500 short in his accounts, and after friends and relatives made good the amount the county board with drew the warrant, sta ting that they were willing to drop the case. This is a bad pre cedent to establish. Instead of checking it, such actions will have a tendency to encourage graft. ? dispenser will say : ,kI will appropriate this or that and if I am detected I will make it good.*" The first hanging in Greenwood county occurred on Friday last, wheu a negro was legally executed J tor the cold-blooded murder of ! his broth?r-in-law. After the life less form was cufdown the sheriff I had the gruesome scaffold taken down and carefully stored in the basement of the court house for ! future use. Who'll be the next to mount Greenwood's ready-made gallows? It seems .that the crimi nal class would be deterred by having constantly in mind the fact that a death-dealing device ?P ready and waiting to perform its part in avenging.crime. There is some talk of reviving dueling in Oklahoma. Through an .oversight no clause prohibiting this mode of settling disputes was inserted in the constitution of the new. state. Should there be. no change iu the present status, men of re il and fancied wrongs will be flocking to Oklahoma to settle their differences in an "honorable" way, just as husbands and wives I < flooir. to some of the- easy-divorce- ' * granting 'states of west to put jj asunder their marriage vows. lu otder to start right,' the state that his just set up housekeeping on f?>n account should make a resort to dueling impossible. The ADVERTISER mnst be im proving in its old age-now in its seventy-second year. Quite a num ber of good, substantial bitizeus havo como forward voluntarily during the^past fortnight and en rolled their names upon our sub dcription list. Wo have also re ceivtd several voluntary subscrip tions through the mail. It is generally believed that curtailing speculation lu futures will havo a wholesome effect upon the 6pot cotton market. If this b? true, it is to be hoped that all of the colton producing states, at least, will taboo gambling in futures./Texas has just joined the ranks cf the' anti-bucket-shop states. The writer read - seme time ago that cob charcoal is especially fine for growing pig3. V may be good but the question with most of us at this season is, where are we to get the cobs to make the charcoal? About the ouly cobs that many of us see are tbof>e tbat are crushed arid mixed with west ern corn. Astronomers have discovered another and larger spot on the sun. This makes the third spot that ha-* been diecovered iu the last two months. If the appear ance of these spots has had any thing to do with the sun's recent diminished heat, let us hope that no nure will appear. The coming of the" good old summer time" will be nailed with great joy. A Union soldier of Philadelphia, who has been carrying a Confed erate bullet in his head for forty four years, celebrated the seventy fifth anniversary of his birth re cently. 1 he exhibition of aD X-ray photograph of his head, showing the exact location of the Minie ball, was the chief feature of the celebration. The writer, after reading of this celebration, was of the opinion that Jim Miner, an old Reb of Edgefield county, fired the gun that deposited the ball in this "Blue Coat's" head. Doubt less Mr. Miner'8only regret is that he did not pull the trigger a "lee tle" harder. lu vi3W of the fact that aft^r tbe mercury thaws and again rises m the thermometer there will be an epidemic of a virulent type of ?pring fever, we are greatly in debted to-the editar of the Fairfax Enterprise for a remedy for thi3 malady-sassafras tea. In making this timely announcement, our friend becomes a public benefac tress. She also states that this beverage of our grandmothers will "bring about a lovely transparQn ?suo?Jfh?-?k.m." The last sugges tion we should not, have made public for the girls for miles around, armed with hoes and picks, will now march to tbe woods like Coxey's army and extermi nate the sassafras root and branch. Any sort of quarrel is too bad, but church and school quarrels are "just perfectly awful," as the girls say when the bat will not stay straight.-Carolina Spartan. . They do say that the circuit judges have resolved that the law yers must do something when the cour.ts meet. Wonders will never cease. If the circuit judges had enforced the rules of court all along the lawyers would never have got into the unfortunate habit of delays. But it is better late than never.-Newberry Ob server. Col. John Temple Graves of Georgia is nothing if not spectacu lar. At a Bryan banquet in Chat tanooga on Wednesday night, at which Mr. Bryan was present, the colonel made a speech in which he startled the company by advocating the nomination of Roosevelt by Bryan for a third term. Perhaps the colonel thinks tbe milleniura bas come.-New berry Observer. Monday a negro'plead guilty to house breaking and larceny before Judge Aldrich. The judge'gave him two years. The same day a white man p'ead guilty lo the same offenee. The judge gave him five years, at tho same time saying iu effect: "The negro is ignorant; you are a white man and your op- J portunities havejoreh greater than the negro and you should know better."-Gaffney Ledger. If the citadel authorities bavp treated a dozen cadets, ? rmore or 1 less, unjustly there ought to he a 3hauge made pretty soon io that institution But why would they 3o any studenl barm? The present jhaking up, however, is going to ; io good. It will rub soma of the moss off the ba^fe of the iostitu- J tion, and, what is >??re to the pur pose, it will decide whether it is ' to be run by the faculty or by the 1 jadets.-Newberry Observer. Live Stock Insurance. In connection with my life in surance, I am representing The i karolina Mutual and Protective Association, and eau insure your j iorse8 and mulep. My rates are ?easonable. If you wish to bave rour* live stock prottctud by a )olicy see me in person or write j ne at Edgefield, S. C. S. W. WILLIAMS.- , ? SSBTS.'rgSrTu?'M 'i'ipi YHMI"H in .r-^. RAILWAY CONFERENCE. i?dge?ield Merchants and Busi ness Men Confer With Railroad Commissioner and Repre- . sentative of the Southern. In reppoi.se to letters and com plaints from Mr. Wm. P. Calhoun and otberB, Mr. B. L. Caugbman. chairman of the Railroad Com mission, accompanied by Capt H. A. William?, superintendent of the Southern railroad, came over io Edgefirdd on Muidny for the purpose of hearing complaints against the freight and passenger service with the view of giving relief as far as it I ios "in th? pow er of the commissioners to do PO. An iL/ormal conference was "lffld for two hours in the court bousf-, beginning at eleven o'clock. After a goodly number bad as sembled. Mr. Calhoun called M.. Caughman to the chair, and Mr. B. E. Nicholson was asked to sci as secretary. The ball was set in motion by the presentation of a number of complaints that had been hurriedly drafted by Mr. Calhoun. In a few words, these complaiut6 called to the atteution of'tbe Railroad commissioners the very unsatisfactory handling of freights at Edge-field, lack of nfB ciency of at least a' portion of the force on duty at th) depot, the breaking open and pilfering or freight, ihe want of lights aboul the depot at night, the need of more platform npac? for cotton, the backing in of the passenger coaches from Trenton and the failure of tl^e railroa 1 to make il fe passenger t-chedules. After a few appropriate remarks by Mr. Calhoun, the following representative citizens and busi ness men discussed the present unsatisfactory situation, setting forth their grievances f.nd those of tbe public generally: vV. W. Adams, W. L. Dunovmt. Sam Cheatham, A. E. Padgett, C. H. Fisher, 0. Sheppard, T. W Car wile, J. M. Cobb S. McG. Sim kins and F. N. K. Bailey. By each of these gentlemen pre senting and discussing the si!ua tion from a different standpoint the grievances were fully and forcefully set forth. And wi.ile somo nave had personal knowl edge of th? unsatisfactory service, particularly the- freight s-rvic, things were brought out al this conference that proved to be a revelation to many. The wonder is that apatieotand longsuffeiing public has tolerated such a con dition of affairs au long. In the remarks ot these gentle men, not oue word \v.as uttered that reflected upon the local agent, Mr. Philip?, or upon Capt. VVillianiBv the? division superin tendent. The former ha? doubt less been over-worked and with out competent help, while the lat ter has been uninformed as to the real conditions that obtained here. After a full and free discussion hythe citizens, Capt. Williams was called upon to make any statement that he chose to make. He is an open, frank, honest, straightforward business man and does not mince words. At the out set Capt. Williams stated that he would do his utmost to correct the evils eited.He seemed surprised to learn of the conditions that ex isted about the depot, stating with much emphasis that all these things will be speedily corrected and that henceforth there rvill be no just ground for complaint. The need of having the proper facilities for weighing freight hav ing been presented to him, Capt. Williams said that he would have scales placed in the depot at once. He said also that be would have the premises properly lighted and that hereafter there would be no mor? passenger coaches backed from Trenton. Capt. Williams will j give relief as far as possible in the matter of improving the passen ger service. The breaking open and stealing of freight while in transit is one of the most difficult matters wit h which railroads have lo deal. Capt. Williams said that within the last 60 days the road had been instrumental in sendiug 37 .per sons to the chaiugang for this offense. Furthermore, he states that the road now bas 40 special agents, Beeret service men, work ing up these cases. He says the officials of the road are even more anxious than the shippers that fbis practice of breaking open freight by employees be stopped. Two of the most important mat ters in connection with the rail way situation here are the cotton platform and the settling of Fmall undisputed claims for shortages by the local agent. A6 to the col ton platform, Capt. Williams said he would give the* matter carefu' at tention and make all improve ments possible. Owing to the cramped surroundings of I he depot and very limited trackage, it will be difficult to provid-i ample ac commodations in the matter of p?at?orms. As to the power of local agents to settle claims uud'.jr $50, Capt. Williams said he was net informed, that being under the supervision of the claim?-, depart ment. He said, however, that l e thought agents should have the authority to settle small undi-' puted claims a^d Ibnt he will recommend thal the agei t at Edg field b<= given (hat power. Such an arrangement would tff c a raviug of hundreds of dollar* tr, rr.e merchants of this town ?nd 30unty every year. Fr qu-atly Lhere are si'ght damages and small shortages thal are no! great ?oough lor tba consignee tn go to the trouble of makin? a formal slaim. In all such cases the iujr ?bants pocket tho- JOPP, whereas if the ng?ut were empowered to idjus; these claims th" road would lave to bear the Joss. From every sfardpoint the con > renee was a v^ry sati-f iciorv )ne. D ul l'ess all who were pres Mit entertain the b*di..f fhat tan ;ible and lasting good will resuii "rom it, bjth for the S/iuthe-n .ail road and for this to wo and vicinity. Women as'Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. If j] that it is not uncorr iii' for a child to bc ?sS? afflicted with weal Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dls ;ourages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor and cheerfulness soon disappear when the kid neys arc out of order ' or diseased. Kidney trouble has become so prevalent t uncommon born t weak kid neys. If ihe child urin ates too often, if the urine scalds the flesh or if, v/hen the child reaches an agc when it should bc abl<? lo control the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wetting, depend upen it. the cause of the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first step should be towards thc treatment of these important organs. -T'.us unpleasant [rouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose. Women as well as mer arc made mis srable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the sam^ great remedy. Thc mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realised, lt is seid' by druggists, in fifty- f^h" cent and one ' dollar (f^r.j?^^ sises. You may have a ^?t^ffSfflffiffi? sample bottle by mad <^^?SS&S? free, also pamphlet tell- nomo ot Scwnp-Root. ing all about it, including many of the thousands of testimonial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer St Co.. Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and mention this paper. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp Root, Dr. Kilmer'6 Swamp-Root, and the address, Birgharuton, N. Y"., on i?"ftry bottle. Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy. Many Have Dyspepsia and Don't Knoiv lt. Do you belch up wind? Taste your food alter eating? "ifre you paie abd haggai d? Does your heart Hut t*r? Are you dizzy? Do you have pains in side rr hack? Ridings or pimples on the skin? Are you low spirited? Bad Iristh? Headache? Weak kidneys? Bilious? Constipated? "?re you ner vous? If so you have Dyspepsia and it. is a dangerous condition. To euro, take Tyner's Hyspopsii Hen>edy, It is made for just such troubles. Tyner's Dyspepsia lle'iiedy removes acids from the stomach, strengthens weak stomachs, and cures Dyspepsia or En digest ibi . Druggists or by express EG centsa-bottle. Money rotunded if it fails to cure, Medical advice and cir cular free by writing to Tj nor Reme dy Oo, Augusta, OH. i; U BB ER TIKES: I have a machine for resetting your old, tires 01 putting'-Ol? new onefc. ?je.il rubber I i r^.s carried in slock. Ai! work guaranteed. . V,'. fl. Towell. Fr?sh shipment of Cakes and Tim mons Bros. Hard Times In Kansas. Tho. old days of gr:iSHh?ippPTF and drought aro almost forgotten in Ibo prorperous Kansas or to-, dav; although a citizen of Codeil, Earl Shamburg, has not yet for gotten a hard time be encountered He saya: ,ll was worn out and di's couragod by coughing night and completely cure me." The safest, aud.most reliable cough and cold cure and lung and throat healer ever discovered. Guaranteed. 50c and $1.00 G. L. Penn & Son W. E. Lynch & Co. WE PAY YOU TO SAVE Send your Barings to this strone, sound, eon? .ervatlve Savings Hank. On request we will send ?ou FREK, a supply of our "Bank Messenger loner Mailers" for tbc safo transmission or coin Dr currency in making bank deposits by mall. You can 6cnd small deposits each week.and as m f\S your savings accumulate will Issue you^ certificates of deposit bearing lutercst&Jk J (ft st the liberal rate of ? K. . . . *f AUCUSTA SAVINGS BANK ?MBMBBMBBB iFlaiiing: Mill. I am now prepared to to Plane Lumber of aH kinds, and can fill orders for Rough and Dressed Lumber in any quantity. Large suppl)' of Bricks, Lime, Cement and Shin gles always on hand. ?f]g^~Fine Seed Peas for sale at the market price. E S. JOHNSON Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gie Mills, Engines, Boilers, Supplies and repairs, Porta ble , Steam and Gasoline En gines, SawTee'ih, Files, Belts and Pipes. WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS. Gins and Press Repairs. Try LOMBARD, AUGUSTA, GA. L'irgi: assortment of Colgate's Ti liol. SCH p. Th'jre is nothing bettor. Timmous Brop. We are still dispensing BARGAINS in Dry Goods, Notions,, Clothing, Hats Shoes and Millinery Goods at the same old stand. Next week we will name some prices that will be of interest to everybody. Watch for them J. Rubenstein, Advertiser Building, Edgef?eld, S. C. ! The ? "EW DEPARTMENT of Ladies' and Children's Ready-made Lndermuslin |j From 12^ cents to $2.50 per garment are things of special merit. As to values, we ask a careful criticism. The Corner Store W. H. Turner, Prop. et Our Prices Before buying. ' We sre si ill prepared to supply your needs in reliable Shoes and Rubbers. Better keep your feet dry. You can buy no better iboeej ?ban Brown Shoe Company's goode. We guarantee them. i - - ? If you nepd a suit we can sunply you at very reasonable! prices. Get our prices before buying. We are ablo to meei any price quality considered. We do not sell seconds in auy goods. Hats. Bii? lino of men's hats in latest styles. Dry GooDs. We are off iring SDra? v^ry lo?v price3 in Irasa g?oda. Everything from the cheapest to the best. Trusting that we may be favored with a continuance of your valued patronage. m m EDGEFIELD Olothiiag: Store STRAW HATS LOW CUT SHOES TWO PIECE SUITS ALL THE LATEST PATTERNS. Call and see our line W. A. HART. Fertilizers? Good Fertilizers and work in the right place at the right time brinn; the farmers th?" 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 fur the past few years, and hope to be able to serve them for the year'1907. Use Royster'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 Ag ?cultural Lime, Kai nit. J^^All sold here excljsively by ?~~ INSURE YOLK CROP. Say, Mr. Farmer: Suppose the dealer, from whom you pur chase your fertilizers, should say to you that if- you would pay him an additional seventy-rave cents per ton, he would, in the event of the destruction ordam age to your crops by hail, refund the purchase price of the fertilze. Would you take him up? Of course yon would. Being a reasonably sensible man, you could not af ford to do otherwise. The Carolina Hail Insurance Company of Marion, S. C., will insure your Cotton and Grain Crops for as much as $30.00 per acre, and charges a premium of only two and one-half per cent. . See our agent, Mr. W. L. Holderby, and give him your application at once. . Insure now. It doesn't pay to pat this matter off. Losses paid in 1906. $14,023.24 mmw.nm mi III.III limn. I SUCRENE Highly Endorsed. Arrington Bros. & Co,, Augusta, Ga Gentleman:-Replying to your request of recent date, will eay that when the agent came tone to buy "SUCRENE'' I was afraid of it. After I fed my cow on it one week, ehe began to increase iq her milk. It not only makes the cow give more milk, but makes more cream than any Feed I ever used. , N. MEGGIE, Livery and Feed Stables. ARRINGTON Bf} OS, ? CO., Leading Grocers, AUGUSTA, GA. _._I Men's Wear For Spring Our store is now ready for inspection. We have a well selected stock ot Spring Goods that is up-to the- minute in every respect. In Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Furnishings. we can supply your needs. When anything comes from our store you can know that it the correct thing. We direct especial attention to our very stylish Men's Oxfords, direct from the Celebrated Crosset factory. .., Let us fit you in a nobby Spring Suit. See our beautiful Easter Neckwear. DORM & mm New Goods are now arriving daily and I invite the ladies . to call in to see them. While in the north ern markets I bought a large and very beauti ful stock. J?S. E. HART Get your Laundry in Tuesdays. THEY ARE HERE THE NEW SPRING GOODS We have the goods and can please the shoppers. All we ask is an inspection of our stock. Our Hue of White Madras, P. K. Bleached Linen for Ladies* Shirt waists and suits was never more beautiful. Large assortment of India, Persian and Linen Lawn. Very large stock of checked and plaid Giugham that is sure to please the ladies. Beautiful assortment of figured Batiste, Organdie, Lawns, Mueline, Silk Mulls, Voile, Swiss, Marce line Silks to select ^from. A prettier stock eau not be found in any city store. Ic etaples euch as bleached homeepuo lonsdale cambric, etc, we defy competition. Laces and Embroideries, We have never display id a stronger and more beautiful line of Val Laces, Embroidery, Medallions and al T kinds of t; i comings that we ?ave right now. An inspection of these goode will convince you. OXFORDS No one can touch UP on Oxfords for Men, Women, Boys, .V wa- . and Children. We have the latest styles in vici and patent leather. LJ-I.UH fit you. Cht hing and Hats, Our stock of ppring and eummer clothing ie brim full of the t)rwe*t and most stylish suits for men and boys See our beautiful flock of straw hate for men and boys. Com?, let us show you three goods. J. W. PEAK.