Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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J. Ii. M IMS, - - - EDITOB . . TERMS": ONE YEAR $150 SIX MONTHS .75 WfiDNESDAf, JAN. 15, 1908. ? qualities we display: we retain ? |J them by the qualities we pos- I I seis-SUARD. J The annual fertilizer movement o will begin, ina short time. The side-tracks in the railway yards of Charleston have miles of empty cars ready to be loaded with fer tilizer for the interior. The Southern railroad alone has 1,300 . cars awaiting orders from the fer tilizer factories. The veterans and sons of veter ans of Greenville have invited the Confederate veterans of South Carolina to hold their next re-un ion in that city. The invitation has been formally extended to Gen. Thomas W. Carwile, thecom anding officer, and in all.proba Urty will be accepted. Green ville is iu many respects an ideal pince for holding the state re-un jon. Senator T. Garrett Talbert and Representatives J. W. DeVoreand B. E. Nicholson left for Columbia Monday to enter upon their legis lative duties on Tuesday. This trio wilt represent Edgefieldvery creditably.. Each one of them wiU, as duty and conscience dictates, labor unceasingly for the best in terests of their constituency and of the people of the state at large. -? Hon. G. L. Toole, state seuator from Aiken couuty, comes out in a [strong and manly card this week in the Aiken papers, calling upon the couuty board to close the North Augusta dispensary. We regret that we have not space to reprint Seuator Toole's card. While some may not agree with his position, yet every one must admire hia courage in taking the uncompromising stand that he .does. Ja a recent editorial favoring] JheTepeal of the lien law Tho State makes the following perti nent statement: Of course.ta change will tem porarily injuriously affect a good many, butat will enable tho farm upon something approaching ft sound business basis. The lien sys tem is without justification from a business standpoint.* The bor rower pledges something he nopes to have, and gives high interest ; the.honest: or successful borrower must pay for the dishonest and unsuccessful borrower. Occasionally we hear the voice cf an individual farmer, either privately or in the public prints, raised in-behalf of the lien law, but we have have yet to see. an in stance where any body or conven tion of farmers defended it. On the contrary, the Farmers' Union, farmers clubs and other organiza tions over the state have in scores of instances adopted resolutions calling upon the legislature to re peal the lien law. When BO large aper cent of the farmers agree -upon a' given question, they are, nine times out of ten, right. J. Pierpont Morgan, the astute financier of New York, stands out as one of the greatest men of the day. His every worcTis weighed, and his every movement is watch ed. If he calls at the White House or upon the Secretary of the Treasury, the bankers and bro kera of the country are on the qui yive to know the why and where fore of his visit. Probably no American citizen wields a greater influence ia the world of nuance than does J. Pierpont Morgan. There is much geEuine rejoic ing among the anti-whiskey peo ple throughout the country on ac count of Seuator Tillman's atti tudo toward prohibition and his avowed purpose tb fight for the enactment of national laws that will make the enforcement of pro hibition easier. The advocates of prohibition entertain great hopes for Senator Tillman's ultimate tri umph, for whenever he champi ons a canse it is not only done with gTeatdetermination and r?so lution but with a tenacity of purpose that does not stop short of victory. A session of the national con gress never passes without the agitation of the question of re ducing the South's representation. Representative Bennett, a Repub lican member of cou gre es from New if oik, has introduced a bill providing .for. a reduction from 95 to 61 members of the National House from the ten southern states. Were this to become a law, South. Carolina would have only three instead of seven con gressmen. Such attempts have proven futile too of ten in, the past for the people of the Sooth to lose any sleep over the matter. Mr. Kohn's Book. The Advertiser, gratefully ac knowledges receipt of a copy of "The Cotton Mills of South Caro lina," a book of 228 pages that has been published by Mr. August Kohn of Columbia Every pag? contains valuable information concerning the cotton manufac turing industry in this state. The author is to be coagratuled upon bis splendid achievement, representing as it does months of research and labor. Mr. Kohn long ago established himself ka a wri ter of ability and integrity, hence the product of hispen is always eagerly read and accepted without question. Safe, -Sane, Sound. The people of the Palmett > state may not^ accumulate wealth as rapidly as do those'who reside in other states, but nowhere will one find business along all lines con ducted more safely or more con servatively than in Sou'h Caroli na. Reliable statistics show that on account of the financial strin gency the failures of 1907 for the oouutry at large greatly exceeded, in number and in the amounts in volved, those of tho preceding year, while the failures in South Carolina during last'year were less than during 1906. Between the two classes-those who hazard all" in order to accumulate rapidly and those who adopt safe, sane and sound methods-South Carolio na belongs ty the latter. County Governnio nt. It is difficult to fiud auy sys tem of county government tnat meets every demand and pr ves entirely satisfactory. Some coun ties want ? supervisor and no com missioners, throwing all of the responsibility on hrn. On the contrary, other ounties w.int a board of commissioners and no supervisor. The Spartanburg grand jury bas come forward wi tb the recommendation that a com missioner be appointed from every township to act with the supervi sor. After all, it ia not how few or how many men are chosen to con duct the affairs pf a county, but the kind of men who' are chosen. An imperfect system of- county government administered by ca pable officials, men of integrity, is better than a perfect system administered' by incapable and, perchance, dishonest men. Green ville rod Richland counties, with conditions that were alleged to' have existed some time ago, were uomuupioo-of a BaHnfflr>rory_.8yiLtfi_rn, administered by unsatisfactory officials. Exorbitant Kates. - Notwithstanding] the fact that rate cutting seems to be the order cf the day,.the express companies have by some hook'or crook gained immuuity from the rate war. Where railroads have not volun tarily reduced their passenger rates, state officials and railroad commissioners^ empowered by the legislature, bave demanded a re duction of rates. Just why the ex press companies ^have not like wise been compelled to reduce their exorbitant rates we are un able to explain. * Certainly it is that these .euormou?ly wealthy coiporations need to be disciplined along this line. A few days ago The Advertiser received a small package of ink by express from Cincinnati. The package was valued at $1.75 and weighed only six pounds, yet the charge for transporting, it was 90 cents-half the value of the package. The railroads have been com pelled in many of the slates to re duce passenger rates on the ground that the very great increase in the volume of travel warranted-a re duction. Then, in the name cf reason, why will not the same ar guaient apply to the express com panies. The volume1 of their busi ness is doubtless double that of a deoade ago. Whose duty is it to call the ex press companies to account for Ihe'r misdeeds? Will not some body come to the rescue of a long suffering public? We have just received ? full line of Colgate's perfumery and violet water-Apple Blosfom, Jockey Club, Carnation and Vio let. G. IJ. Penn & Son. We are showing the pr?t yest line of oak, mahogany and willow rockers ever vpffdied on this mar ket, just the "thing for a holiday gift. Ramsey & Jones. WANTEDL? An established New York Banking aud Broker age House desires to employ ou a :ala;yai?d commission basis, au honest and reliable salesman in ?very town tu place among small investors on easy payment plan stocks and bonds listed upon the New York Stock Exchange Ttef irence given and required Charles E. Allen & Co., 24-26 Stone Street, New York. City Starch of Prohibition. The following table, compiled by the Washington Post, shows the rapid strides the cause of pro hibition has made in the last few years: -1851-Maiu' passed first pro hibitory . law, under Nea! Dow's lead. 1870-Persons living in "dry" states (estimated), 4,000,000. 1908-Persons who will be liv ing under absolute prohibition, or city, town, or country prohibi tion (estimated), 33,000,000. Number of states that.will be "dry" after January 1st, six (AJa bama, ' Georgia, Kansas, Maiue, Oklahoma and North Dakota.) Kentucky, with $100,000,000 in vested in manufacture of liquor, has 97 "dry" couuties out of 119. North Carolina has "dried" 99 \per cent of her territory. South Carolina, 17 out of 41 counties "dry." Tennessee has but three cities where liquor can be 1; gally sold. Fight for prohibition being waged in Mississippi, Maryland, Virginia aud Delaware. Massachusetts has 250 "dry" towns; 100 "wet" ones. Sixty-two per cent of the popu lation of New Hampshire lives in "dry" territory. Agricultural Society Organized at Clark's Hill, Labor Scarce, Steel Bridge Ready to be Erected. Mr. Editor : As I seldom see anything in your columns fri ra this neck of the woods I thought I would make a partial report. The carpeut rs' saw and hammers are heard*and we expect soon to hear a saw mill in Mr. S. T. Adams' woods. There is a great demand fer more lt?bor at fair wages. Labor is getting to be a problem with us. We organ'zed an agricultural society the 4 h inst, and will meei the first Saturday in each month. At. our next meeting we will adou' a constitution aud .bv laws. We will dii-cuss work for the m >nth of February witfi Mr. H. E. Bunch to lead. We hope to improve our minds, our hornes a-.cl farms by an exchange ot thoughts, experi ence and idea9. We pre hopeful of a large peach crop thia year. We need it in our] business; I t4iall build log heat s | to burn in cold weather in April, and if necessary set *be woods on fire to save the peaches. The steel bridge is here that is to span Stevens Creek cud we hope ere long to have an outlet to tb> world. We extend a herr ty wel come to any of the good people of Edgefie'd who will come and make Clark's Hill their future home. Mr. D W. Sbarpton expectj lo| build an. up-to-date dwelling soon. Mr. H. C. and Mr. W, S. Mid dleton have repaired and are re-1 painting the old Middle'OJ home which will add much to this grand j did historic horne. ^Itf?. Joe .NlXon "and children of | Charleston, visited his mother and relatives Christmas. Miss Irene Scott of the "fork" spen' gaverai days with friends. More anon. SOL. Clark's Hill, Jan. 9th, 1908. Women as Well m Men Are Made Miserable by' Kidney Troubfls. Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor and cheerfulness soon disappear when the kid neys are out of order ' or diseased. Kidney trouble has become so prevalent that it is not uncommon for a child to be born 1 afflicted with weak kid neys. If the child urin ates too often, if the urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child reaches an age when it should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with, bed-wetting, depend upon .it. the cause of the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first step should be towards the treatment of these important organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition cf the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose. Women as well as men are made mis erable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized, lt ls sold by druggists, ia fifty cent and one dollar, sizes. You may have'a, sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet tell- Homo ot sramp-Root. ing all about it, including many of the thousands of testimonial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kflmer fe Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sore and mention this paper. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on e*Tery bottle. FOR SALE : 1 oak bureau, 1 washstand, 1 bedstead, 1 iron bed, 1 set of chairs and 2 tables. Ap ply to Miss Mary Buford, Addison House- by the Baptist church. Our stock of vehicles of all kinds is complete. We sell Rock Hill, Hackney, Tyson & Jones, Co lumbus and Babcock buggies, and Old Hickory and Hackney wag OU8 Ramsey di .Jones. Fresh shipment of evaporated Apples and evaporate Cal i for nit Peaches juEt received. B. Timmous. INSURANCE 1 now represent a strong line of Fire Insurance Companies and can insure your property. "Your patronage will be appreciated. H Rheumatic Folks - Are You Sure Your Kidneys are We?? Many rheumatic attacks are daer to uric seid i:i the blood. But the duty of tho kidneys ?6 to remove^ all uric acid fr*m the blr.od. I's presence there elnws the kidueya are inactive. Don't delay with: "uric acid solventp." You migbl go on till doomsday with them; but utril you cure thc kidneys vou will n^ver get well. Down's Kidney Pills not only remove* uric acid, but cure the kidneys and then all danger from uric acid is ended. Rupert B. Calvo, bookbinder, emploved at The State Publish fog Co., official printers fur the Statn of Son'h Carolina," living at 1010 Lumb r St , Columbians. ?., says : "I thought I.had rheumatism and t Pf a! ed for it. on that belief. I us?d all kinds of liniraeut?. The pain was io my l eek and hip? clear to the Phou'd^rs. The lini ments did n*i good and I tonk -to blood medicines but tb?v <\?H n<-t help n>e. I took a loi g trip in h?pPS that the chance "f c-luun'p might h'**lp mj. I w.is away for three mouth? 'ut could ? s^o "no chnnge for th' b**.itp"r. I henrd of Doao's Kidney Pil'a n?*l deier rairjed to try them, and got a box at a dmg f?t?re. They cnn plott-ly removed the pump nut of my back and I have not fe't a tr-uch oUhe old tr.ubi" pi.^c-J u?ed tb-m." For pale by all d?al"rs. Prie 50 .cents Fosler-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New York, sole-a^t'ta^for the United Staffs. Remember jbe natnr-Dean's aud take no other. Wanted : To furnish' your ki'cheus with stove's, 'cooking u ten = i If. and your - di nj rig ".rooms w!th tarni tax? ?nd crockery-..-..^ Edg^ffcld Mercan!il?:Co. ? Notice. ?|| To Executors, Guardians/ Triutc s a:i.d Adminn.ratru'sf ?. Execufors, Guardians, Trustees and Administrators, appointed by Will, Deed or Order of cpur,t-.are hereby notified that they are"requir ed by law to make, annual ret?rns to" the Judge cf Probate, showing the; amounts rfceived and pai l 4batby, thejn in their fiduciary cap?ciths; and in default tb make such returns they are not entitled to any commis sions in the management .of their trusts; besides subjecting themselves to a fine for failure, to make suchTe rurns. / J. D. AJlen, . . Ji'P.E. <J. Jan. 2nd, 1908. North Au gu s Staple and I Cigars an All Kind Flour of-all grades, s?lecte cee, Butter aud Cheese. From the best dairies, for vegetable?, and a full variet a first class store. We are 1 Carolina friends paBS in gr them to stop an'd'examine JD ^ North Ai We AU m. Will furnish the attractions for t the carnival and-don't fail to see Smith9s Trained Among th? many oj Smith's $ i o,ooo All attraotious are guaranteed to Fun, Frolic and Frivolity for ev Monday, January the 13th . ' . - % - vi: : E. J. Norris* Insurance Lo cals. ,'Only 5 Fire Insurance Compa nies (except a few whose losses were nominal) paid ifaeir losses in Full without discount, in th? Great Sau Francisco fire. TL?se were the Aetna, Continental, Queen,. Royal, and London Liver pool & Globe. See Best's Reports. I represent th? two first uamed. E. J. Norris, Agt. . 5 Insurance Levons :-If you ar insured al ways lot the agent kuow if you take any other Insurance jon the propel.ty or if there comes a.ebange in the ownership of the property, or if th? buildings be conae.vacant, or if you make ex traordinary repnirs on the build ings, or if. personal properly is Lmoved. Your policy contract re quires this. Get Permit. E. J. Norris, Agt. The Aetna has the largest Capi tal Stock of all Companies. E. J. Norris, Agt. I T I ?vrile Bond Insurance, Life Insurance, Accident Iusuranco, Health Insurance, Tornado In surance, Plate Glass Insurance and Life Insurance on Horses and Mules. E. J. Norris, Agt. PHONOGRAPHS ITlrllS lVnn invitation to every one who reads it to come to our .Ntor'e. and bear th? new Edison .Pb ?nog'-Hpb, the one with the bij? h-irn.-This Phi)nos?r;<ph ie bie der, better and h ii 9 a finer fiuisb than any of thn olb?r modele. W? will hold an impromptu concert any tim? vou come into be store. Edison Phonos: ra [.bs are sold ou the easy-pa}ment plan if you prefer. S. H. MANGET, TRENT OX, S. C. Souvenir . Post Cards. ? Magazines at Cut Prices. fend your sartal? to this strong, Bound, oem. Beryatlve Savings Back. On request we will sen? ?cm FREE, a' supply of our "Bank Messonrtr louey Maners" for tbo safe transmission of coln or tttrrency in making lank-deposits by mall. - Toa flan scud small deposits each week,and as pour savings accumulate will Issue you Certificates of deposit bearing interest ta tbe liberal rato of ...... . y U4UU. ?UM Wo ^AUGUSTA S?VIKCS BANK \taTrading Co foncy Groceries^ ? Tobacco, ls o? Feeds roceries. id Teas, pure Coffees, and Spi eign and domestic fruits and y of other goods usually kept in ocated where all of our South ling to Augusta, and we invite ur stock. ?gusta, S. C VELD'S and Gala he occsicu. C< mr and v'isi* Wild Animals. ;her attractions is Merry-Go-Rou nd be moral, bigh-c.'nss andjrefined. erybudy. IXju't f.irg't. the dato. to Saturday i8th? inclusive. Do you like mackerel? We have just received a barrel of n;ce, fat, real mackerel, not other kiud of fish calledjnsckerel. Try them. G. L. Peon <fc Son. We have a full assortment of the celebrated Hawkes' Spectacles and Ey -Gtasses They have been sold iu Edgefi ld for more than twenty years and everybody knows what they are. B. Timmons. County Auditor's Notice. , The offic? of Cornily Auditor will be open to receive tax re turns from the first day df Janua ry 1908 to the 20th day of Feb ruary 1908. All persons owning property of any kind whatsoever, or in any capacity, a?? husband, guardian, exreutor, administrator or trus tee are n quired to make returns of the same lo the Auditor under oath within the time above uamed ; and rbe Auditor is required by law to add a penalty of, fifty per cent to all property that is not re turned on or before the 20th day of February iii any vear. All male citizens between the agps of 2L and 60 years, except thope exempt by law, are deemed taxable polls. As the law now requires the Au ditor to take charge of the Treas urer's duplicate on the 1st day of January and couut a peualty of one pT cent on. all delinquents and as his office is also required to be kept op^n on certaiu days during the mouths of January and February, for the bouefit of thf couuty pension board, it is a physic il impopsibili'y for him to do this and at the same time re-' coivo tax returns in the various towunhip1-; Mid as but very few take a vantage of the township appointments, I will be found ill the Auditor's officj during the en tire term for *f ceiving tax returns, and for the 3? nvenixnee of those who delire to make thuir own re turns a* home I will be pleasjd to mail them blanks for that purpose upon their x< quests. j. B. Haltiwanger, Co. Auditor. I appreciate the patronage and burtiueps inirust?d to me, from the A &. K ra'lroad to Butesburg, through Edgefield, Saluda and Aiken couu ies, and am very grateful fur Ri ?me E. J. Norris, Agt. INSURANCE When ? placing; your Insur ance give toe a call. 1 rep resent a very strong line ol F^II^CO - - - * Insurance Companies, rm Ageot for the largest IvIFK - - - Insurance Co. I will ap preciate a s ha re of yourbusi ness. I can_.be found at nn . office--Office Ob a-.-over Bank o' Edgcneld. Ju me? TT Xl I Vi*? TIMMQflS & COR LEY, SURGEON DENTISTS, Appointments at Trenton on Wednesdays. Crown and Bridge Work a Special ty. J AS. S. BYRD. SURGEON DENTIST, EDGEFIELD, S. C. X^Office over Post-Office. Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gie Mills, Engines, Boilers, Supplies and repairs, Porta ble , Steam and Gasoline En gines, Saw Teeth, Files, Bells and Pipes. WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS. Gins and Press Repairs. Try LOMBARD, AUGUSTA, GA. BANK EDGEFIELD. EDGEFIELD, S C. State and County Depository DIRECTORS. J. C. SHEPPARD, W. W. ADAMS, J H. BOUKNIGHT, T. H. BAINSFOB J. M. COBB, B. ti. HOLLAND, A. ti. TOMPKINS, C. C FULIPP. . W.E. 1 'HESCOTT. OFFIC?Rti. J. C. SHEPPARD, Prenideat. W. W. ADAMS, Vice-Prei dent. E. J. MI MS, Cashier J. li. ALLEN, Ass't Cashier. Pays interest on deposits by special contract. Money to loan on liberal terra.--. Prompt and polite attention to bu? ness. YOUR Account Solicited 1908 1908 FINDS THE MAN that sells Stanhopes, Carriage, Wagons, Bug-ji?f?, etc., in position lo offer you the highiet possible grade of goode at the lowest possible price. , Remember I am known as the best iu the business, my material is al ways of the best standard, and those who buy from Coskery's congratulate ^thf-mselvrs. Material the best, prices alway* tbe lowest. BABCOCKS THE LEADER. H. H. COSKERY, 749 and 751 Broad Street AUGUSTA, GA, PATAPSCO , MASTODON Georgia Chemical Works, Augusta, Ga; Everything in Fertilizer?, Plant Food and Agricultural Chemicals. Blood and Bone Goods, Fi6h Goods and Cottou Seed Meal Mixtures. These reliable Fertilizers' have been tried by the trade, for more thau a third of a century, and their increasing popu larity attests their merit, .' Using them is therefore no experiment. Factories, Augusta, Ga., Pon Pou, S. C. "Sold pxclunively at Edgefhld by the Edgefield Mercantile Go, Call on them for information. Just Returned From Kentucky with a car of Standard Bred Horses and Mares: We have several mares that are registered and have been bred to high class horses, just the kind that those who are looking for brood mares need. All are well broken, and some are suitable for family horses. Ages and prices are right. We can suppl}' the demand for mules-all sizes and prices. 'You are invited to inspect our stock. Cantelou & Wilson GO TO SEE H A?LING & BYRD Before insuring elsewhere. We represent the Best Old Line Companies. HARLlflG & BYRD* At The Farmers Bank of Edgefleld We Can . Supply Your Needs Cothing, Shoes, Hats and Furnishings for men . and boys. Although our stock of clothing is somewhat low we can yet tit you in many desisratrle patterns. If we have'nt what you want, we wilj order it foryou. Large shipment of the celebrated CROSSETT Shoes just received. Come inlet us fit you. This is time to buy a good Overcoat or Rain Coat Cheap. DORN & HIMS Coal Stoves Coal Or ates Box: heaters, Cook Stoves andStove polish. , Oliver CKlled Plows, Middle Bursters and attachments for both, Jones & Son Headquarters Hea dquarters We are Headquarters for JERSEY BUTTE R, FRUITS, CANDIES, Cl-GARS, TOBACCO, FANCY GROCER IES and GENERAL MERCHANDISE. ; T. P. Lyon Sc Co.