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Ed s ef ie i d Ad vei tis tj. L. iTIIMS, - - - EDITOR f TERMS: \ ONE YEAR $150 SIX MONTHS .75 WEDNESDAY FEB. 18, 1908. fl Man perfected by society is | I the beet ol all animals; he is | 1 most terrible of all when he | * lives without, law, and without ? I justice.-ARISTOTLE; It is safe to eay that the map who bad $500 stolen from bim on a Pullman car last week was not a newspaperman. Say what you please about the shaking up that Mr. Appelt gave the senate last week, good is cer tain to result from it. Dispatches state tbal President Roosevelt bas "fired" the public printer. The Advertiser can give him a job. Some say a newspaper man has no place in politics. Maybe not, but it serves a good purpose to have one in tbe senate sometimes. Every day that Farnum re mains away on that prolonged "business" trip suspicion as to his guilt is strengthened in the pub lic mind. With better roads leading to Edgefield a greater volume of farm produce would be hauled to this market and a greater volume of merchandise would be hauled away. If, after this year, crops can not be mortgaged before they come up, watch for some very early planting of cotton. Fertilizers that will force early germination will be at a premium. If ever an election is to be held in this county upon the question of "good roads," it should be held during winter. Traveling over some portions of the mid-winter roads would so impress the voters with the need for good roads that not a dissenting ballot would be cast against a bond issue of any amount. The most encouraging news that bae been sent out from ?Washington recently was a dis patch to the effect that federal pensio, are now decreasing. The South has during the past forty years contributed a large portion of the billions of dollars that have been paid in pensions but has in return received only a very small portion. Senator Talbert fought hard for bis prohibition bill but was un able to secure its passage in the senate. He, however, secured the passage by the senate of a reso lution'to the effect tbat the State Democratic Convention he asked to submit the question of "sale'* or "no sale" of liquor to the peo-| pie in the primary election, and that a separate box be provided for this purpose. j cfaurche the'advancemen "TtfityT-Hartsvilie Messenger. Edgefield has good chu roh es, good schools, aleo a good market for produce of all kind, but she is wofully lacking in the matter of good roads. Is it notjpossible for the citizens of our town, with the co-operation of the county au thorities, to permanently improve the highways leading to the coun lynett? Public Building. Congressman J. 0. Patterson has introduced a bill asking for an appropriation of $125,000 by the national government for the erection of a public building in Edgefield in which to transact Uncle Sam's increasing postal business. Th9 erection of such a building would be a great boon to Edgefield, and if Mr. Patterson secures the appropriation our en tire populace will rise up and call him blessed. A post office such as Uncle Sam would build would not only be an ornament to our town but greatly facilitate the handling of the mails. Mr. BeVore's Chances Good. Should the proposed new judi cial circuit be formed, it wiil necessitate the election of anoth er circuit judge. And it gives us pleasure to state that Edgefield, through the election of Hon. J. W. DeVore, will probably secure the judg' ship. Hon. C.3?. Efird, of Lexington, is also a candidate, but Mr. De Vore's friends believe that he can secure the priz9. In the furtherance of his candidacy, no stone will be left unturned. The Edgefield Bar met on Sal urday morning Jaet and unani mously adopted the following resolution endorsing Mr. DeVore: "Resolved that in the event the bill now pending before the Gen era) Assembly for the creation of th? 11th judicial circuit to br composed of the couuties of Edgf field, lexington and Saluda .;i vite] paes, it IP the eenie of this* rai? that tho Hon. J. W. D. Vor? H qualified to discharge the du ies as Circuit Judge, and we rec mmend to the Ge neral Assomb'y hat he be elected Judge of eaid ?ircuit. "O. Sheppard, Chairman, "S. M. Smith, Jr., Sec." "Prohibition ?A Coming.',' The failure of the preseut legis ature to enact a prohibition law mould not be construed as iudi ?atmg that there has been a wan iug of prohibition sentiment. On ihe contrary, the anti-liquor sen timent is stronger in South Caro lina to-day than it has ever been. The defeat of prohibition legisla tion is due solely and entirely to the fact that the members of this legislature were elected upon the issue of stat?? or couuty dispensa ry and local option, and had, therefore, pledged themselves in advance to one or the other of these policies. Prohibition for the state at large was not then an issue. This accounts fd" the fact that men who were avowed pro hibitionists cast their ballots against mea3ur.'8 "that provided for state-wide prohibition. The conditions under which present lawmakers, were elected and under which they made their pledges to the people, were differ ent from the conditions that ob tain to-day. The action ot the legislature in refusing to pass a state-wide prohibition measure should, therefore, be construed as reflecting the sentiment and con ditions of two years ago rather than the sentiment of to-day. It is conceded by some of the leading anti-prohibitionists among the legislators that "pro hibition is coming." Thf*y admit that the auti-whiskoy tide ;u South Carolina is too strong to be ?temmed by the opposition. The Uses of Cotton Seed Products* An Essay by Miss Marion A. Wright of Trenton, S. C. Formerly one of the greatest wasteB to th?? southern farmer wae his cotton seed. His barns and storage-rooms became filled with this practically useless product, and often setting aside enough to feed his cows and for planting purposes, the rest was hauled away to waste-lands in an effort to get rid of it. Fifty years ago it was only a bulky and useless gar bage, uufit for any use save as a cattle-food, and it was not to be used in this manner when good butter was desired. In 1870 experiments showed that when the oil was presser7 out the residue made a good fertilizer. In 1880 it was proved that the hulls and meal made a good cow focd, and in ten years more it had become a staple for man. The first step in dividing cotton seed into their most useful parts is the removal of the hulls, which, unlike natures other protectors of her fruit, are very useful. The principle use of hulls is as a substitute for bay in the feed in^, of cattle. Their inexpensive ness and superiority are fast mak ing them popular as a roughage. Eut they are used Principally jyjtnlliv^on^j^ 't5ts alarmer.- *" '...?'As a stuffing for collar-pads, etc., they are used almost entirely. Cotton seed bulls aro used to some extent as fuel aud the remaining asheE are rich in potash. Hence, they are used in fertilizing and iii the manufacture of soap. After the hulls have been re moved the next step is the press ing out after the kernels have been put undera piessure of thre* thousand five hundred pounds to the square inch. Chief among the uses of cotton seed oil is its use as an edible. Pure oil may be obtained from any progressive grocer at a COBI of about six and one half cents a pound. This is about one half the cost of lard. As a cooking oil it is superior to lard. It is pure and healthful, while, as every one knows, is ruinous to the digest ive organs. Oleomargerine made from this oil, is much puror than the artificial butter generally used. As a substitute for olive oil it is being largely used by the poor er class of people. This is advised by eminent physicians chiefly be cause of the purity of cotton seed oil. The olivejhangs on a tree ex posed to the attacks of bugs, in sects and any filth or germs that may be carried about, by the air It is gathered by hand and hauled to the mill in boxes. No doubt many of them becom? bruised and crushed, causing decay. Fi nally in this condition they reach the machinery. How about the co'tnn seed? In its first appparanrje it is protected by a hard boll. To cut this boll or boro a hole into it kills the growth and the eeed are never gathered. Thus, all dangar of the se**dV being i! jured by worms pr insects is removed. Aftrr the boll opem the seed are protected b ? he lint, which, bacteriologists tell us, ab solutely prevente the passage ot any microbe. After the lint hi* been removed th" kernels, whicl contain the oil, are protected by * hard casing, which can only bf cut by a sh a rn kuif . Further more, the seed are absolu'e'x sterilized at a temperature ot 225 degrees F. No germ c m liv in that beat. In the whole CM r: of the preparation of the oil, h:i man hands never touch the seud The contrast is striking. And pet, so-called pure oliv* oil 8?!ls ror (o?r f mea as much as cotton seed 01!. Kerosene oil is found to be in ferior to cotton seed oil in iUurui aiting. In the manufacture of pure, sanitary soap cotton s<ed oil is used very much. This product has been us-'-d very successfully in the treatment of anemia, tuberculosis and in digestion. In conclusion of my discussion of cot'on seed oil, I quote a part of a recent spe^sh of Dr. Gpo. H. Brown before the Georgia Colton Seed Crushers' Association, Dr. Bro? n said: "The object of the great Ameri can Anti-TubercuK sis League, cf wbicb I have just resigned from the presidency, iii to teach people hygienic living, and I assure you that we expect to teach themlhat cotton seed oil, in all its forms, is the healthiest, most easily as BimPated and most strengthening preparation known fo mao, to day." The mass of kernels, left after the hulls have been removed and tho oil extracted is called cotton seed meal. The wonderful fertilizing value of this meal has, until a very late date, been entirely unknown. It has been estimated tba', this prod uct alone increases the value of the ootton crop tbirty-fiv) p<*r cent each year. It is. however, imprudent to use meal directly as a fertilizer wheu the fact is taken into consideration that it may be used as a food for aoimals, giving them health, stnugth and devel opment, and the manure so ob tained lose only ten per cent of its original fertilizing valu?1. Experiments have showu that meal may be used iu the making of bread. If ?en pounds of cott n seed meal be mixed with one hun dred pounds of flour, the nutritive powers of the bread made there from would be increased eight.per cent and would not be harmful to the digestive organ?. Formerlv tbe lint was thought to cover tin whole queetion of cotton manu facture. But uow it appears that the lint is to be put aside as a bv pioduct and the production of seed products be given tho promi nence it so rightly deservps. The Pr ohib ition Sentiment in Ger many. We have grown so accustomed to agitation against drinking of intoxicants in this country, es pecially in the South, that we would not be1 nurprised to hear that congress had passed a law forbidding stimulants in the c JUU try in any potable form. It is ac cepted as almost a foregone con clusion thal the prohibition sen timent will spread all over the country in some modified foi m or other. But even to us it sounds queer ly to hear that euch a country of drinkers as Germany is going over to the "water wagon" idea rapidly. Yet such seem3 to be the case. Conbul Guenther of Frank fort writes thai so far has the fight againct alcoholic drinks gone that the wiue and liquor trade is not in a prosperous con dition owing to various adverse causes. Last year's vintage was poor. Tho frequeut court trials and convictions of parties engag ed in winn adulteration have, ac cording to statements of wine pro ducers, produced prejudice and distrust in the minds of the pub lic, thereby lessening the con sumption of wine. The steady agitation of reli gious societies against the con sumption of alcoholic drinks has aleo bad an_ adve^aa^^-flrct; Kur |-U^^OTt-"Ker?ou8 handicap is the change in the theory of the medi cal fraternity in Germany in re gard to the use of spirituous Ii quor. Formerly the doctors would in many cases prescribe wine or brandy as a tonic or vital res torative to their patieuts, but of late these medical men have adopted a new fashion by crying out against the use of alcoholic beveragei by healthy people as well #8 invalid. Thup, in many German families, where Rhine or red wines were the habitual liquid at meals, there is "now only the water decanter or bottles of min er?l water to be seen on the ta bles. To guard their health, gome Germans will forego drinking wine or brandy. Even the brewer ies and beer saloons complain of this new fad as injuring their trade. If this sort of thing keeps up it will be but a matter of a few years before the entire civilized world will bo as arid as a desert as far as intoxicating drinks are concerned. Next we will hpar that Russia has abandoned vodka in favor of kumiss aud that pulque is no longer manufactured in Mexico. It will soon be time to call a halt unless the world is really going dry. Then we will have prohibition sure enough. Augusta Chronicle. NOAHS LINIMENT FOP ALI? CREATION Ms/ \effec//?? econ?mica/ ?ciean/oase "remecfyfor a//aches \ and pains Jrfmarf *andbea$f A Omi Home Bemedr. TOT nit bj all dnigrifU Md dealm, 25e. MOD rr refundid if ll 1 ??li to do all ciiiiEfd. NOAH REMEDY Co., Borton, ?ua.,U.S.A Vomen asrWeti az An Are Made Miserait by K?dnf??Troaae>k. Kidney trouble preys upon the mi..id, dis ourages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor and cheerfulness :;oon disappear when thc kid neys are out of order or diseased. Kidney trouble has become so prevaler,? that it is not uncommon for a child to be born af fiicted with v/eak kid neys. If the child urin ates too often, if thc irine scalds the flesh or if, when the child eaches an age when it should be able to lontrol the passage, lt is yet afflicted with >ed-wetting, depend upon it. thc cause of he difficulty is kidney trouble, and thc first itep should be towards the treatment of hese important organs. This unpleasant rouble is due to a di-cased condition of the ddneys and bladder and not to a habit as nost people suppose. Women as well as men are made mis irable with kidney and bladder trouble, md both need the same great remedy, rhe mild and the immediate effect of 5wamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold ay druggists, in fifty ;ent and one dollar ?izes. You may have a sample bottle by mail 'ree. also pamphlet tell- Homo of sramp-Root. ng all about it, including many of the thousands of testimonial letters received [rom sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer ? Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and mention this paper. Don't raak? any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on e^'ery bottle. Age No Bai Everybody in South Carolina is Eligible. Old people stooped with suffer ing. Middle ag<\ courageously fight in fr. Youth protesting impatiently; . Children, unable to explain ; All in misery from their kidneys. Only a littln backache firet. Comes when you catch a cold. Or when you strain the back. Hauy complication s follow. Urinary disoid'-rs, dtalvtep, Bright'n disvns?. Dean's Kidney Pills cur--- back ache. Cure livery form of kidney ills. J. V/. Powell, proprietor of . gpnpr.il store and coal, wood a:ir ic- dealer of Waverly I i vi ?a: 2010 /{landing etreot, C?luoibi? S. C., says: "My son b.t? beet afflicted with kidney au 1 un>.an trouble from childhood, being in able to control the seer-linus es pecially when asleep. Since usinp Doau's Kidney Pills he has eo tirely recovered." / For sale by all dealers. Prier 50 cent''. Fo*ter-Mi!b':rn Co., Buffalo, New York, Bole ag?nts for the United States. . Remember the minie-loan's and take no other. County Auditor's Notice. The offic? of County Auditor will be open to receive tax re turns from the first day of Janua ry 1908 to the 20th day of Feb ruary 1908. All persons owning property of any kind whatsoever, or in any capacity, aR husband, guardian, executor,, administrator or trus tee are required to make return? of the same to the Auditor- under oath within the time above named ; and the 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 dav of February in any year. - All male citizens b?twv?n tb^ ages of 21^anjcL-fiO yditrs7^cept rtrose exempt by law, aro xlsemod 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 count a penalty of one per cent ou all delinquents and as his office ie also required to be kept open on certain days during tho months of January and February, for the benefit of thr county pension board, it is a physical impossibility for him to do this and at tho same time re ceive tax returns iu the various townships; and aB but very few take advantage of tbe township appointments, I will be found in tho Auditor's office during the en tire term for receiving tax returnp, and for the convenience of lbo?e who desire to make their own re turns at home I will be pleased to mail them blanks for that purpoae upon their requests. J. B. Haltiwanger, Co. Auditor. Barred Plymouth Rocks. I have a lot of flue Cocker els.from $1 to $2 each. Epgs $1 for 15. My fowls are strictly pure breed. J. P. BATES, Edgefield, S. C. Highest price paid for county claims. Present them to Mr. N. M. Jones at the store of Messrs. Jones & Sou. F.. N. K. Bailey. RUBIER TIRE?: I have n machine fur resetting your old iir?'8 ni (.utting bo n^w or.?'* Be.-<i rubi? r tirepcurried in stock All work ijo:.T'iiit t-d. W M. P wt li. Kr- ! Ki-<- ! K?r- ! F.r ! The c st in lon '.mall in gr?lui npured. 3. J. Norrie, Agt. ISTotice. O ? the 24th day of F-bru ny 1908 1 he undersigned will makn appl'Cition unto the Probate Cour', Edi." field C il. S "lt h Carolina, for a tina! discharge from h-r Lust as administr?t rix ?f the t?tate of H. J. Crooker, d-i ceased. Coy C. Wood. We have a large stock of these wagons in all sizes both in Thimble-Skein and Steel Arm, which we are offering at attractive prices. ?^ricixltxxral Implements. Disk Harrows all sizes with and without tongue*, Peg Tooth Harrows, Cotton, Corn and Fertilizer Planters combined, Gantt Guano Distributors^ Oliver Chilled Plows and repairs, Genuine Dixie-Boy plows and repairs. Hardware, Hardware. We carry in this department an up to-date line, both in staple hardware and shelf goods, which we buy in solid car lots and can save you money on anything in the hardware line. Groceries and Plantation Supplies. In this department you will always find large I stocks to select from which we buy in large quan tities, which you will always find fresh and the best in quali-.y the market affords. Dry Goods, rSTotioix? aixd Shoe?. In these departments you will find large and clean stocks to select from, up to dat?, and the price very reasonable. i We can make it to your interest to .come to Greenwood to do your business. Bsa m mm ??5 ^ - * 1 * * .* il <-* * I ^ ? ? ? j;? Large stock of pnper,pens, pen cils and tablnts. B. Timmous. The Rate of cost on Dwellings and Barne in the country ie $1.20 por hundred or if tbr? e years, 80 c 8 per hundred. E. J. Norris, Agt. I write Bond Insurance, Life insurance, Accident Insurance*; Health Insurance, Tornado In surance, Plate Glass 7uburanc^. and Life"InaurRDot) OLT Horses am Moles; E.J. Norris, Agt.. Citation. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, " COUNTY OF EDGEFIEU). By J.D. Allen, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, S. AV. Wideman made suit to me, to grant bim letters of administration of the estate and eifects of Mrs. G. A. Wideman, de ceased. These are therefore to cite and ad. mcnish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Mrs.G A Wideman, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgetield, C. H. S. C. on the 20th day of Feby. next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have., whv the said administra-, tioiv:should not-be gr.inted. Given under my Hand this ?ii day of Feb. 190S J. D. A .'.EN, . J. t. E. C Largest in Our History Call on us or write us for prices before placing your orders. m HGT Oil BROS & CO., Wholesale Grocers, 863 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. 51 li and all there is in it, but we GUARANTEE that we have . :Fa:s:o.n3?:oL3i:^E?Ei.iS as good as it is possible to make. We have the following well known and reliable brands: Swift's Blood and Bone Goods. Baugh's Fish (.iliario, "made in Norfolk where they have fish." Baldwin's the Old Reliable. Bradley's, Ashe poo, Etiwan, C. S. Meal, Muriate of Potash, Cere alite and Kainit We guarantee our goods as good as the best. We guarantee to meet any price, cr we do not want your orders. 53f"P"?p 111 and lct's ?ct busy. mi BARGAIN PRICE. 25 all wool ART SQUARES. LOO BEAUTIFUL RUGS. Tbpse goods are new and will be sold very low. 36 Caeee of SHOES for early Spring business. AU eo?id and reliable. We want your busiuese and will give vou honept merchandise and the clo^st prices consistent with good quality. WEAR REGAL CORSETS. GUANO GUA We handle Southern States Phosphate & Fertilizer Co's Goods. P. & F. A. D. Bone Augusta Mi&h Grade Acid of ?E0 Grades These goods are now in the warehouse ready for deliver/. Jones & Son BALDWIN'S To the Planters of Edgefield: BALDWIN'S Fertilizers have stood the test of eight"PH years in our comity, its most liberal buyers aud best friends of to-day, are the planterd that have us^d it continually pine'' i:s introduction iu our county, which proves the ox ceptioi.a! merit of BALDWIN'S FERTILIZERS, the Cotton, Corn and Grain Grower ? B-fore making your FERTILIZER deals for 1903 'alk with our representative, W. W. ADAMS who will give you ?he secret of xakiug a bale to the acre