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4. It. M IMS, . - - EDITOR TERMS; ONS YEAR $150 S?XMONTH8 .75 WJSDNESDA?, SEPT. 9, 1908. A smooth sea never made skillful mariner, neither doun I interrupted prosperity and suc f ?ea? qualify men for usefulness >^BII^BBMB^^S^ n ?fl ? ? S Hon. Josh Ashley will be a con spicuous figure in the Hones when the next legislature cou venes. The Charleston vote is Ilka that of the Horse Creek Valley-a Terr uncertain quantity. Money may 'make the mare go," but eight-centB cotton won't. Sha'li balk every time. It's au ill wind that blows no body any good. The saw mill ..owners and bridge builders will profit by the freshet. An Atlanta man who bugged a woman against ber will had his parse squeezed to the extent of |17?5? by the court. I . Of course, yon are coming in Saturday and enroll your name as a member of the Agricultural Club. A "Booster" club conld pat in some good work in Edgefield. Our town ueeds more "boosters" and fewer "croakers." A circus is already doing busi ness in thejupper part of the state, bot nobody down this way wante to hear of a circus till the price of cotton advance). Both New herr/ county and South Carolina made a good trade when Hon. C. L. Blease was ex changed for Hon. Allan Johnstone asVstate^senator. ly^f?iatj city that places a toll on a bridge adopts a "penny wise and pound foolish" policy. Be it said to Augusta's credit, she does not belong to this class. ? . -:- , i . ..Prohibition is injuring the Re publican party in the middle west and curtailing the business of the wine makers in the east. Let the good work go on. It appears that there are count less liars in Edgefield county. Every candidate in the late cam paign felt certain of his election, baaing his assurance upon promis* es from the voters. s People in Ed ge F eld-the lady folks-have qui* . talking politice andar? now talking chrysanthe mums. All of them expect to win prizes'at the floral fair this fall.. I Ih-Newberry " county the noto rious Hub Evans, who ran for the l?gislature, received 951 votes out ai 2^^X?el"beav6r hat full of | made that another new bank has opened its j doors xor business in Columbia. ? This smack s of prosperity in the capital city in spite of panics, freshets, politics, etc. . The mass meeting that bas been ; called for Saturday next will be one of the most important meet ings to the farming interests that has erer been beld in the court b?use. Be certain to attend, and bring your neighbor along with yoa. - / A device for drowning the re port of a gun is among the recent inventionsi^Wonder if it can't be perfected during the next two years so arto minimize the noisy politician nuisance? ? The government report bf last week upon the condition of the cot ton crop placed the estimate.at 76, which is entirely too high for Edgefield county. The present crop is variously estimated at from 50 to 70 per cent, the average being placed at not exceeding GO per cent. I The express messengers and postal clerks bad a short period of reec during the freshet but had to work over time after all of the railway schedules were resumed. Early last week 250 sacks and pouches of mail that bad accu mulated in the interior arrived in Charleston during one day. -. With a partial failure of the oom crop in this county and bigh stock feed in the west, Edgefield farmers should not have to be urged to sow a large acreage in grain this fall. The following tak en from the market report a few days ago serves to show how prices ire advancing: "Wheat advanced nearly two cents, corn bouyant, oats and provisions up. It is too soon to talk about the next governor after. Ansel, but the logical candidate is C. C. Feather stone of Laurens.-Newberry Ob server, The Advertiser heartily concurs in,the suggestion; but let's not discuss politice for - at least eighteen months. ID many of the fields around Edgefield all cotton will be pick ed by the middle of October; just at the time wheo oats should he sowD in order to obtain the best results. Let's make next year's crop of oats a record breaker in Edgefield county. Northern people do some things that southern people should let alone. And this thing of speeding an aatomobile at a mile a minute gait is one of them. The near-fatal accident that occurred at the state fair grounds on Monday snows the wisdom and timeliness of the foregoing statement. . While Augusta has been re lieving some of the want and dis tress on the Carolina side of the river. South Carolina has been dispensing her mean liquor to residents of Augusta, thus adding to the distress on the Georgia side of the Savannah. Aiken county may be reaping a profit from her liquor business, but she is sowing to the wind and will yet.ieap the whirlwind.* Many a dumb brute, standingj on a knoll durii.gr the late Hoods, was in just about the position of the liquor business now-its standing ground .growiuguarrow er<with Water rising all around Chester Lantern. Liquor manufacturers admit that their "standing grouud" is j growing narrower ,and they are be coming alarmed over the growth of prohibition sentiment. |_ The price of cotton has had no j depressing effect upon Clemson, the fai mers'( ol lege. Seven hun dred students will be enrolled when the institution opens this morning. More than eleven hun dred applications for admission wAre received. Of this number, 225 came from the 306 cadets who were expelled for the April Fool escapade. Negroes Well Treated.' Ihe destitute and suffering) negroes of Augusta have received special attention at the hands of the rchite people, which is in marked contrast with the recent treatment that negroes received in Springfield, Ohio. Some idea o? i i the consideration that has been ?shown the negroes by the white peoplo of Angosta can be gained through the following paragraph from the Augusta Chronicle: "In hundreds of instances ne groes were taken in homes of prominent white citizens and the heads of the families gave the in structions to give food and water to every one of them and when told that this might m?an h ringer in the households, replied : 'Well, we will all go huDgry to gether ; give food and water to all while there a ref ood and water to give." Peculiarly Fortunate. Edgefield county has been peculiarly fortunate ia escaping the ravages of the recent freshet JJxgJt^roii^b?- ?,??!.- J?-j-jtoxtnsgr in portions of this state, in Geor giaand in North Carolina. Our county probably has more large creeks than any other county of liko size in -the state, and these ! streams are harmless at low waler but when the high-water mark is reached as it was in 1S88, they sweep"crops and bridges before thom. In the recent freshet Green wood coucty, which bas but few streams traversing it lost bridges amounting to $10,000 and Spar tanbuTg's loss from the same ?cause is conservatively estimated at $80,000. The taxpayers in this county are for tun a e in not losing a single bridge. ? No Place in Politics. Now that the campaign is over, the writer is more fully convinced than ever that a newspaper man ?should not enter the political are na. As we Bave stated before, whether elected or defeated, his influence and the influence of his paper is more or less "impaired by engaging iii the modern, rough and-tumble scramble ?for offica. The editor of a leading weekly paper in another part of the state was a candidate for the House in the campaign just closed.His oppo neut in Lthe second race being a Confederate veteran, the news paper man very properly with drew. We clipped the following from bis card giving the reasons for said withdrawal, wtiich clear ly shows that experience has taught him that an editor has no place in politics: "Newspaper work requires all of on^'s time, and my busiest time will be when the legislature will be in session. I was cognizant of this fact when I entered the race, but I realize now more fully than ever that a newspaper man can be of possibly more value when free from political alliances and considerations." Cotton Gin Insurance. 1 am ready to insure GIDB against fire: System gins, steam gins, gasolene engine gins, water gius, horse gins, ordinary gins, "ld style gius. Drop me a postal. E. J. Norris. ---~ - H ; "nv-~ 'm i Heed Gen. Butter's CaJl. Tee Advertiser desires to r< mind its readers, particular! to those interested in farmiug, ( tho call recently issued by Ger M. C. Butler for a mass meetin to be held in the court house o Saturday next at ll o'clock fe the purpose of organizing a Agricultural Club. Now that th election is over, let's take orj minds off politics and conside those things that will contribut to the "health, wealth and happ ness" of tho people of our county The call of Gen. Butler is indee wise and timely, and should mee with a very hearty response. Augusta Spirit Intact. A contract bas been let forth repair of the damage to the Au gusta canal, and a heavy bom has been given for the completioi of the work in thirty days, ar. th expiration of whioh lime, ever cotton mill and numbers of otho] enterprises will resume operation We are pleased to hear such ai announcement; it has a business like ring to it. The fact is tba the citizens of Augusta have uu ctertaken the work of restoring normal conditions iu a roanne; that is commanding the admira' tiou of the outside world. Augus ta was a little disfigured by th< water but the-Augusta spirit" re mains intact, uudauut^d and uu dismayed. 4 Time to Advertise. The merchant who would rear, a full harvest of fall business ibould begiu at once to exploil the merits of his merchandise, The people read and ponder t ht advertisements in their homet and when they come to market tc sutyply their needs they cai I upon the merebnut/who bas in advance acquainted thom with his good? ?od invited them to hie store. Mr. Merchant, a certaiu amount of sash will be spent, certain needs aa est be supplied, if you do not reach oui for your share of busi ness, your wide-awake, progres sive competitor across the street )r around the corner will get hie share and yours too. Former Resident of Old Edge field County Writes Letter From Jacksonville, Fla. Editor-Edgefield Advertiser: I am sure that you would not ob ject lo a few reminiscences from an old Edgefield boy of by gone 7ears. From earliest recollection our old home paper was the Edge field Advertiser, owned by Mr. Durisoe and edited by Mr. Jim Bacon. Its weekly vieite were always looked forward to in bringing the county news, and I san see yet the family grouped around the old home fire-side and Papa reading The Advertiser of forty and fifty years ago. Those childhood days still linger as but yesterday-never to be forgotten. There is no place on earth so dear to this boy as old Edgefield county, before she was cut and slashed up to create new counties ^^^^nB^fermer-:years. It was in that dear old conuty seventeen miles Darth of_ Edgefield, on the new cut road leading from Capt. Uallisou's to Greenwood, between the churches of old Bethel on the one side and Bold Spring on the other. (Here on March the 17tb, 1851) we first saw the light. Memory is fresh with the recol lection of boyhood days, and as we think of the old people of 40 years ago they are all gone.' Hoy; we do miss them 1 That dear mother's hand that rocked me day in and day out and stood by my little bed bathing the brow of her little boy's aching bead with the tears of her eyps. Yes, tbat dear mother is gone and her body lies in the . o'd church yard (Bethel) to await the resurrection morn. That dear old father wbose life is ever before us, he too has gone on to be with mother until the children corns. Thirty years ago as a married man with one child, we left old Edgefield and cast our lot with the good people of Ninety Six, S C. Here we spent fifteen years of the best of our life. Many dear friends of those years have gone to their reward. We 6hall see them no more. Gone but not forgotten, lu the little cemetery hard by We are represented by three little children, Maxey, A. J. and little Ella. We shall soe them again on the other shore. It was in this town in the y*ar 1885 that God changed our man made plans, aud turned us right about face for something better In the year 1891 we left Ninety Six and went to the town of Green wood, and hero we raised our Ebenezer for Lay-Evangelistic Christian work. For ten years we made Greenwood our borne and many pleasant memories will ever cluster around us of the dear good people of those good old day6. Coming on up the road of life we dave parted with tho) best of friends. Oui ways seemed to cross, and in the rush of this busy age of the world when men are work ing night and day picking up un told wealth that will perish with the using thereof, forgetting God and all that is pure aud good, w have our eyes still on the eros.' and our heart on things shove. Many times we h*ve come to the crossiug -of the wp"ys and have taken the wrong ro'id thinking i' to bj right, af ur which we hav? seen our wrongs and mistakes, and b*?g our friends not to mis judge the motive. On we go, lea zing G-eenwood in 1901, wo- find ourself through choice safely anchored iu a South Georgia heme, feeling that it was best for us in "cur Christian work as well'as other advantages. Hive years ,WG speut in this bauner state of the south, but a day of partings carno and on we go, aud for one year we havo made Jack sonville, Fla., our borne. With waiting orders wo abide here, holding va ielatiou9r_ip with the M. E. church south to do the lit tle things for my Lord. We find ourself to-day going I down the road on the other side of the bill nearing the 58th mile poet in life, numbered with the old men of my day and generation in old Edgefield, and to you Mr. editor and all whoso eyes may fall Qo this pagp,~let us cheer up and look on the .bright aide pf life. Some day, we shall know as we are known. / A. J. Qtiattlebaum. Jacksonville, Fla. DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable Almost everybody who reads the news papers is sure to know of the wonderful cures made by Dr. jj Kiimer's Swamp-Root, great kidney, liver " bladder remedy? >- lt is the great medi r=*}j cal triumph of the nine lljlff teenth century; dis IIM covered after years of Uy[J, scientific res^rch by s| Dr. Kilmer, the emi nent kidney arid blad der specialist, and is wonderful:/ successful in promptly curing ame back, kidney, bladder, uno acid trou bles and Bright's Disease, which is thc worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is net rec ommended for everything but ffyou have kid ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found just the remedy you need, it has been tested in'so many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless t-?o poor to pur chase relief and has proved so successful In every case that a special arrangement hoi been made by which all readers of thbpapei who have not already tried it, may have f sample bottle sent free by mail, also a boo!; telling more about Swamp-Root and how tr find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writing mention reading this guneroui offer in this paper arid send your address to Dr. Kilmer Si Co..Bing hamton, N. Y. The .egular fifty cent and Homo of flwamp-noot loilar sizes are s''d by all good'druggists. Don't raakH any mistake, bu' remember the name, Swamp Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and the address, Birghamton. N Y., on e"ery bottle. Visit Fi cm Capt. Getzen. Tho Advertiser was houored with a* vi*it'ou Monday Iron Capt. T. M. Gatzen, of Fort White. Fla., who wan accompanied, b} his son-in-law, Dr. B. M. Adams This was his first visit to Edge-' fiild in forty-three, years. Capt Gefzen is a gentleman of the old school and is an exceedingly in teresting conversationalist. Un like many who are advanced itt years,h is memory is yet uuclouded, and it is instructive-, as- well as entertaining, toheffThim speak of old Edgefield. He was boru; and reared near Curryton and resided there until the Civil War broke out, when he voluntered his ser vices. He enlisted as captain of a compauy that was prgauized near Graniteville. Mr. Henry W. D|o bey and Mr. - E. L. Ry^n were members of Capt Getzen't? compa ny. He Jost a leg in a bai-t?? near., Bentonville, Ii. G., near?h?vclose' ^l^fe^r??^ :'-?v-.; ri Brunson were .vchoo^'^a tea at Curry ton, aud some of Cap jt. Get zen's pupils when he taught/echoo in the lower part ot' the [county some time after the war were Mr. J B Adams, Rev. P B Lanham, Mr. D E Lanham, Dr. C; P De: Vore and Judge J W DeVore. Capt. Getzeu expressed ;a very parnest desire to see Gen. M:C Butler before returuiug. Gen. Butler was the last person with whom he had a conversation while on his last visit to Edgefield fory three years ago. FOP ALL * CREATION NOAH'S LINIMENT World's Greatest Pain Killer A Paying Iiivr>s!ment. ! Mr. John White, of 38 High land A VP., Houlton, Maine, 'says "Have beeu troubled with a c;nigh every winter and spring. [Last winter I tried mauy advertised remedies, but the c^ugh contin ued until I bought a 50c bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery ; be fore that was half gone, the cough was all gone. This winter the same haupy result followed; a few doses once mort banished the annual cough-. I ara now convinc ed that Dr. King's New Discovery is tbe b"Ht. rf all cough and lung rpmpdios." Sold under guarantee at WE Lynch & Cu.,'Penn & Holstein, successors to G L Penn & Sou,B Ti no m one drug stores.'?Oc aud $1.00/Tnal bottle free. j NOTICE. On the 18th diiy of S-ptember 1908, the undersigned will make ^.plication unto the Probate Court at Edgefield Court House South Carolinn, 0?r a final dis charge frrm her tru?f. as adminis 1 rat rix of the estate of George Sawyer, docased. Mrs. M. A. Sawyer. it Card From Mr. Halt?wanger. To My Friends : As the people of Edgetield county have been so exceedingly kind and good to me in the paBt it is only in the dis charge of av.otber duty I owe them when I now express to them my appr?cintion "and gratitude for what they have done for me. Fifteen years ago they BA leered me as one of their county officials, and during that time I have en deavored to provo myself worthy of the confidence, but at the Barns time to reflect a credit upon my self and the county ; and all this the people of not only this coun ty but of other parts of the state say I have done. The only prom ise I remember ever making was that I would try to prove worthy of their confidence by being faith ful to them, and that I would give thfro a chance of eaying thal they were tired of me whenever that time would come. Although I was defeated in the last primary that does by no means indicate that they are yet tired, for I can hear of no one maying one word against me, but on the other hand there seems to be almost a unanimous regrot. No political trickery at any time elected me. I have always stood on m^rit, and that alone. I have no family backing in this county, heneo straightforward duty has been my only watch word-duty officially, duty to my fellowman and pupreme faithful ness to my friends. I have no complaints to offer. [^jthank you one and all for the honor you have paid me by re taining me as yt,ur county audi tor for PO long a term, a term much longpr than you have relain .d.hny other in the same capacity. [ sm us ev<vr Faithfully yours, J. B. HaJtiwauger. Erigefield, P. C. Sept. 7,1908. We always carry complete as sortment of fresh drugs and give special attpntionto all prpscrip ions petit us. A share of your mtronag? solicitpd. B. Timmons. We iwould be glad for thc housewives, to see our largp stock >f Crockery. Wa have plain and decorated ware, and can supply be needs of evpry homo. Ramsey & Jone^. Very Low Rates To Lexington. Ky., and Return via South ern Railway. Account 28th Annual Session, National Baptist Convention, the Southern Railway announces greatly reduced rates to Lexing ton, Ky., and return. Tickets to he sold September J3th, 14th and 15tb, good to lsave Lexington, re turning September 23rd, 1908. The Southern Railway has been selected as the -'Official Route" fiom South Carolina, and special high-class coaches will ho provid ed and leave Columbia 7:05 a. m Tuepday, September loth, via SpartanbUrg Asheville and Knox villfi, arriving Lexington the fol lowing morning. For rates, tickets, etc., apply to Southern Railway tickets agents or address J C Luak, Div. Prssenger Agt., Charleston S. C. JJL Meek, Atlanta, Ga. RUBBER TIRES: I have a machine for resetting your old tires or putting ou new ones Best rubber tires carried in stock All work guaranteed. W. H. Powell. ACT QUICKLY. Delay Has Been Dangerous in Edgefield. Do the right thing at the right time. Act quickly in times of danger. Backache is kidney danger. Doan's Kidney pills act quickly. Cure all distressing, dangerous kid ley ills. Plenty of evidence to prove this. J H Schwartz, living on Main St., lexington, S. C., says: "I -have been ising Doan's kidney pills but a short une, but lean say that I have receiv ed more benefit from them than any >ther remedy. The secretions were lark ia color and contained a sedi nent. I used a number of different remedies, but they did not prove of aenefit. Anally procured Doan's kid ney pills, -nd am pleased to state that they gave ae great relief." For sale b all dealers. Price 50 ctS; Foster-Milbr,n rjo., Buff ala, N. Y., 3ole agents fo the United Statas. Remember 'ie name-Doan's-and take'no other. and hips that I cjd not sleep well at night, and felt ;ttje Hke doing my work. Upon leann? 0f Doan's kidney pills, I procured agUpply from Penn & Holstein s drug s,re and began tok. ingthem. I ha^eceived so much benefit that 1 am ,?ng to cont?nue their use knowing tt th wiIi soon effect a cure. For sale by all dealt Price 50cta Foster-Milbum Co., L^j N> y sole agents for the Umtt^^ Remember the name-oan,g_and take no other Wofford Colite. Henry Nelson Snyder, Litt. D., L. L. D., Preside *' Nii?e Departments ; Library ^ Librarian; Gyn as i um under c>_ pet ut Direc or; AthleticGrnun Next session begius S^pl. 16. I catalog address J. A Game vell, Sec'y, Spartunburg, S. CJ Wof ford College Fitting School. Spartanburg, S. Cl High Grado Preparatory School. Well rquipped plant. Two large dormitories and one recitation build ny all brick. Limited school, small cusses, charges reasoimble. Seasiou b gins Sept. 16. For cata og, address A. M. DuPr?', Head-| master, Spartauburg, C. . Standard dornest] display of the late; Best Hosiery in M Our effort is to keep Ul J here to stay and wiil i low as first-class article county to give ut a trial CometoHmd? mm RIVE: Sue Eat Iris floor, best io town, and j enjoy good health. i May & Prescott. Tornado Insurance, Dwellings 20 cents $100 00. E. J. Norris. Tl M MO? & COR LEY, SURGEON DENTISTS, Appointments at Trenton on Wednesdays. Crown and Bridge Work a Special ty. JAS! S. BYRD. SURGEON DENTIST, EDGE FI ELD, S. C. .Office over Post-Office. . _^PPn<SPERITY POMPS_ to. the man who gives his mind to his business. You cannot do that if you Bpend half of your time io worrying over how to guard your cash. No way you cao devise is as safe as deposit ing it in THE FARMERS BANK Open ao account to-day and you cao give all your attention to your business without having the siigtest worry about the safety of what you already have The Farmers Bank of Edgef?eld, S. C THE BANK EDGE FIELD. EDGEF?ELD, S C. tate and County Depository DIRECTORS. J. C. SHEPPARD, W. W. ADAMS, J. H. Bo UK NI G HT, T. H. RAINSFOB J. M. COBB, B. S. HOLLAND, A. S, TOMPKINS, C. C. FLLI.BR. W. E. l'KSSCOTT. OFFICERS. C. SHEPPARD, President. W. W. ADAMS, Vice-Prei dent. E. J. M IMS, Cashier J. H. ALLEN, Ass't Cashier. Pays interest on deposits bj special ?tract'. Money to loan on liberal term*, from pt and polite attention to bas? 88. YOUR Account Solicited INSURANCE When placing your Insur anoe give me a oall. I rep resent a very strung lin? of rire.E> - - - Lnsuranoe Companies, \gent for tbe larges *JETJE: - - . lurance Co. 1 will ap ciate a stare of yourbiui i. 1 oan be found at m> c~Office No. j--?o*?r Bank ot Nld. lljai^T. AdriMte r Opening of Dry ant/ Shoes. ic good's lower thait for years. Attractive st weaves in styl?s? dress goods and silks, the market Carnets, Art Squares, Bugs and Window Shades. te bett in our lbw and satisfaction is guaranteed. We are neet honest competition squarely. Goods will be sold as s are sold on any market i We cordially invite Edgefield . We will please you. Miss Carthage continues with us. ? - quarters for Reliable Merchandise. S BROTHERS, cessors to J. M. Cobb* s THE NEW OF COT TON Il 00? baiug tnarketoi which suggests the fact that for FALL WBAR'iuuat now be purchased .We desire to notify , th* shoppers that >e are ready with a large stock that was bought right sud bas been priced right. Our usual F??. Announcement will appear a little . later. We sim$Jy desire to present a few little early V offerings that will give an idea of "what is to follow later. 50 pieces of \i\ cents dress gingham, all bright and pretty colors, at 9c. 25 pieces of pe very best grade of bleaching at 8jc. All standard^ brands of calicos in neat patterns at 4} cents. $ 5 bales of check homespun, regular *?\ cents kind, at 5\ cents. *. New lot of .kimona outings, 15 cents kind at 10c. T*O pairs otjirihdow* shades in all colors, Jthe 50c kind at 25c. f 50 pieces o#silk taffeta ribbon in all the new colors 25 and 30c kiffd at i6Jc. rv>. '.7 Onr N4w Ha ts, all of the latest Fall Colors afi Shapes, have just been re ceceived| Drop in and?et ns fit yon -in something New and Nobby. Grossett ?hoe? ;| Our new Stock of Shoes in all the popnlar and new lasts are ready for your inspection. There is nothing detter for the money than a Crossest shoel DORN & MIIHS I Ml u l iXJm ? u - M - u - H- >< l H.I H,; yd Kl ?:?.X ?:(, UNIVERSITY Of South Carolina Wide ranga of choleo Scientific, Literary. Gradu ate and Professional Courses leading to degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Licentiate of instruction, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Arts, Civil Engineer and Electrical h r xineer. gg Well equipped Laboratories, library of over 40,000 M volumes. r jj Expenses moderate-many students make their own g expenses. <^ b3 Next Session, 104th, begins September 23rd, l?tS? {g Fer Announcement write to the Presid Columbia, S. C HIM;)* ZJIJ H : M : >< i n z )( j r i ? r > c : x ; >< W\