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EDGEFIELD.ADVERTISE? Established 1835. <L L. MI Iii S .... EDITOB . TERMS: ONE YEAR.$1.50 SIX MONTHS - - - - .75 WED NE SD Ax", FEB. IO, 1909. It is one of tho beautiful com* pensations of life that ao man can sincerely try to help anoth er, without helping himself. BAILEY Tire ADVEBTISER has entered upon its seventy-fourth year, having: been established in February, 1835' Mtm m ?rn The figures in County Dispensa ry Auditor West's official report are suggestive of old-time state dis pensary graft. It is said that the United States supreme court will reach the South Carolina dispensary case in about two weeks. The long, seemingly inexcusable delay, has given the grafters time to cover up their tracks. The latest in South Carolina county dispensary circles' is the building of a church at Livingston, Orangeburg county, with dispensa ry profits. Another evidence of the demoralization wrought by liquor. Some very knowing scientist at tributes I the mild weather to the fact that the earth has drifted three million miles nearer the sun. If that be true, don't you hope old Mother Earth will get back in her beaten path by July? Study Your Soil. Farmers should study carefully the needs of their soil before ap plying commercial fertilizers. Some land needs aci d phosphate and very . little ammonia, while other land re quires a quantity of ammonia and "very little acid or kainit. Fertili zers may be applied very heavily but if the lacking elements of plant food are not supplied, the yield wi. be unsatisfactory. Probably that is why some farmers find fault with certain brands of guano. The guano was doubtless up to the standard but the formula was not suited to the soil upon which it was applied* Lively Interest manifested. The corn growers contest will cost The Advertiser twenty-five dol lars in gold, without one cent of direct returns, but we will feel amply compensated if the farmers generally enter the contest. 'At present scores upon scores are mani festing a very active interest, much to the writers gratification. The contest was put on to stimulate and encourage the farmers throughout the the county to give more attention to corn culture. If a large number enter our purpose will have been accomplished and we shall be satis lied. Should Respond Generously. An appeal has been made to the banks of the state for contributions to the indigent family of the brave policeman who lost his life in an at tempt to arrest a professional safe cracker in Laurens last week. To this appeal the banks should respond generously, as many citizens have done. The ranks of safe-crackers can be reduced by alertness and proper discharge of duty on thc part of the officers of the law, and contributing to so worthy a cause as the one above referred to will in spire and encourage these officers in the discharge of duty. Bad Management, or What? Reports of bad business manage, ment and seeming irregularities are beginning to come in from county dispensaries. In his official report to. the Governor, Dispensary Audi tor West says the Charleston dis pensary board awarded a contract in Augusta for Schlitz beer at $12.75 per cask when the Schlitz Brewing company had filed a bid with the board at $9.40 for the saine' goods. This board also made an' award to the Consumers' Beer Bottling establishment for Budweis er Deer on a basis of $12.75 per cask when' other counties in the state are purchasing the same beer at $10.75 per cask delivered. In one instance the county is losing $3.35 pe? cask and $2.00 per cask in the oj;her. 'The explanation of the board is largely awaited. .' Blank Books. Start the new year right by com in g to us for your blank books. We have a large stock of ledgers, jour-" nais, cash and day books. AV. E. Lynch & Co. i Two Valuable Lessons. A certain Johnston business man while in conversation''with the wri ter a'few days ago remarked that great number of farmers who resMe in the eastern part of the county have money deposited in bank at interest, and, said he, almost with out a single exception these farmers grow sufficient corn td supply their farms. Not only do these men run their farms without buying west ern corn but they seldom go to town without carrying something to sell. From the statement of the John ston business man the average far mer should learn two lessons: First, the only road to success and finan cial independence is growing suffi cient corn each year to supply the farm, instead of making cotton with which to buy western meat and corn. Second, raise stock and diversify the crops in order to have something available for market during the entire twelve months of the year. Visit From a Veteran. There came inso our office last week an aged citizen from the southwestern portion of the county whom we had never seen before. However, the conversation had not proceeded very far before we were fast friends. The visitor was Mr. W. A. Howie who served in the Confederate army in the company with the father of the writer. As is the case with all veterans, Mr. Howie's chief delight is to relate war-time experiences and depict camp fire scenes. His kindly refer ences to our father soon won the writer's affection. Mr. Howie said he went to the front with the first company that left this county Company I. under command of Capt. Tillman Clark-and remained in active service four years and four months. He fought from Bull Run to Bentonsville. Not many years after the war Mr. Howie met twenty-three members V>f his old company at a meeting of the Edge field association, while now there are probably less than a dozen liv ing. Some of the survivors, besides Mr. Howie, being Capt. Gus White, Mr. J. N. Fair, Mr. Sam Roper, Mr. F. P. Walker and Mr. E. G. Morgan. The writer feels an affectionate interest in all Confederate veterans wherever found, but the survivors of old company I occupy first place In our affections. Enter the corn growers' contest. Parksville Sunday School Hon ors Mr. J. C. Morgan, the Former Superintendent. A beautiful tribute was paid yesterday by the Parksville Sunday jchool to ex-s?perintenden?, J. C. Morgan. After the lessons, the su perintendent recognized Rev. L. B. White, who in very beautiful and ippropriate words presented Mr. Morgan a beautiful solid gold -vatch fob with locket attached, on me side of which is engraved "J. C. SI. Superintendent Parksville, S. S. :or 29 years,", and on the other side, 'presented by Parksville, S. C., 1909." i This is a beautiful token, costing 12 or 15 dollars, to a worthy broth x who for 29 years, through cold .nd heat, through discouragements ,s well as prosperity, has gone in nd out before the school and com aunity and maintained his Chris ian integrity. I thought how much better it is o hand Mr. Morgan these beauti ul bouquets during life, when he an know how he is appreciated han to place them upon *a new lade mound after he shall have assed away. If we have flowers, ad we not better present them uring life? Twenty-nine years of honorable, lithful Christian service! I vant > add my well done faithful ser ant, with the prayer that God may pare him to us many years, and hat his pathway down the sunset ide of life may be spread with ow.i-s and blessings, and that his ist days may be his happiest and lost useful ones. RAMBLER. COMFORT 02 ECONOMY *oa? Ana armm mui, mom. .???utiun'oimjuuju rum. ?KMAMO IVTTOac.HOUtTMATWOlrr JKI.K o> BU OUT. IMA.Ll ul TO . MuiKiiruuumunuT BULL DOG SUSPENDERS OUTWEAR THREE ORDINARY KINDS 5Q?EKTS HEWES & POTTER \waateuvaiKnvtmnmnmmmmwm?. OtTT. LINCOLN ST. BOSTON. MAIS KILL THE COUCH AND CURE me LUNGS "T Dr. King's New Discovery F0BC82?sHS,???. AND ALL THROAT AND Ll MG TROUBLES. GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY*, OR MONEY REFUNDED. y Plant Shade Trees. Every Lome, whether located in city, town or country, is made more attractive and rendered more valua ble by being surrounded by beauti ful shade trees. When the small cost of transplanting trees isa taken into consideration it is surprising: how many treeless homes are found. A home owner with the assistance of two field hands can go intp the forest, dig up and transplant a doz en choice oaks in a day, which in after years will add untold beauty and comfort to the home besides en hancing its value several hundred dollars. Spend just one day in plant ing shade trees. Better do it now before the season passes and the growth of another [twelve months is lost. A Very Strong Paper, i The Advertiser cheerfully gives space this week to a very able paper entitled "The B. Y. P. U. in the Church" that was read by Mr. D. Nixon Dorn, son of Mr. L. F. Dorn, before the union meeting of the third division of the Edgefield Baptist Association, held recently at Parksville. We are greatly pleas ed to see and know that Mr. Dorn has become actively identified with the work of his church. The labor ers are too few for a young man of such attainments to remain idle. Besides being richly endowed by nature young Mr. Dorn is a full graduate of Furman university, and is therefore fitted for leadership and for wielding a county-wide influ ence. We 'trust that Mr. Dorn will prepare another paper for the union meeting to be held at Red Oak Grove in May. We shall be glad to publish it also for the benefit of the cause. Address of Miss Nance Highly Appreciated at McKendree. News is indeed scarce, but your correspondent decided to pick up the pen of journalism, which has been silent for some time and give you a few dots from this communi ty. Having enjoyed a mild w inter so far, the weather of last week, re minded us that winter still lingered il though the song of the bird heard iii warm sunny mornings seemed ;o prophesy an early spring. Wv ..-cire to thank the editor and ns kind wife, who through their jfforts gave us the privilege as well is the great pleasure of hearing Vliss Mary T. Nance lecture to Mc iendree school on Wednesday af ernoon at 3 o'clock. Quite an appreciative audience rave her their undivided attention or more than an hour. This young vornan^ being . so gifted, and en lmsiastic, is well fitted for such a tobie work. May her message go to he hearts of every one; ?nd the nfluence of it be felt long years : lenee. We wish her God-speed and nay her future be crowned with he brightest success. ? AMICTJS. j Now is the time to prepare for an . arly spring garden. We can sup ly you with all kinds of seed fresh , rom the celebrated Buist seed irms. . . Penn & Holstein. This is the season to give your f aickens a tonic. We can supply ou with Pratt's Poultry Food and i tock Powders. Nothing better. B. Timmons.jl The Best F?rtil That the yield of corn from the creased by intelligent and liberal i demonstrated. Large crops of goo< land well, using the right kind and and proper cultivation. Virginia^ F?rtil will greatly " increase your yield per In some cases remarkable results ha Mr. C. W. Caruthers of Sumpt cannot express the value of your fi of other companies' goods, that it w brands, were they given free and pul I say to be a fact. I made a test o the land your fertilizer and on the ot izer, same grade ; the land received I kept a correct account of the ama and I got $300 more from the land o< Fertilizer than I did off the other com from the land on which I used Write today to nearest office o Company for a free copy of the n< Almanac, full of the most valuable a planters and farmers; or ask your fei Virginia- Carolim Sales Offices Richmond. Va. ?tr ^agj Norfolk, Va. Fertig cotons, G KMrginla-? Atlanta. Ga. f ^Tc? Savannah, Ga. ML. Memphis, Tenn. IBBBfe^ Miss Nance at the Limestone . School. Pleasant Lane, Febi nary 4th- ? We all had Miss Nance, that s v?cu lovely and intelligent lady with us Tuesday, February 2nd, 1909. Our school house was crowded with not only the patrons, trustees, teachers and children of our school, but WP had two other schools to join us on that day. A day Ave shall always keep fresh in our minds, for Miss Nance charmed the whole crowd/ She gave us a splendid talk on edu cation, telling us a great number of things we should do to improve our school, and said we should by all means have a fine High School here in such a pretty location. I do wish they would follow her advice and soon have one. Hurry ^back Miss Nance to see us, and I hope when we look into your bright face again we shall have carried out all of these plans and not dreamed them. A Scholar. Deposit Your Money. Every man who has a surplus dollar should deposit it in one of the banks. Start a vbank account, no matter how small it may be,.and you will feel, better and you will be richer. The banks are glad to have even the smallest deposits. They pay interest and you the farmer, who has nothing to do but to watch the crop grow will be kept busy seeing your bank account grow. Money on deposit is; the safest in vestment that cati be' made. All the stock of the bank, and every stock holder is personally liable for it. I The main thing for you to do is to make the deposits and take the proper receipts for it when your baggage is checked for a higher and better financial standing. To have a bank account on the right side of the ledger is the best thing on this earth-except a good wife, which this editor has, up to this time been unable to get.-Abbeville Press cfc Banner. , SI C C I. News. Last Saturday night the follow ing o (ti ce rs were installed for the third quarter-for President in the F." Ls S., Lily Mae Hussey; V. Pres. Henrietta Kihg:Secy., Annie Laurie Atta way; Treas., MarciejTiirner; Sr. Critic, Grace Frier; Jr. Critic, Liz zie ColemanfChaplain, Carrie Elliot; Censor, Nan Mellett. The officers of the Pierian Litera ry Society are-Pres., Harris Math is; V. Pres., Jouet t Davenport; Sec" Albert Ham rick; Treas., Janies Bus-, ter; Sr. Critic, James li?les; Jr." Crit ic, James Taylor; Censor, Durant Hollingsworth; Sgt at arms, Willie HumphrieJ: Chaplain, Willie Hill; Doorkeep?rj Thomas Holmes. Of the Bailey Literary Society Pres., Ben 'Burckhalter; Vice Pre., Hoyt Cook; Secy., Maurice White; Treas., Arthur Hunt; Senior Critic, Josie Boazman; Junior Critic, Ellie Errington: Sgt. at arms, Joe Hogan; Dhaplain, James Kemp;Censor,Wal ace White rand Doorkeeper, Ryan Rucker. Sgt. Buster went home on a visit ast Saturday. Mr. E, J. Hankinson was here ast week on a visit to his son. Mr. R. B. Cain, former Comman lant of the S. C. C. I., is here for a ew days. Cadet Kilgore is in Augusta visit ng some friends. Feb. 8, 1909. STUDENT, izers for Corn t average farm can be greatly in :ertilization has beer repeatedly i corn result from pi paring the . quantity of fertilize ?ood seed Carolin izers . acre " of corn or any other crop, ve been obtained, er County, Fla., writes : " Words ?itilizer. It is really so far ahead ould not pay anyone to use other : in the field. 1 can prove what in five acres. I used on one half her half another company's fertil the same cultivation every time. mt of money I got off each half n which I used Virginia-Carolina half. I got four limes as much your fertilizer" f the Virginia-Carolina Chemical ;w 1909 Farmers' Year-Book or nd unprejudiced information for rtilizer dealer for a copy. z Chemical Co. Sales OjjUes Durham, N.C. Charleston, S. C. Baltimore, Md. Columbus, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. Shreveport, La. BARRED Plymouth Rocks Eggs $1.50 per 15 Best results obtained from early hatchings Order Now J. P. BATES Edgefield, S. C Printing You Want, Send your Orders to I The^ Advertiser FOR SALE MEAL AND HULLS. I desire to inform the public that we are still selling cotton seed meal and hulls at the oil mill. Hulls 30 cents per hundred, and will de liver them-anywhere in town for 5 cents per hundred extra. I am also in the market for cotton seed, will either exchange or pay highest mar ket price in cash. We also have coal to sell. J. R. Tompkins, For Receivers. CHAS. L.?TILC3^Cow*ta^q. J. H. P. ROPER - Edgefieid, S. C. < BREEDER OF t ? . ? Single Comb Rhode Island Reds Eggs $1,50 per 15 Place Your Orders Early. Fleck headed by birds hem prize-winning strain. ' Fertilizers For 1909 The Edgefieid Mercantile Company takes this opportunity of thanking the public for the liberal patronage received in the past, and offers again to sell the best fertilizers manufactured for this market. Germofert Fertilizers Armour's Fertilzers Royster's Fertilizers Georgia Chemical Fertilizers Bowkers's Fertilizers Navasa Fertilzers Maclffurphy's Fertilizers Kainit, Cotton Seed Meal, Nitrate of Soda. Top Dressing, or Cearealites Muriate of Potash, and and Lee's Agricultural Lime. For prices call on Mr. R. C. Padgett at his office Edgefieid, S. C. ParmPor Sale. ON TIME AT A BARGAIN 601 acres, Bloss Township, Edgefieid County, South Carolina 10 miles northwest of Edgefieid Court House, on Abbeville Public Road, watered by Turkey Creek; known as the David V. Harris Place. JAMES FRANK & SON, Augusta, Ga. SHEPPARD BROS., Attorneys. THE CORNER STORE j Reserves this space to tell you of the many new and nobby fabrics to be used the coming Spring. N Including the smartest styles in Wash Goods, Millinery and Footwear. 'Twill pay you to watch the CORNER STORE'S an nouncement after their buyers return from the Eastern Markets. ? The Corner Store, L^W\ H. Turner, Proprietor. I Of the following RELIABLE BRANDS OF FERTILIZERS: 1 'Genuine Peruvian--''Not rocks and clods but the genuine ar H tide thoroughly screened Baldwin's Old Reliable Guano's. Swifts Blood & Tankage Goods Baugh's Fish Guano "Made inVNorfolk where thev have fish" Bradley's Crop Makes None Better Etijvan "Guanos as good as the best palmetto Guano new but, guaranteed good \ Nitrate Soda. Muriate Potash \ Dried Blood, C.S. Meal Pure German KainitT The Roads are good* the goods are ready and we will ?gladly welcone your orders. Avery's Stalk Cutters, Chattanooga Plows, Gannt Guano Distributors, Harri ^ man's Cotton Droppers, Averys complete line of Cultivators Disc Plows etc. ingles, Carey's, and Paroid Ready Roofing, 500 barrels of I Best Heart shingL. wt flour Bought before the advance "come in and we will divide profits." We Jgxj are in business for business, and will appreciate an opportunity to prove to ?a you that we mean what we say. Yours Truly,