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EDGEF?ELD ADVERTISER Established 1835. J. L. BLISLS .... EDITOR .TERMS: . ONE YEAR.$1.50 SIX MONTHS - - - - .75 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17, 1909. His words are bonds; his oaths are oracles., his heart is as far from fraud as heaven from earth.-SHAKESPEARE. The legislators aro nearing the homestretch with* but little accom plished. For three -weeks the dead lock was a very serious handicap. It is encouraging to note that all of the three wh;te raen who were recently convicted of murder have been denied new trials. We are glad to see that judges are realizing that they, as well as jurors, have an important part in the stamping out of murder in South Carolina. Dorchester, Colleton and Fairfield counties are planning to hold elec tions in the fall for the purpose of voting out the dispensary. With but few exception^, the people have thrown the dispensary overboard when given an opportunity. If the ^Dorchester, Eagle, Winnsboro Her ald and News and Walterboro Press ?nd Standard will get busy they can remove the dispensary from their .respective counties. Let's hear from you, brethren. r. J A few more convictions of white men, influential white men, will very materially reduce the homicide record in South Carolina. Within the past ten days three white men, one each from Union, Aiken, and Lexington counties, have been found ' guilty of murder, and were sen tenced to the penitentiary for life. Two of them were wife murderers, and the public gave a sigh of re lief when the fate o f the brutes be-1 came known. They deserved the gallows instead of the penitentiary. "Be on Time." "J?e on time for e^ry call, If you can be first of all." These two lines that have been ringing in the ears of the writer since he was a small, bare-footed school boy could be. learned and re membered with profit by others, es pecially by the attendants upon court. Last week a belated York ville juror ran violently in response j to the criers call and fell dead OD reaching the court house. Should Be Impartial. When it comes to administering! justice, np difference should be made between the high and low, rich and poor, white and colored. It is not infrequently the case that a negro is given a severe lecture in the court room, but rarely does one see the presiding judge speak so squarely from the shoulder to a wealthy, influential white' man as did Judge Meraminger in his re marks to Jones^ in passir?g the life imprisonment sentence upon him last week. The moral effect from this firm stand by Judge MemmiDger will be felt* for years in Union county. Doxology in Order. That there are , ortly. fourteen more days of Roosevelt is enough to cause the American people to j unite in singing the doxology in one grand chorus. There is no gain saying the fact that Mr. Roosevelt is a man of great intellectual force and possesess very striking in diyiduality,making in some respects an excellent president, but what-^ ever of good can be pointed, put'in his administration is offset by the strife and friction to which he has given rise in some, sections of the country. Contrast the stormy, turbu lent administration ofs Mr. Roose velt with that of his benign prede cessor, the lamented McKinley, who was almost universally beloved. . Wireless Equipment. - Through wireless telegraphy the passengers and crews of two large disabled steamships have recently been, rescued. This doubtless has caused President Roosevelt to favor legislation requiring all sea-going vessels that carry as many as fifty passengers to be equipped with wireless telegraph apparatus. In the interest of humanity such legislation! should be enacted. Would it not also be possible to keep "Roving trains in constant communication with each other, reducing to a minimum the loss of life through railway accidents? Associate Justice Hydrick. The deadlock in the election of ah associate justice, lasting through thirty-seven ballots, is doubtless without a parallel in the annals of South Carolina; aud it would proba bly bave continued through many more ballots had not Hon. J. C. Sheppard withdrawn from the race. In the final contest between Circuit Juuge D. E. Hydrick and Hon. T. P. Cothran, the former won the coveted prize by an overwhelming majority. Mr. Sheppard has been very generally commended for the voluntary withdrawal which im mediately relieved the embarrassing situation. This action on his part, together with the very becoming manner in which he had conducted himself since his name was first placed in nomination, has not only strengthened Mr. Sheppard among his friends of long standing but har made many new friends for him. The Worthless Boys. Boys with hats on the back'bf their heads and long hair hanging down over their foreheads and cig arettes and smutty stories in their foul mouths are ^cheaper than old worn out work horses. Nobody wants them at any price.- Orange burg Times and Democrat. You are right, Brother Sims. The old horses might bring 815.00 at public auction but such boys can not be given away, and they can never hope to occupy a respectable position.-Clifton Chronicle. Unfortunately somebody will want them. Some sweet, innocent, over-credulous girl will with clasp ed hands before the al tar join her life to his for better or for worse generally for worse. Mothers and fathers, the only safe ground is not to allow your daughters to receive attention from such young men. Teach them to have higher ideals. Grain Not Seriously Injured. Since the cold spell of several weeks ago, there has been much concern about the damage to the grain. As the corn crop was largely a failure in many sections of the county7 last year not a few farmers have been looking to their^-trrain to carry them through the year without having to buy western corn. In order to find out as much as possible concerning the real con dition of small grain, the writer questioned a number of farmers from different sections who were in town on Monday, receiving the following opinions: Mr. R. W. Powell stated that about thirty per cent of bis oats are dead. Mr. C. E. Quarles saicTsome were killed in his section but a stand has been left. Mr. Winchester McDaniel stated that the farmers sowed better seed and sowed more to the acre than usual, consequently enough are left around j Modoc. Mr. R. H. Nicholson is one of the opinion that the roots are not in jured. Mr. C. W. Davis says grain has not been injured in the Fruit ? Hill section. Mr. J. P. Hoyt also said his grain is intact; and Mr. I M. DeLoach put his oats in such a J deep furrow with a Cole distributor ?.'lat they never knew when the ' blizzard came. Mr. James T. Ouzts, who is one of the oldest farmers in the county and a man of unusually 1 sound judgment, says he does not . think that killing the top of grain has caused any serious injury. Three R. F. D. Routes. The Advertiser's representative interviewed Mr. S. W. Kingsmore, the goverment surveyor and inspec tor of R. F. D. routes while he was in Edgefield last Friday and obtained from him the following facts: The people of this county need and are entitled to more extensive R. F. D. service and the government will establi?h additional routes when a proper showing is made to the de partment. A greater number of routes could have bten secured ear lier had the people pressed their claims. Applications have been fil ed for three different routes to wit: One leading South to Roper's from Edgefield, one leading, North from Eclgefield,and another from the Cleora office. As these applications are passed upon all at one time in stead of singly, no one route will be granted or established before the others. In j fact, Mr. Kingsmore stated that it will be necessary for him to return to Edgefield soon and spend a week here re-arranging the routes so as to conform to the star routes and the present R.F.D. routes. To the direct question as to whether the N above mentioned routes will be established. Mr. Kingsmore gave an affirmative answer. The establish ment of these additional routes will give good positions to three citizens ' bringing about $3,000 of" Uncle Sam's" money to Edgefield every year, not to speak of the. great ben- , efit of the'R. F. D. service. ~. -. ; ' v j . i* . -.. , .. . . . This is the season to give your chickens a tonic. We can supply you with Pratt's Poultry Food and Stock Powders. Nothing better. B. Timmons. Seed Irish Potatoes. We have such varieties as Irish , Cobbler, Bliss, Early Rose and Goodrich, at Dun ovan t & Co. PARKSVILLE NEWS. Valentine Party, Many Visitors Grain Damaged. Sunday school yesterday was well attended. We had with us two visi ting teachers- Misses Zillie Work man, a teacher of Bradley, S. C. and Addie T. Bell, of Clark's Hill S. C. Miss Workman is visiting Miss Martha Dorn, an old school mate, t \ Contract to build the new two story brick store for Robinson Bros. & F'kins has been let to Mr. L. C. Townsend, of Anderson, S C. Sand and lumber are being haul ed, wheel barrows and other neces sary implements to do brick work with are being unloaded. There may be in the near future several sky scrapers along main street. Who knows? Some one said not long ago, pos sibly in derision, that Parksville ere long elect president of the United States. Our only reply was, that if Parksville ha*d the making of presidents and preachers we would soon have a better set of each. Yerbum Sap. Mrs. P. P. Doolittle and Mrs Sallie Strom were welcomed visi tors to Parksville a few days ago They are both dyed in the wool Rehobothites and bring good news from the "hill county of the Range." Mrs. Emma Newby of Abbeville, who was a Miss Robinson and sis ter of Mrs. J. H. Parks, was s welcome visitor to the home of Mrs. Parks Sunday. There was a valentine party celebrated by the Parksville young set, ?t Mr. E. T. Christian's Fri day evening. Prof. Long read the valentines, all of{ which were com ic, to the amusement of all present Miss Sallie Parks, our worthy post master here, from all reports got not only the prettiest, but the most laughable one of the lot. I? Judge and Mrs. H. W.| Doboy, from Edgefield-Johnston were wel comed by their many friends Satur day and Sunday. The Judge, though about the "Osier age" looks young and spry and discounts the Osier theory of being chloroformed at sixty. The recent blizzard did considera ble damage to the small grain crop in this community. In fact it seems to be the opinion of a good many farmers that a great deal of it was killed out right. More anon, RAMBLER. Enter the corn growers' contest. , Try our "Morning Glory" roast ed coffee for 25 cents per pound or our celebrated ''White Star" coffee at 20 cents. Penn & Holstein.. Fresh shipment of Nunnally's sandies and bon bons just received by express. Penn & Holstein. Cheaper Mineral Water. We have a large supply of Glenn Springs and Harris Lithia water. We sell the Glenn Springs water at i?1.75 for five gallons and the Har ris Lithia water at $1.50. Penn <fc Holstein. Try our new variety of seed Irish potatos, the "Irish Cobbler." They are extra early, produce well and have a delightful flavor. v Penn & Holstein. Your Cotton Crop < It costs no more to cultr two bales of cotton than an one-quarter of a bale. Whj with Virginia-1 F?rtil Other men have been able tc their yield per acre with a liberal ) Fertilizers. Messrs. Lucas & Jackson of I ginia-Carolina Fertilizer on about 5 say: "We have the finest crop of people around here think the same, on one stalk. Another stalk had 1 squares and blossoms. On about 8 2 bales to the acre, and an estimatt tilized and under other cultural n five acres." \ An interesting picture of the c< found in the new 1909 Virginia-Care of which may be had from your i free, if you write our nearest sales Virginia-Carolina Sales O?kts Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va. Columbia. S. C Atlanta, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Memphis, Tenn. Grand Jury 1909. Dr. C P DeVore, C A Wells, H E Quarles, J E Hart, W & Swear ingen, C E Quarles, B Cantelou, J L Smith, J C Harvley, L R Brim son, H W Crouch, B/B Jones. Those who hold over from last year are: Thomas Stansell, J W, R DeLaughter, A A Wells, "Walter Smith, W H Morgan and Jesse Franklin. Petit Jurors, . First Week of j March Court. Will" Robertson, W H Goble, B F Boatwright, J M Morgan, J D Boswell, J L Miller, A C Yonce, H W McKie, J M Bussey, P B Thom as, J H Mathis, J F Fullmore, J A Claxton, G N Medlock, D E Lanham, Henry Reese, T A Wil liams, W H Russell, J B Rhodes, Wade Derrick, D T Mathis, T P White, M W Clark, Joe Gardner, R N Christie, E C Miras, J C Long, Clifford,Robertsqn,C A Brunson,J C Lowrey, J G Byrd, W J Harley, Clifford Hall, WA Jordan, CW McCreary. Don't Be Misled. The retail druggists of this country as a class are noted for their high stand ard of intelligence and honorable deal ing, but it is'ft well known fact that oc casionally you will find one that will try to sell you something else when you call for a remedy of established reputation. He forgets that your health is more important than his pock-1 etbook. For instance when you ask for Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great Kidney Liver and Bladder Remedy, don't let any druggist, drug clerk or storekeep, er persuade you into buying something else in its place. Every time he suc ceeds in selling you a worthless substi tute he make more profit, but you are hunmbugged at the expense of your health* For many years we have watched with much interest the remarkable re cord maintained by Dr. KilmerJs Swamp Root. From th? very beginning, the proprietors had so much confidence in it that they invited every one to send for a free sample bottle so that people could judge of its great curative value in even the most distressing cases of kidney, liver; and bladder trouble's. On another page of this paper you will find a few of the letters, prompted by feelings of heartfelt gratitude, that are constantly coming to Dr. Kilmer & Company. No one can doubt such sin cere and honest testimony. Swamp-Root is prepared only by Dr. Kilmer & Co. Laboratories, Bingham ton, N. Y.-Don't experiment-It you need a medicine you should have the best. Wanted in The Next Ten Days: 50,000 bushels Cotton Seed for which we .will exchange Cotton Seed Meal, Weber or Columbus wagons, or gold or silver or green backs, at ihirty-orie and one half cents per bushel. Billie Lott is on the /spot. Adams Warehouse Co. Let us supply you with garden seed. We sell both Buist's and Fer dy's seed. Either wi li give perfect, ?atisfactio??f*^"? ' . ' B. Timmons. Spectacles marje up to mit your >articular need at lowest possible jrice. Geo . F. Mimp, EdE<-field. S C Revolts at Cold Steel. "Your only hope," said three doc orz to Mrs. M E Fisher, Detroit, \iich., suffering from . severe rectal ( rouble, lies in an operation," then j ! used Dr. King's New" Life Pills, ;he writes, till wholly cured. They irevent appendicitis, cure constipa ion, headache. 25c at W E Lynch k Co., Penn &> Holstein, successors o G L Penn & Son drug stores. Can Be Increased rate an acre that produces acre which produces only j not see what you can do Carolina izers ? double and more than double application of Virginia-Carolina i Celsey County, Tenn., used Vir 5 acres planted with cotton, and cotton we ever saw, and all the We actually counted 447 bolls by actual count 409 bolls, forms, acres we expect to make about ? of adjoining farms not so fer ?ethods, wiil yield only 1 bale to )tton plants referred to will be dina Farmers' Year Book, copy Fertilizer dealer, cr will be sent office. i Chemical Co. Sales Offices Durham, N. C. Charleston, S. C. Baltimore, Md. Columbus, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. Shreveport, La. BARRED Plymouth Rocks Eggs $1.50 pei* 15 Best results obtained from early hatchings Order Now J. P. BATES Edgefield, S. C. Always Send Name. We have received a communica tion signed "Edgefield Visitor," but could not publish it because the name of the writer did not accom pany the letter. The Advertiser is always glad to publish news letters from every section of the county but must always have the name of the author. The name will be with held from tlie public when desired, but it must invariably accompany the letter. It is the rule in every newspaper office not to publish let ters without having the name of th Q) author. Doing Their Duty. Scores of Edgefield Readers are Learning the Duty of the . Kidneys. To filter the blood is the kidneys duty. When they fail to do this the kidneys are sick. Backache and many kidney ills follow. Urinary troubles, diabetes. Poan's kidney pills cure them all. Mrs. E. L. Cori ey, living two miles northeast of Lexington, S. C., says: "I had been a sufferer for sev eral years from rheumatism and al so had symptoms of kidney trouble. My head ached severely and I ei - dured a great deal of misery from severe pains through the small part of my back. I finally decided to try Doan's kidney pills and procured a box. I used them in accordance with the directions, and can truth fully say that they helped me a great deal. I do not hesitate to rec ommend your remedy to other liurTerers." For sale by all dealers. Price 50c. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doah's and take no other. Enter the Corn Growers' Contest. Supervisor's Notice. The' Board of County Commis sioners will meet at Shaw's Mill on Wednesday March 3rd, 1909, at ll o'clock a. m. for the purpose of re ceiving bids for Shaw's Mill ferry. We reserve the right to reject any and all bids. R. J. Moultrie^ Supervisor, P. W. Cheatham, Clerk Board Co. Comm. Supervisor's Notice. There will be no work paid' for on any of the roads in tfce County only by special contract with the Supervisor or one of the County Commissioners. R. J. Moultrie, Supervisor, P. W. Cheatham, . Clk. Brd. Co. Comm. Cleaning and Pressing I 'still have my cleaning and pressing room on the second floor ?f the Sheppard Building and re spectfully solicit the patronage of :he people. I can clean and press nen's clothing so as to make them ippear brand new, and I also make i specialty of pressing ladies' skirts. \Iy "prices are reasonable, and I guarantee satisfaction on every ob sent out. I also clean hats. . I respectfully ask for a share of :our business. Wallace Harris. Take RELIABLE 1 Genuine Peruvian ?tide thoroughly sci Baldwin's Old Be Swifts Blood & Baugh's Fis" "Made in Bradle Ei The Roads are j gladly welcone yoi j Avery's Stalk Cutters, C j man's Cotton Droppers, J Best Heart shingles, Car flour Bought before the ; I are in business for busim vou that we mean what SCP? 1908 Banner Year Notwithstanding the panic and other business drawbacks, our sales were larger than any previous year. We are better prepared than ever to serve you and can give you your money's worth every time.. Agents for Suer ene Feed. ARRINGTON BROS. & GO. Leading Grocers, 863 Broad St?, Augusta, tia? J. H. P. ROPER Edgefield, S. C. BREEDER OF Single Comb Rhode Island Reds Eggs $1,50 per 15 Place Your Orders Early. Fleck heeded by birds him prize-winning strain. JUST RECEIVED ? nice new line of DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS A complete line o? Hardware and Plantation Supplies. Am handling Georgia Chemical Works' Fer tilizers, and solicit your business. , M. WATES, Clark's Hill, S. C. m Fertilizers For 1909 The Edgefield 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^his marker. Germofert Fertilizers Armour's Fertilzers Royster's Fertilizers Georgia Chemical Fertilizers Bowkers's FertiUzers Navasa Fertilzers MacMurphy'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 Edgefield, S. C. Your Choice Of the following BRANDS OF FERTILIZERS: -"Not rocks and clods but the genuine ar eened." liable Guano's, Tankage Goods li Guano Norfolk where they have fish" f's Crop Makes None Better tiwan Guanos as good as the best Palmetto Guano new but, guaranteed good; Nitrate Soda, Muriate Potash . Dried Blood, C. S.Meal Pure German Kainit jood, the goods are ready and we willj ir orders, hattanooga Plows, Gannt Guano Distributors, Harri j Averys complete line of Cultivators Disc Plows etc. j ey's, and Paroid Ready Roofing, 500 barrels of! advance "come in and we will divide profits." We| Bss, and will appreciate an opportunity to prove to? we say. Yours Truly,