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?DGEFMD ADVERTISER Established ? S3 5. J. L. MIMS - - . EDITOR TERMS: - ONE YEAR.$1.50 * SIX MONTHS - - - -. -.75 , W?DNESDA*2, MAY 5, 1909. The time lor reasoning is be- $ fore we have approached near ? enough to the forbidden. fruit I to look at it and admire.-PER- ? CIVAI*._? Edgefield win henceforth be known as the corn growing county. There is some discussion going on among the papers as to whether the closing exercise of a graded or high school should be called a "com mencement." It makes very little difference to the average boy wThat it is called, just so school's out. The world's most famous hunter has bagged four lions r"nce he en tered the jungles of Africa. He epuld have rendered his country a ?reat service by lending his influ ence toward the extermination cf the Wall Street "bears" before leaving the~Vpbite House. Coin ty's Indebtedness. ? It will be gratifying to the lax payers to know that the county's fi nances are not in such a bad shape as. they were thought to be several months ago. Briefly stated, we have gathered the following facts from a statement that County Attorney B. E. Nicholson has very kindly handed us: All unpaid claims ano indebtedness ?aggregate about ?14, -807, all outstanding notes having been paid. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund have agreed to lend the county $10,700, which with the $4,000 now in the hands of the county treasurer will pay off all back indebtedness. The Sinking Fund Commissioners are to be re paid in three annual installments, which will put the old county en tirely .out of debt by 1912. The County Supervisor and clerk | will be at Edgefield on Monday, | May 17th, for the purpose of pay ing the past ?lue claims. Memorial Day, Monday Next, to be Fittingly Observed. Under^the auspjfces pf the,Daugh ters of the Confederacy of this placje, Memorial Day (Monday May 10th) will be fittingly observed. Exercis es will be held in the Opera House, the program of which appears below. As usual, the veterans are expect ed to join in the jprocession, which will form at the oourt house at 8:30 sharp and proceed to the Opera House, where the veterans will be given spats of honor, andlater on in the afternoon they will be served with refreshments by.the Daughters m the Addison grove. . Mothers are urged to send their children to swell the procession and let each one come with ah abun dance of flowers, so that every Con federate's grave may be,honored by a garland of some sort. It is request ed that on this occasion, no graves shall be decorated, except those for whom this day is set apart, so that ' all our best and choicest flowers can be used in,remembrance pf our sol \ diers. Every person attending this celebration (children not excepted) is asked to bring some contribution, even though small, for the collection to be taken np for the Soldiers Home f in Columbia, which opens its doors for the first time on Thursday. Programme Prayer, by Rev. Royal Shannon house. \ Music, "The Bonnie Blue Flag," by Boy Band. Vocal Solo, "I Cannot Sing the .Old Songs," by Miss Tisdale. Address, by Hon. Richard I. Man ning. Song, by Chorus of Girls. Recitation, by Miss Annie Clisby. Delivery of 25 Crosses of Honor, by Judge N. L. Branson (assistants to him, Mell Burgess, Florence Mrms, Lalla: Peak, .and Marjorie Tompkins)." Music, by Boy Band. Hymn, Blest be the Tie That Binds," by Daughters and audience. Benediction, by Rev. Leo Gilles .pie. . .. Line of March:. From Court House to Opera House, from there to Monument; from Monument to Catholic cemetery; from there to Baptist cemetery. Mr. James Cobb as marshal of the day, will form the procession. 7 Smashes all Records. As an all-round laxative tonic and health-builder no other pills can compare with Dr. King's New Life Pills.. They tone and regulate and : stomach, liver and kidneys, purify the blood,* strengthen the nerves; cure constipation, dyspepsia, bil liou8ness, jaundice. Trv them. 25c at W E Lynch &.Co., Penn & Hol stein, successors to G L Perin & Son, drug stores. Parksv?le Tourist Hotel .Grading Road to Twin City Power Company, Visitors From Georgia? The latest' enterprise?in Parksville or that is-being agitated in Parks ville, is a mammoth hotel on the top of the mountain-a hill half mile adjacent-the highest point possibly in Edgefield except Boles mountain. The hotel is to contain four hundred room's, more or less,' of course, situated en tn is high peak which has a perfectly round top one half mile north east This magnifi cent conception, with drives wind ing around the beautiful mountain, is the thought of our enterprising [townsman, Mr. W. W. Fowler, who (with his vast acquaintance north and south feels that there will be absolutely no trouble in forming a joint stock company to consum mate the plans. The health is g?bd, the air salu brious, the scenery picturesque, and altogether, so the doctors say, this is a most desirable 'as well ; as beau tiful location for a tourist hotel than Aiken. And here comes the great Twin City Power Company.' Just this morning, I noticed several hundred hands grading the railroad from Modoc ont to where the,,great dam is to be located. And thist reminds" me to say that it is said, by experts, that this huge dam will back water 30 miles forming an immense lake upon which the tourists and visitors from the mammoth hotel can amuse themselves, boating, fishing, etc. Won't this be perfectly grand?? Parksville was honored Friday by a visit from Dr. Josh Beall, and Jim Turner, of Blythe, G^a., who were met by their erstwhile friend and neighbor, Mr. Jim Minor, of Longmires, S. C. Laugh and grow fat is the prov erb, and I am sure if this is true we have some much fatter people in Parksville than before this visit. Dr. Beall is whole souled and gener ous and withal one of the best story tellers in the two states. He made us a good talk in our B. Y. P. U. last night. We invited our Georgia friends, Beall and Turner and our mutual friend Minor, who have all grown immensely rich, to come again and we promise them a cor dial welcome. Everything in Parksville, not married, tried to marry, it seems to me, even some old widowers who went hobbling around with a-girl on their arms. Early in the morning, the pretty daughter of Judge J. R. Blackwell wa3 married to Mr. A. S. Wilson, our efficient depot agent, and scarcely had the congratulations died away before Mr. Winchester Robertson of Modoc, led the beau tiful daughter of _Mr. Rube Smith to the hymeneal altar. Two marri ages in one day! Eureka! We ex tend our warmest congratul?t ions. Yesterday, coronor Brimson held an inquest, over the dead body of Georgia Ann. Broad water who came to her death Dy a gun shot wound inflicted, by her father-is-l^w. A w'?ek ago to-day Bill Broadwater, , the slayer, came home from Augus ta drunk had a row with his family. I His : eighbor's son Bub ran over to assist his mother and sisters. This no enraged Bill that he followed his his son to his home a hundred yards away, stuck his shot gun in the door firing, intending to kill his son, but the son's wife caught the entire load in her right arm, tear ing it to pieces just below the shoul der joint. Dr. D. A. J. Bell was called who with his son Dan A. am-, puta ted the arm near the joint, She lived one week lacking one day and died from septicemia. Bill has left for parts unknown, but if he is caught and tried my opinion is that he will stretch hemp. Don't forget the union meeting of the third division of the Edge field association which meets in May at historic old Red Oak Grove church. We want the entire Adver tiser family to be present. DON QUIXOTE. Card of Thanks. Please allow me to thank the peo ple of Edgefiejd. through your col umns for the timely assistance giv en my family in my absence Friday night when the Hotel Edgefield was burned. I shall never cease to be grateful to those who responded promptly and gave every assistance possible. Asa G. Broadwater. Kills to Stop the Fiend. The worst foe for 12 years of John Deye, of Glad win, Mich., was a running ulcer. He paid doctors over $400.00 without benefit. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve killed the ulcer and cured him; Cures fever Sores, boils, felons, eczema, salt rheum. Infallible for piles, burns, scalds, cuts, corn. 25c at W E Lynch & Co., Penn & Holstein, successors to G L Penn & Son. TEETH! N SCOTT'S EMLILSIO B makes baby nervous and fretful, I and stops gain in weight a is the best food- medici nc for (teeth ing babies. It strengthens the nerves, supplies lime for the teeth, keeps the baby growing. Cet a small bottle now. All Druggists TME'.STANDnRD OF THE WlO R L VALUE OF TOTAL ABS NENCE TO A LIFE. (Continued from first page) stainer has a greater capacity brain work than lias the. drunks One of these experiments is the . lowing: To any person who a a column of figures perfectly, g each clay a small quantity of w? key. ^ At the end of a month work is filled with errors. In beginning'he *vas an abstainer : his work was perfect. But as began to use alcohol the natural suit followed and his. work wa: failure. ; The brain and nervous system very closely allied. Nervousness i frequent cause bf insanity. } have shown that.the abstainer 1 a superior nervous system. Hei it but follows that his brain pov is superior. There are forms of insanity c entirely to alcoholic excesses, course the abstainer need have fear on their account. One of th? is dipsomania, a form of mental d ease in which there is such cravi for strong drink that the patient w even commit murder to secure ah hoi. Another form of alcoholic ; sanity is Delirium Tremens. At t height of the attack ?the patient it raving maniac. By abstaining one tends to ma perfect tho Medulla Oblbngata, base of the brain. This part of t brain has control of all the orga that do involuntary work. So rig here abstinence is of great bene to the athlete, because at one tin it tends to strengthen the lungs tl heart, and all other involuntary c gans.- x - . John Locke says, "A strong mir in a strong body is a short but f u description of ? happy state in th world. He that has these two ^1; but little el^e to wish for, and 1 that lacks either of them will be bi little better for anything else th; he may possess." The use of alcohol has left its ii del i bk? impress on the characters c thousands. Her.' on earl li ?we S( wretches with blasted < haracteVs wh owe their condition to the use of a cobol. And 1 believe, that could tl: human eye penetrate the hideous n gions of hell, we would see thei th"usands who* sacrificed their cha; acter on the altar of intemp?rant This being true, then it. is reasor able to suppose that there are i Heaven to-day thousands who ow their eternal joy to the fact tha they resisted the temptation to it: dulge in alcoholic ox?eseos. Character has its tangible basis ii the physical being. Whatever j nil ti enees the body qr the mind, likewis tends to influence character. Health ful exercise tends to benefit the char acter a? well as the body. The far mer who works in the open air ver: seldom commits a crime. Healtl causes happiness; happiness, opti mism; and optimism is, at least, : characteristic of strong! character Since tiis bo true, abstinence, an in fluence thao tends to strengthen th body, also tend3 to strengthen char acter. The will is the one great factor ii character building for on it depend the formation of habits, and fix?e habits determine character. Th best thing one can do to strengths the will and with it character, is t< abstain from alcoholic drinks. S< it is man's duty to God to abstain inasmuch as it is his duty to strength en character. The continued use of alcohol eau ses toen to act emotionally rathe: than prudently: to make .men rasl rather than deliberate. It is partly due to this fact that nine tenths o: the criminals of America are drunk ands. The greatest influence in Americi -today tending to destroy the deli cate fabric of society is intemper ance. The drunkards form tl? weakest link in the chain of society It is the drunkard who commits the crimes, who corrupts politics anc treads under foot the laws of' Goc and man. If the social chain wen no stronger than the weakest link, ] should despair of its progression Butjthank God, society is dominated by the power of the abstainer and under his care is evolving into high er and nobler ideals. The better portions of mankind have certain maxims of prudence hy which one is judged before he is ad mitted into their good ?.pini. n. Ls he honest? Is he industrious? IE he temperate? The answer which that person's conduct gives to these questions settles his reception amony good men. Experience has shown that the other good qualities of ve racity and frugality are apt to be as sociated with temperance. One man raises his moral tone by abstaining. Multiply this man into a million and you raise the moral standard of the entire nation. Thus we see that ab stinence is a great force towards the uplifting of society. Abstinence is a man's best surety for success in any undertaking. If he wishes to excel in athletics, if he wishes to do superior brain work, or if he would follow in the ? footsteps of Him, the very sound of whose name causes a million heads to be bowed in reverence, then he must ab stain. Only the abstainer can give to society the best of which he is capable. In America each individual forms a part of the national mechanism as each molecule forms part of a mate rial body. On the shoulders of every citizen rests the national fu ture. What that future AV i 11 he is decided at the hearthstones of the people. Washington said: "A gov ernment never rises above its rela : That's the who] big word, it mear exact population was packed and j lng mass of hum; ?lation of the co SPECIAL* i lot percales 15 cent value at 81-2 Big lot China Silk white and fancy One Birr jot linens, check? and stripes 20 *fl e\ | rt and 25c value g? ? ? roo dozen La dies Lace Hose 1 ? dent'-Yalu?S at tion to God';. If the Americans obejrV the chief law that God gave to man, glorious future awaits tiie Ka'tiDTi. The hands of Time will countthe slow-moving tranquil hours and the watchman in the tower will be heard crying, "All's weil with the republic, all is well." Made Friends in Charleston. Judge J. W. DeVore is at home for a week, after holding Civil Court in Charleston for four consec utive weeks, which is the second term he has presided over in Char leston this year. Sunday's News and Courier contained this very kind and complimentary notice of Judge DeVore. "At the term of Court just ad journed judge DeVore sustained the reputation he made , while presiding over the Criminal Court, and made a favorable impression on the at torneys who have appeared before him. He presided with dignity and dispatched the business of the court in a very satisfactory manner, dis posing of forty-three cases during the term. Furthermore, Judge De V?re, by his pleasing manners and uniform courtesy, has . made many friends as the result of his visit to Charleston." Won't Slight a Good Friend. "if ever I need a cough medicine again I know what to get," declares Mrs. A. L. Alley, of Beals, Me., for after using ten bottles . of Dr King's New Discovery, and seeing its excellent results in my own family and others, I am convinced it is the best medicine for coughs, colds and lung trouble. Every one who tries ij, feels just that way. Re lief is felt at once and its quick cure, surprises you. For bronchitis, asthma, hemorrhage, croup, grippe, sore throat, pain in chest or lungs its supreme. 50c and S 1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by W E Lynch & Co., Penn & Holstein, successors to G LPenn & Son drug stores. Full supply of mineral water always on hand. Glenn Springs water ? 1.75 for 5 gallons and Har ris Lithia water ?1.50 for 5 gallons. Penn cfc Holstein. Fresh shipment of Nunnally's candies and bon hons just received by express. Penn & Holstein. Let us supply you with garden seed. We sell both Buist's and Fer ry's seed. Either will give perfect satisfaction. H. Timonms. le interesting story in a nutshell. O Ii ID ?. T is a LS big things, and that's why we use it-we don't know the of Edgefield county but we do know thai our establishment jammed from early morning until late at night with a seeth anity, and we believe that *a good portion of the entire pop unty must have come in to share in the wonderful [-<'? V.' ?c. ?c. LOOM END SALE. jCo Yes it was a great rousing, happy, Buying crowd, the like of which has seldom been wit nessed in Edgefield Every Body Was Pleased. Men's Dress Shirts Special j 75e value 39e. This Event is Billed for 15. Days Closing May IS. Everything in the millinery Department at a big reduction duriug this Great Loom End Sale. Men's Elastic Seam Drawers 50 and 6nc value at 39c. Overalls 60 cent values at 39c. The rains have come. The harvest we hope is assured We offer Deering binders, mow ers and binder twine. Come early and avoid the rush. W. W. ADAMS & CO. When in need of a buggy try a .hase or Moyer buggy. As to the asting and easy riding qualities of lie Moyer buggies ask T. G. Talbert li L. Jones,A. A. Edmunds,Dr. J. N. Grafton, W. H. Powell, W. R. ?Swearengen, M. C. Parker or J. M Jobb. Edgfield Mercantile Company. Beautiful lot of suit cases, travel ing bags and trunks. Ramsey & Jones. Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls. I take this means of . notifying my friends and the public that I keep a large supply of fresh Cotton ton Seed Meal and Hulls constantly on hand and can fill their orders at reasonable prices. Warehouse near site of old depot. Your patronage solicited. A. M. Timmermar. Watch and Jewelry Repairing Eyeglasses Fitted AH Work Guaranteed GEO. F. MIMS, Edgefield, S. C. / TJTia^ratlia Hotel, T. D, HARRIS, Proprietor. Harris Mineral Water. General Merchandise. Pickens, S. C., April 9th, 1909, Mr. W. J. Hatcher. Johnston, S. C. Dear Sir, Replying to your inquiry I beg to sag the "Da vis" Acetylene Gas Plant instilled at my Hotel is giving perfect satisfaction. I regard the Acetylene Gas Light as the pretties and most Satisfactory Artificial light known. It is a pleasure to own a plant, thereby avoiding monthly light bill. Yours Truly, T. D. HARRIS.