Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Established 1835. J. L. MIM3 .... EDITOR TgfcMS: OME YEAR^Q V - - - $1.50 SIX' MONTHS,; - - - - .75 W?LONESDA ?, DEC. 82, 1909 lIIB?nailIE?lB?ltlBBJIBD?BniBiaS?aBJBB. S The passions are like lire, 5 S useful in a thousand way? ard ? S dangerous only in one, throa^h * ? their excess.-BOVEE. \ 5 lalBBBBBflBBBBBBBBBBBaBESflMBBBflBBBBEBHBt A merry Christmas, and happy New Year to all of our readers! Maybe ubiquitous SaDta Claus could locate Dr, Bigbam. In his annnal report, State Su perintendent of Education Swear ingen says the average salary paid to the county superintendents is on ly $685.23. This is entirely too small. Either incapable men are fill ing these positions or good, worthy, efficient officials .are underpaid. Observing the long established custom of The Advertiser, as well as that of most weekly newspapers, the paper will not be ' issued^Ved nesday next, December 2 ?th. Christ mas week is the only week of the fifty-two in which The Advertiser fails to pay its regular visits to the homes of the county. The next issue will be published on January 5th. Augusta enjoys a distinction that" Atlanta greatly envies. The former city is the southern home of the greatest andv wealthiest American citizens. Fresident Taft speaks of Augusta as his "southern |iome and Mr. John D. Rockefeller fpasses his winters there. Mr. Rockefeller has already engaged ft'ie handsomest suite of rooms in the Bon Air, for the winter, expecting s to arrive about the middle of January. During the : past few days por tions of the west and northwest have been covered with snow and ice, the thermometer registering considera bly below zero in many places. The blizzard has caused several very dis astrous railroad wrecks . The lands of the west and northwest may greatly surpass ours in fertility but, all things considered, the Sunny South is easily the garden spot of v :fthe country-the universe, in fact.I m * m - The. people of our ' town and vi cinity have no just cause to com plain of the assortment of Holiday merchandise that is offered them, by this market. There are stocks in Edgefield which, for tiize and va riety, would do credit to city stores. The only one who can complain will be the late shopper who goes forth to supply his wants after the choic est articles have been sold. If you ave among the belated shoppers, do not blame the merchants for not having what you'want. They had it possibly hut disposed of it to some . "one else. Change ol Name Desired. At its last meeting, the alumni association of The Citadel took act ive steps looking to a change of the institution's name, and we under stand that the legislature will he asked to make the official title the Military College of South Carolina. The change should be made. Be yond the borders of the state, where the standard of The Citadel and the oharacter of its work are not known the name, Military Academy, has j caused confusion, which not in frequently has been detrimental to the institution. There was some hesitation in having Col. Co warr received as a beneficiary under thu Carnegie Foundation because it ap peared to the trustees of the furn that he was superintendent of a j small academy located in South j Carolina, instead of being in fae'| the president of one of the foremost j institutions cf learning in the conn try. If there be anything in a name and it appears that there is at time*-j give the "West Point of the South' a- name that comports with it dignity and prominence, om that will not depreciate or compro mise the institution in the eyes o. the country at large. If you^want big values for yourj money see or writeF. G. MERTENS Augusta, Ga. We re-cover umbrellas while yoi wait. F. G. Mertins, the tailer clothier and furnisher. Augusta Ga. Delightful maple syrup just r< ceived. B. Timmons. I Letter to Santa Claus. Knowing of some of ?the crying needs of Edgefield and ofr the large! ness of the old geptle?^n's heart, The Advertiser has; sent tpe follow ing to. Santa Clans hy special deliv ery: J ? When yon come' this way Fri day nest please bring Edgefield a public well that wilf -afford adequate water supply for maia and beast, to say nothing of lire protection. Please carry all ojjyonr toy pis tols and parlor riflesf to some other place. Edgefield doesn't .need any more. - 5 . Please bring a cushion for the scating rink floor. Please pull tho scales-"from the eyes and the moss from the backs of some of Edgefieldi's citizens. Please bring some fpotease and one-night ache cure for Edgefield's army of faithful, foot-sore clerks. Please bring a Stork galong with you. He, she, or it, seems to have deserted Edgefield, and, .think of it,x next year is census year) I, . Please bring a free passport to the blind tigers or take them along with you to Aiken, tb. e ifojwn they like so much to visit. ? Please bring Edgefield more lights and better lights. Please bring only; cold suppers along with you.. We don't need any "hot suppers" in Edge^eld county, especially "durin' de Cris mus." Please bring The Advertiser office a full set of new press rollers. The old ones cause the foreman and "devil" both to mutter unprintable words and their religion is in great jeopardy. Please make special note of this roquest, Santa Claus. Please hasten the visibility of Halley's comet. Edgefield people are impatiently waiting or? tip-toe. . Please stay the hand of the gossip-killer until after, the enu merator takes Edgefield's census, lest our population show a great de crease. Please bring along a few dozen new residences, the, demand for homes being greater in Edgefield than the supply. Please be especially kind to the I county's official family. No county has more deserving public servants than Edgefield's. : i', Please bring a lower tax levy for 1910. . j % Please give the faithful ministers throughout the county impounding" such aa they never had. before. They deserve your best. Flease bring the banks borrowers for their idle thousands. Please-bring sufficient public funds I to pay the faithful school teachers in cash'so they will not be compel led to discount their certificates at 90 cents. Please advance the price of west fern bacon and corn so the people of Edgefield will be forced to make their living at home, and let the price of cotton keep pace. Please, Santa Claus, .when you vis it The Advertiser household take three cats away with }you. By so doing you will not only! confer a fav or upon the paterfamilias, but add greatly to the joy and happiness of his Christmas. Please bring: us a rail road that will "unbottle" the old town. We do not care whence it cometh or whither it goeth, just so it will haul freight and passengers Please fill Col. Bailey's and Mil ton Jones' socks chock f all of nice things as a reward for the great pa tience and fortitude exercised during the last two months. Please remember when you visit Anderson that Charles Burts belongs to Edgefield, and open wide the I floodgates of your gracious soul. Please tell all the fakirs you I chance to meet that all Edgefield I suckers are dead and that they need n ot come this way. Please bring Sam Marsh purchas ers for his Tamworth sows and pigs. ! There are just nine-hundred and I ninety-one farmers, by actual count, in Edgefield County who need sows) '-ind pigs. Please send, when you return! ?orae, a snow eleven inches deep in j fanuary that will improve the thou sands of acres of wheat and oats in I he county, causing'the farmers who) ire in the contest to make ? as many bushels as "Carter" had. Tribute of Respect. Whereas, God has io his inscruta ?Ie providence seen fit to remove 'rom our Sunbeam Barn! within a short time onr much Loved little mate fiouise Miner: Therefore, be it resolved: 1st: That the death, of Louise be ing th?s first one to occur in our band since our recent organization, ve feel that we have sustained a ORS which is irreparable!. 2nd: That we extend to the fam !y> our deep sympathy and love in heir bereavement', trusting that jrod, who "Doeth all things well," viii soon soothe and heal the wound *o recently inflicted. 3rd: That a copy of these resolu ions be furnished the family and a ?age in our minute book be iuscrib e 1 to her memory, and a copy of ?bese resolutions be sent to The Edge ?eld Advertiser for publication. X Mrs. J. P. Rnsh, < Mrs. J. Maude Adams, ( Miss Dorothy Miller, Committee. THE WEST-SIDE NEWS; Negro Shot While Hunting Mr;* White's Farewell Sertfion, Sj School Entertainment, . j Christmas Greetings/ ?j . The hunting season ednmienc?s about Chrismas times., claimed ;us first victim Saturday in the person of Penn Fui gerson, a negro, on. Col. Talbert's place on the river a mile from Parksville. Penn and Jake Kilcrease were hunting rabbits, Jake being just in rear of Penn, vyhen the. rabbit jumpefd up his foot slipped and fell and/having his1 finger on the trigger the gun was dibcharged, kil ling Penn . instantly. / When we think of what Christ mas ought to be and the joy it ought to bring to mankind, and then con sider the victims, that are awaiting the deadly gun, and the heart-aches in consequence brought on by the deadly blight of mean liquor, there is a tinge of sadness in the anniver sary of the birth.of our Lord, not on , account of the fact, but on account Lt the way which this festival is kept. Poor boys and men whose hearts are pulsating with life and joy now, but will be silenced, in d.tath before the holidays are over. i her?*is something wrong with our christianity and civilzation, when the mad rush for pleasure causes our people to resort to savage in stincts on this glorious occasion, in stead of causing us to sing, "Peace on Earth Good Will Toward Men," ever keeping ourselves in "tune with che Infinite." We are sorry to report that Prof. Williams ha3 resigned the princi palship of our school, and returned to his home in York. He left us Friday to the regret of our commu nity. Miss Rosa Hutto, however, will remain with us. She has charge pf the intermediate and primary de partments, and her pupils gave us a magnificent entertainment Friday evening, the play being entitled Santa Claus. The children acquitt ed themselve s well, after which Dr. Bell, Col. W. J. Talbert, T. G. Talbert and Mr. W. W. Fowler were called on for short speeches; and then came the finale, the savory oysters, prepared by the famous and incorrigible' R. N. Edmunds, which alcme renders comment un necessary . Miss Rosa leaves today for the holidays at her home in Blackville. Although the weather was inclem ent, Rev. L. B. White preached a very able and instructive sermon yesterday morning in our Baptist church on "Gospel Bells." He spoke of the "Bell" of warning,lhe "Bell" of exhortation, the "Bell' of threat ening and the "Bell" of teaching. Notwithstanding the inclemency'of the weather, a good crowd he?fcd him gladly. This is Mr. White's lait sjrvice here, and the prayers of our church go wiih him and his on his departure. Mr. White is !a good preacher, and has done a good work at our church, and we can congratu late Plum Branch upon her good fortune in securing him for his en tire time, j Ourj new preacher, Rsv. T. H. Garrett will be with us the first Sunday in January, D. V. Our representatives to the Mason ic Grand Lodge in Charleston, Dr. W. G. Blackwell and Mr. W. R. Parks, report a good time and fine meeting. v Miss Janie Bell Jaro is visiting friends at McCormick. Messrs. J. W. Miller, the hust ling merchant of Plum Branch, Lawyer McDowell and others from Greenwood made Parksville a flying visit to-day. We close this the last letter to The Advertiser for the year 1909, with best wishes to The Advertiser family, which includes all its read ers, hoping that one and all may have a merry Christmas and a hip py new year. Let us one and all, close the old year, if permitted to I see its close, with "malice towards none" and good will towards all, that we may begin to write upon the clean pages of 1910 well, leav ing no blot or blemish to cause re gret or remorse. MORE ANON. III HIHI win.wimwui.HM P. P. P. P. P. P. will purify ?nd vitalize your blood, create a good appetite and gire your whole system tone and strength. A prominent railroad superintendent at Saracoah. suffering with Malaria, Dyspep sia-, and Rheumatism says : "After laking P.P. P. he never ie! t so well In his life, and feels as if he could live forever, if he could always get P. P. P." If you are tired out from over-work and close conaotmeat, Uko P. P. P. If you are feeling badly la the Spring and out ot aorta, tako P. P. P. If your digestive organs need toning np, take P. P. P. If you suffer with headache, infiltration, debility and weakness, take P. P. P. If you suffer with nervous prostration, nerves unstrung and a general let down of the system, take P. P. P. For Blood Poison. Rheumatism, Scrof ula, Old Sores. Malaria, Chronic Female Complaints, take P. P. P. Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium. Th? best blood purifier in the world. F. V. LIFTMAN, Savannah, - - Georgia, jj Treasurer's Notice. The County Treasurer's office will br opea for the pumose bf receiving taxes* from the 15th day of Oct. 1909 to the 16th day of Maren 1910 inclusive. A penalty of one per cent will be ad-: ded to all unpaid taxes after the 1st" day of Jan. to the 31st of Jan. 1910, o? two per cent, from the 1st day of Feb. tb the last day of -, Feb. 1910 and penal ty of five per cent from the first day of March to the 15th day of March 1910. The tax levies for the year 1909 are as follows: -, ; . For State purposes ~ ' ? Ord. County " " Cons. School tax ' ;' " Special County tax " Bacon S. D. Special " Edgefield S. D. " Long Cane S. D. " " Liberty Hill S. D. " Johnston S. D. " Plum Branch S. D. No. 1 " White Town S. D. " Parksville S. D. " Washington S. D. " R. R: Bonds Wise T's,p " "Pickens " " " " Johnston " " " " ' ' Portion Pine Grove 15 """" Portion Blocker 15 " """" Town Edgefield h " "School Bonds " 1 " " Corporation v Purposes 2^^' All male citizens between the^?ges of1 21 years and 60 years except those ex-1 empt by law are liable to a poll tax of one dollar each. A capitation tax of 50 cents each is to be paid on all dogs. A commutation road tax of $2.00 each must be paid by able bodied male citizens between the ages of 18 and 50 years. No checks or drafts will be accepted in payment of taxes unless the party giving same can be held personally re sponsible for its payment. JAS. T; MIMS. Co. Treas. E. C. Augustas leading Fur?itu*e Store 5J mills, 5 " o ?< u 1? " 2 2 " 3 3 " 3 " 3 " 3 '* o <? ft 2 " U " 3 " 3 ". m ? ?- - J 1 sp m m TE want our Edgefield friends to know that we are al ^nys prepared & WW ?0 taIce cnre o?'t?le,r interests to the best possible advantage. Being ff large buyers-carload shipments-we can always make ci?se prices. & These who have been our regular customers can testify to this A We can save you money on .furniture or in fact on anything that goes to,. \ furnish a home. Do you need a suit.of Furniture, Wardrobe, dining table, J sideboard, bed, rockers, dining chairs, Window shades, stoves, mattresses. Bed room suits $u up. Chairs 38c up, and iron beds $2.00. J Do not fail $ to call to see us when you come to Augusta. I R M. ANDREWS FURNITURE CO., ? W 972 Broad Street, - Augusta, Ga. . % < Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls. I take this means of notifying my friends and the public that 1 keep a large supply of fresh Cotton ton Seed Meal and Hulls constantly on hand and cap -fill their orders at reasonable prices. Warehouse near site of old depot. Vour patronage solicited. A. M. Timmer mar. V; A. HEMSTREET & BRO. I HUNTERS* SUPPLIES, PARKER, SAUER, FOX. REMINGTON And Other Guns. SKILLED REPAIRING. 655 Broad St, - Augusta, Ga Below Ga. R. R. Bank. Beautiful iron and enameled beds just what you need. , Ramsey tfc-.To rt p. We desire to announce to the Edge- ? field public that we will conduct our Sales stable at the county Fair grounds during the pres ent season, and A Have just received a shipment pf Kentucky horses which our Mr. Can t?lou recently purchased in person from the farms around Lexington. We are showing High Class Horses, Brood Mares, Combination Horses, Horses with Speed, Family Horses and Mules. If you are in need of any stock call at our stables and inspecteurs. We can please you. .? ' ? alker Co. Johnston, S. C. HILE we are/a new firm soliciting a share of your business, e are not strangers to the people of Edgefield county, and we propose to conduct our business on such a high plane that we shall merit a share of your patronage. But unless we can make it to your interest to trade with us--in"other words, save you money--we dd not expect you to patronize us. Our store is well stocked with Wagons, Buggies, Harness,Sadd]les, ja Furniture and House Furnishings of all kinds. Large assort- Jg ????$Pc\. ment o? a' * &racies t0 select from? ?k S^p^^^^k Wc desire to call especial attention to our Hackney Buggies and wagons. There is'.positively ??| ^^yFj^^^x nothing better on the market for the money. Try one of them. Our Tyson & Jones Buggies W ^^^^^?^. are also unexcelled. I O ?^ ^k \ ? Furniture and House Furnishings. 1 j^^P^^S??^J^r j Tho jaf|jes ...specially arc invited to inspect our Furniture and House Furnishing Departments. M if tm\^?^^k?j\ V/^ ?Bed room suits, wardrobes, Dining tables. Library tables, Chairs, Rockers, China closets, Rags, IS llfSOtoflDBll fl?^ 'Art squares, shades, and in fact everything that goes to make a home comfortable and attrac- || lllP^Mj j ' tivc' It W,H he a pleasure to show the ladies through our stock. ? / ||j : ?MJ^?M) Undertaker s Supplies I /jS?p?FD*B% I We (lesivo to call attention to our stock of Undertaker's supplies. Can fill orders for any- jg -i--^!^ ^^w^T^^^ thing from tho cheap coffin to a high-priced metallic case, Our Hearse is ready to respond t? ||| _ ^^^^^^^^S^j^fy ''il' calls, whether dav or night. Again we respectfully solicit a share of your patronage. Cp Lott-Walker Co., j Johnston, S. C. j