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12 Pages Oldest Newspap^ In South Carolina, EDGEFIELD, S. C., WE$SlSDAY, DECEMBER l?st, ?909. VOL. 74 NO. 42. LEE CELEBRATION. Through the Efforts of the U. D. C. Lee's Birthday Will Be Fittingly Cele brated To-day. ?, -, , As announced in these columns last week, through the efforts of the local chapter TJ. IX C., the 102nd anniversary of the birth of the South's greatest chieftain, Gen. Robert Edward Lee, will be appro priately celebrated in the opera Hon. M. L. Smith house this afternoon. ? splend'd program consisting of vocal and in strumental music recitations, etc.. will be carried out. i The leading feature of the after- ' noon's exercises will be an address by Hon. Mendel L. Smith of Cam den, who besides possessing one of the brightest intellects among the young men of South Carolina, is one of the ablest orators of the day. Though . yet a young man, Mr. Smith is a lawyer of wide repute, has been a member of the House for several consecutive terms, and stands high in the ranks of the fraternal orders. He has served as speaker the house with distinguished abil- ! for two terms. Bo not fail to Mr. Smith's patriotic address j e opera house this afternoon, aside all business and by your se nee honor the memory of the inmortal Lee. Why She Liked Shop. T?iey hadvbeen talking at the rate of fully 18 to the dojieu, those fair j AouD^damsels, arid the subject of! their conversation was of course, tie wise and witty sayings; the charms of manner, and the other, admirable traits of character pos-j sea .d by their respective aweet ?j carts. 3 "Don't you like to have anybody talk shop when they come to see you?" gurgled Mary. "Qb, Charlie, of course. He's a j trolley conductor, you know, and nearly every time he 'comes to see me he goes on with his shop talk." j " What does he sav?" * "Sit closer; please!" His Smile Came Off. In a Pennsylvania town where] the. Friends abound a prim old Qaa ;ker spinster recently attended the I marriage of grandnephew, a young) ;person who had in the course of his J twentyone years received much need ed discipline at her hands, says Cir cle. The old 1 ady was at her best on this festive occasion, and, at a pause in the wedding breakfast, the happy ?groom looked over at her with a be guiling smile. , "Tell us why thee never narr jed, Aunt Patience," he said teasingly. ; "That is soon told, William," 'said the old Quakeress, calmly. "It j ; was because I was not as easily pleas ed as thy wife was." DOING'S NEW DISCOVERY I Will Surely Stop That Cough. Augusta's Leadin BUR assortment of Je Q ware and fine watch" new and original de manufacturers in thc LET US SUPPLY 1 WATCH REPAIRII SATISFACTION A. J. R 708 Broad Street :-: No Right to Waste the Land.? No man has any moral right to control or work land that does, not produce a fair crop. To make each acre produce a full crop is not only duty each farmer, owes to himself, but he also owes it to society, to his country, and to his neighbors, to- make eachs&_cre. produce its, full share of the food and clothing for the race. The so-called "'owner" of the land is only a long-term tenant at the best, and no tenant has a right to leave the, land in worse con dition than he found it,s nor has he any right to encumber it with shift less methods of poor farming and I keep better farmers from making it yield its most bountiful harvest And don't forget that to make good 1910 crops, preparatory work must begin at once.-Raleigh (3SF. C.) Progressive Farmer and Gazette. Laughter a Medicine. The fact that laughter is a very real element in keeping well both mentally and.physically is enforced oy the following from Success: Laughter induces a mental exhil eration. "The habit of frequent , and hearty, laughter will not Only save you a doctor's bill but will also save you years of your life. There i? good philosophy as well as good health in the maxim "Laugh and grow fat." , Laughter is a foe to pain and dis ease and a sure cure for the "blues" melancholy and worry. Laughter is contagions. Be cheex* ! ul, and you make everybody around you happy, harmonious and health ful. Laughter and good cheer make love of life, and love of life is half of health.. ' Use laughter as a table sauce: it sets the organs to dancing and thus stimulates the digestive processes. Laughter keeps the heart and face young, and 'enhances physical beauty. Laughter is nature's device for ex ercising the internal organs and giv ing us pleasure at the same time. j It sends the blood bouuding ' through the body, increasing the respiration, and gives warmth and glow to the whole system. It expands the chest and forces \ the poisoned air from the least used lung cell. Perfect health, which may be de stroyed by a piece of bad news, by grief or anxiety is often restored by a ?rood, "hearty laach. . A jolly physician is o/tea better than a l his pills. Doing Her Best William Pruette, the singer, tells .in Success of a servant girl who came in tc Mrs. Pruette in tears and asked permission to go home for a few days. She had a telegram saying her mother was sick. "Certainly you may go," said Mrs. Pruette, "only don't stay longer than is necessary, as we. need yon." A week passed, and not a word from her. Thena came a note which read: "Dear JVliss Pruette i will be back nex week an' pies kep my placa for my mother is dying as fast as she can." . Contemplates Enlarging. During the past year the business of Mr. W. H. Powell has outgrown his present quarters in the, rear of the Parker building, and he is plan ning to add twenty-live feet to his repair shop and will double the ca pacity of his blacksmith shop- Mr. Powell will also install sone mod ern machinery for manufacturing wagon material from our native oak and hickory. By giving all work his personal supervision and guaran teeing every job sent out, Mr. Pow ell has month by month increased the volume of his business. g Jewelry Store. :welry, cut glass, silver es is unsurpassed. Many :signs from the leading i country. fOUR NEEDS. FINE VG A SPECIALTY GUARANTEED. ENKL, Augusta, Ga. An Attractive Feature. Twice each week, Thursdays and Sundays,' The State contains a special department entitled, "What Women Wish to Know," and while jt was inaugurated t chiefly for the edification : and delectation of wo men the men also find much genuine pleasure jn reading 'the original and Es.metimto\very unique replies to the questions propounded. You will bo highly entertained by read ing "What .Women Wish to Know/ in The State twice each week. The following is a specimen of the ques tions and Answers: To the Editor of the Woman's De partment: What is the beSt thing to keep a woman young? Miss Anxiety. There is no surer way to frighten .away youth than to become anxious to keep it, to "chase" it, as it were. Don't you know that all things flee when you pursue them? I think it is in one of Kipling's jungle stories in describing the weird dance of the elephants at midnight in the deep forests, he makes reference to ''the old maid elephants," with their thin anxious faces. Some women make themselves old by trying so hard to keep young. And, after all if you are more comfortable just growing old naturall j- and grace fully, why, just give up to the in evitable and be happy. I'm sure this is much nicer than struggling so obviously, and running the risk of being defeated. But, this isn't telling you how to keep young. There are two things necessary, enthusiasm and sleep, and principally sleep, for then you will have the enthusiasm. Also, take the line of least resistance, as much as possible. Resistance and wrink les are usually found together. Of course this does not necessarily mean that you must be "namby pamby;" bufdon't "contend." In Memoriam. . In fond remembrance of John V. Cooper, Jr., who died January 4th, aged 4 months and 17 days: Thou hast left us little brother, And your place can ne'er be filled, Your dear cradle sits here empty, And your sweet voice is stilled. How your bright face seems to haunt us, All the long days more and more, Darling, now our hearts are bleeding,' And our weeping made them sore^ ^Tl?oupiyoul?irt ?sTHittle darling, Our loss is heaven's gain, And we hope someday to jneet you, Where no sorrow's known, nor pain. May your angel hands e'er guide us, Closely to our Savior's home. Where again we hope to see you, And from joy shall never roam. Oh! we long to meet you, baby, . On that bright celestial shore, There we'll know no pain or parting, We'll be with you forever more. Qi System in Farming. Haphazard farming don't pay. No difference how hard a man may work with his hands, if he does not think and. properly direct his ener gies he will always be in hard cir cumstances. In no occupation do brain and brawn work together to such advantage as on the farra. The intelligent farmer has a system to follow. He does not lay his clevises and wrenches on stumps or throw them in the fence corner and forgei where he left them. He has a place for everything and keeps everything in its place. He realizes that it takes less time to put it in its place while he has it in his hand than to hunt for it when lie doesn't know where it is. He don't break up his ground when it is too wet, and tries to avoid putting it off until it is too dry. He makes his plans far ahead and tries to work to them. Hi* takes the ag ricultural papers and keeps abreast of the times. HVhen he gets a good idea he puts it into execution even when it pulls him out of an old rut in which he has been traveling for years. He recognizes the utility of main strength but has no compro mises to make with awkwardness. He knows that there are new things being discovered every day of bene fit to the farmer, and is ready to accept what is practical for his locatiton and condition. The differ ence between the intelligent farmer and the one who farms on the principle of "main i strength and awkwardness'" is the same as that between success and faifure. The Farmers' Union stands for intelli gent farming.-Home and Farm. The Cashier's Way. A woman went to a bank. She noticed there was a new face behind the window. Has the cashier gone away to take a rest?" she inquired. "No," replied the new man, "he has gone away to avoid it."-Chica-, go Tribune. -.-r-r Union Meeting. The union meeting of the Sj vision' Of the Edgefield assooi will convene with Plum Bi Bapti?t; church, fifth Sunday Saturday before being the 29tl 30th of January with the folio program:. ? 10:00-D?votional exercises ducted by the moderator. 10:15-Organization. 1st Query-How does the s; ual condition of our churches pare with ?heir ?nate rial prospei C YD Freeland. H E Bunch G W Hamilton. 2nd Qu?rry-The layman's r ment: our duty: plan of camp; E G Morgan, Sr., T G Talbert J W Adam% Adjournment for dinner. 3rd Query-The Baptist Coi a necessity in every Baptist h< L G Bell, P H Bussey and Re H Garrett. : 4th Query-As Christian-citi what should be our attitude tow maintaining law and order, Re B Lanham, Rev. L B AV h i te, Jbussey and J C Harvley. Sunday Morning. 10:30 Sunday school oxen conducted by superintendent Plum Branch$3unday school. ' 11:30-His?ionars' sermon Rev. T II Garrett, alternate Re^ B Lanham. Adjournment for dinner'. Afternoon ?fevoted to B. Y. P work, wit h thc,program. 1st Querys-r3?he youug Chrisl amt his Bibleftjaaper by Miss 3 tha Dorn. ? 2nd Queryrr^The youug Chris and his work,: 'an address by 1 Bussey. 3rd Query-~The religious educational advantages of B. Y U. work, an address by Mr. Tl McAllister. Not only the) appointees on program, but th?' brethren genen composing this union, arc rcques to study thes3 sjhbjects, and cc to the meetingip'repared to giv< the benefit of tbejrr counsel. ]). A. J. Bell ? For CommitL -_ Newsy Letter :JFrom Our F Hill Correspondent. The date for thc. musical reci has been set forin^xt Friday even the twenty-first;! at seven* o'clo The exercises wiill be at the sch' house and consist of selections sn by Prof. holingV chss and sol f&??tai'WraartetteE'. .vtle*, ?.?d tettes, also some'recitations7 and address by Rev. ^Littlejohn. Gl dren under ten years of age will admitted free. A small sum of f teen cents will be charged for th< between the ages of- ten and eighte and twenty cents for those ov eighteen. The proceeds will go t wards the expense of'the singii school. Good results of Prof. Bol inj work may already .be seen. Oi former singers have obtained know edge of lasting benefit; some of tl more timid or less pretentious sin ers have been brought to the froi and buried talents (at least on Guess who) have been unearthed. Miss Haltiwanger of Saluda com ty is visiting Miss Sallie Smith. Miss Annie Lanford of Lanfoi is on an extended visit to her sist< Mrs. Littlejohn. Miss Julia Strom of Rehoboth an Miss Louise Lipscomb the youn teacher of the Rehoboth school spen Saturday night and Sunday wit Miss Mabel Strom. Miss Lila and Mr. Joe Lanham o Ropers were visitors at "Rose Co ! tage" Saturday night and Sunday. Among the vistors at church Sui] day were Messrs. Samson, Wilbu and Charlie StifOm and Frank Lc gan. We were glad to have Press Lj on, who has come ont to farm in th Antioch section, with us Sunda] and become a member of our Sun day school. Miss Lucile Whatley from tin Grove section is boarding at Mrs Holmes's and attending the singing school. Mr. Strom Cauthren and Mis; Mattie McGee were marreid by Rev Littlejohn at the parsonage last week. The meeting of the B. Y. P. U, Sunday was fine. Besides thc good music we had short but excellent talks made by Brethren Lewis Eu banks, Corn?liens Holmes, .Ino. Quarles and Rev. Littlejohn upon the subject of prayer. Mrs. A. C. Zehner, a highly rec ommended lecturer on popular and reform subjects is to lecture in our church at three o'clock next Sunday aid to the children at the school house Monday morning- After the lecture to the children she is to meet with the mothers. We hear such good reports of her lecture at Col liers tacit week that we feel that it will be an unusually good treat to have her with us and it is hoped that a large crowd will turn out at each meeting to hear her. X. Y. Z. Parksville Let :er. Well, your correspondent is sick, but he cannot refrain from writing you a note, if for nothing more, than to say : that Mrs.* Zehner "came, saw and conquered." She conquered in argument and captivated by her sweet pergonality, and completely won our hearts. She talked to the young people in the Sunday school, the young people in the B. Y. P. U. in the school, and re-organized the dormant W. C. T, U. with the ad dition of eleven new members. Our people are charmed with her un answerable arguments against the legalized saloon and will ever re member her with pleasant emotions. God bless her iii her work. Rev. F. II. Garrett preached a magnificent sermon yesterday from the text: "She hath done what she could,-' from w.hich he got the sub ject "our responsibilities condition ed upon our abilities." Mr. Garrett is a good preacher and otir people heard him gladly. Since our last, another brick store has been commenced by Mr. Henry Freeman alongside the bank. It will be a nice structure in a prominent locality and we congratulate Mr. Freeman for his enterprise. And this reminds me, that.the stock holders of the bank had a meeting, elected Dr W. Gi Black well, president, with a full set of directors and resolved to commence the erection of a new brick build ing in the near future, The report shows the bank in a prosperous con dition being able to declare a nice dividend. Last Wednesday was the saddest day in Parksville since the tragic death of Mr. L. F. Dom, caused by the death of little Roy Dorn whom God had lent to Mr. Dorn and family one year and one day. Little Roy was the idol of the home, and pet of the community not alone be cause he was so bright and lovely, but because of the untimely death of his lamented father. "Little Roy went on to be with papa" was the language of the stricken mother, so there are some (s) with papa, and a goodly number left to eomfort a de voted mother, which is a comfort to a stricken family. God bless them. We are sorry to report the sick ness of Dr. W. G. Blackwell; Mr. J. C. Morgan, and little- Marion Traylor, nephew of Mr. Cooks arid Misses Carrie and Georgia Burk-' halter, little Lonie Talbert and'-littl?; William Blackw^elLWe hope th -.viii nil ?Soon bc contal -: MORE ?? ' Uncle Henry: "The. way- these corporations have been: robbing th? people is just like taking candy from a baby." Uncle, Ezra: "Yes, and maybs they will get spanked for it, too, if the baby hollers loud enough." A Long Jab. "Where have you been for so long?" asked the head man of the menagerie. "Been watching one of the ani mals clear his throat, sir, replied the attendant. "Bul does it take half an hour for af animal to clear his throat?" "Yes. sir: it was a giraffe, sir!" Some Winter Farm Work .That Pays Big Profits. Kow is a good time to do the ditching which is needed aud which it is practicable to do. Much land is now almost valueless for lack of proper drainage, and much of the ditching which has been done has been at too great cost and is not ef fective. The average spade ditch with its narrow, deep channel,' and its high banks,which prevent surface water entering it, is made at too erreat a cost and is then of little val ue. A good plow, a scraper, two or three mules and two men will do more and better ditching at half the cost than a dozen men will do with spades and shovels. If we must have open, ditches-and for a time many of us must still de pend on these for surface drainage-let us build shal low wide ditches, with the plow and scraper and carry the dirt into near by depressions rather than pile it up along the sides of the ditch to keep the surface water from entering the ditch after we have gone, to the ex pense of digging it. These shallow ditches not only cost less and drain the land better, but they serve as turn iows, may be crossed with any sort of machinery and consequently easily kept clean.-Raleigh, (N. C.) Progressive Farmer and Gazette. Sentence Sermons. The firm in faith never stand still. Dwarflike sins often have gigan tic children. Prayer turns the heart toward the sun of happiness.-B. R. Spen cer. \ Buy Seed Corn in the Ear. There ie only one way that the purchaser can be certain of getting good seed corn, and that is to. pur chase from some one of reliability as to the purity of the varie^, and then require that the corn I P sent on the ear. Until the farmers of our territory learn this one simple lesson of requiring the seed corn they buy sent to them on the ear, there will always be complaints of failure to obtain satisfactory corn, no matter how careful the adver tising managers of agricultural pa pers may be in guarding them against fraudulent vendors. Most of the inferior seed corn is sent out through ignorance of what seed corn should be. This will be largely corrected v^hen all refuse to pur chase shelled seed corn, but in variably require that it be sent them on the ear.-Raleigh, (N. C.) Progressive Farmer and Gazette. Union Meeting The union meeting of the 1st division of the Edgefield association which meets at the Gilgal Baptist church on 29th and JOtb. Saturday ll a.. m. Devotional exercises conducted by Lemuel Har lin*?. 11:30--Verbal reports from the churches. 1st Query-The church respon sponsible for the moral tone of the community. L N Timmerman J B Mosely, Whit Harling. 2nd Query-Low spiritual esti mate on the part of Christians. R T Strom, C E Burta, J L Mims. 3rd Query-Should the Baptist Courier be taken and read by every Baptist family. ? S Tompkins, J /E Johnson, B T Talbert. 4th Query-Should our country churches be satisfied with one preaching service per month. F N K Bailev. W A Strom, Thomas Bryd. 5th Query-The layman's move ment, its origin and aim. C E Burts, W B Cogburh, J L, Mims. . Sunday M a. m.-Lecture on Sunday School lesson. P P Burns. J1 a. m" Missionary sermon, J E Johnson. Corn Still Advancing. :. The Advertiser has been informed that corn costs mahout 95 cents per .bushel in <iar lots delivered at Edge neM and more than that in broken /h : "thfe time,, the. raid/lie of January^ ' points to &1.2 5-por-Dnsnel-corri later in 'the Bpriiag:. The question is, can Edgefield farmers pay such prices and "make both ends meet"? We do not believe they can. The indications are that western corn will be still higher next year, so the wise farmer will plant his best land in corn, making the area sufficient to insure a yield that will sup ply the farm. As bacon, lard and hams will continue to command very high prices, sufficient corn should be made in order to supply the "smoke house" with home raised products. Vf ill the farmer who fails to do this exercise good judgment? Fair Exchange. A New Back for an Old One How it is Done in Edgefield. The back aches at times with a dull, indescribable feeling, making you weary and restless; piercing pains shoot across the region of the kidneys, and again the .loins are so lame to stoop is agony. No use to rub or apply a plaster to the back in this condition. You cannot reach the cause. Exchange the bad back for a new and stronger one. Follow the example of this Edgefield citi zen. C B Gray, barber, Main street, Edgefield, S. C., says: "I am very willing thac my name should be used as an endorser of Doan's kid ney pills as I know they are a valua- ' ble remedy. For years I was bother ed by backache which became quite severe at times. There was also a disorder of the kidneys which caus ed me additional annoyance. A few weeks ago I learned about Doan's kidney pills and concluding to give them ? trial, I procured a supply at Penn & Holstein's drug storr. A short time after I began using them, I.felt much better and I am con tinuing to take them feeling sure that my trouble will so be disposed of." For sale by sdi dealers. Price 50c Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's and take no other. Full assortment of fresh fancy crackers and cakes. B. Ti ra ra on e. JOHNSTON LETTER; Lyceum Attraction, Lee'? Birth day to be Appropriately Celebrated, Death of Mrs. Emma Mobley. _#_ s Misa Mary Spann Harrison, has gone to Columbia, where she will spend the next three months. ~ At the eleetion of officers for the the Lutheran Sunday School, on last Sunday, Mr. W. C. Derrick, was elected superintendent, Mr.- E. B. Dasher, assistant superintendent, and Mr. Junius Bailey, secretary and treasurer. The next lyceum attraction will be on the evening of January 28tb, and the play Rip Van Winkle will be given bjr Mr. and Mrs. Spragnes In other places where Mr. and Mrs. Spragne have entertained, they .have been published as charming enter tainers. Contractor M. T. Turner is tear ing down the stores on the lot he purchased on main street, and will begin right away to erect two mod ern and up-to-date stores which will be an ornament to the street. Dr. Frank Williams, of Sumter, spent a few days of last week in/ towu. Mrs. Peter Epes entertained a few friends on last Thursday in a charming manner. Miss Lizzie Waters is visiting at the home of her nephew, Mr. G. G. Waters. Mrs. James Dobey received a tele gram on Wednesday morning stat ing the sudden death of her; little brother, Roy Dorn, which had oe- !? curred at Parksville. The little one had membranous croup and .was sick for only a few hours. Mrs. Do bey left that morning for the home of her mother at Parksville. Mr. John Edwin Stanfield has been visiting his cousin, Wallace Turner. Misses Carrie and Bessie Willing, are the attractive guests of Mrs. D. J. LaGrone. ' Mr. and Mrs. ?. J. Mobley re turned" lafit.week from the Augusta hospital, arid both are improving rapidly, and able to be up. January 19th, Gen. Robt, E. Lee's birthday, promises to be a ?cnost de lightful day to those by whom it will be celebrated. The Mary Ann Bute chapter wilt at this time* en tertain ali the veterans- in the town and'Vicinity, besides : several others An. -'-eyerjlo.vn protrramj^^1--.' been arranged, consisting of-ad dresses, patriotic music and.read ingrs. Each Veteran will bring: a. war time relic to exhibit. At the conclu sion, a turkey dinner with ali* the accompaniments will be served. (The home of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Turner will be used for the place of meet ing, the arrangement of the lower floor being a splendid place for such a gathering. Mrs. Emma Mobley, widow of the late Dr. J. G. Mobley, died at 8 o'clock Thursday evening at her , home here. For about a year she had been in failing health, and every means for her restoration was re sorted to. The devotion and loving care of her children was beautiful to see. She was conscious to the end, and her trust and unwavering faith in her Redeemer shone at its great est lustre. She was a woman of the old school, refined and cultured, with a loving loyal heart. She drew j friends to her and held them by thc magnetism of her unselfish love, and the memory of her life will serve to work great wonders for time yet to come. "Her work will live after her ; she though dead yet speaketh." Mrs. Mobley was a mother after, the Bible type, and set her children a godly example, leading them in the paths that make for peace. She united in her early girlhood with the Baptist church,.and was. always a faithful and consecrated member. The funeral services were conduct ed on Friday afternoon at the Bap tist i?. . ou, uy her pastor Rev. M. T. juawson, assisted by Dr. C. Burts, of Edgefield. From the church the flower Lade! casket was borne to Mt. of Olivi cemetery for interment. Mrs. Mobley was widely con nected and leaves a host of relatives to mourn her. Mrs. Orlando Shep pard, Sr., of Edgefield, was one of her sisters. Series of 111 Luck. A man who believes in the old saying: "See a pin and-pick it up and all that day you'll have good luck," saw a pin in front of the postoffice, the other day. Bending down to get it his hat tumbled off and rolled into the gutter; his eye glasses fell and broke on the pave ment; his suspenden1/ gave .way be hind; he burst the > uttonhole on the. back of his shirt collar, and he all but lost his new front teeth. He got the pin.