University of South Carolina Libraries
??^irJ?L- ADVEKTiSEB 'Established 1835. J. L. MUIS .... EDITOR -. ?..' TERMS: ONE YEAR - - - - -" $1.50 SIX MONTHS - - - - .75 U_ l|IIBIB?I.IlkallllinilllllllBIIIIIIIRI.=r ? ? ? jr tune ts USOaily caa <r ? .. a S est misfortune t J children. It ? S takes the. irascles oat of the * S li-nb?, the brain ont of the head, J ? and virtne ont of the heart.- ? uBELCHER. ? IIIIIHIIIIIIBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHk Yox populi, vox Dei. --I. m "Even-harded jdPtict*" prevai's. Edge^eld county must have Boys' Corn Club. r As candidates are I.OJV announcing themselves for governor, the coui ty offices might as well seek men to fill them. Shame upon the legislature that speedy action has not been taken in blotting from tb? statutes tht law that would make a child the chattel of its father.' . When this short message "Unanimous decision, act unconsti tutional, best interest for children with mother," was received in Edge field Tuesday morning a cloud seemed to be lifted from the com munity. And simultaneously a cloud of ignominy and shame was raised from South Carolina. - A physician who is under indict ment for murder in Kansas City ha> been granted bail upon giving bom for $50,000. This is ia marked con trast with the bonds fixed by South Carolina courts. Had Dr. Bigham'* .bond been larger he would not bc T"at large now. His kinsmen would doubtless have had bim surrender | io the. officers of the law rather than' pay a' large sum. Bound Hand and Foot. v The South seems to be hopelessly zjaound hand and foot by the monopo lies and trusts of the North. TLe latest trust is one that dictates what kind of attractions or theatrical s hall appear in the opera houses of large southern cities. .There recent ly appeared in AuguRta and Savan nah a play that was grossly inde cent, offending the sensibilities even of those who are accustomed to wit nes&ii g questionable attractions. In order to secure theatricals for the season the managers. of southern opera houses have to contract with the theatre trust and not with the Companies direct. ; Children Restored to Mother. "An infant crying in the night: An int ant crying lor the light, And with no language but a cry." Since, the taking of Mrs. Till man's children these lines from Tennyson have been constantly run ning ^through our mind, ac they doubtless have through that of hun dreds of others, especially the moth ers of our county and state. But now it is all over-the suspense, anguish and deferred hope have . all been dispelled. Tears of sorrow I have been supplanted with tears of joy. The unanimous decision of the co art of last resort has annulled the iniqnitons law which made possible this separation of mother and babies, and they are now re-united. Boys* Corn Contest. The Advertiser has been request ed and urged by the State Depart ment of Education, which is acting in concert with the farm extension work now being conducted in this ; state by Dr. Knapp, to take up the J matter of organizing. a Boys' Con : Club Tn this county. On our front page will be found a long article b Mr. ?. B; Martin, a co-worker ol Dr. Knapp, setting forth the pui: . poses for which this movement has - been, inaugurated. w 'About "twenty-five counties hav< I already organized Boys'Corn Cl ubi Is there any good reason why Edg? field county should not be amor g this number? Certainly not. Just a? .^The Advertiser's corn contest hal stimulated the adult farmeis throughout the county in the matter of growing corn, so will the forma tion of a Boys' Corn Club canse the boys of the county to take greater . interest in not only this but every /phase-'of farra life. If you want your boy to take greater interest in thef?rnivand like ^ farm life more and more, urge him .to join the Core Club. Pardon the 'expression, bat we mean to-put this mattei squarely up to the fathers throughout the county. The Adver ?tiser will do its part but, being in /direct, personal touch with the bov. s, t e fathers' efforts will he more effective. I A number of valuable prizes will be provided, making it worth while to ^oin the club and plant the acre in corn. Read what Mr. Martin says on our front page. I Co.nty W. C. T. U. Organized The Woman's Christian Temper ance Union of Edgebeld county was rganized on Tuesday last at the Baptist church. There are about . xteen organizations in the county. .here were representatives from Philippi, Harmony, Colliers, Para ville, ?Sabida, Johnston and Ropers, ??everal from each place. The follow ng officers and superintendents of aepa tmeiits were elected: President, M rs. J. L. Mims, corresponding ,ec;e.ary, Mrs. ^lamie N. Tillman; .-ecoidiiig secretary, Miss Martha Dorn, of Paraville; treasurer, Mrs. L>. W. ?Sharptou, Clark's Hill; su ?. rintendent unfcrmented wine, .tirs. T. P. Burgess; scientific tem perance instruction, Mrs. J. A. Jooey, Johnston; anti-narcotics, Mrs. W. .. L. Seigler, Johnston; mothes' meeting, Mrs. L. B. White, P.um Branch; flower mission, Mrs. o. T. Adams, Clark's Hill; lo\a temp rance legion, Mrs. C. F. jr*ecLmin, Johnston; purity, Mrs. T. P. Denny, Johnston; lierature, r. W. B. Cogburn, Edge?eld; me tal contest, Miss Martha Dorn, Parksville. Delightful lunch wi.s nerved at the church, and after re cess, Mrs. Adeline C. Zehner made an inspiring address full of stirring incidents. Several new members were added to the local organiza tion. Mrs. B. Timmons had the pleasant task of reading out the as signment of homes, for the night, and the'Edgefield union felt a par donable pride that in spite of the very inclement weather, there were sufficient visitors present to require these assignments, lt is the purpose of the organization to hold a simi lar annual meeting, time to be de cided later. On Tuesday evening lion. Seaborn Wright, of Georgia, addressed a large audience in the opera house. M. News From the West-Side. "More Anon" is getting very old and feeble but will not admit it, so gets me to write -again this week. The Parksville delegation that .went to Edgefield to the W. C. T. U. meeting reports a great meeting. They were also very much pleased with the lecture of Hon. Seaborn VV right. Rev. P. B. Mitchell, the former pastor of the Baptist church, was here last Sunday afternoon in inter est of his paper, the **Forum,"a new piper owned by Rev. Mitchell ami Mr. Fowler. We were glad to wel come him again. Rev. T. H. Garrett and family have moved in the Marsh house until the parsonage can be complet ed. 1: TW Parado Stock Company are having a nice store built, with a W, 0. W., Masonic and K. of P. hall over it. . ~ ? ' Judge Join .Branson who receiv ed a serious injury while painting the Masonic hall for Hon. W. J. Talbert has about recovered. There is to be a valentine party at Mr. T.; C. McDonald's on the night of the 14th of February. Judge John Branson is going to open a skating rink in the store that was occupied by Mr. T. G. Talbert until he moved across to East Main. Dr. W. G. Blackwell is sick but we hope he will soon be well airain. We hope to get a ferry across the river opposite. Parksville, so the people beyond the river wjjl not have so far to go to get to the rail road. Mrs. JL. F. Dorn is visiting her mother at Clark's Hill who is sick. Miss Martha Dorn is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jas. A. Dobey. at John ston. MORE ANON S, \L Substitute. j Vi any Admire Beautiful Pianos. Mes?rs.; -Holland" Bros. could not have^heir formal dpepiug with the attractive musical- program Friday ifterno?h on, account of the con tinued rairi> Their store is, however, being visited by numbers of per I sons daily and we hear many fa vorable comments upon the beauti ful instruments now on exhibition. Mrs. Leniie TaHfert purchased a handsome Adam Schaaf piano from Mr. Holland last week and there ire several who will probably make purchases this wtek. Crosses of Honor. All confederate veterans desiri nj to proc.ro crosses of honor wil.! laase make application for same .efora the loth of March 1910. The ddestson or daughter of deceased etcrans desiring crosses must ap ply for them by the time named, in order to make the May bestow :-s of the crosses it ir necessaiyte? ave applications flied as soon as >ossible. After the applications have ? .en passed on, it is necessary t<> ave the crosses' properly engraved, aid that requires time. Mrs. Wm. P. Calhoun, pres. Mrs. James W. DeVore, sec. For Sale: * Shingles sawed from na ive forest pine, also can furnish No. 2 shingles. Will deliver them n town. J. H. Reel. Some Need lt. Before {retiing compulsory edu ucation of the children in South Carolina we shall have to get com pulsory education of the legislators -Newberry Observer. For Home Consumption. Some bills that are introduced in the legislature are nut intended to be passed but are intended for po litical purposes at home. -Anderson Mail. 0 \ . Our Platform. Whiskey advertising propositions continue to reach this office, but they are all turned duwn. Reeog n!zing the fact that liquor is an evil to some people we do not care to help in its spread among our peo ple.-Georgetown Times. Suggestion to Edgefield Merchants A dealer found that his peanut basket was being robbed and set a steel trap among the goobers. He did not catch a policeman either, hut got a "pronmient citizen." Which would teach that some prom inent citizens should* look out for traps.-Charleston Post. --.- 1 Long and Short Staple. A few years ago the few Bam well county farmers who grew long staple cotton had to store their crops with some special factor in Charleston, Savannah or Boston and wait for weeks before a buyer would bid. Now the up-country mills that have been buying long cotton from the Mississippi valley and nial bales from li dia, are anx ious for South Carolina farmers to substitute the long for the short staple. The high price of the short crop has hurt their pocket nerves j and-brotight them to a realization j of their dependence on the cotton j market.-Barnwell .People. !' ! Suggestion From a Bachelor. If young men and w?men miss-? mate, cannot for any cause get along happily after marriage and : prefer separation as the best remedy fur their troubles, should not the Statte, through its courts, for thc best in terests of their children, if they have any of tender years, take the little ones from the keeping .of either parent and entrust their training and education to some one of the benevolent orphanages that so lovingly care for thc orphan? If that were law and the custom lhere would be better and more considerate behavior in many un happy households.-Barnwell Peo ple. . Grand Jury. J R Moss, Trenton. >P B Whatlev, Collier. W H Ryan, Modoc. Martin Medlock, Meriwether. W E Lott, Pickens. J C Lewis, Johnston. W T Kinaird, Edgefield J W Kemp, Edgefield. S T Williams, Blocker. W J Harling, Collier. PH Bussey, Red Hill. J S * gers, Johnston. o.J-over Grand Jurors. B B Jones, ^ C E Quarles, Bettis Cinteloa, W R Swearingen, J L Smith. Petit Jury, 1st Week A A DeLaughter, Meriwether. J D White, riiuler. J M Prescott, Collier. W R Parks, Modoc. J A Prince, Modoc. J S Bruce, Ward. J W Workman, Johnston. W J Clark, Ward. Vi P Johnson, Johnston. J W Dorn, Pickens. O D White, Hibler. ' J S Holmes, Collier. E B M il hams, Blocker. E T Christian, Modoc. C E Cogburn, Elm wood. B T Boatwright, Johnston. W RGilchrist, Talbert. W J White, Plum Branch. O P Reese, Meriwether. C M Ergle, Johnston, W T Quarles, Red Hill. J L Hart, Edgefield. Ed. Harrison, Trenton. M E Padgett, Pickens. E M Bunch, Meriwether. J Chalmers Buzhardt, Elmwood. W E harling, Blocker. R L Prince, Collier. J Walter sawyer, Johnston. L D ?wearijig.-n, Wise. G E Morr.s, Johnston. B H Miller, Tren ion. / J T Reese, Modoc. C A Wells, Wise. J E Jon-ton, Red Hill.. J A Lyon, Plum Branch. ' Surveying. Having obtained sur veying outfit,I tender my services to the public. J. H. Canteku, Siin e) or. , Tiie Oxydonor. The following are recent testi moni?is showing the popularity "of the Oxydonor as a curative agent: GRIP QUICKLY CURED. Jt gives me pleasure to state that Oxydonor cured me, after two ap plications, at night, of LaGrippe and chronic kidney trouble. I con sider it the most wonderful diseov ery I ever heard of and believe i will do all that is claimed for it. J). A. Johnson. Johnston, S. C., Feb. 6, 1910. CUBED OF SPINAL NEURASTHENIA. I know of no other discovery whosjf valne approaches Oxydonor, victor." I have a sure conviction founded on actual, personal expe rience, that it is one of the greatest boons within human reach, and it seems to m? the most important step toward healing human ilis in three thousand years. j George P. Goodale, Pres. Detroit Free Press, TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE. I have been using Oxydonor in my family for ten years, and find it all that is claimed for it. L. S. Arrington, of Arrington, Bros. Augusta, Ga. SIX YEARS EXPERIENCE. I would not be without Oxydouor for its weight in gold. E. M. Smith, i Pres. Bank of Thomaeville. Thomasville, Ga. - . % SEVENTEEN YEARS EXPERIENCE. I am complete master of all kinds of diseases, under reasonable con ditions. Oxydonor is the greatest earthly blessing known to man. J. J. Threckeld, - Atlanta, Ga, Notice of Registration. Notice is hereby given that thc books of registration will be opi-ned at Farmers Bank from Monday, February 14th, 1910, lo May 9th, 1910, for the purpose of register-! I ing of all qualified voters of the'j : town of Edgetield. j Wm. A. ByrdJ I Sup. Reg. Town of Edgefield. Tribute to Frances E. Willard. ! The whole world love? Francos 1 E. Willard. j In.the year 1905 thc Illinois l<g-| I icilature voted to place in Satuary Hall in the nation's capitol building at Washington. D. C., the statue of Miss Willard, the first and only wo man to be thus honored. Some of I these statesmen did not fully be lieve in tho principles of total ab stinence and prohibition, those in surance policies of happiness for the home and righteousness for the j nation which Miss Willard gave her life . to help establish. But these j high-minded, statesmen recognized the fact that Miss Willard was not only a famous educator and tireless temperance reformer, but a pat' who fhad rendered the highest bu.-1 vice for God and home and native land. They admired the greatness of her character united with the ?harm of its simplicity, her gener ous heartedness expressed in lavish deeds as well as in hospitality of | ideas and ideals, and her yearning desire -to protect the little child equally with "poor humanity that beats its life along the stony streets." | The white marble statue of Frances E.?? Willard is a gentle, though strong and dignified, womanly pres ence among many statues of the na tion's foremost soldiers and states men. . It inspires in the hearts of many men and women noble and holy resolutions. Upon it rests the halo of the home. Scores of school buildings and many other {'public institutions in in our country bear Miss Willard's name; in thousands 'of school rooms may be seen her pictured face; in many a church where her life work is gratefully revered, radiant sun shine reveals the beauty of a Frances E. Willard memorial window. Hundreds of little people hav< been given her beloved name, and in countless homes this name is a synonym for all that is highest and truest and loveliest in life. In the successful Frances E. Wil lard Settlement of Boston we see embodied Miss Willard's most al truistic inclusive spirit. The Fran ces E. Willard National Temper ance Hospital in Chicago publicly exemplifies her belief in medical temperance. Man) a drinking fountain bas been placed in honor of Miss Wil lard, notably the Willard Fountain in Chicago, presented to the city by children of the World's L. T., L, and representing a child offering a cup of water. A great hearted legislator baa said: "The grand life of Frances E. Willard is a beacon light to the good and true of all sects, races and creeds in the civilized world, and her wonderful achievements are lights and landmarks on thc cliffs <>f fame which will for all time illa initiate the paths of millions of wo men ..wherever civilization has a foothold:' Lost, Strayed or Stolen. . One blue-speckled hound dog, ushy tail, little tan on ears, i amed .Blue." --?5,00 reward for l.is rc nrn. . . Dr. W. Luther Jones, Edgefield, h. C. Used the Worm over No other article of human food has ever received such em phatic commendation nor purity, usefulness and whole someness from the most eminent authorities* BAKING* POWDER Royal has always received the highest award when exhibited or tested in competition Very Strong Endorsements. Attention is directed to the ad vertisement of Mr. P N. Lott on our front page, calling attention to the Oxydonor, an instrument that has wrought many marvelous cures around Johnston recently. Read also the very str.-ng testimonial from Mr. J. B. O ?.vd om, the post master at Johnston, and other relia ble persons. This means of treat ing disease is one ot the most won derful discoveries of the age. Homemade Cotton Chopper. In this issue will be found the ad vertise m ?int of Mr. J. S. Barnett, of Dallas, Texas, who has invented a colton chopper that he desires to in trodnee in this section. The .imple ment can be made at home, and he sells the right for only $1. Mr. Bar nett gives some strong testimonials from Texas farmers. Read what he says about the cotton chopper that will do the work of eight men. ELECTRIC Sffi08 fea BS TTE RS AND KIDNEYS. Mr. A. R. Nicholson. The first candidate to present himself to the readers of The Ad vertiser is .Mr. A. R.Nicholson who asks for re-election to the office of County Superintendent of Educa tion. Since he assumed the duties of this important office some fifteen months ago, Mr. Nicholson has done everything in his power to promote the cause of ?ducation, tie has not only kept in close touch with the teachers and trustees but has visited every school several times. He is visiting several schools this week. Mr. Nicholson pledges a continuance of this faithful service if re-elected. Citation. Greenwood County Marriages. January 30th, 1910, Miss Clara Hollingsworth to Mr. Joe Goalman by Rev. J. E. Johnston January^0th, 1910, Miss Catheri Horn to Mr. Jimmie Hasting by Rev. J. E. Johnston. - February 6, 1910, Miss Silla Rush to Mr. Otto Rush, by Rev. J. E. Johnston. i STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. Bvv J. D. Allen, Probate Judge: Whereas, Lilla Walton mr?d? suit to me, to graut her Letters of Ad* ministration of. the Estate and ef fects of Thomas Walton. These Are Therefore, to(citeand.( admonish all and singular the kin dred and Creditors of? the naid Thomas Walton deceased, that they. be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgefield C. H., S. C.,~on the 4th. day of Mardi next, after publica-. tion hereof, at^ll o'clock in the^ ? forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this, 14th day of February, 19.10. J.D. ALLEN, P. J. E. C. JAS. S. BYRD, . SURGEON DENTIST, EDGEFIELD, S. C. g&romcp over Post-Office. Meritorious showing of wash suits and skirts from 98c to $10.00. The garments are now on the way. Look them up later. Respectfully, ? The Corner Store. wm war* Fertilizers for 1910 The Edgefield Mercantile Co Announces ready to supply the trade with commercial fertilizers of the highest and most reliable manufacturers for 19:0. We have also a good supply of fertilizer ma terials tor mixing at home. Cotton seed meal, Kainit, Syl- ^ vinite, muriate of potash", blood, top dressing and nitrate of soda. Weare handling thc goods of such well knovrn man ufacture:*s as Royster, Armour, Georgia Chemical Works American Agricultural Chemical Co., Navassa, Macmurphy* Planters, and sever.il other high class manufacturers. We can furnish fertilizets for sandy land .clay lands lands that french or rust, for corn and g ain, for cotton and other crops. Call on i rm K53 Cf? "I -1 'ir- A. E. Padgett or Mr. R. C. Padgett