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> EbtrEEIELD ADVERTISER Established 1835. J. L. mMS .... EDITOR - TERMS: ONE YEAR.J1.60 . SIX MONTHS .... .75 THURSDA?,APRIL 6th, 1910. ?MUIUIIIIIIIIISIIIIUIIIISUUIIBIt?i S Of all ba4 things by wkiek g jj mankind ara enrst, their own g S bad tempera surely ore the S ? worit.-CUMBEPJLAND S. AllllUIIUBHIIlllllllllllllUltlUliT Bear in mind the county fair Octo ber 26th, 27th and 28th, and begin now to plan exhibits of livestock and field crops that will reflect credit upon your self, your farm and your county. The combined depesits of the two banks amount to about $400,000, which is ample local capital to establish a num : ber of greatly needed industrial enter* prises. Who will take the initiative in thie m a t ter? If some leading busi ness man will take a forward step, : scores will stand at his back. Through the - good management of State Superintendent of' Education John E. Swcaringen every county in the state will have a summer school for teachers this year. Let every teach er in the county begin to plan for at. tending the summer school that will be held at Edgefield, a full notice of which will be given iii due season. >s A white man of Greenwood county was recently sentenced to six months in the penitentiary or chain-gang, with out alternative Of fine, for repeated vio lation of the dispensary law. Would that more of the circuit judges would take the finn stand that Judge Aldrich does! One sentence hice this imposed in each county would have a wonder fully deterrent effect upon the violators . of t he dispensary law. Much sickness ia reported among mules and horses thoughout the county as a result of feeding bought corn. The money that is paid for western corn is a heavy tax on southern far mers, but when the loss of live stock is added to this the burden becomes heavier than the average farmer can bear. There is . only one way out of the trouble, i. e., to make sufficient corn at heme to supply the farm. Cotton Kot Only Money Crop. The statements of the local banks published in this issue show that the people of Edgefield and vicinity owe the banka nearly half a million dollars, not including other obligations. If cotton should sell as low as ten cents next fall much of this enormous ' sum will have to be carried (over Better not bank too heavily on cotton. Five or six hogs will command as much money any day as a bale of cotton, and a good milch cow is the equivalent in value of a bale of cotton. And as for corn it will will pass current as gold coin. Sooth Carolina Leads. In the matter of aggressive and pro gressive agriculture, South Carolina is setting the pace for the southern states. In corn production Mr. Wil liamson and Bascom Usher have made themselves famous, besides add ing laurels to their state. Now comes a Spartanburg farmer who is breaking his corn land deep by exploding dyna mite. It has also been announced that several farmers pf the Pee Dee section have purchased traction engines to dr a.* heavy plows. South Carolinais leading the other southern states out of the old ruts. Fans For Comer Store. Mr. W. H. Turner instead of lagging behind always keeps fully abreast of the times. In order to make the Corner Store cool and comfortable to the shoppers during the approaching "heated term," he purchased a gasoline engine and will .have up-to-date fans placed in his store and the millinery annex. This will be quite an innovation but one that will be cordially welcomed by the shopping public. Can't Buy a Wheel-Barrow. It's awfully embarrassing to live in Rome and not be able to live as Rome does. Ever been in that fix? Buncombe is getting to be so toney that The Advertiser mi n, like the Arabs, will have to fold his tent and "silently steal away." Three-of our near neighbors have automobiles, while we can't even buy a new wheel-barrow-had to send our old one to the shop the other day for repairs. However, as every dog has its day, we are yet hopeful. /-? I will open a " first-class Chinese Laundry in the Barker building on the public square the first of April. Your work of all kinds solicited. Satisfaction guaranteed. John Wing. AA v-; S What Others Say. H Lack Public Spirit. The first thought with many per sons when solicited to take part in any public movement is, "What's in it for ME?" And that is about as far as their idea of public duty, ever gets.-Newberry Observer. EQR??iold Should do Likewise. Eight car loads of beef cattle were shipped from this point last Thursday. Bamberg is not only the largest market in the lower part of the State for horses and mules, but it is getting to be a cattle mark- j et as well. These cattle were fat tened by farmers near town.:-Barn-1 berg Herald. After Vagrants. Judge DeVore made a splendid charge to the grand jury yesterday morning upon the convening of court and he is evidently one of our best judges. He is determined to enforce the laws and his remarks on the vagrancy law and the need of enforcing it should.have been heard by every voter in Chester county. Chester Lantern. Catch Bi? Fish. What is needed in South Carolina to stop the carnival of crime is the enforcement of the law against all offenders, be they big or little. It is quite easy to catch the little fish in the legal net, but somehow or other the big fish generally break through the meshes and escape. What is needed is a law that will catch and punish the big offenders as well as the little offenders. Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Trouble? of a Farmer. Speaking of hard luck, how about this? An Anderson county farmer going home' from town lost his pocketbook containing the money he had got for his bacon and eggs. Then his horse ran away and broke a leg. Then a heavy rain fell and ruined a new hat he had bought for his wife. On arriving at home the hired girl met him at the door and told him he was the father of triplets that had just got there. Anderson Intelligencer. "Use Jjtmn Fire. More Sense." Dr. Seaman A. Knapp never gave better advice to Southern farm ere than in the aphorism: "Use less fire and more sense in dealing with your fields in springtime." In view of the fact that the very greatest need of our Southern soil is humus, and the most costly^ of all fertilizing elements is nitrogen, it is positively sickening to see farmer after farmer burning trash, corn stalks, etc., which would supply this humus and nitrogen. Nature is seeking to restore soil fertility by putting back this rotting vegetable matter; foolish man defeats her efforts.-Progressive Farmer A Point for Ad ver ti ec ra An Abbeville Medium. subscriber who found a spider in his paper wants to know if it is considered a bad omen. Nothing of the kind. The spider was just looking over the columns of thepaper to see what merchants were not advertising so it could spin its web across their doora and be free from disturbance." Abbeville Medium. Special Instruction During Summer. We have been instructed to state that Prof. P. P. Burns and Maj. T. J. Lyon will remain in Edgefield through the summer and will give - special instruction" to any pupils who may be behind in their classes, or will also prepare students for en tering any class in the higher col leges. Pupils for sp?cial instruc tion during the summer are solicited from the country districts as well as from Edgefield and the other towns in the county. These gentle men can be seen in person at the South Carolina Co-Educational In stitute or communicated with l?y mail.-Adv. The Demon of the Air. is the germ of LaGrippe, that, breathed in, brings suffering to thousands. Its aftereffects are weak ness, nervousness, lack of appetite energy andambition, with disordered liver and kidneys. The greatest need then is Electric Bitters, the spien-, did tonic, blood purifier and regu lator of stomach, vii ver and kidneys. Thousands have proved that they wonderfully strengthen the nerve-?, build up the system and restore health and good, spirits after an at tack of grip. If suffering, try them. Only 50c. Perfect satisfaction guar anteed by W E Lynch & Co., Penn & Holstein. CLOTHING Our stock eompels admiration. Suits $16.00 to $20.00. Also $10.00 to $12.50 Walkover oxfords Straw has and furnishings. Call to see us W. A. Saved From the Grave. "I had about given up hope, after nearly four years of suffering l:rom a severe Icing trouble, writes Mrs. M L Dix, of Clarksvill, Tenn. Often the pain in my eh sst would be al most unbearable and I could not do an j' work, but Dr. King's New Dis covery has made me "feel like a new person. Its the best medicine made for the throat and lungs. Obstinate coughs, stubborn colds, hay fever, grippe, asthma, croup, bronchitis! and hemorrhages, hoarseness and whooping cough, yield quickly to this wonderful medicine. Try it. j 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free, i Guaranteed by W E Lynch & Co.,! Penn & Holstein drug stores. HOWE'S GREAT LONDON travel by railway those days, but to SHOWS- ? walk 0Vii xn tne country a few miles -_ to meet the caravans, which travel ed overland from town to town What Boy Ever Lived That Wouldn't Go and See the Circus Unload?-An Es sentially Children's Show. "There is nothing that recalls a man's boyhood days more vividly than the circus. It is a trite saying that many fathers are migh'ty glad that the taking of their children gives an excuse to attend all the circuses that come to the city, but lt To walk into town beside j ihe elephant was the greatest fun . maginable. There was not as much to the average circus then as there is today, but there was plenty for all to see, and the boy who was not permitted to at least hang around the show grounds was indeed in bad luck." The children will\be delighted with the miniature menagerie, with boy trainers, drivers and caretakers. Let the boys and girls tell their parents that Howe's London Shows there are a lot of the men who are . will be at Edgefield Tuesday April not ashamed of the fact they are merely boys grown up, and go to the circuses because they enjoy them. The odor of the animal and We have just received a shipment of Tailored Shirt waist and Tailor ed work Suitfl and a Tailored Skirt for ?1.00 worth ?1.50. See them at once. Rives Bros. 19th. No market affords a better selec tion of farra wag s than we carry, sawdust brings back the days when, ? Can furnish any size in "Old Hick knowing the circus was coming, j 0TJ? "Hackney," or "White Hick they would get up before daylight, j ory." These have stood the test of not to see the big vans unloaded j years in Edgefield county, from the trains, for circuses did not I ; Ramsey &'Jones. Price Saving Opportunity Brought about by our recent Purchases Laces at 25c Dozen yards taaf?dlTwl?n? recognize the large returns for their money in this sale. Embroideries at 10c yard. -Sheer, dainty Swiss and nainsook worth up to 25c BEAUTIFUL SUMMER RIBBONS All silk 4. inches wide. Special attractions in dress silks. Soft and stylish, likely line of colors One lot remnant silks to go at 25c the yard. Pretty muslins going at 3 7-8 8 l-2c and 10c the yard. Not the thin, coarse kind of muslin, but muslin of merit. 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