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?BGEFIELD ADVERTISER Established 1835. J. L. M?MS . . : . EDITOR TERMS: ONE YEAR* ----- $1.50 SIX MONTHS - - - - .75 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1910 That laughter costs too - mach which is purchased by the sacrifice of de cency.-QUINTILIAN. Attacking one candidate unfairly in, fe order to divert voters to another is poor politics in these enlightened times. Probably there is one thing under the sun upon which The State and News and Courier can agree-the can didacy ol' Mr. McLeod. t? Without waiting for the present contest to be decided, Hon. T. G. Croft of Aiken has staked off his claim to congressional honors in 1912 by announ cing th?.t he will be a candidate two years hence; That seejms to be some what overlapping campaigns. One at a time is enough. Were the whiskey trust of the coun try accorded the privilege of casting a ballot for the next governor of South _ Carolina, which name would.it scratch ~" first? That , of C. C. Featherstone. When thebhnd tigers of South Caro . lina vote on Aug?st 30th, what name will they scratch first? That of C. C. Featherstone. ?f this be true, then the duty of prohibitionists is too, plain to need pointing out. The Outlook Now Encouraging. Two weeks agc .* the business outlook was exceedingly discouraging, espec ially for the farmers and merchants. The crops were late and unpromising, . having suffered greatly from the ex cessive rains and lack of work. How ever, the favorable weather of the past few weeks has given an entirely diff erent color to the situation. The corn "crop is the best that the county has made in many years, and vrcth a con tinuation of favorable conditions cotton will make an average , crop in most sec tions. Farmers'in the western portion of the county have the best; crops that they have had in several years, while in other sections cotton is considerably behind former years. ' So far as the town of Edgefield is concerned, the outlook for a normal amount cf business this fall is bright. Crops in the main are good in the ?ec tions from which the town receives its largest support. Mr. Featherstone Has First Claim. Some of the anti-prohibition papers are greatly exercisedover the prospect of Hon. C. C. Featherstone V election. They realize that unless something is -.done to tear down his political.strong holds, unless the confidence of the peo ple be shaken in him, Mr. Featherstone will in all probability be South Caro lina's next governor. Failing to find any fault or shortcomings in the man himself, hi* private or public life, they would have the public believe that he has been guilty of glaring inconsisten cies in his views on the liquor question. But what are. the facts in a nut shell? Mr. Featherstone, like every other true prohibitionist, has all down through the years, labored unceasingly to cur tail the consumption of whiskey and to prohibit its sale wherever possible. He was loyal to the cause when it was unpopular, when ' it cost something tc be a prohibitionist He has always taken high ground in dealing with this great moral question and has had thc moral cour age to stand by his convic tions. Who would dare charge to the contrary? , Granting that the means em ployed or suggested by Mr. Feath . erstone to accomplish the coveted enc have changed, that should be expected under a change of conditions.lt cannot, however; be charged that he has evei swerved from his high purpose or com promised with the enemy. Whatever maj be said by those opposing his candi dacy, Mr. Featherstone has been a con sistent, parsistent and insistent enemj of whiskey. Can this be said of anj other candidate for governor? Mr. Hyatt has-d.oubtless been a life long prohibitionist out has been more or less lukewarm; never an-open, ag gressive enemy of whiskey. Mr. McLeod was elected lieutenant governor for two terms as an advocate of the sta-? dispensary. He only; be came a prohibitionist when he .was forced to choose between7 a county dis pensary cr prohibition. He never ad vocated prohibition when the cause was unpopular, needing friends and sup porters. Mr. Ricaards was likewise an ardent supporter of the state dispensary; fought foi- its continuance. He, -too: espoused.imbibition when it was, in a sense, "forced upon^mnr-i Mr. Bl? ase as everybody knows is a dyed-m-the-wool whiskey advocate, an open enemy of prohibition. . ll .open enemy of prohibition. h As.toMr. Duncan, he is not . a serious *;>vttpr in the campaign. *c. Featherstone has for twenty-fiVe ^^Dposedthe pa&fot whiskey in ev?ry ?wlf whether by the individual connty^oi^te. He is one of the pio neer protib^onists and ha* dfupt?ess contributed nwe than any otji?r/nan in South Carolba to the makirf ?*36 counties dry. After considering the claims f each candidate separately, it esflot be" questioned that Mr. Fea.thers>ne has first claim upon the reaVprofcif?onists, of Edgefield county and of fcttth Carr plina. Successful Revival at Parksyille. Everything Readv For Cam- x paign Meeting. ? meeting of great power closed last night1 in our Baptist church, lasting just one week, with six ac cessions as follows: Pearl Sweezie, Rosada Talbert, Marie Blackwell, Martha Dorn by experience, and Col. and Mrs. W. J. Talbert by let ter. Mr. Garrett, the pastor, did all the preaching with great earnestness, and at the close of the services Sun day, he was asked to retire, and the congregation, much to his surprise, made him a purse of twenty-odd dollars, as a token of their apprecia tion. Mr. Garrett is a very conse crated man and an efficient preach er. He left Parksville this a. m. to assist Rev. P. B. Lanham in a meet ing at Clark's Hill. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harvley visit ed Mrs Harvley's father, Mr. J. B Dorn last week and attended our meeting one or two days. Miss Alice Whatley from fair Rehoboth is visiting Mr. T. M. Seigler. and also attended our meeting. * Speaking of our ?neeting, too much credit cannot be given the lady members of our choir for their timely and faithful efforts in carry ing on the sining in the absence of the leader, who was often kept away. . Misses Fannie Joe and Weinona Strom from Rehoboth spent awhile in Parksville one day last week on their way to Clark's Hill to visit their uncle, Judge Bell. Speaking of Rehoboth, reminds me to thank "Substitute" far locat ing "Subscriber" for me. Poor fel low, the best fellow in the world, all broken to pieces! Well this is pathetic, but his silence in The Ad vertiser, is worse. If he can't write, can't he grunt so that we can hear him? Misses Lillian and Robbie Parks, daughters of Mr. Jasper Parks, of Augusta, spent last week in Parks ville and attended our meeting. Mr. White, pressman for. the.Au gusta Chronicle, sperit'Sunday with, us and worshipped at the Baptist church. Mr. \White is visiting his wife, who is spending some time with Mrs. Wales, Mr. White's sis ter, and is one of the fortunate ones, who escaped, harm in the railroad wreck at v Meriwether a (week ago, and, who gave the readers of the Au gusta Chronicle, such a graphic ac count of the catastrophe in the next morning's paper. f The county political meeting will "hold forth" here next Thursday, but elicits nothing of the enthusiasm that the meetings of the Georgia tenth. Why we have Watson and Hardwick men in the same home. Two of my roosters had a stiff ar gument at the dinner table the day following the Thomson meeting, the one for Watson, and the other for Hardwick, with poor old "More ?Anon" as umpire, I reckon you would call it. They left the field in good order with the decision still pending. But let the people and candidates come, We can't promise the amusement they are having across the river, but will promise the best barb?eme and picnic dinner in the campaign, and ice cream from "fairer hands wTas never quaffed." More Anon. Doings of The Good People of Modoc and Vicinity. Our much needed rain has come at last. Plowing will be in session for a few days. Crops are pretty fair generally around Modoc, es pecially corn. Mr. J- O. Marshall's dwelling is nearing completion. So is Mr. Mil ton Bussey's new ?tore. Florida has a good percentage of our fellow townsmen who are tak ing in the excursion, viz: Messrs. W. McDaniel and son, Grover, Till man Howie, M. B. Bussey and W. H. Reece. We hope they will have a pleasant trip. ^ Dr. T. E. Jennings is np and able to walk about his housey Mrs. Pat Robertson lias- been quite sick, but we, are glad to note is resting very well at this writing. Mr. Carter^ formerly of Georgia, is clerking for Messrs. C. A. Seig ler & Son." Mr. B. R. Quailes and family have moved from our midst down in Clark's Hill section. Mr. and Mrs.' Capers Holston have a very sick child. Dr. Bell ia? attending. , ' '?\ Dr. Cab Key says Gen. Green can go his route, he is now/ busy making vinegar. Dr. Key has no idle moments. Mrs. Ella Holson, now a resident of North Augusta, has been on a week's visit at her parents, Jin. and Mrs. C. H. Stone. Mr. W. P. Crosier has gone to |j3*i-?wseu i?*"ti.shprt star Mr. Eddie Walker has purchased fa new buggy. What hext? Mr. G. M. Dorn is still looking around. You youngjmen had better keep your eye on George. j A goodly number of the Mouocers took in the barbecue afRed Hill They report ? gc^time and.:plency Of dinner./?n,^he near future the W. Q. . of Modo? will have thei/annual cue, and will give due not?e/n time for you to bo on hand, Mr. Editor: , ^ Reining is much ; talked, but we bear cf but few fish.* Well, guess we c?n see ail of the county candidates hext -Thursday, ajyiny rate they wisji to see all tusyjy y ,J Joe Smith. I ? Glendale Gleanings. One of the pleasantest events of :he summer was the picnic at Horn's 3reelc,'on last Saturday, given by Miss Sallie May Miller, in honor of | aer liiitle cousins, Misses Marie and Edith Timmermah. Almost all of the younger set in the neighborhood were present, and it was a surprise' to see how many bright young peo ple are growing up in our midst. This will be a perfect flower garden j of blooming yroung ladies and gen tlemen. On this occasion, ) also, besides those who were^ young in years, there were. some older ones~, whose hearts are young, and who love young people, and delight to make them happy. Behind the church, on a firm level plot, beneath the shade of the grand old oaks, and fanned by the cooling breezes, ' they joined with the young people in some of the old games which we enjoyed in youth, and which, indeed^ were enjoyed no less on that day. 'Drop the handkerchief," "Tennessee hog," and ''Shaker dance" were heartily engaged in\ amid many blunders^ ?nd 'shrieks of laughter. Who would have thought that Mrs. Walter Miller could run as nimbly and turn as lightly as any one there? She still holds the very gen-| ius and spirit of youth. But is this, surprising when her mother, also present, was one of the youngest, most jovial, and lightest hearted persons On the ground? Looking at | these and others present, who con tributed so much to the general pleasure, and was impressed by the.J thought of^the amount of happiness which one person can diffuse in a life time,simply by always seeming young, cheerful, and greeting all who come near with kind, pleasant words. , After abundant exercise from the games, we assembled around the picnic table, and there by some magic, the exercise, or the presence of the jovial company, or the happy thoughts which caine trooping into our minds, behold! thje dinner was one of the dinners of old! The cakes were the old time cakes, and the pies were*the pies of youth! When had any food tasted so good! After dinner we had music and more games, "Bingo," "Going to California," etc. "Old Jimmie San ders" was begun, but when the coil wound tight, the day being warm, that was abandoned, to be enjoyed at some future day. Then base ball claimed the mas culine heart, and proved superior to all feminine charms. By:the-way, we saw no sr?fn of love making, but all seemed imbued with a spirit of ] fun and frolic. When thirst came, after dinner there was a delightful, treat in store for us. As an after thought, in con nection with the picnic, the ladies of the church had on hand churn after churn of delicious ice cream. There was not crowd enough for the supply, but those who were present almost risked their lives in loyal patronage. < We were truly sorry for the unfortunate beings who were absent. As a result of the cream sale, there was a considerable sum added to the fund for painting the church. We have enjoyed a feast of reason and a flow of soul foi* two weeks. First, there was the meeting of d?ys at Ebeneser where Dr. E. E. Bomar held large crowds entranced by his earnest sermons, which grew in pow er and efficacy as the days weut on. Seven happy conVerts were buried with Christ in baptism" at the close of the meeting. ' We had the pleasure of Dr. Bo man and Rev. Graves L. Knight, Ebenezer's popular pastor, to tea with us one evening during the meeting. The young people from two of our neighboring houses united in a straw ride to the church one night. We found this an ideal way to at tend night meeting from the counj try. > _ During a part of last week we en joyed the meeting held by Dr. Burt1' at Horn's Creek. It is always a tre? * to hear the Doctor preach. By bj clear thought, forceful speech, a irresistible logic, one is swept, as1 a mighty river, to the conclu?0 which he reaches. During this n^" ing a fine youth, Mr. P. B. V-e joined the church, and was bal last Sunday afternoon at Irn s ?h*eek. It is worthy of remajtnat of tbe.eight young people Du,n^ [here wKov have joined the .Jul"ch 'this summe\there wjer^^sj^boysiu. and young mens^P/one young^ry^sl How glad we arc1 to welcome/hes ' ~ dear boys to, che paths of plolsair ness and pe?c'ei / . S udie $y Reward! Reward! We hereby offer a rewa/d * ?50 in'cash foi; proof to cornet the party or parties who- on S?orday night, July 23rd, cut and otherwise badly mutilated a new bu^y 'that ive had stored under a K]ed near our store ai, Red Hill. . VVB are de termined to apprehend, tie guilty party and punish to the iullest ex tent of the law.. . '?? h. Quarles & kellie hamp. ."?oldSprmgr?rc. .\ Try'"one '?f qut rubber bath ponges. ?B. Tifr?mons. Dorkins, have you'decided where on will spen d your vacation ? "Yes, I've decided to spend it 'herever Mrs. Dorkins and- ' Lr> say we shall" . ?^N?^' ai se ?1 li j i rr 8( O E Ti tl C< n SJ fa c h k ti o RED HILL MEETING / (Continued from page l) ivery $100 dollars that Clemson re ceives is paid by the farmers. Give Clemson college what it actually leeds and let the balance go to the rapport of the public schools. He ?aid'./the .High School law helps those who are able' to help them selves. The people in the'country canriet comply with the conditions, consequently can not get any aid under the presenjt high school law. A certain number of pupils in the high. grades is,-' required and the weaker schools iii the country can not furnish the pupils. Mr. Courtney next discussed goodroads.. He favors abolishing the state farms and place the con victeoni the public roads. He says our supervisor is now employing a life term! convict from.the peniten tiary that was convicted and sent up by Ifhis county. Why should Edgefield^ be put fa> the expense of convicting a man and then be forc ed to hir? him back from the peni tentiary? iHe cited the good roads of Georgi ?that aire worked by the convicts., A'Gi'ye the country people good scbo??s and better roads and they will- quit moving to town to educate th< ir children. Mr. Cpirtney said his father was a confederate veteran, having serv ed in the army four years. He said that, if elected, he expects to do all he can for the veterans, lie favors four-year terms - for county offices. As it is now some of them scarcely become familiar with the duties of their office before they have to en ter another campaign for re-elec tion, and t\at sometimes they are accused of doing things to make them popuhr with the people. He premised if elected to study every question closely that comes up, and give it his very best thought and attention. Vhen his term expires he will hand back his commission unpoldted ard free from all that is wrong. The concision of Mr. Courtney's speech brougit to a close a very pleasant and profitable meeting. AU honor to the good people bf Red Hill for. thar, good . attendance, splendid orde- and very excellent dinner. - ? -? Summer Ttrm'of Court. t i .> The August t?;m of the Covirt of General Sessionsjcenvened Monday morning, with Jhcge Ernest Gar?' presiding. Solicitor Geprge Bell Tiraraerman and tb other officials were on hand pimptly, and the court machinery ^as immediately set in motion. A large, numbe vt indictments were handed outil). the grand jury, true bills being fund in the follow ing cases: ' ' / " State vs.- Ma<k/ Robertson, car breaking and laofny. . State.vs. Oh^'e Culbreath, mur der. State vs. Pe*V Coats, assault and battery with i<amt to kill and car rying conceali/^eapons. State vs. -enry Holmes, dispos ing of crop ader lien. State vs, <eo. Broadnax, burglary and larceny State vs?eo. Broadnax, house breaking ? larceny. State "y Geo. Broadnax, bur glary anciarceny. State > Geo. Broadnax, larceny State?? Richard Penn, assault and batry with intent to kill and carryir concealed weapons. Stat vs. Mack Terry, house breaks an? larceny. Str* vs. Billie Williams, arson. Sr* vs. Mense Gray, assault an(jattery with intent to k ill. . ?ste vs. Jim Oliphant, receiving stcn goods. ?ate vs. Ernest Tanksley, arson, /tate vs. Ed Ryan, assault and btery with intent to kill. . No bill" was found against Joe ales charged with assauH and bat-'h ry with intent to kill. The first case called for trial was bat of Pope B. Havird, charged nth. killing a negro in Saluda coun 7 on May 1st -1898. The case was mt to, Edgefield under a change enue. \ The State's testimony w ;ven y four witnesses: Loga* .vird, brother of the defen^ , J. H. -ogers, a brother-in-ly v. jf the de indant, Walter Rinehart and A. ". Mitchell. All swore that Havird ildithem at different times that he illed the negro, and two swore that icy saw the negroe's body with cuTH^J^ it seems that Dne of rae witnesses divulged the tiling until, about eight years after is alleged to have occurred. The defendant denied- the kilLjng id proved that the negro has been ;en repeatedly since the time it is [aimed he was killed. After de berating about half an Hour the irv returned a 'verdict ol". not' uilty'." The defendant was repre mtcd by*E. F. Strotberj B. Jones, f Batesburg and Cai*. ?vans of 'Edgefield. \ The state was ^presented by the solicitor. Mack Robertson pleaded (juilty to ie charge of car breaking and lar eny, and was sentenced to eight tombs on the chain ging. Peter Coats was convicted of as lult and battery with;intent to kill nd carrying concealed weapons. ^George Broadmxwas tried and ?nvicted of two .charges, grand trceny and petit hrceny. Mr. W. F. Vaicp, charged with illing Mr. Horace Hammond, waa *ied Tuesday aftenoon, a verdict f "not guilty" bing rendered soon '^fi jury ?tired^ to the room. Ndan/' was 'represented by SI waist \ See the 9 a. m. the gai ture of isfactic peet of ables tl Messrs. Thurmond ' <fe~ Nicholson and the State hy Solicitor Tirnmer man. , Survey Now in Progress. At a called meet in<r held at Edge field on Thursday, the commission ers of Ifeyward county awarded the contract for surveying the new county to Messrs. W. H. Nicholson, of Gueenwood and Mr. D. Vf Reeves of Augusta. It is probable that, yioldin?~_?/^-t^OTuic--tm7n^lrt--bj citizens residing in the proposed new county, the commissioners has tened the letting of i the contract so as to forestall, in other words "get ahead of," a certain section in the north western^ part of the-county that desires to be^annexed to Green wood county. The survey of the new county willNbe commenced at once by Messrs. Nicholson and Reeves. Nature Tells You. 48 Many an Edgefield Reader Knows Too Well. When the kidneys are sick. Nature tells you all about it. The urine is nature's calendar. Infrequent or too frequent action. Any urinary trouble tells of kid ney ills. Doan's kidney pills cure all kid iey ills. People in this vicinity testily to this. Mrs. F S McMillan, 2 Washing ion street, Augusta, Ga.1, says: "I suffered constantly from a dull, lagging backache and distressing jains across my loins. I could hard y get around and my kidneys were io weak I had to pass the kidney secretions every few minutes. I loctored and tried many remedies mt nothing seemed to relieve me, intil I procured Doan's kidney oills. They removed the backache ind pains and regulated the passa jes of the kidney secretions. I now eel much better in every way and five Doan's kidney pills the credit." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 lents. Foster-Milburn Co., B?f alo, New York, sole agents for the Jnited States. Remember the name-Doan's ,nd take no other. Should be Stock Raisers. A shortcoming that is common to he majority of farmers in this ounty is their failure to raise stock, specially horses and mules. In Ir. E. G. Morgan's letter from ?exas, published on our front page his week, he speaks of the great umbei of horse and mule colts that e has seen while traveling in Tex s. Every Texan who' owns ,a mare ? a stock raiser. Would that this puld be said of the farmers in this ounty! Were that the case, so many ar loads of western stock would ot ba\? to be shipped into the ounty every spring. NOTICE. On the 7th day of September 910 the undersigned will make a nal settlement on the estate of C. L Tidwell, deceased, in the office f the Judge of Probate, at Edge eld Court House, South Carolina, >.d will at the same time, apply >r a final discharge from the trust i Administrator of said estate. J. H. CORLEY. Aug. 4, '10-4t. ist Sale ladies tailored and low neck values up to $1.75 to go at 59c each, i west window. Sale begins Friday at It is not so much what you pay for >ment. It's the character and tex material that gtyes the fullest sat in. Now, as always, you may ex the CORNER STORE styles and wear lat will please. Come and see them Respectfully., \ mer Store 2 MOTORCYCLE i I Spells trouble unless you buy the right kind. Now I do ncj wish to get you in trouble, that' will come to you,without buying it. But I do want to sell you an M. MV Mo torcycle." They are Brimful of business and pleas ure with' th e,-' trou ble cut out. \ They are the stay-in fix kind with the top notch quality. If you would like to see one, a post card will bring it to your door, W. S. G. HEATH, Contractor and agent for M. M. motorcycle in Edgefi?ld, Aiken and Saluda counties +4* +'+ 4?4>'j"fr'4>4' Home Grown Biscuits. For the first time, The Adverti ser family is enjoying the luxury of home grown flour, it being: our ?rood fortune to make fortj'-odd bushels of wheat this year. We preach"'growing corn, wheat and oats through our columns and we endeavor to practice the "preach ing" by growing,, an abundance of these cereals on The Advertiser! farm. While the afore mentioned I home-growa flour is just a little off' in color, this is offset by the very I excellent flavor and the assurance ? that it is free from adulteration, j pellagra germs, etc. You can eat three square meals a a day and keep your digestion good by taking Nyal's Dyspepsia Tablets. For sale by W. E. Lynch & Co. Our stock pf harness is tho lar gest that we have ever carried? Wagon and buggy harness, single or double, light or heavy. We have any kind you want, with the prices right. ?tamsey & Jones. ? Lost: A lady's gold watch on the streets of Edgefield Wednesday, July 20th. Name engraved in back. Finder will please return to John W. Kemp. Pompeian massage cream and al of the other late toilet articles. B. Timmons. ? Try our 15 and 20 cents roasted coffee.' B. Timmons. RESULTS EXCEEDED HIS EXPECTATIONS In an experiment recently made >y John Perkins, residing on rural cute No. 2. Henniker, N. H., the esult obtained far exceeded his ex .ectations. Mr. Perkins was so ?leased that he made a statement for eneral publication, saying: "For a number of years I was an n val id from a combination of roubles. I suffered terribly from onstipation and piles, and was so tiffened with rheumatism that I odd not arise without assistance. I was also troubled with dizziness. My stomach was out of order, my appetite fickle, I felt dull, weak and tired all the time, and was in a generally run down condition. 'My wife and daughter having both used the Cooper remedies with .beneficial results. I decided to try them. They proved helpful beyond all expectation s. The Ne w D i seo very soon put my bowels into good con dition, and the piles disappeared. My appetite improved, and I began to relish ray meals, having uo difficulty in digesting all that I ate. The dizziness soon left me and has not returned. "I used CoopSr Quick Relief liniment as an aid to the Nejv Dis covery for my rheumatism, which has not troubled me* now for ? loi g time-' The Cooper remedies worded wonders for me." "v-'v_ L T Cooper, whose medicine was used by Mr. Perkins, claims that stomach trouble ia responsible for nearly all illness, and that if !.the s toraach is restore^ to normal and healthy activity, such diseases as rheumatism, kidney and liver troub IJS, etc., will quickly disappear. His preparations have certainly made a remarkable re cord. We are agents for them in this community. (Penn & Holstein.)