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Teachers' Examinatioii. The county board of education held a special examination for teachers Friday iu the court house under the direction of the state board- Three young- ladies, Misses Lucile Whitley, Lizzie Mims and Sallie May Miller, and four colored teachers, appeared before the board for examination. The regular spring examination for teachers will not be held until some time in April. Methodist Services Next Sun day. At the Methodist ?church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock the men's ?class will perfect their organization by the election of officers, etc. Every man from eighteen up is invited. The whole Sunday School meets at 10:30. On Sunday night at 7:30 the new presiding elder, of the Columbia district, Rev. W. M. Duncan, will preach. Mr. Duncan is one of the best preachers in the state. Go out to hear him. Revival Services Postponed. Dr. M. D. Jeffries announced Sunday morning that on account of the continued unfavorable weather, together with the inability of the gospel singer to come at the time originally announced, the revival services will not be held at the Baptist church until the latter part of Februar}'. The exact time will .be announced later. Doubtless many Edgefield people will go to hear the beloved Dr. W. E. Hatcher who is to assist Dr. W. S. Dorset in a meeting at Johnston, begin ning the 27th inst. Big Clearance Sale Continues As announced in their big double page advertisement this week, the W. M. & J. T. Ouzts Company will continue the clearance sale for another week, the closing day be ing set for Saturday the 27th. Ow ing to the bad weather some have not been able to avail themselves of the bargains offered, so the manag er, Mr. Jesse F. Ouzts, Jr., has de cided to prolong the sale another week. Better visit the big store at Ouztsville before the sale closes and supply your needs whilethe price reduction is on. Coldest Weather on Record. The cold wave has lingered in Edgefield. The mercury stood at 10 yesterday morning which is the lowest temperature ever experienced here. Business has been almost suspended for several days. The low temperature and the very unfa vorable weather of the past ten days have delayed the making of plans for the year 1912. While considerable guano had been hauled up to this time last year, none has been hauled yet and it will probably be several weeks before the move ment will show anything like a nor mal quantity. Committee Appointed. Work upon the "Rock Hill plan" will soon begin in Edgefield county. Yesterday in compliance with a request fr^m J. G. Ander son, of Roek Hill, asking that a committee be appointed to take up the work in this county, Mayor John G. Edwards appointed K. li. Smith, L. R. Brimson and P. N. Lott, with the first named as chair man. These gentlemen will hold a meeting and arrange the details of the work at once. As the senti ment in this county seems to favor a reduction of the cotton acreage, it is believed that the canvassers will meet with every possible encourage ment in their work. Mayor Ed wards has selected a good com mittee. Sunday School Teachers Enter tained. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cogburn en tertained the teachers of the Edge field Baptist Sunday school at their hospitable home on last Friday af ternoon. Plans for the new year were dis cussed and several new methods for increasing interest and attendance were adopted. Mr. Cogbur . has ably filled the position of superintendent of ib?i Sunday school for several years and the work^hasj grown and pros pered under his wise direction. Before leaving the guests were invited into the dining-room where .a beautifully decorated table was spread with delicious ambrosia, cake, fruits, chocolate and coffee. Misses Royall and Florence Peak assisted in serving the refresh ments. Those present were Mrs. Kate Kennerly, Mrs. P R Wates, Misses Eliza Mims, Eileen Ouzts, Mattie Mims, Kellah Fair, Mrs. Horde Al len, Mrs. Fannie Tompkins, Mrs. Mamie Tillman, Mr. A. S. Tomp kins and Dr. M. D. Jeffries. SAG* OF PARKSVILLE, Current News and Words of Wisdom From "Uncle" Iv. Morgan Who is Yet Very Youthful. "In the Lair of the Suudogs." To day reminds rae of the abovi story, which I have recently read. Snow, snow! yes sir, and it brings vividly to mind my boyhood days when snow was no uncommon thing, and when the grown-up slaves of my father called the writer Buddie, and those of my own age called him Hip Ivin. As I write I think of Nov. 1861, when the writer was on crutches from a broken and dislo cated ankle, and one of the slaves (Ben) came to the home and told Mip Ivin that there was a covey of partridges not far from the home, and forgetting about the danger of going on crutches and carrying a gun, I started down the steps. The crutches slipped, I kicked up my heels to save the ankle, and a step at a time I descended sitting down, but I got to the bottom step all o.k., ankle all right, but I leave you to conjecture about other parts. Tis said it takes about forty years to bring around the Rame sea sons. Maybe so. Anyway, it has been about that long since I have seen two snows in a week's time. Won't it kill the grain? No sir! 'tis good for it. It will take root, and get upon its right side all o. k., for during the recent freeze a good per cent of it was roots up and be sides the snow is to small grain like a blanket to a fellow on a very cold night. So I am not fretting about the snow, but I know now why father and mother were not willing for us to trail rabbits all day long the snow. You see it took me about GO years to know why they did. and yet boys and girls are still just like boys and girls were then, in clined to think Mama andiPapa are hard hearted. Not so, but we have to come to be grandpa or grandma, and sometimes a great grandparent, before we are willing to admit that j Maua and Papa were right. I noticed that our prospective candidate for senatorial honors had found a new road about two feet below the one he had been travell ing, but wait till the snow melts, and I guess he can add on another two feet. By the way, Mims does tell some outlandish tales on the writer's hunting excursions when he j climbed trees after coons, and broke J his ankle climbing after an o'pos sum (the latter time)-but that coon I tale-get G. D. to tell you about it. If tomorrow wasn't Sunday I would not be surprised, if the snow didn't melt, I would be found on the war path for coons, rabbits, polecats cr anything that made a track in the snow. What and you near OM to the 68th mile post? Yes sir! I contracted the habit of hunting when a boy and it sticks, just like some habits the young men, or some of them, are forming today, which will stick longer than they intended. But let me say, when once a habit is formed, either good or bad, 'tis hard to break. I speak whereof I know. j What am I doing now? Just about what every one else is who has the wood to keep n gned fire, trying to keep from freezing. Mr. Editor, Morgantown, as Anon dubs we Morgans, is inclined to about face, and raise sheep, hogs,1 cows, colts, and I just as well say so. possibly a few more Morgans: anyway cotton has about ditched the gang, and the only way oui that we see is to raise the aforemen tioned articles to pull us out. See? Are we on the right road? If so we have no apologies to make to Wall Street cotton factors, or any other beast of prey. I don't mean to say that those beasts are to blame. Oh no, farmers have no one to blame but themselves for having a hard time, but poor fools that we are, always want to lay the blame on some other fellow. I received a letter from ray Texas boy just before Christmas with some of his pictures on an eighteen days hunting trip. Yes sir, out hunting in the mountains in De cember, and stronger than for two years past. Don't I wish John Sheppard, Jr., was there with him. Both would enjoy it. My son has promised to send The Advertiser a write-up of his hunting expedition, and we at home scan every issue to see if it's there. Yes, I am glad he is about himself again, or I hope so. If he sends an account of his hunt, don't fair to publish it, that others like him may take heart and grow strong again. I certainly enjoy reading the Flat Rock school boys' and girls' letters. I imagine when I read them that I can see them. Yes, every one of them. Old Uncle Morgan, Uncle Iv, or Mr. Morgan, all the same, you have the old man's love and good will. As I write I can see Billy Willis' boys, Will Agnei's boys and girls, THE EDGEFIELD Jim Hamilton's J^hn Bailey's,Press Doolittle's, Mrs. Kendrick's, G. L. Timmerraan's W. A. Davis', Jose Doolittle's, Pat Bussey's, Sam Ab ner's, 0. 0. Timraerman's, D. C. and Frank Bussey's, (and I like to have added Joe's), W. E. Burk's, Mr. Hammond's and G. M. Dom's. Why sir, it would take one whole page to print all their names-the other Doms, Sharptons, Reardens, Whatleys. Yes, if ray arras were long enough they could encircle them all, and not feel a bit ashamed either, for I count them all as friends, and miss them still, and guess I will till I graze longer in my new pasture. But I have the promise of a pig to barbecue next summer (if we live) with a lamb and probably a mess of fish, and then, if not before, some of the above mentioned tribes will graze for a day on the old maa's new pasture. I on't hear much about cotton planting yet, most too soon, but all the fools are not dead yet, nor won't be until there is a new deal in the renting system. How much lint cotton Mr. B. do you want for a one-horse farm? Say twenty acres, 1,000 pounds, sir. All right, guess by planting 15 acres in cotton I can make the rent if I put all my Joanna on it. Do you see the point? Why not say, so many bushels of corn,, so many pounds hay, fodder, and 500 pounds cotton. Why don't they rent that way? O well, the fellow who owns the ?and don't as a general thing have any use for anything but the cotton, because it is money. 'Tis "Johnny on the Spot," see. Those things will sooner or later have to change. A question which is best? For the large land holder to cut up his acres into small tracts, and sell them to some poor white boy, who wants a home, and have his children or grandchildren as the case may be, have as a neigh bor one of the neighbor boy's chil dren for playmates, schoolmates, or have some outlandish somebody whom no one knows, to be playmate or schoolmate? The sign post pointing to trouble ahead if some thing is not done to keep the fann er boys from going to town. By letting him have a home and time to pay for it, will in my opinion solve a serious problem which must be solved soon, or the negro will hold balance of power in the cotton question. No one can make a liv ing by planting all cotton, and the negro is living all the same, at the expense of somebody, and that somebody may be an honest young farmer boy who cannot own a home because 'tis not for sale. 'Tis all rented out, what is not sold out to the Creeks and Rivers that take it to the Seas. I know that what I have written will be taken other than I intended it, but I am honest in my convic tions. If this all cotton rent is not stopped and that soon, hard times sure enough will be here, and then what? I leave the answer to those who-may live to see it, as I may not. No Sage, Only Lrncle Iv. Saves Two Lives. Neither my sister nor myself might be living to-day, if it had not boen for Dr. King's New Discovery writes A D McDonald of Fayette ville, N. C. R F I) No. 8, "for we both had frightful coughs that no other remedy could help. We were told my sister had consumption. She was very weak and had night sweats but your wonderful medi cine completely cured us both. It's the best I ever used or heard of." For sore lungs, coughs, colds, hem orrhages, lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup, whooping cough-ali bronchial troubles-its supreme. Trial bottle free. 50c and $1.00. Guaranteed by Penn & Holstein, W E Lynch & Co., B Timmons. Auditor's Appointments. Either Auditor J. R. Timmerman or his representative will be at the following places on dates named for the purpose of taking tax returns for 1912: Clark's Hill, Friday Jan. 19. Modoc, Saturday, Jan. 20. I Parksville, Monday Jan. 22. Plum Branch, Tuesday Jan. 23. Morgan's Store, Wednesday Jan.24 Libertv Hill, Thursday Jan. 25. Cleora, Friday Jan. 26. Pleasant Lane, Saturday Jan. 27. Wanted: Twenty-five young men to fill positions of motorman. Must be between the ages of 21 and 35; height not under 5 feet 6 inches; weight not less than 150 pounds. Must be in good physical condition. Reference required. Guaranteed not less than $55.00 per month. Apply T. W. Passailaigue. Supt. Ry., Charleston, S. C. For Sale: One car of fresh Cot ton Seed Meal arrived. Will sell for cash or make attractive exchange price for seed. C. E. Quarks. ADVERTISER More Rigid Enforcement of Law Needed. Strong Plea by Dr. Bell Editor of The Advertiser: Much discussion pro and con upon the wisdom and utility of the Ini tiative, referendum and, recall has been indulged in by the press and patriotic individuals throughout the country, and while no definite decision has been reached in this part of thc country, so far as I know, it is evident from the appall ing amount of crime ia our own be loved State, coupled with the ease with which a criminal is liberated after conviction, that we sorely stand in need of something. It may be that we need men for jurors, judges and prosecuting attorneys, a string or combination of things the law can not make, but, nevertheless, all that the law or new laws can give us, backed by a public healthy opinion, not only to restrain the lawless, but to force those in au thority to observe their vows to protect society against the lawless should be courted. Will our people in this State se riously consider our real condition with reference to lawlessness, or will we drag along in an indifferent kind of way, saying, by our indif ference: "Just ?o the matter refer red to doesn't touch me, I will dis miss it, and at tend to my own busi ness.' Onrfellow8 are shot down; lawyers, who know the jurors, who are themselves lawless, are within easy reach; courts are lenient; our chief executive impresses us with a kindly feeling for the criminal; these are some of the impressions made upon an unsophisticated lay man as he meditates upon the situa tion as it presents itself to his mind. In view of these facts, if they are facts, what are we to do? Shall we have the initiative, referendum and especially the recall of judges? It is well known that President Taft is opposed to the recall of judges on account of his veto of the Arizona law, in view of which fact I ask you to copy some extracts from an article in Collier's for No veoiber 30 entitled, "The Monstrous Breakdown of the Criminal Law," as follows: "Now what are the facts? Twen ty-four years ago the abuses here under review had already be come so flagrant that a committee waa appointed by the American Bar association to consider the matter, and that committee reported that on the average new trials were granted in 46 per cent, of all the csf?a brought under review in ap pellate courts in this country. "Consider for a moment what this means. It means that out of all the hundreds of thousands of actions, civil and criminal, brought in the courts of the United'States, every other one, roughly, of the cases which were appealed were re versed.? In other words, a defeated attorney had merely to make out a bili of exceptions and errors and carry the case to a higher court, and it was a nearly even chance that the verdict of judgment of the lower court would be reversed. "Supposing now, what for the rest of it is inconceivable, that these reverses represented a just conclu sion in each case, the meaning of these reverses would have been th:it on the average one-half of all the trials in all the States of the whole country were in their outcome un just and wrong. "Could there be a more mon strous impeachment of the intelli gence, the honor and the probity of our primary courts? "This same report of 24 years ago found, further, that in 60 per cent, of all appeals the cause turned wholly upon questions of pleading and practice, and in only 40 per cent, of the cases was it a question of the right or justice of ?he ver dict. In other words, it was sim ply a question of miserable techni calities. "In the address of Judge Ami don, that worthy said: 'I have re cently looked into this subject with respect to seven representative States of the Union, and lind that the conditions reported to the bar association have not improved, and, on the contrary, have in some res pects grown worse.' "Judge Amidon added: "As to purpose of comparison, as to wheth er this condition is a necessary evil, I have examined the law records of England for the-period from 1890 to 1900, and I find that of all the cases brought under review on appeal in that country, new trials were granted in less than 3 1-2 per cent. 'In the same tenor, E. J. McDer mott speaking before the American Political Science association in 1910, stated that: 'The court of appeals in England, acting for 32,000,000 grants, on the average, only about 12 new trials per year.' And here is a fair sample of the cases: "One Walter Hickey shot and killed Tom Dickson near Haskell, Texas, in 1903. Two of the trials (Continued on page 6.) Fl TX THEONDTTMNG FATDERTIME MIDS DOLLARS GRCW WHEN Puen? IN Gupta Corrrifht 1909, by C. E. Zlamtmaai Co.r-No.. I -, tl , , ,M, . THERE is only one thing Father Time adds to -that's money in the bank. He tears down most everything else, but; Keeps building up money. Be prepared so that he may add to yours. Bank of Edge field A|/7y J. C. Sheppard, Pres. E. J. Mirna, Cashier VjrriCerS w. W. Adams, Vice Pres. ' J. H. Allen, Ast Cashier n?-wafifrwc J' C' ShePPard? w- w- Adams, J. H. Bouknight,Thos. UtreClOTS H. Rainsford, J. M. Cobb, B. E.Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins, C. C. Fuller, W. E. Prescott. Fire Insurance Go to See Harting & Byrd Before insuring elsewhere. We represent the best old line Companies HARLING & BYRD At the Farmers Bank of Edgefield. FREE DEMONSTRATION FARMING WITH YN AMITE Diawa from actual photograph. Ten months later-$560.00 worth of celery per acra, Come and learn the modern, quick, cheap and ?ale way to use the giant loree ol dynamite to Remove Stomps and Boulders. Plant Trees. Dig Ditches. Break Up Subsoils and Hake Old Farms Produce Big Crops. RED CROSS DYNAMITE Wm Be Demonstrated on the Farm ol A. C. MOBLEY, i-mile north of Johnston, Jan. 25,10 a. m. Red Cross Dynamite is sold by the following: Stewart and Eernaghan, Edgefield, S. C. V. E. Edwards, Johnston, S. C. A. 0. Mobley & Son, Johnston, S. C. J. A. Satcher, Ward, S. C. W. E. Edwards, Saluda, S. C. L?rick & Lowrance, Columbia, S. C. Holman-Cullum H. Co., Batesburg, S. C.