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Established 1835. " L. MIKS,.Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoflice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published unless accompanied by the writer's mme. Cards of Thanks. Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY. WEDNESEAY, FEB. 28, 1912 0m No cloud can overshadow a true Christian but his faith will discern a rainbow upon it.-Bp. HORNE. j After a long-drawn-out session, last ing practically eight weeks, the legis laitue will complete its work and reach final adjournment to-morrow. Macon is already making elaborate preparations for entertaining the Con federate veterans in their annual re union which is to be held in May. Gen. C. Irvine Walker is now the comman der-in-chief. The expected has happened. Col. Theodore Roosevelt has announced that be will accept the Republican nomina tion for the presidency if tendered him. The dissensions in the Republican ranks should cause the Democrats to take new courage. South Carolina was remembered in 1 the rivers and harbor appropriation bill with $175,000 for the Cooper river and $105,000 for the Savannah below Augusta. If the national government can appropriate such enormous sums for the improvement of navigable streams, why not at least a modicum for the improvement of the public high ways? One has to travel but a few miles in this county now in order to Jearn of the imperative need for a scientific road improvement The to tal mileage in this county is too great for Edgefield to have scientific roads without government aid. Candidate for State Treasurer. Capt. Robert H. Jennings who has made a splendid record as state treas urer for the past twelve years, has sta ted that he will not stand for re-elec tion this year. Mr. S. T. Carter who has been connected with the state treasurer's office for fourteen years, having served five years of that time as chief cl?rk, has announced that he will be a candidate. Mr. Carter is a native of Edgefield, and has many friends and relatives here who will give him their hearty support in the campaign. Foreigners Excluded From Polls. Among the many bills of more or less importance, passed by the legislature, was one requiring citizenship as a pre requisite for voting in the democratic primary. It was passed in order to clear up the political situation in Char leston, excluding the illiterate and un assimilated foreigners from the polls. It is said that there are at least 1500 voters in Charleston who are not citi zens of this country. It is right and proper that this foreign element should not be given the ballot Gover nor Blease vetoed the measure, but it was passed over his veto. The Advertiser Then and Now. With this issue, the writer completes Jua tenth year as editor of The Adver tiser. In some respects these have been the most strenuous, yet the most pleasant years of his life. The editor finding The Advertiser somewhat on the decline, and, too, being altogether without experience in newspaper work, the early years of this period were ac companied by much anxiety and re quired the very best efforts of which he was capable. However, through an honest and outspoken policy, through careful business management and with one increasing purpose to be a benefit to the people of the county, as well as further the interests of the owner, the paper has steadily grown in volume of business, in popularity and in the con fidence of its clientele. A few brief J statements contrasting The Advertiser then and now, will serve to show how the paper has grown. Then The Advertiser was issued in four page form; now eight and some times more pages are published every week." Then only one printer was needed; now three are given regular employ ment Then only five or six columns of home print news matter was printed each week; now each issue contains from twelve to sixteen columns of (?lkni JfewHpaper Su jimitb Carolina VOL. 77. NO, 3 Sir?ng 1 Greater ?bund Horse-power on the farm is cheap horses or mules to each farm hand, hands in the cotton belt.' The aver stock, so called by him. Then, inst fed, capable of doing a maximum a some, nutritious feed. Horses and i strong as those fed upon home-grow Which of the t "My master has a go horse-sense mixed in v matter. Since the corn increased interest to cor bas had an abundance oi crib and I have been get share. I am now strong a heavy harrow, plow o: on. I am housed in stall, fed and watered wish every beast of burd wise, considerate master. I If you would have strong, wc joining The Advertiser's corn COE Send in your name for enrollrr is powerless to fight these cowardly attacks that come from apparently nowhere and yet which are really aimed by one close at hand. It proceeds from the heart that is 3teeped in a jealousy which very nearly approaches hatred, and is written solely for the purpose of injuring a fellow being. That it sometimes succeeds in its mission is idmitted, and the pity of it ali is :hat there are any of God's creatures -viio are willing to lend themselves ;o such outrageous acts. Short lived, indeed, is the pleasure they lerive and vain the hope of satisfao ion. The clear light of reason ivhich has been obscured by the leavy clouds or unworthy emotions viii shine for thera again, and wifcgn^ t does'God pity them the spectacle lisclo8ed.-News and Courier. _?. m_ Cemetery Hill School. Please give space in your col? imns for a few items from a stu lent of Cemetery Hill School. We lave a good school and teacher. The pupils take an interest in any iffort made for the benefit of edu ction. Our teacher Miss Ellen Smith is devoted to her work and s loved by all of her pupils. She s very kind and patient, yet firm ind maintains strict discipline. Our school buildinir is situated in i beautiful grove, a short distance 'rom the Martintown road near the ?orth banks of Sweetwater creek. SVe can hear the splash of its wa ers as they dash over the rocks on -heir way to Big Stevens creek. While our building is comfortable t is not furnished as a school room ihould be. Our teacher has deci ied to make an effort to raise some noney for the school by giving a )lay at the Meriwether Hall. After ;he play those who desire may re nain to supper for which a small Drice will be charged. There are ilso whisperings of a dance to fol ow. The playJVhich is a three aet ?omedy, is entitled ' A Kentucky Belle." Miss Smith is ably assisted in her efforts to produce the play by Mrs. Marie Parker and others of .he community. I am sure that all who attend will be pleased with t. Now Mr. Editor in behalf of our ichool and community I extend yon i special ' invitation to be present vith us that evening. We had lots of rain this winter md the deepest snow that some of is have ever seen. We had lots of :un playing snow ball. The farmers of our section haVnt jeen able to do any plowing yet. We hope so much rain and snow viii cause our wells and springs to iff ord an abundant supply of water luring the coming summer. We lope for more water and less cotton his year. Student. Seed Which Succeed. Seed purchasing is a matter of confidence. We ask your confidence n Landreth's seed which have stood ?He test for 128 years. We solicit pour orders for garden and flower teed. You cannot do better than buy Landreth's seed. W. E. Lynch ? Co. Well-fed Horses ance of Home-Growr Great Need. .er than man-power. The average wes thereby enabling one laborer to do as age southern farmer says he is not ab tad of keeping two horses to the hand mount of work. This can not be dor mules fed on damaged western corn ? n corn, fodder and hay. wo is your horse and which is od supply of nth his gray contest gave n growing he I corn in his .ting a liberal and can draw r loaded wag a warm, dry regularly. I len had such a "My mast? sometimes I I any kind. B and even th a I pull heavy ', colton to mal ed western i The Advert?s into his bead corn and hay poorly fed, I and never fee brush. For dumb brute, of the farmi keep up the c ill-fed horses and mules, raise the ttest tent It costs you nothing. Rehoboth Not Dead. We have been thinking The Ad vertiser, one of the best county pa pers in Soutn Carolina, but still there seemed to be something lack, ing. Seeing a piece headed Reho both last week, we thought it now complete. Now this hustling community has not lacked for news, that there has not been a regular correspondent. You can now understand why our school children do not write. They do not have time, and we farmers have just made so much colton, it has taken all our idle time thinking how we would get it out. Sorely this is a live community, since we have all been awakened to 'the importance of an education. We saw in last week's paper the piece signed patron saying that our school teacher Miss Lucile Whatley, was one of the best that we had ever had. Of oourse * patron is supposed to know, although I would be glad that in his next piece he would give names of those girls that are taking music. Our beautiful teacher Miss What ley was a welcomed visitor at the home of Mr. E. M. Whatley on Friday night last and we are glad to report Mr. E. M. Whatley much improved at this writing. , Little Carol Winn the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Winn has re covered from an attack of measles. Mr. Preston Strom from the S. C. C. I. spent the week end with home folks. Mrs. S. E. Strom and daughter, spent several days last^ week at the home of Mrs. J. W. Quarles. Mr. H. E. Freeland and Miss Carrie Burkhalter were quietly mar ried on Tuesday evening last at the home of the bride. We hope for them success and happiness through life. Mr. Warren Winn's residence will soon be completed which will be a very neat cottage, and Mr. J. D. Hughey's residence is also under construction. Mr. Tom Reynolds is quite sick at this writing but hope for him a speedy recovery. Mr. Reynolds in tends moving to Parksville as soon as he is able, where I understand he will continue to run his shop. Owing to the bad weather the ladies missionary society was un able to hold their meeting which was to be held at the home of Mrs. S. B. Strom Saturday last. 12 s?. Patron. A Reliable Piano Tuner. Get your pianos in first class fix now for the spring. Mr. J. P. Hol land, of Greenwood, S. C., who for many years has been in the em ploy of Holland Bros, of Green- 1 wood, S. C., is now in Edgefield. 1 He has recently completed his course '< in piano tuning and regulating at the Chicago Conservatory of piano taning, and is fully qualified, to do reliable work. He hereby solicits your patronage. Have your piano ] made right while he is here. He will : get your orders at The Advertiser 1 office. If not ready now, write him l later at Greenwood.-Adv. ( 5 Needed i Feed the First tern farmer keeps two or three heavy much work as two or three plow le to own and keep this surplus of let the one he large, strong, Well ie without an abundance of wbole ind inferior western hay are not as your Neighbor's? ir has on horse-sense and think he bas but little of [e gives me short rations t is of an inferior kind, loads of guano to make ce money to buy daraag corn. I I am grateful to er for trying to pound it that it pays to make at home. Besides being am kept in a .leaky stall 1 the weight of comb and the sake of the i ll-fed as well as for the benefit ers,1 let The Advertiser ora agitation." feed on the farm. Start now by Petit Jury, March Court. D N Dorn, Modoc; C D Kenny, Johnston; W S Middleton, Modoc; S B Stillwell, Pickens; Lewis Eu banks, Red Hill; W H Russell, Pickens; C R Holmes, Colliers; M W Clark, Johnston; W A Jordon, Johnston; W P Brimson, Moss; A W Blackwell, Plum Branch; R A Tinimerman, Ropers; J C Dorn, Plum Branch; E W Scott, Wards; B B Jones, Pickens; Henry Floyd Meriwether; A A Crawford, Modoc R N Broadwater, Pickens; H Banks, Plum Branch; J T McMa nos, Pickens; W J White, Plum Branch; S A Holmes, Red Hill Wiley Franklin, Johnston; Sam Satcher, Wards; H M Reynolds Piokens; W T Prescott, Red Hill J O Atkins, Ropers; W W Med lock, Talbert; J S Williams, Ro pers; W B Bush, Ridge Spring; H C Sanders, Plum Branch; R H Quarles, McCormick; W. H. Thur mond, Moss; M H Deal, Pickens J H Claxton, Wards. Second Annual Educational Rally. We are planning to have a grand Educational day on the grounds of the S. C. C. I. Friday, April 19th We hope to make our programme so that the day will be one of profit and pleasure, and cordially invite teachers, trustees, patrons and pu pils to juin with us. Hon. J. E. Swearingen will de liver the principal address of the morning. The following contests will take place: A declamation contest open to two boys from each school. An elocution contest open to two girls from each school. The time allowed each contestant in both of the above contests, five minutes. Medals will be awarded in each contest. A huge spelling bee open to any pupil. Words will be given from Progressive Course in Spelling through Book II, Sec. 2. A medal will be given the best speller. Barbecue will be furnished, and our friends are requested to bring baskets. The afternoon will be given to Athletic contests by boys from any school. High kick, 100 yard foot race, sack race, shoe race, running jump, flat-footed jump, high jump, and throwing 5 lb. hammer. Suita ble prizes will be awarded in each contest. Teachers will select par ticipants in all contests and mail names to County Supt. Ed. They will be introduced by school and not by name. Be sure to come and see that the children come. We had a nice day last Spring and expect to make this occasion still better. Exeroises will begin promptly at 10:30 a. m. I am counting on your presenoe and assistance. Please let me hear from you. Yours truly, W. W. Fuller, j Co. Supt. E. C. Closing out Bath-robes with slip pers at 12.95. Caps at 10c and 39c. Suspenders, some ties, muf lers. Silk handkerchiefs and other joods all at half price. Write F. 3. MERTINS. Augusta, Ga. * t< ti (?lkni JfewHpaper Su jimitb Carolina VOL. 77. NO, 3