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Established 1835. . L. HMS,.Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year M advance. Entered as second class matter at t?e postof?ce at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published *sr! ss accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, R?solu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1912 ISome of the best lessons we ever learn we learn from our mistakes and failures.-TRYON EDWARDS. The recent purchase of the Georgian by Hearst has caused all of the Atlan ta papers to assume a very decided yellowish cast. It is to be regretted that "yellow" journalism of the metro politan type has appeared J in the South. Without any effort on the part of the tillers of the soil, two blades of grass will each grow this year where only one grew before. The excess of moisture stored away by the winter rains will cause all seed in the soil of every nature whatsoever to germinate speedily. Viewed externally, and internally, too, for that matter, Edgefield's jail is very dilapidated and out-of-date, yet there seems to be one in Wisconsin that can vie with Edgefield's for the "con solation" prize. The aforesaid wes tern jail was delivered of its occupants last week by having a shrewd criminal open three doors with wooden keys. Samuel N. Hyde, the young white man of Anderson who so atrociously murdered his wife last summer, real izing doubtless that he was a curse te society while living, will endeavor to make amends after death by directing that his body be given to some medi cal college to be used for furthering the profession of surgery. Set Good Example. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, regarded by some as being the foremost living American, has set the rank and file of the citizenship of the country a good example by serving as a petit juror last week. From the White House to the jury box is a very decided conde cension, yet Col. Roosevelt would not shirk his duty as a private citizen. While it did not need to be dignified in the eyes of right thinking men, yet this action of the only living ex-presi dent dignifies the position of petit juror. Educatior 1 Rally. Notwithstanding the fact that this is -campaign year, and a number of meet ings will be held at various places throughout the county, the most im portant gathering of the entire year will be the educational rally that will be held in Edgefield on April 19th. County Superintendent of Education, W. W. Fuller, is giving much time and careful attention to the perfecting of plans for the rally, and if he receives the full co-operation of the teachers ?nd patrons of the county, lasting ben .e?ts will result. The Split-Log Drag. While everybody is discussing and lamenting the almost impassable con dition of the public roads, will not at least a few citizens be public spirited enough to put forth some effort to ward improving the road adjoining their premises? Think of the wonder ful improvement in the aggregate if every farmer would give just a little time to the public. The split-log drag has been found to be very effective, as well as being the quickest and most economical way of improving a bad road. In several of the adjoining counties the drag has been used by individual citizen-, thus supplementing the work of the super visor. A prominent farmer in the lower part of the county recently made a drag and went over the road near his home improving it wonderfully. Were hundreds to follow his very worthy ex ample a large portior of the highways would be improved and the financial outlay would be very small. Let some one take up the matter in every community and urge the use of the split-log drag by the individual citi zens. Several miles can be covered in a few hours. It would pay the coun try merchant and large farmers to drag the entire road leading to their market or railway station. W.C, T.U. PRIZE ESSAY. "U the Cigarette Smoker Safe." Newton Dorset cf Johnston High Schcol Wins Prize Of $5.00. Among thoughtful sober-minded people there is practical unanimity in their opposition to the cigarette habit, particularly among boys, fathers and mothers do all in their power to prevent it; preachers and teachers are against il; business men consider it an intolerable evil; and legislators look on it with ap pr?hension and shanie. No well regulated boys school will permit it; nearly all the states have pro hibited the sale of tobacco in any form to boys, and in many states it is illegal, not only to manufac ture or sell cigarettes, cigarette to bacco, or paper but to have these articles in one's possession. What does all this mean? It shows be yond all doubt that in the sober judgment of our wisest and best people the cigarette smoker is not safe. They believe that in many ways this habit endangers his hap piness and well being. There are four ways in which the well being of the cigarette smo eris endangered; First, is the ciga rette smoker physically safe? Did you. ever see a man, or boy, whose growth had been stunted, with a pale yellowish complexion and the tips of whose fingers were saturated with nicotine? There is no need for asking the cause of this, you may rest assured that cigarette smoking did it. Cigarettes not only make your skin yellow and stunt your growth but in truth 'they effect every part of the body. They prevent the proper digestion of food, which is necessary to build bone and muscle. They get into the blood and shriv el up the little blood corpuscles, so that the oxygen cannot as well be conveyed through the body. The smoke is inhaled in the lungs and with this smoke, there is also inhaled a great quantity of carboi monoxide. This is a poisonous gas that is known to have killed whole families when given out by improperly ventilated stoves. The ? usual smoker inhales one-fifth of a part of this gas for each ounce of tobacco thus used. Cigarettes also effect the other organs, of the body, and if you could examine the heart, brain, or kidneys of any person, ? who smokes cigarettes habitually, you would see little brown patches of tissue, and many of th?se organs inflamed and sore. Oh yes, there are a great many excuses, for the cigarette smoker has, he thinks, , the best of reasons for smoking. One may say, "They quiet the nerves." Yes indeed, they quiet the nerves by stuoefying them, i which, in truth, is only a process of shattering them. Again, a boy will ( say "my father uses them," but ( this is no reason that the boys i should smoke. Boys have had more light on the subject than their fath- , ers, and every father implores his ( boy not to follow in his foot steps. Now let us see how cigarettes hurt us mentally. You have seen boys who could not think rapidly, ? and whose school work was below the average. Ask them if they sraokt? ? cigarettes? Nine out of ten will say, I "yes." Why is this, you ask ? Be cause the tobacco used in a ci ga- i rette, is a brain poison. "What in- < jures the brain, must certainly im- < pair the mind, and what enfeebles ? the mind prevents good thinking. ' It is said that no tobacco user has I graduated at Harvard, chead of < the class for fifty years, and in our ' own high schools four girls grad uate to ono boy. Why is this? Namely, because there are ao many fool boys at one end of a cigarette i and fire at the other. . Now let us look at the industrial side of this question. The ciga rette smoker is practically debarred from all the most desirable lines of i employment. His untrustworthi ness, inefficiency and indifference 1 have been so clearly shown that 1 merchants, railroads, insurance companies, and all the other great agencies refuse to employ a ciga rette smoker. It is said that a man who smoked cigarettes, wished to get employment in a Limburger cheese factory, and when first seen by the manufacturer he had a ciga- ' rette in his mouth. The manufac turer, not only did not like the smell of cigarettes but wouldn't employ a man who used them. So 1 when the manufacturer saw the 1 man he said, " Blease <1on'd schmell der factory out mit dot < feerful cigarette. Get oud." i Last, but not least, comes the question, is the cigarette smoker i morally safe? Dr. Dio Lewis says, < "cigarettes excite the base of the brain and lower the moral tone." Now just how do cigarettes en- i danger our moral well being? The boy who is determined to smoke < practices deceit. He does it on the sly. He then lies "to get out of it," and lies again to cover up the first lie. After he has smoked for sometime he wants to be with other smokers. This takes hind to hotels, street corners, and most of all saloons. These habits which grow out of cigarette smoking at last lead to" the smoker's death. A school professor once said that he never knew a cigarette smoker who would tell the truth. "What shall we do about it? Why let the boys and girls of this country rise up and write against this all prevailing, filthy practice! Words of Appreciation From Edgefield Shut-In. S.C.C. I. Commended. Adver tiser Encouraged. Mr.Editor: Having been "shnt-in" so much for the last three months, I have had time to think a great deal, and as you have been some what in the same fix, and a good friend of mine, I feel like express ing some of my thoughts to you. Let me begin by telling you how I have been impressed with the good you are doing in your work. Each member of my family reads The Advertiser carefully, and I feel so proud of the high standard to which you have raised it. Had a letter from a relative from a dis tant county not long since, and he said he read The Advertiser as. eagerly as a child would read a let ter from home and spoke of the great improvement you had made. I like your plan of encouraging the school children. It stimulates them and gives them a taste for reading. What better thing could you do? "More AnonV* letters are always enjoyed by me. I feel that) they are the thoughts of an honest Christian man's heart. Now you must never become discouraged, and feel that you are doing no good in the world, for Eternity alone will reveal the good that you and that noble wife of yours are doing. Col. Bailey is another friend of [' whose work I feel proud. I don't think any school can produce any i better men and women, than he has i for teachers, and right here I would . like to say, that I have lived neigh-li bor to the school for several years, j had business dealings with the boys, and girls and have never seen any- j thing but gentlemen and ladies in < them. If stars are placed in our ; crowns in Heaven, I feel that there \ will be many bright ones in Col. i and Mrs. Bailey's for the good they ? are doing here. j Have thought much of my bless- ; ings, and of the goodness of the i Edgefield people in general, so big hearted and charitable, so ready to i help in time of trouble. Surely no one ever had better neighbors than < myself, and they extend so far. Wish I could mention the names of all those dear friends that have been . so thoughtful of me but space will not permit. Have received so many 3weet letters from friends in differ ent parts of the county, which were so much appreciated. I can't agree with the one who said: "Friendship is but a name" etc. I know there is such a thing as true genuine friendship. Another ? great blessing I have is a ffood pa?- 1 tor, one who is faithfully striving I to do his duty, and another is a good physician, one in whom we have perfect confidence, not only ) as a physician but as a Christian < gentlemen. WThen I think of all these bless- '< ings, of the love and thoughtfulness 1 A the loved ones at home, (not a '< lay passes that I don't thank the 1 Lord for my children). I am made Lo exclaim, surely the Lord haB been ' aood to me, and "What can I ren ier unto Him for all hid benefits to me?" Liberty Hill School. I have enjoyed reading tho let ters from other schools so much, I thought I would write from Liber ty Hill. We are all delighted to see the pretty sunshine this morning, after io much rain. I like to go to achool very well. Our teacher's name is Miss Annie Sams from Gaffney, S. C. We have only 15 scholars but we like to go to school and learn all we can. The measles is close around here but not any of our students hare taken it yet. Miss Ella Coleman has returned to her home at Parksville, after a i risit to her brother Mr. S. A. Cole- ] man. Mr. Lander Harling and his sis ter have been on a visit to their un- i cle Mr. J. M. Minor. j I understood that eight of Mr. i John Wall's family are in bed with < measles. ] Mr. R. H. Quarles has returned from Edgefield, where he has been an jury this week. , Mr. Warren Stone and Mr. i Marshall Garett paid a visit to the i family of Mr. J. M. Minor. I have just finished reading the . ichool boys and girls nice letters. A School Girl. i McCormick, S. C. R F D No 2. ? Our buggy coi people know tha harness absolute and impartially ; Better come alor for you get a co spent in cash. 1 be made some ti Groa Pl Our store is well stocke very close prices. Give us reasonable prices. Do you need a wagon ? are no wagons on the mar W R. F . mJf m Citation. The State of South Carolina, County of Edgefield. By W. T. Kinnaird, Probate Judge. Whereas, John W. Miller of the County and State aforesaid, made snit to me, to grant him Letters of j Administration of the Estate and affects of Mrs. Elizabeth Lee Hart ley. These Are Therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and Creditors of the said Mrs. Elizabeth Lee Hartley deceased, that they be and appear beiore me, in the Court of Probate, to be held it my office Edgefield C. H., S. C., on Thursday the 28th inst., after] publication hereof, at ll o'clock in Lhe forenoon, to show cause, if any Ifaey have, why the slid Adminis tration should not be granted. Given under my hand this, 11th day ef March A. D., 1912. , W. T. Kinnaird, Mar 12, J. P. E. C. S. C. Citation. The State of South Carolina, County of Edgefield. By W. T% Kinnaird, Probate Judge. Whereas, John W. Miller of the ibove County and State made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Ad ministration of the Estate and ef fects of Sallie S. Miller. These Are Therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and Creditors of the said Sal-1 lieS. Miller deceased, that they be md appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at mv office at Edgefield C. H., S. C., on Thurs day the 28th inst, after publication 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, 11th day of March, A. D., 1912. W. T. Kinnaird, Mar 12, J. P. E. C. Union Meeting. The union meeting of the 2nd di vision of the Edgefield Association will meet with Rehoboth church on Saturday and Sunday March 30th and 31st, 1912. Devotional exeroises at ll a. m., by C. M. Mellichamp. 11:30 Roll call, verbal reports from delegates of the churches. Queries. 1st, Is there necessarily a con flict between the secular and chris tian duties of members of the church? J. D. Hughey, J. 0. At kinson, J. C. Whitlock. 2nd, The question of John the Baptist to Christ; Art thou he that ahould come or do wo look for an other (Matt-11:3? was the informa tion sought for himself, or for oth 3rs? G. W. Medlock, W. D. Hol land, Rev. J. T. Littlejohn. Adjournment for dinner. 3rd, Are the majority of the members of our churches missiona ry or omissionary? If omissionary wrhat should be the remedy? Geo. Wright, S. B. Mays, C. C. Jones I. H. Courtney. 4th, An exposition of the follow ing scripture: For we wrestle not ?gainst flesh and blood, but against ;gy Cor itest has proven ve: t some one will get ly free and that tin awarded- Some coi; igand make your upon in the box f Tie award of buggy me during March. zries, Hardwar antation Suppl d in these departments and w< > a call and see what splendid Farm Wagom If so see ours and get our pr .ket better than those we sell ? E. Pres? pri n ci pal i ties,again st po wer, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places, Eph. 6:12? Rev. J. P. Mealing, Rev. J. T. Littlejohn. Sunday services to be provided for. P. B. Lanham, For Committee. S. C. C. I. New?. The following items of news are taken from Capt. Curry's report to the Columbia State of Monday. The students have begun prac ticing in earnest for the baseball team. The new students are work ing hard and many show evidence of ability. The ball squad will probably be pioked within the next week. Miss Lois Mulliken of William ston recently matriculated as a member of the freshman class. Mr. Mulliken and Dr. Guyton, both of Williamston, recently spent several days at the college with their children, who are students here. Capt. R. B. Curry spent the week-end at his home in Green ville. The editors of The Co-Ed have decided to issue a special com mencement number of that maga zine, which will contain cuts of the companies, classes, class officers and material that will be of especial in terest to the graduating class which is the largest in many years, num bering 40 members. Way Cross School. I thank you very much for the space you gave me in your paper. Our school closed Friday, March 8, and we regret to give up our teacher. Mrs. J. M. Smith has been sick this week, and we are sorrv to re port the recent illness of our friend and neighbor Mr. A. C. Ouzts. Our teacher visited her cousin Miss Ruby Watson on Sunday. Mrs. J. W. Powell has returned home after a few days visit with her mother Mrs. Corrie Ransom. I am a school girl twelve years old, and Mamma says I must begin to help her, so I am making myself a nice quilt, and I do enjoy making it Mr. Eldred Smith is expected to visit his aunt Saturday, Mrs. Ouzts of Kirksey. It is such bad weather and no prospect of any better, I hardly think the pinners will have much to do this fall. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Smith visited their daughter Mrs. N. L. Ransom Sunday. Misses Flora Ouzts and Mary Ouzts have both, been sick. Mr. Charley Nicholson has meas les, but glad to report that he is better. Little Carrie Ransom has also been sick. We were certainly glad to see Saturday dawn so bright and fair, and the sun shining out one more time. Honor Roll-1st grade; Mattie; Second grade: John Blocker; Ransom and Grace Ouzts. 3rd grade; Johnnie Ransom, Jessie Ouzts and Jake Bryan. 5th grade; Margaret and Emma Blocker, Mary Ouzts, Ruby and Gellie Ransom, Ransom and Marion Hamilton. 6th grade; Willie Bryan, Myrtle Ham ilton, J. P. Ouzts and Hallio Bryan. itest ry popular. The the buggy and I sy will be fairly ipons remain yet. purchases of us, or every dollar and harness will e and les s are in a positson to make values we are giving at i ices before buying. There md our prices are right too. Mod oe, S. C. j Repels Attack of Death. "Five years ago two doctors told me I had only two years to live." This startling statement was made by Stillman Green, Malachite, Col. They told me I would die with con sumption. It was up to me then to try the best lung medicine and I began to use Dr. King's New Dis covery. It was well I did, for to day I am working and believe I owe my life to this great throat and lung cure that has cheated the grave of another victim.It's folly to suffer with coughs, colds or other throat and lung troubles now. Take the cure that's safest. Price 50 cte and $1.00. Trial bottle free at Penn & Holstein's, W E Lynch & Co. EYE TALK NO. 4 READING GLASSES Why does a man of forty-five or fifty need reading glasses? Because his eyes, which for dis tant vision may be as good as ever, can no longer focus objects close by. How do the glasses help him? They shorten the "focus" to a comfortable reading distance. Can not almost anybody fit glasses? No person without proper equip ment in the way of necessary in struments, and the knowledge of their use should be employed to fit glasses, as the eye must first be measured and the glasses made up to suit each particular case. GEO. F. MIMS, Optician, Edgefield, S- C. Candidates' Cards I hereby announce that I am a can didate for the office of Supervisor of Edgefield county, pledging myself to render faithful service and to abide the result of the primary election. R. J. Moultrie, I hereby announce that I am a can didate for re-election to the office of Supervisor of Registration, pledging: myself to render faithful 'service and to bound by the result of the Democrat ic primary. N. R. Bartley. ? -gBBBBES Glorious News comes from Dr. J. T. Curtiss, Dwight, Kan. He writes: "I not only have cured bad cases of ecze ma in my patients with Electric Bitters, but also cured myself by them of the same disease. I feel sure they will benefit any case of eczema." This shows what thou sands have proved, that Electric Bitters is a most effective blood pu rifier. Its an excellent remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores. It stimu lates liver, kidneys and bowels, ex pels poisons, helps digestion, builds up the strength. Price 50 cts. 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