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Established 1835. J. L. MIMS,._._Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 "per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published unfess accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY. WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1912 Annual income twenty pounds, an nual expenditure nineteen and six, re sult happiness. Annual income twen ty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds and six, result misery. DICKENS. But One Answer. Frankly, now, which will make South Carolina the better governor, a man who will conscientiously endeavor to treat every white citizen, the high and the low, the rich and the poor, alike, or the man who states emphatically in ad vance that he will bestow favors upon his followers only? One will [strive to promote the interests of all South Caro lina, while the other, seemingly, seeks to promote only his own political inter ests. Be honest with yourself and, without bias or prejudice, answer this question. A World of Difference. "Pity 'tis 'tistrue" that somej>f the candidates who are "higher up" in South Carolina politics can not sit at the feet of our county candidates and learn an important leeson in how to conducta campaign on a high, dignified plane. Instead of indulging in j invective 'and vituperation, using all kinds of insulting and disgusting per sonalities, our county candidates are notably a gentlemanly set of men, who discuss public questions in a way that will enlighten and edify our people. Between a South Carolina campaign meeting and an Edgefield county cam paign meeting there is a world of dif ference.' Those who were at Republi can church last Saturday were deeply impressed with that fact. A Dead Issue. Th?re are too many live questions in which our people are actively interest ed for the candidates for legislative hon ors to waste their time discussing mat ters that have|been definitely settled by our people. A discussion of the lien Jaw, of the law providing for a public cotton weigher, or some othevlike ex isting law, would be as apropos at this juncture as the discussion of the liquor question. The laws mentioned are al ready on the statute books and are prov ing satisfactory; so is the present liquor law. Then in all good conscience why lug this time-worn, thread-bare ques tion into every campaign? Let us rath er be thankful that the time has come when it can be eliminated altogether from Edgefield county politics. Only within the past few months our people have said by their actions, rath er, and more effectively, by their fail ure to act, that they are thoroughly sat isfied with the present status in Edge field county. Gentlemen, in the lan guage of the street, "cut out'T dead issues and devote your efforts in the limited time allotted you to enlighten ing our people on the many live ques tions. The Lines Tightly Drawn. Quite unexpectedly, y$t definitely and decisively, the lines as to the fol lowers of Gov. Blease and Judge Jones were tightly drawn at the county cam paign meeting at Republican church, and it is probable that a like course will be pursued at pli the other meet ings. Upon first consideration of the mat ter. The Advertiser was opposed to asking the aspirants for the legislative honors what candidate for governor would receive their support, but after a more thonghtful consideration we are convinced that, in th?e present exigen cy, it is an altogether reasonable and proper question. As long as South Carolina has a gov ernor who, not satisfied with acting the despot in his own department, endeav ors as a usurper to control the legisla tive branch of the government also, the voters have an indisputable right to - know to whom the prospec tive members of the general 'assembly will give their support for governor. Ordinarily this would be purely a per sonal question, and therefore improp er; but in the present exigency there is more involved than a mer? choice be tween men. JOHNSTON LETTER. Miss Louell Norris Charming ly Entertained Party of Friends. Many Visitors in Town. Mr. and Mrs. Albtrt Lott and MeBers. A. B. Jr., and William are at home from a trip to the moun tains. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Browne and children have gone to Shelby, N. C., to join a family reunion. Mrs. C. M. Maul, of Charleston, is visiting relatives here. Miss Parnell Abney spent Sun day here with her aunt Mrs. Anna Strother. Miss Ida Fripp, of Columbia is the guest of Miss Hallie White, and on Thursday evening the younger set were entertained with a very pleasant party in her honer. Miss Justine Cantelou, of Edge field, has been on a short visit to friends. Mrs. H. W. Crouch and Miss Annie Crouch returned last week from a visit to Greenwood. Miss Louell Norris very charm ingly entertained a party of friends on Wednesday afternoon, the hon orees being Misses Fewell and Boatwright. The time passed brightly and happily in social chat and sweet masic added. A salad course and ices was served during the latter hour. Mr. and Mrs. F. Graham Payne and Messrs. John K., and William Durst, of Greenwood, were visitors at the home of Mr. M. T. Turner during the past week. Mr. J. E. Perry visited at Saluda last week. Miss Rebie Workman, who has been visiting at the home of Mr. James Strother, returned to Atlan ta on Saturday. She was accompa nied home by Misses Ruby and Gertrude Strother. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Walker, of Blackville, arrived on Friday for a short visit to the latter's sister, Mrs. M. A. Clark. The bride, before her marriage recently, was Miss Sadie Cogburn, a former Johnston girl. Miss Pet LaGrone returned Mon day from a visit to Miss Mary Zim merman, whose home is near Glenn Springs. Mr. Leroy Werte, of Belton, spent a few days here last week, coming in his automobile. He was joined at Greenwood by bis sister Mrs. Taylor Goodwyn, who accom panied him here. Miss Ruth Coleman of Aiken is the guest of Miss Mary S. Harri son! Mrs. J. W. Marsh is visiting her sister, Mrs., Williams, at Spartan burg. Misses Marie Fewell of Rock Hill, and Maidelle Boatwright of Ridge, who have been guests of Mrs. Burrell Boatwright have re turned to their homes. Mr. Hodges Mobley, of Thomp son, Ga., is visiting at the home of his aunt, Mrs. A. P. LKW?S. Mr. Garland Coleman, of St. Louis is spending awhile at the home of his father Mr. Wm. Lee Coleman Miss Hattie Rodgers and Mr. Frank Rodgers, of Batesburg, spent last week here with friends. Mrs. James Pitts, cf Saluda, is visiting Mrs. J. H. White. Misses Bettie and Mary Waters returned Saturday from a two week's visit to Miss Philips, at Springfield. Miss Ozella Miras, of Hollyville, is visiting Miss Flora Kenny. J. H. Payne spent Monday in Au gusta on business. Mrs. G. P. Cobb, and Miss Sue Sloan are at Easley, visiting the family of Mr. D. B. Cobb. Miss Clara Sawyer will leave on the first to join a party of friends in the mountains of North Caroli na. Mr. and Mrs. Hogan, of Conga ree, and Prof. and Mrs. Wilber Werte, of Jonesville, spent the first of the week at the home of Mr. O. S* Werte, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Turner and family and Mr. J. W. Payne and J. Howard Pay se will go to their country place the first of the week, about 25 miles from here, at River side to spend awhile. Misses Quatllebaum, of Ridge, arrived on Saturday to visit Mrs. Albert Lott. Miss Zena Payne will go to New berry in a few days to visit Miss Adelle Fellars and join a house party. Mrs. C. F. Pechman is spending a short while in Charlotte, N. C., with friends. Judge Jones Beneitted. Reports have reached The Adver ser from several sources that the /ery excellent speech which Judge Jones delivered here at the campaign meet ing has made friends for him. The oc casion gave some people who really did not know Judge Jones an oppor tunity to hear him, and the very abie and dignified speech made a favorable impression. PARKSVILLE LETTER. Fruit Season Closed. Protract ed Meeting to Begin Soon. Work to be Done by Cem etery Association. The fruit season of the west-side has closed, and an abundant one it bas been. Thirty-five car loads of peaches have been shipped from Meriwether a little flag station by Messrs. Middleton and Rowland, about 15 by Mr. Rowland and 20 by Mr. Middleton by estimate for they shipped together. A goodly number of cars have been shipped from Clark's Hill, but we are not informed as to the exact number. And in this connection I want to say that Messrs. John McKie and Hugh Adams, two young men, fresh from Clemson, proved so efficient as packers, that Mr. W. S. Middleton paid them a good deal more than he contracted to pay them." They pack ed right alongside the expert pack ers from Florida and made good. It has been said that our colle?res unfit young people to do things with their,hands but if this be true, these young men are an exception to thejrule and we most respectfully pull'our hat to them. Our protracted meeting of the Park6ville Baptist church has been changed from the week following the third Sunday in August to the second. On Saturday of the same week, the county campaign meetiug will be held and the ladies are prer paring to sell dinner the proceed? of which is to go to the cemetery as sociation for the purpose of enclos ing our cemetery. The canlidates and visitors will not get better grub at any place in the county than at Parksville, and they may begin to spread themselves. '. Miss Fannie Kate Marsh of Mc Cormick is being pleasantly enter tained at the home of Mr. J. A. Harvley. Mrs. Nan Moultrie is up from Augusta on a visit to Mrs. W. P. Parks. Miss Permelia Jennings the pe tite little daughter of Dr. Jennings of Columbia ison a pleasant stay with Miss Marie Blackwell. Miss Mildred Minger of Augura, and Miss Mary Bell ot' Clark's Hill are visitsng Miss Martha Bell of our town. Miss Rosada Talbert has retured home after a fortnight's stay with grand parents in Edgefield. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Parks of Au gusta are visiting relatives in our town. Judge Bell of Clark's Hill, Mr. Orlando Sheppard of Edgfield, Mes srs Erve Holmes and Hamp Smith of Red Hill, Messrs. Flyth and Mc Kinley of Augusta, Messrs. Self & Bradly cf McCormick and others attended a communication of Parks ville lodge, A. F. M. last Saturday night at which time brethren 0. Timmerman, Jim Hamilton, Robert Price and R. C. B. Key received the sublime ?degree of Master Ma son. The Misses Hammond, the beau tiful daughters of Messrs. Collier and Rich Hammond of Colliers are on a visit to the family of Col. W. J. Talbert. Mrs. Lona Boyd and children of Charlotte, N. C., are visiting rela tives in Parksville. Col. B. E. Nicholson attended our masonic meeting Saturday night. Mr. Jesse Prince of Red Hill was a welcomed visitor yesterday at the home of Col. W. J. Talbert. More Anon. Mr. Turner Makes Announce ment. 'Tis my desire to inform tbe friends and patrons of The Corner Store that I have taken over a love ly store building in the growing lit tle city of Greenwood, S. C., and will proceed to open up there a busi ness about September 15th, along the same high plane the Corner Store is being conducted. 'Tis not our purpose in doing this to release our hold on the Cor ner Store, but to better prepare our selves to aid and accommodate its patrons. The buying for two stores will very much increase our pres tige as buyers, giving us many ad vantages by which we can and will buy cheaper, many lines. This ad vantage will be given to the two stores and we want our friends and patrons to rest assured that their continued loyalty to tim Corner Store will be fully remunerated by our progressive way of doing busi ness. Competent and pleasant clerks will be on hand to attend your wants and the writer hopes to spend quite a while of his timo as usual with you. Thanking you for the past pleasant patronage we earnestly ask a continuance of same. ilemumber please that no trans action with us is satisfactory unless it is mutually beneficial. Very truly, W. IL Turner. COUNTY CAMPAIGN. charge," Nsaid Mr. M. P. Wells in opening his speech, ile referred to the fact that the National Demo cratic platform recently adopted in Baltimore embodied two measures which he had enacted into law. Through his efforts a bill was passed providing that all public funds held by the state treasurer be deposited in banks offering the highest rate of interest on said de posits, the banks selected to be ap proved by the state bank examiner. According to the figures submitted by him the state will derive some $60 or ?70,000 annually from this source. Mr. Wells introduced a bill re quiring all shippers to pay a tax 20 cents per gallon ion all intoxicating liquors shipped into the state. He said shippers of stock feed and fer tilizers were required to pay a simi lar tax and it is but reasonable to require outside liquor dealers to do likewise. Foreign insurance com panies are also required to pay a tax to do business in South Caroli na. The bill passed the House practically unanimously and was sent over to the senate. Mr Wells called attention to the fact that an exact copy of his cot ton tare bill has recently been pass ed by the Georgia legislature. The courts have declared the law to be constitutional but it is not enforced because the buyers of cotton have placed a boycott on all cotton that is entirely covered with bagging. " He passed a bill requiring super^ frors and county commissioners to rrow money from banks and pay aTl claims in cash instead of hav ing merchants and those who work for the county add 25 per cent or more to their accounts because they stand unpaid for a considerable length of time. Mr. Wells secured the enactment of a lij.w making it a misdemeanor for a negro to rent land and then abandon it, or make a contract to work a certain piece of land on shares and fail to comply with his contract after supplies had been ad vanced. He was a member of the special committee appointed to look into the advisability ol remodeling the State House, but never attended any of the meetings, having received no notice of the meetings. He had nothing to do with the letting of a contract for drafting plans and specifications by the sub-commit tee. As to the governor's race, Mr. Wells said: "lam not running for the office of governor; I am a can didate for the legislature. I'm not responsible for the record of Gov. Blease or Judge Jones. You have sent me to the legislature for two terms and you know my record. Try me by my acts. Do not try me by their acts. While I am a member of thc House I will wear no man's collar. There are three departments of government and I will endeavor to keep them separate. I believe the people are going to send me back. If I can't go on my record I do not want to go at all. I am not running on either Jones' or Blease's coat tail. "I have put into the legislative incubator some valuable legisla tion. I have hatched out some of the bills that are for your good, and hope to hatch out others if you don't shoo me off the nest." No decided ?tand was taken by Mr. Wells as to which of the candi dates for governor would receive his vote and support. J. P. DeLaughter. The last of the prospective law makers to address the meeting Sat urday was J. P. DeLaughter, who was practically among his home people. He stated that the first thing he will have to learn in this campaign is to think while standing on his feet. Mr. DeLaughter said he can make a first-rate speech when alone but as soon as he gets before an audience his speech im mediately leaves him. Concerning the Bristow amend ment, Mr. DeLaughter said he has al way s advocated the election of all officers in the primary. Those cho sen in the Democratic primary are honor bound to support the nomi nees, and he believes in lotting well enough alone. He is unalterably opposed to sending Edgetield convicts to the state farms to work after they have cost this county from ?50 to S50U each to convict them. Tnerc we get practically no benefit from their labor, and we need them all here on our public roads. "There is nothing that advances a county along all lines more than irood roads," said Mr. DeLau^rliter, "and if I am elected I will do ev erything in my power to improve the roads. I am identified with the rural section and will always stand by its interests." The speaker said we have the poll tax, three-mill levy, and the dog tax for our schools, but there will not be much improvement un less we have good teachers and un 1 ?ss the patrons do their duty also. Furthermore, if parents ex[)?ct their children to make satisfactory progress in their studies they must send them lo school regularly. "I am bitterly opposed," said Mr. DeLaughter. "to giving the pardon ing power to one man. Will do my best to pli'ce that power with a board, and not leave it to the gov ernor. The power has been abus ed. Men convicted of all sorts of crime have been turned loose on the state. Work against me if you do not want me to work against the abuse of the pardoning power." Mr. DeLaughter advocates liber al pensions for the men who fought for the cause that was right in the sixties, is right to-day and will al ways be right. Georgia gives her old soldiers twice as much as South Carolina." He expressed the belief that no further legislation is needed as to a just and proper distribution of the public school funds. The whole matter is in the hands of the trus tees. Mr. DeLaughter spoke in no un certain terms of his contempt for '"blind tigers." Said he: "There is no crime more debasing than sell ing liquor illegally. The man who drinks it and gets over it should thank his stars that he is living/' Mr. DeLaughter favors making a change in the law by providing a sentence of from 6 to 18 months on the county chaingang for those convicted of selling liquor, elimina ting the alternative of a tine alto gether. He advocates the driving out al together of corporation, silk-hat lob byists from the State House. The establishment of bonded warehouses for storing cotton when the price is low, meets Mr. De Laughter's hearty approval. He re ferred to the benefit that the wes tern corn growers have reaped from the erection of the enormous grain elevators in the northwest. The price of coffee in Brazil was like wise almost doubled by a similar means. Mr. DeLaughter stated that if elected he will represent every part of the county. In conclusion he said, in substance: "As to the can didates for governor, I am no coat tail swinger; but the office to which I aspire belongs toj the people of Edgefield county anl they have a right to know how I st md. I ex pect to supoprt and vote for Judge Jones in the election on the 27th of August." [The Advertiser made a strenu ous effort to get a cut of Mi. De Laughter to preseni along with the others but did iiot succeed.] Schools and Roads. After the candidates for the House had finished, County Super intendent of Education \V. \V. Ful ler made a five minutes talk on edu cational matters. Supervisor W. G. Wells and A. A. Edmunds, a candidate for supervisor, each made a talk of five minutes on the duties of the county supervisor, dwelling particularly on road building. Congressman J. F. Byrnes. The speech-making of the day closed with an able and convincing defense by Congressman J. F. Byrnes of his vote for the Bristow amendment. Mr. Byrnes spoke with his usual vigor; and by reading let ters from Senator Tillramand other prominent Democrats, endorsing his vote on this measure, made what he said very effective. The Bristow amendment was embodied in the na tional Democratic platform that was drafted at Denver and it receiv ed the votes of practically all of the Democrats in the House and senate. As the hour was late Mr. Byrnes could devote but little time to oth er national issues. He will appear before our people at some subse quent meeting and The Advertiser will report his speech at greater length. Sumptuous Feast Served. Upon the rectangular table under the oaks, the members of the Re publican church, with Generalissi mo J. T. Littlejohn in command, served a bountiful basket or picnic dinner. For abundance, variety and very excellent manner in which it was prepared and served, one sel dom sees the Republican feast sur passed. Ice cream and ice tea were also served, the supply becoming exhausted long before the purses were empty. Mrs. Littlejohn gave the church a beautiful cake which brought *1U. One hundred slips of paper contain ing numbers from 1 to 100 were sold at IC cents each. A duplicate] of one of the slips was placed in an envelope, and the one who purchas ed the ticket to correspond with that m the envelope was awarded the cake. The winner was Mr. Joseph Atkinson. From the dinner, re freshments and the sale of the cake, thc sum of $138.33 was realized for improving the church building. Suit Cases and Hand-bags 25c off, Write F. G. Mertins, Augusta, Ga. Delightful Social Gathering. Miss Flossie Lamb entertained very gracefully her guests, Misses Iris and Lalla Hamilton and Mr. .lames Lamb Friday evening of last week. The first part of the evening was devoted to< cards. Flinch and old ancient card games were played. In these games Miss Lalla Hamil ton excelled in superior knowledge and skill. After the games of cards we were invited into the cozy little dining room beautifully decorated, and were served .very delightful cream and cake. We then went out in the moonlight and enjoyed many games also of an old type. These games were enjoyed only as young people know how. Those fortunate enough to be present at this happy occasion were only just the south side of town, who weie Miss Ma mie Cheatham and her guests, Mis ses Annie May Atkinson and Ellee Swearingen, Miss Marie Bryant and her guest, Miss Annie May Bryant, Miss Margaret Reel and her ernest, Miss Maude Thurmond, Misses Evelyn and Rhea Edmunds and their guest, Miss Mojeska Moody. Messrs. James Lamb, John Rolston, J. F. McClung, W ll Bryaut, Wil liam Thurmond, Preston Strom, Wallace and J. B. Reel, Claud and Frank Lyon, Albert and Aldric^ Cheatham and Earnest Ryan. After the second course of refreshments more indoor games were indulged in. Every one was sorry to see the clock hand's slowly creeping on to twelve. But all things must have an end, and we thanked our kind hostess for the happy hours and de parted. E. E. Pretty Edgefeld "Mountaineer" Writes Interesting Letter From Summer Home. Dear Advertiser As usual every year I write you all a letter just af ter we reach our summer home. This is our 9th session in our cottage at Cedar Mountain and the 11th summer here. So you see we are now beginning to be identified as regular summer mountaineers. . Mother, who has been sick all of this year, was able to make the trip up last week, and has improved every day since. She has been up and the weather is fine now. We have Mr. George F. Mima of Edge field, a.id his friend, Mr. Paul Gib son, camping some two hundred yards from us and they nearly froze this morning. They were up early looking for frost. Dr. J. H. Carmichael is here and papa took him, Mr. Mims and friends around some, and carried them down to the falls. They cross ed the river underneath instead of over it. That was quite a new thing to them and they were charmed with such falls in the river as we have here. Some of them are over a hundred feet high. Papa said 1 e tried to show Dr. Carmichael Caesar's Head, but he was afraid when he was up on such an altitude that he would not get close enough to the edge to see four thousand feet down, and said his eyes had seen enough it he did not see all. The ox teams up here have to be shod and the doctor was carried away with bow quick a big steer could be put in the machine they have and be shod so easily. Among the many names carved on Caesar's Head rock we see some names from Kdgefield, and they are E. J. Minis, G. Mims and D. B. H. The apple crop in this section is unusually fine, also the peach crop w.' ich gets ripe in October is said to be very good. The mountaineers are hauling po tatoes thirty-three miles to Green ville, also to Hendersonville twenty one miles. They are getting one dollar a bushel, and they think that is fine, as it is fso much better than the usual price. This crop to the farmers here is like the cotton crop Lo the farmers at home. Papa was talking to a farmer here, and he said they raised from two to three hundred bushels of Irish potatoes to the acre. And said they often sold their cabbage in the field to tl,e traveling huxters at four to i ve cents per cabbage. The cabbage for their fall and winter crop looks small and backward, as it has ra'n ed so much they could not work them. The people here are having a singing convention to-day at Mace donia church and this is like the Baptist convention at home. We hope to keep papa up here two weeks at first and a week when we are ready to go home. I will leave here in time for G. F. C. to open. So I will not see old Edgclield until Christmas. Your friend, Gladys Rives. Cedar Mountain, N. C. Write for the Entcrlined collars they look like linen, need no was li ing, l?rico 2-for 25c Write F. G. Mertins, Augusta, Ga. Lightweight rainproof Automo bile dusters, Jalso fine for traveling1 men, price 80.00. Write F. G. Mertins, Augusta, Ga.