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c The Great Destroyer. Eon. Richmond P. Robson. War Destroys; it will snuff out life and it will maim, but alcohol poison will not only snuff out life and maim ten thousand times more than war, but in addition, it will actually invert and reverse the very processes of nature, the very pur poses of the universe-, it will de- j generate. Mature takes a peculiar attitude toward degeneracy-an attitude that would almost appear ruthless and uncompromising. Nature is trying, in all.forms of life,to produce a higher and nobler type, and she employs two general laws for her parp?se. One is to have the family adaptitself to overcome more and more the obstacles of the law of environment. The other is the great law of heredity, b- which through the mating of pareuts-or natural selection-nature will trans mit to the offspring, those cells that are associated with the line of evolution stronger than the cells that were in the parent. It is as though, in the line of evolution, the strength of both parents will be added; and that means, that follow ing the line of evolution, each gen eration will be higher and nobler than the previous. That is what naturels trying to do. But woe to the offspring if the parents do things which tend to de stroy the very cells that nature is trying to transmit, and in that case, nature will visit the results in the most appalling manner upon the offspring. Xhe Life of Total Abstinence the Only Rational Life. In other words, a man or woman who proposes to be a temperate drinker, should do so with eyes wide-open. I wish, particularly, to leave this conclusion with this great body of noble women because some times the very name of your great organization is misapplied, and be cause there is a wide-spread impres sion throughout this country and throughout the world, that the harm which comes from alcohol is due to the abuse of it. There are 00 macy who actually pride them selves upon its temperate use, and there are many who simply advo cate total abstinence because, for sooth, alcoholic drinking might cause their brother to fall; as if, in itself, independently, it were not evil or wrong. Here is nature's ?muwerv ? There is not much difference, be fore nature, between the temperate, regular drinker, and the heavy drinker. The temperate, regular drinker has enough of the poison in his system to produce the degenera ting jesuits. You know when the Brit sh found, in tho Boer War, that their men .could not measure up to the require ments, that they bad degenerated since the time of the Crimean War; Parliament ordered a search ing investigation. That is the origin of most of the statistics I have cited. Great scientists took up this in vestigation. They located ten large families in which both parents were alcoholic, and ten living in the same conditions, who were teetota lers. The ten families of alcoholics had fifty-seven children. Of these fifty-seven children ten were de formed, 6?x were epileptic, six were idiotic, and only ten were normal, oran even seventeen percent. Of the ten families of teetotalers there were sixty-one children, and alli these were normal except eleven and five-tenths percent, and they were not seriously abnormal. Of the children, eighty-eight and five tenths per cent were normal in the one case, and only seventeen per cent in the other. Drink liad absolutely wiped out normality in seventy-one and five tenths per cent of the offsprir g. Can you not see the terriffie effect? Porto Rico's New Wonder. From far away Porto Rico come reports of a wonderful new discov ery that is believed will vastly bene fit the people. Ramon T Marchan, of Barceloneta, writes1 "Dr. King's New Discoveiy is doing splendid work here. It cured rae about five times of terrible coughs and colds, also my brother of a severe cold in his chest and more than 20 others, who used it on my advice. We hope j this great medicine will yet be sold in every drug store in Porto Rico." For throat and lung troubles it has no equal. A trial wiil convince you of its merit. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed 'by Penn *fe Holstein, W E Lynch & Co. Oh, thank you," said a lady to a laborer who gave her his seat in a crowded car; thank you very much. "That's all right mum," was the cheerful, rejoinder. As the lady seated herself be added: "Some men .Hirer get up unless a woman's young an' pretty, but you see, mum, it sakes no difference to me." Master's Sale. State of South Carolina-County of Edgefield-Court of Common Plea?. Mrs. S. B. Burton-Plaintiff Against-S. Z. Seigler and the Far mers Bank-Defendants. Pursuant to the decree in this cause I will offer for sale at public out-cry to the highest bidder, be fore the Court Houae, Town of Edgefield and State of South Caro lina on sales day in December 1912, the ?ame being the 2nd day of said month,1 between the legal hours of sale the following described realty to-wit: All that tract of land situate in Mos?'township, in the County of Edgefield and State aforesaid, con taining One Hundred acres, more or less, and bounded on the North by lands of Nick Griffis; on the East by lands of Nick or T. J. Griffu, on the West by lands of T. P. Mor gan and Martintown road, and on the South by R. A. Turner and Samuel Cheatham. Terms of Sale. One half of the purchase money cash; balance on a credit of one year, with interest from date of sale or all cash at pur chasers option, if any there be, to be secured by the bond of the pur chaser and a mortgage ol the prem ises, said bond and mortgage pro viding for the payment of ten per cent attorneys fet if it should be necessary to collect same by law. If the purchaser fails to comply with the terras of the 6ale, the Mas ter will within one hour, resell same on the same day at the risk of the former purchaser, unless sat isfactory arrangement can be made with the Master. Purchaser to pay for papers. S. M. Smith, Master E. C. S. C. Nov. 7, 1912. Round Trip Excursion Rates Via Southern Railway Pre mier Carrier of the South to Edgefield S. C. Washington,. D. C. and return $17.3U. Account United Daugh ters of the Confederacy, Nov. 12-16, 1918. Tickets sold Nov. 8-14, 1912, inclusive with final limit returning Dec. 1, 1912. Atlanta, Ga., and return $6.35. Ac count National Commercial As sociation. Tickets sold Nov. 30 to Dec. 1, 1912 inclusive with fi nal limit returning Dec. 10, 1912. New Orleans, La. andreturn $20.35 Account Farmers' National Con gress of the United States. Tick ets sold Nov. 5, 6 and 7, 1912, with filial limit returning Nov. 14,1912. Extension until Dec. 15 on application and payment fee of one dollar. Jacksonville, Fla., and return $13.15. Account Southern Med ical Association Nov. 12-14, $13.15, 1912. Tickets sold Nov. 9, 10 and ll, 1912, with final ' ?raitreturniijg Nov. 18, 1912. Extension until Dec. 15, on ap plication and fee of one dollar before Dec. 15. Atlanta, Ga. and Return $8.35. Account Southern Appalachian Good Roads Association Nov. 20-21, 1912. Tickets sold Nov. 18 and 19 1912 with final limit returning Nov. 23, 1912. Louisville, Ky. and return $4.45. Account Southern Educational Association, Nov. 28-30, 1912. Tickets sold Nov. 2?-27, 1912 with final limit returning Dec. 3, 1912. Augus'a, Ga. and return $1.55. Ac count Second Annual Corn Fes tival, December 27, 1912. Tick ets sold December 2 to 6, 1912 inclusive. Southern Railway dining car ser vice and Pullman sleeping car ser vice on through trains. Conve nient local service. For detailed information, sleeping car reserva-? tions etc., call on ticket agents, or, A. H. Acker, TPA., Augusta, Ga., W. E. McGee, APA., Columbia,' S. C.. H. F. Cary, APA. Washing injrton, D. C., S. H. Hardwick, PTA., Washington, D. C. Messrs. Rives Bros. as usual have been having a big coat snit sale for ladies the first of September and this year they had such a success with the large line that their for mer big assorted sales brought the trade this year without the aid of printer's ink and they have now a second lot that wil' be in and will let you hear from them.-Adv Another Shipment. Just received a shipment of cut glass recently purchased in New York. Ail new patterns and de signs, at remarkably low prices. Penn cfc Holstein. November Weddings. A large assortment of sterling silver just received for November weddings. Penn & Holstein. 66 Whose Fault? 99 If you do not get value received for your money. If you get inferior goods for which you pay as much as we charge you for the good kind, you can blame only yourself. Our 20 years experience in the grocery business and our ''square deal" policy is worth some thing to the prospective b?fyer and all we ask is a trial. "We can deliver the goods." Groceries and feed for man and beast. ARRIIMGTON BROS. & CO. Augusta, Ga. Office and salesroom 863 Broad Warehouse Ga. Railroad tracks. P. S. Mr. M. Gary Satcher is with as and will be glad to see his friends ff* DRIVE TO TOWN? I e'sjf? \\| And find the market if ?Vx\\ unfavorable for your produce? The farmer ,u"",k who has a telephone in his home can telephone first. The useless trips thus saved are worth the cost of service. Under the plan of the Bell System the service costs but a trifle; the farmer owns the instrument and the equipment. Write to nearest Bell Telephone Manager for pamphlet, or address Farmers' Line Department SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE /v/fl> TELEGRAPH CO SOUTH PKYOta. STREET, ATLANTA, GA. SI/USKY'S OLD STYLE "THE TIN OF QUALITY" The old Time Quality, Made of the Best Material. It Stands the Test of Time. 1009- BROAD STREET DAVID SLUSKY, AUGUSTA. GA. WHOLESALE IAND RETAIL TINPLATE. GALVANIZED ROOFING. RUBBER ROOFING. TIN AND GALVANIZED SHINGLES MANTELS. TILES. GRATES. ETC. Edgefield Fru? Corni COCLIN & Propri All kinds of fruits, drinks, cigars, tobacc Next to I Edgefield, S. C. Augusta ] Ht ABE COHEN, The up-to-date mill house, with a full and cor ers and all trimmings n Hats ranging $2 to and misses hats latest st' Dry goods in everythi Goods store. Clothing for men, bo; and furnishing goods at Remember the place. Augusta 916-918 BJ Augusta, Fair Wee] Next week is fair wee! extend to the huudreds c tution to visit our store ai headquarters. Leave you and feel at home at our s "We have the largest st tions, Shoes Clothing, e shown, and will be please and make you close prie week. Men's Inhumanity to Man. Some men, when they are arrested n a serious charge, are sent to jail thers, like one in New York, fare ?ucL worse. The magistrate told his .ife to take him home and tell him hat she thought of him. - Rochester lemocrat and Chronicle. MERIT Ul Harness on hand here for every parp?se. Light driving harness, ivork harness, saddle harness. In fact, you cannot have a harness ieed we cannot satisfy and in all jases of a quality far superior to ind in many case? cheaper than the catalog house stuff. Wilson & it Restaurant >any SCAVENS, etors. , confectionaries, soft os, etc. }ostoffice Bee Hive. , Proprietor. ?BM-ma-BB inery and dry goods nplete line of hnt fealh ecessary for a fine hat. $15 ench. Children's 1 les and all colors, ng in a tiist-class Dry liing ra and children. Shoes the lowest prices. Bee Hive roadway, Georgia tc in Edgefield and we if visitors a cordial invi id make it your shopping ir packages with us and tore. ock ot Dry Goods, No te, that Ave have ever d to show you the goods es. Come to see us next Town Owns Herring Brook. Brewster, Mass., owns a herring brook, and at the town meeting every year, following an old custom, a com mittee Is elected by ballot to catch the fish and dispose of them. The pro ceeds are turned Into the town treaa TDERLIES all permanent success. The great and increasing demand for carriages wai built upon it. Genuine merit in design, material, workmanship and finish make our carriages merit your approval. Cantelou