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(fdgejiet? ^drct?isetv Established 1835. J..L MIMS,.-_Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffiee at Edgef?eld, S. C. No communications will be published unie s s accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1912 We judge ourselves by what we are capable of doing; others judge us by what we do.-LONGFFLLOW. Edgefield, the best town to live in and the best town to sell cotton in. Everything depends upon the weath er man this week. What an important personage he is! If you do not believe that this mar ket is paying Augusta prices for cot ton, bring in a load and see what will fee offered. You are not compelled to sall if the price does not suit you. The election of Woodrow Wilson has given everybody a quick-step. Why the other day out in Missouri a woman 113 years of age, accompanied by her baby boy who is in his 89th year, rode ca a train for the first time. The white man who had the temerity to store 9$barrels of beer, 11,520 bot tles, in a warehouse in Greenville should be given an assignment on the public roads along with other crimi nals of his class. A lawyer of the female persuasion m California has advised President eject Wilson to appoint a woman on bis cabinet. After the suffragettes supported the Colonel it ill becomes them to give gratuitous advice to Mr. Wilson. Recently compiled statistics show that the average consumption of candy ?nthe United States is 83 pounds per capita per annum. While figures do rot Be, yet there are some young sports in Edgefield who seem not to have eaten that much sweetenin' in their Eves. It is possible though that some mt the girls do not agree with us. As Vaughan has money, about the next thing we hear will be an indefi nite postponement of his execution pending a decision from the supreme court. The infamous Jones of Union, whose crime was second only to that cf Vaughan, delayed the original sen tence of the court for about two years, possibly longer. How a little money dished out to a few scheming lawyers can delay the meting out o'" justice! Survivors of "Wallace House." The managers of the county fair in Barnwell have arranged for a reunion cf the survivors of the famous "Wal lace House" as a feature for Thursday of this week. Gov. John C. Sheppard bas been invited to address these men whose names are written high on the pages of South Carolina's history. The fielding of such a reunion was a happy conception, and fairs in other counties can in the future very profitably set apart a day for celebrating some red letter occasion or event in our state's history. Leading Cotton Market. Many years ago it was the policy of the managers of the local cotton mill tn buy their raw material away from Edgefield and pay the freight on it. Now, be it said to their credit, the managers buy their raw cotton from the wagons on the public square. The consumption of something like 2,000 tales right here in Edgefield by the Beaver Dam mills helps this market. *The proof of the pudding is the eat ing.", so bring * load of cotton to Edgefield and see how lively the bid ding, is. Throughout the entire fal this, bas been one of th? leading cot ton markets in South Carolina. The President's Winter Home. It is probable that Columbia will be selected by President-elect Wilson as his winter home. The houBe in which Ike resided with his parents when a boy bas been secured and will be offered Mm as a winter home. A committee of prominent Columbians will call on Governor Wilson this week and lay the matter hefore him. Several northern cities are bidding for the honor of hav ing the president pass bis vacation pe riods in their midst, but it is probable that this honor will fall to South Caro lina's capital. It was in Columbia that some of the pleasantest associations of Governor Wilson's early life were formed. If Augusta was honored by having a Republican president pass his winters in her midst, surely Columbia will be all the more honored by having a Dem ocratic president winter within her borders. It will not only be an honor to Columbia but the state to have President Wilson spend his winters here. District Attornership. There are a number of applicants for the position of District Attorneyship of South Carolina, but among them there is not one who is better qualified for the place than Hon. J. Wm. Thur mond. By nature, training and through practical experience he is eminently fitted for this important office. Every thing possible will be brought to bear by Mr. Thurmond's friends upon Presi dent Wilson, urging his appointment. Not only would this be an honor to Mr. Thurmond but his appointment would likewise be a distinct honor to Edgefield county. Mr. Thurmond has never failed to make good in every po sition he has filled, and we are confi dent that he would make as able, faith ful and fearless District Attorney as this state has ever had. Record Breaking Yields. According to figures just issued from Washington, the yield of corn for the present year will be the largest on rec ord by more than a half billion bushels. The average yield Tper acre for the country at l"rge has been placed at 29.3 against 23.9 last year. The price is lower than last year, and let us hope that it will be lower still next spring. On account of the very unfavorable conditions, scores of farmers in this county will have tp buy corn next year who never bought a bushel before since they have been farming. On account of the men who will have it to buy, The Advertiser rejoices that the sup- . ply is greater than it has ever been in , this country. w i m . . ! ] Fanners Should Co-operate. While the editor of The Advertiser was in conversation yesterday with a I representative farmer, the latter de- i plored the fact that the farmers of the county have not in the past given more loyal support to the managers of the fair association. This thoughtful citi- 1 zen stated that farmers seem to lose ' sight of the fact that it is primarily an ? agricultural fair and that the agricul- | tural interests of the county receive 1 tre greatest stimulus and benefit. 3 A few men, some of them residents of this vicinity, have endeavored to create the impression that it is a money 1 making scheme for the promoters of the fair. These few undividuals are piqued because they were not put at the head of the enterprise at first and 1 allowed to run it according to their ' own selfish wills. As to the so-called j money making scheme, those who < know anything at all about the finances ' of the association know that a few men, among them being J. R. Cante- ^ lou, Dr. J. G. Tompkins, B. B. Jones, 1 R. S. Anderson and two or three oth- 1 ers, have not only given their time to 5 the fair without compensation but have personally incurred a large finan- . cial liability in providing the necessary \ equipment and paying the expenses of ' running the fairs that have been held. . This statement is made in order to prove that the enterprise is not, nor has it ever been, regarded as a money 1 making scheme by the stockholders and managers. 1 So far as we are informed it is the ? purpose of the members to put every dollar that is realized above expenses into improving and enlarging the plant, instead of paying salaries and divi dends on the capital invested. How then in the name of reason can anyone truthfully say that it. was designed, and is being conducted, as a money making business for a few individuals? The fair this week promises to be the best yet held. Come forward far mers of Edgefield county, and if you have been unable to make exhibits, show your interest and sympathy by your presence. Give the managers your moral support and thereby encourage them to undertake greater things next year. Did the members of the fair associa tion not realize that the county needs an agricultural fair and that the fairs that have been held are at least in a measure filling that need, they would have abandoned the enterprise before now. Plans would never have been made for the fourth annual fair which begins to-day. There were reverses last year on account of the unfavora ble weather, hut the managers-are not discouraged. There is no good reason to be discouraged, as the undertaking has passed the experimental stage and has already succeeded far beyond simi lar enterprises in other counties. The great need now, if the fair is to fully accomplish .that for which it was originally planned, is larger co-opera tion on the part of the farmers them selves. We have confidence in the good people of this county and believe that the needed support and co-operation will yet come. Why not let it begin this week. (?lknt Jfourapaoer In jimiJh Canta EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1912 mm j November Usi Chill wind weather so i there is a d< that makes to warmer v needs from THE C0RN? Suits, coal gloves, swea the least, ladies a We are sh velvets, bro\ We solicit The Cor German Soldiers Are Swimmers. All German soldiers must learn to swim. Some of them are so expert that, with their clothing on their heads and carrying guns and ammuni tion, they can swim rivers several hundred yards in width. When to Breed Mares. What is the best time to breed ny mares? I want them to earn lomething besides doing farm ivork. The best time to breed your mares s at a time to have the colts come \hen the mares are doing least vork. If the mares do most work Tom April to September, then we vould have the colts come in Feb ruary or November. The fall sea ion, October or November, is prob ably the best time, if the raa'-es are veil cared for. The colts are then ?veaned at a time when good pas tures are available, and if fed a lit tle oats during the first summer and fed well during the following win ter, they are practically raised. If, )n the other hand, they come in the fall, and the mares are not well fed ind cared for, it would be better if they were dropped after the rush of ?pring work in July and August; The Fir A Tri "Syrati the hors you wai g get the ? food, m,' & Son, c m F. L. T. MAY, H. R S tally is a Month of ts, rainy days, and far has been altoge Rightful crispness one's thoughts tur wearables. Come s SR STORE'S SEI :s evening wraps, ,ters, then last, but t nd Childrens H owing many beauti vns and soft fels, your patronage. Respectfully ner Store, but at this season the weather is hot and the mares are rather heavy for hard work during May and June November BW H The selection of awei ||j easy at our store becaus stock of ? GOLD AND SILVER M PIECES, CUT GI g WARE, CUTLERY, C || New and original dei ? and most reliable manuf <H3> Wm. SCHWEI Augusta when they are most needed. For these reasons, we prefer to have the colts dropped from November to test-The the Money ?al WM Coir on" molabses e and mule, at the hens to "Sunny Sou ade by Joni )f Memphis Te -For Sale B> - L. TIMMERMA] H. SANDERS, H Biting Frosts. while the ther lovely, in the air n naturally >upply your ' wm J3CT STOCK underwear, >y no means eadwear ful hats in W. H. TURNER Proprietor. February, and have the mares well fed and housed, so that the colts will not suffer for milk. We would Weddings Idiog preseat is made >e of our very large JEWELRY, TIME .ASS, SILVER HESTS OF SILVER. iigns from the largest acturers. GERT & CO. ., Ga. have mares that do not work at that time, foal in April or May.-Pro gressive Farmer. Jest for ?/ince feed for And if cackle bh" hen L Wade nnessee - C. WATSON