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EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1,1913 JOHNSTON LETTER. Death of William Satcher Stewart Lewis Accidently Killed-Entertainment by Sunbeams. Prof. Addison Lynch, of Bir mingham, Ala., David Ouzts, of Rock Hill and Willie Ouzts of Wofford, spent the holidays here at the Ouzts home. Miss Bessie Scruggs, of Atlanta, is the guest of Miss Sara Waters. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Goodwyn of Greenwood, came . across the country in th?ir car, for a visit last week. J. M. Black, of Richmond, Va., spent the holidays with his brother, O. D. Black. ' Clarence Mobley, of Chattanoo ga, Tenn., was here for a few days recently with relatives. Miss Crumpler, of Fairfax, has been visiting 'Miss Mary Spann Harrison. W. B. Allen, of Atlanta, made a special visit here to friends on the 95th. At a recent meeting of the Mason ic lodge, the following officers were elected for the year: John Wright, W. M.; J. A. Dobey, S. W.; A. Bland, J. W.; W. M. Wright, S. D.; E. B. Edwards, J. D.; T. C. Edwards, ste wart; J. Howard Payne, steward; H. S. Toney, Tyler; J. D. Bartley, Secretary; J. Jacobs, treas urer. The members decided to have a banquet about the second week in January. Concluding all business, an oyster supper was enjoyed by all present. A very bright and happy Christ mas entertainment was given by the members of the Sunbeam band on last Sunday evening at the Baptist church, Mrs. W. J. Hatcher is their leader, and every feature was enjoyable. "A plea for Jesus" by i& o'-der'mtzznbeeti in cosSude, Wfp-*'^ renting the heathen nations was rell given and the "Christmas Tplay" in which Santa Claus was present, was especially pleasing to the children. The Christmas carols were very sweet and Fred Parker, a 13 year old sunbeam, presided at the pipe organ, and it was wonderful to hear him play. Two of the selec tions w*-.re original, and he is quite a musical prodigy. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Landrum, and little Weinona, of Florence, arc guests of Mrs. A. P. Lewis. Mrs. Rambo and children are spending awhile at the home of the former's father, J. R. Hart. Ou the evening of the 26th, Wil lie Satcher, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Satcher died at their home here For several years he had been afflicted, and during the past year his health failed rapidly, and while the end was not unexpected, it came as a shock. Ile was a quiet and gentle mannered boy, and will be missed from the loving home circle. The funeral was conducted at Harmony church on Friday after j noon, the following acting as pall bearers: Earl Crouch, Joe Cox, Wallace Turner, Franklin Perry, Earl Smith and Goode Mobley. Christmas day ended in sadness and gloom for the entire town and all festivities ceased. It was learned 'about tw*o o'clock that Stewart, the 13 year-old son of Mr. J. C. Lewis had met his death, and the circum stances are most deplorable. About noon, Stewart and Watson Nicker son went for a short hunt with a rifle, in some woods on the out skirts of town. Watson returned . alone, and later told of how the accident occurred. While they were trying to extract a cartridge from the rifle, it fell and exploded, the contents piercing the heart of Stew art, and he was killed instantly. Stewart wae a winsome and lovable boy, always with a happy heart, and his face was seldom seen with out a smile. In the school room he was a good pupil and always had tKe commendation of his teachers. The funeral services were conduct ed on Thursday afternoon at the [/home, by the former pastor, Dr. W. S. Dorset with Rev. E. EL Beckham and Rev. Hamlin Etheredge assist bim. The service was a touch one and comforting to the sor ig hearts. The pall bearers iight of the boy scouts, Stew ing been one of the band, ie. remaining ones followed in rv just behind the casket. A piful design of flowers was sent the band and also from the school grade he belonged to. There were many other beautiful flowers sent by friends and relatives. Fol lowing the service, the body was carried to Mt. of Olives cemetery where it was laid to rest beside the grave of his mother. Mrs. Lona Ivy, of Greenwood, spent last week here with her aunt Mrs. Georgia Turner. The Christmas dance and several festive occasions for the Yule tide had been planned, but the week was one of sadness and the affairs were all put aside. Mr. and Mrs. Desale Hogan, of Congaree, visited relatives here dur ing last week. Some time during the night of last Thursday, the rooms of the pressing club were entered and clothing taken, and on the same night the store of H. W. Crouch was entered and a quantity of mer chandise was taken, the burglar en tering by breaking the glass door at the rear. It is supposed that the same party was guilty of both the robberies as some of the clothing from the club was left in the store. There seems to be no clue to the affair. The high school opened on the 31st and school duties were assum ed. On Sunday January 5, Rev. Wa ters will preach at the Baptist church. The week of prayer will be ob served the second week in January hy the members of the mission so ciety. The union meeting of this divis ion convened here al the Baptist church on Saturday and Sunday. The sermon on Sunday morning was preached by Rev. Posey. Report of Union Meeting at Red Oak Grove. . Notwithstanding the frivolities >f the season_incid?nt to a false no-_. ion as to~Christinas observance the inion meeting of the 3rd division )f the Edgefield association met it the Red Oak Grove church, and lad a good meeting Saturday and Sunday. Dr. D. A. J. Bell the mod ?rator who has recently moved to McCormick was with us and pre sided, though he annouuced that at ihe next meeting which will be in March with the Clark's Hill )hurch, at which time election jf officers would take place, that he 3ould not serve longer as moderator, is he now lives in the Abbeville as sociation. The queries were all in terestingly discussed on Saturday. Brethren H. IC. Bunch, S. T. Ad ims, Rev. P. H. Bushey, Rev. G. W. Bussey and Rf v. T. E. Scago Laking active part. Bro. Leggett was also with us and contributed bis part to the interest of the occa sion. He is also colporter for the association and displayed his books, selling many to the delegates and visitors. Sunday morning after de votional exercises Rev.P. XV. Bussey preached a most excellent sermon LO a large congregation. He waa or bis native hearth and his people are proud of him and justly so. After a sumptuous dinner Rev. T. E. Seago, preache 1 a most helpful and prac tical sermon. All were delighted to bear him again. The collection was given to aid young ministers at Funnan, seven dollars and some cents. It was a good union in the opinion of all. We look forward with bappy anticipation to the next at Clark's Hill in March. A Delegate. Cold Spring, S. C. A Good Formula. If you have the cotton seed meal, as you ought to have, to get a high grade fertilizer, mix the following: 1,000 pounds 16 per cent acid. 200 pounds muriate of potash. 800 pounds cotton seed meal. That would analyze 9 per cent phosphoric acid, 5.5 of potash and of ammonia. If you used 14 per cent acid it would give you S per cent instead of 9. You cannot get a xery high grade by mixing kainit and cotton seed meal. This is about the best you can do with these ingredients: 700 pounds of acid 10 per cent. 500 pounds of kainit. 800 pounds of cotton seed meal. The analysis would be 6.6- 3.5 3. That would be good for cotton or corn.-Spartanbarg Journal. \ Trenton R. F. D. A bright and prosperous new year to The Advertiser and its many readers. We missed/the Ad vertiser's weekly visit in our home last week and are anxiously await ing the new year's jdition. As we are entering upon a new year with a bright outlook , for the future, let us all try to be better men and wo rnt n and to live nearer God than we have in the past year. And just a word to our young boya and girls. Study harder than you ever did, love your teacher more, attend! church and Sunday school more regularly, and last but not least of all, love and respect your parents and consider the hardships they un dergo and the sacrifices they make for your good. The Christmas tree given by Miss Mealing for her school at Gardnerville on Christmas day was quite a success. The children recit ed beautiful Christmas pieces and they showed that they had been carefully trained by their efficient teacher. The song service was very pretty and impressive Santa arriv ed in due time to deliver his many presents to the children. We were all glad to see Santa and hope he won't forget to see us again. Many, many thanks to Capt. Herbert L. Buucb for so kindly assisting in the song service. Come again Capt. we are always glad to see you. Mr. E. G. Miller of Colliers and Miss Ruth were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Gardner on Christmas day. We are glad to report Mr. J. M. Gardner and family convalescing from their recent attack of grip. Well, boys, leap year has left the girls for a while and now is your chance to be up and doing. There are a few gir^ls left from whom to select your companion. Reliable Music House. 'MT. Ju?ii A. 775??ana ot" ?fifc ?ftii of Holland Bros. of Greenwood has been in Edgefield several days look ing after their business interests at this end of the line. This popular and thoroughly reliable music house has put on a special sale of pianos at very low prices. Anyone who contemplates buying an instrument should communicate with them at once. A card will bring a repnj sentative of the firm to you, i. e., ir you desire to have some one ex plain the merits of their instru ments aud their liberal plans of selling. Interesting Figures From the National Agricultural De partment. The last report of Secretary Wil son, as head of the Department of Agriculture, which covers the achievements of sixteen years, the time "Tania Jim" has served as chief of this great branch of the government service, is crcwded with interesting facts and shows what a marvelous growth the coun try has had sinc? Air. Wilson came to the chiefship of the department. The dairy cow ta one of the princi pal producers of wealth on the farm and the value oF her products in 1912 is estimated at about S830, 000,000, an amount which exceeds the value of the cotton lint and is nearly equal to the combined value of lint and seed The lowly hen is another of the wonderful producers, it being esti mated that she laid during the year 1912, 1,700,000,000 dozen eggs and if an egg is only worth a cent and three quarters it gives the tidy sum of $350,000,000, and if this is add ed to the value of tue fowls raised, the products of the poultry indus try on farms amounts to about $570,000,000. This nearly equals the value of the wheat crop. The animals sold from the farm and the animals slaughtered on it together number about 111,000,000, and the farm value of these animals is estimated at ?1,930,000,000. Most productive of ill agricultur al years in this country has been 1912, declares the report. The earth has produced its greatest an nual dividend. The sun and the rain and the fertility of ihe soil paid no heed to human controver sies, but kept on working in co-op eration with the farmers' efforts to utilize them. The reward is a high general level of production. The mau behind the plow has filled the Nation's larder, crammed the store houses, and will send liberal sup plies to foreign countries. ?V What "Per Cent" Means and How&o Use it in Buying . *r Fertilizers. There is nothing that seems to bother the average farmer more than the percentage of plant food in various combinations of materi als. Per cent is simply an abbrevi ation for per centum or per hun dred. fAcid phosphate of 16 per cent, means simply tnat the article has sixteen pounds of phosphoric acid in each 100 pounds, the rest being made up of plaster and vari ous earthy matters found in the rock from which the phosphate is made. Now, knowing the amount of each elementary material in 100 pounds, it should be easy to come at the percentage that each would j b?ar.to a ton, or2,OOO pounds. For instance, iflfyou want 8 per cent of phosphoric acid in a ton of mixed goods> and have the 16 per cent ar ticle to make it with, 8 per, cent means, as I have said, eight pounds in each 100 pounds. Thea 8 per cent of twenty hundred pounds, or a ton, would be 160 pounds. Now, how much of the 16 per cent acid phospate must we use to get this 160 pounds? Evidently 1,000 pounds, since there is sixteen pounds in ea$h. 100 pound?. Then, know ing ljpe percentage of the various plant foods in the materials you use for making a fertilizer, it should be easy rio come at the percentages in the ton. Cottonseed meal will have about seven pounds of ammonia in the 100 and about 1.0 pounds o6*potash, and ?bout three pounds of phospho ric-acid in each 100 pounds. , Kainit has an average of twelve pounds of potash in each 100 pounds while: muriate and sulphate of pot ash will have fifty pounds of potash in each 100 pounds. DriVd blood will average loi pount ; of nitrogen (12.75 pounds of?^ra?nja) and 1.91 pounds of phosphoric" acid. Fish-scrap has 8.S pounds of am monia in each 100 pounds, and 8.25 pounds of phosphoric acid. Nitrate of soda has 15.7 pounds of actual nitrogen in a readily available form, for all the ammonia in the or ganic materials must be changed by che soil bacteria to nitrates before it is used, for plants seem to take nitrogen only as a nitrate, the com bination of the nitric acid with the lime or potash in the soil. In using thematerials in a mixture when cot tonseed meal or fish-scrap is used, you must take into account thc phosphoric acid and potash as well as the ammonia in order to be ex act, tho these are used mainly as a source for ammonia. Ammonia is a hydride of nitrogen, and is only 'somewhat less than 85 per cent ?nitrogen. That is in each 100 pounds of ammonia there will be about eighty-five pounds of actual nitrogen. The fertilizer men put it as ammonia n the sacks because the figures look larger. Now with these various material? used in mak ing a fertilizer, it should be easy for any one to find out how much of each will be needed for a certain per centage, or pounds per hundred, ina ton.-Progressive Farmer. College Girls and Boys. A score or more of the very flower of Edgefield's young woman hood and young manhood.who came home from college |for the holidays have held high carnival, socially, and are now ready to resume col lege duties. Some have already re turned and others will leave the latter part of the week. The follow ing were among those who came and saw and conquered: From the Confederate Home school, Misses Mary Strother and Elise Lake; from the Citadel, Francis Sheppard and William Ouzts; from Davidson, William Adams, Edward Lynch and Arthur Tompkins; from the Convent in Aiken, Glover Tomp kins; from Winthrop, Misses Ma mie Dunovant, Mary Hughes, Ella Mays and Hortense Woodson; from the College for Women, Misses Elizabeth and June Rainsford and Annie and Justine Cantelou; from W off ord, Benjamin Greneker; from Georgetown Visitation Convent, Misses Margie Tompkins and Al leen Smith; from Clemson, Ham mond Carmichael and Julian Stroth er; from the Greenville Female College, Misses Gladys Rives, Snow Jeffries, Helen Tillman, Natalie Padgett, Ethel Lanham, Rosalie Parker and May Tompkins. i ? Baraca Boys Spend Exceeding ly Pleasant Evening. The Baraca class, better known possibly as the young men's . class of the Baptist Sunday school, held a very pleasant social meeting Mon day evening. Dr. M. D. Jeffries, who has faithfully taught the class for the past year, gave his hearty co-operation and assistance toward making the occasion a success. The class accepted an invitation from Mrs. Mamie Tillman to hold the social gathering at her home. An in teresting program was arranged by Mrs. Tillman who, with the assist ance of several other ladies, also provided delicious refreshments. The parlor, library, hall and din ing roora were tastefully decorated with a profusion of evergreens, there being a sufficiency of holly to be suggestive of the Yuletide. While the young people were gath ering first one young lady and then another would preside at the piano, sending sweet strains of bright Christmas music not only through out the suite of rooms but out into the darkness, welcoming as it were the approaching guests. By the time the nearly four score guests ar rived, Dr. Jeffries announced the first number on the program, a geographical contedt. Of the many guessing conteste that have been conducted in Edge field none have proven more inter esting or exciting than the geo graphical contests. They also in a limited way have an educational value in addition to affording whole some social diversion. Mrs. Tillman provided sixty-odd widely differing objects or articles, each of which typified or represented some state, town, city, river or lake. One of these articles, such as nutmeg, rep resenting'Connecticut, a sprig of grass representing Bermuda, a star representing Texas, a miniature bot tle of extract re^>rcst.-ntin.{r Colone, a'red baton ' "representing" F>ato*n' Rouge, a bicycle rider, representing Wheeling,was ninned' ?'n each guest. Each young man was assigned a young lady as a partner and was given a slip of paper upon which to write the names of places that were suggested by the sundry arti cles. After about half an hour spent in supplying the names, some ut which were of necessity common place and easy while others were rather classic and 'difficult, the pa pers were collected and turned over to a committee composed of Mrs. J. L Minis and Dr. M. D. Jeffries to determine what couple had sup plied thu greatest number of correct answers. The suspense which usual ly exists-*while judges are deliberat ing and arriving at a decision was broken on this occasion by having ambrosia and caite bountifully served. With the exception of thc time which some of the couples spent in J cozy corners engaged in a tete-a tete, tho ambrosial feast was proba bly the mott delightful feature of the evening. Finally Dr. Jeffries relieved the anxiety and suspense by announcing that the greatest number of correct answers were supplied by Mr. Fran cis Sheppard and Miss Josie Shep pard, to whom he presented a beau tiful two-pound box o? Huyler's choicest sweets. There was a tie for the second place between Mr. and Mrs. Joe Holland, and Mrs. A. E. I Padgett and Roland Snuggs. Soon after the climax was reach ed the guests began to quietly steal away, all with one accord pro nouncing this, the first sociai meet ing of the Baraca boys, a great sue- j cess. Parks-Smith. Miss Charlotte Parks, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Parks, was married Thursday, De cember 2?, at noon to Mr. J. A. Smith. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride, there be ing only the members of the imme diate families present. Dr. M. 1). Jeffries performed the ceromony. Several days before her marriage, Mrs. W. ll. Dorn gave a miscella neous shower in honor of Miss Parks, On this occasion this very popular young lady was the recipient ol many beautiful and useful article-. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will make thei; home at Trenton, where Mr. Smith is successfully engaged in farming. The Advertiser wishes them a long and happy married life. / PLUM BRANCH NEWS. I Good Quiet Christmas, Timely Reflections, Colored Peo ple Feel "Hard Tames." Farewell Sermon. A happy new year to yon andi your readers. The old year 1912 will pass into history with her rec ord both of good and bad and I fear especially for our grand old I state. When we come to run up tho account it will not be what we would have it be. For the sake of honesty of purpose let us run up our own individual accounts first and see how we stand,then take our neighbor's and then if we find that we have not treated our fellow man as we ?hould, tell him and beg his pardon and let us start ont in the new year with our accounts settled and with a promise and a vow that we will do our best in this 1918. I must say brother Mirc3 that we have had a very nice quiet Christ mas, very few drunk. All that :. X saw were brought here ont the train. We had no disorders, no fights, nq? even a quarrel, or if there was your humble scribe failed to see or hear of any. i Our town has assumed her usual business move and get-up-and-get there. Money is a littl? scarce but with all that our people appear to be hopeful i. e. the white people. The darkies are in bad shape an?S many of them are being closed out> and many of them will have to be gin anew. I think the farmers gen erally or the land .owners arc trying to carry the darkies through where the darkey is trying to do anything for himself. One thin? the trouble with the negro is that he will buy everything that comes in sight, es pecially when he thinks Ire ha* a prospect of a good crop. He does not think of the drought that is j;:*!; '?b-r^..^uc^alrap5t;^a_JjjB| .but/ ?it cornes all the pameJ^HTt is it did this last year. Sometimes I imagine that it is best that we have some thing to remind us that wo are reaching out for the mighty dollar and are not earning anything else but for the dollar. Our better na ture has been lost sight of and some day we find ourselves groping in the dark and in our despair we cry out as the poet would have it, "Oh where is my soul to-nigh: and it may lie too late. Let us hope for tho best and turn over a new leaf. Well, brother Minis not only the Methodists but tho Baptists and all thc town a?*e happy over the return of brother Covington. Our preacher in the meantime we are pained to know, Brother Freeman, thc Baptist m mister has preached his last ser mon on the fourth Sunday, and will go to some other field to labor. We will miss him and his faithful services. He has labored faithfully and endeared himself not only to his own Hock, the Baptist, bat to the Methodist especially with the young people of the B. Y. P.U. Our loss is some one's gain.We can say this for Brother Freeman, that any church that is in need of a faithful and thoroughly consecrated preacher will do well to call Bro. Freeman. To have him and his family in a community is a real treat and bles sing to the church and community that he may move into. The pros pects of improvements in our town are flattering. Quite a number of residence lots have been sold also? some business lots. That means we will continue to build and spread out. Property outside of the town is being sold at good prices. ' The up country folks have taken a liking to Plum Branch lands. AH the boys will have it, let her rule. Blore bye and bye. Don Carlos; While playing at a fashionable country club near the national capi tal a certain Federal official h?d the \ misfortune to play an especially vigorous stroke at trie precise mo ment when a dilapidated looking darkey crossed the edge ol* the course. The result was that tho ball struck the negro and rendered him insensible tor a time. When he re gained consciousness a five dollar bill was pressed into his -hand by the golfer. "Thank yo,' boss," said the in jured man after an examination o?. the bill. When is yo' gwine to ba playin' heah again sub ?"--Harper'* Magazine.