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Office No. 61. Residence, No. 17. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 29. 1913 LOCAL AND PERSONAL, See "All a Mistake" at Treeton Bext Tuesday night. Little Miss Elizabet^ Smith spent several days in Columbia last week .with relatives. Mr. J. Maner Lawton spent Sun day in Edgefield with Mrs. Lawton and their children. If you fail toset "All a Mistake" at Trenton next Tue6d ty night, an other mistake will have been made. Mr. Thomas C. Bomar who has been making his home in George town for several years is visiting his mother, Mrs. Manly DeLoach. Mrs. B. E. Nicholson joined Mr. Nicholson in Columbia la>t Wed nesday and attended the reception of the bar association. Ex-Gov. J. C. Sheppard and Hon. J. Wm. Thurmond attended the meeting of the South Carolina Bar Association in Columbia last week. Guano hauling had begun in real earnest but the rains have checked the rnsh that would probably have been on this week. Hon. B. E. Nicholson was elect ed one of the vice-presidents of the South Carolina Bar Association at its annual session in Columbia last week. We always carry a large assort ment of fresh cakes and crackers from the National Biscuit Com pany. Timmons & Morgan. Rev. P. P. Blalock went to Tren ton Sunday morning and preached in the Presbyterian church at the request of the pastor, Rev. E. C. Bailey. After closing his school Friday afternoon Mr. C. M. Mellicbarnp came down to hear Dr. Vines Sat urday and Sunday, returning Sun day afternoon. Dr. James S. Byrd has recently greatly improved his residence in Buncombe, repainting and renew ing it inside and out. He has also installed electric lights instead of the acetylene gas system. The U- D. C. will be entertained by Mrs. J. E. Hart Tuesday after noon, February 4, at three-thirty o'clock. Each member is requested to R. S. V. P. to hostess, two days before the meeting, also that they will bring or Bend their annual dues. This will be an important meeting and a full attendance is desired. The most beautiful sight in the way of trees and evergreens is the holly in the yard of Mr. M. A. Tay lor. It is worth a walk up Columbia street any time to feast one's eyes on this tree with its exquisitely beautiful intermingling of red ber ries and green leaves. Mr. W. H. Turner came from Greenwood and spent several days looking aiter the interests of the) Corner Store and returned to Grren wood Saturday night. He will con tinue to give both stores his person al attention, keeping the Comer Store up to the same high standard that it has always maintained. If "one good turn deserves an other," wonder when Greenwood will begin to repay mother Edge field? Edgefield has contributed many good men and good things to Greenwood, and the only hope that is left ns is thatn will be as "bread cast upon the water." The attendance upon the revival services that are being conducted in the Baptist church is the largest ever witnessed in Edgefield. Fre quently the house has been taxed to its utmost seating capacity, scores of chairs being placed near the front and in the aisles. The Advertiser has not yet heard of farmers using split log drags on the public roads. It will pay them to drag the roads over which heavy loads must be hauled. It will be impossible for the supervisor to put all of the public roads of the county in good order before the heavy hauling season is over. The town authorities are building j a long-needed sidewalk in linn combe along Lover's Lane, which is greatly appreciated by pedestrians. If they will follow this with rais ing the centre and draining this unique and very pretty stretch of road or street, the owners of vehi cles will also rise up and call them blessed. Mrs. Tee Wates has been visiting relatives in Modou. Arthur S- Tompkins, Esq., is in Charlotte on business. "All a Mistake", a play in three acts, Wise Hall, Trenton, Tuesday night next. Mrs. Lucy Dugas spent several da.\s in Col arabia last week, return ing to Edgefield Thursday night. Miss Lura Mims is teaching a music cla.-s in connection with the Trenton High School. Full line of house paints of all kinds. Get our prices before buy ing. Timmons cfc Morgan. Miss Julia Tooles and Miss Sallie Haltiwanger of Ninety Six are visiting Mrs. J. C. Walker. Miss Tooles is Mrs. Walker's sister. "Use your eyes. Don't abuse them. If it burts them to read have them properly titted with glasses." Geo. F. Mims. Mr. J. Q. Cogburn has been very cordially greeted since coming to Edgetield Monday to visit bis broth er, iVlr. W. B. Cogburn. His friends are very happy over his very mark ed improvement in health. Now is the time to begin the ear ly garden. We can supply you with seeds of all kinds from the seed farms of Buist and Ferry, both are thoroughly dependable. Timmons cv Morgan. Our wire stretchers are out among farmers who have purchased wire from us. Those who are through stretching their wire will please re turn the stretchers as early as con venient. Edgefield Mercantile Co. At fifty cents on the dollar we have about twenty five ladies coat suits that we don't care to carry over and we are making a special offer to close them out at oOcts on the dollar. You can buy a $15.00 coat suit at ?7.50. Also about one hundred ladies dress skirts in all colors in heavy, also' in light weight. Prices ranging from ?2.00 up to $10.00 at 50cts on the dollar from now until the 15th February. Rubenstein. Crosses of Honor. As the time for the delivery of crosses has been extended, all vet erans and descendants of veterans who have not secured their crosses are urged *o send to Mrs- Julian D. Holstein for their blanks, so that they may get their crosses on Me morial Day. Edgefield County Good Section For Stock Raising. Mr. Charles II. Everson, of Wel lington Ohio, is visiting at Clark's Hill for several weeks, where his firm of Everson Brothers are en gaged in raising fine berkshires for southern farms in connection with the Middleton farms. Mr. Howard Everson of Wellington is residing permanently at ("lark's Hill in su perintendence of the fine hog farm. The J^assrs. Everson are enthu siastic on the possibilities of hog and other stock raising in this coun ty, where they say the conditions are almost ide.il on account of cli mate, ability to raise grains, clover and vetches for winter grazing, etc. Mr. Chas. Everson who has also been engaged in stock raising in west and northwest, speaking of Edgefield county sajs "It is much easier to raise all kinds of stock here than it is in the west and north west, where we have to contend with blizzards in winter and ex treme dry weather in summer. Your plentiful water supply here and general rainfall make the best pos sible conditions for raising cattle, hogs and other stock. This industry will also build up the land. I think this section will become as noted in time for its beef cattle as Texas. The wester; ranges are giving out. I would prefer the Shorthorn, or Herford breeds. A "baby beef" Shorthorn or Herford at two years old will weigh 1300 to 1400 pounds, and bring from 5c to 10c per pound, the Chicago market having been 10c for sometime for prime steers. You can raise such steck very cheaply here on your ibnndant land. The northwestern cattle raiser figures on a loss of 20 to 40 per cent of his cattle in winter on account of freezes. Last year the loss was about 40 per cent. You should bu able to raise sheep and horses prof itably here also. No country with the grasses, water supply and good climate that you have can fail to be a good stock country. We are find ing that we can raise hogs here bet ter than in Ohio." "All a Mistake" at Trenton. A play in three acts, entitled "All a Mistake" will be given at Wise Hall, Trenton, next Tuesday night at 8:30 o'clock under the auspices of the Trenton High School. The|money realized from this play will go for school improvement. All who attend will be fully repaid, and also contribute to a good cause. The price of admission will be 25 and 35 cents. Be sure to go next Tuesday night, Feb. 4. Revival Nearing Close. The revival services that have been conducted by Dr. John F. Vine3 at the Baptist church fer the pist ten days will close Thursday uight. He is compelled to return to his work in Anderson Friday in order to fill important engagements. Hin very earnest and forceful ser mons took hold of the people from the outset, with the result that an increasing interest has been mani fested at each succeeding service. There have been many accessions to the several churches and the church members themselves have been quickened and greatly strength ened. Sand Rock School. The Sand Rock school house was burned down one night last week and there were several books burn ed. We have been teaching in an old house on Mr. W. A. Strom's place but we are going to teach in Mr. R. L. Rountree's dwelling house. Miss Alta Lou Mayson has about got well, and Mrs. I. C. Harrison has improved very much. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reams of Cal lison spent Monday and Tuesday with relatives around Johnston. Miss Mattie Lou Coleman and Miss Lillie Mayson will spend Sat urday night with Miss Clara .Jordan. Mr. J. L.. Reames has bought a tine mule. Messrs. J. J. and R. T. Mayson went to Greenwood Friday. We hope to have another school house built soo::. Irvin Reams. Callison, S. C. Feeding Plants to Keep Them Warm. It is well known, of course, that human beings and the lower a ni", mais are better able to resist cold when they are well fed, but it is in^ teresting to learn that a German in vestigator has announced that feed ing plants has the same effect on them. He declares that the intro duction of organic substances ot nutrient character (carbohydrates, alcohols, acetone) into the plant cell heightens its resistance to cold, even in thc case of tropical plants. Differ ent substances protect in different degrees. The sugars stand highest, then come glycerine, the alcohols, and acetone. The removal of the protective contents restores the original degree of resistance.-Sci entific American. Letter From Red Hill School Girls. We sure are having bad weather for going to school now. There was a larrie crop of oats sown around here last fall. Weare glad to report that they are looking pretty. Mis? May Etta Reece of Modou, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. McDaniel. There was no preaching service Sunday afternoon on account of the absence of the pastor. He was called away to preach the funeral of Mr. Culbreath's child. Miss Annie Mathis and Mr. Joe Bussey visited their cousin, Mrs. Cora Cartledge of the Rehoboth section on Saturday and Sunday last. Misses Essie Young and Hassie Quartes visited Miss Lula Quarles on Saturday and Sunday last. Some of the farmers of our sec tion are going to attend the corn fhow in Columbia this week. Misses Bessie and Ethel Schenk of your town were among the visi tors at Red Hill Sunday. Mr. R. M. Johnson is building a new room to his dwelling. Mr. Henry Smith and Miss Mar guerite Glanton were married at the home of their pastor. Rev. J. T. Littlejohn Sunday last. .We wish them much success and happiness. The ladies held their monthly missionary meeting at the home of Mrs. J. T. Littlejohn. They all re port a good meeting and a nice time. Mrs. Whitlock visited her moth er last week. Two School Girls. -? ? ? Red Hill News. For several weeks we have hail spring weather. Tho grass is putting up, thc violets arc in full bloom. Even the cannas are all up. The oats look like the middle of March, We are looking for cold weather in February. Married at Rose Cottage Sa.iday morning at ten o'clock, Mr. Henry Smith to Miss Marguerite Glanton. We extend them our heartiest con gratulations. I ne oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Culbreath was buried yester day afternoon at Rehoboth, the lit tle one was only about live years old and had been sick just a week. We pray God's richest blessings on the bereaved parents. Mr. R. M. Johnson is having his house remodied and adding anoth er room to it. Mr. Wallace Prescott has bailt a large new house down in "China" and will move there this week. Af ter all Wallace will not beso far, but what he can be reached by ca blegram or wireless telegraphy. We understand that Mr. Frank West will soon build a mansion on the farm that he has recently bought from Dr. Prescott. Frank is one of our rising young business men. | Mrs. Dr. Whitlock has returned from a visit to herold home. The Dr. says he is awful glad to see her back. Miss Maggie Reese ot Modoc spent last week with ber sister Mrs. Jasper Mci 'aniel. Miss Ethel Schenk of your town is visiting Miss Lydia Holmes this WHuk. Mr. Willie Brown of Parksville was in town last week shaking hands with his many friends. Mr. James Talbert of Rehoboth spent Suuday evening in town with friends. The Sunday school at Red Hill was re-organized last conference and the following officers and teach ers were elected: Superintendent Ernest Quarles; Asst. Superinten dent Jasper McDaniel; Secretary T. C. Mathis; Asst. Secretary J. T. Littlejohn Jr. Teachers, Class No. 1, J. H. Hussey, class No. '1, CC. Flynn, class No. R. M. Johnson, class No. 4, Mrs. Sallie Smith, class No. 5, Mrs. Annie Mathis, cla&s No. 6, Mrs. Julia Prescott. Baraca class Mrs. J. T. Littlejohn, Cradle Roll, Miss Hassie Quarles. Assistant teachers, Miss Maggie McDaniel, Miss .ettie May Wood, .Miss Mat tie Baily, Mrs. Georgia Bailey, Miss Lula Quarles. The following officers were elect ed and installed at our last meeting of the Woodman of the World. J|r. Littlejohn, P. C. C.; R. M. ^o?Oflon, C. C.; H. E. Quarles, A. L ; Charlie Parkman, B.; Jasper McDaniel, Clerk; Drs. Crafton and Whitlock, Physicians; Sam Agner, Sentry; YV. A. Dorn, Escurt; J. W. Bailey, Watchman; ll. W. Quarles, P. B. Stone, J: S. Holmes, Man agers. Rose Cottage. Honeysuckles for Stopping Gul lies. (From Progressive Farmer.) The foundation for good farming in the south is good land. The origi nal forest land in our hill country was once fertile and very produc tive. Tile only thing for our fore fathers to solve was, to get this fer tile land cleared; this was done, a little at a time; then, a certain Held began to wash, a new held wa1) cleared and the gullied ones given up. This process was carritd on for many years, but little attention being paid to the care and upbuild ing of the soil, until finally there was no original forest land to clear. So this generation of farmers has three great questions to solve, (l) how to stop th? gullies that were made by >oor farming. {.!) how to keep the land from washing, (3) how to improve the fertility of the soil. My method of stopping big, deep cullies is to make dams with brush at intervals in bottom, throw ing some rocks or chunks, if con venient, to hold brush down, then a few shovels of earth. After gul lies are well dammed, plant white honeysuckle just above the dams. In a year or so the honeysuckles will completely cover every barren spot and you can rest assured that the gullies will never wash out. After you once get your gullies checked from further washing, they can be filled from time to time by using drag scrapes, plows, etc. The main point is to stop them, don't let them get deeper or wider, hold what yon have-use a scotch." and this scotching cannot be better done than by planting white honeysuckle. Wm. S. Middleton. Meriwether, S. C. Little Alfred had a great aversion to work. Admonished to pull some rather large weeds in the back yard, after a fainthearted lift on one of them ho shouted: "Mama, how do you think I'm going to pull these weeds when the whole world ia hitched onto them?" -Sent in by Minnie Hume, King man, Kansas. The ottiy Baking from Roy a ff Grape NO ALUM, NO Li Concerning the "Money Trust." Twenty-two and one-quarter bil lions of dollars under the practical control of three men. The start ling fact stated recently by Mr. George F. Baker before the Pujo committee at Washington may be sifted down to that almost incredi ble proposition. Mr. Baker, (toward the close of his testimony, declared frankly: "l think it has goni far enough. It might not be dangerous, but still it has gone about far enough. In good hands, I do nat see that it would do any harm. If il got into bad hands it would be very bad." There are altogether one hundred and twelve corporations, adminis tered by three hundred and forty one directors, in the group at whose head stand the three financiers par amount, J. P. Morgan, James Still man and George F. Baker. Mr. Stillman is sixty-three years old,Mr. Baker seventy, Mr. Morgan seventy three. TheAmeiicau people must' face with the most intense serious ness the question: "Who will con trol this almost incomprehensibly great sum of money when these meu are gone?" lt appears perfectly self-evident that some plan must be devised for preventing further concentration of the natiou's wealth. So long as compeitou remains the basis of our commercial system, legislation shuuld prevent the possibility of the ?ame men controlling the policy and and detail management of compet ing bauks, trust companies, and, to lau increasing extent, the various enterprises of manufacture, trans portation, and barter. There should be full publicity of the methods, control and conditions of banks and trust companies. Other reforms will suggest them selves. Meanwhile the nation must be finding ita way to a saner and mae righteous economic system. All thoughtful people realize that we are in a period of transition. This startling concentration has buen, perhaps, an almost necessary outcome of the conditions ur der winch we have been working. But these conditions aie not final; the social evolution is 1 a ling us be yond them. There need be no rev olution; there need be no disastrous unsettling of business conditions. Bat there mast be change, and this change must be the result ot brave, patient, sane, just, philanthropic thinking and doiug.-Christian Herald. $100 Per Plate was paid at a banquet to Henry Clay, in New Orleans in 1S42. Mighty cosily for those with stom ach trouble or indigestion. To-day people everywhere use Dr. King's New Life Pills for these troubles as well as liver, kidney and bowel disorders. Easy, safe sure. Only 25 cents at Penn ct Holstein's W. E. Lynch ct Co. Citation. The State of South Carolina County of Edgefield. By W T Kinnaird, Probate .Judge. Whereas, Alice Hancock made suit to me, to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate of and eflvcts of Marion Hancock. These Are Therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Marion Hancock deceased, that they be and appear me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgefield C. H., S. C., in my office on the 14th day of February next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Adminis tration should be granted. Given under my Hand, this 28th day of Januai y A. D., 1913. W. T. Kinnaid, P J ECS C. Firmament's Luminant. Knowledge, with truth, ls the great sun in the firmament. Life and pow er are scattered with all its beams. Daniel Webster. f Powder made i Cream of Tartar ME PHOSPHATE Classified Column FOR SALE-Li mited quantity of Sumraerour's Half-and-Half cot tod seed. It netced rae 46 pounds of lint to the 100 last .year. Asa G. Broadwater, Johnston, S. C. 1-29 tf. FOR SALE-One two-horse wag on, practically new, one open buggy one gasoline engine and saw. Will sell cheap. Call at my residence. J? R. Tompkins. 1-29 tf. FOR SALE-One Davis Acety lene gas generator in good condi tion. Apply at The Advertiser office. FOR SALE: Twenty-five good young ewes. Apply to James B. Tompkins, ridgefield, S. C., R. F. D. No. 3. FOR SALE-At a bargain the house on Main street above the de pot, now occupied by Mr. Hughes. For terras apply to Mrs. Susan B. Hill, Edgefield, S. C. FOR SALK- Are von interested in thorongbred poultry ? Then buy Buff Orpington's. They combine size with the best laying qualities. Ten young hens for sale at reasona ble prices. Mis. Susan B. Hill, Edgefield, S. C. Chureh Notices Mr. T. B. Lanham will speak in the Baptist church Sunday night next. ' Trenton Methodist church next Sunday at 3:30 p. m. and Edgefield mill chapel at 7:30 p. ra. Subject, "Some practical things for you to do." Come. "Some practical things for you to do" subject at Methodist church next Sunday at 11:30. Come and find them out and then do them. Removal Notice. We will on February 1st, 1013, discontinue our store at 863 Broad street, and move our otlice to our warehouse located on the corner of Fenwick and Cumming streets, on ly two short blocks from the union passenget station, one block south and one block west. Arlington Bros & Co. Wholesale Grocers, Augusta, Ga. Frightful Polar Winds blow with terrific force at the far north and |>lay havoc with the skin, causing red, rough or sore chapped hands and lips, that need Bucklen's Arnica Salve to heal them. It makes the skin soft and smooth. Unrival ed for cold-sores, also burns, boils, sores, ulcers, cuts, bruises and piles. Only 25 cent* at Penn & Holstein's, W ? Lynch & Co. Notice. The town council of Edgefield, South Carolina, will consider relia ble bids to feed and care for two mules and house their vehicles, tools, etc. Right is reserved to re ject at y and all bids. Bids receiv ed up to Feb. 10, 1913. J G. Edwards, Mayor. E. J. Norris, Clerk. Contract to be Let. Notice is hereby given that a con tract will be let to the lowest re sponsible bidder for repairs of the ferry at Shaw's mill Friday, Feb ruary 7. The board of county com missioners will meet, at the ferry on that date and will give the specifi cations to those who contemplate bidding on the work. The board reserves the right to reject any and all Iuds. A. A. Edmunds, .Jan. 28, 1913. Supervisor?.