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Office No. 61. Residence, No. 17. WEDNESDAY, MAY 14. 1913 LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Mrs. J. C. Weinges of Augusta , is visiting relatives in Edgefield. Ice tea glasses at 50c per set. Penn & Holstein. Mrs. O. J. Holmes is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Holmes. Childrens romper's. Smith-Marsh Co. Mrs. D. D. McColI of Bennetts vi??c is visiting her parents. Ex-Gov. and Mrs. John C. Sheppard. There will be no prayer meeting at Edgefield Methodist church Thursday night on account of S. C. C. I. exercises. Dr. A. R. Nicholson and M. P. Wells left for Anderson this morn ing to attend the annual convention of Odd Fellows as representatives of the Edgefield lodge. Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman left Mon day to attend the Southern Baptist convention which is in session in St Louis this week. She was joined at Johnston by Mrs. W. J. Hatch er. Why not repaint your buggy? j We can sell you enough paint to give it a good new coat for only 75c. Penn & Holstein. See our laces. Smith-Marsh Co. Mr. J. R. King has reduced his prices for repairing shoes, as shown by bis advertisement in this issue. Every piece of work that he sends j out is guaranteed to give entire sat isfaction. Report to him when it does not and he will make il satis factory. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Ouzts at tended Children's Day exercises at J the Methodist church Sunday, being accompanied by their five bright] children who are always petted wherever they go. The friends of ] Mr. and Mrs. Ouxts are always de lighted when they come among us. Flaxons from 10c to 35c, for) 'wash di esses. Smith-Marsh Co. Dr. D. M. Ramsey, president of the Greenville Female college, will preach the annual commencement sermon in the Baptist church next Sunday morning, and Sunday night he will deliver the annual sermon before the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. A. of the S. C. C. L One of the most profitable invest ments that the town of Edgefield ever made was the purchase of the street sprinkler. But upon reflec tion, we believe we are in error. In stead of being purchased by the j town, the sprinkler was bought by the longsuffering merchants, with the possible assistance of a few oth er citizens. A full supply of mineral water always on hand. Can furnish either Harris or Glenn Springs water. ? Penn & Holstein. White and colored oorduroy. Smith-Marsh Co. Messrs. Wilson & Cantelou want) every farmer in the county to be come informed as to the merits of ? the Studebaker wagons. They pub- j ?ish a large advertisement this week that should attract the attention of | every man who owns a wagon, and especially those who need a farm wagon. Call and let Messrs. Wilson & Cantelou explain the claims that are made by the Studebaker manu facturers for this product. The Advertiser acknowledges with appreciation a beautiful invi tation to the commencement of Winthrop college which was sent ns by president D. B. Johnson. The institution will send out 149 grad uates this year. Two Edgefield girls, Misses Mamie Dunovact and Mary ? Hughes, are among the graduates, and both of them have made splen did record* during their college i course. Ladies and gents oxfords, all men styles and colors. Smith-Marsh Co. Miss Teresa Haltiwanger and Mr. Walter Hill Cobb were married Saturday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Haltiwanger, Greenwood. Among those who attended from E leefield were Mr. and Mrs. S. McG. Sirak ins, Miss Virginia Sim ki ns, Miss Mamie Lake, Miss Rhett Warren and Mr. Milton Parker. Miss Hortense Peak returned from her school duties in Williams burg: county Monday. In addition to her regular classroom work, Miss Hortense taught a large music class and in both departments her ser vices gave entire satisfaction. Try our Ipswich lisle thread hose, the best wearing hose on the mark et. Smith-Marsh Co. We can supply you with roof paint, a good quality, in red and black at 50 and 75 cents per gallon. Just as good quality as that which costs more. Penn & Holstein. Ratines in all colors. Smith-Marsh Co. Another Veteran Dead. Just before closing our forms Wednesday morning we learned of the death of Mr. John Kennerly which occurred in Columbia Tues day night. No funeral arrangements have been announced, but it is probable that he will be buried in Columbia. For many years Mr. Kennerly resided in Edgefield and was very highly esteemed here. He He was an active member of the Methodist cburchj He is survived by two sons, Messrs. J. B. and Charlie Kennerly. Death of Mrs. Whittaker. Tuesday night about nine o'clock Mrs. Lucretia Whittaker passed away at ht.r home in Edgefield. She was the oldest resident of the town, being in har 93rd year at the time of her death. She was the widow of the late Jeff Whittaker and had spent most of her long life in Edge field Mrs. Whittaker in her declin ing years seldom left her home, while'in the active years of her life she entered more largely into the community life. She is survived by one daughter, . Mrs. Emma Gray. The funeral will take place this af ternoon. A Trio of Campers. Last week three Edgefieldians en joyed a camping expedition at Sal ter's pond. The party consisted of J. D. Holstein, Jr., James Paul and Gill Dunovant- The trio passed the time fishing, boating, swimming, eating, sleeping, fighting mosqui toes and telling yarns. At nights their ranks were recruited by young people who joined them from Edge field. So well pleased were the trio with the outing that they are plan ning to spend another weok at this rendezvous for fishermen later in the summer. Pay Night of Commencement. As heretofore, there will be only one night of the commencement that an admission fee will be charg ed. That will be Friday night of this week, at .which time the mem bers of the elocution class will present a very attractive play. t-The money derived from this entertain ment will be used to pay the bal ance due on the band instruments which will be owned by the town. When the S. C. C. I. leaves these instruments will be turned over to the trustees to hold as property of the town. It is hoped that the at tendance will be large as during former commencements. The pro gram will be exceedingly interesting. All who go will receive full value for the small admission fee that will be cnarged. Good quality lawn linen at 10c. Smith-Marsh -JO. State Sand ay School Secretary The people of Edgefield were pe culiarly fortunate last Sunday in having Miss Grace Vandiver, of Spartanhnrg, the general Sunday school secretary for South Carolina, spend the day here. In the morning she made a short talk to the Bap tist Sunday school and in the after noon at the Methodist church Miss Vandiver addressed a uuion service which was held in the interest ol' all of the Sunday schools of the town. She has devoted many years of her life to Sunday school work, and is capable of presenting every phase effectively and offers valuable suggestions to officers, and. teachers, helping them over many difficult places. The general convention acted wisely in selecting Miss Vandiver to go up and down South Carolina to build up the weak schools. She has a charming personality and is unusually effective as a speaker. From Edgefield Miss Vandiver went to Clark's Hill to attend the county interdenominational Sunday school convention which convened yester day and will close to-day. Ladies gauze vest? 5c to 25c. Smith-Maroh Co. Candidate For Cotton Weigher. I hereby announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the po sition of public cotton weigher for the town of Edgefield, and promise the people that if given the' place again, I will endeavor to do my duty as conscientiously in the fu ture as in the past. J G. Byrd. S. C. C. I. News. The last meeting of the Y. M. C. A. was held Sunday night and the following cadets were elected as the officers for the organization next year at the B. M. I. ES Dunbar, president; H C Edens, vice-presi dent; A S Kilgore, secretary, and L A Odom, treasurer. Capt. Taylor complimented the association on the fine selection of officers. All of the examinations will be finished this week and on Saturday we will know whether we have pass ed or failed. A called meeting of the Pierian Literary Society was held Monday nigh!, for the purpose of electing officers, for the coming session at the B. M. I. They areas follows: Presi dent, E S Dunbar; vice-president, H CEden8; secretary. A S Kilcore and Censor S W Talbert. Seniors Burriss, Woodward and Horton made some splendid ppeeches which the society enjoyed immensely. Capt. Curry gave us a few parting word?. The annual encampment was held in Greenwood this year and nobody regretted having come there. Green wood, always noted for her unsur passed hospitality, courtesy and per sonal interest in her visitois, was up to the standard in the manner of her treatment to the cadets. The city and people gave the cadets the best of attention, amusements and a good time. The lively streets, fine stores, excellent places of amuse ment, generous hearted citizens and beautiful girls all combined in giv ing us the time of our lives. We are greatly indebted to Greenwood for this trip. I'if teen cadets comprised the squad which drilled on the rostrum of the Greenwood graded school. They are these: Cadets sergeants Dunbar, Kilgore, A., Charles, Pat rick, W., and BurreBS. Corporals Elara, Patrick J., Edens, J., and privates Crosby D., Meyers, Snugge, H. Talbert W. Cantelou, Owdom and Vam, G. Sergeant Kilgore A. won the prize of $5.00 and corporal Patrick J was given the honor of second place. The college girls also had a splen did time while the cadets were away. They had the liberty of the whole campus which they according ly used. Games and various sports were indulged in and Saturday night a masquerade party was held and the costumes of the girls pres-1 ent were most comical. Delicious refreshments were served. -j Citation. To Whom These May Concern: I Whereas, I, J. C. Adams, have been legally appointed as adminis trator of the estate of Wm,' J; Adams, dee'd. These are to cite, and admonish, all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said Wm. J. Adams dee'd, to file their claims with me as required by law. J. C. Adams, Adm. May 13, 1913. Farm Loans. $100,000.00. To loan in sums from $200.00 up, on five years time. No Com pany. No delay. We are head quarters-all business transacted at this office. Have loaned in Georgia twenty years. Write or apply to. Jas. Frank & Son, Augusta, (-Ja. Montgomery Building. Notice of Dissolution. The firm of S. T. Hughes & Son is this day dissolved by S. T. Hughes Sr., purchasing entire inter est of S. T. Hughes Jr., in stock of merchandise, accounts, and notes of said firm. S. T. Hughes Sr., as suming all obligations of the firm. S. T. Hughes, Sr, S. T. Hughes, Jr. Trenton, S. C. Odd sizes in skirts, below cost. Smith-Marsh Co. Heavy lawn linen crash for la dies' skirts. Smith-Marsh Co. When you want a good buggy try a Tyson & Jones. They have stood the test of Edgefield roads for years. Wilson & Cantelou. NATIONAL LEGISLATION, Senator E. D. Smith is Pressing Legislation That Will Bene fit the Farmers of the South. To the Editor of The Adveriiser: Of more than passing interest to the farmers of Sooth Carolina, and par ticularly the cotton growers, is the measure introduced and passed through the efforts of Senator E. D. Smith requiring the department ol agriculture to test the sensible strength, that is, the yarn-making quality of each and every grade of cotton; to bleach every grade wheth er in the form of yarn or cloth, in order to determine the cost and the result of bleaching; to estimate care fully the amount of waste in each grade incident to converting it into yarn and cloth: to estimate careful ly the value of this waste. From this it will readily be seen that the result of these experiments will be of incalculable benefit to the grower. This measure became a law at the last session of congress and the department of Agriculture is now engaged in the work of in vestigation, lt will give the produc er the requisite knowledge from an impartal official source of the real commercial value of every grade of cotton. As is well known, both the export and domestic buyers make a differ ence between middling and the low er grades of anywhere from $1.25 to $15.00 per bale. The producer had no way of knowing whether this was right, just or not. He had to take the word of the trade. By virtue of this law, he will be fur nished a bulletin giving him fail knowledge of all these facts. So that when he comes to market he will be thoroughly informed as to the val ue of every grade in reference to its manufacturing value, and will not have to take the word of an interest ed party. In conjunction with the above law, the grades have been standard ized by the government. Senator Smith has begun a campaign to have every shipping point in the cotton growing states furnished with a set of these standardized samples, that is, every shipping point where there is a sworn weigher or other competent official to take charge of them. It can readily be seen _that, with the knowledge furnished by the provision which is already law, as to the value of each grade, that if each shipping point is fur nished with a set of samples, the farmer who comes to market to sell is thoroughly equipped to protect himself against being buncoed or deceived as to what grade his cot ton is and the value of that grade. To illustrate, when a farmer comes to market where there is a set of standard samples, he can determine himself what his grade is and not be dependent upon the buyer to say what the grade is. When the grade bas been determined by comparison with the government standard, the farmer then can determine the val ue of that grade by reference to the government tests furnished him. For instance, suppose the buyer offers the producer a half cent or three quarters of a cent less for his low middling than for middling. Suppose the fanner, by reference to his bulletin finds that, according to government tests, low middling for manufacturing purposes is as valua ble as middling. With this knowl edge, he can demand the same price for his low middling as he does for middling and it would be up to him whether he takes less or demands the sam ?. In a word, he will be in possession of all the knowledge available in reference to the value and the grade of his cotton that the mill man and buyer has, and can govern himseif accordingly. In senator Smith's opinion, that is the most important legislation ever enacted in behalf of the colton growers. Senator Smith has re-introduced and is pushing his bill looking to the regulation of cotton exchanges. This is the same measure that came near passing at the last session of congress. Briefly stated, th?8 bill provides that in each and every contract for the future delivery of cotton the grade or grades contract ed for shall be specifically named in the contract, and such grade or grades as are named shall be accord ing to government standardization. This will legalize the standardized grades in interstate commerce and give the sanction of law to ihe use of the standard grades in every state. In commenting upon Senator Smith's measure (providing for cot ton tests, Dr. N. A. Cobb, chief technologist of the department of agriculture, says: "Preliminary negotiations have been practically completed with one of the best equipped textile schools B?K POI Absolute Economizes Eggs; makes appetizing ai Tide only Bakin from Royal Grap and also of the leading cotton mills of the south for making the waste tensile strength and bleaching test* of the different grades of cotton as standardized by the government. "About ten bales of each of the full grades will be used from 1-inch upland and 1-inch gulf cotton re spectively, an aggregate of about | 100 bales (or as much thereof as the j present appropriation will provide.) A portion of each bale is to be sent to the textile school and the remain der to the mill, thus giving identi cal cotton for two runs. The same speeds, organization and conditions will be utilized in the two runs as far as possible. Part of the raw stock from each grade mixing will be bleached, and yarn made from each mixing to ascertain if there is any diff?rence in the cost of bleach ing, or in the way the resultant stock behaves in the manufacturing processes. .Bleaching tests will also be made in the laboratory on the finished yarns. 'In addition to the various num ber of yarns ordinarily made by the trade from the respective grades, the same number of yarn will be made from each grade. Tensile strength tests of all yarns will be made in the variety of ways, and by a variety of agencies. "Samples of the yarn and other products manufactured will be sub mitted to commission merchants, buyers and sellers of yarn to ascer tain the true commercial value of all samples. "Quotations M ill also be obtained from waste dealers and r ii''a that manufacture waste to d' nine the relative commercial v of the va rious types of wasf ie from the respective grade "The relativ _ost of manufac tures will be taken carefully into consideration. Data secured in this way should aid in determining the intrinsic value of the various offi cial grades of cotton and should as sist in adjusting the premiums and penalties on and off the bisis grade, middling." C. M G. Washington, D. C. GOOD NEWS. Many Edgefield Readers Have Heard It and Profited Thereby. "Good news travels fast,1' and the thousands of bad back sufferers in Edgefield are glad to learn where relief may be found. Many a lame, weak and aching back is bad no more, thanks to Doan's kidney pills. Oui citizens are telling the good news of their experience with the Old Quaker Remedy. Here is an ex ample worth reading: Mrs. C :H Key, Wigfall street, Edgefield, S. C., says: "I suffered intensely from pains in ray back and head and my eyes were also affected Doan's kidney pills were finally called to my attention and were so highly recommended that 1 began their use. I oah say in all earnestness that they did me a world of good, relieving the trouble that was caused by my kidneys, in fact, I never knew of another reme dy that acts so quickly and effect ively. Doan's kidney pills did such .good work in my case that I con sider it my duty to endorse them." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milbur.i Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's and take no other. ?TAL IMG Af DER ?#y Pure rHtter, Flour? .2 food more id wholesome g Powder made e Cream of Tartar j Classified Ads. FOR SALE: A choice lot of Iron peas for planting, delivered at my store. J. H. Reel, Edgefield, S. C. 5-14-11. FOR. SALE-A good young milk cow with younir calf. R. H. Nich olson, Edgefield, S. C. 5-14. FOR SALE-150 bushels of good home-raised com. F. P. Salter, Tre nton. S. C. 5-14. FOR SALE: Your choice of three milch cow.?, two f to pail. A. ly. Ouzts, Pleasant j.ane, S. C., R. F. D. FOR SALE-White Leghorn eg?r* for batching1, at 75 cents per lifteen. L. C. Parker. Edgefield, S. C. 4-1? FOR SALE-A splendid milk cow. J. F. Entzminger. FOR SALE-Eggs for batching at 75 per 15. 42.00 per 50, *?.00 per 100 from strong, vigorous heavy laying single comb White Leghorns. Carl T. Hill, R. F. D. 3, 4-16-3t. FOR SALE-A cream separator in perfect condition, one of the most reliable machines made. F. N. K. Bailey. FOR SALE-A good second hand mule. Will sell cheap. A. S. Tompkins. 4-16-2t FOR SALE-A five-room house on lot of three acres more or less, with barn and outbuildings, known as the Dobey place; also a three acre lot with two-room tenant house thereon, running water on both places. For price, terms, etc., call A. E. Padgett, real estate agent. F. N. K. Bailey. FOR SALE-Rough lumber of all kinds. Bills cut to order. Da vid Strother. 2-26-6t. We are receviing new goods two and thres times a week. If you do not find what you want one day you will surely find it next day. Look over our line before you buy your hat. Miss Lassater will take pleas ure in showing you around. Rubinstein. For farm wagons there is noth ing better made in this country than the celebrated Studebaker wagons. Ask the man who uses one what his opinion is. Use a Studebaker once and you will always use them. Wilson & Cantelou. We always carry a large stook of single and double harness, light or heavy, single or double Wagon har ness. We only carry harness that is made by the leading factories of land-the kind that you can de pend upon. Wilson & Cantelou. Treat your eyes fairly. Do not deny them the help of a pair of glasses if they need it. Remember you will need them for a long liss*. Geo. F. Mime. Our millinery department is fillfid with any kiud of hat you can men tion for ladies, misses and children. If you don't find what you want our milliner oan trim it for you while you wait. Prices very rea sonable. Rubenstein. Beautiful colored curtain scrim, 10 cents. Smith-Marsh Co.