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?FdgeJictd ^kt?mt. S?iahltahr? 1335. /. L. Ml MS..Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Bu?ding at $1.50 per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edge?eld, S. C. No communications will be published unless 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 19. Absence of occupation is not rest; a mind quite vacant is a mind dis tressed.-COWPER. *_-_* Eggs are now 75 cents per dozen in New York. If the nog" ad vanced at the same rate, the metrop olis would probably have a quieter Christmas than usual. This ia the season for deep plow ing. If you would tide over next summer's drought, store away the rains of winter by creating a reser voir in the soil for the water. Deep plowing not only holds the rain but it also deepens the soil. Why do we see and hear more about pistols and pistol fights in the fall than at any other season uf the year? Some persons can not stand prosperity. When they have a lit tle surplus cash around they depart from the straight and narrow path. The cotton crop of 1911 will probably go down in history aa the largest ever made, and iv will like wise be said hereafter that the mar - keting. season ot 1913 was the best on record for the cotton grower. The farmers, even the small far mers, have recoived a good price lrom the day the market opened in August. The heavy sales during the bank-note-maturity season of October and November had no very appreciable effect in depressing the price. In many respects 1913 has been a good year for the tillers of the soil, notwithstanding the 4 13 " Co-Workers Rather Than Competitors. It is quite unusual to see such pleasant relations existing between two newspapers in the same field as exist between The Chronicle and The Advertiser. Their relations are practically those of co-workers rather than competitois This has been true in the past and we trust that it will always be the case. Through a singular co-incidence, rather than by design, both papers recently signed contracts with com panies for conducting subscription contests, and while the conducting of two contests in the same field at the same time is without precedent in this part of the country, yet they are both being conducted upon a high plane and without the slight est friction. Indeed, the young la dies of beth contests are in some instances assisting each other, which is a striking instance of practical reciprocity. While holding two contests at the same time may for some rea sons seem to be unfortunate, it ap pears that both will be a success. Theoontestof The Advertiser has reached the stage which assures even a greater success than the one we conducted three years ago, and so far as we know the contest of our contemporary will likewise be as great success. We have called attention to the two contests simply to show how harmonious are the relations that exist between the two papers. In some towns in the state the local papers are constantly at war with each other, which is extremely un fortunate, both for the papen them selves and for the towns in which they are located. Confidence in The Advertiser's Manage ment. The subscription contest which The Advertiser is now conducting has impressed us with two things for which we are deeply grateful. First, it has been a means of show ing what implicit confidence ?he people of the county have in The Ad vertiser's raanagemejt. By letters andinper3on, numbers of persons have assured us that no one ques tions the management of any enter prise conducted under our direction, feeling confident that all who are in any way connected with the con test will receive absolute justice. Another thing for which the raan asreraent of The Advertiser i:i deep ly appreciative is the almost uni versal popularity of the paper. The young lady contestants repeatedly say they are very cordially received by those who are in arrears and that they experience but little diffi culty in placing the paper in homes that have not heretofore been re ceiving The Advertiser. As these young ladies go up and down their respective communities they hear only kind words for The Advertiser anr! its management. We are'very grateful for these kindly expressions concerning The Advertiser but really are not sur prised, for if this newspaper has been anything at all for the past de cade and more it has been a friend of the people. It has not lost an opportunity to protect and promote the people's interests. During the past fi. e years it has spent several hundred dollars in actual cash in its efforts to advance the agri cultural interests of the county. Just what has been accomplished in this particular we will let others say. Within the next few days the cash prizes for this year's corn contest will be paid. All of the fi reports are not yet m. Penn & Holstein. The attractive interior of Penn & Holstein's drug store, with its modern display cases and beautiful assortment of fancy articles in addi tion to the usual large stock of drugs, would do credit to a large <;ityi Within the past year or two this popular store has added jewel ry and silverware to it? stock, pre senting a large assortment from which to select wedding and other gifts. The advance guard of their large holiday stock is arriving. Drop in to see the new arrivals. From their large stock of jewelry Penn & Holstein have set apart a beautiful solid gold brooch to br awarded this week in the contest. The announcement of how it will be awarded will be found elsewhere in this issue. Union Meeting. The union meeting of the third division will convene with Paiks ville church, Nov. 29 and 30. 10:30, Devotional exercises by moderator. 11:00, Enrollment of delegates and verbal reportB from churches. Queries. 1st, How may we increase mis sionary interest in our churches? C. Y. D. Freeland, J. C. Harvley, W. M. Robertson. 2nd, What is the authority for Christians (churches) to give the gospel to the world? Luther Tim merman, W. J. Talbert. 3rd, What is the work of the State Mission Board? W. R. Leg gett, Dr. Blackwell. Adjourn at 1 o'clock for dinner. 4th, What are they doing to ac complish this word? vvhat means are being used, Prof. Shealy, E. G. Morgan. 5th, Should every Christiau feel that they had an inter-st. and responsibility in this? J. B. Nixon, Grover McDaniel, Milton Bussey. Suuday Morning. Sunday school conducted as usual custum. 11:30, Missionary sermon bv Rev P B Lanham. Adjourn one hour for dinner. Afternoon. 6th, How can we get our denomi national papers in the homes of the Christian people? John G McKie, P B Lanham. 7th, Can a church be successful without a directors meeting fur the up-build of the church? Prof Mann, L G Bell. Miscellaneous till final adjourn ment. Committee for Union. For Weakness and Loss of Appetite The Old Standard general strengthening tonie. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, dr?T*a out Malaria and builds ap the system. A true tonio .ad a ?re Appetiser. For adufe? mod ckildrao. He, What Others Say Pat Him in Jail. When the pistol-toter is put iii jail instead of being allowed to pay a fine, fewer crimes will be committed and the custom of carrying the weapons will soon die out.-Lancaster News. Believes He's Twice as Good. See here, little girl, when a great big fellow says that he is not worthy of, you. don't believe him. He thinks he is twice as good as you are. -Spar tanburg Journal. Alleged Triumvirates. Charles A. Smith, John G. Richard and Cole Blease according to reports are the trumvirate to control the elec tions and politics of the state. What do you think of it?-Spartanburg Jour nal. Honesty Preferred to Riches. Poverty is no disgrace, but it is not a matter for congratulation or to boast of or desire. A good many peo ple are poor from laziness; others by misfortune. Honesty has kept some men poor; but honesty with poverty is to be preferred to riches with dishones ty, though it is hard to make many people believe it.-Newberry Observer. High Living in New York. Eggs are selling in New York at j 75 cents a dozen. We had an idea | that eggs in Union at 30 cents was pretty stiff. Eggs in New York 6 1-14 cents apiece. A certain old colored man of the writer's acquaintance thinks nothing of scrambling a dozen eggs and sitting down and eating I them all at one meal, to say nothing | of several generous slices of bacon and half a dozen biscuits. Yet some people think New York a great place to live!-Union Times. Smile Provokers He (in a rage)-That man is the biggest fool in the world. His wife (comfortingly)-Henry, Henry, you are forgetting yourself! -December Woman's Home Com panion. Briggs-You must have a lot of | trouble keeping your wife dressed up in the height of style. Griggs-Yes, but it's nothing to the trouble I'd have if I didn't. Boston Transcript. Rhymely Bartlet-Have you ever j contributed anything to the cause] of literature? Farmer Greenhaw-Yeou bet I hev. You're the fourth poet that's | staved here all summer an' ain't been able ter pay no board. A traveler in Indianna noticed that a farmer was h iving trouble with his horse. It would start, go *lowly for a short distance, and then stop again. Thereupon the far mer would have great difficulty in getting it started, says Godby's Magazine. Finally the traveler ap proached and asked solicitiously: "Is your horse sick?" *'N-?t that I know of." "Ia he balky?" "No, but he's so danged 'fraid I'll say whoa and he won't hear me that he stops every once in a while to listen. " An old negro parson in a South ern church was denouncing theft to his congregation, when he said. If lhere is any member of this congregation who is guilty of theft, he had better repent at once and be saved." On his way home he was stopped by old Rastus, who had listened to the sermon intently. "Don't you think, parson, that next Sunday will do just as well as to-nitrhtto repent?" asked Rastus. 'But Rastus, why not repent to night and be saved, man?" "Well parson, it's this way," ex plained Rastus, I want just one mo' chicken fo' tomorrow dinner, and I know wha I can get dat chicken wid out bein' caught." Well," said the parson, hesitat ing I don't know what to say, so I think I will take dinner with you tomorrow and then talk the matter over with you."-From National Monthly. NOTICE TO FARMERS: The Charlotte Semi-Weekly Ob server is the only newspaper in the South that allows farmers to adver tise free of charge, and The Semi Weekly Observer prints all the news that's fit to print. Do you want anything? Have you anything to sell. Send your advertisement and it will be published three times free of charge and you will get the paper two weeks FREE. Address, The Charlotte Semi-Weekly Observer, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Why the South Ought to be Livestock Country. The South ought to be a live utock country for the following: rean o ti a: ' 1. Its long growing season, which makes the growing of two forage crops ayear practicable, enabling it to produce forage cheaply. 2. It has a large number of legumes suited to the different sea sons of the year and adapted to varying soil conditions, and the legumes are our cheapest and best livestock feeds. 3. Our soils are deficient in ni trogen and humus, and the grow ing of legumes is the best means of supplying these deficiencies; but to obtain the most benefit from a legume crop after it is grown, must be fed on the farm and the manure returned to the laud which grew the oro ps. 4. Our lands are lower in price, but by means of our longer grazing and growing season they will pro duce as much feed per acre in a year as the higher-priced lands of other seotions, which means we can produce feeds at a lower cost. 5. Because there is no natural or climatic or other condition which offers any serious obstacle to live stock raisiugexcept tho cattle ticks, and they may be easily eradicated as proved by the rapidity with which infested territory is being cleaned. Why has the South never devel oped a successful livestock indus try? The reasons are many, but none of them ia of such a nature as to justify the conclusion that the country is' not suitable for the crowing of livestock. Probably the three most impor tant reasons why the South does not produce more livestock are: Cotton, the Negro, and the large number of gentlemen farmers who do not live on their farms, but do farming on a large scale. Cotton is a splendid crop; lends itself better than any other crop known to a one-crop system of farming, is better adapted to Negro character and labor, and is suited to Lhe "extensive" farming ideas of lhe non-resident, or city farmer. In short, the South has not large ly developed a livestock industry beoause conditions have not been suited to the develment of livestock men. The South ought to be a livestock country, because: (1) A crop of cowpeas, soy beans, peanuts, or lespedeza (all legumes) nay be grown the same season af te&an'oat crop1 is harvested. There 'a ;no better feed than oats, and jowpeaa and lespedeza are the equal if* red clover as hay producer* ; Ahile peanuts and soy beans will produce as much feed (concentrate*) is any, crop grown here er else where. (2) A soil made rich by the grow ng of legumes and livestock fami ng will make as much corn or si age per acre as in the Corn Belt, ind the same season produce a crop jf crimson clover equal in feeding iralue to a crop of red clover. (3) Our climatic conditions make is a cotton-producing country. One ii the by-products of the cotton ;rop ia cottonseed meal, the cheap est protein feed known. The South produces 450,000,000 bushels of cottonseed annually, whioh pound For pound is superior to corn in feeding value. If the South could not have produced cotton she would have grown livestock just as other sections have turned to livestock, where one-crop systems depleted their soils and forced them to do so. The South must grow livestock, because while it is possible to build up soil fertility without feeding livestock, it is not generally done, and cannot be done as economically as by feeding the legumes, which must be grown to build up the fer tility, to raise good live stock. The need of the South is for men who will study livestock raising as a part of their general farming sys tem, for there ?B no reason why the South cannot or does not grow livestock more profitably than any other section, except that we have not the men with either the inclina tion or information to do so. There is a general belief that grass will not grow and furnish good pasturage in the Cotton Belt. This isdue to the fact that there is a well-understood and .direct anta gonism between cotton and grass, and this has beena cotton country. We make the positive, direct and unqualified statement that the same money invested in land and the making of pastures, with Bermuda grass, lespedeza, bur and white clo ver as the pasture plants, will yield more feed and produce more pounds of growth or milk than anywhere in the United States.-Progressive Farmer. We invite the ladies to call and inspect our large stock of beautiful rugs and art squares. We have the largest assortment that we have ever shown. The pri?es are reasona ble. Edgefield Mercantile Co. REAL ESTATE TRACT NO. 1. 215 acres one mile this side Mays Cross Roads old May place. TRACT NO 2. 221 acres, Norris place, adjoins Rube Johnson place. TRACT NO 3. 473 acres, Joel Corley land, near Cleora, TRACT NO. 4. 425 acree, Dock Swearingen place, near Ropers. TRACT NO. 5. 50 acres, Bacon tract near Ezra Talbert place. TRACT NO. 6. HO acres BIM Talbert place. TRACT NO. 7. 42 acres, Char ley Dobey place, Antioch road. TRACT NO. 8. 60 acres, part of Holson lands, Antioch road. TRACT NO. 9. 50 acres, part of said Holson place. TRACT NO. 10. 52 acree, an other tract of said Holson lands. TRACT said tract. NO. ll. 100 acres of TRACT NO. 12. 63 acres Tank ley farm, near Red Hill. TRACT NO. 13. 57 acres, Isaac Harris place on Antioch road. TRACT NO. 14. 40 acres, Robt. Cobb place, near County Home. TRACT NO. 15. Acres Kohlrons place adjoins A. A. Edmunds in Collier township. TRACT NO. 16. 1006 acres, TRACT NO. 17. 170 acres near Edgefield, 2 miles north, highly improved in every way. TRACT NO. 18. 5 acres in Edgefield lying between two streets, 4 good lots. TRACT NO. 19. Dwelling and lot well furnished and ornamented, in Trenton. I have a good horse and buggy and would take pleasure in showing you over these places. E. J. NORRIS, Real Estate and Insurance. Edgefield, S. C. PARKSVILLE FARMS The best in farm deals (for MONEY and terms) of ALL SIZES to be had AT ONCE. They will be sold or tied for next year in a tew days. Refer to MR. J.C. MORGAN of Parksville, who has just seen what I have, COME NOW. R. L. COLSON, Swainsboro Ga. Schedule of Votes. Eight months.$1.00._.-.800 One year. 1.50_.-1,500 Two years. 3.00.3,500 Three years. 4.50..-.5,000 Four years_.6.00__._6,500 Fivr years. 7.50.10,000 FREE, GOOD FOR 50 VOTES MISS. If presented on or before Nov. 25 Big Stock of Fruit We have a large stock of seasonable fruits, grapes, apples, oranges, banan as, grape fruit, etc. Always fresh and fine. The best restaurant in town. White waiters-quick service. Best food served. Edgefield Fruit Co. How tlie Telephone Pays "I can sell lhe eggs. How razny have we?" Ten dozen, an fresh." The farmer who has a telephone m his home can meet a business situation whether he be at home or in town. Can you call your home on the telephone like this farmer is doing ? If not you are losing money by not using the greatest convenience of modern times. The cost is so small that telephone service is within reach of every one. Write for our free booklet which tells all about this economical service. Address Farmers line Department SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE & [TELEGRAPH COMPANY South Pryor St? Atlanta, Ga?