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?s?anlisb;ru 1B35. U L MIMS.Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at SI.50 per year ia advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield, 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, June 10th. My grand point in preaching is to break the hard heart and heal the broken one.-JOHN NEWTON. The mill of the mediators grinds slowly. There is room on the club roll for your name. Instead of taking up time with poli tics, Senator E. D. Smith is still at his post in Washington, Has anybody seen the government re port on the blackberry crop? We are vital'.v interested. And still the wonder grows in Edge field that the supply of gasoline does not become exhausted. Wonder how long it will take some college graduates to learn that they have much yet to lean.? Wonder who'll be the thirteenth can didate for the office of governor to file his pledge next Tuesday? Edgefield county is not keeping abreast of the times. It hasn't a can didate in the race for governor. While President Wilson is marry ing; off his daughters ex-President Roosevelt is marrying off his sons. Cupid cuts some curious capers. The other day a Boston man and his for mer wife were re-married after being divorced for eight years. Uncle Sam and John Bull can con sole each other. One has the Mexi cans on his hands, while the other has the militant suffragettes. The best news that Washington has sent out in a long time is the estimate placing the yield of wheat at about a billion bushels. Wonder what Mr. McLaurin's next move will be? He cuts so many po litical antics that one is prepared to expect almost anything. The boot will be on the other leg. Just watch Greenville ''extract" all of the cash from the jeans of those dentists next week. The dispensary is making good since its re-establishment in Lexington coun ty. Five homicides in less than two months is Lexington's record. The Advertiser suggests that the question of holding an encampment for the South Carolina militia be referred to the mediators at Niagara. Mr. Duncan has filed his pledge as candidate for governor. Probably some of those coat-tail swingers induc ed him to run so they would not tail the ticket. Cotton looks very promising in this county. At least the portion that is up. It would bea correct estimate to say that something like 40 per cent, is yet to come up. Religious bodies everywhere, both small and large, are endorsing the Hob son prohibition amended to the Na. tional Cc istitution, which indicates that public sentiment favors the amend mt..t. Can anybody tell us what the lead ing issue will be in the approaching gubernatorial campaign? There has been such a scramble to get first hold on a prominent coat-tail that the is sues seem to have been overlooked by most of the candidates. It has been estimated that the num ber of immigrants coming to this coun try this year will exceed all former re cords. An estimate has been made in Washington that the number will reach the enormous total of 1,351,000. One fifth of this number have been from Italy and in the main will make unde sirable citizens. The drought is cutting everything short except the crop of candidates. Seven candidates for State offices filed their pledges yesterday. Some of those Spaniards did not take kindly to the coming of Colonel Roose velt to Madrid. His charge with the Rough Riders still lingers in their memory. "Woman suffrage is a'great question for clubs to consider."-Headline. The Advertiser wouldn't dare suggest any form of "club" as a means of dealing with the situation. Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink is no longer burdened with a husband. Hereafter along with her operatic singing she will doubtless sing the praises of the divorce court. If your masticating machinery is in clined to get out of order, better have it repaired at once. All of the dentists in South Carolina will assemble in an nual convention in Greenville next week. Enroll Your Name. Do not procrastinate in the matter of placing your name on the roll of your club. Unless this is done you will be unable to vote. Not only en rol 1 your own name but remind your neighbor to do the same thing. The new party rules were not intended to debar any white Democrat from vo ting. If you fail to place your name on the roll you will debar yourself. You have two months in which to do this but if you begin to procrastinate, the final day may pass without your name bei ng enrolled. Call upon the secreta ry of your club the first opportunity and record your name as a member of the club. The fact that it was on the old roll avails nothing* All of the old rolls have been annulled. . The Babcock Sanitarium. It is fortunate for the people of South Carolina that such a man as Dr. J. W. Babcock, formerly superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane, is not to leave the State. The announce ment has just been made that he has purchased a large tract of land at Pinehurst, a suburb of Columbia, and will establish thereon a private sani tarium that will accommodate 100 pa tients. The institution will be modern in every particular. Dr. Babcock will have Dr. Eleanor B. Saunders as his assistant. With these two celebrated specialists on insanity and nerve dis eases at its head, it is not probable that another institution of the kind can be fo md anywhere in the country that will surpass it. The establishment of the Babcock sanitarium in Columbia will be a boon to 1 suffering humanity in this and adjoining States. Good Roads Meeting. The citizens of Trenton are deeply interested in improving the old Plank Road which leads to Augusta. They have held a meeting to discuss the matter and have called a meeting to be held at Edgefield Friday, June 19. We hope a large number of citizens will attend this meeting and give every en couragement and assistance possible toward the improvement of this public highway. The plan of the Trenton citizens, as we understand it, is to clay that portion where the sand is heavy, making it a modern road. This can be done and that too without any c onsiderable outlay of money, as citi zens along the road will give the time of their teams for hauling clay. The county supervisor should send his road working force when the work begins and also have his road foreman super intend the improvement. Attend the mass meeting on June 19 and let's see what can be done. Nearly One Hundred Letters. The beautiful custom of "show ering" friends who are departing upon a long journey with letters prevails in many places. These let teis which contain parting greet ings are presented with the under standing that they are not to be opened until their recipients have actually embarked upon the voyage. When Rev. and Mrs. E. T. Snuggs left Edgefield for Chi ia last year, they were "showered" with letters from Edgefield friends which were not opened until after they boarded the steamer in New York. Before Mrs. Mamie Tillman and Miss Helen Tillman left last Saturday for New York, from which port they will sail for Europe to-morrow, they were "showered" with letters that contained partiner greetiugs. Mrs. Tillman received more than 50 from pupils of the Deestrick Skule and from other friends, and Miss Helen was tho recipient of more than 25 letters from her friends. None of these letters will be opened until these ladies have passed out of New York harbor. For House of Representatives. I hereby announce that I am a can didate for re-election to the House of Representatives, and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic party. J. P. DeLaughter. ! What Other* Say There Now! With all due respect to everybody, some of these floppy, flabby and flop sided dresses give one the impression of a draped scarecrow.-Greenville News. Will Need 'em. Mrs. Pankhurst having rented a room right opposite Buckingham Palace, it is easy to understand why the Government is going to raise ten new regiments at once.-News and Courier. A Pertinent Question. What does all this glad commence ment season, with its medals and hon ors, public speaking and bright and happy faces, mean to the boy whose father will not let him go to school? Newberry Observer. A Bird in the Hand. Railroad Commissioner Richards has blossomed out as a Blease candidate for Gove rnor, but he holds on to his present office on the theory we suppose that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.-Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Disfranchising Himself. If any citizen is deprived of his right to vote in the coming primary he will have only himself to blame. The club rolls will be open from Tuesday, June 9th to July 28th, which will give every man an opportunity to quality himself as a voter.-Camden Chronicle. Live Business Organization. The time was when money was the "power behind the throne" in a com munity, but in this day and time the main-spring of a community is a live business organization. Idle capital is worse than no capital at all; the object of a good business organization is to put idle capital to work. -Dillon Herald. Every Voter Should Enroll. Let everyone now interest himself as a good citizen in getting his own name on the club roll, the new rall. Ask your neighbor about his name. Let there be a cordial, broad-minded spirit about the whole business. See that the new requirements are complied with, ir respective of a man's political pro clivities. -Greenwood Index. Smile Provokers "Was your husband cool when you told him there was a burglar in the house?" asked Mrs. Hammer. "Cool, replied Mrs. Cabb, I should say he was cool." Why his teeth chattered I was outspoken in ray sentiments at the club this afternoon, said Mrs. Garrulous to her husband the other evening. With a look of astonishment he replied: I can't believe it, my dear. Who outspoke you?" "The rich young men ".re getting tired of automobiles." "Yes, they seem to be." "They want airships now." "Well, thank goodness, when they are seized with the ?peed man ia up in the boundless blue they won't run over anything more im portant than a buzzard or a crow." One day the class in a small-sized grammar school was holding forth, when the youngsters collided with the word "notwithstanding." Imme diately the teacher dropped upon it as a ripe subject for an example. "Children, she said with an im pressive glance at the class, we have here the word 'notwithstanding.' Can any little boy or girl here give rae a sentence containing it?" Came a moment of intense si lence. Every little mind was churn ing hard. Then the hand of Willie Jones shot up and vigorously wrig gled. 'Tve got one Miss Marv, ex claimed Willie on receiving recog nition. "Very well, Willie, smiled the teacher encouragingly, you may tell it to the class." "The man's trousers were worn out not with standing," was the triumphant rejoinder of Willie." Residing in a little village is a lawyer who is famous for drawing wills, in which branch of business he has long enjoyed a monopoly of the country for miles around. A few months since a wealthy man died. There was much specula tion as to the value of the property, and the town gossip set about to find cut the facts. He hunted up the lawyer, and, after a few preliminary remarks about the deceased, he said rather bluntly: "I suppose you made Brown's will?" "Yes." "Then you probably know how much he left. Would you mind tell ing me?" "Not at all, the lawyer answered, as he resumed his writing, he left everything he had.'* Letter Written 50 Years Ago. Old papers, letturs and doeu raents that resurrect the past and bring it before the present genera tion are always more or less inter esting, and at this particular time, owing to the threatened conflict with Mexico and the papers being tilled with memorials to the heroes who: were lost ai Tampico.old letters bearing upon the Civil War are pe culiarly interesting, e pecially when they contain information ol' direct interest to persons and families living in our county. Thoughtful as he is, Mr. J. W. R. DeLaughter brought the editor of The Adverti ser an old letter which will be read with interest by a goodly number of our readers. The letter was written by J. A. Tillman in the line of battle near Pallas, Ga., 50 years ago last Monday, and, if we mistake not, informed Mr. De Laughter's grandfather of the death of his son on the battlefield, the Confederate army then being en gaged iu opposing the March of Gen. Sherman. The letter is as follows: Lint of Battle, Near Dallas, Ga., June 1, 1864: Mr. Wm. D. Kimbrell: Dear Sir: Capt. Weaver being ab sent sick, I feel it ray duty to an swer your enquiries concerning your gallant son. This would be a task of pleasure were it not for the pain ful, heart-i ending news that is to be communicated. Your son was mortally wounded on the evening of the 16th May whilst we were charging th ene mies skirmishers near Calhoun. He was shot through the back of the head, ball entering the right ear, I think, and coming out on the op posite side. I saw this wound and examined it myself. I have been told by the ambulance corps, who bore him off of the field that he was also shot through the body. I ex pect he was, as the wound in the head, I do not think would have caused death so Hoon. He lived about one hour after being wound ed. Wm. Augustas was the first man that reached him after he fell. I also went to him immediately. He was conscious and asked us to turn him on his left side, which was done, gave him water and poured the same on his head. The litter came about this time and after placing him upon it we advanced leaving our kind and noble com rade who fell fighting like a hero, as he really was, to the litter bear ers who carried him to the field-hos pital. Here be died in a few mo ments and was buried in the same grave, so I ara told by Dr. Calhoun, with his brother in arms, P. O. Sul livan who was killed in the same engagement. Both of these men did their duty and gave up their lives in a manner becoming the pa triot soldier. This should ever be a consolation to their kindred. Cir cumstance uncontrolable prevented I am extremely sorry to say, either of them being buried in coffins. I assure you this could not be other wise. We were ordered off mat night and forced to bury them as before stated. Theil graves are marked I am told and I earnestly hope that their bodies may be dis tinguished at a future day and be transferred to their quiet family burying grounds, which will be a sad pleasure to all. I tender to you and your family my heartfelt sympathy, and must say that there was no soldier in the company for whom I had a higher regard. This I think was the uni versal feeling of his comrades and no man could be missed more. He was in every sense of the word a gentleman. May the Hand of a Kind Providence soon fill the ach ing void that has been created. I remain. Your Sincere Sympathizer, J. A. Tillman. We Never Did. A few days ago a know-it-all called our attention to the fact that we ''never saw a bald-headed wo* man," says an exchange. Well, what of that? There are a good many things we never jaw a woman do. We never saw a woman who would refuse to subscribe for the home paper because it advocates temperance and law enforcement We never saw a woman sit on a dry goods box and "cuss" out the town because she couldn't buy a bottle of blind tiger liquor. We never saw a woman go fishing with a bot tle of "bait" in her hip pocket, sit all day on the damp ground, go home drunk at night and abuse ker husband and children because they don't believe a lie she told about a "big fish" that broke the hook and got away after she had nearly land ed it. We never saw a woman yank off her coat, give her pants a hitch, spit on her hands and swear she could whip the biggest man in town. Come to think of it, there are a good many things we never saw a woman do and don't want to either.-Adair County (Ky) News. Flower Mission Meeting. The W. C. T. U. held their regular meeting at the home of Mrs. E: S. Johnson on Monday af ternoon. The president Mrs. J. L. Mires being absent, Mrs. Rainsford conducted the devotional exercises and Mrs. W. L. Dunovant took charge of the program. This meet ing is always observed as the Plower Mission meeting and Mrs. W. B. Cogburn who is sumeria tend ent * of this department made her annual report. About 950 had been expended in this work. Plans were made for going to the County Home the next day for the annual picnic to the inmates. It is always a pleasure to have the young- people with us and especially when they add so much to our program as Miss Florence Peak did on this occasion in the song of the flowers which was beautifully rendered. Frances Willard Johnson, the three months old baby of our hos tess, was pres m ted to the body, her behavior at this time was so perfect that one might suppose she imbibed something from her name sake. Mrs. Johnson proved herself a de lightful hostess. The rooms were attractive with ferns and pot plant9 and she served her guests wish most delicious ice cream with black fruit and silver cake. Several visitors were present. " Member. Honor Roll Edgefield Graded School 8th and 9th Months Combined. 1st Grade-Elizabeth Timraer man, Mary Marsh, Allen George Thurmond, Royal Shannonhouse, Jack Feltham, Handsford Mims, Robert Tompkins, Ruth Nichol son. Advanced 1st-Allen Edwards, Robert Arthur, Felicia Mirna, Eliza beth Paul. 2nd Grade-John Wells, Wal lace Sheppard, Isabell Byrd, Edwin Rives, Tom Bailey, Elizabeth Lott, Benjamin Cogburn, J. C. Hughes, Tillie Harris, Earl Quarles. 3rd Grade-Mobley Sheppard, George Tompkins, Corrie Cheat ham, Eleanor Mime, Helen Nich olson, Mitchell Wells, Raymond Folk, Frances Carpenter, Robert Ouzts. 4th Grade-Lois Mims, William Folk, Willie McManus, Dixson Tiramerman. 5th Grade-Norma Shannonhouse, Strom Thurmond, Raymond Duno vant, Edith Ouzts. 6th Grade-Edwin Folk, Arthur Britt, James Porter, James Bacon Sharpton, Ilene Harling, Jack' Hart. * 7th Grade-Margaret May,.gil lie Peak, Juanita Reynolds, Lucile Reel, Fred Mays. Trenton Good Roads Meeting. There was a most enthusiastic meeting held at Wise Hall at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the interest of securing a good clay road from this point to Augusta, Georgia. There were se7eral very iutcrestiog talks and committees were appointed to confer with the representatives of Johnston and Edgefield, who will be as much or more benefitted by such a highway than the citizens of this town. It was decided to ask for a rousing mass meeting at Edgefield on Fri day, June 19th at ll a. m., when ways and means will be discussed for financing the project. The United States Government is ex pected to assist financially and ?tis hoped that a government engineer may be detailed to come to Edge field County to assist the local of ficials. A committee was named to confer with our senators and repre sentative in Washington to ascer tain just how far the Government would and could go to assist in building this road. This is a mat ter of vital importance to the mer chants and the city of Augusta, as well as to Edgefield county in gen eral, and it is felt to be the duty of every good citizen to assist to the extent of his ability in this progres sive step. It is a big undertaking, but the benefit to be derived from it are so gre at it is believed the appeal for aid will be heeded by every progressive citizen. Trenton, S. C., June 3, '94. Escaped Through Roof. A white man known here as Wal ter Wade escaped from jail some time during Sunday night by mak ing a hole in the roof and letting himself down to the ground by means of blankets tied together. As he made practically no Doise, Mr. S. W. Nicholson, the jailer, knew nothing of Waoe's eseape until he saw the blankets Monday morning. Wade was committed to jail the latter part of March, being charged with forging a check on the Bank of Parksville. At the time the al leged offense was committed he was working at a saw mill near Parks ville. The belief is current that Walter Wade was an aasmued name and that the man would not give his real name. It ii said that the people among whom he worked at Parksville did not know whence he came. After he was committed to jail, Deputy Sheriff Williams wrote to an addrcs in Virginia which Wade gave him in order to learn something of the man, and the re ply was that no such person had ever resided in that county. To some he gave his name Walter Wade and to others he called him self Lee Wade. He was a fine specimen of physi cal manhood and was well educated, possessing decided talent for paint ing and drawing. Money was being raised here to get the fellow out of the trouble but it seems that Wade was afraid tc wait until his release could be served. Candidate For Re-Election. Hon. James F. Byrnes who has served the second district in con gress for the past four yeais an nounces his candidacy for re-elec tion. From the day that he entered upon his duties a? congressman Mr. Byrnes has not only been athis post but he has been alert and active, looking after the interests of hu constituency. He has filled places on many important committees which afforded him an opportunity of rendering faithful service to the country at large. He has been in strumental both directly and in directly in enacting laws that have been promotive of the public weal. When the campaign opens Mr. Byrnes will come before our people and will give in person an account of his stewardship. Closing Exercises of Red Oak Grove School. Mr. Editor: It was the writer's privilege to attend the closing exer cises of the Red Oak Grove school last evening. This school is taught by Mrs. Mamie Walker. The en tertainment was a splendid success. For more than two hours the audi ence was held in deepest interest. All the exercises gave evidence of through drilling. It all reflected great credit upon the teachers. The threatening clouds prevented there being as large a crowd as otherwise would have been, but the audience was very good. Music was fur nished by Messrs. E. W. Thurmond and G. Dorn on their violins. The teacher was efficiently assisted in the program by her son Dr. Eddie Walker who has just completed his course in dentistry in Atlanta. He is a son of whom the mother should be juctly proud. Mrs. Walker seems tobare a special talent for teaching and especially for this kind of work. And her long ex; perience in teaching makes ber'V most efficient teacher and any com munity' which may get her to teach will be very fortunate. I learn that she is elected to teach here another year. The entire community spent most of the day yesterday in the Grove of the church, enjoying ice cream, lemonade and cake. They seem proud of their teacher, and well they may be. G. W. Bussey. Picnic at County Home. Following the custom which was established several years ago, the Edgefield county Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union gave a pic nic dinner at the County Home Tuesday for the benefit of the inmates. Ladies attended from Johnston, Harmony, Trenton and Edgefield. A bountiful picnic din ner was served and later in the af ternoon a well filled plate and a bouquet of flowers were sent to each one of the inmates. Religious services were conducted by Rev. G. T. Hutchinson, pastor of Harmony and the Methodist church at John ston. Supervisor A. A. Edmunds was present and thanked the ladies for their thoughtful kindness to the inmates of the Home, which now number only 15. Lemonade and iced tea were served throughout the day in practically unlimited quan tity. Steward and Mrs. J. R. Scur ry always welcome the ladies and give them their assistance and hear ty co-operation in making happy the lives into which there seldom comes a ray of sunshine. Make the Old Suit Look New We are better prepared than ever to do first-class work in cleaning and press ing of all kinds. Make your old pants or suit new by let ing us clean and press them. Ladies skirts and suits al so cleaned and pressed. Sat isfaction guaranteed. Edgefield Pressing Club WALLACE HARRIS PROP. Fresh Corn-flake s,.Shreaded WheaU. Fresh Oat Meal in tins. L. T. Maj.