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LARGEST CIRCULATION IN
EDGEFIELD COUNTY.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1912
?Fishes live in the sea as men do
a-land; the great ones eat up the lit
tle ones.-SHAKESPEARE.
When Republicans fall out Demo
crats ma/ get their dues. .
If the coming pannier skirts are to j
be any shorter than some that are now
won, their possessors need not pur
chase a bathing suit when they go to
te the seashore this summer.
If Col. Roosevelt is not elected pres
ideat until he breaks the "solid South,"
as? he lies boasted he will do, the peo
ple will hardly be annoyed with him
again as en occupant of the White
House.
Would you not rather own a farm
among the roughest, roekiest, reddest
hills in Edgefield county than to own
the most fertile farm along the Missis
sippi river under the shadow of the
levees?
No, Dr. Wiley has not retired. He
is now only a private citizen and, hav
ing had the handicaps in the form of
antagonistic government officials re
moved, it is his purpose to expose food
and drug adulteration more vigorously
than ever.
When you feel disposed to chafe and
rebel against the frequency of the
April showers that fall in this section,
think of the unfortunate people in por
tions of the Mississippi Valley, where
thunderstorms still terrorize the people
and where cloudbursts increase the al
ready appalling disaster.
This is the day for filing the dispen
sary petitions with the county supervi
sor, but it is practically certain that
none will be filed. At first a Titanic
effort wal made to secure the necessa
ry number of signatures, but the move
ment seems to have been wrecked upon
a? overwhelming anti-dispensary pub
lic sentiment, which in this county is as
impregnable as Gibraltar.
The man who has a crib or two full
of home^raised corn is not worrying
over the high price of western corn.
Now is tne time to provide against a
similar worry next spring. Since far
mers have been shown what large
Ijt?Stcan be grown in this county,
uSfrTfesno excuse for not making
enough corn at home to supply the
farm.
It is reported upon good authority
that there is also a strong anti
dispensary public seatiment in Saluda.
After contrasting the present very
satisfactory conditions with the shock
ing criminal record that obtained under
.the dispensary, surely no good citizen in
that cpunty can be found who will sign
a dispensary petition.
A Spring Cleaaiag Needed.
It is generally conceded that under
ordinary conditions disease is more
prevalent after a rainy season than
after a pfelonged drought. If that be
true it behooves the town authorities,
board of health and the individual citi
zen to leave nothing undone that will
prevent disease and promote the public
health of the community during the ap
proaching summer. Would it not be a
capital idea at this time to inaugurate
a thorough spring cleaning from one
end of the town to the other? If each
individual citizen will give his premises
st thorough cleaning, using lime and
other disinfectants freely, the entire
town will be rendered practically im
mun? from the diseases that usually
prevail in summer.
The board of health should take ac
tion at once and urge the co-operation
of all home owners. A little precau
tion on the part of heads of families
may prevent much suffering and an
guish of 3oul, to say nothing of avoid
ing the heavy expense incident to pro
longed sickness in the home.
AGAINST DISPENSARY.
Mr. B. D. Kitchings of Plum
Branch Gives Substantial
Arguments Against
Dispensary.
There are only wo excuses they
give for being in fdvor of re-estab
lishing the dispensary. It is being
sold anyway, and wo are not get
ting any benefit. When did anyone
desire any benefit from "such an
evil? What little revenue that is de
rived from it is robbing some moth
er and children of the actual neces
sities of life. Can you not hear
their cries for help? Yes, and we
are going to help them by placing
the liquor where it will be sold
in a nice, decent and legal form,
so that our leading church mern- <
bers can act as dispenser and sell it
to the other brethren with the dig
nity and grace of a saint, without
thinking that he bas done anything
wrong. Why? Because the people
of grand old historic Edgefield
county have said that ho could do
so.
Then again they say "Prohibition
does not prohibit." What haye
you done my brother to help the
cause? "Why, I voted in the last
election for ajlocal option man."How
do you expect to have the law en
forced if every time a good man
comes out in favor of prohibition
you will leave him at home, and
send a man in his place that'B in fa
vor of local option. No law strict
ly prohibits- If you will always
send men to office ?at are in favor
of prohibition froiin'a Presidert to
coroner, it would be only a short
time before you would see quite
a change in the liquor traffic.
Permit me to say this, that in my
judgment, a hypocrite is the most
depraved creature on earth. God
despises him because he pretends to
follow him and does not; Satan
despises him because be follows him
and will not o*n it. In my judg
ment, when we, as church members
vote for the dispensary we do not
only act the hypocrite, but commit
almost the unpardonable sin.
Now brethren of Edgefield coun
ty, suppose we take this subject
home to ourselves, and ask the ques
tion. "What right have I to vote
such on evil on the good people of
the town of Edgefield when they
do not want it. How many men
are there in the county that would
be willing for a dispensary to be
opened at his door. But few, and
I will venture to say that there is
not one poor mother that would be
willing for one to be opened at her
home.
Now brother, when you vote for
tho dispensary, remember this, that
it will be open?d under the nose of
some poor mother's son.
Professors from many of the
leading colleges of England, France
and the United States have made a
careful study of the effect, and find
that alcohol is classed as a depres
ant or narcotic. Shall we as civil
ized men vote for such an evil as
this to be sold legally to the young
er generation.
Careful observers all agree that
the drinking problem is essentially
a problem of the youth. Dr. Al
exander Lambert says: Out of 259
cases at Bellevue Hospital 1 per
cent begin before the age of 12, 30
per cent before alie age 16, 68 per
cent before thu ager of 21. In view
of this fact it is shfe to say that if
every moderate drinker could be re
moved from our land, the temper
ance question would be solved. In
the name of God, brother, with this
in view, is it not our duty to do all
we can to remove the tempta
tion?
Intemperance has no room for
any distinction. It seeks all. It
dooms alike all who yield to its
deadly dominion. The Danish gov
ernment s tates that every 4th death
is caused by alcohol. What are
you going to do brother? Vote for
such an evil? 3600 B. C. we find a
command. "My son, do not linger
in the wine shop. Thou fallest on
the ground, thy limbs become weak
as that of a child." Brother, shall
we open one legally for our boys to
linger around? No, a thousand times
no! Man differs from other ani
mals mainly in his nervous system.
In his struggle for existence, the
brute depends on his claws, teeth
and muscle. Civilized man de
pends on his nerve and brain. It
is with this that be adjusts himself
to the surroundings. Intemperance
then produces a structural defect
in the substance of the nerve and
brain. Brother, are we going to
work and establish a den ?f that
kind openly for boys. Yes, we will
do that for the sake of a little reve
nue. I notice a little town in N.
C. that got $500.00 revenue and
paid out $750 for police force.
That's making money. Whatso
ever a man soweth that shall he
reap, and he most always gets good
interest. If wc vote for a dispen
sary to be opened at Edgefield,
some day we will reap the evil with
interest.
To the citizens -of Plum Branch,
Parksville, Modoc and other towns
of the county, have you any assur
ance that a dispensary will not be
opened in your towns? I do not
remember the law on that point
now, but if on account of popula
tion, we could not get one, how
easily the law-makers of our land
could change this clause, and make
it legal for the small towns to vote
on the question? You know that
you will send men to the legislature
on the local option platform in spite
of faith.
Now brother, I believe if we will
leave it to the habitual drunkard?to
vote on the liquor question f of
them would vote never to have a
drop brought in the state again.
With this in yiew, let us join in
with a force that will at the last
cause the few who are in favor of
the dispensary <o cry out aloud say
ing, "Lord forgive us, for we knew
not what we were doing.
B. D. Hitching.
Candidates'
ards
AUDITOR
I respectfully announce that I am a
candidate for re-election to the office
of Auditor of Edgefield county and
will abide the result of the Democratic
primary.
J. R. Timmerman.
CLERK OF COURT.
I hereby announce that I am a can
didate for the office of Clerk of Court,
subject to the D?mocratie primary and
will abide the result and support the
nominees of the same.
W. B. Cogburn.
After meeting with so much en
couragement during the past summer,
I have fully decided to make the race
for the office of Clerk of Court and
herewith announce myself a candidate
for that office, and pledge myself to
abide by the primary and support the
nominees. J. R. Tompkins.
STATE SENATE
To the Citizens and Qualified Voters of
Edgefield county:
I will come before you as a candidate
for the office of state senator and will
abide by the rules and results of the
Erimary. If elected, will give you the
enefit of the best in my shop.
Respectfully,
G. D. Mims,
SUPERVISOR (
I hereby annonnce that I am a can
didate for the office of Supervisor of
Edgefield county, pledging myself to
render faithful service and to abide the
result of the primary election.
R. J. Moultrie,
I hereby announce that I am a can
didate for the office of Supervisor of
Edgefield county. If chosen by the
Seople for this important office I will
o my utmost to give entire satisfac
tion. I will abide the result of the
Democratic primary.
W. L. McDaniel.
Having been solicited by friends I
announce that I am a candidate for the
office of Supervisor for Edgefield coun
ty, pledging myself to abide by the re
sult of the primary, and to support the
nominee of the democratic party.
Jno. 0. Herin.
I respectfully announce myself a can
didate for re-election for Supervisor of
Edgefield county, and will serve the
people to the best of my ability if
Jected, pledging myself to support
the nominee of the primary election.
W. G. Wells.
I respectfully announce myself a can
didate for the office of Supervisor of
Edgefield county and pledge myself to
abide the result of the democratic pri
mary.
A. A. Edmunds.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
I hereby announce that I am a candi
date for the office of county commis
sioner, pledging myself if elected to
discharge my duties faithfully and abide
the result of the primary election.
J. Nick Griffis.
I hereby announce that I am a can
didate for re-election to the office of
county Commissioner, and pledge my
self to abide the result of the primary
election.
N. L. Broadwater.
SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION
i hereby announce that I am a can
didate for re-election to the office of
Supervisor of Registration, pledging
myself to render faithful service and
to bound by the result of the Democrat
ic primary.
N. R. Bartley.
I respectfully announce that I am a
candidate for re-election to the office of
Supervisor of Registration. I pledge
myself to abide the result of the pri
mary election and to render faithful
service if elected.
Geo. W. Quarles.
I respectfully announce myself a
candidate for re-election to the office
of Supervisor of Registration, pledging
myself to render faithful service and
to abide the result of the democratic
primary.
Sam W. Prince.
ANNOUNCEMENT
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for re-election as a member
of the town council of Edgefield
from Ward 4, and will abide the
result of the election.
E. S. Johnson.
FRUIT A
If you want the c
Shipments received J
and sell as cheap as
kinds. Full assorti
Drop in and refre?
always welcome.
Edgefiei
Better I
We are new
Spring busine
before. We i
tention to qm
line we handle
Ferguson-3V
We guarantee
to the size as
wearing. Fei
men and boys
Full line Tr;
just in. Men
variety. The
men in the ne
pers and purii;
now ready foi
price to suit a
ments at 25c.
Laces, embro
The best varie
Our milline]
L. C. Bailey, c
things in her 1
Make our si
The Edj
F?rtil
We now have on h
foi mixing. We rep
extend to our custom
Kainit, I
S
Mixed goods of c
facturer s. Armour,
Royster, Georgia Cl
motto is the best go<
Yielding to the solicitations of citi
zens who reside in my ward, I have de
cided to become a candidate for war-1
den from the fifth. ward of the town of j
Edgefield.
A. T. Samuel.
I respectfully announce that I am a
candidate for warden for the town of
Edgefield as the representative of the
5th ward. J. U. Rives.
i
LLWAYS
hoicest fresh fruit al
ilmost daily. We buy
the city stores. Choi
neut of cigars and tobai
?\ yourself with our co
ld Fruit Store,
lives Bros
.quipped Th
j ready in all dep;
ss and better equip]
rvill not name prices
ility and standard
sa
tcKinney shirts for i
? our 50c shirts to t
the $1 grade or car
rguson-McKinney u
5. Boys knickerbod
ay Collar Co.'s linc
's and boys' straw
Crawford oxfords
iw spring shapes. <
ps in all the shapes
* the men and ladiei
ill. Wash silks in
Wash goods in en
idery bandings, ar
>ty to select from in
ry department in ch
)f Baltimore, has al
line that is out this
:ore your headquart
RIVES BROS
jefield Mercantile Cc
izers for
and a full lin? of fertilizers an?
resent the bett manufacturers
ers the best itrrice and goods
k.cid Phosphat
leed Meal, Sod
very formula made by the mos
, Swift, American Agriculti
?emical worki and other well 1
Dds on the market.
Our stock of Meas' Clothing ia
the largest and the best we have
ever had. Price* ont in half.
Rabenstein.
For Sale, or exchange 50 bushels
long staple seed.
R. G, 8 hann o nh ouse.
FRESH
Iways come to us.
in large quantities
ce candies of all
3C0S.
ld drinks. You are
Next Door to
Postoffice
an Ever
artments for
3ed than ever
but call at
manufactors
nen and boys
>e cut as full
i return after
nderwear for
ker pants
3 for spring
hats in nice
for boys and
Oxfords, slip
; and styles,
s in size and
nice assort
dless variety.
Ld flouncings.
i the county,
arge of Mrs.
1 the latest
season.
;ers
>mpany
1912
i fertilizer material
and will be glad to
on the market.
;e, Cotton
a
t regutable manu
irai Chemical Co.,
:nown goods. Our
Every gardener in Edgefield
eonnty knows what Baist's feed
are. We have them fresh frora thia
celebrated farm, and can furnish
you with anything you want. Buitt'i
seed never fail to germinate ttoder
proper conditions.
Penn k Holstein.
