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LARGEST CIRCULATION IN
EDGEFIELD COUNTY.
Wednesday, January 14th.
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ILaws are like cobwebs, which may
catch small flies, bat let wasps and
hornets break through.-SWIFT,
ou---; ?
Gentlemen of the general assem
bly, why not make it Calhoun in
stead of Cl' iTison?
The first duty ol the Solons is to
fire the people of South Carolina
an honest primary election.
Wonder^if those* Columbia cafes
will give the lawmakers a square
deal by serving ''square meats"?
We all concur in The State's par
agraph: "Here's hoping the new
currency will be adhesive as well as
elastic."
The commission appointed to in
quire into Thaw's mentality has re
ported that he possesses a sound
naiad. "We told you so.''
The "high cost of living"is not con
fined to necessities. A servant girl in
Ohio has sued her employer for
$10,000 for stealing a kiss.
While these"cold mornings male
your teeth chatter, there is comfort
in the thought that low temperature
destroys disease germs and pestifer
ous insects.
It appears that reports of crime
from Lexington cour ty are more
frequent since the dispensaries were
opened. No furtbei comment is
necessary.
"'Eleven Deaths in Two Quar
rels"-headline. New year quar
rels seem to be fatal. Better re
solve not to indulge in such pas
time.
Dr. S. C. Mitchell has gone from
beyond the State but he is yet ap
p-eciated by all right-thinking peo
ple. He has received and accepted
an invitation to deliver the annual
address before the Sons of the
Revolution in Charleston in Feb
Tuary.
Mrs. Dodge and Mrs. Bronson,
two noted anti-suffrage speakers,
are scheduled for addresses in Char
leaton next week. The Advertiser
will charter an entire train and take
-all hen-pecked husbands of Edge
?eld down to hear these anti-suf
fragettes. Who'll be the first one
io have bis passage booked?
What is more untimely than a
hilf-coluran editorial on "Bath
tubs" when the thermometer in
Blinding at 26? Yet that is what
we have just observed in looking
over some exchanges. Did you
rail it, do you ask? Why, no; read
ing the title aiune sent cold chills"
in r.ipid succession up our spinal
column.
After all, not all of the trusts are
altogether bad. Sugar is now the
cheapest of the every-day necessi
ties, and this trust "busting" busi
ness may lead to an advance in
price, such as has been made in il e
price of gasoline since 40 small
trusts were formed out of the old
Standard Oil trust. Better not mo
lest the sugar trust as long as it
gives BO much oweetenin for a
dime.
The best new? yet received from
Mexico is that the supply of am
munition is rapidly becoming ex
banned.
The Anderson Semi-weekly In
telligencer has been changed into a
morning daily. William Bank? in
editor and W. W. Smoak is busi
ness manager. With such men as
these in charge, the new daily'*
success is assiired.
According to a statement ju*t is
sued by the Treasury Department,
the per capita circulation in th?
United Statea is $35.11. An in
ventory of our pjckft chang?
show? that an error has been mad ,
or else Homebody has a large por
tion of our sh* re.
The Races Should be Stopped.
There ought to be enough law in
Smith Carolina, and adequate meat s
of enforcing the law, to stop Un
horse racine at Charleston. If theie
is not, the legislature should forth
with provide the raeanp. A joint
committee or commission should
?.e appointed early in the seftsb-n
tj investigate the* situation in Char
leston with instructions to report at
once in order that some definite ac
tion may b? taken before the ad
journment of the present session.
What is the use ??f enactintr addi
tional laws when many already on
the statute books are being flagrant
ly violated. The racing, and whole
?ale gambling incident to the rac
ing, is demoralizing to our people
at home and ?B bringing shame
upon the name of the Stile abroad.
State Board of Examiners.
The Advertiser is pleased to learn
that Senator B. E. Nicholson will
press his bill providing for a State
board of examiners for persons who
desire to teach in the public school?
It is evident to those who have
given any thought to educational
matters at al! that some of the coun
ty boards over the State have been
entirely too lax in granting certifi
cates. The establishment of a cen
tral or State board will provide a
uniform standard and will weed
ont applicants who are incompetent.
Not a few schools over the State
are suffering now from teacher*
who are not properly equipped for
leaching, their certificates having
been issued by a county board that
is continuing the lax method th a
has been practiced since the pres
ent system of examination was in
augurated. Another advantage to
be gained through the establish
ment of a State board ia the elimi
nation of Uical politico. All pei.
sonalities would be ignored by the
central board and each certideate
granted solely on tu?- merits and
q lalitioations of the applicants.
Should Harmonize Courses of Study.
At a recent meeting of the board
of trustees of t b South Carolina
University the bringing into hai
mony the standards of the high
tichools and colleges throughout the
state was discussed. This is au im
portant matter. Ther.j should lie
some way of so (standardizing the
high schools that pupils who com
plete the prescribed course, say lol
the 10th and 11th grades, ?oulo
have no difficulty in entering Un
higher institutions of learning, lak.
i.ig up their work practicilly wheie
the high school training slopped.
In other words, every public school,
and particularly the recognized uigi.
school, should so systematize il*
work that there would be no los*
of time, or mis>ing links in ih<
studies, for boys and gills who .??.
away to college.
At present there seems to be
nothing d. finite as IO what chis- a
boy or girl will enter on going
away to college, and in some in
stances it appears that practical I \
the ground of almost an entire ces
sion has to be gone over a second
time in order that proper or r?gulai
classification may be made.
The suggestion which wa? made
at the meeting of the boaid of trus
tees of the University the other da\
iras a good one and ( it wbouid be
followed up by those who have th
direct supervision of the Ililli
schools of the State in charge.
What Others Say
Not Selfish With lt.
"Man makes his own hell," nzy,
i Washington minister, lim hi
doesn't keep it all to himself.
News and Courier.
The "Latest Wrinkle."
Announcement that the lates
wrinkle in feminine garb will bi
. he "coiksere?v skirt" should b
ufficient to get the VV. C T. U. U|
tu arms.-The Stale.
Grossly Inconsistent
The judge who harangues a jur
?bout enforcing the law, and tbe.
signs a petition for a pardon u.
tame criminal that the , jury con
meted, is inconsistent.-?rauge
burg Times and Democrat.
Wholesome Adrice.
If you wish to g?l even with thai
person who has been unkind am.
uujusi to 3 ou, by prudence and pa
Hence show th.it y.-u are superiui
lo his bate opinion ot )uu.-Spai
uuburg Journal.
Would Curtail Shipments.
The Legislature should apply tin
vVebb law to Souih Carolina aili
make it unlawful lo ship more thai.
??ne trallon ot whiskey into South
Carolina at one shipment. Such a
aw would make South Carolina
i ry asa bun* in a lew .tears from
he mountain to Ihe seaboard.
Jrangeburg Times and Democrat
Strong Republican Endorsement.
The Republican 'aland patters1'
are gradually regaining their wii
and tiiiding thai the tariff revisioi
is not such a frightful bugaboo af
ter all John V\ anamaker, formel
Postmaster General ?nd a great re
tail merchant, *>a.\s: ll is a mud
belier bill than I expected, and 1
believe it possible fur the manufac
turers lu adjust themselves to tht
changed conditions m at least two
itu rds of ihe items in the nev?
schedules."-Cul um bia Recurd.
Smile Provokers
*Whal is an Indian's wife call
el?" Pupil: "A squaw." Teachei :
''Correct; now what is an Indian's
baby called ?" Pupil: "A ?quaker."
-Ex. %
And now, my children, said the
teacher, who had been talking about
military fortifications, "can you tell
me what is a ouuress?" Please,
ma'am, eried little Willie, snapping
his fingers, "n's a nanny goal."
Uncle Rastus (coming out of
Jones's chicken house with a pullet
in either hand): ''Bless you, Mistah
Iones, h Yeah I ? s walkin' in my
?deep I's mighty glad you woke me
up. rif y<>u hadn't, I 'spects I'd a
ca'ied off bole o' de?e I o weis."
James started Iii., third helping of
pudding WP h delight.
"Once upon a lime'James ad
monished his mother lhere was a
little boy who ate too much pudding,
ind he burst!"
James considered. "There ain't
such a thing as too much pudding"
he decided.
"There must be, contended his
mother, else why did ihe little boy
burst?"
James passed his pl tte for the
fourth time, M tying: 'Not enough
ooy."Ladies Home Journal.
It wa*? past eleven The old man
entered the parlor and, approaching
his daughter's swain, said:
"Yuumr man, do yuu know what
time it is?"
Tue timid youth leaped io his
fecii a??d summering, "Y-y-ye*. nie, '
Hurried into the. hall, and th ii o< t
uno the night
The <?ld man stood bewildered.
" Thai's a queer fellow tu have
..ailing on \uu, Mabel," he remark
ed. Why did he rush off in ihal
fashion? My walch rail dom, .md ?
nerel> w.uiied lo I tile lime fruin
um lo start mine going."
An old colored man, charged with
stealing chicken*, was airaiyued in
court nnd was inuriiuinaiiiig hun
'di when ill? jmlgtt said: "You
'Ugllt lo have a lawyer. Where'?
your law\ei ?"
"Ah ain't trot m? lawyer, jedge,
s lid ihe old mau."
"Very well, then, said his honor.
I'll assign a lawver to d?tend you."
Oh. no sub; no sub! Pleuse don't
do d U, the daikc.N b^gtred "
"VS b\ mu, asked the judge. I
won't cosi you anything. Wh?
don't you want a law>er?"
"Well, jedge, Ah'll tell yo, sub.
?aid the old man, waving his tu
lered old hat c -ntidentiaily. Uit'
jest dis way, Ah wan' ?uh enjo?
. lem chickens mabse't?"
Worm? The Cause of Your
Child's Pains.
A foul, disagreeable breath, dark
rides a ound the evm, at times fe
ish, with great thirst; checke
' shed nd then pale, abdomen
??wollen with sharp cramping pain
ire all indieations of worm? Don'i
et your child suffer. Kiekapo?
vorm killer will give sure relief. I
kills the worms, while its laxativt
.dT^ct j?dd greatlv to the health of
??ur child by removing til? danger
ous and disagreeable effect ol
\ orrin and parasites from the nv*
fm. Kickapoo worm killer an *
leaJih producer should be in e?en
iou*?*hold. Perfectly safe. Buy s
?ur to-day. Price 25c. All druggist'
.r by mail. Kiukapoo Indian Med
!o. Phils, or St. Louis.
lits Stomach Troubles Over
Mr. Dyspeptic, would you no
like to feel that your stomach troub
les were over, that you could eai
any kind of food you desired with
nit injury? That may seem so un
likely to you that you do not evei
hope for an ending of your trouble
?ut permit us to assure you that h
is not altogether impossible. If oth
era om be cured perm -mendy, and
thousands have been, why not you:
John R Barker, of Battle Creek
Mich., is one of them. He says, "I
*-as troubled with heartburn, indi
gestion and liver complaint until ]
used Chamberlain's tablets, then
my trouble was over." Sold by ali
dealers.
Wonderful Cough Remedy.
Dr. King's New Discovery it?
known everywhere as the remedy
Ahich will surely stop a cough or
.old. DP Lawson of Eidson, Tenn.,
writes: 1 Dr. King's New Discovery
is the most wonderful cough, cold
md throat and lung medicine ]
.iver sold in my store. It can't be
beat. It sells without any troubl*
it all. It needs no guarantee." This
is true, because Dr. King's Ne?
Discovery will relieve the most ob
stinate of coughs and colds Innp
troubles quickly helped by its use
You should keep a bottle in the
house at all times for all the mern
hers of the family 50o and $1.00.
All druggists or by mail. H ?
Buckleu & Co. Philadelphia or St.
Louis.
Citation.
The State of South Carolina.
County of Edgefield.
By W. T. Kinnaid, Probate Judge.
Whereas, J. Wm. Thurmond,
Esq , made suit io mo, to grant him
Letters of Administration of the
Estate of and effects of Mrs. Mary
Jj Thurmond.
i These Are Therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and Creditors of the said Mary
.1 Thurmond deceased, that they
be and appear before me, in the
('nurt of Probate, to be held at
Edgefield on Monday 26'h day of
January next, after publication
thereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore
noon, to show cause, if any they
have, why the said Administration
should not be g ran teil.
Given under ray Hand, this 6th
day of January, A, D , iUH.
Published on the 7th day of Jan
uary 1914 in The Edgefield Adver
tiser.
W. T. Kinnaird, PJ E C.
Jan. 6- 3L
Master's Sale.
: State of S >uth Carolina-County
of Edgt field-Court of Common
Pleas.
Mrs. Mary K Barr, et al, Plain
tiffs against Jessie Rushton, et al.
Pursuant to the decree in thia
cause, I will sell at public outcry to
the highest bidder before the court
house, town of Edgefield and state
o South Carolina, on sales day in
February 1914, the same being Jthe
2nd day of said month the follow
ing d, scribed realty to wit:
"Two tracts of land as follows:
One tract containing two hundred
ani ninety acres more or less, sit
uate and being in Edgefield and
?Saluda counties in the state of South
Carolina and known as the Elsmore
and Bush land, and bounded In
lands of James Saldier, A M Much
-ll and Burrell Nicholson; and the
.tht-r tract of land contains one
hundred and fifty-one acres more
or less, situate in Edgefield county,
-tale of South Carolina, and known
;is the Snipes land, and bounded by
?ands of E L Yonce, W m. Hare,
James Temple and others."
Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to
>ay for papers. If purchaser does
not comply with the terms of sale
within one hour after sale, I will
resell same at former purchaser's
'?sk, un ess satirfictory arrange
ments cati he made with plaintiff's
ittoruey and the Master.
S. M. Smith,
Master E. C. 8. C.
A. E. PADGETT. President W. H. BARLING, Cashier
THOS. H. RAINSFORD. WM. A. BYRD,
Vice President. Asst. Cashier.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS PROFITS $118,000.00
THE FARMERS BANK
State and County Depository
Desires to thank its patrons and the public for the liberal patronage it
hes enjoyed during the past year.
Twenty-three years of close personal relations with our patrons with
the satisfactory service we haye given our many depositors establishes the
basis upon which we solicit new accounts.
Our combined capital and surplus profits our conservative methods,
and our long successful experience enables ua to offer the best service.
We are always in position to extend to our customers such accommodations
as their business, their balances and their credit justifies.
We Invite New Accounts for the Yeer 1914.
_:_
Fruit Store and Restaurant
We carry a full assortment of fresh fruit at all times
and solicit your orders. We carry a full stock of fresh
candy a?- reasonable prices.
Come to our restaurant for first-class meals. Fresh
Oysters served all styles.
Edgefield Fruit Company.
Peoples Oil Company
I am now representing the People's Oil Company in
this section, and will sell these products at reasonable
prices. Send me your orders for Keaosene and Gaso
line and delivery will be promptly made.
John R. Tompkins
Edgefield, S. C.
Leading Jewelry Store
era
When in Augusta come in and inspect our
targe stock of Cut Glass, China, Silverware,
Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds, Etc.J
We bny from the leading manufacturers nnd
importers.
Your repair work solicited.
A. J. Renkl,
706 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia.
HMM
lr
NOTICE.
NOTICE TO MY FRIENDS.
I have bought the Johnson Brick
Warehouse near old depot site and
h ive another house near in charire
and will handle Hulls and Meal,
Lime and Cement, Coal and Brick.
&c, buy Cotton Seed and . Cotton.
I will appreciate any and all bu
siness in my line and will guarantee
satisfaction. All business given
prompt and personal attention.
M. A. Taylor.
Jan. 5, 2914,
Citation.
The State of South Carolina,
County of Edgefield.
By W. T. Kinnaird, Probate Judge.
Whereas, Mary Key has made
suit to me, to grant her Letters of
Administration of the Estate of
Isaiah Key.
These Are Therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of the said Isaiah
Key deceased, that they be and ap
pear before me in the Court of Pro
bate, to be held at Edgefield C. H.,
S. C., ia my office on 24th day of
January next, after publication
thereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore
noon, to show cause, if any they
have, why the said Administration
should be granted.
Given under my Hand, this 3rd
day of January A. D., 14.
Published on the 7th, 14th and
21st dava of January, 1914.
W. T. Kinnaird, P. J. E. C.
I desire to notify my friends
throughout Edgetieid county that I
have accepted a position with Mr,
J. E. Tarver, one of the leading
hardware merchants of Augusta
and I shall be pleased to have my
friends call to see rae when they
are ir Augusta. This popular store,
which is cen trill v located on Broad
Street, carries a large, well-selecied
stock of hardware of all kinds and
it will be a pleasure for me to sene
my Edgefield friends. When in
need of builders hardware, tools,
farming implements and machinery
of all kinds call to see me or write.
I will serve you to the best of my
ability.
J. H. P. Roper.
fcfe??&&dU OVER 65 YEARS
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