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a?Mri?? 1035. /. L. M/MS,_.fidttor PubKshed every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year te advance* Entered as second class matter at ?he postoffice at Edgetield, S. C. No coen muni cations 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, January 14th. 0 c 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 ' EXPERIENCE PATENTS RADE MAHKS DOSIONS COPYRIGHTS AC Anyone sending a .ketch ind description may qnlekly incertain our opinion free whether a* invent ion li probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free. Olde? nponry for recuring patents. Patents taken tupontrh Munn & Co. -coe;TO ipteUU nolle*, without t bun, la tba Scientific American. A handsomely ltlnstraiad weekly. I-annvt eui ?lamm or any .ctantlla toorna!. Tarsus, fl a tour months, fa. gout by all wwad-Jsra. aft OdBee, mt W ?B_ Wartiaeten. D.C.