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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09
CHEAP LANDS
FOR HOME-SEEKERS' AND
COLONIES.

The country along the Cotton
Belt Route in Southeast Missouri,
Arkansas, Northwest louisiana
and Texas offers the greatest op-
portunities for Homescekers. Mild
climate, good water, cheap building
material, abundance of fuel, and
soil that will often in single sea-
son yield enough to pay for the
ground. Land can be bought as
cheap as $2.54 all acre, prairie
laid at 81 and SIS per acre up, bet
tom land at SIS and Sc per acre up,
improved or partly cleared land at
$40 and SIS per acre up. SINE
fine propositions for colonies
tracts of 1000 to 5000 acres at "a
to $40 per acre--big money in this
for a good organizer. Fruit and
truck lands in the famous peach
/ and tomato bell of Eas. Texas at
$40 to $40 per acre up. Write us
for information about cheap rates,
excursions datps, also literature
descriptive of this great country
and let us help you find a home
that will cost you no more than
the rent you pay every year.
E. w. LABEAUMF, G. P. & T. A.
Cotton Belt Route,
st. Louis. Mo,
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MANAGER WANTED.

Trustworthy, either sex, by
Wholesale Merchandise Company
of solid financial standing, to
manage Local Representatives who
will organize clubs among consum,
ers. 40 per cent saved for our
customers. Business no expert
ment but a proven success. Sal,
ary $500 a week, expenses ad.
yanced. Experience unnecessary
Address D. B. Clarkson, Mgr, 334
Dearborn St., Chicago. Ill.
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Mrs. P N. Lott, accompanied by
handsome Smyly Richardson
spent Thursday lasGn our town as
the guest of Mrs Fl a Tompkins
Messrs. J. L. Carwile and
Stephen Hughes spe,t several days
last week on visit ; Mr.. Low den
Brooks, who resides near Ninety
Six.
Judge John Brun sq, of Parks
vile, spent Thursday last In our
city.
Prof. G.. Marshal Moore Of
Greenwood, who was d member of
the S. G. c. I. facultytfor short
time, visited EdgefielFriday last.
Prof. Moore has been &ected prin-
cipal Of the BarnwlI graded
school for the ensuing session.
Miss Marie Abney, mo has been
making her hcme in Cllunlhia for
several years, returnej to Edge.
field on Friday last to eside per-
manentlY. Her maIp friends
are delighted that she as come to
live among US.
The railroads are doinl a rushing
business both in friegh! and pas
senger traffic, consequently they
are paying their employees, butter
salaries now than for sew Iral years.
This Is inducing man young
men to seek employment on the
road. Edgefield has contributed
nearly half a dozen to theSoth ern,
the last being Mr.. Arth1 1r NJ ays.
Possessing unusual aptitude a nd a
willingness to work. Mr.. n avs will
rise rapidly in the service
Marion Harland says that no
girl should be ashamed to do
house work, it is most yomanly
accomplishment. One ctn never
be reallygood housekeepG unless
one has a practical kLowldge of
even the humblest w,rk in the
house. 1t is failacy, for 10 one
can command we'll who las not
served. Learn to do and know
h0w.to direct.
The home grown, hand-srhn
bare footed, hard fisted country
boy makes a better fight ID the
battle of life, says an exc hange,
than the pampered, high-e -eolored
and creased trousered youthof our
cities, whose clothes have always
been busted with "a whisk broom
in stead Of a shirgle. Lit the
town man out of a job try a year
on the farm.
| am paying the highest mar
ket price for cotton seed. Mr. lie.
E. Reynolds has Charge tod my
scales and seed house near the de-
pot. See him before you sell.
tn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because The heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
It used TO be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
lfyou are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctorinl; your kdrays. The mild
and the extraord nary effect OF Dr.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. It stands the highest for its
wonderful cures ,f the most distressing cases
and is sold or its merits E
by all druggists in fifty a,"#E: ':ss:sSs
cent ard one-do ar siz Fss
es. You may lave a =szls.s:s:!.sssssssgge @IlMsg
sample bottle b. mail Homo of svampRoot.
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton. N. 7.
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Notice..

The regular fall examination
for teachers will be held, an-ord-
ing to the law of the State Board
of Education, on Friday, Septem-
Der 18th, beginning at 10 o'clock
q. m.
Prospective applicants will Oh
serve that there will be no exami-
nation after this one until the 3rd
Friday, May 1904.
WIN. A. BYRD,
90 st surt. Education, r. c.
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Don't spend money going to
the mountains or the seashore,
buy in old reliable Saborosa cigar
1t will transport yon to bliss
full Elysium. For sale at
The PENN DRUGE STORE.
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Attention Farmers.

1 am ready to gin your cotton.
NV gins will CLEAN the SEED
thoroughly and will NJ AXE GOOD
SAMPLES.
I will buy your seed at my gin
and pay the Edgefeld market
price for them. Give me q share
of your business.
D. B. HOLLINGSWORTH.
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Patronize Home Enterprises.

The MERCHANTS Of our town urge
people to spend their money at
home ins toad of sending it off for
what cal be had here in Edgefield.
Now, we ask in the spirit of fair
ness, why send your job work out
of town when it can be neatly aud
cheaply done here in Edgeheld?
The ADVERTISER job plant is bet
ter equipped than ever to do first
class work. Be consistent-pract-
ice what you preach-have your
work done here and keep the mon
ey that you pay for it here at
home where it will be spent. The
policy Of patronizing home enter.
prises builds towns, while that OF
sending money away from home
retards their growth.
Called to Preach.
There are some good, faithful
colored ministers of all demoni-
nations in our county who are far
superior in every way to the rass-
es of the race, yet there are a few
of whom nothing good can be said.
The calling of the latter to the
ministry must have been some
thing like the colored man that
Booker Washington tells. about:
He was employed to work in
cotton field, and worked well for
a time, then raised his hand and
turned his face tow ard heaven,
and said: 20 Lord de cotton am SO
dry, an de sun am 30 hot, an de
flesh am 80 weary dat dis niggah
feles he's done got a call to preach" +"
Wonder how many will "fele dat
he's done got call to preach du-
ring the cotton picking season
that is now on?
Early Closing Of Stores.
Not many years ago the stores
around our public square were
brilliantly lighted every night till
ten or eleven o'clock. Of late
years, however,the shopping public
has very wisely learned to supply
it's needs largely by day light and
the proprietors and clerks have
been at home with their families
or calling on their sweethearts, as
the case may be, instead of loung-
ing arouLd their store waiting for
a belated customer to spend five
or ten cents. Generally the mer-
chant who burns oil at night (Sas-
urday night excepted) now in
Edgefieid is putting more money
III the pocket OF the Standard Oil
company than in his own. The
public can be educated 10 trade
early or late, and it can be done
by all merchants closing at reas-
onably early hour. One of our
leading merchants remarked to
the writer the other day that his
rule in the future would be to
close tee year round as near seven
Saturday excepted) as possible
for him to do. In our judgment
he will not lose a cent nor will
his customers be Inconvenience
thereby. Twelve or fourteen
hours day is as long as any mer-
chant or clerk should be expected
to stay in a store.
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Oyer-WOrk Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

There is no department of oul
store that is more complete than
that of toilet articles and perfumes,
We carry large stock of Adolph
Speihler's, Alfred Wright's and
CoIgate's perfumes in White Rose
Violet, Heliotrope, Queen of Car,
nations, etc, in 10, 25, and 5O-cents
sizes. Try them.
THE PENN DRUG STORE.
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Notice.

Advertisers will please READ
and HEED. TO insure insertion
all copy fol change of advertise
ments must be sent in BY NOON
ON MONDAY. Hnrriedly set ad-
vertisements are All injustice to
the printer, 10 the paper and to
the advertisers themselves.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

am paying the highest mar.
ket price for cotton seed. Mr.IE
E. Reynolds has Charge tod my
scales and seed house near the de.
pot. See him before you sell.
Wo1+o,T u uo14Sa
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Edgefield Advertiser
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9, 1908.

We carry the largest stock of
light and heavy, single and double
harness, saddles, brides, halters,
leather, etc., carried IN this section
of the state. We can save you
money on these goods.
RAMs.Y & JONES.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

High grade teas and coffees can
always be had at rock bottom prices
at
THE PENN DIR G STORE.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

Nothing would add SO greatly to
the beauty and comfort of your
home as rev mating spread up.
on your floors. We have very
larg supply of mating in all OF
the latest colors and patterns, also
beautiful linoleum fer the hall.
Prizes very low.
RAMSEY q JONES.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

am paying the hig hest N r
ket price for cotton seed. Mr.. E.
e. Reynolds has charge of NY
scales and seed house near tie de-
pot. See him before you 81 J..
Walter F. Holsttn
These celebrated paints are sol
by The PENN Drug STORE.
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1T SAVED HIS LEG.

I k'N L u II 10 I1ISf
P. A. Danforth of lagrange, Ga,
suffered for six mouths with fri
ghtfnl running sore on his leg; but
writes that Bueklen's Arnica Salve
wholly cured it in five days.
For Ulcers, Wounds, Piles, it's
the best salye in tie world. Cure
guaranteed. Only 25 cts. Sold
by The Penn Drug Store.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

Some have thought that a whole
sale house could not do any busi-
ness in Edgefield, yet gentleman
told the writer a few days ago that
he bought fifty pounds of tobacco
from the Edgefield Mercantile
company for one cent a pound less
than it would have cost him IL
Augusta, beside saving the freight
ON it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-09

Warm weather is right upon us
and we have the warm weather
goods, such as porch and lawn sets,
hammocks, ice cream churns, re-
frigerators etc. Call and let uE
show you our large and varied
stock of merchandise.
D,,,eD1, q, ToNDc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-26

Marvin Lear and wife were the
guests of Mrs. Amanda Mckinney
Saturday.
W. +. Moore, who sold his farm here
recently has bought another farm neal
Moberly consisting Of 100 acres at
s63.0O per ere. We regret to lose
these excellent people from our midst,
@. A. Thompson, of Burlington,
Iowa, was here last week on business.
He has sold his business interests in
Burlington and will now prospect In
northern states.
Misses Olive Mildly and Nettie
Anderson attended the institute at
Paris this week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hulen, OF Centralla,
is visiting relatives here this week.
VIM. Sims and family attended
church at Pisgah Sunday.
Mr.. Bates and wife and daughter, OF
Illinois, spent last week with their
daughter, Mrs. Angel.
Mrs. Mabel Barnes who has been
quite sick is able TO be out again.
Master Frank Palmer, Of Sturgeon,
is the guest OF his grand parents here.
Mrs. Masterson was the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Henry Reed.
Rev. Mr.. Flory filed his regular
appointment here Sunday. He deliver
ed some very able discourses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-26
ARE YOU sATIsFIEDG
If Not, What Better Proof Can Mex
leo Residents Ask For?

This Is the statement of a Mexico
citizen.
The testimony Of a neighbor.
You can readily investigate 1t.
The proof should convince you.
John Umstead, carpenter, of Depot
street, says: "For twenty years l have
been subject to attacks of backache,
some Of them very severe. When at
their height, trouble with the kidney
~secretions existed, having no doubt in
my mind but that my kidneys were
o~ver-excited or weakened. / can not
tell how many different remedies l
took or how many makeshifts / en-
ployed, but l do know that Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured at Buckner y
Whitney's drug store have given me
relief and in a shorter time than any
medicine | ever used. | honestly
think II Doan's Kidney Pills were uni
versally known backache and kidney
complaint would cease to exist"
For sale by all dealers; price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-26
MOST POPULAR NOVEL JUST OUT.
Marie of the Lower Ranch Written
By Frances Parker,

A ranch story written by a real
ranch girl who has woven into her
breezy western romance pictures Of
ranch life from the viewpoint Of a
girl who has lived OF Montana ranches
from childhood. The adventures Of
Marie, the heroine, will hold the
reader from start to finish.
Elegantly bound In blue silk cloth
and silver.
Eight illustrations. Done in four
color half-tone. Price $1.50.
Every book contains detachable page
emitting the purchaser to a beautiful
art poster of illustration 14x2s, done
In four colors.
The @. NJ. Clark Publishing Co., Oil
fremont St., Boston, Mass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-26
MATERIAL ORDERED BOUGHT.
East Side Sewer Construction to Be-
gin When Material Arrives
Council Proceedings.

City Council met in regular semi
monthly session Monday night and at
tended to routine business, all OF the
members being present excepting
Messrs Ferris and Ragsdale.
The principal business Of the session
was that Of giving authority to the
street and alley committee to buy
sewer pipe for the east side sewer,
which will begin on Liberty street
near johnson and run In a northerIy
direction a distance OF 2Os2 feet, cross
Ing Promenade street near the resi-
dence OF |. H.. Talbot. Work on this
improvement will begin as soon as the
material arrives.
AT the opening Of the council q petit
tlon was presented by Attorney Cullen
for the adjustment OF a claim for
personal damages from Mrs. Mary e.
Willingham, who alleges that she was
injured by being struck by loose
timbers or iron during street fair. No
action was taken on the petition.
Mr.. Abbay, OF the cemetery COM
mittee reported that the new main
gate to the cemetery had been put in
and Mr.. Sannebeck was given further
time In which to report on the price
OF fire hose. Claims and accounts we're
allowed to the amount of s16I.11.
SALARY INCREASING ORDINANCE LAID
OVER.
The ordinance increasing the salar-
les Of the police judge and city at
torney from s12.50 each to s35 each q
month, and reducing the street COM
m~issioner's to $45 a month, which has
been read two times, was laid over on
motion Of Mr.. S~annebeck, because OF
the absence OF two members OF the
council.
An ordinance amending sections
l5, 16, II and IS Of the general side
walk ordinance was read a third time
and passed.
ANOTHER DISTRICT SEWER ESTIMATED
City Engineer r. s. Mckinney fled
an estimate on a proposed district
sewer on the north side, beginning at
the manhole near the southwest cor
OF Lot |, Survey Al, being the east line
Of Jefferson street, and run nortn 1852
feet to the south line OF. View street.
The report included the estimated
cost and Mr.. Mckinney vas instructed
to advertise bids for the construction
of the improvement.
MIR. Owen, street commissioner, re-
ported that the entire cost OF the
original north side sewer, which will
be completed this week, was sl499. 90
up to the time the report was made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-26
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SANTA FE ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
SANTA FE, Mo-, Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. Reavis delivered three splendid
sermons here Sunday.
Milton Bozarth is on the sick list.
Irene Hendrix is on the sick list.
Chris Scobbee died at his home be-
tween Victor and Santa Fe Sunday
night He had been i'll all fall, but
was able to go around most of the
time. While sitting near the fire,
shortly before death, be said he was
feeling badly and thought he would
lie down. The family noticed him
gasping for breath. He o died.
He leaves a wife, formerly Miss Sallie
Crump, daughter of G. A. Crump OF
this place, and six children to mourn
his death. Our sympathy is with the
in their bereavment.
Miss Maud Crigler returned from
a visit with MI. and Mrs. Chas. Cleve-
land, Of Mexico, Friday.
Miss Altye Beemon, Of Strother,
visited Miss Bessie Crump from Fri
day until Sunday.
Mr.. Dillan visited his friends in
Laddonia Sunday.
Daniel Isgrig, Of Kentucky, is the
guest Of bis cousin, Mrs. Baker.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-26
MARRIED In THIS CITY.
A Prominent Columbia Couple Secret
iy United in This City by Rev.
D. s. Smith.

Mexico's reputation as Gretna Green
is far reaching, but when a matri-
monial Inclined couple from Columbia
give to the recorder, in this city, their
address as Sturgeon, then it is miss
leading but slime does tell" A mar
rage license was Issued In this city,
Nov 9Th to Thomas Collier and Miss
Stella Brown, both giving their adj
dress as Sturgeon. The happy couple
were married the same day by Rev.
ID. S. Smith, Of the NJ. K. Church, of
this city. But instead of Sturgeon
being their home, Mr.. Collier Is a
young business mar Of Columbia and
and has been a boarder at the Brown
homestead for sometime. Both parties
to the secret alliance are well and
fayorably known In Columbia and also
number many acquaintance in this
city, each and all OF whom join the
LEDGER In wishing them a prosperous
Journey through life,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-26

The Chicago s. Alton R'y., acting
in concert with the management Of
the international Live Stock EXPOSE
tion, which will be held in Chicago,
November % to December s, 1908, has
arranged for special all rail train
service from the Union Passenger
Station, the new La Sale Street
Station, Dearborn Station, and also
from the Illinois Central Station to
and from the Union Stock Yards,
where the international show will be
held. The fast express railway service
which has been arranged for will place
the Stock Yards in closer proximity to
the heart of Chicago than has ever
been the case in former expositions.
This years service being rendered by
the steam railways, the ease with
which the show can be reached will
not be affected in any way by delays to
the street cars.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-26
Foot Ball.

Kemper Military Academy, OF
Bonneville, and Missouri Military
Academy, Of this city, will line up
against each other Thanksgiving on
the latter's checkerboard. The game
will prove to be n OF the best fought
battles e e on the soldiers field this
season. Kemper comes rather conf
dent, having defeated the deaf boys,
of Fulton, IL to 0, while M. M. A.
tied the silent onesp 10 to 10. Kemper
scores were made by one touchdown
and a place kick showing that they
had some difficulty in running the
d. and d. ends and piercing their
line. M. M. A. scored by touch-downs
and the end of each half the ball in
the soldiers possession was near the
deaf boys goal. This points to the
fact that coach Let's boys must be
stronger On the offensive than X. M.
A. and the latter stronger on the
defensive than Missouri. From APP
pearences the ground will be In no
shape tomorrow for very accurate
kicking but the team with the
heaviest average or heavy hard line
bucking will have the best chance Of
winning. This man for M. NJ. A. is
Kendric and IL he plays the game with
plenty of SNAP should, with the
assistance OF the star halves, Olin and
Lawn, defeat the visitors by not over
two touch-downs. The average of the
two teams is nearly alike 50 IL should
be nip and tuck from start to finish.
Success TO M. M. A..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-26

up his position with the C.& A. r. r.,
and has gone to California for his
health.
John Bethel stood his second trial
for disturbing the peace, which re-
suited in a hung jury. Both trials
resulted the same way.
Mr., Smock has his new barn about
completed on the farm he recently
bought of Mr.. McGann.
James Myers, a prominent stockman
of Rails county, ear Perry, offered
sixty dollars per acre for some Of Au
drain dirt That is right, come over
into the banner county Of the state
and quit paying such heavy taxes.
David Rodgers, who owns the VIM.
Frazier farm, told us the other day
that be is now gathering the best
crop Of corn he ever raised in Missouri.
He says 1t is averagIng 81 bushels per
acre.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-26

well known throughout the county.
Mr.. Watts home is commodious and
Is located on a fine farm,
As we cross the Wabash rail road we
near the home Of N. Q Calkins, sub.
stantial and home. like. Along the
route we pass a field Of corn possibly
the best corn in the county. 1t was
cultivated by G. II. Allison and Sam
Bise, raised on new ground, and good
Judges say the 100 acres will average
30 bushels TO the acre. Frank Good
son lives to the east as we pass this
field, and we see the first activity
about the new road. Near Mr.. Wood
sons house Is the camp Of the pile
driving outfit AS we travel north we
approach the grade work of the road.
way. Stretching for miles on either
side OF our route Is noticeable the
activity of the road makers. Teams
after teams trudge along with their
scrapers Of earth. Dlnky engines
draw the loads Of dirt from the giant
steam shovel. Everything is of a
moving nature. Work along this part
is about completed as far as grade
work is concerned aud everything is
about in readiness for the track lay
ing.
Ell Irich lives at the railroad cross
ing and to the east is the home OF
William Roberts. AS we travel west
and toward this city we pass the
homes Of Mark Collier and the Sulli-
van Bros. Lawder school is next on
the route and the substantial home of
Mr.. Loveness is passed The stately
home Of the Fields is situated in the
midst of a fine acreage and is one of
the best improved Of Audrain farms.
The Lawder home, to the south, is
next on the route and has a site of
what may in time be a lively little
suburban town, Lawderdale, and will
in time, no doubt, occupy a place on
the map. Morgan Paris home is the
next and we notice a new barn In the
course Of construction. This is the
last box on the route and we enter
the city as we left by way of Liberty,
more thoroughly convinced that Au-
drains resources are wonderful, grand
and glorious.