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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30
" hat is Life /?

In tie last analysis nobody
knows, but we do know that ii is
under strict law. Abuse that law
even lightly, pain results. Irre-
gular living means arrangement
of the organs, es.ilting in Consti-
patton, Headache or Liver trouble.
DR.. Kings New Life Pills quickly
re-adjusts this. It's gentle, yet
thorough. Only 25c at The Penn
Drug Store.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30

Correspondence to the, ADVERTISER
The farmers are busy preparing
tor planting, about the same acre.
age will be planted in cotton as
last year.
The grain crops are beginning
to show. up since tie weather has
turned warm. Wheat is poor, eats
that were sown early are looking
promising, those that were sowr
late being badly killed out by the
freezes.
There has been a good deal Of
sickness in this community since
xmas. The oldest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. R. Brunson, who had pneu.
monia aud was paralized on one
side, is slowly improving.
Mrs. A.. l.. Brunson has been
quite sick from the effects of Vac
| Mr. James Harling, who has
been teaching il Anderson CO, is
at home sick but expects to soon
be able to 60 back and take charge
of his school.
Mrs j. D. Moss is slowly impro-
wing, after severe attack of
grippe.
Capt. Jim Williams has recover
ed from grippe sufficiently TO be
out again.
We have fourishing school
with so scholars taught by Mrs.
Emmie Padgett. They had a lunch
party at the school house some
time ago to raise money for a
library and raised 25 or 80 dollars
which will be put with the amount
from the county and state boards
of education to purchase books
as soon as these funds can be se-
cured.
Miss Corrie Cheatham has re-
TUNED home after spending some
time in Greenwood with relatives.
Misses Leila Cheatham and AL
ma Williams have been assisting
Mrs. Padgett in teaching.
Mr.. w. F. Vance has been assist
ing Messrs. B. L. Jones&Son in
their sale stables for the last two
months.
One OF our citizens sold horse
the other day he said the horse
cost him Is cents and be made Is
crops with him and then sold him
for $45.00, who can beat this? /
mean buy my horses.
MessrS. Brunson& Williams have
moved their saw mill back near
Mr.. Brunson's and have bought a
planer, which they will start in the
Spring, and dress their lumber as
fast as it gets seasoned. This will
be a great convenience to the neigh
borhood.
Mr.. w. T. Reel has added 10 his
store and increased his business
this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. strcm have
moved back to their old home,
after living in Edgefeld for 4 or
5 years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

Has worldwide fame for mar
vellous cures. It surpasses any
other salve, lotion, ointment or
balm for Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bolls,
Sores, Felons, Ulcers, letter, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Chal ped
Hands, Skin Eruptions; infallible
for Piles. Cure guaranteed. Only
25c al The Penn Drug Store.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30
WILLIAMS ELECTION A
FOREGONE CONCLUSION

Reports from every section of
the Second Congressional District
are to the effect that Hon. L. J..
Williams is gaining ground day
by day, and it is highly probable
that he will win by comfortable
majority in the first primary.
And Why not? He is a self-made
man whose official record is with
out blot, whose private life is
above reproach and who is honor
I'd, trusted, esteemed by all men
at home and abroad. Mr.. Will
sliams, has commanding presence,
3 striking personality, is a force
full speaker, endowed with strong
and vigorous mind, and, withal,
he is practical, well-rounded man
who is qualified ID every sense to
represent his constituency with
credit aid ability.
While he may not succeed in
] his efforts to stay the hand of cor
rupt and extravagant Republican
ism, be will be found everlastingly
at it, and, furthermore, it will be
his constant endeavor to open
vide the flood-gates of tho netional
treasury which lead southwark,
securing every dollar that can br
legitimately had for this section
and its people.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30
ANNOUNCEMENTS

1 hereby announce myself a
candidate Tor Congress from the
Second Congrsssiol al District 10
fill the vacancy caused by the
death If the late Geo. w. Croft.
/ pledge myself to sbide The re-
suit OF the Democratic primary
election ana to support tho nomi-
ice of the same
J. O. PATTERSON,
BarnwelI, S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30

In an interview a few days ago
while discussing the presidential
possibilities and probabilities,
Senator Latimer, when asked
about Hearst, replied:
s"Oh, Hearst is not the man.
Why, be is only fgurehead in
congress. Has plenty Of money
and hires bright men to write for
his newspapers. When invited to
make speech he always sends a
letter. No; Hearst is not the man
at ALL"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 80, 1904.

The marriage Of Lee Sing, a
Chinese laundryman, and the
daughter of a colored preacher, in
Georgetown the other day, was o
strange admixture of races. Wor-
der who'll do the washing now,
Mr.. or Mrs. Sing?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30

While there are hundreds of
millionaires who are worried TO
know how to spend their int ONE,
there are millions of individuals
who are worried to know how or
where they will get their next
meal. 1t does seem that the times
are all out of joint and things are
unequally divided in this old
world.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30
. INFORMATION.

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Write for terms.
THE ADVERTISER,
Edgefeld. S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30

A bill to create two new states,
Oklahoma and Arizona, will pro-
baby pass before congress ad-
iourns. The state of Oklahoma is
to be composed of the Indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma, and Arizona
will be composed Of New Mexico
ard Arizona.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30

We have a Compel !e line of
Fancy I'D Staple Groceries. Try
our Teas and Colfees n d you will
always use them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30

200 teauiiful Rugs aud Art
Squares going from 25c TO $l0.0G
at CObb's
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-03-30
CLEO.RA.

Correspondence to the, ADVERTISER.
The farmers are busy preparing
for planting, about the same acre.
age will be planted in cotton as
last wear
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-14
HORSE RACES OFF.

A New York life insurance com.
pany has sent it's employees a cir
cular letter saying: "For reasons
that seem proper to the officials of
the society, you are hereby notified
that your presence on a ra~cetrack, in
a poolroom or in future to be e in
company with persons whose bust
it is to place bets OF h~orseraces,
will be counted sufficient excuse on
which to request your resignation
from the affairs of the society"
There are no tables of probate
expectancy of winning in a horse
race and, in fact, not only the horse,
but the horserace, is one of the
vainest things for safety you can bet
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-14

crs' bulletin 1877 some Information en-
bodying the latest science and up to
date practice along this line. In dis
cussing the proper use and manage
ment of catch basins and the protec-
ton Of drain outlets II is advised that
surface water be excluded from tile
drains unless sufficient provision Is
made for conveying it into them in
such a way that dirt, sand and rubbish
will be prevented from entering. This
may be done by the use Of catch ba-
sins constructed Of two lengths Of
sewer pipe set In a vertical position
and covered by an iron grating (A) to
prevent rubbish entering the drain.
This CRATE may be covered with a pile
of bricks or small stones OBJ to act as
a coarse filter and prevent the clogging
Of the crate. The bricks or stones may
be rearranged and the silt removed
from the bottom Of the basin occasion
ally, 80 that with proper care such an
arrangement will serve an excellent
purpose for removing surface water
from places where II cannot pass
through the soil with sufficient readi-
ness and at the same time do no injury
to the drain. Such basins should not
be connected with drains Of less diam
eter than six inches. Under the condi-
lions which make II desirable to use
them the surface water will be re-
ceived and pass away before the soil
water reaches the drain.
While a substantial stone or brick
bulkhead at the outlet of each main
drain when well made has a perma-
nent and workmanlike appearance, 1t
Is expensive and In many localities i'm
practicable to use because Of the lack
Of proper material. One Of the most
common as well as most efficient pro-
tections is the plank box with wire
bars placed vertically across the end
about two inches apart. Such a box
should be made of two inch plank
twelve feet long and large enough to
admit Of the insertion Of the tile into
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-14
THE CANTEEN.

Since 1901, when the army can
teen was abolished, according TO the
army and navy register, over 700
saloons have been established in the
vicinity of army posts. The govern
ment can exercise no supervision
over these places, and many of them
are of the most vicious sorts. Some
people may think that these unregu-
lated saloons, dispensing vile stuff
at exorditant prices, and patronized
by disorderly women, who entice the
soldiers there and rob them, are bet
ter than the canteen where beer
was sold under decent conditions,
but the army and navy register finds
it hard to agree with this view. For
the most part army officers also are
of the opinion that the change has
not made for temperance while they
say it has greatly interfered with
discipline. II will not be many
years before the canteen is re-estab-
lished. The theory is against it, but
theory, which does not harmonic
with practice is not worth much
Argus Leader.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-14
%coTToNsEED MEAL.
II IL Usually Fatal to Piss-Cause OF
the POISONING Unknown.

The influence of cottonseed meal ex-
tends far beyond the states where 1t Is
produced, and farmers over the entire
country have come TO depend upon II
to balance their rations and enrich
their fields. For some reason as yet
unexplained this byproduct is usually
fatal to pigs in from three to ten
weeks after feeding has commenced.
the mortality being at least 80 per e
Poisoning Is manifested In a peculiar
manner. In many cases pigs that are
apparently we'll In the evening are
found dead In the morning, and often
the most careful watching fails to
show any indications of indisposition.
Where symptoms are present those
most characteristic seem to be disorder
Of respiration, which is manifested by
quickened breathing. coughing or hlc-
cough. Failing appetite usually calls
the attention Of the feeder to the ap-
proach OF danger. Seldom more than
two days intervene between the first
symptom and death.
AS a rule, hogs suffering from the ef
fects OF cottonseed poisoning II taken
from the cottonseed ration and placed
on rich, green pasture become ap-
p~arently well in a week. A similar re-
suit follows when they are simply de-
prived of the cottonseed meal Of the
ration and given an ordinary grain ra-
tion.
The poisonous agent Of cotton seed
has not yet been determined. Up 70
q certain period the amount OF cotton
seed or ~cottonseed meal fed does not
seem to have any influence on he
health of the pigs, but the evidence on
the subject Is so meager that one Is
not justified in drawing conclusions as
to the amount of meal that can be fed
safely.
Points that may In time lead to the
discovery Of the trouble are that old
meal seems to be more fatal than fresh.
that ~cottonseed meal Is more fatal than
cotton seed in any condition and that
the poisonous agent is not In the oil.
but seems to be entirely left In the
cake when the oil Ia expressed.
1t Is also well known throughout the
south that d~ecomposed cotton seed has
little, IL any, dangerous character, and
II has been pretty clearly established
that the meal Is so changed by the
processes Of digestion that hogs fol-
lowing steers which are being fed a
heavy cottonseed meal ration are not
injured by the droppings.-George NJ.
Rommei.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-14
END OF AN ERA.

The spectacle of $4,000 people
travelling from far and near to regis
ter for a chance to draw one of the
2,4OO quarter section farms of the
Rosebud reservation is a sharp
reminder that the days of land
plenty in the United States are over.
American prosperity has been due
in part to the continual opening up
OF new country. When a new
country is settled its demands are at
first out of proportion to the number
OF the inhabitants, because they must
be provided with capital in the form
OF improvements of various kinds,
whereas in a settled community sup
plies are required only for renewals
and repairs, that is, speaking for the
community as a whole. If 10000
farmers move into a new country
they must have houses, barns, horses
implements and tools, and all of
these things r bought largely at
once. Again, if you have 10000
people living in one community and
you move half of them to a new
country, the total consumption OF
the 10000 will be much larger than
it was before the division took place.
Now this sort of continual stimu-
lation OF the business of the country
is disappearing with the occupation
of all of the land that can be cult
vated without irrigation, business
conditions in the United States will
begin to take shape more along the
lines that prevail in Europe. 1t must
not be forgotten, however, that while
the whole country is now occupied
specifically, there is room for a
tremendous expansion OF population
and a multiplication of the products
Of both the factory and the SOIL
Minneapolis journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-14
PETTIGREW'S DISCRETION OF
BRYAN

But the eliminating dignity from
the Bryan standpoint and the last
straw that marked the drift Of the
wind and was the action of former
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota.
All remembered how tireless a
worker Pettigrew had been and how
he ground and dug and suffered for
democracy of the Bryan sort. They
recalled how loyal he had been to
Bryan in the past. They remembered
how he was personally made to feel
the resentment of Hanna, the old
republican leader. Much was
expected of Pettigrew. He was
hailed on his arrival in the morning
as the leader of the scattered Hearst
forces, the one man who possessed
political acuinen and the power of
organization and could bring out of
the chaos of the Hearst hotsam here
some semblance of order. But what
was P~ettigrew's first move? 1t was
a firm and positive order: There
must be an end to Bryan and Bryan
ism in all our work. Mr.. Hearst
has nothing to gain through tying
up with Mr.. Bryan and neither has
any n else"
Then Pettigrew literally took of
his coat and went to work for Hearst.
He then found that he was right
where he worked in~dustrously for
four hours, and had been when he
started. There was but one task for
him and this he quickly realized 1t
to keep up a semblanco Of the
Hearst organization as long as posi-,
BILE and give to the death of the
movement all possible dignity and
not let the political funeral be a
farce. That is what Mr.. Pettigrew
was doing last night. That is all he
has found it possible to do.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-14
Thursday, July IA, 1904.
GERMANS AND ROOSEVELT.

GERMANS AND ROOSEVELT.
The National Roosevelt league,
just organized in Washington, has a
significance which has not been
grasped by the press thus far. 1t is
composed of American citizens of
German birth or decent, has Con
gresham Richard Bartholdt, of Mis-.
souri,, for president, its other officers
represent many states, and it is to
extend all owe the country and to
take a prominent part in the canvass
of 1904.
Numerically and socially the Ger
mans are the most important foreign
element of the American citizens.
Originally democrats by a large
majority, they joined the republican
party, especially in the west, on the
issue of hospitality to slavery, on
which the party was founded in 1854.
Vast numbers of them were in the
armies of the Union. After slavery
Ia abolished and the Union saved,
the tariff kept them in the republ:-
can party. Prohibition sent many
OF them over TO the democrats a
dozen years ago OF more, and by this
means the democrats carried Illinois
and Wisconsin in 1892, reduced the
republican lead 80 much in Ohio that
one democrat elector squeezed in,
and gave Cleveland a large majority.
1t was a loss of a large part of the
German vote in that year which gave
Cleveland his lead in New York and
Indiana. Then came the honest
money issue, which brought the Ger
mans back to the republican party,
and gave Mckinley his victory in
1896 and 1900.
President Roosevelt's personality
makes an especial appeal to the
American citizen of German birth
and parentage. They like him for
his courage, observation-disclosures and
democracy. All elements, colors and
creeds of American citizens are on an
equality in President Roosevelt's
favor. There are no hyphens in the
presidents Americanism. Nor are
there in that of the National Roose-
welt league. It's members, by more
than a two-thirds majority, voted
down a proposition to call them
selves the German American Nat
ional Roosevelt League -Leslies
Weekly,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-14
KILLING AN OLD HORSE.

Don't stand Close Enough to See the
Toll Marks ON cold Jerry"
Before killing ian old horse in the
most humane way" I would blindfold
him 30 that he could not see, says 4.
N. Athey in Colman's Rural World.
His head should be so tied or secured
that he could not move 1t should be a
good gun, In good condition, but eight
Or ten feet u too far away even for a
gun club man. The head of faithful
old Jerry or Jim Seems a large sized
target, It Is true, but the bead on the
muxzle Of a gun Ii a very small object
for the concentration Of humane
sight at such a moment as this. Stand
ing there in dumb faith and confidence,
always ready, rs now, to do your bid
ding, to die IL needs be In willing serv-
itude, his front legs sag forward, he is
buck" or 'knockkuAed," made 50 by
much stamping to keep warm on cold
days around warm public meeting
houses and town racks and by much
driving on hard roads, when he and old
Dan made such a spanking team"
There are a couple Of punches Of
white hair on the back, caused by sad
die gals when he carried you safely
through many a dark night and driv-
ing storm. fetched the doctor" for the
broken arm that now holds the run.
Sweeny has shrunken one Of the shout
ders a~iittle. You neglected In a long,
crowded hot season to adjust the new
names or collar just right: the draft
was toe high. Old Jerry felt and knew
II, but he could not tell you so.
There Is something Of a bump on one
Of his shoulders. Hard pulling did
that. 1t also took the arch out Of his
neck. You remember that, for you rode
the binder when the tall, crowding,
overhanging wheatield edges down
the long stubble row rubbed his
sweaty sides.
Every feld Of the farm. granary,
eorncrtb. implement house, orchard
and vineyard Of the farm on which he
u now In q humane way to draw his
last breath may In silent eloquence tell
you the life story Of the "old horse"
which II written would well Be worth
reading.
But the idea l wish to here convey ID
that at q range Of eight or ten feet one
night catch sight Of these mentioned
distinguishing work marks Of an old
horss and make . poor shot, to prevent
which l would tie the sighted gun at
rest and clos, NJ three feet. Tie q
string to the gun trigger. very careful
y carry The string up to and around
the corner Of the barn. cut Il In two
and lay the end down. dc an ear of
corn to the cut Of piece. drop II IN the
hog trough. take the other end and tie
= thAcne lsading from poor old Jerry.
start Tor ths houss ana call the pigs.
When 1 heard the report 1 would
Ieave the farm On Z weeks vacation,
railing bach instructions when I felt
honanely ifke Il.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-14

AH1sAlHKPEN
BREEDING SWEET CORN.
A Variety For which beauty and
Many Good Qualities Are Claimed.

A Variety For which Beauty and
Many Good Qualities Are Claimed.
Among the most interesting of recent
experiments In the breeding OF corn
are those of the New Jersey station in
the crossing Of sweet corn. The rec
ord of these, as just given In bulletin
ITO. is prefaced by notes on the history
and botany Of corn as well as desirable
items In regard to the races Of sweet
corn. the varieties Of sweet corn in ur-
rent catalogues and their synonyms.
In 1890 the Black Mexican (also
known as Black Sugar and State
Sweet) and Egyptian washington
Market were chosen as tie material
for breeding experiments. From a plot
Of ground planted with alternate rows
Of these there were harvested ears con-
tanning white grains and crossed
grains. Upon the Egyptian ears there
were all gradations between blush and
purplish grains and those that were
nearly as dark as those OF n typically
Mexican. Many Of the grains were Of
a pink or rose color. The experiments
of following seasons included breeding
from these crosses, inbreeding and
wide breeding and tests OF the phe-
nomenon Of "albinism," or the condi-
ton Of plants in which "the towers or
leaves are white instead Of having
their ordinary colors." From these ex-
periments some valuable conclusions
~ to breeding are drawn. As a result
Of the continuous experiments a new
variety has been Hxed for which the
director of the station has consented
TO the use Of his name, and 1t will
therefore be known as the Voorhees,
sweet cor
Four plots in the experiment area
were planted in 1903 with grains from
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-14
FOR THE STATE OR FOR
MITCHELL.

Mitchell wants the capital moved
from Pierre to that city because it
believes it will enhance the value Of
property of every resident in that
city, and of every farmer for miles
around, and materially assist in
further developing the country. Now
this is one Of Mitchell's arguments.
Taking this for granted, the argu-
ment holds just AZ good against
removal. To the west Of Pierre lies
the great share OF the endowment
and state lands, and a new and fast
developing country in which the
whole state is interested. Every
acre taken up adds that much more
TO the taxable property. in which all
the state i interested. Nov II the
removal i going 70 benefit Mitchell
and surrounding country, equally
we'll win il benefit Pierre and sur.
rounding country. By keeping The