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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05
Detectives Doing Good Work.

One of the many annoyapces;
that merchants experience ls the5
breaking open and stealing OF.
freight while in transit. The box.
car thief being no respecter OF
merchants, will break into a case
Of dry goods or shoes as quickly
as he-will g case of groceries or
fruit. And they become bolder ano
harder to satisfy as the months
mass. Thieves of this class used to
appropriate one pair of shoes from
y case but now it requires several
pairs 10 satisfy them. A few
crackers or ginger-snaps used TO
satisfy their hunger but now 1t re-
ouires in some instances half a
box. 1t is encouraging and graft
flying, however, to see that the
railroad detectives are doing some
good work along this line. The
daily papers have recently con. I.
tanned accounts of . number OF
arrests of box-car thieves. May
their tribe speedily become *
tinct.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05
An Unjust Discrimination.

The Advertiser believes that ex-
sct justice, as far as possible
should be meted out by constltu-
fed authority, whether dealing
with individuals or with corpora
tions. The State board of equali-
cation has raised the assessed
valuation of railroad property to
100 per cent, or the market value.
Heretofore, it has iu the aggre-
gate been 80 millions of dollars
in this state, while now it is 63
millions. Cotton mills, oil mills,
fertilizer factories, banks, real es-
tate and personal property are re-
turned for taxation, on basis of
go per cert, while railroad proper
ty is returned at 100 per cent Ihls
is a manifest discrimination
against the latter.
The Advertiser favors tho en-
actment of laws TO curb and con-
troll corporations aud advocates
tfle enforcement Of lhose laws IL
the letter. but at the same time
We believe all corporations shou' q
be dealt with justly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05
Very Short Sighted Policy.

Corporations, like Individuals a
will sometimes do very foolish
things. Instead of filing their
warehouses frst-band from the
wagons of the producers. we have
known South Carolina cotton
mills to wait. till the rush OF the
marketing season was over, after
raw material had become scarce,
and then ship cotton from Loulsi-
aua. paying a higher price for the
staple besides the freight. This
seems to he very shortsigh1ed
policy, but a Georgia mill haf
capped-the-clir.ax by ordering
500 bales of cotton from Liver
pool. If a, dividend can be made
by paying two cents above ths
market to get cotton from Liver
pool, think of what could have
been made had the cotton beer
purchased at the prevailing price
last fall. Furthermore, bad tn
Georgia mill supplied Its need
at that time the farmers of tha
vicinity would doubtless hav
been benefited.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05
I.;cense Law Needed.

Seeing the need of such a law,
this newspaper has for some years
advocated the enactment OF
marriage license law. While the
prevailing sentiment in the past
has been opposed to such a law
it is now steadily growing III
favor. The day is not far distant
in South Carolina when some 9th
cial record will be made OF all
marriage, sand licenses will be Is
issued therefor.
The conduct of a notary pubic
who resided in this state, near the
North Cal olina line, very pointed
ly and forcibly illustrates the
need of a license law. A marriage
license being required in North
Carolina, it was the habit of all
sorts and conditions of couples,
especially runaway coupies' 10
come over the line into this state
and have esquire" Bales tie the
knot. He married them without let
or hindrance, never refusing any
who.had the fee-it mattered not
how teuder their ages or what pa.
rental objections existed.
This promiscuous knot-tyinG
became a nuisance and menace
to society in Charlotte and Meek
lenburg county. Hence, an out
ragged people became SO enragee
that petitions were presented t
Governor Hayward asking tina
Bales commission as notary b'
taken from him, which was done
But he did not stop. 1t is ALLEGED
l
that Bales, as private citizen
continues to marry run-awa.
North Carolina couples. The peo
Die of that vicinity are said to b
indignant because this ex-notar
: recently "of6ciated" at a force
marriage, the woman alleging tina
coercion was used to make ne
marry the man.
A properly framed marriage Il
: cense law would make such con
! ditions, as above set forth, impo'
: sible IN South Carolina.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05
An Accommodating Board.

1t seems that Charleston's coun-
ty dispensary board has endeavor-
edtto meat the requirements and
suit the tastes of each individual
patron of the dispensary. There
:asa now on sale in the Charleston
'dispensaries zone hundred and
5eighty-odd varieties of whiskles'
gins, brandies, wines, and other
liquors And still there are GER
tain kinds of liquors for which
there is some demand on which
no bids have been submitted to
the board. These will be pur'
chased later. Tigers that can ex-
igt in the face of such competl'
ton are peculiar breed and
must have pine lives.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05
In Memory OF Little Eugene.

On MAY 25tb, 1907, the BeatbE /
Angel enteredthe. home OF Mraand
Mrs. ]. M. Johnson and took their
precious little boy, Err. ST El-
gene, aged 81 months He istnot1
dead but asleep in Jesus.
The ways of God are often mYs-
teriou5 aud bard to be borne but
we should be submissive to His
will, knowing that "God doeth all
things we'll
We no longer hear his sweet lit
tie voice nor see him toddllng over
the yard or through the house, but.
his little garments aud plavthings
continually remind US Of the hap
py days when we bad darllrg lit
tie Eugene With u.
How thankful should we feel to
know that little Eugene is DOW
among The millions Of angels sur
rounding the great.white throne of
God and forever rem we'd from the
cares of a wicked world.
Precious Eugene, thou bast
left us,
From this world, forever g,na.;
We should not call thee back
From Thy Father's hea1N:.'v t.iroiie
No, d ar darling, not
for millions,
But will praY to me- thee
there,
In lhy Fathers glorious mansion,
From this world of toll and
cnre.
No one knows how we do
miss thee,
Precious darling, from US flown;
We weep aud mourn for thee'
But thou art fcr+ver gonf,
There will uev,r be SORROW
To wriukle,.hy sweet smooth isca
For God has taken thee
Tc HIS holy resting plac-.
AUNT CECIL.
KRIS IS c..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05

The unusually large number OF
young men and young women who
are THE year receiving diplomas
from the schools and colleges au-
gurs we'll for the future of the
country. This liberty-loving land
will never go to the bow-wows, as
some calamity criers have pre-
dicted. as long as We have educa-
ted men aad women as home
builders. We mean, educated IN
the broadcast and fullest sense
mind, heart and body.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05
pond annnhasized, the fact that all

Boyd emphasized; the fact that all
equipments furnished by the gov,
ernment must be we'll cared for and
stored in the armory. The Dick
law is very exacting in this par
ticular and requires the commits
stoned officers TO give their per-
sonal bond for this property.
One feature of that buga boo,
the Dick law. that the soldier boys
heartily endorse, is that OF COM m,
pulsory target practice. The mill, Ill
tia of this state receives $4,000
annually from the national ap-
proprlation, and the law requires
that $4,000. ope-fourth of this
amount, shall be expended in tar
get practice. Each company lsre,
ouired to have rifle range anc
engage in target practice al stat'd
times. .. !,
General Boyd said emphafical-
ly that the EdgefeId Rifle Compa-
ny will be unable to GO to James
town in a body. The company en-
Listed. too late to share in the *p-
preparation for this year. Capt.
Tillman and his men are hopeful.
however, that some company of
the End regiment, to which the
Edoef.ld Rifles will be assigned.
will fail to go and that the Edge
field company will be carried by
Col. Thompson in order to make
up the full quota.
After all business had been dis
posed Of, ehort, Informal, but ap-
. oropriate, speeches were made BY
Mayor w. w. Adams, Capt. N. G
Evans, A. S. Tompkins, ESQ, S
M. Smith, Esq, Mr.. G. A. Grltfia' :,
Mr.. William Carter. Mni R S
> Anderson and Mr.. ]. L. Minis
r .Coln George Johnson, the com
pany's rFrlday" and ta'isman
; was also called upon to make {
few remarks.
Let the members of the Edge
S field Rife Company firm resol "
] that their company willie md frs
g and foremost in the militia of tn
o state. And why not? They hav
. efficient officers, strong, manly
: brave and true young men in IN
e ranks. II addition to that, the,
e have the sympathy, moral and i
= nancial support of the cltlz 'Ishi!
% of Edgefeld. Go forth, then, youn
mon, and make the old mliitar
d company what it ought TO be ali
'e what our people have right
Ie expect it to be.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05
current
Comment.

Should Ex-Governor Hayward
enter the race for United States
Senator Mr.. Latimer would have
to hustle or he would get left, as
the Ex-Governor is q mighty popu-
lor man all over the State. Or
angeLurg Times and Democrat.
The cotton of Peru is peculiar.
1t grows upon a busb, and it
closely resembles wool. Not
pound of it, the dealers declare.
ever goes into d cotton m II, al
though 10000 bales come TO
this country every year. 1t ap-
pears to be consumed by manu-
facturers who find advantage III
making part-cotton fabrics look
like all-wool goods. Only cheml-
cal process can detect the pres
ence of the Peruvian fiber IN
pieae yarn oth.-Philadelphla.
North American.
A young man with practical
knowledge in his head, skill in
hands and health i'll his body is
his own letter of references. Mix
him up with sixty millions OF
others and you will find him
AGAIN. as he will have habit of
being on top. Throw him naked
into a desert island and he will
be at the head of something. He
does not 90 whining over the land,
blaming fortune and saying he
has no chance, but goes out and
does it again and better. Men that
can do things, either with head OF
bands, are the men who are want
ed. ard the demand is as great
DOW as 1t has been at any time
slrce tho beginning.-Fort Mil
Times.
Capt. John G. Richards, one o.
the recognized state dispensary
leaders, and strong advocates IN
the state and Legislature, while.lr
town a few hours last Thursday
stated to the Advocates staff re
: porter, that be believed that Soutt
} Carolina would enact prohibition
in nearly all the counties.
Capt. Richards is a resident o
Kershaw county, and was by odd
the strongest friend The state dis
r pensary had in the legislature
H. is a strong and persistent fight
er, and clung to the old institu
tion to :he very last, because h
honestly believed that he wa
right. Capt. Richards remarked
that he believed his county, ker
shaw, would also vote out The dis
pensary, and in like manner, IN :.
few years, nearly every county IL
The state will go on record, Ivy
popular expression at the ballo
box as being opposed to the sal
of liquor, ard we will then hav
, what the people wan, prohibition
-Bennettsville AdvocatA.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05
Clemson Agricultural College.
Scholarship and Entrance ESani
nation TO Freshman Class.

nation TO FRESHMAN ClasS'
The examination for th : award
Of scholarships from Edgefeld
County aud Admission 10 Fresh
man Class will be held at the.
county court house on Fri lay
july 5, at 8 a. m. Applicants for
scholarships may secure blank
application forms from the coun-
tY Superintendent of Education.
These blanks must bh filled out
properly and filed with the COUP
ty Superintendent before the be-
ginning ofthe examination. Those
taking the examination for en-
trance to the Freshman class and
not trying for scholarship should
file cheir application With
President Nell. The scholarships
are worth 500 and free tuition.
One scholarship student from
each county may select the Tex
tile course. others must take one
of the agricultural courses. Ex-
animation paper will be furnished,
but each applicant should pro-
vide himself with scratch paper.
The numbar Of scholarships to be
awarded will be announced later.
P. H. NELL, Pres.
Clemson College, S. C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05

South Carolina has apro mlneD'
place in the jamestown picture,
Several distinguished persons who
are capable of judging, among
them being Hon. William Jen,
nings Bryan, have pronounced
the Palmetto states exhibit to
be among the best at the Exposl'
ton.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05
The old Advertiser salutes the
r.iuyenatsd old Edgefeld Rifles
and wishes them a very success
ful and brilliant career.

While the matter of securing
lower Pullman car rates is IN the
courts, wouldn't it be good idea
TO uamend the complaint" and
ask for reduction of tips also.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05

Dispatches tell US that floods
are raging and the boil weevils are
multiplying in Texas. The out
look for the South Carolina cot
tor ..ots" is not SO very bad, after
all.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05

Great preparations are being
made for the entertainment of the
newspaper men at the Isle of
Palms next week, among them
being a royal fiehing excursion
We want to see Brother Bacon
catch that famous Charleston
whale.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05

DON'T make any mistake, but
remember the name, Swamp
Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
and the address, Biz ghamton, N I.
Y, or every bottle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05
E[e Fired the Stick

"I have fired the walking-stick
I've carried over 40 years, on ac-
count of a sore that resisted every
kind of trea' ment, until / tried
Buckle ems Arnica Salve; that bas
healed the sore and made NE bop-
py man." writes J.'hn Garrei', OF
North Mills, N. Z. Guaranteed for
Piles, 9u,ns, etc, by TmmonS
Bros. G.. L. P~nn d. Snl ". E
Lynch & Co. Price 25c.
We have o full assortment oi
the celebrated Hawkes. SpecIacle-
and Ev' Glasses They hay" he"n
sold in Fdg' Fl id fn. more th"i
twenty wears and every body knows
what they sr'.
Timmons Bros.
We spll the famous Lipi"n ~ d
Druid par, he'd cnii'Je, or. nn'l al d
uusroui.d
Timrons Bros.
.ooo.>o~o~~o~>~~~ ~~~~~cc~~o~~~~
V,ry large stock of Mating in
,ttracliv.- ii. slgns, exc-il.n' qna1;
iy, "a vuy low prices.
Ramsey & Jones.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05

Should Ex-Governor Hayward
enter the race for United States
Senator Mr.. Latimer would have
to hustle or he would get left, as
the Ex-Governor is mighty popu-
lor man all over the State.-Of-
apgeturg Times and Democrat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05

Kirk 5 S G.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10

contract and Mr.. Quay replied: Bet
ter keep out of that altogether. All
those connected with the state capitol
business will be in the penitentiary be-
fore they are thru with it."
Miss Pechis," said Mr.. Timmid. at
the other end of the sofa, III were 70
throw you a kiss, wonder what you'd
say
We'll" replied Miss Pechis, I'D say
you were the LATEST inan | ever saw"
Philadelphia Press
For the quarter ending with last De-
cember, as reported ny the interstate
commerce commission, Ala persons
were killed on the railroads of the
United States in train accidents There
were 1865 collisions and derailments,
sol of which affected passenger trains.
In 81 out of 40 notable wrecks care
lessness was the primary cause.
Shea-"How long have you been,
sick.'
Ryan--"Five days"
Shea--"Glory be! AM why don't we
git doctor?"
lRyan-"Sure, got to go to wur-ruk
Monday mornin'. PUCK.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
Tha Paths Of Morning.

kFolger Mckenzie, in Baltimore SUM
Dew upon the blossoms and a robin on
the bough,
Up the paths OF morning duty's voice
is calling now;
SWeethearts at the front gate, wives
within the door
Up the paths of morning go the armies
the poor!
Up the paths of morning to the thun-
der of the street
The hearts of love are rowing to the
swing of dancing feet;
For there beside The roses when the
whistle blows good might
They know the lips of loving wait to
lead them to the light!
Up the paths of morning from the val
leys deep with dew,
Up the tangled roadways violet-car-
X peted with blue,
Hands that WELD The hammers on the
anyils of the day,
Hands that WELD the pencils on life's
ledgers, swing away!
Up the paths of morning all the toiling
armies come
To music OF the millwheels in the city's
tlrob and thrun;
And brave, bright faces glimmei' with
the smile of love and trust
For the sweet lips waiting yonder with
the kiss that heals the dust!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
TAE PROMISE OF HARVEST

The complaint Of late spring, short
grass and weather too cold to plant
corn is coming up from the farms. The
gardens show little of the reviving
force Of nature. The wind whips into
the north without warning and the
wiseacres predict "a hard frost if it
clears It is too cold for crops, and
summer clothes and low cut shoes and
peekaboos and Panama hats but that
is no reason for predicting famine and
crop failure.
Perhaps we incline to measure every
spring by the earliest and nlildest
within our memories. About seven out
|of ten springtimes evoke the presage
OF calamity. It IS too cold, too wet,
too dry. The corn Is q ''goner." We
won't have half q crop. There will be
"a poor stand After 1t comes UP and
the green ranks fill and the spread
ing blades cover the ground, some long
faced forecasters Of calamity tell US,
80. yes.i it looks good but it you'll go
out into It you'll see that the crop will
be mighty light" And these same fell
lows husk their thirty bushel load off
four rows eighty rods long in the fall.
Can any man who quarter century
ago checked" corn from the front seat
OF the corn planter of that day recall
a planting season., when he did not
shiver and sniff in overcoat and an ex-
ira pair of overal1s, half frozen in the
strong winds of those springtimes?
Who doesn't remember how grateful the
warming dash 10 swing the "trail' at
teh ends OF the rows became? Cold?
1t was always cold In corn planting
time then. Why should we expect
summer weather now?
But the corn rose and fourished AMI
ripened and was garnered in to long
bullying cribs then as it will do this
year. We have the promise of the
Iowa soil, the Iowa sunshine that
comes in its season and the rain that
falls alike on the just of Iowa and the
unjust Of Missouri. The promise of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10

with cigars, bottle and a white flag,
and in case the, man will signal the
driver, who shall approach with a
hand painted mirror for the wife and
toys for the children; and in the event
that none of these avail, the autoisr
shall return to the machine and start
ahead at full speed and tilt and kill
as many OF the contents of the wagon
as is consistent with the horsepower
Of his machine.
Sec. g. The touring machine shall
change color with vegetation, accord
ing to the season, in order that they
may be rendered as inconspicuous as
possible. During April and May they
shall be green. to match fhe grass;
in June they shall be golden, to mate
the wheat: In July and August they
shall be pale gray, TO match the dust
which covers everything in the coun-
try; in September they shall be green
again, 10 match the corn: in October
they shall be red, to match the sumae;
In November yellow, to match the
pumpkin. and IN December white, to
match the snow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
THE COs1r or LIVING.

The bureau OF commerce and labor
devotes q pamphlet OF more than 4oe
pages to tracing the course of whole
sale prices for the years, between 1896
and 1906, inclusive, which is worth the
attention of all WHO pay the expense Of
family. For this inquiry, 25s repre-
tative commodities were selected =
clothing, farm products, foods, fuel
metals, implements, lumber, building
materials drugs, house furnishing
goods etc. The conclusions estab-
lished by the tables and the investiga-
ton are that wholesale prices if the
25s commodities be considered as =
whole, were higher in 1906 than at any
other time in the period of seventeen
years covered by the bureaus statis-
tics; that the average in 1906 was
higher than the average in 1905 by Sc
per cent, higher than the average in
1897 by 36.5 Nper cent and higher by
22.4 per cent than the average for the
ten years 1s9o-1sss. Diagrams show
a continuous fall from 1890 to 1897, a
sharp rise In the ensuing three years,
a slight recession in 1901 and then Il
resumption of the advance, which is
sharp again in 1906, and 1906 B
The bureau makes no attempt to
point out causes OF either rise or fall,
It's tables end with December last, and
1t is shown that the highest, level was
reached in that month. December's ay-
erage exceeding by 4 per cent the av-
.erage of the entire year 1905. Other
and unofficial records show an advance
since December. According to the in
dex number Of I3radstreet's, prices
reached a new high level on February
1. This index number. based upon care
fully selected classes OF commodities,
shows an average increase Of is per
cent since July. 1904. and 81 per cent
since July, 1897.
Many workers who And 1t harderto
save money out Of Increased wages
than under the old scale Of pay do not
know what hurts them. A little study
OF the figures given above will bring
understanding II not relief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-10
II "nuEERsn 1HE STORY.

Reinbeck furnishes story which IL
Voorhis school ma am and the Voorhis
school board. 1t begins with a bad
boy in school, his being sent home by
the teacher with a note to his father.
The irate father comes down on the
sehoolma'a am and the school, like the
Assyrians In the poem. The school
ma'am met the invasion with the stove
poker and lie the story be true, wall
.oped the invader over the head and
shoulders until he was glad to es-
cape. She lit on him like bee on a
posy. She followed him like a king
bird pursues a crow and ever and anon
she welted him with the poker or
poked him with the sharp end. Shade
or Ioratins at the bridge:
The children went home and told.
The school board called a special
meeting and heard both sides. Then
1t raised the schoolma ans wages $50
a month and a bunch of citizens
chipped in and bought her diamond
ring.
Here is what throws SUSPICION on a
mighty good story and one that we are
anxious 10 give complete credenee. The
girl may have licked the fellow. the
citizens may have bought her dia-
mond, all that is natural, but that a
school board should for any reason ex-
cept of absolute necessity raise a
schoolma ans wages staggers the or
binary imagination