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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-09
The Broken Bottle Symbol.

The breaking Of bottle over the
bow Of a vessel at launching seems to
be taken by many people as having a
convivial, a sort of here's-looking-at-
you significance, but nothing Of the
kind is meant; neither has it any asso-
citation with Christian baptism, for
the name of a man-of-war is given
months before the launching. The real
thing typified is sacrifice. Building a
town or setting ship af,oat was SOL
emn matter away back in the dim past,
and such an act was not to be under
taken without devoting a life to pro-
pitiate the gods. Our refined and hu-
name civilization no longer dares to
offer up a prisoner or slave on such
occasions, and therefore bottle is
broken to symbolic the taking Of a
mans life.-United Service Gazette.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-09
stella,s DIGNITY.

"Glenn paid me dandy compliment
last night, mother - one that will
please you, too," said Stella Harding.
z"He was talking, about the girls in this
block and how disgusted the boys
were getting with them. He said the
trouble with the girls round here was
that they had positively no personal
3 dignity, and he never seemed to take
into account that I lived In the block
myself. But he made up afterward
for forgetting. He said not much,
he guessed, he didn't mean me; that
/ was noted for my dignity with all
the fellows, and he'd often heard them
speak of 1t. What do you say to
that?"
Mrs. Harding was listening with
motherly satisfaction. "How did 1t
happen to occur to him that you
might be applying it to yourself" she
rasked. ~
..T put it to him straight. l just
waited until he stopped for breath,
and then / said, We'll, Jimmy, Glenn,
is this a slam?"
aStella, what a speech! There's no
dignity about thatr' (
.oh, toot, mammal was the laugh
ing response, made without the slight
est intention of disrespect. That's
Just the way we all talk. Things like
that don't count on dignity one way
or athe other-not in our bunch. It's
Z how. you act, don't you knowF-
Youths Companion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-09
Iarome,s Mistake.

One of the early vicissitudes of Je-
rome Z. Jerome as an actor was to be
offered his choice of playing the part
Of either a soldier or donkey in a
pantomime, real donkey with four
legs. After careful consideration he
thought the red coat the more becoul-
ing disguise and chose the part of the
soldier. Apparently he made mistake,
from the point Of view Of success,
at all events. for a Few days afterward
the manager came to him and said:
You made great mistake, Jerome,
In not taking the part Of the donkey.
1t would just suit you. and there's 8
shillings a week more in it,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-09
The Head Of the House,

1t is folly to call the husband the
head Of the house; he Is not. 1t is but
a courtesy title at best, since in truth
he is but an incident in the home life,
while the wife and mother is its whole
existence. Literally the sun Of do
mestic happiness rises and sets In the
face of the wife and mother-Clara
Morris in Housekeeper.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-09
Hairs ancI Feathers.

Hairs are found on almost every
thing that grows, and, if we may so
call the fine fbers Of asbestus, they
even invade the mineral world. From
"A piece of mineral asbestus Quarried
from the earth and looking like stone
with a satiny fracture the silken fbers
can be rubbed with the finger till the
lump is worn away.
Secure q feather .somewhere-it will
be much better than picture-and
you will see that it has a main stem
or midrib. Along each side of this e4-
tends the thin part known as the rane.
Look closely and you will see that this
vane is composed Of tiny feathers, call
ed boards, fastened together through
, out their whole length from where
their bases join the midrib to their
tips. You can easily separate one Of
these from the rest, when you will see
how like tiny feather it is, with what
seems fine fuzziness along each edge.
st. Nicholas.
The ShiIlaIah.
The shillaiah owes It's name to the
fact that the finest specimens thereof
used to be grown in the pleasant;
groves of trees that formerly flourish
ed in the barony Of Shiilalagh. In
County Wicklow. The best shillalah
must be root sprung sapling, for one
taken from the branches Of u full
grown tree would lack the necessary
etoughness. Being trimmed and
drought to hand" the young stick
undergoes preparatory discipline by
being placed in the chimney to season,
thus becoming early accllmatized to
the hot work in store for it. This part
Of the curriculum finished, 1t Is rub
bed until completely saturated with
oil, after which 1t is securely wrapped
In a stout sheet of brown paper and
buried in a convenient hotbed. AT
this stage of its development it is an
object of unceasing watcbfulness on
The part Of it's proprietor, who to fore
stall any detrimental warp IN the OBJ
iect of his care visits 1t daily. correct
Ing any youthful tendency to depart
from straight line aud ultimately Sc
curing as straight bit of timber as
heart could desire.-New York Trib-
une.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-09
SpoiIinq a TRAGEDY.

"If you don't marry me-" he said des-
perately, 81 shall kill myself"
"And write a note telling all about
it?" queried the maid.
+ "Yes."
"And hold my photograph in your
other hand?
II had thought about it"
"Well, just wait minute" she said,
"and I'll borrow pas pistol for you.
My, but won't it be romantic%
But he faded.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-09
SUSPICIOUS. s.

Widow Cat washtub)-Are you posi-,
tive you love me?
Suitor-Of course am.
Widow-What's the matter? You
haven't lost your job, have you?-
Pittsburg Press
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-09
Not an Advertiser.

"Did you hang up any mistletoe las
Christmas?" asked Erastus Pinkley.
"'Deed I didn't" answered Miss
Miami Brown. "I's got little too
much pride to advertise foh de ordinary
courtesies dat a lady has right to
expect."-Exchange
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-09

Too much is worse than want-Ger
San Proverb.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
A Guaranteed Show.

Mrs. William Calvin Chiffon, mon
odramlst, will appear at DR.. Beans OPP
era House next Saturday night, March
%, in one of her first-class select en-
tertainments. Mrs. Chiffon is an
elocutionist and reader of rare talent,
and never fails to amply reward her
audiences. 1t will certainly be great
literary treat. so certain Is DR..
Bean that she will please her auditors
that he offers to refund the admission
fee to anyone who stays through the
entertainment and then thinks 1t
was not worth the money. Prices will
be 25c, 35c and SOC. Reserved seats
on sale at the Opera House.
Concerning Mrs. Chiffon, Prof A.
S.Maddox, Principal Maddox Seminary
for Young Ladies, Little Rock, Ark,
says: Mrs. William Calvin Chiffon
is a woman of fine personal appear
ance and is the very embodiment OF
grace and beauty on the platform. She
is intelligent in her selections, knows
how to please her audience and never
fails to do so. Her entertainments are
always of a high order and such as
will please the most refined and cul-
tured audience.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
Important Equity MEETINGS.

Tie following public Equity meet
ings have been arranged at which
Sta,e organizer Sharp will attend
and address the people:
Wednesday, March %, Ralphs Chap
el at night; Thursday, March 26, al
Clear Run, O'Clock p. M; Thursday
March &c, Beda, AZ night; Friday
March, q, Waltons Creek, at night;
Saturday, March 2S, Prentis, 1:3C
p. m. Saturday March 2S, Goshen, at
night; Monday, March 30, Rob Roy at
night; Tuesday, March q, Rickets
school house at night; Wednesday, Ap
ril !, Narrows at night.
We especially urge all A. s. of f.
people to get busy and assist in ad'
vertising the sbove meetings, as we
want to discuss matters Of vital i'm
portance to all who love peace, hap
piness and prosperity. Everybody in
Vited. M. f. sharp,
State Organizer of A. s. of e.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
Popular Drueeist ASSIGNS.

MI. w. II. Griffin, druggist, by his
attorneys Glenn & Slmmerman, filed
"a deed of assignment in the County
Court Clerks office hero last Saturday
morning. Hon. G. NJ. Grove was
named as assignee. Messrs. Jas.H !.
Williams and z. Wayne Griffin were
appointed as appraisers and while they
had not completed taking the stock
at the hour of going to press, 1t is
thought the assets, including the ac-
counts, will amount to about SLAB
to $1,000 and the liabilities $500 to
$1,000. Slow collections and dull
trade, together with some creditors
pushing the collection Of their claims,
is given as the cause OF the assign
ment. Mr. Griffin, whose honesty, in
tegrity and industry Is we'll known,
seeing that it was impossible, un-
der existing conditions, to meet the
demand of all his creditors, decided
to make the assignment, giving all an
equal chance.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
SMALLHOUS.
vitei.

March 81 Mr.. c. o. Hunter return
ed Tuesday from trip to Hartford
and Dundee.
Mr.. Hollis Tichenor went to Cen
trail city Tuesday.
Miss Sallie Curtis and niece, Miss
Bera Ross, Centertown, were the
guests of Mrs. j. r. Hunter and daugh
ter, Miss Ethel and Miss Maggie Hun
ter, Tuesday and Wednesday. .
Mr.. Erskine Fulkerson, of the
Bluff. was in this vicinity Wed.
nesday.
Miss Nettie Geiger, Centertown
spent Wednesday night with Miss Eli
'els Hunter. She has also been the
guest of Mrs. G. w. Barnard and Mrs
s. T. Hunter.
Mr.. Harry Bennett went to Hart
ford Sunday.
Mr.. ]. c. Hill and family, South
Carrollton, spent Sunday with Mr.
NJ. p. Maddox and family.
Mr.. Berry Bishop and wife spent
Sunday with Mrs. Cordelia Addingtor
and family.
Messrs. VIII Kirtley and Ray Full
kerson and wives, of Kirtley, attended
church here Sunday and were the
guests of Mr.. y. ID. Fulkerson and
family.
Rev. ]. w. Love, Beaver Dam, fill
ed his regular appointment at Equal
ity. Sunday.
Messrs. William and w. X. Adding
ton were at Bevier last Saturday.
Mr.. s. C. Legare was in Central
City last Saturday.
Miss Flaudie Davis has returned tc
Mr.. j. c. Hills, near South Carroll
ton, after having spent about three
weeks with Miss Oma Maddox.
Mrs. J. G. Bennett has been on the
sick list the last few days.
Mr.. Alvey Galloway went to Island
Tuesday.
Mrs. w. E. Fulkerson and Miss
Verda Fulkerson visited Mr.. Bob Mat
thews and family, near Ceralvo, re-
Gently.
Mr.. ). e. Hunter and Miss Edith
Curtis spent Saturday night the guests
of Mr.. Jett Ross and family at Cen
teItown.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
SHOT AND KILLED
IN HIS OWN HOUSE
Supposed to be Work of
Night Riders.
SON TELLS NARROWING STORY
Wouldn't Listen TO Reason.
Gave Victim No Chance
for His Life.

Carlisle, KY, March 2l.-A band oil
armed men supposed to be night rider
went to the house of Hiram Hedges
last night, living about four miles fro
this city, and called him to his door
The riders Immediately opened fire on
him, shooting him so that he died
few minutes afterward.
Hedges had sown a tobacco bed,
and had said that he intended to raise
tobacco. He leaves wife and several
children.
About fifty night riders. passed
through this city last night about III
O'Clock from the eastern part OF the
county, going west. They were heavily
armed All telephone wires leading
out of the city in the direction they
went are cut. Quite number OF per-
sons who had sownf tobacco beds were
called to their doors and warned not
to attempt to raise tobacco.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
SULPHUR SPRINGS.

March 23.-Mr Charles Martin while
cutting wood last Friday, cut his leg,
inflicting an ugly wound. DR.. Nc
Dowell sewed it up and he is getting
along very well at this time.
Mrs. Bertha Martin is ill Of la
grippe.
Master Charles Mack Bean is on
the sick list.
Mr.. Henry Berkeley had a chill
Sunday.
Unole Noble Bean doesn't seem to
be improving very fast. lie cannot
walk yet. He has been crippled with
rheumatism for over a year-not able
to get out Of the house without help.
After being confined to his bed
and room with pneumonia for seven
ty-three days, J. b. Canaan is able to
wall; about the house.
Mrs S. A. White is on the sick
list.
Rev. j. A. Goodman filled his reg
ular appointment Sunday at Mount
Vernon in the morning and at Oak
Grove in the evening.
The Woman's Missionary meeting
met last Saturday evening with a
good attendance.
The prayer meeting will begin at
Rev. j. A. Goodmans next Wednesday
evening.
The Sulphur Springs Sunday School
will organize the first Sunday in APP
ril.
Mr.. Robert Fielden has sold his
farm to Mr.. Gabe Midkiff. Mr.. Field
en- and family are going to New Mexi-
co where they will make their future
home.
l don't think a doctor would make
any mistake by locating at this place.
We are very much in need of doc
tor here.
fear the peach crop is killed.
Mr.. Lonnie Wimsatt has moved from
Sulphur Springs to the Marvin Chap
lie neighborhood.
Robert Vance will move in a few
days to point near lingo.
Rev. ]. A. Goodman will begin a
protracted meeting at Dundee in a
few days. A good time for a meet
ing at that place. Fish seems to be
plentiful and Methodists like fish as
we'll as chicken.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
BURIED THE AXE
IN VICTIMS BACK
Then Hacked the Body IL
Various Ways.
.FRIGHTFuL MURDER BY IDIOT
Who Thought lie Was Defend
ing His Sister from huS-
bands Attack.

A trlghtful murder took place in
the Pond Run neighborhood, south
east of Pockport, this county, last
Saturday, in which one A. w. Bax-
ter lost his life. A man named Al
fred Cherry did the killing. Cherry
is a brotherin-law of Baxter, the lat
ter having married his sister. Cher
ny is also an idiot and charge on
the county, and since his trial some
years ago has been in the keeping of
Baxter, under the regular fee of SIS
per year allowed the State in
such cases.
The account says that last Saturday
Baxter became engaged in a dispute
with his vife-Cherry's sister. Some
hours before this, however, it is al
legged that Baxter had procured guam
tity of whlskey, and had given Cherry
several drinks. 1t is said that he had
been accustomed to doing this sort OF
thing. During the dispute between
Baxter and his wife, 1t is alleged that
the man chased the woman around the
residence. Cherry, seeing the scrap,
jerked up an axe standing near and
buried the blade in Bakers back sas
the latter passed by him. Striking
Baxter to the ground, Cherry struck
him repeatedly with the axe, cleaving
open his skull and striking him In
the neck, severing the jugular vein.
Cherry did not seem to realize the
enormity of his crime, but quietly
helped to dig the grave for his VIC
tim some hours later He was arrest
ed and brought to Hartford by Dep
uty Sheriff S. A. Bratcher last Sun
day night.
His trial is set for tomorrow, but
it is doubtful If anything can be done
with him only to return him back
to where he has been kept. Being
an idiot, under the law he is not re-
sponsible for his acts, and such cases
are not dsemed eligible for the asy-
lum. 1t is most deplorable affair.
The verdict of the jury empanelled
by Esq. John H. Miles in the absence
of the coroner, is as follows:
I'VE the jury find that Wayne Bax-
ter came TO his death by wounds in
flicted with an axe in thehands of
Alfred Cherry on the 21st day of
March, 1908. w. B. Fulkerson,
T. H. Graham,
ii. B. Brown,
r. L. Brown,
N. A. Brown,
.":... A. p. Robinson"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25

If you will come in, any of you, I will
snow him to you, and you can seq for
yourself
81 then went Lack to my father, aud
he still lay as had left him. |
then went back to the door. All of
them turned and went out to where
the others were and told them that
they shot father All Of them got
on their horses and rode away up
the Observation-Disclosures pike.
81 called out to them: If any OF
you will put down your guns on the
outside ef the door and come in hero,
| would like to show you what you
have done to my father, and then you
can see fer yourselves Several men
then left their horses and came to-
ward the house.
"At the door thay put down their
guns, and three went-into my fathers
room with me. He still lay there.
Three others stCcd at the door, watch
ing us. The three that went to the
bed with me looked at my father and
turned to the others and said: Boys,
he is shot One Of them said: We'll,
it was an accident
'"rhe gang came from the direction
of Lexington down the Maysville and
Lexington pike. All were masked and
you could not recognize any of them
either in person or by their talk or
appearance.
81 then went back, and with my
younger brothers and sister made an
examination of the wound inflicted on
my father. A load Of No. shot flom
a shotgun had been fired through his
left side. He lived until about
O'Clock. lie never spoke after being
shot. We had never been warned
against raising tobacco, although we
had grown crops all our lives. We
sold cur last years crop in Licking
ton few weeks ago"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
Good for Everybody.

Mr.. Norman r. Coulter, a prominent
architect, in the Delbert Building, San
Francisco, says: 81 fully endorse all
that has been said OF Electric Bitters
as a tonic medicine. 1t is good for
everybody. 1t corrects stomach, liver
and kidney disorders in prompt
and efficient>manner and builds up
the system" Electric Bltters is the
best spring medicine ever sold over a
druggists counter; as a blood puri-
fier 1t is unequaled. soc at ]. II.
Williams drug store. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
HOPEWELL.

March 23.-ReY L. w. Love filled
his regular appointment at Hopewell
the fourth and will preach again next
Sunday. -.
Mr.. Joe Wilson and family went
to their old home last Sunday for a
few days visit.
Mrs. l.. Brown, of Paradise, and
Mrs. VIII, of Louisville, visited Mrs.
w. a. Grant, OF South Carrollton, KY,
last week.
Mr.. VIII Brown, of Louisville spent
last Friday and Saturday with his
father, ]. Brown.
Mr.. Henry IIunley returned from
Illinois last week.
Miss Lizzie Moore, of Taylortown,
visited Mrs. Sarah and Mrs. Mel Hun
ley last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Westerly, of Butler county, has
leased nearly all the oil and gas in
this neighDoFhood.
Our Sunday School will begin the
first Sunday in April.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
HARTFORD. KY, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1908

build telephone lines cheaper than
telephone companies who have to buy
their poles and hire them put up.
The farmers form themselves INTO
companies and put them up when the
ground is too wet 10 work. The south
OF the county from Rockport to Crom-
well VIII all soon be connected by
wire. We have five lines running
into Prentis now. One from Shultz-
town, Slaty Greek, Cool Springs,
Green Briar and Union. There is
stroug talk Of putting in an exchange
at Prrntis.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
Clears the CrmplexlOn.

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup stimu'
lates the liver and thoroughly cleans
es the system and clears the COM
plexion of pimples and blotches. II
is the best laxative for women and
children as It is mild and pleas
ant, and does not grippe or sicken
orino is much superior to pills, aper-
lent waters and all other ordinary
cathartics as 1t does not irritate the
stomach and bowels. J. H. Will
Jams. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
IMPORTANT TO DELINQUENTS.

To those who will be owing as much
as one years description to Herald
April /, 1908, please turn now and
look at your label which will show
where you are paid to. II you want
The Herald longer please remit the
amount due so we can continue the
paper to your address. TO those who
have so literally responded we desire
to return our thanks.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
letter, Salt Rheum and Eczema.

These are diseases for which Cham
berialn's Salve is especially valuable.
It quickly allays the itching and
smarting and soon effects a cure
Price, rs cents. For sale by Z.Wayne
Griffin & Bro. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25

If you would like to fool some wise
Coffee Critic, who "knows fine Cof-
fee on taste and flavor, quietly make
for him batch of Drshoops Health
Coffee" and serve 1t piping hot. 1t
deceived Mrs. Shoop, and will be-
lieve deceive any one. And there is
not grain OF real coffee In it.
HealthCoffee is made from pure toast
ed grains, malt. nuts, etc. Made in a
Minute-no 20 to 30 minutes tedious
boiling. 11A pounds Csc. Gross will
liams. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25

MaIZan Pile Remedy comes ready
to use, put up in a collapsible tube
with nozzle attached. One application
proves its merit. Soothes and heals,
reduces inflammation and relieves
soreness and itching. For all forms
of Piles. Price soc. Guaranteed.
Sold by z. Wayne Griffin & Bro,
Hartford. mann
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
Can't Keen House Without Il.

Mountain Park, Okla, Mar. IS, 1908.
The Hartford Herald, Hartford, XVI
Gentlemen:-I am sending you here
with $500 to renew my subscription
to December seth, 1908. or course 1t
is long ways from home, but want
keep house without it.
Yours very truly,
r. II. Jones.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
PRENTls.

March 22.-The farmers have been
making good use of the good weather
preparing for crop. The mud has
dried up so that we can see few
buggies on the road again
DR.. Hoover has been kept quite busy
waiting on the sick for some time.
The farmers of the south side of
Ohio county have found that they can
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
Penalty 10 90 On April 1st.

The tax recently levied by the City
Council of Hartford is now due and
/ am ready to collect same. Please
do not neglect the matter, but get
ready TO pay now in order to avoid
the penalty: s. H. Seibert,
11t2 Marshal.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-03-25
Odd Fellows Notice.

Members Of Acme Lodge, No. 339,
are called to meet In Masonic Hall at
Z o'clock Monday evening, March Both.
Work in iniatiatory degree. Please at
tend promptly.
G. B. Likens, n. G.