Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-03-04

WEDNESDAY,, MAR. a, 1908.
TIE heart never grown better \
by age; i fear worse; always 4
harder. a young Liar win be an
old one; and a young knave
will only be . greater knave
las be grows oIder.-CHESTER- q
FIELD. \
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May We now pass speedily from
the grip of winter into the lap of
.springl
A5conundrum: When is state
not5astate ? When it assumes the
role of liquor dealer.
z Ifaome hemp rope ia not soon
needed in Richland and Lexipg-
ton counties. the law providing
for capital punishment had as
we'll he abolished.
If the saying OF the old farmers,
that a bad winter is followed by a
good crop year, be true, those who
till the soil nesd, hayes no fears
concerning the yield for 1908.
Columbia can boast of some as
good citizens as there are in the
state, but she also has some of the
worst citizens to be found IN the
catalog of criminals. Among the
latter class is the wife-beating
husband. For such brutes in hui
man form a whipping post and
buggy trace are needed.
We see and hear much
about the violations of the eight
and nine hour labor lews. Why,
bless your life, the hustling far
mer will soon be putting in "long
licks and steady blows" for twelve
hours day.,
Tho ladies are having visions
of Easter bonnets, new dresses
and "things."-Union Times.
{ Yes, while the ladies are having
"visions" of Easter bonnets, the
anticipation of Easter bills is q
''nightmare" to husbands and
fathers.
Wonder how many parents there
are in Edgefeld who are controll-
ed by their children? More than
you think. The Advertiser would
like to see real census taken, but
would not dare publish names.
The inevitable result would be
another widow in town.
Doubtless nearly every town
in the state has it's Wade Hamp-
ton Sellers, the open and aagrant
violator of the law. It behooves
the citizenship of every commu-
nifty afflicted with such notorious
characters to check their lawless
career before the life of some
worthy citizen is sacrificed.
The Legislature having. failed
to kill the lien law, the farmers
ought to be given whack at it
when they cast their ballots next
summer. Until there is q direct
expression from the people, this
old Law thst should have been
relegated to the rear a decade ago
~
will hardly be repealed.
There used to be much boasting
of athe full dinner pail" by the
Republican party, but in next
summers campaign the leaders of
the party will be kept busy ex-
plainlng why many mills are
closing down and why wages of
the laboring class are being re-
duced throughout the county.
Under the antitrust law, Texas
has fined the Waters-Pearce Oil
company .s1,6oo,ooo. But what's
the use of imposing heavy fines
upon oil companies? The. United
States court fined the Standard
Oil company s2s,ooo,ooo but If
penny has been paid nobody has
7eyer heard of it..
Always spend your money with
the people who help you to make
il. If you adhere to this rule, you
will patronize the home merchants
instead of the department. atores
and catalog houses. Money that
you spend with the Edge6eld mer-
chant will remain here and may
come your way again, but the
money You send away is gone