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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-23

Calamity is mans true toucnstone.
Beaumont
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-23

Our great care should be not to
live long, but to live well.-Seneca.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-23

q Watson Y. Coleman. Patent Attor.
ney. Washington. ID. o. Advice
~ Tree. Terms low. Highest ROT
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Cartoon by De Mar, in the Philadelphia Record.
NOGALL FOR BUSINESS EEssssBH SAYS FRANKLIN H. Lane
INTERSTATE COMMISSIONER CALLS MR. HILL Jim DUMPS
@5ZS AND GIVES OUT ENCOURAGING STATISTICS.
p.e..,s That Rspes Be Earning Much
Mare par Mile Than Presidential Year
DEPRESSION is Only Temporary.

Washington, D.sC.-Some remarks
about conditions In the railroad
world which were contained in an in
tervlew with James ]. Hill IN New
York brought out o response from
Franklin K. Lane, q member OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Here is part of Mr.. Lanes statement:
1.-THE whole world has a great ad-
miration for Mr.. Hill, but / do wish
he would not be so lugubrious. Jim
Dumps has not yet superseded the
optimistic Uncle Sam as the typical
American. "A year ago Mr.. Hill said
that the railroads had failed to meet
the. traffic necessities of the country;
that there had been a steady increase
in business which the railroads mad
not met and that 1t would be neces-
sary to invest $500, 100000 in pro-
viding equipment, double tracks and
terminals to handle the business OF
the country properly. And now be-
cause for two or three months the
railroads have been able to handle
more business than was offered them
we are met on all hands with the cry
that the country issgoing to the bow
bows.
what is the necessity for painting
the picture blacker than it is? Does
It arise out of the fact that Congress
is in session, or that there is Presi-
Dental election impending? Is a
man an enemy of the railroads be-
cause he refuses to believe every old
woman's tale that comes out of Wall
Street? l do not understand the rea-
SON why at the time when railroad
credit should be upheld those wao
ought to be most interested in sup
porting that credit are lending their
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
infireuce TO breathing It down.

influence to breaking 1t down.
"Let us see what these figure
show" said Mr.. Lane. 1.-THE average
monthly receipts from freight and
passenger traffic for each mile OF the
225,OO0 miles of railroad In the uni
ted States reporting to this commits
sion for the first seven months of this
fiscal year were $3.50, which Is $lSo
per mile per month more than the
average for the fiscal year endea
July /, 1906, the year of the last
Presidential election, which was cer-
tainly not regarded as a poor year ID
the railroad or industrial world. The
net revenue from traffic allowing for
all operating expenses, including In
creased wages and cost of material In
the fiscal year ending in 1908, is S3l
per mile per month greater than IN
the year 1904-05. The net monthly
revenue for this fiscal year is thua
far 81 less per mile than for the pre-
ceding year 1906-07, which may be
taken as high water mark thus far IN
the history of the United States" =
The interview which drew the
above comment is as follows:
New York City.-James ]. Hill!
who has arrived in this city, says OF
business conditions: while cannot
permit myself to be too optimistic.
am trying rot to be pessimistic. The
general recovery in business which
has been predicted has not yet mani
tested itself to any remarkable de.
gree, and it Is not to be expected that
It should. The prevailing conditions
were not brought about overnight;
they are the result Of events OF many
months, and revival will no doubt
be correspondingly gradual"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Jottings About Sports.

OF late yachtsmen have wondered
why the public does not. take as live.
ly interest in the sport afloat as II
did a few years back.
Coach Courtney, of the Cornell
Varsity crew, has discovered a new
Varsity rowing star in E. A. Stevens,
junior in the College of Law.
New Orleans papers announce the
beginning Of campaign to abolish
horse racing in Louisiana. The names
of many well known men in that city
are signed to petition now being
circulated for presentation to the Leg
islature:
otis w. Howard, of New York City,
won the Cornell championship in
fencing In the annual fencing and
wrestling championship matches.
Chicago clinched the title of East
ern and Western college basketball
champions by defeating the Univer.
sity of Pennsylvania basketball team.
Spanish yachtsmen are becoming
greatly interested in the proposed
ocean races from Palos to the Canary
Islands over the course Columbus
sailed.
Andrew Carnegie contributed $500
10 the American Olympic fund. Check
for that sum was received by Casper
Whitney. president OF the American
committee,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Feminine Notes.

Paderewski's wife recently paid
$500 for four live chickens.
Mrs. Stuyyesant Fish is said to be
New York's best woman bridge
player.
King Victor Emmanuel expressed
the wish that Miss Elkins should
have no dowry.
Mrs. Sage granted an appeal of
little girls and gave back house she
had bought OF their father.
The craze on the part of American
women for marriage with titled for
eigners is causing amazement in
England.
Count and Countess Szechenyi have
arrived in Vienna.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney was one
of the prize winners at the annual ex-
hibition Of the Architectural League
of New York at the Academy Of Fine
Arts.
Miss Botha, sister of General
Bothe, now Prime Minister of the
Transynal, has been married in Lon
don:to r. G. Hawkin, secretary to the
Eighty Club.
Many States promised to send lep-
resentatiYes to the dinner. in honor
of Mrs. Humphrey Ward, In .New
York City, and to further the call
dren's playground movement.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Maxine the pawnshors Useful.

"I didn't pawn the things because
/ needed the money" said the well
dressed woman. II put them there
,or safe keeping. For several years
/ have been storing my furs in a
pawnshcp during the Summer. Since
they were SO well taken care of there
i concluded to trust the pawnbroker
with my jewelry this season. Last
year the warehouse where had the
things stored was broken into and !
lost two rings and bracelet. y
"a pawnspop is about the safest
place on earth to keep things in. l.
is hard enough for people to get their
own stuff out sometimes, but it ls
almost impossible for anybody elsa
TO get it. Also it is cheaper than a
safety deposit vault, so for that com
bination Of reasons / have become a
pawnshop patron. Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

Washington, D. C.-The Govern
ment will not prosecute railroads for
failure to comply with the "commod-
ity clause" of the railroad law pene-
ing decision of the Supreme Court:
That decision has been arrived at,
It is understood, after careful consid-
Grafton by the President, and he has
accordingly directed the Department
of Justice to bring test case as soon
as possible after May /, the day when
becomes effective the law forbidding
any railroad to transport any article
or commodity (other than timber)
manufactured, mined or produced by
such road, or in which 1t is directly
or indirectly interested.
Thus any railroad that owns coal
mines would be- liable to prosecution
should 1t carry its own coal to mar
ket.
The decision of the President fol-
lows the recent. decision Of the West
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
HOW TO APPLY PAINT.

Greatest care sh ould be taken when
painting buildings or implements
which are exposed to the weather. to
have the paint applied properly. No
excellence OF material can make up
for carelessness OF application, any
more than care In applying 1t can
make poor paint wear well. y
The surface to be painted should
be dry and scraped and sandpapered
hard and smooth. Pure white lead
should be, mixed with pure linseed
oil, fresh for the job, and should be
well brushed out. not flowed on thick.
When painting is done in this manner
with National Lead Gompany's pure
white lead (trade marked with The
Dutch Boy Painter") there is every
chance that the Job will be satissac-
tory. White lead Is capable OF abso-
lutte test for purity. National Lead
Company, Woodbridge Building. New
York, will send testing outfit free
to any one interested.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

ern Maryland, Gould coal road, tc
go into the hands of receivers. That
action, 1t was announced, was forced
on it by the commodity clause Of the
rate law, which, bearing as 1t did On
the roads prospective earning capac.
ity, affected its borrowing capacity.
The President, 1t is stated, has nc
desire to add to the embarrassment
which surround the railroads in their
efforts to comply with the law, and
as the question Of the validity of the
commodity clause" has been criti.
cised by competent legal opinion II
was thought best for all interests in.
volved that a prompt determination
of the question by the Supreme Court
should be sought. 1t Is understood
that the railroads have given assur.
ance to the Government that If the
courts decide against them they will
Immediately and in good faith com.
ply with the law.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

Chicago.-The unemployed" who
are congesting the cities, subsisting
upon charity and Jmenacing the peace
of various communities, If they really
want work, can find 1t with the rail-
roads of the United States at once.
This is the opinion expressed mere by
leading railroad men. The wages
range from s1.50 to $3.50 a day, in
cluding good board and transporta-
tion. Within the next sixty days the
railroads must find 100000 men to
repair roads, bridges, furbish up sag
ging tracks, build extensions and man
the shops. The ravages of the win
ter months have left much work to
be done, and it must be done speed
lily, for the railway managers admit
they see many signs of improving
business and must have their lines
and equipment in condition to- care
for it.
Americans will have the prefer
ence. Heretofore it has been impos-
sible to get Americans as laborers,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Proverbs and Phrases.

Two ministers in the japanese Cab
met resigned.
{ He who doeth iniquity shall moi
have equity.
birth TO quintuplets.
Ignorance ceases to be bliss when
you begin to realize it.
How small Doctors pills are
when compared with his bills.
If it costs money to be popular,
then popularity is not worth what it
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Chicago Police Chief Exonerated
For Shooting Anarchist Assailant

chicago.-A Coroner's jury de
clared Chief of Police George M.
Shippy- and ]. F. Foley, his driver,
to have been justified in killing La
zarus Averbuch, the young Russian,
who attacked the Chief in his home
recently.
More than score of witnesses
were examined, chief among whom
were Olga Averbuch, sister of the
dead man; Chief Shippy himself. his
son, Harry, who is recovering from
serious wound in the chest.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Here and There.

A Canadian suffering from cancer
at Tenino, Wash.,s killed his wifey
three children and himself.
You can nag man into palgatory
easier than you can pray him INTO
heaven.
DR.. Emil G. iirscll, at Sinai fem-
pie, in Chicago, declared Germany 70 4
be be menace 10 the peace Of tie world
A green winter makes lat church.
yard.-Old Saying.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

When l wished to eat my wife had to
raise me up in bed. Physicians were
unable to help me and / was going
down fast when ! began using Deans
Kidney Pills. After short time 1
felt great improvement and am now
as strong and healthy as man could
be. I give Doan's Kidney Pills all
the credit for it"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
THEY GROW
Good Humor and Gheerfulness from
Right Food.

Cheerfulness Is like sunlight. It
dispels the clouds from the mind as
sunlight shases away the shadows of
night
The good humored man can pick
up and carry of load that the man
With crouch wouldn't attempt TO
lift.
Anything that interferes with good
health is apt to keep cheerfulness and
good humor in the background. A
Washington lady found that letting
coffee alone made things bright for
her. She writes:
-Four years ago was practically
given up by my doctor and was not
expected to live long. My nervous
system was in bad condition.
But was young and did not want
to Gle, SO ] began to look about for
the cause of my chronic trouble. ]
used to have nervous spells which
would exhaust me and after each spell
1t would take me days before could
sit up IN a chair.
- USGdmG fCOHfluCSu LILY lioupi0
was caused by coffee. / decided to
stop It and bought some Postum.
The first cup, which I made ac-
scording to directions, had a soothing
effect on my nerves and / liked the
taste. For a time nearly lived on
Postum and ate little food besides.
I am to-day a healthy woman.
Ny family and relatives wonder
II am the same person was four
years ago, when I could do no work
on account Of nervousness. Now !
am doing my own housework, take
care Of two babies-one twenty, the
iother two months DID,. 1 am SO busy
that I hardly get time to write
letter, yet do It all with the cheer
f,ilness and good humor that comes
from enjoying good health.
.S tell my friends 1t is to Postum
! owe my life to-day"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek, Mich, Read ..rhe Road to
suellyille, z in pkgs. There's ssa.
koz..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
HIS SKIN TROUBLES CuREp.
First Had itching Ias'l-Tl,reateNed
LATER Wit;l B'ood-P Poison in leg

First Had itching Iasi-TlireateNeo
LATER Wit:l B.ood-p po:soii in I.cs- e.
Relied on Cuticura Remedies.
"About twelve or fftecn years ago had.
breaking.out. md it ;;che:!, and sluns ~
badly that coald not have any reesce .ps7 pes77
Then T nsed some cut;crra Soap. CuticarSy
Ointment. and CuLicrra Eesolyent and be-.
san TO get better right awa,-A Iaey. cured
me me and have not been bothered wit, The he
itching since. to aanorat TO ANYTHING,
About two wears aro,I had IN grippe and
pneumonia which left me with n pain IN
INV side. Treatment ran it into my Ice,
which then swcled and -hsgan 10, bresk OUT
Tae doctor was afraid it Swonld tnrn To- =,
/ blood.poison. used his medicine bnt it
did no good, then I usel the catfeaTa
Remedies three times ard cure'l The break
aing.out on my leg. j. I. lIennen, Milan,
Mo-, May Is, 1907
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Polanders Going Home Because of
Reduction of Wages in Cotton Mills.

Springfield, Mass. A wholesale
exodus of Polanders to Europe will
follow the ten per cent:s reduction In
wages in the Chicopee and Holyoke
cotton mills. Seventy-five per cent,
Of the $500 operatives are Polish.
Steamship agents stated that they
have sold all the steerage and second
cabin accommodations at their dispo,
sal in outgoing liners for six weeks
to come. -Four days work a week at
reduced wages, the workmen assert
will not Fay the cost of living.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
500 Men Cut Off From N. & W.
Shops.

Roanoke, Va, special.-Eight hun
dred men were discharged from the
Roanoke shops Of the Norfolk &
Western Railway Tuesday. Tie shops,
under normal conditions employ 1000
,nen. A notice was posted that in.
the future the shops wills work full
time with the.-reduced force. For
the past three months only half time
has been made. Every department
in the shops is affected blythe cut.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

The net result is that while Con-
gress has power to legislate over in
'terstate business, the rights Of EN-.
.rloyes in local branches must be safe
guarded by the legislatures. maintains
the New York World.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Louisiana Gives Felker 15 Years For
Burglary.

New Orleans, special.-It is not
probable that Thomas J. Felker will
bo turned over TO the officers of
Norfolk, Va, who say that Felker
knowns something concerning the
murder of young man of Rome,
Ca, at Norfolk last fall. Felker was
sentenced to. Is years in the Louisi-
ina psnitentiary for burglary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

lS of improving Business.
because they were engaged in more
profitable employment and work
more to their liking. Furthermore,
they do not care to associate with the
motley gangs that usually go to make
up the repair squads. Now that many
men are out of employment 1T is
hoped by railroads to get larger
percentage of Americans, who admit
tedly are the best workmen in the
world. Formerly forty per cent. OF
the laborers employed in the spring
work were Italians on roads between
the seaboard and the Rocky Mount.
aims. West of the mountains, espe.
cially on the Hill lines, japanese
were employed. In the southwest
Mexicans, Indians and Italians pre-.
dominate, but everywhere there have
been many Greeks, Slavs, Poles, Huns
and other nationalities. Because oil
the financial stringency many thou
sands of these have departed for Eu'
rome. Now 1t is hoped to get the
work done by Americans.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
To Settle Big Question.

Syracuse, N. Y, Special.-One Of
the grave problems now confronting
the country will be fnallysssttled by
a debate between the wind-jammers
Of Syracuse University and Wesleyan
College. The latter will affirm the
question: "Resolyed, That aside
from the question of amending the
constitution, the Federal government
should exercise further control over
.quasi-public corporations doing Inter-
State business.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

That's what rzTrEnIsE is; md 1t IS more.
It Is an absolute cure for eczema, letter,
ringworm, arysipelas and al other Itching
cutaneous diseases. In aggravated eases
OF these aflictions its cures have been phe :
nomenas. It gives instant>relief and effects
nermanent cures. Soc. at druggists or by
mail from J. T. sHuPrn1NE, Dept. A, sa-
vannah, Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Expelled From New Orleans cottor
Exchange.

New Orleans, Special. -Erneste
Gussoni and Luigi CASTILLO, compos.
ing the firm of Gussoni 8; Co., cottoE
brokers and exporters, were expelled
from the New Orleans cotton ex.
change. The expulsion was announc.
ed publicly and officially on the flool
of the exchange. The firm has beer
among the most prominent Of the cot
Ton exporting firms in this country.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Two Boys Killed By Falling Walls.

Provincetown, Mass, Special
While inside the shaky walls of the
half-burned Centenary Methodist
Episcopal Church late Monday in
search of firewood, two boys were
killed by the collapse Of q portion
of the ruins and a man was serious
ly injured. The boys were Joseph
Oliver and Joseph Holmes. 1t is
believed that Prada will recover. No
one else was hurt.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

TErTER1vE-A RELIABLE CURE.
TsrrER1NE is>a sure, safe or d speedy cure,
for eczema, letter, skin and scalp diseases
and itching piles. Endorsed by physicians;
praised by thousands who have used 1t.
fragrant, soothing, antiseptie. 50c. at
druggists or by mail from ]. T. sEUPrRIsE,
Dept. A, Savannah, Go.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Hom's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o..
We, the undersigned, have known f: j.
Cheney for the last Is yearH, and believe
him perfectly honorable in oil business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm:
WALDINa, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o:
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ngdirectly upon the blood and mucuous sur.
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Fake Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
fallen By the Wasside. I.

Most liquor would improve witt
age if men would let it.
Time will teh-but gossipers man.
age to tell it first.
The form Of agreement and thl.
convention or parties over-rule th,.
Mms. Anna Gould has postponed
her departure FOR the United States.
at present I live in hope, but the
issue is in the hand of the GODS
Pindef.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
All Iowa Mines, to Close.
Sea Wall at Tybee Island May Be
DESTROYED.

Savannah, Ca, Special; The se.'
wall recently completed at Tybea is
land to protect the Fort sereven res
ervation from the eneroaehments OF
the water in is fair way to be de-
stroyed. Tuesdays high tide under
mined and destroyed eleven of the
sixteen foot sections. 1t is said the
plan of construction was faulty. The
wall cost $4,000 and $4,000 feet
long.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Cheshire Cheese for Paris.

The arst Cheshire cheese ever tax
en- by q winning French horse will
soon be on its way across the chan
mel.
BY the victory ct Kuerido in the
Chester Cup recently NJ. Caillauls
;securesr cheese weighing 12S
pounds. a special @lad" from the
stable will accompany the cheese to
Paris to see that It does not run
away. -; =
The point arises, is a trophy" ex-
empt from duty and octroi, or II 1t
I is not will the authorities make that
an excuse for keeping the cheese IL
uuarantine.-London Express.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08
Common Sense Condensed.

He who considers only the letter Of
an instrument goes but skin deep in
to the meaning.
A man ceases to be the whole thing
after taking unto himself better
half.
The eighth wonder is how we'll SO
many shiftless people manage to get
along so well.
The man who has the courage to
tell thefruth usually has the bravery
to defend it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

Garfield Tea cannot but commend itself
TO those desiring u laxative at once simple,
pure, mild, potent and healthgiring. A. IS
made of Herbs. All drug stores.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

We must regard with profound satis-
faction the decision Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States-though
swe regret to see that one justice dis
sented-to the effect that any State
may constitutionally enact law pro
shibiting the use CT the national nag
for advertising purposes, insists the
New York Tribune. 1t is as sound In
morals and in patriotism as It Is in
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

FITS. st. Vitus' Dance:N Nervous Diseases, per.
manently cured by DR.. Hines Great NerVs
Restorer. 80 trial bottle and treatise free.
Dr.. 81. r. Kline, Id, ,931 Arch ST.. Phila,, Pas
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

complaints Tor many
years and cannot tell
what agony l EN-
dured from backache.
My limbs were swol-
len twice natural
size and my sight
was weakening. The
kidney secretions
were discolored and
bad O codirn ant
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing syrup for Ctiid-en
teething softens -Hegums redneeslnnshm.aha SIN ha.aas
tion, allays pain, C res WIND conc, Soca po19lS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-08

II You Suffer From Asthma
or Bronchitis get immediate reliet ny
using Browns Bronchial Iroches.
Contain no harmful drugs.