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Connecticut western news., 1909-07-08
SEVENTY-FWE FATALITIES
State Records Show That There Were
 Many Deaths by Violence in June.

State Records Show That There Were
 Many Deaths by Violence in June.
 Twenty-one suicides, two homicides and 52 accidental deaths making a total according to unofficial records of eventy- five, is the record of fatalities in Con- necticut for the month of June. Of the suicides, five were by shooting and seven by poison, two of the number be- ing due to taking carbolic acid. Four personsaccomplished death by asphyx- iation and three by hanging and one each by drowning and the use of the knife. The accidental fatalities include sixteen drownings. eleven on the rail road, seven by falls, five by heinz crushed, three each by the trolley and heat and one each by automobile, lock jaw, alcoholism, shooting, asphynation and lightning.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-08
Boosting a T own

The Springfield Reporter talking of "boosting" one's home town says:
 To be Q booster one must get into the habit of considering the interest of the home town. One must talk its advan- tages enthusiastically to strangers, visit ors and new corners. Send copies of your home paper to friends at a distance who consider a change in location. Have your eye out for such measures of town improvement, cooperation of bus mess meu, beautifying of the streets and public grounds, ss will make your city more attractive place to live Tn, a more profitable place to do business ill. Are the interests of your home city close to your heart Ill this way, so that every day you try to find some way of advanc- ing il5 interests?
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-08
Mondnv.s Games

Lakeville defeated Salisbury Monday in double header by the score of 13 to to i'll the morning and . to in the afternoon. Finn pitched 15 innings of the two games, striking out 22 and but four hts were made off his delivery. Pero was on the receiving end and put up fine game. Burpee and Jones were the battery for Salisbury.
 Another slaughter was brought off at Millerton on the fifth, Sheffield being the victims who were offered up to the tune of 14-l. Hughes for Millerton pitched a fine game, allowing only five hits. Sheffield was weak in the pitcher s box. trying Shook, Brewer and Lunde in the course of the game. Sheffield also made several costly errors.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-08
Senator sarnum for Governor

Those who favor the nomination of Senator Charles w. Barnum for gov ernor say that Senator Blakeslee is their choice for the second place on the ticket and the friends of ex-Lieut.- Coy. Lake who hope for his nomina- ton for governor do not deny that the name of the senator from the ninth district is the only one mentioned in their circles as the running mate for MT. Lake. It will not be n surprise if Senator Blakeslee is nominated for lieutenant-governor by exclamation ,- Hartford Times.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-08
BASEBALL GAMES OF THE WEEK
 [Continued from page IT.

match every inning. There was high wind which put the pitchers at dis. advantage and helped the batted balls. McCabe pitched the first eight and a half innings for Canaan and Frank Stanton finished the game. Shook and Lunde occupied the box for Sheffield, the former for six innings and the latter for the remainder of the game. Score 1921.
 The feature of the game was the large number of home runs made, among them being two by Shook and one by Brewer, while Scott made one for Ca. naan and Bills ee-bagger. McCabe famed II, F. Stanton three, Lunde six Deloye of Sheffield played fine game in center field accepting six chances
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-08
Saturdays S Games

In the game played Saturday Sails. bury met decided defeat at Millerton but had the consolation of knowing that the reason was largely her plaving with crippled team, the regular battery, Burpec and Jones. both being unable to play. Score 24-4.
 Lime Rock at Lakeviile had nearly as easy a walkover as at Canaan Monday trimming the Lakeville aggregation by the score of 10-2. A feature was the pitching by Traver for Lime Rock who struck out 12 men.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-08
AT LEAST AN AVERAGE CROP
Only Banner Ones Win be Corn; Wheat.
 Oats and Barley Good.

Only Banner Ones Win be Corn; Wheat.
 Oats and Barley Good.
 July is the critical crop month. An accident like hot winds over the corn belt has often defeated the keenest busi- ness calculations. How much fraction of "crop per cent" means to the country's trade can be figured from the estimated total wealth to come out of the ground this year.-eight billion dollars or more
 The only banner crop for l000 will be corn. If the estimate of three billion bushels is reached, here alone is the stupendous sum of $2, ,000, ,000. GOO for the American farmer.
 Whoates, oats, and barley combined will be the largest within five years. according to the Government figures of June. The actual acreage of wheat will be the lowest but one in that period, but the yield is counted at the highest but one, with prices bringing the farmer an average of perhaps 9S cents a bushel,- since the outlook is for a shortage in other wheat growing cot ntries. The winter and spring crops may add mp to $500, 900, GOO in wheat alone (farm prices).
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-08
BASEBALL CHALLENGE

We, the Foresters' Baseball Team, wish to challenge the winner of the game between the Woodmen and the Canaan Seconds, Saturday July 10, the later game to take place on the Canaan diamond Saturday, July F. Address all communication to Eugene Williams, Manager of Foresters' Baseball Team.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-08
Canaan is Spared

London is suffering from an extra ordinary outbreak of measles and Rud- yard Kipling. Canaan has the former but is spared the latter,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-24
A True PICTURE.
Some Who are Called Farmers
Unworthy of the Name.

There are hundreds of good farm
ers in Edgefeld county, but there
ars equally as many or more who
may be classed as bad or in
different" AS those Of the latter
class read the following from that
excellent journal, The Farmers Tn
ion Sun, wonder how many will see
themselves and the conditions upon
their farms depicted therein:.
Any South Carolina farmer who
sits down to his family table to a
meal made up Of ham brought from
West, rice brought from Louisiana
or Texas, corn bread from meal or
flour brought from Iowa or Ken
lucky, vegetables brought in cans
from Maryland or New England,
milk condensed and brought in cans
from Ohio, uses napkin and table
clothmaIe in England or on the
continent from cotton hegrew and
sent across the ocean and has bought
back plus the duty, and then goes
out and plows. mules bought from
tha West, puts them in the stable
and feeds them on Western hay and
corn; then bitches up a horse he. has
bought in kentucky at a fancy price
to buggy made in Tennessee. and
drives to town to spend time talking
politics that should be spent in the
dozens of ways that could be employ
ed to change these conditions, ought
to hang his head in shame. He
don't deserve the name of farmer.
He has no right to wonder why his
sons and daughters don't want to
stay on the farm. He isn't entitled
to know why the profits of his farm
are not greater He isn't entitled
to loan when he is hard up.
Is this word picture overdone?
Many who read it are doing these
very things without realizing-it and
will say it is. But it is not. There's
many man living on the farm in
this and other States whom the cap
fits, but he doesn't like it put SO
plainly
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-24
S. C. C. l. NEWS.
Classes and Y. M. c. A. Elect
Officers Khaki Uniforms
Arrived.

The Senior, Sophomore and
Freshman classes have elected their
officers for this year. The president
of the senior class is Miss Grace
Frier, the secretary, Miss Louise
Lyon, and the treasurer, L. D..
Holmes. The sophs have for their
president Miss Narcie Turner and
for secretary and treasurer, Hadden
Johnson. The president of the
Freshman class is r. B. Durham
and they have G.. A. Hamrick for
secretary and treasurer. The junior
class is little behind time but no
doubt they will soon elect officers.
Its customary for the Y. NJ. G.
A. to elect their officers for next
session about this time every year
and in accordance with the habit the
following were selected: president,
j. L. Taylor; vice-president, r. A.
Hill; 2nd vice-president, F. Mcneil;
secretary, G. y. Onead, ana treasur-
er, w. A. Hunt.
We were glad to have Mr.. Ligon
Rush, former student of the
&C. L., with us us a little while one
day last week.
Cadets Davenport, Arlington,
Bingham, Maffett and Mathis went
on a short visit to their respective
homes last week.
The khaki uniforms have come
and their advent was hailed with
JOY and enthusiasm by the cadets
who have been thinking of the hot
summer days to be experienced on
the drill ground before the holidays.
STUDENT. i
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-24
The New Waltz.

The young people who indulge in
the giddy mazes of the waltz will
hear with interest that the heads of
Washington and New York society
have declared that a sitting out
waltz will be more fashionable from
now on than dancing. The sitting
out" embodies the same position as
dancing, the only difference is that
YOU sit instead of dance. The mans
right arm is around the girls waist
while his left hand holds her right.
Her left hand is placed on his
shoulder, while her head rests loy'
ingly on his bosom and all they
have to dois sit and listen to the
music.
Now, that is something like it.
We have always regarded it as
quite a nuisance to gallop mile OF
two. A room full of people sitting
around on sofas husging to music
is more to our notion. This will
give the old rheumatic brethren an
other good chance to waltz. Most
men waltz, not for the dance but
for the position, and while many a
man may lose his appetite for dane.
ing, he has to get powerful old be-
forethe loses his appetite for hug.
gingi pretty girl.-Greenfeld
Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-24
Loaded.

Judge w. L. Walls, of Cody,
Wyoming, has a sarcastic humor
which has made many culprits
squirm. and among the number was
a defendant in recent cattle-steal-
ing case who was trying to explain
that it would have been quite impos-.
sible for him to bring into town the
beef he was accused of having stol-
en- and butchered, owing to the fact
that his two pack horses were heav-
lily loaded with other things. One,
horse, he told the jury, was packed
with his fur overcoat, mining imple-
ments, etc., etc.
And what was on other horse?"
inquired the judge.
We'll, there was a gallon of whis-
key-there was gallon of whiskey
=" The hustered defendant could
think of nothing else.
L knew gallon of whiskey was
load for a man." said the Judge
dryly, but didn't know it was
load for horse. ."-Lippincott's.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-24
Golfers Medal Contest.

A public entertainment under the
auspices Of the Golfers Woman's
Christian Temperance fnionsWil.
be held Tuesday Snislfift next, March
s0th. An excellent program has
been arranged as follows:
Song, Temperance girls. and
boys are we" by school.
Acrostic exercise by ten children
when / am man." John NeiI
Grafton.
''I'lI take what father takes,
Clarence Hammond.
'Nellie,s victory" Ruby Miller.
Song, Some glad day
"A boys plea" ID. T. Mathis.
"The speech ola home protection
boy" Luther Hammond.
The orphans prayer Lucille
Hammond.
+ "a boy on prohibition Jamie
Miller.
Duet, Song of the flags" Mrs
J, T. Mathis and Miss Sybert.
Good of the order: "Why Ned
said no." Miss Mary Frances Ham,
mond.
''How little girl emptied the jug,
Miss Stella Hammond.
"A stray sunbeam" Ellie Mathis.
Song, Press on," by school.
Licensed to sell, or little bios
son." Miss Ellie May Miller.
"A little child shall Head them,'
Miss Alpha Hammond.
THE court of last appeals" Miss
Aminee Cartledge.
Duet, ''Down in the license sa
loon," Mrs. J. T. Mathis and Miss
Sybert.
Temperance march and song, five
little girls and five little boys.
Song, Make the map all white,' ,
School.
An admission fee of Is cents for
aGults and 10. cents for children
WILL be charged. We trust that this
entertainment, which promises sc
much pleasure and profit, Twill bt
largely patronized.
The Golfers w. c. T. U. is ont
Of the most active in the county
Mrs. w. O. Whatley is presiden
and Miss .Juddie Tanning vice
president.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-24
COLD SPRING LETTER.
School Receives State Aid, Two
Teachers Again Employed,
Woodmen Flourishing.

Though the ground is too wet to
plow, our farmers are finding work
to do. If they do not make some
thing this year it will not be their
fault.
The patrons of our school, hay-
ing raised over fifty dollars to ex-
tend the term, are now in position
to take advantage of the appropria-
tion from the state funds. We have
been running pay school for the
last month, with just one teacher
but this week We start again with
both teachers. The state helps those
schools which make, special efforts
for themselves. c"The Lord helps
those who help themselves.'')
Our representative to the. w. 0.
w. Grand Lodge meeting, Rev. J.
T. Littleiohn, made his! report at our
regular meeting Saturday afternoon.
He was very much pleased with the,
appearance, etc., of things there
andis enthusiastic in Woodcraft..
He wants our camp to reach the.
hundred mark before long. His re-
port is that it was decided that our
camp had made the greatest inn
.provement of all in. the state, TAX
ing everything into consideration.
At our B. Y. p. o.. meeting Sun
day the subject was foreign mis-
sions. The papers, etc., were inter
csting, and an offering was given
amounting to more than enough to
pay native helper in the foreign
fields. A number of our young peo-
pie are contemplating attending the
B. Y. P. U. convention which meets
in Florence from the 6-s of April.
We note with pleasure that a b.
Y. p. U. is to be organized at Re
hoboth D on the first Sunday in
April. Some from our union are
expecting to go over there.
Cornelius Holmes was at home
again Sunday. We are always glad
to see him.
On account of sickness Miss Lula
Quarles was at home from the .g
I.'' several days last week, but was 6
able to return Sunday. On Friday.
two other school mates,
Miss Estelle Buster, from near
Batesbnrg and Miss Carrie El lott,
sss.... Is..ssa
her and remained until sssu ssunda
ternoon. ".
81. w.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-24
Newspapers Cost Money.

In Charlotte, a few days ago, j
w. Turner, white, was arrested fol
taking two copies of the Charlotte
Observer from a doorway where the
papers had beenleft by carrier fol
subscribers. In the recorders court
the charge of larceny was changed
to trespass and Turner was fined SIC
and costs, the total amounting to
s13. 10. Thus the papers, which
he could have boughtfor 10 cents.
cost Turner $685. each. He claim.
ed to be subscriber to the paper
and set up the absurd claim that he
thought he had right to take pa,
per wherever he found one. This
purloining of newspapers is not un-
common, especially where copies are
left on doorsteps and other like pla-
ces for subscribers. The Landmark
has occasionally suffered iii this way.
Those who think themselves free to
taxi i newspaper wherever they find
it will take notice from the above
incident that stealing a newspaper
is just as wrong and Just as much
violation of the law as stealnG
other things. An astonishingIy
large number Of people proceed on
the idea that newspaper costs moth
ing. They do not hesitate to. ask
for copy and sometimes some OF
this class seem surprised that a
charge is made for single copy of
a newspaper. Many man who
will ask for a newspaper would not
think of asking a merchant for ci-
gar, a yard of cloth or something OF
similar value, yet moments reflect
ion will show that every copy of a
paper costs something and the pa.
per is the publishers stock in trade
the product he manufactures for
sale just as the cotton mill makes
cloth for sale or any other man.
ufacturing establishment makes an
article for sale. OF course many
copies are given away cheerfully for
advertising purposes and there is nc
objection to giving regular custo
mer an occasional extra copy fol
good reasons. The remarks herein
apply to people who make a habit OF
beating papers and seem to think
there is nothing wrong in so doing
-Statesville Landmark.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-24
His Fixed Income.

A Southern congressman, (who
formerly practiced law in Mississippi,
tells OF an amusing case he once tried
in that state. He was then law
student in the office of his uncle, a
Colonel Martin, who figured in local
politics.
The main figure in the trial was a
lazy darky named Dick Sutton, ar
rested at the instance of his. wife,
who alleged that he contributed no
thing to her support and refused to
work. . I.
During the e5amin alton OF Sutton
FD lick hags you any fixed in
.come?o
Sutton was puzzled by the term.
Counsel explained that the express
sion meant certainty, money paid
not for odd jobs, but for steady EN-
ployment; in other words, a compen-
sation at stated intervals on which
one could absolutely rely.
Upon the conclusion of counsel's
remarks, the darky's. face brighten
ed.
Il think 1 has a fixed income,
sah," said he.
"And what is this fixed income?'
was the next question.
We'll, sab, Unanswered Dick, with
a broad grin in the direction of Col.
Martin, de colonel dere alters give
me fo' dollars an sack O. flour on
lection day!"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-24
Good Reason.

A professor tells this story at his
own expense. He was instructing a
class of boyaabout the circulation
of the blood and to make sure that
they understood him he said:
S'Can you tell me why il is that
SifI stood on my head the blood
would rush to my head, and when
& I stand on my feet there is no rush
of blood to the feetn
Then a small boy, after pausing
for q short time, answered:
Tits because your feet are not
,ssnpty, sir"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-24
Some ''Necks" in EdgefieId.

AT a prayer meeting good old
brother stood up and said he was
glad to give testimony
My wife and l." he said, start
ed in life with hardly cent in the
world. We began at the lowest
round of the ladder, but the Lord
has been good to us, and we have
worked up-we have prcspered. We
bought a little farm and raised
good crops. We have good home
and nice family of children, and"
he added, with much emphasis, I
am the head of that family"
After he sat down his wife prompt
ly arose to corroborate all that he
had said. But she added, with sat
isfaction I am the neck that moves
the head" Exchange.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-24
..GATLING CUM SMITH.
South Cardinals Junior Senator
Explains His Position

Tt is already evident that Senator
Smith will make himself heard and
felt in Washington. Instead of be
inc a figurehead, he will be posi-
tive force ms shaping legislation OF
the-conntry. On the stump lastsum-
mer he made certain statements con
cerning legislation and the fixing Of
the price 5ofscotton which, have been
misconstrued and perverted by some
newspapers. especially northern
papers.
This perversion has gotten Mr..
Smiths ire up and he gave. out the
following statement in Washington
a few days ago, which explains his
position, and which will be of inter-
est to his cotton growing constitu-
ency in Edgefeld county:
1t seems strange that newspapers
which are supposed to have an intel
ligent idea of men and affairs of ma
tional interest should be so absurdly
ignorant of the real issue involved
IN my campaign in South Carolina
last year.
AT no time or place haveI said
thatI would work for the passing
of a national law fixing arbitrarily
the. price of cotton at l5 cents, but
Idid say, and do now reiterate, that
the producers of this great wealth
producing article were and are enti-
tied to a square deal. That the ma
tional government should see to it
that the exchanges should be so reg
ulated that the prices made by them
should be the price of the purchase
or sale CT the commodity, and that
no exchange should be allowed to
hold in stock lot oflow grade cot
ton practically unfit for market as a
basis for price quotations and for
bid by law the tender of any such
cotton on contract.
Secondly, that as we are compel
led, by the nature of the case, to sell
our cotton in the open markets of
the world, that we be allowed to
buy such things as we need wherever
we could purchase them cheapest.
IF, in the open markets our cotton
is worth but and 10cents and less,
it is an iniquity. to force us to buy
the manufactured necessities on a
basis artiicially and arbitraily fixed
By law that would require Il cent
cotton TO meet t'ss
The South would be perfectly
willing to sell her cotton under the
operation of the great law of supply
and demand if she were allowed to
purchase what she needs under the
same law. And any fair minded
citizen, whether he lives in Jackson
vile, Fla, or Boston, Mass, ought
to have sense and patriotism cnongh
to see the infamy of forcing the pro-
ducers of the wealth of the country
to sacrifice their profits to the great
trusts and combines by the opera
ton of an iniquitous protective tar
itf law.
THE South may be ignorant and
South Cardinals Senator may be an
exhibition of it's ignorance. but he
will submit his case to the great
public to Judge as between what he
has said and what he stands for and
the high class (?) editorials that
have appeared on his case from cul-
tured Boston and initiative Jackson
VILE
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-24
The church at Edge6eld, S. c., has

The church at Edgefeld, S. c., has
raised 5000 for foreign missions.
This is enough to pay the salary of
one missionary on the foreign field.
Any church which can have pastor
at home and a man on the foreign
field, ought to rejoice. Pastor c. E.
Burts ought to preach better now
that he can feel that his people are
also paying for man to preach
Christ in heather lands,-Baptist
Courier.