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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09

To make forgery a practical imros-
sibility a Parsee Elan resident in LoE-
don has invented q clever electrical
apparatus when will enable a par2cn
to write with al electrically operated
pen, from which sparks instead of ink
will fow, burning a continuous series
OF almos! impercsptiblc perforatioHs
en- the paper. Eacl hole is carbonized
BY the process, and to alter the order
OF the markings is Impossible.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09

the fork and gently, pull. The fruit
will drop into sack, and when sack is
full take down and hold receptacle
under the bottom, untying string.
Do not have the sack very large, for
you do not want TO hold UP but a
small quantity at a time. Choice
fruit can be picked easily from the
tops OF trees by the use OF this little
helper, 1t Is 70: patented.-A, NJ:
Latham, Buffalo Springs, Texas.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09
Tho rihin Facts.

"you appear to have svesy coaa.
tence IL your husband"
well, he Is very truthful. For in.
stance, he sent word yesterday that
be was detained downtown"
by business, hey??'
NO; by baseball. Washington
Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09
TO PUZZLE YOUR FRIENDS.

Though You probably have no de-
sire to annoy Your friends, we still
believe that you should try them with
this puzzle. This is enough to reduce
a person to a state OF absolute frenzy,
and still the trick is simple enough
when you know how.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09

In a big Atlantic liner there are
ever 1000 tens OF piping OF various
kinds. The boiler tubes il placed
end to end would stretch about ten
miles, the condenser tubes over twen-
ty-lve miles. The condenseTs pump
up more than $4,000 tons OF water
a day, and the furnaces consume
about eight million cubic feet OF air
Per hour. no fewer than $4,000 SEP
arate pieces of steel are u2Gd ~ tha
main structure of the snip.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09
ssass z adazls ssssSSES
g.

BUCKWHEAT FOR SOIL1NG.
Buckwheat as a soiling crop should
be fed while in blossom, the Country
Gentleman tells q correspondent. A
COW will eat forty to fifty pounds Of
the freshly-cut buckwheat per day.
To extend its season repeated SOW.
lngs would be in order.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09

A Maryland railroad is expert
menting with lighting trains with
natural gas, which is compressed in
storage tanks under each Car in suff-
Gent quantity to last through its run.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09

Farms,

Lancaster County ataHas fret ii
tbs Ua!tea sGgtes In the number OF
its farrls, 9G3T; St. Lawrence couii.
ty, New York, second, with 1888
ferms, AID York County, this State,
third in raaa with Its S0o1 farms.
Perrsylya-ia has good reason to take
pride in sa2h Z reco:G.-Pliladelphil
Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09

In its warfare against the Moors
the Spanish army has revived the
sncient sling to throw explosive
grenales into the enemy's ranks.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09
BLOCK.

High carriages are hard to get into
fo- those who are not strong and
spry. l have a stepping block, from
which the women of the family can
easily mount to the carriages. "A
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09

In q lecture at the Royal Photo.
graphic Soeiety's exhibition Dr., Franz
els Ward sEid that the power CT cefs
tain fsh to change their color. In hars
mony With their environment, rasidS
cd il their optic nerve. He placed Il
pike in such a position that It's head
was in a dark chamber while the rest
of its body lay in bright sunshine.
The pike remained black in color, bat
when ne reversed its position and
caused its head to be in me sunlight
its color changed to a very much
lighter hue within the space OF q few
minutes. The light acted upon the
optic nerve, thus causing the pigment
cells all over the skin to contract or
relax
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09

Through the discovery of radiam
in the neighborhood ii is possible that
Marienbad will be in a position to add
radium baths to It's other healing in
situations next year. In al old silver
mine unworked since the fifteenth
century, near S%ciloenficht, urania orc
has been found embeddedintaemoun-
tain granite and very near the sur
face. Experiments made in the balm
Geological hygienic institution here
show that this radium rock, pulver-
lied and dissolved in water, makes
the water in n few hours radioactive
in a much higher degree than the
strongest baths ut Gastein,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09

New York ranks first and Iowa
second in the value of its dairy
nroducts each year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09
GETTING THGRG.
Achievement is a simple stunt when you stop and think it
over. There are only four steps in achievement:

). STICK,
2. Staff.
1. DECIDE,
Too many people are content to take the first two steps
and then start OF In another direction, 60 that they never
arrive anywhere, Such people have courage and initiative.
but lack perseverance, aud concentration, It seems TO be all
q matter CT habit. Dreaming "a @ delightful pastinie, but a
Goof vocation. Imagination IL tho foundation of ill progress.
but the superstructure is built OF solid stuff, like pure grit
and hard WORK
In the building Of a life, nature seems to enforce ordi-
nances to the effect that man is his own contractor, his
ovn foreman, his own workman. Union rules do not apply;
be is On the job .wenty-four hours Per day and seven days
Per week. Raw material seems to lie around in abundance;
plans and specifications are freely offered in the market.
But, my boy, if your structure ever rises about the dead
level Of the surrounding earth,
THE STUNT Is Up TO YOU.
George Lands Wilson, in Business Philosopher.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09

grocery box is cut down, shown in
Fig. 1, and boarded over at the top.
Such a convenience needs only to be
used in order to be fully appreciated,
j. C. Powell, in Epitomist. (,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09

There was 4 little silence.
There's liz use fighting fats," said
tie Old MAJ, presently. If YOU are
determined 10 have Emily and Emily
wants goa" he hcsitatcd, and Sudden
l. put out his hand, why, it's an un,
conditional surrender, son"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02
THE HATTIESRURG NEWS

Broken and worn-out vehicles. do
stroyed harness, rundown stock, loss
Of time, patience, and, in many cases
religion, is the toll ruthlessly collect
ed by our mud roads. Five million.
of dollars annually might pay the mon
etary loss, but there are other losses
| that dollars cannot settle.
Good Roads Produce Mere Wealth
Than The Cost
The building and maintaining Of
roads in our state at a cost common
surate with the ability of our people
to pay, is an important problem to be
solved by those who are interested In
the work. 1t Is claimed by those op
posed to road construction, that our
people are too poor to expend the
money necessary to build ordinary
roads; that it would increase taxes
to such degree that it would be-
come an unbearable burden. The ex.
perience of counties that are building
ordinary roads refutes this conten-
ton. Roads are producers of wealth
in greater proportion than they con-
sumo wealth. The wealthiest states
in the Union have the best roads, and
these roads were an important factor
in making them what they are.
AS a general proposition, two bales
of cotton, or it's equivalent of one
thousand pounds, is an average for two
mules with the present conditon Of
our roads. With ordinary roads, such
as is hoped for during the next few
years, two mules could pull four bales
Of cotton, Or its equivalent of two
thousand pounds. The average would J
likely be better Than this; but that es
innate vii do for comparison. Then
lie same mules, wagons, harness and
driver have accomplished twice as
much in the same time as with the
mud road. When the days work was
done the team would be in better con-
1ition, the wagon not broken, the har-
ness whole and the man less tired and
n a much better humor.
See Good Roads and on Will Want |
Them.
The means for creating sentiment |
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02

without diminishing In the least. On
the other hand, 1t increases as our
population grows and the roads come
into more general use.
Bad Roads Cost Mississippi Over ST.
100000 a ear on Cotton Alone.
BY a series Of investigation it has
been proven that the approximate
cost per mile of hauling a ton Of
freight is as follows:
BY water .l-1e cent
By good roads ...........7 cents
BY ordinary roads .....25 cents
BY mud roads ..........6 go cents
Mississippi last year, 1908, produced
100000 bales of cotton, weighing
more than 100000 tons. The average
haul for the farm products of our
state is approximately nine miles. The
difference between the cost of hauling
a ton over mile of mud road and
a mile of good road, is fifty cents.
Multiplying this 100000 tons by this
difference and then by nine, the aver
age miles hauled we have the ensr-
nous sum of $1,SOO,OOO lost on The cot
ton crop alone. But we are not ex-
pecting good roads in Mississippi
yet while, only ordinary" roads.
With roads of this character, the say
ing would have been thirty-five cents
per ton. Or $l,26O,OOO.
The cotton crop is only one of many
items hauled over our roads, and es
Inmates of loss, or the mud tax, can
be carried much farther, totaling many
Of dollars that are paid by
our people annually. Not only the far
mer pays his quota of this tax but
every one WHO has occasion to use our
highways contributes to the fund.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02

that insures better roads IL sdAaa
ton. Men viii favor the tax il thsV
Ican be shown that it wiA bring n
1sults. Convince a man that an ekpen.
dture of $40 in the way Of axes VII
save $50 in the ways already eDum
Grated, and you have made OF h1N q
road improv ement enthusiast Edusa-
tioR in this case does not mean that
he must go tc a school and dA8e0t
text books, Sat that ne mast be shovu6
to his satisfaction that dollar ex-
pended wisely in road building will
save him more than that amount. He
may be given this education, and at
the same time not know how to find
the greatest common divisor.
Experience is an effective means of
teaching, and if it were possible for
the people 10 use good roads for a
period, there would be no trouble
whatever in securing the money nee
essary for construction and mainten-
ance. If each supervisor in Missis
slppi could make use of the roads in
Colbert county, Alabama, for a time.
few, if any, would oppose the PROPOSE
ton to build roads in their counties.
Or, If the people could spend a month
or so in Madison county, Tennessee.
and drive over the roads around Jack
son, there would not be a corporals
guard 70 oppose movement by theis
supervisors 70 build simils Roatls n
Mississippi. II IN not contended that
all would be convinced. but thai I.
great majority would.
One Mode! Road in Each County
Would Be the Best Educator.
A resolution passed by the Mfssis.
sppi Supervisors Association in F.,
their meeting last fall, memoralizing
the legislature to appropriate a sum
Of money to be duplicated by the va
rious counties and for the purpose of |
building a stretch of model road in |
each county taking advantage Of the |
was for the purpose of |
just such an object lesson. |
The man who never knew anything
better than mud roads could not ap-
preciate the value of good roads. If
in using the road he drove five miles
through mud and slush ard then csn..
to few miles of good road, its value
would be impressed upon him to an
extent that could never be attained by
writer's or speakers. Experience is
the best school, although some Of the
instruction thus secured may be paid
for dearly.
Fhis movement bv the supervisors
mas been endorsed by a nunbak Ell
other organizations that are interest.
Cd in improving the condition Of our
'oads. 1t will go to the lawmakers
With a strong endorsement from sew.
eral influential organizations.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02
RICE BULLETINS
TO BE sent OUT
congressman Collier is Anxious to Aid
the Planters of His District.
(Vicksburg Herald.)

Believing that the general Nsc..-
Sion he has heard INDUCED in among
merchants, planters and a number of
Others, that the rice growing industry
IN this locality is growing very much
IN favor, Congressman J. w. Collier
yesterday morning sent to Washington
to the department of agriculture and
MADE the request that something over
hundred bulletins, giving informa.
tlon upon the subject of how 70 grow
rice, be sent to the planters in this
section. or course, these bulletins will
only be sent to those planters whose
places border on the river, and who
contemplate raising rice
Congressman Collier said: 81 think
that rice culture is becoming mose
popular in this section that it ever
was before and there is a general in.
terest in the subject that will termi.
nate in a number of our planters nut.
'ing In great deal of rice. If thew
10 not raise it altogether.
"on this account l thought | might
pe doing a favor to- some of them nv
having these bulletins sent out, and Of
any rate it will do No harm have
requested that about a hundred he
mailed out, and will, if need be s.nd
out more bulletins when I find that
they are wanted
The recent visit to the rice fie,ds .,
North Louisiana has had the effect of
SURFING up a great deal of interest -,
rice planting among the local nlant.
ers and the merchants who went along
on the Board of Trade excursion ~,
'hat account a number of those who
went along on the Lake Providepoo
Trip have expressed the intention 80
raising rice next year.
Congressman Collier says that .ha
department of agriculture take. esne.
cial interest in any communitv Tho,
SHOWS a desire to improve its crop
raising lands. and he IL sure Chat an
This account these bulletins viii, ha
promptly forwarded, and be hone.
they will be Of benefit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02
|IO Build one MODEL
ROAD IN EACH COUNTY

roads FOR less than it costs 10 haul ii
over a mile of bad roads, then thepa
is an unanswerable argument in ia
vor of the good road. The statement
that Mississippi pays annually mud
tax of several million dollars, is I'M
doubtedly correct. This is tax from
which we receive nothing whatever In
the way of improvement or hope O
relief 1t goes ON from year to year
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02
By H. E. Hlnkeslee, Commissioner O
agriculture.

Mississippi needs roads from an
economic standpoint, and that basis
is the proper one upon which to make
the campaign. If they will save our
people money, then we should have
them by all means. If a ton of freight
can be hauled over a mile of good
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-02
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Boughi
s: sssss the ., lMzAZEzsz,
100 WATCHES FREE.

The Weekly Commercial gives .
small. regular 12-sise. thin model. nick.
81 fiaish watch for 4 club of only
twenty. three month"; new trial sub
scriptions at 10 cents each, $500, the
amount to be RENTED with the 20
names. Each trial subscription must
be new. not now taking the Weekly,
and only one to family. The watch
is fully guaranteed, nice enough for
any one to wear. good time-keeper,
and cannot be purchased from any
jeweler for less than two dollars.
Drop us postal card for sample
copies and blanks.
THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL,
Memphis, Tenn.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-28
ALL UhSTRUNG.
Many Lexington People Suffer
From Nervous Troubles and
Don't Know WIN.

Thousands of cases of kidney trouble
show few outward symptoms except
nervousness, depression, languor, irrita-
bilitity and an inclination to worry ov-
er trjfies. 1t is generally due to the
poisonous action Of uric acid on blood
and nerves, and can't be cured except
by curing the kidneys. Doan's Kidney
Pills cure these.ills by curing the kid
neys. Lexington women are learning
it,
w. P. Nlet5s, of New Brookland
near Lexington. S. c., says: L suffer
cd severely al times from attacks of
kidney trouble. Severe pains caught
ne in the small of my back and were
50 severe that | was unable to get about
for days. The kidney secceticns were
very irregular in passage and often a
retention existed. finally heard about
Doan's Kidney Pills, procured them at
the kaufmann Drug Co.. and since u:-
ing them I am free from my former
trouble. ! now feel better III every way
and heartily endorse Doans Kidney
Pills to other sufferers
For sale by ali dealers. Price 30centS
Foster -Miibu:n Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents fo- the United States.
Remember the nanc-Doan S-uEG
take no ether.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-28
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.

The game warden of Chester county
has arrested eight men for illegal fish
ing.
Edible Thompson, colored, was kill
ed at Sumter by James Mclean, also
coiored.
The annual meeting Of the Carolina
Medical association was held in Sum-
merville last week.
There were five operation for ap-
pendicitis in the hospital of Spartan
burg last week.
J. T. Huthinson, a prominent citi-
zen of Inman, dropped dead while
feeding his hogs on Monday of last
week.
G. w. Wilson, of Bowman, aged so
years, was badly hurt in runaway
scrape. Despite his advanced age it
is thought that he will recover.
An attempt was made to Durglarize
the bank at Landrum Sunday night,
but it failed. The burglars then en-
tered store and carried off aquantity
of merchandise.
Some one passed half cent copper
for a one-cent on Mr.. w. G. Peterson,
of Newberry, on Saturday, by mis-
take no doubt. It is dated 1908, and
is worth 25 cents.
A majority Of the freeholders of
Newberry have signed the petition
asking for an election on the question
of voting $4,000 for extending water
and sewer systems.
David Mitchell, a farmer of Union
county was shot in the jaw with a 38
calibre pistol IA years ago, the ball
driving tooth into the root of his
tongue, where it remained until a few
days ago, when it was removed by a
surgeon.
Mr.. John A. Ziegler, spectator,
was taken sick during the seventh in
ming of the baseball game with Co.
lumbia in Chrleston last week, and
died Is minutes after the close Of the
game. Acute indigestion was given
as to the cause of death.
E. W. Durant, Jr., received his COM
mission as collector of the port Of
Charleston and assumed charge of the
customs department Monday, succeed
ing Deputy Collector a. T. Jennings
who has been acting collector since
the retirement of W. D. Crum.
A special term of the court Of gen
eral sessions will be convened at Flor
ence on Tuesday, April p, for the
purpose of taking up the criminal cas-
es. The regular spring term of the
court, which should have been held
in March, was called off owing to TIE
illness of Judge Aldrich at the time.
He will preside at the spec al term
this month.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-28

While attempting to prevent Ale
Williams, negro, from shooting his
wife, Rachel Johnson. q negro NC
man, was Shot by Williams near Al
colu. The weapon. u:;ed WIS (; single
barrel shotgun and was tiret; al close
range, the entire load taking effect in
the woman's abdomen. The woman
died about O'Clock il the morning.
Williams has been arrested ard lodged
in iail.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-28
a. Little Kissing.

a. Little Kissing.
\ little kissing
Now and then
Is why we have
The married men.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
A little kissing
Too, of course,
Is why we have
The quick divorce.
Chicago Record Herald.
A little kissing's
Lots of fun
If you can kiss
The proper one.
cleveland Leader.
A little kissing's
Not enough;
A lot of kissing
That's the stuff.
Boston Herald.
A little kissing
On the sly
Is sweeter now
Than by and by.
-Yonkers Statesman.
A little kissing
Is a whirl
Of JOY if it's
A Texas girl.
Houston Post.
A little kissing
Lips are red:
Philadelphia girl
huff is sed.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
You must tiptoe
If you reach
The lips of any
Richmond peach.
Richmond News-Leader.
A lite kissing
Here, of course,
And not a chance
Of d divorce.
Columbia Record.
Stoop to the low
Tiptoe to the tall
But Union kisses
Beat them all.
Union Times.
And little kissing
Now and then
Is enjoyed by
The best of men.
Wanted-Piedmont cigarette cou-
oons. will pay 45c per hundred cash
IN redeor1ing these coupons.
Rice B. Harman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-28
This Is An Easy Test.

Sprinkle Aliens Foo,-Ease in one
shoe and not in the other: and notice
the difference. Just Tie thing TO use
when rubbers OF oyershoe> become ne
ceSsarv. ard your shoes seem 70 pinch.
Sold everywhere, 25c. Don't accept
any substitute.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-02
SWINDLER HAD MONEY
IN AN OGDEN BANK

The hotel beat" has become an old
story, but the various methods en-
ployed by them in doing" a hotel,
are always interesting The latest
beat to visit Salt Lake was a young
ran of striking appearance, who gave
the name Of II. H. Hollis. Where he
halls from, nobody seems to know. but
the Kenyon hotel. which he victim
lied to the extent OF S25, would ap-
pTeclate some information regarding
him.
Some weeks ago, Hollis called at
the Kenyon and had a check cashed
This proved to be as good as gold.
Last Tuesday he called again and
asked that another check be turned
into the coin OF the realm Tor him
Neither Don Porter nor his son. were
at the hotel at the time. and know
.Dg that check had been honored
before. an employe cashed the one
presented without hesitancy.
The check was on an Ogden bank
for SIS. In the course of few days.
il was returned as Worthless" and
Mr.. Porter. for the first time. was
made aware OF the fact that he had
Eeen victimiZed. An investigation
was Immediately started which result
ed In Mr.. Porter learning that Hol-
lis had deposited So at the Ogden
bank. but had issued six checks on
this amount all of which were
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-02

During this sale we offer boys
waists. size 4 to IA years, made of
galaeta cloth in light and dark, tasty
patterns. waists which are sold In
nearly every store in Ogden at
twice the price we askf Price for
any size is 45c
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-02


amounts practically the equal or
the deposit. The Kenyon check was
tho last one, and in company With
four others, whose identity is not
known, Mr. Porter is out Of pocket.
Friday, Mr. Porter learned that Hol-
lis was in Denver. and he Immediate
ly wired the police of that city TO
arrest the man. The matter was
also reported to the police of this city.
ana orders were sent to the Denver
police TO arrest Hollis and hold him
Until an officer could be sent for HIM
Hollis is described as being OF med.
ium height, polished, well-dressed and
has the air of being prosperous
young business man. The very fact
that he had previously cashed a check
al the Kenyon. which was good. paved
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-02

tile way for him TO repeat the trick
with slip OF paper that was not
worth the amount of ink used in writ
ing 1t. This also served to catch the
eWploye in the trap and although
strict orders have been given that no
cnecks are 10 be cashed unless bear
ing the 20. X" of either Don Porter
or Sam Porter. the rule was disobey-
ed. and thus the hotel was again
made the loser.