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Have a Purnose.

Have a purpose. No one ever reached
great things without trying for them.
Thoughts of what is great, love for
great ideals, daily acts done in a great
spirit, prepare the hero's hour and
bring it to him. Purpose makes or
mars life. Purposelessness ruins life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
"Prints All tho News

II any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommendation
TO friends. the favor will he very high
ly appreciated n its fishers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
A C~onsiderate Girl.

MadGe-Hc said you We're very pune
tual Mariorie-Why shouldn't he:
never kept him waiting mora thar
half IL hour in NY ife.-LippiNcctt's
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27

1T WAS AS DRY AS a b%irdcage?" he in
HE WAS. CURED. THAT'S
what you were carrying"
The prisoner picked it up carefully,
removed the cork, took a smell and
turned it upside down. It was as drv
as he was.
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"The police m n
says you were"
Under oath
"Certainly."
"P b a he's
right, but I was just
going along with a
b%irdcage in my
hand"
The magistrate
had a bottle set be-
fore the prisoner.
fkH $500 80
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o. The -
Scrap Book
The Birdcage.

A prisoner was arraigned before the
bar Of justice charged with having dal-
lied too long before another sort Of
bar and waxing too hilarious for the
public peace.
what were you doing drunk in the
street?' asked the magistrate.
"Was I drunkT was the reply in a
tone Of surprised innocence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27

4 good laugh IS sunshine II ,ha
housc.-Thackerly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27

a birdcage now,
since them po-
Hcemen has had
a whack at it,"
Probably you
are sober O W
and see things
differently"
THAT amt it.
1t was a bird
cage when l had
it last"
POSSIBLY you
can explain what
you mean by a
hirdn0~~V ~
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you mean by a ABOUT A DOZEN
birdcage," sug- SWALLOWS IN IT,
gested the puzzled court.
EASY enough" smiled the prisoner.
1T had about a dozen swallows in it
when they got it,"
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hveries for a little bakery. They stag
gered up to the front door Of one house
ana the lady phonrd the little bakery
woman a singing reprimand. The
"lady's" house had n back door for
common working people,
That the lady In this case merely
stamped herself u SnoD ana not keep
the tears out of the little bakery wom-
ans eyes when she told me about II.
The tears OF those who bear the brunt
OF the Joyous Christmas season are
many and bitter,
II Is not a Joyous season to the shop
woman and the cashgirl and the candy
factory girl and the delivery men. It Is
a season OF aching limbs and brains
'azed with long hours and confusion, a
season OF triple toll and scant rest, Of
impatient criticism and Insult. Ask
them!
And remember that you. Yuletide fes-
t~ivities reach their roots into many n
strange quarters and are nourished and
made green by Notwithstanding toll and
s~leep-fanlshed brains ana bodies. and
throats hat ache and lip that dare not
complain.
We deal too much In superlatives. we
Of the present generation. When Se
have "a good cause" We want II an
nounced in italics or large capitals. We
have forgotten how TO he temperate"
! And II II time We paused and listened
10 those OF the older generations-to
those who were kindly M gracious and
patient, 10 whom courtesy was as nat
ural as religion.
Nothing Is accomplished by haste,
ImpatieRce, anger. But much Is lost
by them,
Quietness Is better,
Consideration for others Is best.
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pistol she had turned the apo uP hersek All that. she asked. before maxi
fns thes sacrifice was to har him say before hem hat h loved her best OF al
She observed a better fate Just az he play deserved more ingenious ending. It
Is always an Easy natter to ut a ble tin pay-and in Paris apparently, the
has 10 lost. its thrill
Emt. what OF Nine. Armaury? was her husband worth taking back home with
her? He most decidedly was not. The factt hat 10 lied to hr at the last mo-
men IN slipped away in an automobile wish Diane while hs wife was saving
him from the girls broher made him a cad in whom here could be no further
Interest
= Mrs camp5cns cutlery at this discovery an with the ntcof her old self
JThe earlier scenes me nae played her best society manner. And when she fol-
lowed tn runaway' to London it va rs though she were upo a little excursion
She seemed more burdenel with clothes than with SORROW. II vas imposabhef Tor
her 10 make the wIfct the great role in the play Mrs Canr1eN is q remarkable
actress in some rohs-but only in those tina require for their portrayal bitterness
and p sscn nd vtuperaton. So las might. while Mrs. Campbell could not maxi
M believe in Fanny Armaurys unchansng love-, she made us believe without
question in her anger M contempt whoa IN rounded on the Duke d Charance
and his son for smgesung that she divorce her husband and hus make Il pos
she for thcl to sae the honor % their family. Here Mrs. CAMPBELL had Ter
first, ad iudeed her only great moment in the pay-she whipped those W
helpless men with the singing truth as only she can administer a toncueitsling
John Flood IA a very sorry Duke, and Miss Annie Esnord as the Duchess
Hull. who made DANES brother quite harmless until the asst act put a revolver
I'm his hand. Robert rouct acted Marcel much better than he Played the ms-
sband in Madame N"
The devotion of " women to this man Is the odd thing about he play and
because of thhSw ome generally will doubtless sock to see TT FooNshN virgin
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Tim ely Hints for
q. Christm as Sh D

gift idea. The sivcr looks upon the
custom as "A nuisance n "A bore and
the recipient becomes ~disSusted with the
worthless articles presented and wishes
all Christmas giving was abol. shed.
1t does take a little longer to select
a glft that will really ave pleasure.
but II we are going to give at all, let
il b. with the true Christmas spirit.
Therefore in our shopping expedition
lot Us follow the Golden Rule.
a little time spent in looking around
will convince YOU that the slops are
juGt fll!ed with pretty things waiting
20 be selected,
For tie man there are silk kimonos,
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Sc @ END ne att Christmas postal.
! don't care what they are.
Anything will do" This Is an
oyier that n received yesterday by
one Of our leading firms.
Ia, another shop II lady was overheard
to say to the salesman:
dive me a hfty-cent tie" and when
The obl'glng gentleman began hanains
out several for Inspection she remarked,
"Oh, give me any one. 1t Is only u
Christmas present"
These two instances Illustrate the In
. difference with which gifts are selected.
1s,eit q wonder then that there are 80
many, d.sappoi'ted recipients or Christ
mas, mornins?
a., woman recently complained that
n always spent SO much thought am,
.y,ne upon her selection of gifts and in
excl snge always receives IA lot Of trash
that Is absolutely useless to her" Ana
how many people have Il similar ex-
p~erlence? The above explains the
VIZ II You are going to give a present at
least take the trouble to make a good
selection. 20 not give others what
you d. got care for yourself, is a good
'or.c,.
A debutante stepped up TO a table ol
rifles tre ether day and selected one
\ friend with her remark d:
why dc you take such "A hsdeou'
article? There are others prettlcr.
oh, yes. hut don't you see, dear, II
is not to he upon my own dressing table
l hope you give me sense for better
taste"
She did not stop to consider whai
|. the recipient would think Of her taste
~ The cases cited make it clear why Sc
> many people are tired OF the Christmas
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"hs.s. vas 10 take MIN back to DispDe.
lie seemed restless. nervous Twice over
lie asked:
You haven't seen anything OF
young Beautreiet. | suppose"
No, Monsieur le Juge d'Instruction.
| can't say ! have"
Where on earth can he he? haven't
set eN,I on him ell day"
suddenly he had an idea, handed his
portfolio to Eredoux. ran around the
chateau and mad for the ruins.
u iorc Beiutrelet was lying near the
cl0iSters. Hat on his face. with one arm
folded under his head on the ground
carpeted with pine needles. lie seemed
browsing.
'%fiuilo. Young man. what are you
doing here? Are you asleep"
I'm not asleep. I've been thinking. "
Ever since this morning."
Ever since this morning"
ITS not "A question OF thinking one
must see INTO things FIRST. study facts.
look for csles. establish connecting links.
The time Tor thinking comes after. when
one pieces all that together n dis
covers the truth"
Yes. | ~know-that's the usual way.
the fISht one | dare say. Mine IL dif-
ferent. | think first. try. above all. 10
get the general hang OF the case. II |
may 20 express myself. Then imagine
II reasonable and logical hypothesis.
which nts in with the general idea
And then. n not before. I examine the
facts 10 see II they agree with my
hypothesis"
That's a funny method and a ter
ribly complicated one"
IT'S a sure method, NJ. Fillerl. which
Is more t!ian can be said OF yours"
Come, cOme! Facts are facts"
"Nitn yOur ordinary SORT of adversary
yes, But. given an enemy ndowed with
a certain amount OF cunning, the facts
are those which he happens to have
selected Take the famous clues upon
which you base your inquiry. why, he
was at liberty to arrange them as he
liked, And you see where that can lead
you. into what mistakes AMI absurdIties,
when YOU are dealing with a man Ike
Arsene G.upin. Holn,ock Shears him
self fell into the trap"
"Arsene Lupln Is dead"
y matter. His gang remains and
the pupils Of %h a master are masters
themselves
NJ. Flllenl took Isidore by the arm
and, leading HIM away:
Words, young man. words. Here Is
something Of more Importance. Listen
To me. Ganlmard Is otherwise engaged
at thIs moment and viii not be here for
"A few days. ON the other hand, the
Comte de Gesvres has telegraphed to
1Iolmlock shears, who has promised his
assistance next week, Now don't YOU
think, u man, that A would be a
feather In our cap II We We're able TO
say TO those two celebrities. ON the day
OF their arrival, Awtully sorry. gentle
men. but we couldn't walt. The business
Is done""
1t was impossible for N. fileul to
The evening world., 1910-12-20
Il h e N e Play
Mn 1.-THE Foolish Virgin" w.
@& Slight Better Be Called MGE
IVA "7he Foolish Wife," ~
It INV cAA1I &c HAeN-~n
s9T CHARLES ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

T7SshiFisH devotion may be a beautiful virtue nut too much of |: Is be-
lpJ coming only In logs Or perhaps one must be Frenchman ito appreciate
=" the exquisite quality in an abandoned wife, who lot only tags along after her
husband M a charming girl whom he frankly prefers to her. but who volun-
teet..p stand guard in their rooms at night to protect him from attack at the
hsndB Of a hot-hesded brother Of thu young woman. TO IN American the whole
situation is more than likely to seem ridiculous when u is not repeNsnt
1t struck IN again and agan at the knkkerbocker Theatre lastn night tina
HI Foolish Virgin might better be called The Foolish Wife" The Wife
over whe Paris threw . viruous it, car hardly hope to find great sympathy
ndoes not lie to suggest unsehsh devotion. But Henri Batarle writes should
Say pot for the wordb ut for Paris. His characters are 80 completely localized
SHAT they seem strange to u.s. The only really human and sympathetic character
in this ray Is Dlane, the foolish virgin. who gives her life for day in which
she is bravc enough to be happy.
II vas this GIRL as acted by Miss Adelaide Nowak. who put blood in the
ven of The Foolish Virgin last nght an made 1t seem something more than
a dramatic dancing skeicton operated by BWtane with theatrical skill. Miss
-Novak looked veyh fine. hghbred and spirited. especially in the first act where
Dtane s M through an hqutsnion ~ her angry father and, arer bdng ragged
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city. ON reaching the station
lsidore took n few turns on
- the platform 10 stretch his
legs. lie was about O. %re-enter his com
partment when a cry escaped him. AS
ne passed the bookstall he had read. In
an ahscnt-mindcd way, the following
lines Oh the front page OF n special edi-
tion OF the Journal de Rouen. and their
alarming sense suddenly burst upon
him;
STOP PRESS NEWS
W hear by telephone from Dieppe
that tho Chateau d'Ambrumesy was
BROKEN into last night by criminals. who
bound n Jagged Mile. de Gesvres and
carried on Mile. lie Saint-vcran. Traces
Of blood have been seen at a dlstam.e
II hve hundred yards from the house
md a scarf has been found close by.
Th.ci Is also stained with blood. There
= every reason TO fear tiiat tile poor
young sirl has been murdered"
lsldorc neautrelet completed his jour,
ney to Dleppe without moving n limb,
Rcnt in two. with his elbows on hi,
knees and hts hands pbsstered ags,nsI
his face. he sat thinking.
At Dlcppe he too n ny. At the doc
OF Ambrumesy he met the examlnin,
magistrate. who confirmed the horrib,,
lows.
You know nothiag more" aske,
Beautrelet.
Nothing. | have only just arrived.
At that moment thu sergeant OF gen
darmes came up to w. Fllleui an,
handed him a crumpled. torn and dis
colored piece or paper. which he ha,
picked up not far from the place wher
the scarf was found. NJ. fllleul locke,
at II and gave II to Beautrelet. saying
Il don't suppose this will help u
much In our Investigations
Isidore turned the paper over an,
over. II was covered with figures, dot
and signs and presented the exact ap
pearance reproduced below:
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BY Ethelyn HustOn}
w hen II G
Nav Be n Grim

And the idle, who have been lifted to
idlencss ny the generation OF tollers just
behind them. must not forget that
noble So oblige"-that social superior
ity. 30 called. makes also It's demands
upo them. And the greatest OF these
IN courtesy.
Last Yuletlde brought a blizzard with
il. Two delivery boys toiled through
the great snow drifts making late de-
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where factory wiecls turn.
Discourtcsy to an equal bears with 1t.
at least, a remedy. Tie equal ran re-
taliate. But Yudeness to one In "A sub
ordinate position places the offender
beyond the pale. The subordinates can
not afford to retallate. They are bound
by the ropes Of those dependent upon
them. We call ourselves freemcn-but
those OF us who toll are not free.
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Another ARSENE
8. e = LUPIN Story
Hollow Needle"
By Maurice Leblanc \
Copyright. 1910. by Maurice Jebi.ne)
SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

W. fHftblpiNt 'NAftb"0s
The grcet country lIouse VI the Count de
Gtstts, in Normandy. Frame. IL entered by
burglars. The Count : daughter, SuEsune, and
bis niece. Rs, monde. are awakened at midnight
by a noise. They sse man cross the garden
With an. stmfni " plumber. diamonds Nrts a.
him. lie falls. This cOunt de u,syre- is found
stnsless In his bedroom, Reside him lies hts
secretary. lean DaSsl. stabbed to death. The
, cunt revitts. but can throw no light on whsi
has happened. The grounds are sesrcltd In vain
ioT the shot tnrvisf api his armful " tOoty.
The police sr. commenced. With the Msgisttsis
and Other OH .tsl. come Two ftporteN. The
Count cannst tSulain naeefs death TO the rotice.
Vie simply umsmbsTs btipE stunued Nv spfre IN
tuudcr. The two girls arc summoned to testify
at the infn,msl tnltsiisaiion. Tisf describe N,
odd al, euirrts ~ the night, Tine " the snplossd
l~ttottss proves 20 he q s,hoolhny named f.idore
Neautfelet. who shuws unusual cle.cruer. Ia pla
ton 10 several points IN the mystery. The police
bcityr the man slrt by Raymondr !. hiding In q
'uindi chspsl on the estate. Hut he tannot IN
found. Ills ~nccomplicc. kidnsp q famous docto,
whom they .force TO tend the Wounded thief
Hsutrrltt derlarts Af<sne Luptn. the "thiri
genius." 10 author NJ thu crime and that Lupir
u IN = dial to sell the de Ges,re. ART 'rsswr,,
10 n tUh Amert' an, Reautrict receives snouy
nous warning 10 drop the ,ase.
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surlilb llN'lA lppll a ltllp'i-
ate dispute
We are. as a nation and as a genera
ton. being rather severely arraigned
just now about our dearth OF courtesy
to express it gently, We call 1t high
tension, haste. nerves, Temperament
but the old writer wou!d ave called 1t
rudeness. And for rudeness there is no
excuse.
knew a woman once upon whom adj
ycrsity and lllness had rested heavy
hands. til the wolves OF want clam
ored at her elbow and the bitter Tread
OF charity seemed imminent. She went
down to the edge Of the Valley of the
Shadow and wayered there, arguing
with her soul II Il need be any longer
''fardels bear" And the day Of her
greatest extremity n tired and har-
asset business man said to her:
Mrs. Lady, am always glad to see
you. People with g%rouches are driving
me to drink, hut you are always love
~ as you express it,"
n woman smlled-an odd little
smile-Dut the man never knew what
the calm face vas masking.
Tragedy itself annot affect good
, breeding. The man or the woman who
only smiles with the sun. whose tenn
per shows It's fangs when trial comes,
betrays at once the yellow streak, be
the station OF life high or low Curt
ness. ~sullenness. discourtesy. are but a
boomerang, stamping the offender with
( the brand of mongrel.
And these ortsnses against good taste.
be II known, are found much more FREE
quently where silken gowns rustic than
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TO her knees and threatened with a
term of two years in a convent. sits
beneath the shears OF her mother 20 be
,shorn of her hair. The fathers bru-
,tality. the mothers determination and
tho girls defiance bring about a clash
.ot wills that is felt as well as heard.
This scene strikes fire at once.
, Incidentally. Miss Nowak let down
hair that was too good to lose. II was
q great relief to see her spring from
beneatl the shears. Again In the sec.
ond act she expressed the unauestlon-
ing love OF the girl for Marcel so sim
ply tina; the law OF society which she
stood ready to break seemed a small.
inconsccuertial thing. And In the last
act her fatallstic attitude prepared the
way for the tragic end. Miss Nowak
F., conveyed all three moods with unmis-
taxable sincerity and fine simplicity. 1t
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THOROUGHLY BRITISH.

Hlcks-Did you ever see any one SO
uncompromisingly English as Perkins"
.Wicks-NO, and | never saw any one
q WITH any %protension to style make such
O ridiculous preach OF good form as he
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did yesterday, lie appeared In full
dress al . o'clock in the afternoon"
Hicks-That's all right from his star.d-
polnt, Il was after & London time. you
know. The Catholic Standard and
Times.
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was Dane. and
Diane alone, for
whom We felt pity.
Md when she slot
herself before her
lover. his wife and
her brother. Mar
coils words. as he
bent over her.
seemed a fitting
o y: We
have killed her
among us y o u
with your hate.
you with your pity
and v'th my
love-
To save her lover
from her brothers
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CHAPTER II.
lContInued)

train threaded the tunnel
that precedes the old Norman
city. on reaching the station
lsidore took n few turns on
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jNI"iEDS OF years ago Sir
Thomas Browne wrote, "A
good cause needs not to be
%patron'd by passion, bat can
SUSTAIN ltself mpon a temper
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2.1.1..2.. 2.t..1..
Iced =. ,2.<9.2..2.
o Wo HF<lAAs5A
$50. .kS.Z
CHAPTER III.
The Discovery

: & o'clock In taie evening.
having finished all he had to
do. NJ. Flllcul. accompanied
by VI. Bredoux, his clerk,
stOnd Ma.iIng for the carrIlpc
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,6e@ END ne afty Christmas postal.
! don't care what they are.
Anything will do" This Is an
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
WHAT TCHRISTMAS MEARsTOME
: BY AN OLD BACHELOR.
Christmas to me means opportunity.


Christmas to me means opportunity.
For what?
Opportunity for kindness.
1t is perhaps fifteen years since re-
ceiyed a Christmas present. I'm an
old bachelor, and nobody remembers
me. Yet that doesn't make me glum
and grouchy at Christmas-no, Stree.
I'm not particularly fond Of children.
Maybe if I were L would have mar
ried and raised a few Of my own. STILL,
I don't dislike the little ones, and ev-
cry year run across lot Of boys and
girls who have no Santa Claus Of thor
own-little' orphan fellows and Tod's
poor. Well, when Christmas comes
along I remember these children. Pm
their Santa Claus in small way.
Last Christmas spent 50 and made
nearly forty children happy. I've got
a ten dollar bill laid up to spend in
the same way this Christmas. and III
bet anybody another ten that the ole
bachelor will get as much joy out Of
spending that TX" rs all the little ones
combined.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Notice of Change of Schedule

Notice of Change of Schedule
Departures.
Train No. 200 for all points
north $40 a. m.
Train No. 23l for Aiken and all
points south 1905 a. m.
Train No. 229 for Aiken and all
points north l:3O p. m.
Train No. 2O7 for all points
south $50 p. m.
Arrivals.
Train No. 2Os from all points
south 9:0Oa. m.
Train No. $50 from all points
north HOO a. m.
Train No. 21o from Aiken pm
Train No. $50 from all points
south 4:4O p. m.
Train No. 2o6 from all points
north 7:4o p. m.
Mails are closed 80 minutes in
advance of departure of trains.
w. III. Brunson, P. NJ.
a
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Business Notice.

We desire to notify the public
that our business is run on a strict
ly cash basis, treating all alike. aBy
running a credit system we would
have to employ an extra man to
collect at the end of each month.
Persons who send their wagons for
meal, hulls and coal will please
send cash with their orders. We
only sell coal for accommodation.
Beaver Dam Mills.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Flour Mill Notice.

l wish to inform the farmers of
,Edg&eld countythat I intend to put
my Roller Mill in first class condi-
ton for grinding the next years
wheat crop. So ] hope they will
now wheat enough to make all the
-four they will need next year.
Yours truly,
j. D. Edison,
l1-l6-3t Johnston, S. G..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Masters Sale
State Of South Carolina,
Edgefeld County !
Court of Common Pleas

Court of Common Pleas
w, r. Parks
against
R.. B. Hays, The Bank
of ParksYille, a corporation under
the laws ofeSouth Carolina.
Pursuant to the decree in this
cause I will offer for sale at public
outcry to- the highest bidder, before
the Court House, town Of Edgefeld,
and State. of South Carolina on sales.
day in January 1911 the, same be-
ing the End day Of said month be-
tween. the legal hours of sale the
following described property to wit:
ALI Of the certain tract of land
lying and being in the county and
state aforesaid known az portion
of the Cartledge place, containing
one hundred and fifty (l5O) acres
more or less and bounded north by
lands of Isaac, Morgan and Mrs.
Julia b. Talbert, east by E. @.
Winn, south by w. J. Talbert,
west by estate of J. S. Cartledge
and Isaac Morgan"
Terms of Sale: One half cash,
and the balance. on credit of one
year with interest from the day of
sale, purchaser to giYS bond and a
mortgage. of the premises sold to
secure Repayment of the credit
portion, mortgage to bear interest
at the rate Of eight per cent per an
mum or all cash at the purchasers
option. Terms must, be compiled
with or Master is authorized to re-
sell the same day on the risk of the
purchaser. Purchaser must pay for
papers.
w. F. Roath,
Master E. c., S. c.
Dec. 9, lslo.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Banks on Sure Thing Now.

"I'll never be without DR.. Kings
New Life Pills again." writes A
Schingeck, 647 Elm Street., Buffa-
10, N. Y. They cured me of chronic
constipation when all others failed.
Unequaled for billiousness, jaun-
dice. indigestion, headache, chills
malaria and debility. Csc at Penn q
Holstein. w E Lynch & Co., z
Timmons.