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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

1.-The Ohio Valley exposition which is
to be held In Cincinnati August 90 to Sep
TENDER "a will be in many respects the
most attractive yet seen in that city,
famed for It's educative- shows said
Louis L. McGhee of indianapolis. Il was
In Cincinnati a few days ago and was
talking with one of the directors of the
exposition. lie told me that nearly all
the exhibit space had been taken. He
said. too, that the southern states would
be well represented.
LAS for the crowds that will attend the
exposition. it can. safely be predicted that
the gate receipts will be sufficient to meet
all ordinary expenses. Cincinnati has
never held an exposition that was any
thing like a financial failure"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04
About Person
OLD SOLDIER GETS HIS MONEY

Mayor Thomas Barrett of Augusta, Ca,
is in Birmingham.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
MIR. Tompkins in Charlotte.

Mr.. A. s. Tompkins is here from
Edgefeld, S. Co. on visit to his
brother, Mr.. D. A. Tompkins, and
reports.that his county, while not
neglecting the cotton crop, is TAX
ing great interest in corn cultivation
owing to the enterprise in great
measure of Mr.. J. L.. Minis, editor
of The Edgeield Advertiser. This
well known paper was the first in
the state, Mr.. Tompkins says, to
begin an active, systematic cam
paign for the enthronement of King
Corn in South Carolina. Rev.
Royal Shannonhouse, native OF
Charlotte and the beloved rector of
the Episcopal church at Edgeield,
is an expert gardener and has made
some fifty bushels of corn on an
acre in the town of Edgefeld and
several of the leading farmers down
there have grown over 100 bushels
on one acre of land, 30 much so that
farming for profit is becoming In
tensely intense.
Mr.. Tompkins brought also the
good word that Senator B. r. Till
man is very much improved in
health as he has been at his home
at Trenton this season actively en-
gagged out in the open air looking
after his farm and other improve.
ments to make accommodations for
feeding and fattening his herd of
cows which he purchased mainly
for the purpose of improving bis
land. Senator Tillman believes
that herd of cattle fed on cotton
seed meal and hulls is the best
guanc factory in the world. Char,
lotte Observer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21

The boil weevil is coming, says
the entomologist, and the man who
will suffer most when he comes will
be the man who sticks at all cot
ton and imagines that it will not
pay to farm instead of plant cotton.
The man who will prosper after the
weevil gets on his land is the man
who goes into real rotative farming,
grows forage and feeds cattle,
makes manure and breeds the ear
liest cotton he can make, the man
who will have oats to sell, corn to
sell, pork and beef to sell and ma
nure to help him get ahead of the
weevil. The weevil is whipping
the Southern farmers into farming,
and all will have to take him into
consideration hereafter. And we
are going to move the Corn Belt
South where the largest crops made
in this country have been produced
and where August frosts never
come to damage the crop as is done
often in the so-called Corn Belt.
And we are going to make pork
and beef as cheaply, or cheaper,
than the Central West, and, in fact.
are going to march right on to ag-
ricultural independence in spite
of the boil weeyil, or perhaps by
reason of it.-Progressive Farmer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
PALMETTO STATE LEADS.
Editor of Southern Cultivator
Comments Upon the Large
Yield of Corn in the
South.

The South is at last coming to
her own. She will produce enough
corn for home consumption this
year-for the first time since the
war. South Carolina heads the
list. She will produce 5O,O0O,OoO
bushels. This is 100000 bushels
more than was grown in 1909, and
81, 100000 bushels over the yield
in 1908. This is coming some.
Then l5-year-old boy Jerry Moore,
of Winona, S. C. holds the yearly
record with a yield of 22s bushels
from an acre. Georgia is not far
behind, she has an increase of some
thing like 10, 100000 bushels, and
record yield of 1875 bushels on an
acre of sandy land. Alabama too
has bumper crop. Even the ne
groes who only plant corn along in
their cotton made a good crop and
it is safe to say Alabama has some
100000 bushels more than in
1909. Mississippi will make about
enough to do her, something un-
heard of before In the North and
West the yield is great and not hav-
ing the South to unload her surplus
upon, has run the price down in
Chicago from 76 cents to 46 cents
per bushel. Meat has tumbled
cents pound within three weeks.
and beef has followed suit. These
are the conditions that confront us
to-day, but no Southern farmer
should let the lower price of corn
cause him to plant one acre more of
cotton or one acre less in corn. We
should always keep it in mind to
feed ourselves, then clothe as many
as we can; since it is only through
this method that the money from
our cotton will do us the most good.
We glory in this years yield of
corn in the South and we sincerely
trust the yield will never be less,
but increase some year by year,
through the agencies of better seed
selection and larger yields per acre,
as we'll as through increased acreage.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Honor Roll.

Of the Edgefeld Graded School
for the month ending Dec. IA:
Fourth Grade: Leila Roper,
Genevieve Norris, Margaret May.
Emmie Lou Edmunds, Jack Hart.
Mallalieu Bailey.
Fifth Grade: Carroll Rainsford
Ouida Pattison, Catharine Darling.
ton, Neva Weir, Douglas Thinner.
man.
Sixth Grade: Blondelle Hart, Ida
Folk, Guy Broadwater, Alma De.
Loach, John Minis.
Seventh Grade: Nell Burgess,
Annie Mae Timmons, Francis Sim,
kins, Emmie DeLoach.
Eighth Grade: Lizzie Roper.
Gladys Padgett, Adelia Britt.
First, second, and third grades
will be supplied.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Prohibition Reduces Crime.

The record Of Bamberg's crimi-
nal court here last week should be
a matter of pride to all our people.
Although no summer term of court
was held, there were only three
criminal cases to be tried this time,
and the work of the general sessions
court was finished Tuesday. One
days criminal court is fine record,
especially so when it is remembered
that only two terms Of court year
are held in Bamberg county. Posi-
bly, the voting out of the dispensary
has had something to do with this
good record, for which we are
pleased to give it full credit Bam-
berg Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Disk or Moldboar d Plows?

A correspondent wants to know
if we would advise the use of disk
plow when only two l,l0o-pound
animals are available to pull it. Tn
less. the land is light, two horses Of
this weight will not be able to pull:
disk plow satisfactorily, and even
in light land, if the plow is run very
deep this amount of team force will
be too light.
The disk plow has certain advan-
tages over the lnoldboard plow, but
for ordinary work q good mold
board plow will do as satisfactory
work. The disk will plow land when
so hard that could not be plowed
with the ordinary plow, but it
takes more than two l,lO0-pound
horses to plow this kind of land
with a disk.
The disk is also superior in its
ability to turn under large quanti-
ties of trash and where the land is
full of small roots the disk will do
work that it would trouble the
moldboard plow to do. With suffi-
cient force the disk plow will proba-
bly, do deep plowing better and less
of the raw soil will be turned up on
top.
But with only two horses and for
general farm work we would lake q
good two-horse moldboard plow.-
Raleigh IN. CO. Progressive Far
mer and Gazette.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21

Graniteville with white labor. For
many years Mr.. Gregg was an i'm
porter Of jewelry and in this way
made the money with which to start
the mill at Graniteville in 1S45.
He built churches, established
schools and endeavored in every
way to elevate the employees of his
mills. He died in 1867 and is buried
in Magnolia cemetery, Charleston.
In 1858 there was a spirited contest
for the state senate between Mr..
Gregg aud Col. James P. Carroll,
afterwards chancellor. Mr.. Gregg
was defeated.
Hammond, Andrew J.-Was a
worthy descendant of Col. Samuel
Hammond of the revolution, one
If the bravest and truest men of
that day. Andrew Hammond was a
planter and never aspired to any
political office, nor sought any po-
litical honor. but enjoying the con-
6dence of the people who knew him
(his home was not far from Ham
berg on the Savannah side of the
country. he was elected a member
of the convention of 1860. At one
time he represented Edge6eld in the
Legislature. During the war between
the states he held the rank of major
in the Confederate service. He mar
ried Elizabeth Butler.
Smyley, Col. James C.-Was
born at Meeting Street, in Edge
field county, in 1920 and died in
1872. He held no office during his
life, except that of colonel of mill
tia, and the very important posi-
tion of delegate to the secession
convention. He was planter by
business and occupation, and en-
joyed the confidence and respect of
the people. His wife was Catherine
Watson of Ridge Spring, S. @.
Tompkins, Col. James Born
June 2s, 1893. Died May 9, 1864
Married Mrs. Jennings, widow of
the William Jennings, her maiden
name being Hulda Hill. Had served
as member of the legislature. Was
of considerable influence and ability.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Not Happily Expressed.

The old friends had had three
days together.
You have a pretty place here,
John,' remarked the guest on the
morning of his departure. But it
looks a bit bare yet
'Oh, that's because the trees are
so young," answered the host com.
fortably. Il hope they'll have
grown to a good size before you
come again. metropolitan Maga
zine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Record of Liquor County.

For the first fifteen days of De-
cember it is believed that all records
for criminal commitments have been
broken. On Dec. 18th there had
been thirty-eight persons committed
to the Aiken jail, on charges from
murder to petty larceny. Of these
most were magistrates cases, and
the persons committed were either
let out of jail on bond or sent to the
chaingang or paid their fnes.-Ai-
ken Sentinel. -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
No Paper Next Week.

AS has been The Advertiser
custom for many years, no paper
will be issued from this office next
week. One issue in the year, that
Of Christmas week, is omitted in
order to enable those who make the
paper to have a short respite from
regular routine work. Beginning
with the first issue Of the new year
we hope to give our readers bet
ter and brighter paper, one that is
second to no weekly in the state.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Humane.

An Atlanta man not long ago
met a darky who was driving a
horse so thin that it staggered as it
walked.
"Why don't you put more flesh
on that nag?" Indignantly demand
ed the Albanian.
'Scuse me, boss" replied the dri-
yer. but rs doin' de best l kin.
Can't yo' see, boss, dat po' hoss kin
hardly carry what little flesh he's
got OH Iinsa,ow2'''z
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
A Financial Epigram.

''H. H. Rogers" said New
York broker, always advised
young men to get hold of capital.
He used to point out to them that
without capital a man could do
nothing, nothing. He used to pack
his truth into very neat epigram.
Fortune, he used to say. can't
knock at the door of man who
has no house. New York Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Wish Fol " Christmas Ac
companied by Money Order
Mr.. L. Minis.
Doo, S;,.

MI. j. u. Minis.
Dear SIR
Inclosed you find
one dollar and fifty cents for sub
scription for one year to Edgetield
Advertiser. Do not stop paper until
l ask you to do so. as we can not
get along without your paper.
J. G. Walker.
Merry Christmas to Editor of
The Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
PARKSVILL NEWS.
Hotel Before Close of New
Year. New Methodist Pas
tor Cordially Received
by Flock.

The slogan for 1911: A modern
hotel for Parksville. The money
barons are repenting, and the hotel
is sure to come. "Ye travelling pub
lie" look for the spires of this ia
nous structure. before the close of
IA. D. 1911.
Sunday was a gloomy looking
day, and yet, a goodly number of
worshippers turned out to hear the
Rev. T. HI. Garrett. The subject
was that of Moses choosing rather
to suffer afliction with the people
of God than enjoy the pleasure of
sin for a season."
Our people of the Methodist per-
suasion are panied to have to give
up their pastor, Rev. NJ. L. Lawson,
but welcome with open arms, the
Rev. o. N. Rountree. former pas
tor, who married Miss Kizzie La
nier, much beloved in Edgeield,
and sister of Mr.. James Lanier,
of Franklin.
Mr.. Jasper Parks from Augusta,
accompanied by the two pretty lit
tie daughters of Mrs. Busscy of
Modoc, spent Sunday, with friends
and relatives of this town.
Mr.. J. P. Blackwell, who pre-
ceded his pretty wife some time
ago, had the pleasure of introduc-
ing her to his family and friends
Saturday afternoon. DIr. Blackwell
will enter the mercantile business
here. and we welcome Mr.. and Mrs.
Blackwell to Parksville.
Mr.. Frank Parks from Mt. Car
mel is on visit to relatives.
Mr.. Robert Price, native Ten
nessean, who married Miss Leila
Parks of this town, and has been
for year or two an esteemed resi-
dent of this community is off for a
few weeks visiting upon his native
soil. We hope him pleasant trip
and safe return.
Rev. DR.. Wilkins of Blackwell
was an esteemed visitor to Pastor
Garrett last week in the interest of
the Baptist Theological Semina ry
at Louisville, Ky. He said ne fol
lowed Bro. Watts and did some
cleaning.
Miss AEarths Dorm has sSet,,rned
from visit to her slstet, and the
marriage of one of her friends in
Newberry. And now our young gal
lants wear a broad smile almost
from ear to ear.
Misses Josie Hickson and Belle
Sanders, our esteemed teachers, will
give their entertainment next We'd
nesday evening! The little girls
have about gotten their parapher-
MALTA about ready, which consists
in red dresses galore. No prettier
sight has been, or will be seen in
Parksville in a century than these
little girls will be when they shall
appear upon the stage Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Pat Bradley will give her
students Christmas tree next Fri
day afternoon. 1t will be remember
ed that Mrs. Bradley is the efficient
teacher of the Clark's Hill school.
This is my last letter from Parks
vile for 1910, and to one and all
1 wish a merry Christmas with
good will to all and malice to-
wards none," we trust, that big and
little, old and young, may becoming
ly keep this festival, so as to bring
joy and glad will to. all your read
ers: and to any who have been in
terested in,or taken pleasure in these
squibs, may double portion of
the joys and pleasures of this fes-
tive season fall athwart their path
way is the prayer of
More Anon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21

Wife-You promised that if ]
would marry you my every wish
would be granted.
Husband-Well, isn't it?
Wife-No; l wish hadn't mar
ried you.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-21
Foolish Question.

Belle Two men have proposed
TO me, and / don't know which to
accept.
Nelle-Which has the most
money?
Belle-say, if 1 knew that, do
you think I'd be asking for advice?
Cleveland Leader.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-20
PREPARING FOR
IRRIGATION MEET
COMMITTEE ASKS THAT 1HOsE
WHO ARE WILLING TO ATTEND
SEND THEIR NAMES 10 THE
GOVERNOR. so THAT THEY
CAN BE NAMED DELEGATES


The committee appointed some
time ago by Governor Benson TO
arouse interest among the CONNER
cial bodies, and the citizens Of the
state generally, in the National Irri-
cation Congress, which will be held
in Pueblo, Colorado. September &C.
80, met yesterday in the Chamber OF
Commerce Building. at Portland. for
the purpose OF formulating plans for
its campaign.
The committee will send copies OF
the official CALL together with a cir
cular letter, to all the commercial
bodies in the state, and other organ
izations, with the request that they
send their full quota Of delegates.
The committee is anxious to have
oregon represented by large and
influential delegation, as the congress
will deal with questions which the
state is now engaged ia solving, and
which are Of the utmost importance
to its prosperity and welfare The
committee is anxious to have all those
1 who desireito attend to forward their
names to the governor 20 that thsy
may be appointed as delegates.
At the last session of the congress,
at Spokane, washington. the state
appropriated $4,000 for It. The
state of Colorado has also appropri-
ated a large sum Of money for it, and
that the session will be great sue
cess is already assured.
The committee consists Of John II.
Lewis, W. H. Brooks, John T. whist
Ter, H. Beclnwith and e. G. Giltner.
Professor Young Of the State Uni
versity at Eugene. and Senator Cham
berlain are vice-presidents of the
congress.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-20
GAME WAS NOT
PLAYED SUNDAY
's'RED" RUPERT TELEGRAPHS
THAT THE RAINY SEASON HAD
SET IN IN PORTLAND AND
THEN WENT INTO HIBERNA-
TION.

Because Red" Rupert, manager
of the West Side team of Portland
saw it raining at o'clock yesterday
morning, and because he could not
conceive of it stopping raining in
Oregon in less than day and tele-
graphed the Cherry Pickers to re-
main home and then went to sleep,
the game between the Portland
team and the team of this city which
was scheduled to be played at the
City of Roses yesterday afternoon
was cancelled.
Rupert is a policeman in the City
of Roses, as weIl as the manager of
a baseball team, and it was this
fact which postponed the game
His hours are from IL at night un-
til Z o'clock in the morning. When
he went on shift the rain was de
scending in torrents and believing
It had set IN for all day he sent a
message to the team here that the
game would not be played and then
went to his room and surrendered
himself TO repOse. When he awOke
from his slumber at / O'Clock in the
afternoon the sun was shining
shining as brightly as though the
sky had never known rain. but Is
was then too late 70 countermand
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-20
ALBANY STORE
is DROWNED OUT
THE ACCIDENT FOLLOWED THE
SHUTTING OFF OF WATER
FOR REPAIRS AND THEN
TURNING 1T ON DURING THE
NIGHT-DANTAGE, $40, 900.
.tAibahy citlaen.i

The big cloak and suit house Of
Chambers & McCune, Familiarity
known as the big daylight store. was
flooded in most peculiar way last
Tuesday night, causing a big dam
age to approximately $4,000 worth
of millinery goods, rugs. suits and
shelf goods.
The water had been shut or from
The pipes shortly after irrigation
hours SO as to allow repairs in the
pipes at Fourth and Broadalbin SITS.
In the Elks' Club the sinks had been
corked and left filled with water.
During the course of the evening the
faucets had been turned on and
there being no water were left open.
Some time shortly after midnight
the water was again turned into the
pipes and the water began flowing
into the sinks already filled. The
water soon covered the floors in the
Elk's rooms to a depth OF several
inches, and was not discovered until
about 8 a. m. 1t soaked through
onto the steel ceiling and followed
grooves, found its way to every
nook and corner of the big store.
It leaked through all over the goods
In the rooms below, and through on
to the basement where It ruined
rugs and goods which were still un-
packed. Even the goods on display
in the front windows were damaged.
The worst havoc was wrought in the
millinery department, The colored
goods, roses, etc, were on tho
shelves above which were fret
struck by the water The plumes
both white and colored were beneath
and were ruined by the water
strained from the colored goods.
Every hat in this department was
either damaged or ruined.
Wednesday was TO have been the
beginning Of the great alteration
sale and many people were coming
in, from the effects Of the advertis-
ing which had been done, but were
turned away on account OF the wet
condition Of the store, which could
not be opened. The store was closed
all day Wednesday and part uf
Thursday in order TO dry stock. arr
range goods and get them in shape.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-20
The HORSE EDITOR
BADLY WRECKED
THE CENTER STREET BELL PUT
TING THE WHOLE NEIGHBoR-
HOOD IN CONDITION TO BE
SENT TO ASYLUM OR GRAVE
YARD.

The horse editor this morning was
a physical, mental and moral wreck.
His elongated old body was weary.
and there was a noticeable diminn-
tion of the parlor bay window where
he stores his gasoline. so to speak His
mind was a blank. more than that, a
"blsnkity. biankity, blank blank. >
aud SO on ad infinitum. And his
morals-he hadn't any. The cause Of
H. was that Center street bell. It pu5
in a strenuous night, after a hard
days work Sunday. Nor is the horse
editor alone. The pale light that
broke slowly over the Cascades this
morning showed a lot of gibbering
wrecks Of once stalwart men and
handsome women, wandering IN the
door yards In that neighborhood and
casting longing eyes toward the pen
itentiary or asylum or grave yard
the further termini OF the street car
lines, any old place away from the
vicinity OF Center and Twelfth streets
The horse editor realized how Poe
came to write that literary monstrosi-
ty The Bells" and understands how
he also wrote thai masterpiece "Ths
Raven" The latter was written just
after the former. for he was no
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-20
CHINAMAN WAS
A GOOD SCRApPER


San Francisco, June 2O.-Tone
Hoy is a lighting Chinaman. He
proved it today when he found viii
Carter in the alleged act of lootine
his lodgings.
The catalogue of Carter's injuries,
as registered at the Emergency hos
pital follows:
Two blackened eyes.
Fractured nose.
Dislocated jaw.
Lacerated cheeks, caused by Tong
Hoy's fingornails.
Scalp in painful condition with
several handsful of hair missing.
Body black and blue from pummel-
Ing
Legs bruised and battered.
Otherwise Carter. who Is in the
city jail, charged with burglary. is
uninjured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-20
Drydoek Dewey Again Afloat.

Washington, June 2O.--It is stat
ed at the navy department today
that the drydock Dewey, which sank
at Olongapo several weeks ago, wlI
be ahoat before the end OF this
week. Wonderful progress was
made by the men engaged In raising
the Dewey. As soon as the dry
dock IS ahoat. an effort viii be made
10 ascertain what caused II TO sink
Reasons advanced are numerous, IN
eludlng the statement Of American
army officers at Manila that the Jap.
anese In the islands were responsible
for the wreck.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-20

doubt raven crazy ct that time. If
the dod gasted bells Lad been work
ing on him anything Ehe as persist
Gently as that 'peace-destroyihg; soul
borrowing. profanity-proyoking, tin
tinabulating, nerve-wfacking; dis
oordant id old chunk OF cast ir IN
with a voice like SalVation' Army ~
horter, and a clappsf that wigglel
Ike a lambs tail at meal time Tie
horse editor takei on his hat 20
Councilman Elliott pnG extends a
cordial ana heartfelt. Invitation 10
Him, In behalf of the whole nefghDor-
bcod, to come and SIT busy In airy
old way that suits him for his reno4
dies cure. He will lfnd an ak In any Of
the easements and no questions will
De asked II the ak 4Ycr comes back
ans besides-well, he can have :: II
toe votes IA that Sc ;tjOn for any r
see he wants up to the presidenW