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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04

see thar he saw. 1t was out OF the
tail of his eye. Henry said In his let!
ter that money was tight In, Indiana.
He meant by that Indiana money was
intoxicated. and the deacon. didn't get
things mixed up.
Samuel Dolby"
1T was the ghost speaking. The
deacon heard it. but never turned a
hair. Henry was informing him that
he feared cholera had broken out
among his hogs. but wasn't sure. 1t
might be whooping cough or chicken
pox.
Demands Account from Deacon.
Deacon Dolby, l am here, and ]
want you to give an account Of your
SELF. l went in to lay down on the
bed to die, but l heard you,come home
and thought i would put it of. for a
few minutes. Mrs. Hinchman was
here while you were away"
Mrs. Dolby put an exclamation point
after the announcement and watched
to detect a guilty start. but none start
ed. The deacon was carved Of stone.
Henry wrote that he had heard. but
didn't know how true it was, that a
man in Indiana had been arrested for
having three wives.
Samuel Dolby. on the night OF last
Fourth Of July you went downtown to
see the fireworks. You didn't want
me to go for fear I'd be hit by a Ro:
man candle. When you came home
you tried for ten minutes to open the
gate the wrong way. Don't deny it,
for / was watching you.".
The smile that fitted over the dea-
cons face had nothing to do with last
Fourth of. July. Henry had written
that they had got a way in Indiana Of
sticking the shingles Oh a barn with
wsxcco Saved shingle. nails and lasted
longer; cows couldn't kick 'em' OF or
colts-chew ,em of.
"And you stumbled into the kitchen
and fell fat on the floor and rolled
over on your back. and when I wept
over you and asked IL you were dying
all the answer l could get was,
'Whazzer mazzer-whazzer. matzer?
Samuel Dolby, look your wife in the
eyer
Samuel Dolby didn't do any such
thing. He continued to look at Hem
rvs letter. Henry wrote that he had
enSpyed two large boils on his left
leg sduring the month Of September,
but by being extra good in his conduct
had escaped the grave.
II smelt Of your breath. and 1t
smelt Of sassafras. Samuel Dolby,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04
The Edgefield County Teachers
Summer School.

Edgefeld County is to. have a
Teachers Summer School,, same to
begin Wednesday, the first day of
June, and continue for 4 weeks.
The County Board considers it
self fortunate in securing the SER
vices of Prof. J. F. Entzminger,
Maj. Thos. j. Lyon and Capt. P. P.
Burns, all specialists in their respec-
tive departments. These gentle
men will give special attention to
subjects required for examination
for teachers certificates.
We urge every white teacher in
the county to arrange to attend. In
formation in regard to board, ETC.,
can be obtained by writing Prof. j.
f. Entzminger.
A. R. NICHOLSON,
Co. Supt. of Education.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04
rop had taken to sassafras to deceive

you had taken to sassafras to deceive
your poo. confiding wife after you
had taken to beer. You ore as guilty
:as MfssHaman or Lyman or whoever
tt ~assshat was hung SO high. and the
end has come. You were intoxicated,
:Samuel-yol, a. moral example for the
town OF Peterboro. l never suspected
it, owing to The sassafras. l thought
you had been hunted by a rocket, and
I've gone night along thanking Prov
idence for saving your life. But the
truth Is out now. Deceiver!"
The deacon started a start. but sup
pressed it and cracked his toes under
the table. Having taken his pen In
hand, Henry wrote that n of his
neighbor's COWS had dropped dead in
a at a few days ago. BE spelled 1t
fit, but the deacon obligingly took a
ct" OFF In the reading.
Fright along from the Fourth OF
July until this night, Samuel Dolby,
you have been deceiving me! l have
told the neighbors that you might have
been struck by lightning or that it
might have been a weak heart or that
you saw a ghost as you came by the
old sawmill. 1 have told them this,
and yet they knew the true cause all
the time. Oh. Samuel, how could you
do it! How could you so into Sny-
'der,s and call for the beer and whoop
about our licking the British and get
ting a Fourth or July"
Puts Him to Shame.
The deacon felt waves Of patriotism
sweeping over him at the remem
.brance, but he hung on to himself. he
also remembered how cool and nice
that beer tasted, but he dared not lick
his lips.
"And the shame Of it, Samuel, has
driv me to my grave. l can't hold up
my head ag'in it. l s'pose you'll be-
come a pirate or something. but l
can't help that. They'll all under
stand why l committed suicide, and
they'll all pity me. 1t won't do you
any good to fall on your knees and
shed tears and ask me to forgive you"
The deacon didn't fall or shed.
Henry wrote that he kinder suspected
that turnips would so to 40 cents a
bushel before winter set in, but he
might be mistaken.
Samuel. we have q Smokehouse.
We have a ham in there smoking. /
am going out there and shut myself
in with the ham until l smother to
death. ] have always felt that Id
like to look purity after death. but i
don't care now. If l look like a smoked
ham you'll have to put up With it. J
guess It'll wash off when ] get up to
heaven. Samuel. farewell"
1t was a mournful word. but Samuel
was game. He choked back bis emo
tons. swallowed the pumpkin seed he
was holding in his mouth for rheuma-
tism and let his poor wife so to her
smoking doom. He also read from the
letter that Henry thought it was go
ing to be a hard winter. He couldn't
tell why he thought so. but he did.
and, so thinking, he thought he'd NEIL
ton it.
Five minutes passed away. Mrs.
Dolby must be smoking by this time.
Ten minutes passed. She must be
sreezing and gasping.
Fifteen minutes. She must be TAX
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04
Valuable Farm For
Sale

As l expect to leave Edgefeld, ]
hereby offer my plantation for sale.
Will sell as a whole or cut into
tracts. Six room cottage, large
barn, stables, l5-acre. orchard of
peaches, apples, cherries, plums;
pears and grapes, 5 to Z years old
Six acres choice pecan trees, 6
years old. This place in 8 miles OF
Edgefeld. All or part cash, to suit
bnyer. j. H. Cantelou
Edgefeld, S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04

. L
by didn't. He turned up the lamp,
kicked of his shoes with a grunt Of
satisfaction and then opened a letter
he had received at the p~ostofice. 1t
was from his brother Henry. in In
diana. AS he opened it more means
and groans reached his ears.
Brother Henry was well. he took
his pen in hand to say that he was
and to hope. that these few lines will
find you the same. Deacon Dolby was
gratifed. He had carried a sneaking
idea that his brother Henry had been
dead and buried for the last FIVE years.
Signs from the bedroom. Groans
from the bedroom. Long drawn means
from the bedroom. They would have
quite interested some men
Henry's wife was also we'll: also his
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04

animation for Edgetield county will
be held in the court house on Fri
day, May 9Th, by order of the State
Board of Education. This exami-
nation will be for both white and
colored teachers.
A. R. NICHOLSON,
Supt. Ed. E. Ce.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04
Notice to Stock
Raisers.

Ny handsome saddle bred Stallion
Dandy Denmark will make the
spring. season at my farm near
Clark's Hill. Terms $1,000 to ir-
sure living colt; will use all care
with mares sent, but not response
BILE for accidents.
J.H. GARRETT.
Clark's Hill, s. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04
Sheriff's Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUlH AhOlIlNh
COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD.
Mrs. NJ. Kate Minis Plaintiff
Execution-vs. J. l.. Minis as
Administrator of the Estate of
H. A. Minis, Decd.
By virtue of an Execution to m
directed in the above stated cause
l will proceed to sell at Edgeteld,
G. H., S. G., on the first Monday
in May next (being second day o
said month"; at eleven o'clock a. m.
the following property to wit:
One-ff of two-thirds interest
in house and lot in the town of
Edgefeld S. c., bounded as fol-
lows; north by Simkins street; cas-
by johnson street; south by Mali
street, and west by B. B. Jones
Levied upon as the property of tn
above named II. A.. Minis, decd.
Terms Cash. Titles Extra.
w. G. QUITS, S. E. G.
April 8, 1910.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04

He dldnISay.
"After. 1 got out there 1 thought it
would be. easier to jump out Of a win
der tomorrow. I'll wait"
And fifteen minutes later they were
both sound asleep and the crickets
singing as joyously as ever.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04
Better Than Lard.

NELSON'S pure cotton seed oil is
a cooking substitute for lard and
butter. No greasy food, no dyspep-
,ia. Odorless and tasteless. Benefits
ealth. pocket-book and domestic
atmosphere. Try a can and you will
use it-only % cents.
Penn & Holstein.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04
Pats idea.

Pats Idea.
They were talking about the compen.
sations Of nature in making the left
side stronger. If the right is paralyzed,
the right eye keener if the left is
blind, and SO on.
"Sure. that's right" said Pat. 81
knew a man with one short leg, and.
faith, the other was longer."-Balti-
IeIora A n,Ariran
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04
Cleaning and Pressing

I respectfully notify the Edge
field public that l have moved my
dying, cleaning and pressing room
to the ground floor Of the Corner
Stores annex, and solicit a contin-
lance Of your patronage. We guar
antee satisfaction on every piece Of
york we send out.
Wallace Harris.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04
LAUNDRY NOTICE.

Our Steam Laundry work will go
on as formerly and will ask our old
patrons to leave work at my old
stand. where Messrs. Abney Parks
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04
DR.. F. L. PARKER,
Dentist,
Johnston, c
Over Bank of Johnston.
NOTICE.

My business will compel me to be
away from Edgetield for awhile and
| will leave my accounts at my old
stand and any of the following par
ties are authorized to receipt for
same. Messrs. S. A. Brunson and
A. NJ. Parks and Miss A. Schenk.
Respectfully,
j. f. Hart.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04
MRS, DCLBY'S TALKS
Her Attempt at Suicide Again q.
Failure.
WANTS DEACON TO EXPLAIN.
Mrs. o. Could Not Forget Hubby's Dis.
graceful Condition on tho Fourth Of
July-smeIl Of S~assafras on His
Breath Could Not Deceive Her.
BY M. QUAD. i
copyright, 1905. by Associated Literary
Press.1
WANTS DEACON TO EXPLAIN.
By M. QUAD.
copyright, 1863, by Associated Literary
Press

PreSs.J
WWYEEN Deacon Dolby started
wv for the grocery with the oil
wv can the other evening Mrs.
Dolby had got a pair of his
) trousers in hand and was preparing to
sew on a generous patch where 1t
would do the most good and at the
same time was in happy spirits. When
he returned the trousers and patch lay
on the floor, the lamp was turned low
down, and he heard o low moaning
from the bedroom off the family room.
Some deacons and husbands would
have rushed in to inquire of the wife
lying on the bed in disheveled attitude
what had happened. But Deacon Dol
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-05-26

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-13

LsGrippe pains that pervade the
entire system, LaGrippe coughs that
rack and strain. are quickly cured by
Foley's Honey and Tar. Is mildly
laxative. safe and certain In resi- Is.
Sold by all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-13
Baptist University Charter.

Guthrie, Ok, Feb. ia charter
was issued today TO the Baptist Uni
yersity OF Oklahoma, wac! has final y
been loo Gated at Shawnee. Oklahoma
CITY. Guthrie, Lawton and FL Reno
were candidates, and the institution
had previously been located at both
Lawton and Oklahoma City. but both
failed TO meet the requirements OF the
committee. The school is expected to
cost about $20O,000. The trustees
named in the charter are W. p. Blake
Of Okmulgee, George T.. McInnis OF
Shawnee, j. H. l.. Hawkins of Man
gum. W. Chancellor and A. G. Wash.
burn OF McAlester. w. S Riley OF Mus
kogee, william Crawford of Cherokee,
c. w. Brewer OF Okemah, Robert Ham
ilton of Watonga, Il. A. Wesson of
Hobart, II. ID Cameron OF Guthrie, II.
c. Todd. J. A. Scott and ]. II. Garrison
of Oklahoma City. and J Z. Jennings
OF A.tus.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-13
kENTUCkiANS FLOCK TO THE
MISSOURI TOWNS - FARMERS
GROW RICH.
CROPS ARE SIMPLY IMMENSE
One Man Raised a $4,000 o-pound Crop
and So d u at 1872 Cents-it Can BE
Done Across the River in Kansas.
Teo.

Weston. No. Feb. i2.--The tobacco
growing industry is putting new life
into Weston, which is now enjoying
II greatest prosperity since the Civil
War Last year tobacco raised in
this vicinity sold at prices averaging
l4i2 cents pound. Land here is now
being held at the highest prices N
Platte countys history.
The population of Weston has in
creased greatly during the last Two
years New families arrived f~uri
Kentucky last week and fifteen mor"
families will arrive from the sane
state tomorrow The Kentuckians ar.
attracted by the tobacco growing IN.
dustry. Two hundred families ara en-
pected TO arrive between now and ;hc
/ next season OF tobacco planting CJl-
tracts for fifteen new tobacco barns In
the county We're let recently.
l.. B. and J. B. Benncr. two big
tobacco growers of Weston, will leave
ipl N'ilNuNhs W ihNtollSdNt
the methods OF tobacco growers there
One day last week there were seventy.
five wagons in lire to get TO the store.
house OF the American Tobacco com.
pany. Each OF the wagons contained
1000 To 1000 pounds OF tobacco.
Last season John Miller raised
eleven acres of tobacco and cleared
$4,000. G. Thorpe raised eighteen
acres ana cleared $500. Edward Brill
put in ten acres of tobacco last year
and got yield of $4,000 pounds. which
he sold for 1914 cents. This was his
firs; year in the tobacco business.
Eight years ago John Benner paid
$50 an acre for l6O acres of land near
Weston. He now refuses to take $3.50
an acre for II. He says that he made
$4,000 of the easiest money he ever
made in his life last year raising to-
bacco.
People who are raising tobacco al
Weston say the farmers on the Kan.
sas side OF the river could raise just
as good tobacco as they can at Wes-
ton. Some tobacco was raised in Atch.
ison county last year but the price
1t brought was much lower than that
paid at Weston.
Tobacco raisers say that was be-
cause the growers in Atchison coun-
" lid not take care of the crop in
proper manner. Tobacco must have
the best care after it is harvested and
barn especially for the curing OF the
crop must be built. A good many of
/ the farmers near Atchison are plan.
ming to put several acres to tobacco
this spring.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-13

declined TO construe the unanimous
consent rule. He alluded to the
charges in newspapers and magazines
that the House was not the master OF
itself and said that on this occasion
he wouli let the House decide what
the real meaning of the rule in ques.
tion was. So the question was put
to the House. and the later by a close
yea and nay vote held that bills on
the unanimous consent calendar could
not be- passed over without prejudice
when reached The insurgents and
Democrats were disappointed, but the
speaker and his lieutenants grinned
tn satisfaction
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-13

Il never felt so near my grave, -
writes Lewis Chamblin, of Manches,
ter. Ohio, II. II. No. 3, 'as when a
frightful cough and lung trouble
pulled me down to 1l5 pounds In
spite OF many remedies and the best
doctors. And that ! am alive today
Is due solely TO DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery, which completely cured me.
Now ! weigh l60 pounds and can
work hard. II also cured my four
children OF Group" lnfallible for
Coughs and Colds. it's the most Ger.
tain remedy for LaGrippe. Asthma.
desperate lung trouble and all bron-
chial affections. soc and SI.0O. A
trial bottle free, Guaranteed by Ard
more Pharmacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-13
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR PAUL EW-
ERT FINDS LAND COVERED
VITA DOZENS OF LEASES
OPPOSITION IN DESPERATION
Many Suits Brought During past
Vear-Guthrie Man Eseoriated-
attempt Was Recently Made to
Burn Government Office.

oklahoma CITY, f"h IT, lha'
nearly AL tho lands belonging 10
the seven Indian tribes III horth'
eastern Oklahoma ar" covered with
from three To q dozen unla"in'
leases was the charge mad" ny fanl
EWcrt. special assistant attorney
general of the United states VINO
was In Oklahoma city yesterday INC
work of Attorney EWcrt Tor the past
fifteen months has p''h 10 'l'"'
the Indian allollnchta "I H''N"'
leases ana prosecute thoa' WI" h'''
IN this aud other ways a"IhdI'd wv
Indians. lie vas commissioned 10
the work by President kooscN't III
OF successful Wlrk Tor the govern
ment In prosecuting unlaWiul coihpl'
nations in Minnesota
"A large number oil SUITS nave
been brought during the past year
In the name of the United states
for the purpose oi H"tlihS 's'u'
unlawful mining and aIri'ul'ur
leases secured from tn" lhdlahs'
said Mr.. Ewert Other SUITS nave
been iilcu for tn" purpose oi re-
covering Indian lands when nave
been unlawfully taken from the In
dians Nearly all the lands allotted
TO the seven small tribes IN north
eastern Oklahoma are covered win
from three to a dozen unlawful
leases. the period of these leases
In som- instances. running as fa'
ahead as 1880, and the unfortunate
feature is that In some instances
the consideration IL acknowledge
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-13
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
Criminal Docket, District Court. Car.
ter County, Oklahoma.
Monday, March 7th.

Monday, March 9TH.
E. +. Regier. false preteuse.
Frank Nero. forgery.
Frank Nero, larceny.
Ed Dyer. larceny
Tuesday, March 9th.
Pink Thompson, larceny.
Pink Thompson. larceny
Osc Jones. receiving stolen proJ-
erty.
Wednesday. March 9th.
Earnest Key. murder.
bud Ford. burglary.
Thursday. March 10.
Andrew Jackson. Richard Roberts
ana Hardy Wright larceny.
John Weathers, selling mortgaged
property.
Friday, Maiden ,1th.
Knox Simmons. larceny and recciy.
inS.
j. W Giliy. larceny.
Bynum Johnson, larceny.
Bynum Johnson. larceny.
Eph James. Jr.. larceny.
Monday. March f4th.
Newton stark. murder
Jcff Organ. larceny.
Joseph Jackson, larceny.
Tuesday. March 18th.
Ellis Williams. assault to kill
VIII Roberts. larceny and rcceiv.
ing.
Frank Patton and Jim Brooks,
larceny.
Wednesday, March 18th.
Raiord Spencer. murder.
Elmer Finley and Bob Rodgers
larceny.
Mack Edwards and Jesse Kirbo,
larceny.
Thursday, March 17tr.
Hickman Johnnie, Sidney Maytu3
he" and Henry Maytubbec. assault,
to kill.
Charlie Roberts and Henry vii
liams, larceny.
Joe Williams. assault 70 kill.
Friday. March 18th.
j. w. Banks. false pretense.
Henderson Yates and Andrew Dl
lis. larceny.
to kill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-13
Oklahoma Land and Loan CO.
2. O. Box kl SHERMAN, ItIS


bert Hughes, ON the nth day of May,
l9...., procured from the Bluciacket
heirs ten-year lease upon the iden-
tical land purchased by me. together
with an option TO purchase the same
(LOth unlawful for a consideration
OF $40 and "a five per cent royalty.
The records further show that he
then restrained an attorney. pro
cured an order OF sale for this land
from the probate court, caused the
heirs to file petition of sale with
the Indian Cnice. and caused the
land to be- listed for sale. It was
then appraised and advertised dur
ing nine consecutive months and
the highest bid made by hughes
during all this time was $1,000.
Hughes says he offered $4,000 for
lease upon ten acres of this land.
| hut as 4 matter OF fact. he took a
! t,n.ycar lease on the whole tract for
/ $40. lie says that the land in ques.
! tin is worth 100000 to 100000,
yet after petitioning the court TO
sell the land and listing IL for sale
by the Indian agent, hs highest bid
was $1,000
The land purchased was ap-
praised and listed for sale and ad.
vertised for six months previous TO
my appointment as special assistant
to the attorney general. II was ad.
vcrtiscd aud continuously advertised
for sale once each month for the
nine consecutive months and my ii.
nal bid upon the land was 81 1000
more than the highest bid offered by
any other person The land was sold
TO me. The sale was perfectly reg.
ular in every particular and the
deed was duly approved by the in
terror department"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-13
INSURGENTS FAILED TO GET TIE
SPEAKER TO MAKE A RULING
IN rtE MATTER.
S|DESTtPPtO THE SITUATION
A Test OF His Power on a parliamen.
tary Question Was Planned, but He
Saw He Nigh, Be overruled by the
tousD

Washington. Feb. Conscious OF
his crumbllng power, Speaker Cannon
today crafty sldcsteppcd situation
which might have brought him and
his organization another defeat at the
hands of the insurgents ana Demo.
Gratis combined 1t nigh, have at once
precipitatod In the House Il struggl"
for changes In the rules such as are
provided for In the resolution intro
duced week ago by Representative
Fowler of New Jersey. 4 question
hld arisen in the House during work
on the unanimous consent calendar
which called for constituting of the
rule dealing with that calendar
Representative Mclachlan of Cali
fornia sought to get up bill of his
own which was on the calendar He
/ quickly discovered there was so much
opposition to the measure that unani.
knous consent for its consideration
command sufficient votes when put on
its passage If consideration were al.
/ lowed SO he asked to have the bill
passed over without prejudice. There
was immediate objection to this by
many members They held that il
bills were To- be- passed over when
a l.K. tr.as.,
consent calendar would soon be
swamptd. They insisted that MCLach-
lan's bill must be- disposed OF at once
one way or another. This put ii up
| 70 the speaker to make q decision as
to the true intent OF the rule govern.
! ing the unanimous consent calendar.
II was plain the sentiment OF the
! House on the question of proper con
struction of the rule was about equally Y
divided. The insurgents saw an op.
I portunity TO score on the speaker. no
matter which way he ruled. and they
/ became active at once. They prepared
to appeal to the House from the de.
. clSlon ol the Cnalr ana II the House
| reversed the speaker they would
! quickly follow their advantage by try.
ing to rush through amendments to
the rules similar to those outlined in
the Fowler resolution. The time was
opportunc for this movement because
the Fowler resolution provided that
the rules committee should report II
back to the House not later than to.
day The rules committee has made
no report on the Fowler resolution,
nor, so far as known, even considered
n. ;,
The speaker realized the danger of
the situation and decided not to run
! the risk OF getting another upset. He