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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-06

cars in Langdon. He was taken TO the
Casualty Hospital, where surgeons SAID
thev feared his foot would nave TO pe
amputated. Culbersons nome Is a' -o1i
Mulberry street Baltimore
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Freight Train Conductor Hurt.

Harry Culberson. conductor of freight
train on the Baltimore and Ohio raid
road. sustained a serious injury to his
right foot this morning while coupling
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Father Was Out West.

M. Murdoch, who is interested in coal
mines in Nevada, was out west on bust
ness when the flood occurred. Miss Mar
Saret said that her mother had sent him
three kilograms assuring him of their
safety, but that he could not have re-
ceived them, he had telegraphed to
persons in the city inquirins ii his family
was safe and stating that he had started
homeWard
Mrs. Morgan. who resided in Austin I'M
til few years ago and has spent the
summers there since, declared she had
always been afraid the dam would break
and cause flood.
Whenever l was at home l never went
to bed at night but what l was afraid
the dam would break and We would all be
drowned / have often driven up to the
dam and noticed the crack through the
center of it. The dam not very wide
at the top, and when the crack appeared
my fears grew. | have been up there on
numerous occasions when I thought that
at any moment 1t would break.
Miss Margaret Murdoch, who was a
school teacher in austin, expects to re-
turn to Pennsylvania and secure a posi-
ton in nearby town. Her sister, how
ever, will remain in Washington and at
tend school here. 1t is expected that as
soon as Mr.. Murdoch arrives in Austin
from the west he will come here with his
wife and join his daughters.
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said that for some time a large crack had
extended through the center of it and
that many residents of the town had
feared that d flood would some time oc-
cur. She said that IL large quantity of
pulp wood used at the mill was stored at
the base of the dam and that farther up
the valley were two other dams, one of
them concrete and the other logs. The
latter. she said. was being tested at the
time the large concrete one broke.
Instead of letting the water out of the
large dam before they opened the gates
in the log dam Miss Murdoch said.
they let the water in. The sudden thrush
of the water from the new dam caused
the wall of the big concrete dam to give
way under the increased pressure.
When the water swept through the
broken dam it was checked for several
minutes by the pulp wood" And to this
is attributed by Miss Murdoch that she
and many other persons escaped with
their lives. She stated that from the
time the dam broke until the water reach
ed her home if was lust four minutes
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Washed Away in Few Minutes.

1t certainly was a dreadful sight to
see the town washed away within few
minutes. 1t was pretty place and was
one of those towns that had sprung up
in single night
1t was very fortunate that the dam did
not break Friday night instead of Sat-
urday afternoon, or nearly every person
in Austin would today be dead. The town
people gave farewell reception to w. S.
Walker, who was to leave for another
city. and they hadG assembled at the
opera house.
"A dance followed the reception, and
of course many persons were there. If
the flood had occurred at that time there
would possibly have been no one to give
warning and all would have persisted"
Miss Esther Murdoch, who was saved
from the flood by her sister running after
her and sending her up the hill to "a safe
place, said she was the first to reach the
top of the hill.
Il had been up there but minute or
so, however before scores of other people
came up. Mother and sister and | stood
there and watched the flood sweep our
house away. My uncle was on the hill
with us and was nearly crazy, as he was
unable to find his wife. She, however,
had taken refuge on the hill across the
valley, and she, later learned; had
thought that her husband had been
drowned
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Describes the Flood.

In her story of the disaster she said:
ut was beautiful day about $50
O'Clock last Saturday afternoon My
mother and 1 were in the house. Our
home was on Turner street. My sister
had gone out with companion when sud
denly the whistles at the factories began
to blow. An electric alarm whistle also
blew. My sister and her companion be-
lieved there was a fire and they started
toward Railroad street.
Il ran out of the house and some one
running down the street shouted to me
that the dam had broke. l ran back into
the house and called mother and then
went up stairs and gathered together our
jewelry. l then ran after sister and her
caught in the flood. l reached them and
we all went up the hill in the rear of our
house just as the water swept by, taking
our house and barn with it.
1T was fortunate for us that the hill
was so near. 1t started up from the year
of our barn and We had but a short dis
lance to go to get out of the way of the
water.
THE dam was a little over a mile above
the town and when II was built the man
who des gned it declared 1t was not safe.
Workmen had been repairing the streets
in Austin and number of them were
dug up. While work was in progress
within the past two weeks on several oc-
casions they had to move telegraph poles,
which resulted in the sounding of alarms
from the electric signal for fire, and the
people ran from their homes only to find
the alarms We're false.
Thought Alarms Were False.
when the signal was sounded last Sat
urday afternoon many of the people be-
lieved that the warning also was d false
one and but few of them paid any at
tenfion to it, Had they all done so and
needed it many more of them would have
been saved"
In describing the dam Miss Murdoch
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/ 4O9-4H Seventh ST. o

Saturday
freiess
Be her
labor time a hreleSs cooker for
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25
COULD NOT
GUESS HER AGE
Mrs. Jones, at 81, Rides Horseback
AS Well AS She Ever Could

Kenny, Ill.-Mrs. Anna Jones, Of
this place, says: 81 used to be trou-
bled with weakness peculiar to
women. For nearly a year, 1 could
rot walk, without holding my sides
with my hands. I tried several diff
.ferent doctors, supposed to be the
best, aud was never even relieved. I
got worse, and / told my husband 1.
believ,,l they ~ere experimenting on
me.
"Flns;ly our druggist advised Car
for my complaint. was SO thin, my
weight was lis. Now I weigh 1853,
and SIN never sick. I ride horse
back as good as ever could. / am
in fine health, at 81 years. Some
think l am about So. It was Cardui
built 1he up. If ever need medicine
for womanly troubles, shall use
Cardui, for it Is all you claim"
Thousands of ladies have written,
like Mrs. Jones, in the past fifty years,
to tell Of the benefit received from
Cardui. Such testimony, from earnest
women, surely proves the great value
of this tonic medicine, for the diseases
peculiar to their sex.
Cardui is the medicine you need.
Try Cardui. (Your druggist has it.l
N. B.-write to, Ladies' Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanooSn, Tenn, for Special Instructions
and 64-page book, "fTome Treatment
for Women" sent in plain wrapper, on
request.
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Cardui is the medicine you need.
Try Cardui. (Yonr druggist has it.l
a Sample tauip.

Thomas w. Lawson's Thanksgiv-
ing proclamation was very good
piece Of oratorical writing" said a
Boston banker. Lawson is always
full Of Quips.
mot long ago I attended the fu-
neral of millionaire inancier-one
of those real high hlanciers' whose
low, methods Lawson loves to turn the
light on.
81 arrived at the funeral little
late. / took seat beside Lawson
and whispered:
"'How far has the service gomez
Lawson, nodding towards the cler-
gyman In the pulpit, whispered back:
"'Just opened for tie defense"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25

In the House.
Among the new bills introduced in
the House are:
Mr.. Dixon-Relating to the degrees
conferred at Citadel.
Mr.. Fultz-Relating to assessed
taxable property in an old county
when new county is formed.
Mr.. Boyd-To provide for the reg.
istration of names of farms.
Mr.. Dixon-To provide houses OF
correction for female convicts..
Mr.. Ashley-To provide for sale OF
State farms and for disposition of all
able-bodied male convicts.
Senator Hall of cherokee, would
make it a misdemeanor to originate
and publish or to publish certain
slanderous and libelous matters and
to provide for a punishment thereof.
The bill is worded: "Any person who
shall with malicious intent originate
and publish or publish any false
statement or matter concerning an,
QUIET Iue eueCL vi WulCu Siicill ICliu
to injure such person in his or her
character or reputation or which shall
be so published with the intent tc
defeat any candidate for any publi1
office in this State"
Mr.. Magill-A bill to prohibit the
hunting of wild birds and animals
with gun without a license 80 to do
Mr.. Smith-A bill to make insur
ance companies liable for attorneys
fees in cases of unreasonable contest
of claims.
Mr.. Smith-To fix the penalty fol-
non-payment of taxes.
Mr.. Smith-To prohibit the collec
ton of greater rate of interest than
that provided by law.
Mr. Smith-To provide method o,
procedure In prosecution against cor
pcrations for violation c. criminal
laws of The State.
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and the agony I endured when the
stones were passing was awful. The
best medical attention failed to help
me and grew worse instead OF bet
ter. twas then I began. with Doan's
Kidney Pills and noticed improve
ment. y Soon I wastwithout a trace of
! the trouble" t.9
Remember the naWe-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. =.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25

A remarkable document was Gov.
Coleman L. Blease's inaugural ad-
dress read in, the hall of the House
of Representatives.
He. characterized his own victory
as follows: independence of
thought, freedom of action, an abid-
ing trust in and. devoted love for
God have won for me the greatesr
political victory that has yet been
recorded in the history Of South Caro-
lima. Aligned against me. were a
united daily press and almost solid
weekly and, semi=weekly press, pour
ing forth all kinds of falsehood,
|vituperation and abuse, receiving
the assistance of a number of men
who call themselves ministers of tne
Gospel God save, the mark who
stood behind their pulpits and gave
vent to envy and malice and slanders
of the most yirile, malicious nature
against me. y
g These hypocrites had left their
marks and stood
In naked ugIiness. 3f KS :i, Y V
They were men who stole the livery
OF heaven yS.ts5s:.. va
To serve the devil in, q III Ssi
s@'asAsl of these; combined with otn.
:ers making set Of political charac-
ter thieves, the ,meanest and most
contemplate people known to man. :
Governor Blease then paid special
"tribute'' to the local morning paper,
his especial enemy.
On education he said: Il am alb
solutely opposed TO compulsory ed:l,
cation, and have little patience with
and much contempt for, that man or
those men who go around in the
State or outside Of the State and
parade figures to ,shoW the percen;-
age of the ignorance of onr people.
And if they are State officers, or
hold positions under the State man
agement, they should be decent
enough to resign, and if they are NOT
then they should be kicked out. II
what they, say is true, we should all
get togetehr and try to remedy it,
and not parade it and humi!iate our
State by advertising it."
On the education of the negro Gov
ernor Blease said:,
81 am opposed to white peoples
taxes being used to. educate negroes.
am friend to the negro race. This
is proved by the regard in which the
negroes of my home county hold me.
The white people Of the South are the
best friends to the negro race. In my
opinion, when the people of this
country began to try to educate the
negro they made a serious and grave
mistake, and I fear the worst result
is yet to come. So why continue?
On the whiskey question he said:
"Under no conditions or clrcum-
stances would l sign bill allowing
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25
In the Senate.

Senator Wharton's bill to require
all circus shows to pay a State II
cense caused warm debate by the
author and less spirited discussion
by other Senators.
Senator Croft's bill to ratify the
amendments Of section 2 of article 5
of the constitution, relating to asso-
ciate justices of the supreme court, a
third reading bill, by a vote of 25 TO
2 was ordered passed and sent to the
House.
Senator Croft's bill to ratify the
amendment to section 12 of article
5 of the constitution. relating to asso'
ciate justices of the supreme court
a second reading bill, was ordered
to third reading by vote of q to 2
Senator carlisle's bill ratifying the
amndment, to section of article s
of the constitution, relating to munlc
ipal bonded Indebtedness was passed
and ordered sent to the House.
The Senate passed to third read
ing Senator Howard Carlisle's bill
providing for marriage license law,
Senator Carlisle's bill "to declare
the words heirs unnecessary in fee
simple conveyances" was passed to g
third reading after some debate. Sen
ator Croft moved to strike out the en-
acting words and spoke against the
bill. After Senator Carlisle and Sen
ator Hall had defended the bill, the
motion to strike out the enactine
words was lost.
Senator Carlisle's joint resolution
providing for commission to investi
gate the "Torrens". system of lane
registration was passed to a thirt
reading with notice of general amend
mepts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25
NURSE TELLS OF SKIN. CURES i

;zs7s 81 have seen the Cuticura Remedies
used with best results during the past
1 twenty years. in my work as nurse.
many skin disease cases came under
my observation, and In every in
stance, always recommended the
Gnticura Remedies as they always
Y gave entire satisfaction. One case in
particular was that OF aslady friend
of mine who, when q, child, was af.
dicted With eczema which covered her
face and hands entirely breaking out
at intervals with seyerer torture. She
could not go to school as the disfgure-
ment looked terrible Il told her to get
at once a set of Cuticuras Remedies.
\ After ifhe use Of only one set she was
perfectis we'll 81 y.
x Al sgrswn lady friend dswas afflicted
with sal theurnSiR one OF her thumbs,
Z and she was cured 10y the@ Cuticl,ra
Rameaie Still another lady had dry
salt rhelm In both palms Of her hands
every fall of the year. They used to
s be so painful she could scarcely wet
Z her hands until she began to use the
.Cuticura Remedies which cured her.
I I have also seen them cure children
1Sof ringlEorm. The children,s faces
4 would fblsnall circles and rings around
.5the cheeks. and the neck and after
treatment with the Cuticuraf Soap and
Ointment they were completely cured.
y MY husband had rheumatism on his
arm and j used the Cuticura Oint-
ment. II. made his arm as timber and
nice, whereas it was quite stiff before
I.began to apply the Ointment,
'Last May ] had an ingrowing toe
nail which was very painful, as the
side Of the nail was edging right
3 down in the side OF my toe. I cut
the nail out Of the cavity 1t made, and
5of course applied the Guticura oint-
I tinent to the part affected. It soothed
lit and III less than ten, nights it was
4 all healed through constant use Of the
\ ointmenf. Ten days ago I had my
: left hand and wrist burned with boil
sing lard, and Cuticura Ointment has
completely cured them. i have just
recommended the outicura Remedies
ito another friend. and she is, pleased
with the results and is recovering
nicely. viii gladly furnish the
names OF the people referred to above
if anybody doubts what say" (Sign-
ed) Mrs. Margaret jefferson, II High
land Ave-. Maiden. Mass. Oct. i. 1910.
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GOVERNORS INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

the reinstatement of the old bar
room system, and if license is allow
ed recommend that you prohibit
any whiskey being sold in less ,quan,
titles than one-half pint, or between
sunset and sun-up, and that you pro-
hibit it from being drunk on the
premises or sold under any c1rcum-
stances to miners or :iiebriates, or
behind closed doors or screens; pro.
hibit any obscene pictures on the
premises, or any billiard or card or
pool room, connected Herewith; and
providing that any person holding a
license who shall violate any proyi-
sion of the law shall Immediately
upon conviction forfeit his license
and be forever therea1rer barred
from being licensed, and in addition
be imprisoned at hard labor in the
State penitentiary without the alter
native of a fine"
This came after declaration thar
the present dispensary law be SO
ISamended that if a majority Of white
voters want license system they might
have 1t by voting inst as IS now done
as to county dispensary.
+ In these words Governor Blease
advocated public hangings: -
81 respectfully recommend thar
you amend the present law so as to
make executions for the crimes OF
assault. or assault with criminal IN
tent, public, as believe this will
bring about more satisfactory results
allowing Others, and particularly
those. of the younger generation OF
that race from which most of these
culprits come, to have a full view OF
the punishment meted out. Possibly
by this means some lynchings coulG
be prevented, though so long as this
crime is committed have little hope
of lynchings being stopped. Some
newspapers and some people in every
controversy between the white man
and the negro, seem to take delight
! in taking the side of the negro and
denouncing the Hnching; but this is
white mans country and will con.
tinue to be ruled by the white man,
regardless of the opinions or edito.
rials of quarter or half-breeds or
foreigners"
Cole L. 'Blease, of Newberry, was
sworn in as Governor of South Caro-.
lima, succeeding M. F. Ansel, who
has held that Office for the past four
years. Mr. Blease seemed rather
weak, and had the reading clerk OF
the House read the inaugural ad.
dress. After Mr.. Blease had been
sworn in by E. S. Dunbar, notary pub
lie and Magistrate, c. A. Smith,
Lieutenant-G -Governor-elect, took the
oath of Office, Ira B. Jones, Chief Jus.
tice of the Supreme Court, admins.
tering it. Later in the day other
State officials were sworn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25
The Wise Bishop.

To the brilliant Episcopal bishop OF
Tennessee, Dr. Thomas F. Gailor. 9
Memphis man, of rather narrow views,
complained about charity balls. ).
,tI doubt IL it, be quite reYerent,
Bishop, the man said ito give a ball
for the purpose Of charity
But Bishop Gailor, with q saving
burst Of common sense, laughed and
replied:
Why, my dear fellow, I'm sure. II
1t would do anybody any good, I'd
dance the whole length of Memphis In
full canonicals."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25
The Word.

The word is a storehouse of spirit
ual knowledge. 1t is wiser than Its
friends and stronger than its enemies,
without it we should not know very
much about ourselves.-Rev. E. @.
Cryer, Methodist, Aurora.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25
An ontical lI.uslon.

81 'specks Mistah. Rastus Pinkley
Is in trouble" said Miss Miami Brown.
LAS evenin' saw de teardrops
streamin' down his face"
Dem warn't teardrops," replied
Miss Cleopatra Jackson. HE des got
hisse'f little splattered up film his
Christmas gif' fountain pen"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25
Goiden Era,

The golden era is always before us
and never behind US. Now, In the
dawning of the twentieth century, 1t
is brighter and nearer than ever be-
fore.-Rev. D. G. Downey. Methodist,
Chicago.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25

ed Bright's disease. II
you have any kidney
symptom, begin using
Doan's Kidney Pills
at once. Harvey Rog-
ers, Church st;s Pine
Plains. N. Y, says: y
was often laid up for
days with; gravel and
serious kidney trouble
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25

& Mrs. Stoskson Bond Stockson, that
sstenographer OF yours Is whistling!
as she in the habit; of whistling when
alone - ~ ii,i s. IS
stockson BondsI don't know.
I was never with her when she was
alone!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25
cAzcK ;j II IN TIME.

Few people realize the grave danger
OF neglecting the Kidneys. The slight
est kidney symptom may be Natures.
warning OF dropsy, diabetes OF dread
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25

Since the Price OF Eggs Rose.
Hewitt--How did.he make his for.
tune?
levitt He kept q hen.-Woman's
Home Companion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25
scrrIunulous.

ScrHpulouS.
What did Mr.. Hibrow say when he
found you standing, under the mistle-
toe?" asked Maude
HE said it was not genuine mistle-
toe," replied Maymie, "and that he
could not think of taking advantage
of a botanical error"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Natures great remedy
Cures Coughs, Colds Group and Whoopins hoo y
druggists, ..!.5c Doc and s10o per bottle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25

Tetterine for Ring Worm and Skin
Disease.
4 varnville. s. c., july II. 1908.
81, Ny wife uses your Tetterine fUf Ring
worm, also uses 1t In her, family FOR all
kind OF skin diseases, and she thinks 1t
a good medicine There Is no substitute.
= L. R. Dowling.
Tetterine cures Eczema, letter. Ring
Worm. Ola Itching Sores. Dandruff. Itch
Ing Piles. Corns, Chilblains and every
form of Scalp and Skin Disease. letter
Inc Sec: Tetterine Soap 25c. At drug
Sists or by mall direct from The Shup-
trfne Co., Savannah. Ga.
With every mail order for Tetterine We
give box Of Shuptrine's 1oc Liver PILE
free.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25

PILES CURED IN 9 TO IA DAYS y
Your druggist Will fpfund money II PAZO ONT.
IN E5n1T fnIls TO euro any scase OF Iohing, Blind
Breeding or Protruding ENes In 70 IL days. 6Dc.e
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25

Itch Cured in 80 Minutes by woolford's
SaniteryL Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25

Natick, Mass,-"1 cannot express what p
went through during the Change of Life before
IL tried Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable COM
mound. 4 was In such nervous condition
Gould not keep still. My limbs were cold.
had creepy sensations and could not sleep
nights. was finally told by two physicians
that had q tumOr.
at read one day of the wonderful cures made
Inv lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and decided to try it, and 1t has made me well
woman. NV neighbors and friends declare it
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-25
DYspEpTlc PHILOSOPHY.

Il
What the theatef really needs is o
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Audiences.
Why are we supposed to have more
respect for gray hairs than for a bald
head?
A man can face the world with a
good heart IL he can also face it with
a good liver.
From masculine point of view
would it be iheresy to question the sex
of the deyils
Some fat men aye meaner than 9th
er men simply because there is more
Of them.
Many a man who thinks he is in
love lives to discover that second
thoughts are best.
Some men are born great, some ac-
qufre greatness, and others have great.
ness thrust5upon them, but it doesn't
seem to take any of them long to get
rid of It.