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The commonwealth., 1911-11-02

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets do not sicken or gripe, and
may be taken with perfect safety bv
the most delicate woman or the
youngest child. The old and feeble
will also find them a most suitable
remedy for aiding and strengthen
ing their weakened digestion and
regulating the bowels. For sale bv
all dealers.
The commonwealth., 1911-11-02

Il am pleased to recommend
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the
best thing l know Of and the safest
remedy for coughs, colds, and bron-
chial troubles" writes Mrs. L. B.
Arnold, Of Denver, Colo. 1--WE have
used it repeatedly and it has never
failed to give relief" For sale by
all dealers,
The commonwealth., 1911-11-02
Baked at Gold Steel

l wouldn't let a doctor cut INV
foot off, said H. D. Ely, Bantam y
Ohio, although a horribIe rion,,.
had been the plague of nv life fo,
four years. Instead | used RncL,o,,. ~.
Arnica Salve, and my foot was Snas >
completely cured" Heals Rnrna nuU,i
Bolls, Sores, Bruises, Eczema Corn.,
z TimRles. 1Ipl Surest Pile cure 25c at r r
L. Whitehead Company e a. T.
The commonwealth., 1911-11-02

MARY" said mother to her
quick-tempered little girl, you must
not get mad and say naughty things.
You should always give soft ans
wer." When her little brother pro-
voked her an hour afterward Marv
clenched her little fist and said.
"Mush The WatchWord.
The commonwealth., 1911-11-02
Lots For Sale.

f,aM l want W to sell l. the four lots BOUGHT
hon,ht from "; L. Harrell, also the int az
Dougat =, from j. E. Hancock e on 10 aot
ne ner OF Church and Eleventh st 1n cor
dnese lots can be bought char sereeIs; !;
nv NV Easy b terms. Am selling hecamsa "sa
my business takes me ont ef tecause
io-zo-at w. II. WHfTE fTMs
The commonwealth., 1911-11-02

'E'd give anything almost if l had
Mrs. Toner'S savoir-faire. - Il think
it much more patriotic to own an
American-made car. Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The commonwealth., 1911-11-02

Old Emdee (sternly)-Don't you
like your profession, sir? Young
Emdee-The profession is alright;
it's the practice I'm kicking about.
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The commonwealth., 1911-11-02

hear a lot Of unemployed actors
have gone cut to help harvest the
wheat. They'll find q day in wheat
field amt no tWenty-minute sketch.
The commonwealth., 1911-11-02

Woman loves a clear, rosy COM
plexion. Burdock Blood Bitters
purifies the blood, clears the skin,
restores ruddy, sound health.
The commonwealth., 1911-11-02

He that complies against his u,;,,
is OF his opinion still.-Rnrior VIII
The commonwealth., 1911-11-02
81 had been given
up to die by three
Of our best doctors,

OA OSA4 0~OS
I could not stand it to be on my
feet and l was SO swelled in the
abdomen I could hardly breathe.
But thanks to DR.. Miles Heart
Remedy and Nervine am able to
be about the streets, q walking ad-
vertisement of the curative quail
tiles of your remedies, although |
am 70 years DID,"
JOHN R. COCHRAN,
Lewistown, III.
Better than any statement we
could make regarding the value OF
DR.. Miles Heart Remedy
are these words of Mr.. Cochran.
He speaks from experience, the
highest possible source of knowl-
edge. If you have any of the
signs of weak heart, such as
pain in the left shoulder or arm,
fainting and hungry spells, short
ness of breath, smothering spells,
auttering or palpitation of the heart,
you need
Dr.. Miles Heart Remedy
which for over twenty years has
been recognized as the best prepa-
ration Of its kind to be had.
Sold under guarantee assuring the
return Of the price Of the first bottle if it
fails TO benefit. AT ALL DRUGGISTS.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Ekfart. Ind.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25
TROUBLES FOLLOW
In WAKE OF "HEX"
Cat Grows to Four Feet and
Farmer Dies.

Pottsville, Pa, Sept. 24-Pottsville has
hex" or witchcraft case; Asserting
that her father Howell Thomas, aged
sixty-one years, residing in the Tumbling
Run Valley, died to-day as result of
a hex" placed upon the family by a
family residing in Orwigsburg, Miss
Mary Isabella Thomas gave list OF pc
culiar circumstances, which she en-
deavored to show proved that a spell
had been cast upon the family.
The hex" is responsible for many
misfortunes around the farm, she as
serted. 1t had the power to silence pis-
tolls, which were bought for the homes S
protection, and cows have pined away
and died as result OF the spell, which
commenced when a big black cat was
brought to the Thomas farm. She as
serted that members of the family saw
the cat grow to four feet in height, and
then resume its natural size. They are
are afraid of II and afraid to kill it.
Howell Thomas was a native of Potts
vile, and it is the wish of the family
as result of his dying request. to have
the funeral take place from the house
in which he was born. The family have
visited about every fortune teller in this
section of the state in an effort to have
the hex removed but without avail
Finally. their attention was attracted
TO the advertisement Of a man living in
California. and to-day the Thomas fam
lily are paying him a stipulated monthly
sum to drive the hex" away.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25
SHIPS GIRLS HAIR
BECAUSE OF GRIEF
Father Sees Visions of Child
1.-THE Angels Took"

Pittsburg, Sept. 24.-Visions Of the
beautiful hair of his child, whom ''the
angels took away" were given by JOS
eph Reheri in court to-day as his reasons
for shipping off the locks of eleven young
women. He pleaded for mercy and was
sentenced to the workhouse for five
months.
Jack the Shipper terrorized women
with dark chestnut or auburn hair in this
city for months, until Reheri was cap
tured. Immediately OTTER his arrest seven
girls identified their braids, while four
other braids remain unidentified at police
headquarters. Before Judge Swearingen
the poor Italian laborer made this plea:
The angels took my little boy away
in the province of VaIlanIa. Italy, one
year ago. He was five years old. I could
not ever get a lock of his hair. When
ever l saw hair like his I wanted TO
cut of lock. 1 would have cut away
lock of boys hair If it grew long
enough. Hundreds of years ago people
in Italy cut off a piece of a child's hair
every time a loved one died. l guess
l was crazy to do what I did
The charges against Reheri were hard
pressed by the prosecutors, but the sem
fences were made to run concurrently.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25
Professional Traders Soon to Enjoy Season of
Prosperity-Trusts Are Not Ready
to Be Destroyed.
to Be DESTROYED.

1t must also be borne in mind that the
crop disaster in this country and in Eu-
rope justified more than half of the de-
cline. The big raid might have failed
I had it not been for the loss OF crops.
The fact that wheat did not advance is
no proof of big haTvests, for until Can
ada voted against reciprocity the Amer
lean wheat market was under the shadow
of record big harvests in Canada. The
| advance from to 8 cents a bushel In
wheat within twenty-four hours after
the defeat of reciprocity is significant.
especially in view of the fact that the
warehouses of Chicago are holding rec
ord quantities of wheat, because the
abnormally dry summer hurried the har-
vest and made the early movement
greater than normal
In regard to the immediate future of
the market full consideration must be
given to the fact that the break has
been of sensational proportions, but the
part of II due to professional raiding has
been comparatively small.
The strength of the railroad list at the
end of last week furnished evidence that
banking interests were supporting the
railroads TO prevent a panic. They must
have accumulated many thousand shares
more than they want, and this surplus
stock will be for sale on the first sign Of
public buying. 1t will be all the more
difficult TO start a buying movement, be-
cause railroad earnings are running so
low that they discourage investment.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25

According to the annual report Of
Freedmen's Hospital, for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1911, now in the hands
of the Secretary of the Interior. 1900
patients were treated at the institution
last year, an increase of thirty-one over
1910. There were 24S births in the hos
pital during the twelve months, with a
small death rate
The mortality for the year from all
causes was only per cent, and deduct
Ing a few cases of premature births
which occurred and a half hundred mori-
5und cases, the percentage is reduced to
something under per cent. a low death
-ate for a hospital of the character OF
Freedmen's.
The report says of the condition of the
hospital and the work covered:
The efforts of the hospital staff have
been severely taxed to cover the vol
ume of work outlined by this report
Much has been done to improve the con-
1itiOn of the hospital generally, thereby
adding to the care and comfort of the
patients. The new wing, authorized by
the sundry civil act was completed and
occupied during the year, providing fifty
additional beds. The remodeling of the
central power plant and the Construc-
lion of an electric light plant were also
completed. and are now in operation
LISP Patients from District.
Patients admitted to the hospital are
:lassed under two heads-Cnited States
md District of Columbia. Those from
he District are received under a con-
:ract with the Board of Charities, at
he following rates: Adults, S11O per
lay: children. IS cents per day. and
oabies. 40 cents per day. OF the total
lumber that received medical treatment,
So were from the District.
In the outdoor department, 4,S39 pa
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25

tients were treated, an increase of 292
over last year. The number of visits
to this department were 5,637, while near
ly 1900 prescriptions were compounded.
The salary list, including the sur
geon-in-chief, internes. nurses Of va
rious grades, clerks. drivers, cooks,
and dozens of persons required to carry
on the work of a big hospital, amount
ed to a total of $29,4sO. The finances
are shown to be in a healthy state.
1t is pointed out that an institution
of the magnitude of Freedmen's Hos
pital cannot be satisfactorily man
aged unless properly manned and
equipped, nor is it in the interest of
efficiency to provide low-grade work
men. Attention is called to follow
ing needs and it is urged that such
steps as are necessary be taken to Sc
cure favorable Congressional action:
"A small building devoted exclusive
ly to the pathological work of the hos
pital costing $4,000. The services os
director of clinics, laundryman, cook,
ten pupil nurses, two telephone oper-
atOrs. six laborers, two maids, a seam
stress, dishwaSher, and an ambulance
driver, the total salaries that such
help may be secured for being esti-
mated at s11,1OO."
New Ambulance Wanted.
An electric ambulance, at a cost of
$4,000, is asked to take the place of the
horse drawn one now used. One OF
this kind would give greater satisfac-
tion and could be maintained and oper-
ated as economically as the present
one. the report says. The installation
of an ice plant at a cost of $4,000 is
urged, also an appropriation of $4,000
for an ash conveyor 10 complete the
remodeling of the central heat plant.
One of the most important recon-
mendations is for some provision to be
made for the admission of patients
who pay for treatment. A new wing
to the hospital is the only means by
which this class of patients can be
cared for satisfactorily. This will re-
quire an appropriation of 100000.
The report of the Board of Charities
says on this matter: Frequently col
ored persons who are not INDECENT ap-
ply to the board of admission to Freed
mems Hospital. They state they desire
treatment there because they can be
cared for by colored physicians and
nurses. This board must deny such
applications because authorized to pro-
vide for INDECENT persons only. AS
there are no other hospitals in the
District administered by cOlored doc
tors and nurses. it appears to the board
that it would be proper for Freedmen's
to admit pay patients"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25

New York, Sept. 24-About the only
thing that can be said with certainty re-
garding the stock market at present, Is
that professional Wall street is soon to
enjoy a season of prosperity. The official
and unofficial attacks on the big trusts
are causing wholesale shifting of invest
ments, If anything can be called an in
vestment in America at all.
II the attack succeeds, and the big cor
porations are split into their original
companies. it will multiply the number
Of stocks to be traded in. The steel cor
poration. for instance. controls 1l9 COM
panies, all Of which would be turned
adrift in the event OF dissolution. They
would not all be listed on the exchange.
perhaps, but it is safe to say that for
every one of the big trusts dissolved an
average of ten new stocks would appear
in the market
Brokerage business seems to be the only
one with a brilliant future. The Ameri-
can people are natural-born spectators.
and they will toin in the destruction of
the trusts with as much enthusiasm as
they participated in the construction Of
them. Besides, they will not have so
much to do in the way of legitimate busi-
ness, and their idle hours and idle capi-
tai can find some exercise in the stock
market.
Judging from past experiences, the
destruction of the trusts will result in a
material increase in the cost of living.
and in better times for the rich and
harder times for the poor. 1t is doubtful,
however. II the trusts can really be de-
stroyed, for they are a natural develop
ing of modern business methods, and the
Supreme Court OF the United States has
said that the innocent stockholders of the
trusts must be protected.
One Of the worst features of the situa-
ton Is that II is impossible to find out
what the government really intends to
do No sooner does a public officer get
quoted distinctly than he repudiates what
was said in his name.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25
WOMAN DIES PAUPER AT 112.
Mrs. Mary McCarty, Last of Her
Family, Passes Away,

Pittsfield. Mass, Sept. 24.-Mrs. Mary
McCarty. of West Stockbridge. is dead
in little two-room shack at the age of
ll2 years She had lived in West Stock
bridge for sixty years. No one knew her
exact age. but two years age she said
she was 100 years old.
She was "A town charge and was al
lowed to live alone because the town has
no almshouse and boards out its poor.
At intervals the town authorities visited
the old woman and sent the grocer with
provisions. In summer she cultivated po-
tatoes and Cabbages and stored them
for winter. In catfish season she fshed.
She was the last of her family.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25

of those who
besecued al O The Herald
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25
Mrs. l.. c. Myers Dead.
N The Washingt0n Herald,

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Harrisonburg. Va, Sept. 2i.-Mrs.
Margaret Myers. aged seventy-fVe,
wife Of Lieut.. L. c. Myers, president of
the First National Bank, died late yes
terday She was a daughter of the late
DR.. A. NJ Newman. Pendleton County.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs. c. 3. Rich
ardson, of Richmond.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25
RAT UP HIS TROUSERS LEG.
Carroll COuntain Squcezes 1T to
Death, but Fingers Are Bitten.

Westminster. Md, Sept. 24-Melvin w.
Routson, of AlmontOwn, one of the Re
publican candidates for the house of dele
gates from this county, was walking
through his stable recently. when a large
rat ran up his trousers leg. He quickly
grabbed the rodent in the folds of the
cloth and squeezed the animal 10 death,
but not until it had bitten his fingers in
four places The wounds were slight.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25
Suicide with Boiling Water.

London, Sept. PA woman named
Dizarvitch was said, at an East London
inquest yesterday, to have committed
suicide by pouring boiling water over
her head. The previous day she jumped
from window, but was not seriously
injured.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25
Aged Woman Killed by Fall.

Lebanon. Pa, Sept. 24-Mrs. Sarah
Reed. ninety years, to-day plunged
headforemost to her death down a
flight of stairs at her home here. Her
skull was fractured.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25
HOSPITAL URGES
LARGER QUARTERS
Freedmen's Asks Provision
for "Pay" Patients.
ADDITION TO BUILDING NEEDED

annual Report of COIOred Institu-
tion Urges Leeway in Reception
Many Changes Endorsed by Di-
rectOrate-2,9OO Cases in Year.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-25
Contest Closes Dec. 10
THE CONTEST DISTRICTS

No Bounded O. est by Fourteenth ant Fte
Henorh by
hby yhenor o stHy PworhBn and
Bounded n he y stree
dd Home " on tn y a
No. Anerry o the south of the o
the line hy
8Th entire
No 9-Th heenieS o Virginia
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-23
4" Taxpayer" Makes Well
Founded Complaint.

Mr.. Editor: l am opposed to
knockers, but l can't resist at this
time, after seeing our train come in
a few nights ago at 9 o'clock with
only cne light in frst-class coach,
that being the conductors lantern.
There was - or Is passengers, can
not say exactly for it was so dark
it was impossible to count them.
There were several ladies on train,
and parties who were there to meet
them could not tell whether they
were meeting their wives, sisters or
some one else's. Now Mr.. Editor,
1 think it's time for the good citi-
zens of Edgeield to see if they
can't have train properly lighted by
R. R. Co., and also demand that
the city council see that a light is
placed at depot and maintained by
the town. We are taxed and pay a
license, and if we can't get some
benefits that all civilized commune
ties are entitled to for our money
expended, we should know the rea-
son why.
Taxpayer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-23
Death of Mrs. Wise.

Friday morning last, Mrs. Ade-
line Wise, widow of the late John
M. Wise, died at her home west of
Trenton, beng in her 10th year at
the time of her death. She was en-
joying excellent health for one of
her age up to a short time before
death, which resulted from acute
indigestion. The funeral took place
at Horns Greek church Saturday
afternoon, the Rev. R. G. Shan
nonhouse officiating. Mrs. Wise was
a member of the Episcopal church
of Trenton.
Hers was beautiful life, exem-
plifying the teaching of the Mas
ter. Those who knew this sweet
spirited lady best speak in the high
est terms of her -graces of charac-
ter. She will be greatly missed in
the community where she has spent
her long and useful life.
Mrs. Wise leaves two daughters,
Mrs. S. T. Hughes, of Trenton, and
Mrs. J. F. Carswell, of Augusta.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-23
Wise and Careful Buyer.

Messrs. Rives Bros. are progress
sive merchants, always keeping
abreast of the times. Their buyer,
Mr.. E. S. Rives, will go to New
York today, where he will spend
ten days going in and out among
the largest jobbers and importers
purchasing the newest things in dry
goods and notions for the fall. Mr..
Rives has splendid taste and excel
lent Judgment which enables him to
buy what is best suited to the peo-
pie of this section. AWhatever bar
gains he finds in staple merchandise
will be sold over the counter here
at bargain prices, giving their pa
irons the .beneft of close buying.
Watch for Rives Bros. announce
ment later.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-23
Thirty Years Together.

Thirty years of association, think
of it. How the merit of a good
thing stands out in that time, or the
worthlessness of a bad one. So
there's no guesswork in this evil
dence of Thos. Ariss, Concord,
Mich, who writes: Il have used
DR.. Kings New Discovery for sc
years, and its the best cough and
cold cure l ever used" Once it finds
entrance in a home you can't pry 1t
out. Many families have used it
forty years. It's the most infallible
throat and lung medicine on earth.
Unequaled for grippe, asthma, hay
fever, Group, quinsy or sore lungs.
Price SOC, sl.Oo. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by Penn & Holstein,
W E Lynch g. Co., B Timmons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-23
First Bale of New Cotton.

The first bale of cotton of the
new crop was marketed here last
Thursday, August 18th, by Mr.. t.
A. Broadwater, a prominent far
mer of the Harmony section. The
bale weighed $50 pounds and was
purchased by the Beaver Dam Mill
for 12 Ia cents. The mill also
bought the seed from the bale, pay
ing 25 cents per bushel. This was
King cotton, very early variety,
which accounts for the fact that the
first bale was marketed nearly three
weeks earlier than that of last sea-
son. Cotton generally over the
county is not opening earlier than
it does on average years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-23
Now in New York.

Mr.. J. w. Peak is spending ten
days or two weeks in New York
making heavy purchases of fall mer-
chandise. His large experience,
having made more than asscore OF
trips to New York, fits him for ju-
dicious buying. Before the earliest
fall shoppers are ready to make
their selections large assortment
of new fall goods will be displayed
at Mr.. Peaks store. Announce
ment of their arrival will also ap-
pear in these columns.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-23
DR.. Mclean to Speak.

One feature of the program OF
the Woman's Missionary Union
which is to be held at Trenton next
Wednesday and Thursday will be
an open-to-all session or meeting IN
the Wise hall Wednesday evening,
at which DR.. P. J. Mclean OF
Aiken will preach. 1t will be a
privilege to hear this very able and
eloquent speaker. Those who have
heard him on former occasions will
not miss this treat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-23
Electric Lights Voted.

AS an error was made in publish
ing the notice for the first election,
it was necessary to hold another
election upon the question of vot-
ing bonds for the purpose of IN
stalling an electric light plant In
the town of Edgefeld. The cleo
tion was held Monday and resulted
SO to 4 in favor of the bonds.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-23

Try our Hero" ground coffee
it will go almost twice as far as the
ordinary. B. Timmons.
Everything we sell is guaranteed
to be as represented.
Wilson & Cantelou.
Don't buy old style Jars, when
you can buy the new Sanitary wide
mouth all glass Atlas E-Z Seal Jars.
We have them in pint, quart and
half gallon sizes. w. E. Lynch
& Co.
When in need of farm wagons
try an Old Hickory or White Hick-
ory. They have stood the test on
Edgefeld roads for many years.
Ramsey q Jones.
Don't you need new summer
buggy robe. We have new lot IN.
Ramsey & Jones.
Full line of whips at
Wilson & Cantelou.
If you want the best buggy on
earth for the money, try Colonia.
Wilson & Cantelou.
Try our breakfast and Oolor 3
tea for ice tea. B. Timmons.
We always carry full stock of
buggies, such as Meyer, Smith and
Oxford. Drop in to see the different
styles to select from. Edgefeld
Mercantile Co.
Just received large shipment OF
the famous Gemco brand of Har-
ness. Every piece guaranteed by
the manufacturers. Wilson % Gan
telou.
Our hack will answer all calls
phone "a R.
Wilson & Cantelou.
Everything we sell is guaranteed
to be as represented.
Wilson & Cantelou.
We carry a full line of extra parts
of harness.
Wilson & Cantelou.
We carry a nice line of Saddles,
prices to suit all. Wilson d Can
telou.
Our hearse responds promptly to
all calls, and our undertaking de-
partment is well supplied with all
grades of coffins and caskets. Or
ders will be filled on short notice.
Edgefeld Mercantile Co.
We havejust received our celebl ated
Studebaker wagons, all sizes. Will
son & Cantelou.
Have you ever tried the shiver
Spring mineral water for stomach,
liver, kidney and bladder trouble!
Fresh shipment just received.
B. Timmcns.
For Sale: The Harrison Place in
town of Edgefeld, Columbia Street.
Seven room residence, servant house,
wood-house, Barn, Cow-shed, good
well. For particulars apply to M.
G. Parker, Edgefeld, or I. Garrett
Talbert, Parksville, S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-23
A King Who Left Home

set the world to talking, but
Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo, N. "
says he always keeps at home the
king of laxatives-Dr. Kings New
Pills-and they're a blessing to all
his family. Cure constipation, head
ache, Indigestion, dyspepsia. Only
25c at Penn & Holstein, w 4
Lynch & Co., B Timmons.