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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-11
Husband Called Her FAT.

Mrs. Tessie Marcusson filed suit
for separation from Leo Marcusson on
the ground of cruelty. One of her chief
allegations Is that on many occasions
he taunted her on account of her size
and weight She said last May he
came home one night. awakened her
and thrust in her face newspaper ad-
vertisement Of a remedy to reduce
weight and advised her to use 1t. Mrs.
iMarcusson also said that letter was
sent to her from a Denver concern ad-
.vertising treatment for stout women.
1T was an answer to request for in
formation. She believes her husband
had the letter sent to humiliate and
distress her.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-11
Special Notices

No matter what you want in the
buggy line. We will get it for you
if we don't happen to have just
what you are looking for.
Wilson & Cantelou.
Look at our buggies and harness
before buying, we will save you
money.
Wilson & Cantelou.
Our dress goods department is
replete with the newest fabrics,
popular weaves and colors. The
ladies are invitedtc call.
J. w. Peak.
When you need a piece of cut
glass come to US. Our designs are
new and original and our prices are
reasonable.
Ramsey & Jones.
When you want a package of fine
fresh candy come to our store. We
sell only the reliable kind, alwlys
fresh too.
Timmons & Morgan.
Full stock of musical instruments
On hand, also full assortment of
strings.
Ramsey & Jones.
s25 suits made to order of im'
ported woolens. Made with snap
and style. Write for samples. Spend
s95 or save SIS. F. G. Mertins, Au-
gusta, Ga.
Large stock of school supplies,
such as pads, pens, pencils, exami
nation tablets, etc.
Timmons & Morgan.
Ladies' writing desks in mahoga-
ny, birdseye maple, weathered oak
in mission effect. Open and roller
top office desks and office chairs.
Ramsey & Jones.
Home canned peaches, beans,
corn and tomatoes. The very best
quality.
Timmons & Morgan.
Solid car of the celebrated Bah
cock buggies. Also large assortment
of Hackney, Rock Hill and Colum-
bus buggics to select from. We can
please you, and what is more our
vehicles are the best on the market.
Ramsey & jones'.
Beautiful assortment of iron beds.
Come in before the stock is broken.
Ramsey & Jones.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Quarantine Against Texas.

Shreveport-Many Shreveport citi-
zens, including Mayor Eastman, are
agitating the question of statewide
quarantine by Louisiana against Tex
as, due to reports of meningitis in
Dallas, Waco and other Texas points.
kilograms with this end in view were
sent to the State board Of health
Monday following receipt of message
at the local board Of health office
from DR.. A. S. Reisor, Shreveport
health officer, who spent Sunday in
Dallas Investigating, and reported by
wire that there was much truth in
the rumors." II DR.. Reisov upon his
return recommends the placing of in
spectors on the trains to keep per
sons from infected points out of
Shreveport the local board, says
Mayor Eastman, will ask the state
health board to establish state quar-
antine till conditions improve.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
REACHED LIMIT OF TORTURE
Real Reason Why Burglar Gave Even
Ina Papers Chance to Use tfee-
tive Headline.

A burglar broke into Ne" 'oFh
mansion early the other morning ana
found himself after wandering about
the MACE in the music room. Hearing
footsteps approaching, he took refuge
hebind a screen. From eight to nine
the eldest daughter had a singing
lesson. From nine to ten the second
daughter took a piano lesson. From
ten TO eleven the eldest son got MS
instruction on the violin. From eleven
to twelve the younger boy got les
son on the flute and piccolo. Then
at 1915, the family got together and
nracticed music on all their instru-
ments. They were fixing up for
concert. At 12:45 the porch-climDer
staggered from behind the screen.
For heavens sake. send for the po'
lice!" he shrieked. Torture me no
longer!" And in the evening paper
there was the headline: Merry Chill
dren Capture Desperate Burglar"
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Walter leahy's Death.

New Orleans.-All doubts as to the
nature of the death Of Walter G..
Leahy, age AZ years, S24 Arabella
street, paying teller Of the savings de-
partment of the Commercial Germanla
Trust and Savings Bank. has been re-
moved. The police and doctors are
absolutely satisfied that the gunshot
wound which ended the life of Mr..
Leahy was accidentally inflicted by
the victim himself There seems to
be no question that Mr.. Leahy, in
bringing the revolver from the top of
the armoir, in his left hand, struck
himself in the side, and the cartridge
exploded. causing the wound, Which
resulted in death. The accident oc-
CURED at Mr.. Leahy's home Friday
night.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
New Orleans Sugar.

New Or!eans.-rhe local sugar mar
ket was quiet Monday. Supplies Wer"
scarce, especially for good, sooho
sugars, ard prices were well upheld
at quotations. OF grades were not
in demand and very little OF these
lines were traded in during the early
hours. Receipts were 2,193 barrels OF
clarified ana l2,261 bags OF raw. Re
fined sugars were .~eady and un-
changed. New York refined sugars
were quiet and unchanged at 5.6oc.
London cabled that beet sugar was
flat and lower and cane sugar quiet,
Molasses and syrups were quiet and
unchanged with the exception Of post
ed grades. They were selling oQlOc
below quotations.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
FOR INJURED WORkMEN.

II a workman In factory in Mis-
souri gets caught In a machine and
loses an arm, he may sue for dam
ages, hiring lawyer on percentage
basis. In the course OF years he may
get a verdict. says the Kansas City
Star. The money that finally comes
10 him is only fraction OF the amount
awarded. Meanwhile the courts are
elogged with personal injury cases.
lE the state OF Washington Mr.. J. A.
Harzfeld. president OF the public util-
tiles commission, points out. the In
iured workman Is at once paid q
definite sum out of a fund collected
by the state. He needs no lawyer.
He gets all there is coming to him
and he gets It without delay. That Is
the result Of the Washington work"
mems compensation act. which was
signed last March. Incidentally. 1t Is
refreshing to note the opinion OF the
Washington supreme court In sustain
ing the act after the New York court
Of appeals had held a somewhat sim
ilar law unconstitutional. The opin-
ion, written by Judge Fullerton. con.
Gi6ers the New York decision and
says: Notwithstanding the decision
comes from the highest court OF the
first state In the Union and is sup
ported by the most persuasive argu.
ment, We have not been able to yield
our consent to the views there tax.
en-"
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

Crusades for natural flower
come, grow. fade and depart as regu.
larly and as sweetly as the flowers
themselves, Wherefore we do not
take with too great seriousness the
campaign said to have been started
TO make the mountain laurel bios
som the official emblem of these
United States. But why, when we are
choosing a national flower, do we not
at least try to find one that has some
familiar connection with our daily
life? The mountain laurel campaign
reminds US of the grocer who came
downtown and announced tha he had
named his son Algernon. Why"
asked his old salesman, sadly. why
don't ye give the poor kid name he
can get work with?"
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Seized Tomato Pulp.

Alexandria. United States Marshal
B. Ingouf of Shreveport served papers
Monday in the case Of the United
States VS.. 140 cases of tomato pulp.
This is the title Of case filed in the
Federal court for the Western Dis
trict of Louisiana, the papers of which
were served upon the Thompson
Ritchie Grocery Company of Alexan-
dria, which company has in its posses
sion the tomato pulp, or catsup, which
it is alleged is unfit for use.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Three Supreme Justices.

Thibodaux-Thibodaux last Satur
day had an event that few towns in
the State have ever enjoyed, and pos
sibly will never enjoy. There were
three justices Of the supreme court
here, the clerk Of court and the crier,
besides numerous attorneys. The
members of the supreme court were
entertained at dinner at Judge Beat
ties home All were here on a sad
mission to attend the funeral of Jus.
tice Nichols
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
LOUISIANA NEWS
IN
HaPPeDlD3s
of lDterest..
Miles of Model Road.

Colfax.-The parish Of Grant is now
well to the front in good road build
ing, having forty-six miles OF model
roadway practically completed. and
thirty.three miles additional will be
let within the next forty days. The
model roadway now about completed
embraces a stretch of thirty-two miles,
leading from Colfax easterly, and
then in northerly direction to
Rochelle; also fourteen-mile stretch,
which goes to Pollock, leaving the first
road at a point seven miles east OF
Colfax, diverging toward Pollock in a
southeasterly direction. This gives a
Y.shaped system OF roads, embracing
the towns of Colfax, Bentley, Pollock,
Dry Prong, Selma, Georgetown and
Rochelle.
The police jury, at its session this
week, authorized President ]. w. Dun.
can to act with the State board OF en-
gineers in letting second contract, to
run from Colfax northward, including
Aloha, Montgomery, Hargis and Verda.
This system of roads will also be
Y-shaped, except the north end Of the
Y leading from Montgomery to Verda
will be closed, thus giving those towns
connection.
The police jury passed resolution
authorizing the president to have the
road from Montgomery to Verda, from
Verda to Aloha, from Montgomery to
Aloha and Aloha to Colfax surveyed
and profile map thereof made by the
State board of engineers, and, in con-
junction with the board, to let the
contract with the best bidder. The
special 5-mill 5-year road tax fund in
Grant parish is to be used in connec-
ton with State funds, to be applied
under the late law authorizing the
State to give aid to the parishes build.
ing model good roads.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Catholic Knights Of America.

White Castle--At a regular meeting
of Branch S32, Catholic Knights Of
America, Of Our Lady of Prompt Sue
cor, the following officers were elect
ed: Rev. Father Andrew De Maurizi,
spiritual director; Edmond J. Hebert,
president; Charles o. Whaley, vice
president; NJ. J. Babin. recording and
financial secretary; Albert l.. Landry,
treasurer; J. Albert Berthelot, Sidney
Lario and Louis Ache, trustees; Louis
Verbois, sergeant at arms; B. Achell
Landry, sentinel; Luke B. Babin, dele
gate to state convention; G. A.
Whaley, alternate.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Cotton Oil Mill Resumes Operations

Lafayette.-The Peoples Cotton Oil
Company has resumed operations, and
will run about two months. Manager
Boissat and Secretary C. NJ. Parkerson
are confident that the cotton industry
will be revived by the disastrous eX,
perience of many farmers in cane last
year. Farmers about Scott, Duson
Carencro and Rayne are preparing tC
give cotton another trial this year.
Notwithstanding the failure of the
cane crop the past season, the acreage
will be considerably increased this
year.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
a Golf Story.

There's another story or man WIN
rang the bell at the gates OF Parad'Se
and asked Peter If he might 90
through.
What were you on earth?' ASKED
the saint. -
Well" was the response, ourihs
the latter part of my life ! didn't 40
much but play golf"
Got a golf ball on you?"
Yes; here's a Chancellor. "
st. Peter took It and threw 1t over
his shoulder, where 1t rolled away
For minute or more he looked
critically at the applicant, then smut
the gate in his face and locked 1t.
What's the game?" said the man
You are no real golfer said st.
Peter. "You don't even know the hrst
rule of golf-to keep your eye on the
ball and follow through"
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Brick Store to Rise From Ashes.

Coushatta-Carter Brothers, who
lost their store on New Years night
by fire, signed contract Monday with
J. r. Randolph for the construction
of brick store, 35 by 100 feet, on the
site of the old one. The price was
about $4,000. The work of construc.
ton will begin at once and they ex-
pect to occupy the store by March /.
The new two-story brick school build.
ing Is finished one story high, and
Contractor Randolph expects to com.
plete the building by April.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
In Hands of Receiver,

Shreveport.-The Charles r. Ball
Lumber Company was placed in the
hands of a receiver. J. Crea Pugh be-
ing appointed to administer the af-
fairs of the concern under direction of
the court, The action was taken upon
petition Of Mrs. B. B. Hurst, a credi.
tor, the board of directors Of the com.
pany agreeing to the movement. The
depressed condition of the lumber
business Is given as the cause of the
failure.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Night School Gymnasium.

Houma.-The Rev. C. V. Breithaupt,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
;hurch, has leased one-third of the
lloor space on the second floor of the
lew lacuzzo three-story concrete build
ng on Main street for the purpose of
maintaining a night school, gymna-
SUM and reading room. The institu-
Ion will be nonsectarian and for
ladies' and gentlemen.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
LSrue Sale of Rice,

\ Elton.-The largest sale Of rice ever
made here was closed Saturday under
the management of John McElhinney,
representative of the Southern Rice
Growers Association. Thirty thou
sand bags were sold, one-third of
which goes to the Port Arthur Rice
Milling Company and the other two,
thirds goes to the Southern Rice
Growers Association. This deal al,
most cleaned out the three large ware.
houses at this place.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

A disgusted poet is authority for
the charge that If Milton were liv-
ing In Chicago today he would be q
mute, inglorious one. Magazine ed
itors. this poet claims, look on poets
as space filters and not as soul-thrill.
ers, which. perhaps. may be ascribed
to the baneful influence of a pork.
packing center on real poetry.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Trescherous Memory.

Parson Johnson - Yo' must nevah
cherish an enmity against youh neigh
Dor, Mis- Jackson. II youh neighbor
does you an injury you must forget 1t.
Mrs. Jackson---An SO l does forget
It, pahson-but Use got powerful bad
memory, and ! keeps forgetting dat
Use forgotten 1t.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Sink Test Well for OIL and Gas.

Alexandria-A stock company may
be formed to take over several acres
Of the Kent lands near Alexandria to
put down a test hole for oil and gas
and to establish natatorium. That
gas can be obtained on the land was
demonstrated by a we'll which had
been bored for the natatorium last
fall.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Cut Up Conductor,

Shreveport. - Because Conductor
Hammett of Kansas City Southern
train No. l refused to stop the flier
at the Cedar Grove factory site, near
this city, late Monday, three glass
workers assaulted him with knives,
cutting his face and arms badly. The
men then pulled the bell cord, stopped
the train, jumped off and escaped in
the woods.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Body in Lake.

Bucktown.-Saturday night some
fishermen found the body of a white
man floating in the lake, about five
miles from Bucktown The unfor.
tunate was we'll dressed, and some
believe that the dead man is none
other than Numa Jastram, the owner
Of the bird store of, Chartres street
who disappeared from his home at 91C
Dauphine street. -,
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

An English minister lecturing In
Philadelphia declared that no success
tul business man could be honest.
This assertion Is properly denounced
as entirely too sweeping. but our Brit.
lsh cousins are probably judging our
business conditions by what we have
been saying about our trusts.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

New York Is worried over the case
Of q woman who goes around propos.
ing marriage to every man she meets.
II she merely had some scheme where
by she could take his money from
every man she met New York would
not consider her case remarkable.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Bank Elects Officers.

Waterproof-The Bank of Water
proof elected the following officers tt
serve for the ensuing year: N. B
Hunter, president; w. D. A. Gorton
vice president; C. D. Brigham, cash
ier; NJ: Kullman, H. M. Marks, f
Massony, F. O.. Adams and ]. G. Har
ris, directors.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
,Neuroes Drowned,

Baldwin.-Louis Kelley and Pres
on, negroes, were drowned in Bayou
reche near Charenton last week.
hey were towing wood across the
1ayou when the craft on which they
we're collapsed from the heavy load.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
New Ice Plant,

Lafayette-The Consumers Cold
Storage and Canning Company is in.
Ealing thirty.five-ton ice plant in
S factory, and expects soon to secure
machinery for completing the canning
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

The travelling men are trying to
abolish the tipping evil in the hotels.
It would seem that to stop the tip
ping by stopping the tips Is q perfect
" good way
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

Those Cincinnati girls who, as an
experiment. lived on seven cents
day need not be surprised If they are
deluged with proposals of matrimony
from swains of an economical turn.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

Although the oyster has been freed
II the typhoid indictment there seems
to be doubt In some circles as to
whether It prefers to be chewed or
swallowed whole.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

The Baroness Molen Of Berlin has
started "big-foot" society Any
more statements that Berlin Is the
Chicago of Europe will be regarded az
invidious, .,
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

The Minneapolis robber who threw
ninety-year-old woman downstairs
would make as effective q stone
FOUNDER as q state prison could wish
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

A st. Paul clergyman declares that
a preacher needs legs. lungs and
liver. He might have included bread,
brains and beefsteak.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

Womens umbrellas must match
their costumes Is the fashion edlct
from London But what use Is a hob
bled umbrella?
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

A woman received $1,000 damages
for injuries incurred while seasick.
Some are willing to die without even
thinking Of damages.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

A Fright.
Lady" said Meandering Mike
would you lend me a cake Of soap-
do you mean to tell me you wan,
soap"
"Yesm. Me partners got de bio
cups an l want scare him"
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

The Denver dog catcher says he's
been bitten 2.OQo times. That's a rec.
ord he's welcome TO hold
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

Even when they have nothing to
do, some people can't seem to 40 1t
gracefully.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

rhlrty-Fcur Hogs Weigh 1900 Pounds
Ruston.-Thirty-four hogs, who's
.otal weight was 1890 pounds, all
hem under l year old, were brough,
TO town Monday for shipment.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
4 HOldl-Ur e
An Oppressive Trust.

Before the Coffee Roasters' Association, in sec"
sion at Chicago on Thursday, Thomas J. Webbs
of Chicago, charged that there is in existence
coffee combine which Is 'the most monstrous i'm
position in the history of human commerce"
There is very slight exaggeration about this
statement. 1t comes very close to being literally
true There is coffee combine in Brazil, from
which country comes the bulk of the coffee used
in the United States, which is backed by the gov
ernment of Brazil and financed by it, which CONF
pels American consumers, 90 Mr.. Webb said, Ito
pay famine prices for coffee when no famine
exists"
The worst thing about this is that the CONSUME
efs Of the United States have been compelled to
put up the money through which this combine,
to further cinch them, has been made effective.
There were formerly revenue duties imposed upon
all coffee entering the United States. Those taxes
were denounced as an imposition upon the people;
as taxing the poor mans breakfast table, and the
like. The taxes were removed. Immediately
thereafter Brazil imposed an export duty upon2
coffee up to the full amount of the former customs
taxes in this country. The revenue which for
mery went into the treasury Of the United States
was diverted to the treasury Of Brazil The poor
mans breakfast coffee continued to cost him the
same old price.
But this was only the commencement. The
'valorzation'' plan was evolved in Brazil
Through this plan the government, using the rev.
enues derived from the export duties for the pur-
poses, takes all of the surplus crop in season Of
large yields and holds it off che MARKET thus
Keeping the supply down to the demands Of the
market and permitting the planters to receive
much higher price than they would otherwise
have done.
The United States consumes more Brazilian cof-
fee than does the rest Of the world. We are the
best customers of Brazil and Brazil buys little
from us. Now Brazil is promoting, financing and
maintaining trust designed, and working effect
lively for the purpose, to compel American con:
sumers to pay an exorbitant price for the coffee
they use What is the remsdy?-Ssaah Post-In.
euigsneer-Noo. 19, 1911.
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19
Wanted "Mlli" Supplies

Wanted "MIll" Supplies.
~ see that you deal in mill sup
plies"
Yes"
We'll. Id like to buy q pair OF
boxing gloves"
The Rice belt journal., 1912-01-19

Standard statistics Of the coffee trade
show a falling of in sales during the last
two years of over two hundred million
pounds. Authenticated reports from the
Postum factories in this city show
tremendous increase in the sale Of Postum
In like period Of time.
While the sales of Postum invariably
show marked increase year over year, the
extraordinary demand for that well
known breakfast beverage during 1911 is
very likely due to public awakening to
the oppression of the coffee trust.
Such sn awakening naturally disposes
the multitude who suffer from the III
effects Of coffee drinking to be more re-
ceptive to knowledge Of harm which 50
often comes as result of the use Of
the drug-beverage, coffee.-Ba&tls Cre<s
Eoentng NesoS-Dee. 19, 1911.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-01-05

The big rush at the county treas
urer's office is over for this time.
Notwithstanding the general talk of
money matters being tight, the treas.
urer reports that IS per cent of the
taxes were paid this period. This
means loss to the county in rebates
of about $4,000.
A marriage license was this week
issued to Edward Petz and Margar-
ethe Keeper, both of Ellinwood.
Just as we go to press we are in
formed that Miss Anna Hart. who
has been in very poor health for
some time, died at her home in Los
Angeles, this week.
Mrs. T. P. Fair and Mrs. o. D.
Fair were the hostesseS at a large
reception at the Fair home on Wed.
neSday afternoon.
Mrs. P. C. PECAN and daughter Wis
tied the Gwinn families here last
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-01-05

The Guy Johnsons were down from
Larned New Years day.
Tobias McGill visited in Pawnee
Rock for several days last week.
Frank Moore and family were down
from Spearville during holiday week
visiting the home folks.
Mrs. Harry and Jerome Wi,dgen
]. R Murphy and Mrs. Henry Wild.
gen were visitors from Hoislngton
Thursday.
Attorney Charles Carroll was in
Claflin on business, Wednesday.
We regret to learn that ]. l..
Napier, for some years editor and pro
prietor of the Newton Journal has
disposed Of his plant and will retire
from the management of the same.
Jess is a mighty good newspaper man
and rafting good fellow and we
sincerely hope he will not be lost to
the fraternity of which he has been
a valued member.