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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-06-19
visiting at the home of her father,
Mr. DeLoach, at Saluda.

visiting at the home of her father,
Mr. DeLosch, at Saluda.
The members of the glee club of
South Carolina College came over
on Tuesday, and in the evening
gave a splendid entertainment at
the auditorium.
Mrs. Hattie Parrish spent few
days of the past week at Augusta
with her sister, Mrs. Geo. White.
The young people of the town
enjoyed a moonlight picnic on Fri
day evening at Yonce's pond.
Mr.. Luke Smith, of Eton, Ca,
spent a Few days here during the
past week.
The Johnston base ball team won
from Leesville by a score of Is to
l, on last Friday. This makes the
7th game played this season with
only one game lost, their percent
age being s57.
The young men of the town gave
a dance on Tuesday evening, in hon
or of visiting young laoies. Music
was furnished by the merry band
and all enjoyed the affair to the
fullest. The chaperones were Mr..
and Mrs. Kirby ard Mr.. and Mrs
CJ Wertz, and the couples in at
tendance were:
Miss Maud Rives with Bennie
Parker, Miss Gladys Rives with
Vivian Minis, Miss Ethel Coleman
with Ellie LaGrone, Miss Orlena
Cartledge with Julian Bland, Miss
Pet LaGrone with Frank Bland,
Miss Ruth Tompkins with Julian
Holstein, Miss nellie Jones with
Paul Cogburn, Miss Hattie Bess
Cullum With B Cook, Miss Elise
Crouch with E H Smith, Miss
Marion Mobley with Julian Mob
ley, Miss Mary spann Harrison with
Joe Cox. The stays were Messrs P
H johnson, w B QUITS, Kellus
Mitchell, John Warren, T LaGrone,
Howard Payne, Sam Mays, V J
Cullum, Milton Parker.
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PLUM BRANCH NEWS.
Mr.. Fowle, of Fountain Inn
Elected Principal of High
School. MIR. Freeman
is Recovering.

The clouds clearing away on Sat
urday, the last sessions of the rally
meeting of the w. NJ. U. of the
Cokesbury district of the Methodist
conference increased in attendance
and interest, and Sunday brought
them a crowded house. Eighteen
delegates were enrolled.
The trustees Of the Plum Branch
high school have elected Mr. Car
per H. Fowler of Fountain Inn, to
the position of principal for next
session, and he has iutimated that
he will accept. Miss Leona Lowman,
OF Prosperity, and Miss Eunice
Huggins, of Jacksonville, have been
elected for the assistant teachers.
The former has accepted, but the
latter has not answered yet. They
all come we'll recommended, and it
is hoped that the high grade work
of last session will be maintained.
The friends of Mr.. Will Free
land will be pleased to know that
he is convalescing from protract-
ed and stubborn case of malaria
fever. The community has manifest
ed its fraternal spirit in helping
linn work ont his crop, and Mr.. Ed
Coleman has received similar treat
ment. Not, Every man for him
SELF" but, Every man for his fell
low," seems to be Plum Branch's
motto.
Mr. Milledge Sturkey is home
from Clemson college, and is the
last of our boys and girls to return.
We are glad to have these young
people home, for they help to
brighten up the dull sum mer months.
Mrs. Jessie Cobb of Hodges re-
turned home Monday of this week.
Sue has been spending. a few days
with her mother, Mrs. II. Banks.
Her husband, Mr.. Walter Cobb,
came and spent one day and night,
carrying Mr.. Hawthorn Banks home
with him for few days stay.
Miss Mamie Edison of Wards
has been the guest of Mrs. J. E.
Freeman this week, returning b ONE
to-day, the l4th. Mamie is just
fourteen years old, and yesterday
from to p M, eight young ladies
of our town of about her age were en-
Jert1ined in her honor by Mrs. j.
E. Freeman.
The refreshing shower of rain
last night followed by this bright
warm day makes the crops look
much refreshed, and the cheerful
song of a negro in some nearby
field as I write is no doubt his way
of saying welcome to such weather
as to-day brings after a week of
cold, and he voices the feelings of
the entire community.
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Beautiful Reception in Honor
of Miss Earline Allen.

The elegant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. B. Jones was the scene of
large gathering of friends on last
Friday evening in honor of the
bride-elect, Miss Earline Allen.
Daisies and ferns were profusely
used as decoration for the mantels
and chandeliers, the most elaborate
of which being in the dining room.
Here the guests were seated at
small tables where delightful re-
freshments were served. The centtf
table was adorned with miniature
bride standing in bank of daisies.
The handpainted place cards were
wedding bells bearing bunches OF
daisies. The refreshments consisted
of salads, ices and cake.
Toasts were proposed by several
of the guests to which the entire
company heartily responded. The
toast, THE Bride by Mr.. Will
liam Roper of Trenton was especial
ly appropriate and we'll given.
During the evening the interest
ing game, Travel gave much
pleasure and merriment. Mrs. Ma
ME Tillman won the lady's prize,
which she presented t, the bride.
Mr.. Wad Allen received the gentle
mans prize. Handsome gifts were al
80 presented by the hostess to Miss
Allen and DR.. Morrall. Before leav-
ing each one present wrote wish
for the future happiness of the
popular young couple.
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lem make good as agriculturists.

them make good as agriculturists.
At Mount Tabor cross roads we
came to Mr.. A. w. Harris. Mr..
Harris is on to the advanced ideas
of farming and if be can work out
his plans and get plenty humus in
his soil and inoculation that will
assure a growth Of hairy vetch,
wonders will be worked on land
that seems a proposition to the faint
hearted.
Our next stop was with our friend
Frank M. Warren. Mr.. Warren is
one of the most genial gentlemen
we ever knew, always in a good hu-
NOR and anxious about anything
that t'nds to the bet!erment of the
farmer. As our time was short we
could not carry out our program
and wer forced to make our way
toward town.
We saw Mr.. John P. Hoyt's corn.
If John gets sufficient rain he will
break the record on corn. Should
he fail, however, it will not go as
hard with him as some owing to his
sun-shiny disposition. Two of our
adopted sons of Saluda, Messrs.
J. Toliver Herlong and w. w.
Satcher we failed to see but we saw
what they had been doing and ap-
proved it as being our way of think
ing. The integrity of these gentle
men has worked its way in the
hearts of the people and they are
esteemed for their high toned citi-
zenship.
Prof. Barton always leaves US re-
GREETING that he could not prolong
MS stay. His knowledge of agricul-
ture, in all its forms from soil build
ing to seed bed preparation, plant
ing and cultivation is not only the
knowledge of theorist but thor
oughly practical, farmer. He al
ways imparts something that sticks.
We are sorry he cannot be with us
oftener. We have put it down that
the day with Prof. Barton was we'll
spent.
Before we finish our letter we
cannot refrain from mentioning the
fact that in our rounds on the l1th
we struck the trail of our enemy.
He had been among our friends and
demonstrators, knocking us, the
works of the department, in fact
everything and every body except
himself. We would not be surprised
to hear of this man mot farmer)
to have forgotten more than Jas.
Wilson, DR.. Knapp, Mr.. Bradford
Knapp, Prof. w. N. Long and the
whole push ever knew, yet if he
ever did one commendable or heroic
act, no one has heard of it. He is ;
chronic knocker, and we do hope
that he may live long enough to SEE
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Beautifying the Home Grounds.

Attractive grounds add more
than any other one feature toward
beautifying the home, be 1t in the
country or in the city. No farm OF
city home can afford to be without
a few trees and shrubs around the
house. 1t seems strange indeed with
all our natural advantages that Or
namental planting is not more OBJ
served by those who wish to make
life in the country worth while.
Money expended in this direction
is we'll invested not only from the
fact of it's creating pleasant sur
roundings, but because the beauti-
flying of a place enhances its value
and renders it salable often at
handsome profit. Then again on the
other hand, mone5 cannot buy the
satisfaction which one derives from
W itching the growth and develop
ment of ornamental vegetation.
Amcng the beautiful hardy
shrubs that require little attention
I wish to enum rate a few that
grow to perfecti, n in our state.
These plants are easily obtainable
and not expensive. The althea or
rose of Sharon flowers freely with
us during late summer when few
other shrubs are in blossom. 1t has
beautiful white, pink and purple
double flowers. The azaleas are very
gor eous and range n color from
intense crimson to lemon yellow.
They are covered with bloo n in
early spring. before their lesves ap-
pear. Deutzias have masses of snow
white flowers and are early bloom
ers. Spireas flower profusely during
early spring. They produce a pro-
|fusion,of white flowers. Forsythia
OF golden bill has graceful droop-
ing yellow flowers. The magnolia
grandihora, the evergreen type, Is
one of the best of the many magno-
las. 1t grows beau lifully with US
and is grand sight.
Of the ,lany beautiful climbing
vines that should grace our POI ches
and arbors there is nothing better
than the wistarias which can be had
in purple, lavender and white. The
immense droop.ng racemes OF
blooms are truly grand sig hit. The
climbing roses, the clematis, Eng
lisb. ivy, Virginia creeper all erow
to the greatest perfection.
Remember that before you get
ready to plant sketch out your
grounds, locating all buildings,
drives, walks, and paintings.
Prof. c. G. Vincent.
Clemson College, S. G,
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himself as others see him and learn
this lesson that the character of q
man is known and appreciated by
what he thinks of other people ra-
ther than what other people think
of him.
Johnston, S. G.. P. N. L.
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List of Candidates.

@ The feffowing is the sSfiisial9 LIST
of candidates who filed pledges:
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
B. r. Tillman.
w. ]. Talbert.
n. 3. Dial.
CONGRESS.
FIR. distri; Geo. S. Legare, H.
Leon Larisey.
Second. distr ict-J. F. Byrnes,
Harry D. Calhoun.
Third district--Wyatt Aiken, F.
S. Evans, NJ. C. Long.
Fourth district E. Johnson.
Fifth district-D. E. Finley,
Glenn w. Ragsdale, w. P. Pollock.
Sixth district-J. E. Ellerbe, j..
w. Ragsdale.
Seventh district-A. F. Lever.
GOVERNOR.
Ira B. Jones.
Cole L. Blease.
7. T. Duncan.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
C. A. Smith.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
r. NJ. McCown.
COMPTROLLER GENERAL.
A. w. Jones.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
J r. Earle.
B. B. Evans.
Thomas H. Peoples.
J. Fraser Lyon.
STATE TREASURER.
S. T. Carter.
D. w. McLaurin.
SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION.
John E. Swearingen.
ADJUTANT GENERAL.
w. w. AOOTe'
COMMISSIONER AGRICULTURE, ETC.
E. J. Watson.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
John G. Richards, Jr.
J. H. Wharton.
James Cansler.
SOLICITOR.
First circuit-P. T. Hildebrand.
Second circuit-R. Il. Guntcr.
Third circuit-Philip II. Stoll,
Thomas H Tatum.
Fourth circuit. Monroe Spears,
Geo. K. Laney, T. I. Rogers.
Fifth circuit-W. Hampton Cobb.
Sixth circuit K Henry, j.
Harry Foster.
Seventh circuit. G. OTIS, A.
E. Hill, 1. G. Blackwood.
Eighth circuit-R A Cooper.
Ninth circuit-John H Peurifoy.
Tenth circuit-Prockte Ter A Bon
ham, John NJ Daniel.
Eleventh circuit-Geo. Bell Tim
norman.
Twelfth circuit-Walter Wells
; L NJ Gasque.
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National parties have always Sc
lected animals as their emblems."
Yes, replied Senator Sorghum,
I'm afraid that if candidates get
into the habit of quarrelling, the
elephant, the donkey and all the
rest of them will have to stand aside
and make way for the Kilkenny
cats. Washington Star.
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A BIT OF PARDONABLE
PUBLICITY.

YNYHE Advertiser seldom INDUCES lin what is commonly
known as blowing ita own horn, but, occasionally,
bit of publicity pardonable, has advertising value,
and with its precep newspaper should 90 al
least modcum of advertising ltsef.sSS
Several days ago the editor of The Advertiser received
letter from gentleman who resides nearly 1000 miles from
Edgefed but who prior few resident OF
the county and member of Oldest most cultured
and most honored families The opening paragraphs of the
letter referred candidacy of aend of Its author and
the latter half contained complimentary words for Ihe
Advertiser, which follows: HE
"By the way must years subscription to The
just when subscription was OUT.
not taking it these many
thaI have been residing away fro nome NY cluzennp
still with old Edgefed county.
You have accomplished with the old since
came into human and it has come to be
more of paperfor who iven Edgefed county The
communications equentyto be in its columns
from county show beyond question that
people consider THEIR paperand use its columns as
friendly and exchange helpful ideas
very Advertiser has been moed
mated and considerably been its tor
s nv purpose trip around the world within the
be able write short letters to your
paper from different points They interest some o your
readers and easel shall feel repaid for
trouble another to conceal my idenity.
truly"
The foregoing words because of
their commendatory spirit and because
shegseaae sraatane edu
hit who possesses discriminating and Judgment
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06

BEFORE you pay charges on an express
package again, it might be good idea
10 make sure the charges have not been
paid at the other end The extent 70
which tho express companies have been
robbing the people by collecting charges
at both ends Of a shipment, as revealed
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, is amazing and outrageous. In
the case one company alone it was
shown that il made 5000 overcharges in
one day and collected in one year SCI, 600
as Overcharges. And in addition to the
cases Of overcharging which have come
10 the attention Of the commission, il is
believed that thousands of shipments
are paid for az both ends Of which the
commission never hears, owing TO the
fact that the victims do not know they
are being fieeced. An officer Of the CON-
pany above referred 10, admitted that
the system employed to identify pre-
paid packages was faulty, but had no
particular apology to make. Demand
for transportation charges on prepaid
shipments must cease" declared Com
missioner Lane, who was plainly provOk-
ed. The complaint Of this practice by
express companies is universal"
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
NEW GOLD FIELDa
PrOspectors in Alaska cheered by Re-
cent Developments.

Tacoma. Wash, March Alaska
now has another great new placer
gold district with good pay found over
an area twenty miles wide, ranging
from two to seven feet deep. The new
Aniak diggings will become the first
permanent camp in the great Kusko-
kwim valley. In the native language
"Aniak" means "in an1 out" The
miners declare the prospects uncov-
cred last fall and this winter the best
Of any ever discovered in Alaska
The tributary streams are described
as natural sluice boxes. Gravel is IN
frozen and easy to work. It is shall
low and runs over large areas. So to
s. cents in coarse gold per square
foot on bedrock. On benches dollar
per hour can be obtained with crude
rockers.
Aniak river enters Kuskokwfm river
eighty-eight miles below Georgetown.
and los miles above Bethel. Aniak Is
distinguished for its right angle bends
and six-miIe current Two old Rus-
sian winter trails. level and well wood
ed. lead from Kuskokwim river.
Other minerals found in that region
are silver. gaiena. zinc. blend. copper
nickel, cobalt, tin. anthony. gray COP
per. bismuth, einnabar. sulphur. coal
and oil. Near Georgetown two big
cinnabar quicksilver mines are sue
cessfully operated.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
KENTUCKY PRISONS
UNDER new REGIME
Custer Bill Creates Entirely
New Conditions.

Frankfort, Ky, March 5.--By a vote
Of 81 to 8 the senate passed the Ham
Ilton bill abolishing the present prison
commission and ousting from Office
Harvey McCutcheon of Franklin and
Eli H. Brown Of Frankfort, prison COM
missioners, and all of the employees of
the penitentiaries. A nonpartisan
prison commission of three members,
to be appointed by Governor McCrea-
ry, was created, and also the Offices
Of wardens, guards, etc, are revived.
The bill had already passed the house.
One commissioner is to be appoint
ed for term Of two years and com
missioners for terms of four years
each. 1t is to be decided by lot who
shall have the short term. All COM
missioners, except the one who gets
the short term, win be ineligible for
reappointment The commissioners
are required to give a bond of $4,000
to insure the faithful performance of
their duties. The positions will pay
81, 400 each annually.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL = = -
Items Of Interest ReEardin6 Home
folk and Others,

Miss Clara Gott is quite sick at hel
home on Fifth street.
Hon. Hugh Riddell, of Irvine, speni
several days in the city last week.
Mrs. Coley, of Lancaster, was the
guest last week in the family of Mayor
Rice.
Rev. J. w. Parsons and Mr.. G. h
Peters. of Prestonburg, were visitors il
the city Monday.
Editor J. F. Carpenter, of The Estil
Herald, was here Monday, attending
County Court.
Editor Steve Yaught o: Winchester,
attended the regular meeting Of Elks
here Friday evening.
Misses Jennie Parkes and Kathleen
Poyntz went to Lexington last week tc
see Maude Adams.
Mrs. Emma Kaufman, Of Lancaster,
is guest in the family Of her brother,
Mr.. J. E. Greenleaf.
Mr.. and Mrs Victor Packwood, OF
Frankfort spent the weekend with
friends in this city.
Miss Katie Smith has returned from
indianapolis, where she went to buy a
spring stock Of millinery.
Mrs. F. NJ. Silver entertained her
aunt, Mrs Ida simmerman, Of Dayton,
O., few days last week.
Miss May Thomas returned home
Wednesday. after two weeks visit to
Mrs. II. G. Kiser of Paris.
Mrs. Minnie Green and daughter. Miss
Mary Neal Green, Of Richmond. are
guests Of Mrs. Ed. Keller on South Main
street-Bourbon News.
Mr.. Edward Baldwin, who has been
keeping books for a large copper REIN
ing company Of Ducktown, Tenn, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. J. G. Baxter.
Rev. George W. Shepherd, who has
been quite i'll with rheumatism at the
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
White Hall Items.

Mr.. John Mckinney is very sick with
pneumonia.
Mrs. John Powell has a splendid
school at Science Hill.
Mr. Roscoe Whitlock, of Lancaster.
spent Saturday and Sunday with friends
here.
Mr.. Lee Corr entertained a number Of
his young friends Saturday night in that
good old fashion way.
Feed of every description is very
scarce and if the cold weather continues
stock viii suffer for want of feed.
Miss Elizabeth Edwards, of Rich
mond, came home with Miss Edith Park
and spent from Friday until Monday.
The continued disagreeable weather
has been the cause Of the farmers moi
blowing any, and but very few tobacco
beds have been burned.
Hog cholera has been raging in this
community for sometime and with
such fatal results that the farmers will
be compelled to buy hogs for meal
this fall
There have been three new houses
started in this community in the last
few months. but on account of the
weather being so unfavorable, compile
ton has been impossible.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
In Favor of It

w. T. Chiffon, Secretary of the Ken
lucky Sheep Breeders Association, in a
letter addressed to the editor of the
Courier Journal, disproves with figures
from the Office of the State Auditor, the
assertion of the Courier Journal that the
dog law does not pay. He shows that
the law has added 1925, 600 to the school
fund.- While he admits that abuses
have occurred in the generalization Of
sheep killed by dogs he very properly
points out that this is the fault Of magis-
trates who allow such abuses, and not
the fault of the law, the dog law is de-
cidedly useful measure. Mans best
friend becomes far too numerous when
untaxed, and when too numerous and
neglected he is likely TO become a
pariah. Nothing tends more certainly
toward bringing into existence a great
many worthless and destructive dogs
than to allow them to go untaxed.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06

An automatic grass seed feeder, pos
sibly the first machine Of the kind ever
used. has been designed aud constructed
by R. R. Dickerson. Of Paris. and has
been installed at the grass and seed
cleaning plant Of E. F. Spears & Sons in
that city. For many years the difficulty
experienced by seed men in getting men
to feed the bluegrass seed 10 the clean
ing machines has been a source of worry
and anxiety, and this new machine,
which apparently does its work in a per-
feet manner,is designed to replace hand
labor. Mr.. Dickerson viii not have the
machine patented. owing to the fact that
there are only about half dozen blue
grass cleaning plants IN the world, three
of them being located in Paris.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
Opera House.

Good show for the last half of this
week at the Opera House. There will
be exceptionally good vaudeville, con-
sisting of Eileen Lee, singing and dane
ing coincidence; Gordon and Morton,
comedy, songs and dances. On Friday
night we win have the Edison Feature
Picture. ''The Battle Hymn of the Re-
public, and for Saturday the Halem
Feature, Rory O'Moore, two big feat
ures for this week. You should see
them both. The shows at the Opera
House are always good and you viii see
something extra now three times a
week. Those who missed Monday
night missed good one and a gay time,
as Washington was great.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
Uncle Sam Is Prepared.

Washington. March 4.-Upon the
status of the Chinese situation today
will depend whether more troops shall
be rushed from Manila to Tien Tsin
for concerted action with troops Of the
European powers in the protection Of
the railway leading from Picking to
Tien Tsin. and to safeguard the lives
Of foreigners in the imperial capital
city itself. approximately 5000 in
fantry and cavalry are available in the
Philippines to be sent on short notice
to China, and a transport is being held
at Manila in readiness to take a regi-
ment aboard at once in case the sit
nation should appear to warrant
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06
Confederate Reunion.

The thousands of people who visit the
Confederate Reunioo at Macon, Ca,
May 2, and 0, 1912. and sit in her
beautiful parks listening to the dozens
of bands which viii render stirring airs
will believe that once in the city the
only musical organization was what
was known as a ''Jawbone" band
formed by dozen musical amateurs in
the city shortly before the opening Of
the Civil War. The instruments of this
peculiar body were composed Of jaw
bones and ribs of animals with a few
strings and brass piccols. All of Il e
principal meetings were attended by the
band, which rendered the popular mel
odies of the day between speeches at
busting or acts at play. Quite different
will be the strains of Dixie or .Su-
vance River" by Kallor's crack organi-
zation which will doubtless furnish the
music.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-03-06

GOvERNOR MCCREARY sent a specia
message to the Legislature. Thursday,
congratulating the members on having
enacted four OF the Democratic plat.
form measures-the county unit, the
compulsory primary, the Banking De.
partment and the Prison Commission
bills The Governor says the latter bill
is not the bipartisan measure that he
recommended, but he acquiesces in the
wisdom Of the legislative department OF
government and viii approve the bill.
He urged that as few appropriations as
possible be made, as the State Treasury
is in a depleted condition.