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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
''Sol' Commends The Advertise
And Gives News Around
Clark's Hill.

When 1 saw that the dispensary
was a failure, a-big thanks to God
welled up in my bosom. More is
due to your paper than any other
human agency. 1 congratulate you
upon its defeat, and there ought to
be a day set apart for general
thanksgiving for the victory; what
say you brethren of the ministry? ?
We are late in planting yet we
are hopeful of a crop. You hear
more peach talk now with us than
anything else. Mr.. w. S. Middleton
has ordered six thousand crates and
wants one more.
Prof. Nivens of the fruit depart
ment of Clemson paid our commu-
nifty visit. He told the writer that
w. S. Middleton had the best kept
orchard in the state, which we are
proud of. We do not expect big
prices on account of the large crop.
Mrs. J. P. Nixon and children
have returned and we are glad to
see them back.
Mr.. r. H. Middleton has fine
lot of Berkshire hogs, from Ohio,
and they are beautiful, and we wish
him success in his new enterprise.
May The Advertiser live long
and prosper.
Sol.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
Junior Music Recital.

The recital at the college audi
torium on Friday afternoon was one
of the best ever given at the college,
and greatly enjoyed by an attentive
and appreciative audience. The first
quartette was made up of music
students in the college taught by
Miss Louise Couch; the next sex.
tette of little Edgefeld girls under
the instruction of Miss Fannie
Sheppard.
The violin solo following was
very tastefully rendered by Miss
Myra Morris of Langley; and a
most remarkable example of COM
posure, gifts and faithfulness was
exemplifed in the piano solo by
Roland Snuggs who has only been
under the instruction of Miss Couch
since February, she being his first
piano teacher. He played without
notes. Two trios, A May day, and
Rondo by Streabbog were given by
students under Miss Tisdale.
The only solo of any difficulty
was rendered by Miss Margaret
May who was most vigorously ap-
plauded for her splendid touch and
technique. This number as well az
the last quartette were also given
by students of Miss Fannie Shop
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
Come to The Reunion.

Every veteran in Edgefeld coun-
ty is expected to be in Edgefeld on
Friday of this week. On our front
page will be seen the program of
the Memorial Day exercises, which
will take place at two o'clock at the
Baptist church. Dinner will be
served promptly at 1 o'clock ad-
iacent to Baptist church. Let
every veteran be present, and enjoy
a good dinner, and a social time,.
and afterwards hear splendid ad-'
dress by one of Edgefeld's own
honored sons, and hear good music.
AS dinner will be served early,
and the exercises at 9 o'clock, there
will be no hurry, and all persons
wishing to return to their homes
will have plenty of time to do so.
Our people of Edgefeld are always
glad to have the veterans remain
over night, but we have found that.
most of the old soldiers will return
home in spite of our invitations, and
sometimes have to leave the exer-
cises before they are finished, and
so we have made this arrangement
for a very early Memorial service
for their benefit. Come and enjoy
it with us.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
Temperance and Mission Meet

The temperance and mission meet
ing at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday afternoon was very we'll at
tended in spite of the April show
ers. The programme as published
last week was carried out, and the
" use OF intoxicants a hindrance to
the spread of the gospel in the home
land" was discussed by DR.. M. d.
Jeffriss. Hon. B. E. Nicholson
made very forceful and thought
full talk on the menace of into1i-
cants among heather or child races.
Florence Minis gave the selec-
ton, "I'll take what father takes, "
and Miss Florence Peak, in her
characteristic, vivacious, style, re-
cited 1.-THE Second Election" which
won for her the gold medal at the
Johnston Tri- County Convention.
The meeting was held Under the
auspices of the Womsn's Christian
Temperance Union, and Rev. Z. Q.
Bailey of the Presbyterian church
conducted tho exercises ss arranged
on the program.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

tick, producing disease in cattle
naturally only through the bite of
the tick. Cattle raised in the pres
;ence of ticks from calfhood are
therefore able to stand considerable
number of ticks on their bodies
without apparent injury, but in re,
ality the animals do suffer. The mi
ero-organisms are in the blood, which
are ready to develop at any time
should any condition arise that
Weuld lower the vitality of the ami
NAL. Bad feeding and other all
ments of cattle favors the, develop
ment Of this specific tick fever or
gan, and for that reason cattle
ard tt die if tliey have no
ticks ON them and are from tick In
fected pastures.
Cotton seed meal within itself
never has nor never will produce
tick fever, but if it may be bad OF
other feed is bad or bad conditions
exist such as poor care of the ami
mails, etc., such a condition is a
pre-potent factor in the development
of the disease.
am surprised that cotton seed
meal, one of the most valuable cat
tie feeds in the world, is charged
with the outrage of killing cattle.
Cotton seed meal, unless it is bad
is being generally used throughout
this Nation and European Nations
as most valuable cattle feed. For
that reason South Carolina and the
entire south is especially suited for
dairying and cattle feeding, because
we have the climate for the grow
ing crops. We may have the pas
lures when the people get in the no.
tion to establish them, and we have
the highly concentrated food, cot
ton seed meal to finish the fattening
period in stall, lot or pasture feed
ing.
The Bureau of Animal Industry
is cooperating with the State Vete-
rinarian of Clemson College and
county officials and citizens in COM
pleting the work of tick eradica-
tation in the State of South Caro-
lima.
For further information the above
authorities or this Office would be
pleased to hear from any interested
citizens. Thanking you, l am,
Very respectfully,
E. M. Nighbert,
Inspector in charge of tick eradica-
tion work in the states of Geor-
gia and South Carolina.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
Mr.. Garnett''s Question An
swered.

Several weeks ago Mr.. j. M. Gar
nett of Plum Branch wrote an ar
ticle upon cattle ticks which was
published in The Advertiser. The
editor sent a copy of the paper con
tanning the article to DR.. E.. M
Nighbert of Atlanta, the govern
ment Supt. who is in charge of tick
eradication work in Georgia and
South Carolina, and we publish
herewith DR.. Nighbert's letter and
what he has written concerning the
matter:
Editor Advertise, Edgefeld, South
Carolina.
Dear Sir: Attention has been
called to an article appearing in
your valuable paper under date OF
March 9th, under the heading
''Mr. Garnett asks an important
question.
Considering this of great impor.
tance to the citizens of your county,
I respectfully submit statement
concerning that matter hoping that
you may see fit to publish same as
prominently located III the paper as
the Garnett article. Thanking you.
/ am,
Very respectfully,
E. NJ. Nighbert,
Inspector in Charge.
Atlanta, Ga.
Dr.. Nighbert's Statement.
Replying to Mr.. Garnett's state.
ment appearing in the columns OF
your paper under date of March
81, 1912, cattle raised on farms free
of the cattle tick are subject to tick
fever only when such animals come
in contact with ticks. This has al
ways been the case; it is the case
now and has been for the last ten
or twelve years.
In the early days of range con-
ditions in Edgefeld County, all
calves dropped in the presence of
ticks suffered from the disease, but
lived owing to the high resistant or
tolerating power of the system of
the young calf. The same applies
to fenced pastures, provided there
are ticks in the pasture. Under
fence conditions part of the cattle
are raised in the presence of ticks
and part of them away from ticks,
therefore when traficing in cattle
and changing them from a free pas
ture, such cattle are subject to the
fever and will sicken and die.
The Margaropus Annulatus (cat-
tie fever tick) is especially cattle
tick. 1t depends on the blood for
its life and propagation; occasional
ly it may infest horses and mules,
therefore if there are no cattle and
no horses or mules in the pasture,
fever ticks die from starvation.
This has proven to be absolutely
true because there are not as many
ticks in fenced up county as there
are in open range counties; in other
words, when territory becomes part
ly fenced the ticks die for want of
host. Nature, through the young
calf enables the perpetuation of a
few cattle of poor quality and of
scrub type raised in the presence
of ticks. For this reason we have
been able to perpetuate few cattle
in the presence of ticks.
Tick fever is caused by micro
organism known rs piro-plasms
bigeminum, which first finds its
resting place in the body of the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

$500 up Suits made to order of
fine woolens, made with snap and
style to please you. F. G. Mertins,
Augusta, Ga.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18
EXCLUDES PLEA OF
PRISONERS COUNSEL

WYTHBVILLE, VA Special. The
Wythe Circuit Court on opening We'd
nesday in the trial of Claude Allen
charged with the murder of Com
monWealth s Attorney w. NJ. Foster
OF Carroll county, delivered an opin-
ion excluding a plea offered by the
prisoners counsel in the nature of an
estoppel on the part of the Common
wealth. This plea raised the point
that the finding of a verdict of muir
der in the second degree in the for
mer trial was necessarily an acuuittal
of the conspiracy charge in the pres
ent indictment.
The court held that the charge Of
conspiracy in the indictment was
merely AN inducement," and de-
not res adjudicata" as to the pend
ing charge. The plea, therefore, was
excluded.
The witness OF the day was II. L.
Trollinger. of Pulaski, who examined
the wounds on Judge Massie His evil
dence in the main pointed to the fact
that the wounds were caused by .32-
caliber bullets, though he was I'M
certain as to this.
The next witness was Allen Cox,
who was in the court room at the
time of the shooting. He testified
that he saw a man whom he thought
to be Cabell Strickland feel Floyd AL
lens pulse and remark, How is it
beating?"
This witness was corroborated by
Cabell Strickland. himself, who tes-
tilted that he did feel Floyd Aliens
pulse. Strickland was subjected to
severe REORGANIZATION, but his
statement was mistaken.
There is a slight similarity in ap-
pearance between Cabell Strickland
and Claude Allen, and the evident in
tention of the defense is to contradict
previous witnesses who said that
Claude Allen felt his fathers pulse
or at least to throw doubt upon their
testimony.
Floyd Allen, father of Claude, was
the next witness. He gave a detailed
account of what occurred at the time
of the tragedy, and of his relations
with Clerk Dexter GOad.
Upon cross eXaminatiOn by Mr.
Draper, the old man acknowledged
that Cabell Strickland came over and
spoke to him. He also said Strickland
took his hand and may have felt his
pulse, but he denied Claude's ever
feeling his pulse.
Floyd Allen, who has been found
guilty of murder in the first degree
seemed weak and sick, and once broke
down when referring to his boys.
Court adjourned at 1870.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18
DENTISTS GATHER
IN ANNUAL SESSION

OLD POINT, VA Special.-Den-
lists affiliated with the Virginia State
Dental Association met here yester-
day and last evening to the number
OF 100 or more. DR.. w. II. Moseley.
OF South Boston, presided and read
his annual address. The Rev. DR.. ].
NJ. Pitcher, of Phoebus, made the
opening prayer. and an interesting
paper was read by DR.. George II.
keesee. of Richmond, on "Reminis-
censes Of Our First President"
Last night the members attended
clinics in the meeting hall, and later
listened TO addresses by several of
the best-known members of the pro-
fession. Among those who discussed
table and chair clinics were Drs. T.
Il. Cochran, Alexandria, il. c. Wal
den, Richmond; Charles NJ. Townes.
Waverly; Is. T. Blackwell, Richmond:
Nj. II. Page, Norfolk; j. Lewis Walk
er, Norfolk; G. Il. Clifford, Norfolk:
J. -. Lester, Christiansburg; w. e.
White. Abingdon; Il. l.. Simpson.
Richmond; II. l.. Sydnor, DanviIIe; b.
Il. Deweiler, Herndon.
Clinics and addresses will be con-
tinued today, and tomorrow afternoon
the election of officers will take place
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18

his footsteps died away i'm the
distance.
Mrs. Smoha called loudly for
help, but when assistance arrived
no trace of the man was TO be
found. An Investigation revealed
nothing missing.
Mrs. Smoha says her aSsaiIant
had thin, peaked face. The de-
tectiveS are working on this de-
ScriptiOn and believe that they
VIII soon have the man behind
bars.
Mrs Smoha was awakened
when the negro reached his hand
under her pillow i'm search of val
uables. The miscreant is believed
az have ranSac<cd other rooms,
owing to their disOrdered condi-
ton, but, as nothing was found To
DC missing in Is believed that ne
was after money alone.
IL il possible that the SmOha
burglar il the anne whom Nj.
keOrlian, a baker, of 23O1 JET
ferSon Avenue, routed night ne
fore last following a hand-to-hand
battle with n shovel and a stout
stick.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18
HE DIDN'T CARE TO
TAKE Third CHANCE
Edward Foster, Charged With
Capital Crime Against Girl,
Fails to Appear.

X c II NJ o N d, VA.-Special.-
IL looks as il Edward Foster,
the Hcnrico county preacher and
farmer who has been twice tried
for alleged immortality in conncc-
ton with his youthful ward. Ada
Catharinc McclxS, does not care To
take his chances again before n
jury.
After two miStriaIs. his case was
set Tor yesterday, but the accused.
though under $4,000 bond, failed
10 appear at the bar of Justice.
Nainly did the court officials of
HenricO call for Foster. He did
not show up, nor could anyone
NOuchSafe information as to his
Whereabouts.
The almost irresistible concIu-
sion was that Foster had skipped.
Acting OH this assumption, Com
monwealth's Attorney Frank II.
Sutton, DR., moved that the bond
be mt once forfeited. Judge
Shackleford, who was sitting for
Judge Scott, granted the motion
with the provisO that no forfeiture
shall take place if the accused
appear in court before next Fri
day. Louis Wendenburg, counsel
Tor Foster, is also the surety
named in the bond.
According to the best informa-
ton obtainabie. the accused was
last seen in Richmond Saturday.
On that day he visited the office
OF Lawyer Wendenburg and made
an appointment for Sunday. Fos-
ter, on the Saturday in question.
apparently had good deal of
money on his person, and some
believe he utilized il TO get beyond
the reach of the law.
The girl whom Foster is said
TO have wronSed. was placed i'm
his care by the Children's Home
Society at a time when she was
supposed to be less than four-
teen years old. Doubts as to her
age have arisen, however. and
this, IL is believed, had a great
deal to do with the failure of the
JurieS to convict the accused.
The oncnse charged is a capital
crime.
Foster is more than sixty wears
old. He is married and has chill
dren. IL is said that me has n
farm worth probably $1,000 or
more.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18
AMERICANS STILL
CONTINUE TO WIN

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Special.
dnesday-Jackson' victory this
morning was clean-cut, but the fight
for second and third places was so
close that there was a sQuabble among
the judges.
First. it was announced that Nor
man s Tabor. OF Brown University.
had finished second, and that John
Paul Jones was third. Later this was
reversed and Abel Kiviat. of America.
was given second place and Tabor
third. Some OF the judges dissented
and it was decided to wait until a
photograph, snapped as the men
flashed past the wire. was developed.
In this photograph Tabor, Jones.
Baker and Kiviat were so close to-
gether that their bodies seemed one
man.
James l.. Sullivan, who was stand
ing at the wire, declared emphaticallv
that Tabor had finished second and
Jones third, but the official ruling gave
| hlNlat second place and Tabor third
In the pole vault eight Americans
qualified for the final by swinging over
bar set twelve feet above the ground
yersity; +. J. Coyle, University of
| Chicago; f. r. Nelson. Yale; II. S. Bah
Athletic Club; NJ S Wright Dart
mouth; +. d. Murphy. University of
Illinois; $. H. Bellah. Multnomah. Ath-
! others qualifying were: Hapenny,
Canada; G. Paseman. Germany. and
Two hundred metre semi-finals:
| First heat-First, Ralph Craig. De-
! troit. Mich, Young Mems Christian AS
s0ciation; second, Jacobs, Great Britain.
| Time. 21.9
Second heat-First. Applegarth, Eng
| land; second, e. i. Wilson. Coe College
| Iowa Time. zig.
! Third heat-First ID. b. Young. Bos-
| ton Athletic Association; second, g. G.
| Cooke, Cleveland, o., Athletic Club
/ Time, 21.9.
| Fourth heat-First. d. +. Lippincott
| University of Pennsylvania; second,
| Alvah I. Meyer, Irish-American Ath-
| letic Club. Time, 21.S
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18
URGE SENATE TO
BUY MONTICELLO

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
Largely through the efforts OF Mrs.
Martin LittletOn, who appeared be-
fore the Library Committee of the
Senate Tuesday afternoon, in sup
port of the resolution recently intro
duced by Senator MARITIME. of New
Jersey, to appoint n committee to look
after the purchase of Monticello, the
former home of Thomas jefferson, the
resolution was adopted by the COM
mittee, in executive session.
During the course of her remarks
Mrs. Littleton told of the shameful
neglect OF the grave of the author of
the Declaration OF independence"
She also said that not only in her
opinion, but in the opinion of all pa
triotic citizens, Monticello is not only
of national, but of international, i'm
portance." She compared Jefferson
with Washington, bringing in the COM
parison with which the relics of the
one had been preserved and those of
the other let go to rack and ruin.
Many Interested I'm Project.
Mrs. Littleton has for some time past
Monticello by the government, to be
preserved for the people of the country
She told the committee that she is re-
ceiVing letters from ORGANIZATIONS and
persons interested in the project at the
rate OF from six to twelve a day
The property now belongs to Repre-
sentative Jefferson NJ. Levy, OF New
York, and has been in his family for
over seventy years. Mrs. Littleton
produced copies OF legal papers which
she had gathered telling OF the suits
which had been brought against the
estate of Jefferson shortly after his
death. The property was eventually
bought by Commodore Levy, and left
in his will to the government. The
will was broken by his heirs, however.
before the government had an oppor-
tunity to accept the gift.
IL was stated that Mr.. Levy is I'M
willing TO sell the property, but that
perhaps he could be prevailed upon to
the property, but it is assumed to be
worth between 100000 and $500. 600,
which includes the house and about coo
acres of ground.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18
BRISTOL MAYOR
SHOWS. No MERCY

BRISTOL, VA Special As
n result OF the activities of the
Rev. DIR. j. y. Baylor, pastor of
State Street Methodist Church,
and others who did little
sieuthing with him in the red
light district of thiS city. IA num-
Der of prOfcsSedly immoral wO-
men are now in the tolls of the
law, and unless they can furnish
security pending an appeal from
Mayor Rice'S decision they will
go to jail.
They Mayor gave these aban-
dOned women IA hearing yeSter-
day, and five of the defendants
Nellie Sellers, NirSie Wise Edna
LinwoOd, Texas BOndurant and
Minnie MOOre-were fined 500
and sentenced TO six months i'm
priSOnment.
The prospect of having a long
SoJourn behind the bars so dis
turbed the women that their
counsel announced purpose to
appeal. The bond of each was
fixed at $1,000. Some of the de-
fandants still have been unable
10 procure the required amounts.
The raid was brought about by
Dr. Baylor and q. T.. Lundy as
the result of a moral movement
begun by a number of prominent
citizens some time ago.
At o'clock Wednesday afternoon 8
conference of those interested in the
prosecution was held in the Younl
Mems Christian Association building
and among those in attendance were
Or. j. NJ. Shelburne, j. n. NeWcomb, DIR
}. n. Baylor, j. n. Huntsman, e w
King, the Rev. j. l.. Prater, w. L. Nor.
ley. the Rev. DIR. w. S. Neighbors, tn,
Rev; Adolphus Kistler j. ID. Faucette
w. X. Stone, II. w. Powers and G. Il
Lundy.
Following the meeting the complain.
ants called at the office of Common.
Wealthe Attorney II. G.. Lavinder anC
Mayor w. L. Rice. The latter was mo-
IN his Office, but the visitors left a note
Tor him, which they all signed. Later
number Of those present conferred
with him on the street concerning the
case.
1t is said that the oroprietors OF
some of the houses Will be prosecuted
for selling intoXicantS
Attorney j. II. De Hart requested
a continuance on behalf Of Grace Har
ris, but requested trials for Amanda
Oils and Eliza Oglesby. Common
wealth's Attorney Lavinder asked :
continuance Of these cases also and al
were passed.
Three of the women convicted ar,
said to be worth between $4,000 ant
$4,000 and own their own homes.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18
Shooting on an English Esto,e

"A gentleman from London was in
Vited to go for "a days snipe shooting
In the country. The invitation was ac-
cepted and the host and guest Shout
uereu guns and sailed forth in quest
of game.
After time a solitary snipe rose.
and promptly fell to the visitors first
barrel.
The hosts face fell also.
We may as well return" he re-
marked, gloomily. for that was the
only snipe in the neighborhood"
The bird had afforded excellent
sport to all his friends for six weeks.
-Tid-Bits.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18
ROSTON LUMBER
PLANT BURNED
ONE MAN KILLED AND SI5O,OOO Id AM
AGE RESULTS FROM THE
CONFEDERATION.

BOSTON, MASS. Special.-One man
was seriously burned, $4,000 damage
rung in Boston and one in Chelsea for
a hre early today from the mill of the
George McQueston Lumber Company.
at 40 Border Street, East Boston
me mill is on the water front
"A Drlsk southwest breeze carried
DrandS ana sparks and set alight the
largest coal pocket of the Suffolk Coal
Company, at 17S Border Street
Three fire boats and half the city's
apparatus responded, the latter coming
across on the ferry
Eighteen horses were rescued from
the coal company's stable and forty
from the stables of the Lumber COM
pany.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18
negro BURGLAR
CHOKES WOMAN
RICH MOND. VA.-SpeciaI.

RICH M0ND, VA.-SpeeiaI.-
"A negro, believed to have been
on robbery bent, last night choked
Mrs. III. SmOha. as she lay in bed
in her home, at 925 North Twen-
ty-ninth Street, and made his es-
cape. Mrs. SmOha was awaken
Ell by the sound of footsteps, and,
CHANGING towards an open win
dow, she was startled to see out
lined against the sky the form
of a light-Skinncd negro about
five feet six inches i'm height and
apparently about twenty-one
years of age.
The negro advanced menacingIy
towards the bed. Mrs. SmOha
pied with him to go away and let
her alone. Instead of complying
with her request, Mrs. Smoha says
that the man seized her about
the neck and chOked her. He re-
leased his hold upon her throat
and hurried through a door into
another room, when the sound of