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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Make Haste Slowly.

With the coming of bright buoyant
spring, the pent up energies of every
business man will be given full play.
To none does this apply with greater
force than to the farmers, who for the
last three months have been shut in by
extremely unfavorable conditions. AL
ready there are evidences of new life
and renewed effort in the execution of
carefully laid plans for this year.
As soon as the plows can run, the
preparation of the seed will begin. In
this connection a word of caution will
not be aniss, and that is not to plow
the soil too wet. Instead of gaining
by turning up wet ground positive
loss follows. It's not only impossible
to grow crops satisfactorily on clotty,
sun-baked land, but the soil itself sus-
tains an injury that lasts for num-
ber Of years.
Make haste slowly in the matter of
preparing ground for planting this
year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Union Meeting.

The union meeting of the first di-
vision of the Edgefeld association
will meet with Berea church on
Saturday and Sunday March 3Oth
and 31st.
Devotional exercises by S N
Zimmerman.
1880: Roll call and verbal re-
ports from delegates of the various
churches.
lst Query-American citizenship
safe guarded by home missions. DR..
NJ D Jeffries, 8 A Brunson, o
Sheppard.
End Query-Can we'll informed
Christian disbelieve in missions:
Bonham Hamilton, Whit Harling,
P P Blalock.
9rd Query-Should Baptists pat
ronize the denominational school?
p r Wates, Cuttino Mellichamp,
P w Cheatham.
4th Query-Ecclesiastical boss,
ism. What is it. A S Tompkins,
r I Strom, F N K Bailey.
5th Query-The relation between
temperance and missions. J L MINIS,
r B Curry, F P Walker.
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
Sunday school followed by address
from w B Cogburn.
III m.-Sermon by Rev. G 81
Burton or DR.. NJ d Jeffries.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Words of Commendation for
DR.. Bell.

Editor Edge6eld Advertiser:
Occasionally I see a copy of your
excellent paper, and enjoy reading
it very much, especially the articles
of your Parksville correspondent.
His letters are logical and filled
with common sense. 1 admire his
bold and fearless stand on the ques-
ton of intoxicants. 1t seems to me
all of his communications tend to
the uplifting and betterment of
mankind and he should have the
support and cooperation of the
good people of old Edgefeld in his
efforts to suppress the liquor traffic,
that is so destructive to the peace
and welfare of our country.
On last Christmas day l paid a
a very pleasant visit to the home of
Mr.. Charlie Strom of Plum Branch.
There met my son and daughter
in-law, and made many new ac-
quaintances and friends and my visit
was most enjoyable one in the
home of this good family, with the
exception of the downpour of rain
and the muddy roads which were
fearful to. a man who lives in the
sand. Next day / wended my way
to Parksville to take the train for
home. There l met DR.. D. A. j.
Bell, who gave me most hearty
welcome in his home while waiting
two or three hours for the train. 1
certainly enjoyed the hospitality of
DR.. Bell and his excellent family.
The DR.. impressed me as refined
Christian gentleman who stands for
everything that is beneficial to our
country and people. | wonder why
the good people of Edgefeld do not
send him to the legislature? 1 be-
lieve he would represent them with
honor and credit, We need men in
our legislature who will dare to
stand for the right, and who will
fearlessly denounce wrong.
M. w. 81.
Hephzibah, Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Union Meeting.

The union meeting of the End di-
vision of the Edgefeld Association
will meet with Rehoboth church on
Saturday and Sunday March Soth
and 3lst, 1912.
Devotional exercises at IL a. NJ,
by G. M. Mellichamp.
1880 Roll call, verbal reports
from delegates of the churches.
Queries.
lst, Is there necessarily con.
fiet between the secular and chris
tian duties of members of the
church, J. D. Hughey, j. o. At
kinson, J. G. Whitlock.
and, The question of John the
Baptist to Christ; Art thou he that
should come or do we look for an.
other (Matt-11:3? was the informa,
tion sought for himself, or for 9th
ers? G.. W. Medlock, w. D. Hol-
land, Rev. J. T. Littlejohn.
Adjournment for dinner.
3rd, Are the majority of the
members of our churches missiona.
~ or omissionary? If ornissionary
what should be the remedys Geo.
Wright, S. B. Mays, G. G. Jones
J. b. Courtney.
4th, An exposition of the follow
ing scripture: For we wrestle not
against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against power, against
the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against spiritual wickedness
in high places, Eph. 6:l2? Rev. j,
IP. Mealing, Rev. j. T. Littlejohn.
Sunday services to be provided
for. P. B. Lanham,
For Committee.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Gardnerville School.

As / see letters from all the other
schools except ours, l thought l
would write. Our school is flourish
ing under our excellent teacher
Miss Mary Mealing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Swea u-
gen, of Trenton, Mr.. and NJ &.
G.. Boswell of Ropers, and llr. Joe
QUITS of Edgefeld, visited Mr.. j.
V. Cooper's recently.
Mrs. Cad Thurmond who has
been quite ill for some time is inn
proving rapidly.
Miss Kate Williams has been
visiting relatives in Graniteville-
We are glad to report that Mr..
Joe Gardner and family are i'm
proving from measles.
Mr.. D. P. Boone visited friends
here last week.
Mr.. T. L. Harley who has been
i'll for some months is able to be up
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Stevens and
little son visited Mrs. j. V. Cooper
lately.
Our mail carrier, Mr.. Glover, has
resigned his position as carrier, and
our mail will hereafter be carried
by Mr.. Matthews. Mr.. Glover was
an excellent carrier and we are sor-
sy to give him up, though we are
sure that Mr.. Matthews will be in
every way efficient.
A School Kid.
North Augusta S. c., No. l.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20

Edgefeld extends sympathy to Au-
eusta because of the latter's near-food
experience. During apart of Saturday
and Sunday the city was partly covered
with water from the overflow of the
Savannah river, but the damage was
very slight as compared with that re-
suiting from two former freshets. In
q few short weeks however, this wide
awake and progressive city will show
no signs of the recent inundation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Candidates Cards

To the Citizens and Qualified Voters Of
Edgefeld county:
will come before you as a candidate
for the office of state senator and will
abide by the rules and results of the
primary. If elected, will give you the
benefit Of the best in my shop.
Respectfully,
ID. Minis.
1 hereby announce that am can
didate for the Office of Supervisor of
Edgefeld county, pledging myself to
render faithful service and to abide the
result of the primary election.
R. ]. Moultrie,
hereby announce that l am can.
didate for reelection to the office OF
Supervisor of Registration, pledging
myself to render faithful service and
to bound by the result of the Democrat
N. R. BARLEY.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20

The most pleasing information that
the taxpayers have had in sometime is
the announcement that the county of
Edgefeld is practically out of debt. 1t
has probably been many decades since
such an announcement as this could be
made.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1912
A life of pleasure makes even the
strongest mind frivolous at last
BoLIvER.

The Crock Hill Plan" for the reduc-
ton of cotton acreage is all right, but
this is one year in which nature will
enforce a reduction of the acreage. 1t
is well that there is destiny that
shapes our ends.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20

Let the teachers, trustees, and pa
irons keep in mind the educational rally
that has been planned by Superintend-
ent of Education, w. w. Fuller, for
the 18th of April. A miscellaneous
program, one that will be entertaining
and instructive to persons of every age,
has been arranged.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20

a great meeting. A good program
has been arranged and we hope the
brethren will study it, and come
prepared to give us their wisdom
an experience. So mote it be, amen.
More Anon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20

''Do you have trouble when you
are saying your lessons in school,
Tommie?"
"Yes, sir"
"What seems to trouble you
mostp"
THE teacher!"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
Cotton Seed For Sale!

Prolific cotton seed for sale.
Will grow two bales to acre on or
dinary land with 200 pounds o.
guano. made "a bales or IL acres
last year. Seed ready for delivery
at the store of the Edgefeld Mer-
camille Company-price' so cents
per peck. The seed I planted cost
81 per pound.
E.L. ZIMMERMAN,
Pleasant Lane, S. G..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20

Entered as second class matter al
the postoffice at Edgefeld, S. Z.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20

Published every Wednesday in The
Advertiser Building at $1.5O per year
in advance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20

No communications will be published
unless accompanied by the writer S
nane.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08
Sea Po8tomces,

Every one Is aware that a large
quantity Of mail comes from Europe;
probably most persons assume that 1t
is dumped off the steamers in bulk
and sorted and routed in the postoffice
OF the receiving port. Such system
would result in hopeless congestion
and practically all of the fifteen mil
lion pounds Of foreign mail matter
received at New York, on an average
of recent years, is ready, sorted and
sacked when the steamers make port.
This work is done in the sea postof-
fees aboard the ships, and means days
saved in the time Of delivery of mail
matter intended for inland points.
In the huge mass Of mail brought
into New York each year there are,
on an average. 100000 separate
pieces, many thousands with made
quate addresses; yet to such degree
Of efficiency has the operation of the
sea postof1ices been brought, and so
carefully Is the work done, that less
than 500 errors are made annually
AS the entire quantity Of the ocean
mail received in a year would fill 1900
standard mail cars, an almost incred-
ible accuracy is indicated-less than
one error Of any kind whatever for
every four carloads of mail-Harper's
Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08
Honest Election.

Much of the grim humor one hears
among practical politicians has to dc
with these incorruptibles who owe
their positions to corruption A case
in point is that of a member OF the
supreme court Of a western state, who
began his career by running for con
gress. The story was told to me by
one of the workers who secured his
election.
"One day the candidate met me-
said my informant, to whom l had
beeI introduced by practical poll
tician, as he took me into his conf.
dence and began to talk as one briber
might to another, ''and asked me how
things were going in certain dis.
trict.
Fine I replied. You will have a
good majority there
"'1 am not surprised he said en-
Enthusiastically. When l was speaking
there I made the best speech that
made in the whole campaign"
The worker nudged me as Re said F.:
1T cost us just $1,000 to win that par.
ticular district for him, and he
thought his speech did. 1.-THE
Forum.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08
Hidden Women of Persia.

Should the women of Persia ever
get a vote, they will doubtless see
to it that the lot Of their sex is con.
siderably improved, for at the pres.
ent time they are regarded as non.
entities. A husband in Persia never
speaks Of his wife to his acquaint'
ances, aud, if obliged to mention her
as mother of my son. of my house.
She must not exist for anyone but
her husband and from all others she
mus. be hidden-non-existing For
this reason when the harems of gov.
errors or very high personages pass
through the streets of Persia the men
whom they meet either turn theil
backs or slip down a by-street OF
into some convenient doorway.
On passing European, If sure that
none of her co-religionists see her, :
woman, particularly if she be young
and good looking, will often raise hel
veil, from under which a pair of DARK
eyes follow the stranger with a curl
Gus gaze.
Maidens wishing to get married Wis
1t the tomb Of some sacred woman
There are many such tombs. Mar.
rtages are contracted very early
Sometimes, owing to family reasons
one hears of youth of Is or It
married to a girl much older. The
marriage for girl is fixed at o.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08
WARM COVER FOR THE BED
Comfortable Household Article That
May Be Fashioned From Rem
nante Of Materials.

For those of our readers who are
charitably inclined and spend por.
ton Of their time in making gifts for
poor people, the suggestion contained
in our sketch will be found very use
full.
The cover illustrated may be carried
out in any size, and can be made from
remnants of material that we shall
probably find ready to hand at home,
In fact, any kind Of material can be
used in making it-old blankets, old
clothes, anything thick and warm:
they should, of course. all be perfectly
clean. y.
And now for the way in which It
can be made. When SUFFICIENT mate.
rial has been collected, It should be
cut up into square pieces Of an equal
size, and a number Of sthicknesses
sewn roughly together ct the edges.
These squares are sewn In between
two pieces Of inexpensive cretonne. q
neUz 81 stitching being worked betueon
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08
Real Meaning Of Eat Half Mast


Perhaps you have noticed that when.
ever a prominent person dies, espe'
cially II he is connected with the gov.
eminent, the flags on public buildings
are hoisted only part of the way up
This is called half mast Did you ever
stop to think what connection there
could between a flag that was not
properly hoisted and the death of a
great man?
Ever since flags were used in war
it has been the custom to have the
flag of the superior or conquering ma.
ton above that of the inferior or van.
pushed. When an army found itself
hopelessly beaten it hauled its flag
down far enough for the flag of the
victcrs to be placed above it on the
same pole. This was a token not
only of submission. but of respect.
In those days when famous sol.
died died flags we're lowered out of
respect to his memory. The custom
long ago passed from purely military
usage to public life of all kinds, the
flag flying at half mast being a sign
that the dead man was worthy Of uni
versal respect. The space left above
It for the Tag OF the great conqueros
lo9 I'll. tho Ang0l g 0Deth. ~. = ss=
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08

A novel plan to procure more
light was recently adopted by the
residents of Ashford. in Middlesex.
England. which possesses distinction
giving it a place by itself among the
communities of Greater London. 1t
has only one public lamp. though the
town is three miles long. and has
about 1000 population. The annual
poll for lights has taken place five
times; and the solitary lamp was
erected a short time ago out of sur
plus left from the coronation fund.
OF course the light party were not
satisfied with only one; and to drive
home their case a mock trial, before
a Judge and special jury was ar
ranged to take place in the town hall
not long ago. The piece was called
"Darkford: The Tragedy of An Un-
lighted Parish" and took the form of
an action by MIR. Cecil Hanbury,"
against the Mayor, Aldermen and
Burgessos Of Darkford" for damages
suffered through the plaintiffs falling
into . ditch owing to the negligence
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08
UndIplomatlc Druggist.

South Trimble, clerk of the house Of
representatives, was talking about d.
plomacy.
In a public post" he said, great
diplomacy is needed. The man In q
public post must be diplomatic all the
time; otherwise he will be treated
ike the druggist.
"A druggist, late one cold winter
night, was awakened by the tinkle of
his emergency bell. It was a boy.
The druggist slipped on dressing
gown, went shivering downstairs and
found the boy wanted two cents
worth of chewing gum.
Its like your cheek the druggist
growled, to wake me up at this time
of night for paltry two cents worth.
AT this the boy scowled, threw
down the gum and pocketed his two
cents again.
Like my cheek, 1t tsp he said.
Then I'll take my custom somewhere
else. You can keep your chewing
gum. / won't have it now, after your
sauce
"And he stalked out wrathfully, and
the poor druggist went shivering back
to bed"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08
DRAPERY OF THE BEDROOM
menseiy to tho Appearance Of
Sleeping Chamber.

Dainty bedroom accessories in the
way of curtains, bedspread, bureau
and dresser scarfs can be easily made
at small cost of striped or checked
gingham
Blue and white is a clean, cool col.
or to select.
For the bedspread use coarse white
lace insertion about an inch and a half
wide to join the breadths together
down the center and also to place at
the heading of ruffle eight inches
wide that is placed on each side and
across the bottom of the spread.
Shams for pillows are edged with
narrow insertion and a four-inch ruff
file. For the bureau scarf use three
12-inch squares of bingham. joined
and edged with insertion.
The window curtains are made per-
fectly plain, excepting for rufle
across the end headed with insertion.
A deep valance across the top is
edged with narrow ruffle also.
With a blue and white cotton rug on
the floor this makes a most attrac-
tive room for young girl. Bingham
is very inexpensive and launders
beautifully.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08
Objected to Fresh Air

An aged New York farmer and his
wife turned the key in the farmhouse,
gave the hired man a free rein with
the work, and went to the city to
spend the winter with their married
son. Now, this son had a very CON-
Portable house of ample size, we'll
heated and furnished with every CON-
fort of the city, but after few days
the father announced that he was 20
ing back home.
"Why, father" exclaimed the son. II
thought you would enjoy spending the
winter with me! We have plenty
of room, and the house is warm,
and"
That's just it," snorted the father
Your house is heated all right; but I
want to tell you right now, sonny, that
such heatin' is mighty unhealthy.
Why, it's so hot in this house / have
to open my windows nights so I can
sleep. an amt takin' any such
chances With my yhealth-no, sireel:-
7udSo =.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08
Splendid Stadium Goinq Up.

The Stadium for the Olympic games
Of 1912 is now in course of erection
at Stockholm, Sweden. The building
is erected in handmade purple bricks
and granite. Inside this permanent
building extra rows of temporary
seats will be arranged for use during
the games. The Stadium will then
hold about $4,000 spectators. It con-
tAinc a running track, four laps to the
mile. and a grass football ground
which in the winter time will be
transformed into a skating rink. The
gates and arches are vaulted in the
old Swedish style. On the brick walls
there are blocks of granite inlaid In
which a series of Swedish heroes will
be sculptured, and the gates to the
entrance stairs will be decorated by
Is heather gods and goddesses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08
Extensive luxurY.

Richard Harding Davis, who knows
South America intimately. told, at a
luncheon at the Philadelphia club, a
South American story.
The Florida in Buenos Ayres," he
said, lis very elegant and charming,
but in the past tie young men were
too prone to accost the beautiful
women shopping and promenading
there.
Accordingly law was passed
which imposed fne of $50 on any
one who should dare to accost or an
noy in the slightest degree any lady
in Buenos Ayres."
Mr. Davis paused.
"Since the passage of that law" he
said solemnly, 1.-The Florida has be-
come quite safe; but when a beauti-
full woman walks in it the young men
hover near her, murmuring in low
and ardent tones:
Il wish had $780,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08
LUNGS KEPT INFLATED
SIMPLE APPARATUS THAT MAKES
HEART SURGERY POSSIBLE.
Operation Thoroughly Demonstrated
Before Kansas City Ciinic-Shown
to Have Passed the Expert
mental Stage.

A dogs life was sacrificed at the
Coates House in Kansas city to show
Kansas city surgeons and nearly a
hundred others that heart surgery
the sewing up of stab wounds and the
removal of bullets-is possible. Those
present predicted after the demonstra-
ton that such practice would be COM
mon among surgeons within five years.
After more than thirty years OF
work, during the entire period with
standing the bitter attacks of the anti
vivisectionists, DR.. F. Merrill Ricketts,,
of Cincinnati, and the other pioneers
in the field, have perfected system OF
administering anesthetics that makes
heart surgery possible.
DR.. Ricketts,. who gave the DEM
onstration before the Western Surgical
association, made his first experiment
in 1874. Since then doctors connected
with the Rockefeller Institute In New
York have pushed the investigation
also. Hundreds Of animals have been
sacrificed in the work, but since the
experimental stage was passed the
lives of "A persons already have been
saved, and yet only two or three sur
geons in the United States have learn
ed the operation.
Formerly the lungs of persons under
an anesthetic collapsed, causing death,
when the chest was opened by sur
geon. The apparatus used by DR.. Rick
etts, consisting of little besides bel
lows and a rubber tube, keeps the
lungs inflated during the operation.
The anesthetic Is administered In air
forced into the lungs by the bellows
used to keep up artificial respiration.
The wonder of the method is to a
great extent in its simplicity. DR..
Ricketts, IL ~ minutes was able to
demonstrate to the eager surgeons the
entire process of operation on the
heart, the lungs and the other bron-
chial components.
This development in surgery has
passed the experimental stage" Dr..
Ricketts, said. ALREADY 178 opera
tons on the heart have been per-
formed, and of these "a were success
full, the patients recovering. This Is
wonderful percentage, considering
that death was certain otherwise IN
every case.
bullets were removed and knife
wounds sewed up. Most Of the opera
tons were performed at the Rockefel-
Ter institute. BY this method OF ad-
ministering anesthetics the patient
may be kept alive for hours, permit
ting the surgeon to perform any opera
ton on the heart, the lungs or any 9th
err thoracic organ.
1.-THE apparatus. very simple in It.
self and in it's operation. is easily
portable and may be taken by the sur
geon anywhere. To DR.. Williams, a
negro, of Chicago, belongs the credit
Of performing the first successful op-
Grafton on the heart as long ago as
1898 In few years the practice will
be common"