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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
Tribute to Two Noble Veterans
Whose Memories Sweetly
Linger With Us.

As the annual season for celebra'
ting memorial day is at hand, and
as the Edgefeld Chapter U. D. c,
will cover the graves of our dead
with wreathes and bouquets OF
roses, honeysuckle and garlands OF
green in our village cemetery,
among those brave men we will sim
gle out just two, who were SO
closely connected by comradeship,
and went through the four years
almost side by side. Those four
years of blood and carnage and de-
feat, but with honor and bravery
undaunted, and living on through
the strenuous years still comrades
and living to be old grey haired
men of 10, then dying in a few
months of each other SO tired and
so weary of life, the survivor missing
his bon-comrade till he too went
to rest.
Capt. William Henry Brunson
was one of the older sons of Rev.
Daniel Brunson and Mrs. Lucretia
Brunson, beloved in their dag, an
honorable old Edgefeld family.
Capt. Brunson though stern in man
ner, was really tender hearted as q
woman. Courageous in battle, he
would fall bleeding from many
wounds, be nursed back to life and
ready for the next battle to fall
again, but never give in or surren-
der till our great generals furled
the standard.
Capt. George Blocker Lake the
other comrade, third son of DR..
John Lake and Sophia Angelina
Blocker, entered the confederate
war in 1861 with his brother Felix
were lads in their teens. Going to
Charleston first in Ma1cy Greggs
lst Regiment of S. G. v, After
the fall of Fort Sumter they went
to the army of Va. Though neith-
er of these brothers received a
wound in battle, they were brave
and knightly soldiers, and though
high tempered and impulsive, were
honorably spoken of in the records
of our lost cause.
Capt. Lake with a cousin Bill
Lake of Nswberry county as has
passed into history, were buried
amidst the debris at the "e1plos ion
at Petersburg, Va. q standing plank
/ think giving them a chance to
breathe till they were dug out by
the Federak army and marched to
Fort Donaldson as prisoners for
languishins months.
Bill Lake remained a cripple
through life from the explosion.
Capt. Lake seemed to bear a charm
ed life. Legend says that the
family whose foander in this coun-
ty was Michael Blocker, came
from the Blucher family of Prussia,
He was granted tract of land by
the Crown of that Kingdom, and
came over to this county with a
colony before the revolution of
1875.
If there is any martial spirit, and
"doggeG no give, ''in the. descendants
perhaps it was inherited. So dear
U. D. C's. these two old life long
friends and bon-comrades, with
the veteran crosses at their heads
give them the wreath of bays,
Capts. Brunson and Lake. Their
names may not be carved in per-
ishable marble, but when the records
of heaven are unfolded, it is believ-
ed that they will be found written
there, in characters as durable as
the volume of eternity"
M. E. L.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
ANOTHER JOURNEY.
Farm Demonstration Agent Pre-.
ceeds on his Pilgrimage
Throughout Edgefield
County.

AS we pTOceeu Oh our Journey VIC
came to Mr.. Jas. F. Watkins. Mr..
Watkins is a man of few words,
but deep thinker and always busy.
Neighbor to Mr.. Watkins is Mr..
Thos. S. Rhoden. Mr.. Rhoden is a
good farmer and Judge of horses
and mules. Mr.. Joe T. Herlong lives
only a short distance from Mr..
Rhoden's. Joe is hustling young
farmer, and as we have our eye on
him, expect success from him and
his life partner.
Further up, on the Long Cane
road we find Mr.. Robt. w. Powell.
Bob is one of our most enterpris-
ing farmers and stock raisers. His
fine Berkshire pigs, COWS, goats and
chickens, show that there is more
in Bob's head than cotton. We are
specially interested in Mr.. PowelPs
plans and wish others would follow
suit.
Dir. E. f. Thrailkill, merchant
and farmer, lives at Mathis cross
roads. He is another man that seems
always in a hurry and things must
move if Eugene gets in behind
them. lie has very interesting
family and he is doing the wise
thing in educating his girls.
We failed to find Mr.. Brooks E.
Sawyer at home. Mrs. Sawyer said
he was off, somewhere on the plan
tation where the hands were at
work, but when we found the boys
they said Mr.. Sawyer was down on
the creek fishing. We, having
weakness for thatkind of sport, ,refus-
ed to hunt him because of the fact we
had work ahead and we could not
spoil the day watching Brooks
catch horny heads.
Just beyond Long Cane school
house lives Mr.. ]. H. Cogburn
John has built himself an up-to-
date cottage nearer the Long Cane
road. John owns fine place and he
hopes to bring his and up to high
state of productiveness by covering
all his arabic land in some kind of
summer and winter legumes. John
has wise notion in his head and
we were glad to hear him philoso-
phise on the folly of baSing nitro
gen when the atmosphere is full, ,and
cow peas and hairy vetch have the
power to store it in the soil for
plant food. Again plenty of humus in
the soil will unlock the natural
deposit of potash thereby reducing
the quantity of commercial fertili-
zers to a minimum. AS we left Mr..
Cogburn we wondered how many
farmers thought as he does.
Our next stop was at Long Cane
school house, where we talked TO
the boys and girls on the posi-
bilities of the South Carolina boys
and girls. Mrs. Kennedy their teach
er, and her assistant Miss Lily Cog
burn are faithful and doing q good
work.
From this point we made our
way to the plantation of Mr.. j. M.
Bell. We found Mr.. Bell, his son
William Thurmond, and Mr.. Bells
hired man, preparing cotton land.
This farmer believes in raising his
own work stock. His pair of young
mules and q handsome mare colt
looked good to US, and we hope
that in a few years a large slice can
be taken out of the millions of dol
lars spent annually for western
mules and horses and kept at home
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

The holding of the county Democrat
ic convention marks the formal open
ing of the campaign for 1912. Let the
candidates and voters unite in their eff
forts to make it educational in charac-
ter; one that will be helpful and uplift-
ing, instead of harmful and degrading
to our people.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

/ want the address of some man who
believes that he is worthless to his fam
lily; who believes that they would get
along just as as we'll without as with him;
who believes that his lands or other in
vestments will produce as much income
for his widow as they do for him; who
believes that his creditors will tell his
widow to just rock along and not wor-
ry, as she can have her own time about
settling who believes that his neigh
bors will step in and push his affairs
along for his widow, quite as we'll as
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

1t is to be hoped that the states and
counties throughout the country will
conduct their campaigns upon higher
plane than the Republican candidates
for the Presidency are conducting
theirs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
TREASURER.

hereby announce that / am can
didate for reelection to the office of
treasurer of Edgefeld county and
pledge myself to abide by the result of
the primary election and to support the
nominees of the party.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

A prominent Edgefeld merchant pre-
diets that western corn will be selling
for S1.5O per bushel by July. Would 1t
not be well to double the acreage of
late corn that was originally planned?
Then next year you would be indepen-
dent of The western corn grower.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
] Information Wan1teds

they have been handled heretofore. IF
this man is physically able to pass med
ical examination, l will make him
present of years. premium on policy
of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS,
tho he really isn't worth it, but SYM
pathize with his wife.
If the reader dosen't fill the above de-
scription, may be he values his existence
at some thing and would like to leave
something to take his place. In that
case, he is looking for HESITATE LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
AUDITOR

1 respectfully announce that am a
candidate for reelection to the office
of Auditor of Eogefeld county and
will abide the result of the Democratic
primary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN
. EDGEFIELD COUNTY.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1912

Judge Jones has 233 delegates to the
state convention out of possible en-
rollment of 1856.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
SUPERINTENDENT EDUCATION.

I hereby announce my candidacy for
Superintendent of Edgefeld county sub
ject to the rules and regulations of the
Democratic Primary. If electedI / will
continue my efforts to improve the
school system of our county.
w. w. Fuller.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
0andidates'
Yards
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES.

l respectfully announce that am a
candidate for reelection to the House
of Representatives from Edgefeld
county, pledging myself to abide by the
Democratic primary and support the
nominees of the same.
Jerome H. Courtney.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

Rome may not have been built In a
day but that can not be said of churches
nowadays.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

Published every Wednesday in The
Advertiser Building at $3.50 per year
in advance.
Entered as second class matter at
the postofice at Edgefield, S. c.
No communications will be published
unless accompanied by the writer's
name.
Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Resolu-
tions and Political Notices published at
advertising rates.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
SHERIFF.

l respectfully announce that l am a
candidate for reelection to the Office
of sheriff of Edgefield county, pledging
myself to abide fine result of the Dem
ocratic primary and to support the
nominees of the same.
W. G. QUITS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
MAGISTRATE.

hereby announce that am can
didate for magistrate of the 4th judi
cial district of Edgefeld county and
pledge myself to abide the result of
the Democratic primary.
J. F. Pardue.
Collier, S. C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

1 hereby announce that am a can
didate for the Office of Clerk of Court,
subject to the Democratic primary and
will abide the result and support the
nominees of the same.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
STATE SENATE

announce myself a.|candidate for
the State Senate, and pledge myself to
abide the result and support the nomi-
nees of the Democratic primary.
B. E. Nicholson.
To the Citizens and Qualified Voters of
Edgeield county:
Twill come before you as 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,
CD. Minis.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

After meeting with so much en-
couragement during the past summer,
] have fully decided to make the race
for the office of Clerk of Court and
herewith announce myself candidate
for that office, and pledge myself to
abide by the primary and support the
nominees. j. R. Tompkins.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION

SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION
/ hereby announce that / am cam
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
ic primary.
N. R. BARLEY.
respectfully announce that I am q
candidate for reelection to the office of
Supervisor of Registration. l pledge
myself to abide the result of the pri-
mary election and to render faithful
service if elected.
Geo. w. Quarles.
1 respectfully announce myself a
candidate for reelection to the office
of Supervisor of Registration, pledging
myself to render faithful service and
to abide the result Of the democratic
primary.
Sam w. Prince.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
SUPERVISOR

l hereby announce that 1 am a 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. j. Moultrie,
I hereby announce that I am can
didate for the office of Supervisor of
Edgefield county. If chosen by the
people for this important Office will
do my utmost to give entire satisfac-
tion. l will abide the result of the
Democratic primary.
w. L. Mcdaniel.
Having been solicited by friends I
announce that 1 am candidate for the
office of Supervisor for Edgefeld coun-
ty, pledging myself to abide by the re-
suit of the primary, and to support the
nominee of the democratic party.
Jno. o. Herin.
respectfully announce myself can
didate for reelection for Supervisor of
Edgefeld county, and will serve the
people to the best of my ability if
elected, pledging myself to support
the nominee Of the primary election.
w. G. Wells.
respectfully announce myself can
didate for the office of Supervisor of
Edgefeld county and pledge myself to
abide the result Of the democratic pri-
mary.
A. A. Edmunds.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONER

thereby announce that l am candi-
date for the Office of county commits
sioner, pledging myself if elected to
discharge my duties faithfully and abide
the result of the primary election.
]. Nick Griffis.
hereby announce that I am a can
didate for reelection to the office of
county Commissioner, and pledge my
self to abide the result of the primary
election.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
CLERK OF COURT

]. R. Zimmerman.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
Beauty Never Dies.

Nothing Of beauty dies without hav-
ing purified something, nor can aught
Of beauty be lost Let us not be afraid
of sowing it along the road. 1t may
remain there for weeks or years, but
like the diamond it cannot dissolve,
and finally there will pass some one
whom It's glitter will attract. He will
pick it up and go his way rejoicing.
Then why keep back lofty, beautiful
word. for that you doubt others will
understand? An instant Of higher good
ness was impending. over you. Why
hinder its coming even though you. be-
lieve not that those about you Will
profit thereby? Whatif you are among
the men Of the valley, is that sufficient
reason for checking the instructive
movement Of your soul toward the
mountain peaks ?-Maurice Maeterlinck.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
Hedqehoq as Food.

The hedgehog as food is even more
neglected than the frog. yet those who
have tasted a properly cooked hedge
hog proclaim it the best eating Of all
our native wild animals. According
to Mr. Harwood Brierley. "the hedge
hog may be stewed or spitchcocked.
toasted ST roasted. But it tastes best
baked in clay in a wood fire.
As the incrustation comes off it brings
also the adhering spines and all the
skin, leaving a luxurious little joint
complete. emitting an appetizing re-
minder of anything from hare to
young pork. The hedgehog so treated
consists of white. sweet. tender flesh.
nowise inferior to sucking pig or a
spring chicken, the flavor being even
more delicate than the savor."-Lon-
don Chronicle.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
BANKING the Fire.

Banking the fire is very simple
process 1t is easier to bank a fire
than to bank anything else we know
of. We have not been able to bank
anything excepting a fire for several
years. Place the ashes in the -four
sitter and thus sprinkle them careful
ly over the coals-three teacupfus
for small furnace, the kind that
goes out every five minutes, and five
teacupfuls for one of the battleship
variety. Close all of the drafts or
leave all of them open, as you choose,
turn out the gas in the basement. lock
the kitchen door. take your dose OK
family tea. wind the clock. put out
the cat and go to bed. If these direc-
tions are followed faithfully you will
in the morning find one of two condi-
tions-the fire will be going or it will
be out.-Boston Globe.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21

The twin cities of, mournful destiny
were both engulfed at the same time
August, 10 A. d. The reason why
Herculaneum has not been excavated
to the fact that 1t was covered with a
much harder material than was Pom
peil; the dust predominating In Pom
peii. while the lava prevailed over Her
culaneum. There is not much doubt
about the eventual opening up Of both
cities. Human curiosity, together with
the demands of history and science,
will not rest until Herculaneum has
been made to tell it's .secrets.-New
York, American.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
Our Wonderful Eyes.

Is there anything so wonderful as
the eye? No matter how cold the
weather may be. the eye never fails
In the widest of blizzards, when the
thermometer registers many degrees
below zero. when the feet and fingers
freeze, when the throat freezes. when
even the torso, swathed in sweaters
and chamois skin vestings, freezes;
when the nose and ears are frost bit
ten, when the hair even crackles in the
blast-when all is lost apparently. the
eyes suffer no pain, but continue to per-
form their normal functions. The peo-
pie of the most inclement. most frigid
regions of the extreme north bundle up
everything but their eyes. The eyes
are never frostbitten. They seem to
suffer only in a strong wind which car
ries in its current some irritating sub
stance. And yet, Notwithstanding this,
the eyes are the most sensitive OF our
several organs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
DIXIE BRlEFLETS
Special to the Mining News

Gene Churchill, the prosper
Gus Salmon river rancher, was
up one day last week loaded with
beef and vegetables for the
camp.
Dick Danforth and Moose"
Wandling have completed the
annual assessment on the Dixie
Royal group.
Judge Hazlett is busy packing
vegetables and fruit from his
river ranch to camp.
Frank Duncan the efficient
man, announces that he has
secured the services of Oscar
Waller as head chef at the Hotel
Dixie. This will be greeted with
popular approval, and Mr.. Dun
can is to be congratulated in his
efforts to create a lasting I'M
preston.
Billie Sendker secured some
excellent pictures in the "fadt
away" stunts of Mutt anC
Jeff" in their open air concer
last week.
The postofice has been move(
to the new Powelson building Of
Main street.
Snowshoe Brown is working
on the Diilinger.
Frank Hye is at the Nortl
Star property.
Dad Thornton is hauling con
centrates to Elk City.
Watch for the announcement
of Mutt and Jeff" coming ou
party.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
President Taft PfOCIdimS
Thanksgiving Day

President Taft has issued a
proclamation setting aside Nov
ember 29th as Thanksgiving day.
The proclamation follows:
"By the President of the Unit
ed States; A proclamation:
"a God-fearing nation, like
ours, owes its inborn and sincere
sense of moral duty to testify its
devote gratitude to the All Giver
for the countless benefits it has
enjoyed, For many years it has
been customary at the close of
the year for the national execu-
tive to urge upon his fellow
countrymen to offer praise and
thanks to God for the manifold
blessings vouchsafe to them in
the past and to unite in earnest
suppliance for their continuance.
"Fhe year now drawing to a
close has been notably favorable
to our fortunate. land. At peace
within and without, free from
the perturbations and calamities
that have afflicted other peoples,
rich in harvests so abundant and
industries SO productive that the
overflow of our prosperity has
advantaged the whole world,
strong in the steadfast devotion
of the heritage of self-govern-
ment bequeathed to us by the
wisdom of our fathers, and firm
in the resolve to transmit that
heritage unimpaired, but rather
improved by good use, to oul
children and our children s
children for all time to come, the
people of this country have
abounding cause for contenteC
gratitude.
"Wherefor l, William H. Taft
president of the United States o1
America in pursuance of long es
tablished usage and in response
20 the wish of the American peo
lple, invite. my countrymen
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21

rights. He may even swing his
claim at right angles. However
he should hold substantially to
the same ground as before, and
if possible use the same discov-
cry or location point. While it
is clear that the rights of others
shall not be interfered with in
changing boundaries, it is not
certain what would be the result
where a claim owner, having
done the amount of work re-
quired for patent purposes upon
his claim, should swing part of
his claim over upon the valuable
locations of others and immedi-
ately ask for patent, while the
senior lacators of the ground
now in conflict would fail to adj
verse through presuming that
the claim up for patent was still
occupying it's original position,
but would afterward discover
their loss. The only redress
that appears would be to attempt
to take the matter INTO court
asking that the patent owner be
declared to hold the conflict
area in trust to be conveyed tc
the defrauded locators.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
Mexican Government Adopts
Policy Of Destruction

That the Mexican government
is. determined to carry out the
threat to resume the tactics en-
ployed so successfully by General
Robles in the state of Morelos
several months ago, is indicated
by the report of the war depart.
ment announcing the total de-
struction. of several small towns
and villages in the northern
mountains of Oaxaca where the
revolution has been rampant.
Another evidence of the govern
ment's intention to restore peace
is the announcement by an official
that 5000 soldiers now operating
in the north, chiefly Coahuila and
Durango, will be sent against
rebels in the states of Mexico,
Puebla, Guerrero and OaXaca.
The government is convinced
that the situation in the country
now is so nearly under control
that small forces will be able to
restore normal conditions.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
Orogrande Notes
Special to the Mining News
November 30.

]. M. Wisdom and A. S. John
son were in town overnight last
week, from Golden.
AL Woodland and Geo. Ander-
son were in town Wednesday
night on their way to the Jumbo
mine, coming by way of Golden
from Grangeville.
SAINT Conner arrived Sunday
from Ferdinand where he has
been the past summer and fall.
Frank Pickolick and Jim Mont
gomery are doing assessment
work on the International group
of claims.
James H. Colgrove and sor
Levi, are doing assessment work
on a claim near the Grangeville
mine.
w. H. Colgrove returned yes
terday from a weeks visit at the
Mascot mine near Elk City.
Lash Watson was a passenger
on Mondays stage from ths
Hump.
w. R. Bullock was in tow
Thur sday with a load of powde
for the Knob Hill mine.