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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
TOO MUCH EVEN FOR IMAGES
Statues on British Parliament Build
ings Unable to Stand Awful
Climate Of London.

The outer walls Of the houses OF
parliament in London are crumbling.
Hundreds of carved images, mostly Of
Imaginary royal figures, have been un-
able to Withstand the ravages Of the
weather, combined with the smoke
laden London atmosphere. They suffer
also from the lack of respect shown
them by hundreds Of pigeons which
roost on the scepter and sharpen their
beaks on the noses of kings.
Scarcely day passes but a mon
arch's hand or toe falls into Palace
yard. Not long ago kings head was
found in fragments on the terrace.
During the recess scaffolding will
be erected and many workmen en-
ployed, at cost of $4,000, picking of
the loose bits. Thus may one man In
a day uncrown scores of kings.
Sir John Gilmour, who represents
the government department that looks
after public buildings, is Of the opinion
that none of the kings or other distin-
guished folk will be allowed to stick
1t out much longer on the outer walls
of parliament. 81 think the day Will
come before long," he says, when all
the statues will have to be taken away.
The situation does not agree with
them"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
RENEWED TESTIMONY

No one in Edgefeld who suffers
backache, headaches, or distressing
urinary ills can afford to ignore this
Edgefeld woman's twice-told story.
1t is confirmed testimony that no
Edgefeld resident can doubt.
Mrs. E. C. Crouch, Gully Row,
says: "I had backache until / couldn't
rest and dizzy spells came on when
my Sight was affected, causing black
spots to appear before my sight. My
kidneys acted too freely and used
Doan's Kidney Pills. Doan's helped
me form the first and when / had fin
ished one box l felt entirely we'll. ]
have had no trouble with my kidneys
since"
Mrs. Crouch gave the above state
ment on February 7th, 1913 and on
February 9Th, 1922, she added: 81
have not needed kidney medicine
since Doan's Kidney Pills cured me.
I can always recommend them"
6Oc at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
The Patriotic Spirit.

Animated by this spirit the par
tisan is enlarged into patriot. Before
it the lines of party sink into hazy
obscurity; and the. horizon which
bounds cur view reaches on every side
to the uttermost verge Of the great
Republic. 1t is spirit that exalts
humanity, and imbued with it the
souls of men soar into the pure air
Of unselflsh devotion to the public
welfare. 1t lighted with smile the
cheek of Curtius as he rode into the
gulf; it guided the hand Of Aristides
as he sadly wrote upon the shell the
sentence Of his own banishment; 1t
dwelt in the frozen earthworks of VAL
ley Forge; and from time to time it
has been an inmate Of the halls Of
observation-disclosures I. Bayard.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
Not General Kershaw Blu
John C. Sheppard.
But
To the Editor of The State

To the Editor OF The State:
Former Gov. John c. Sheppard,
who although very young man, took
a leading part in the drama of 1876,
kindly sends me the following cor
rections, for which am grateful and
I beg you to publish them. My infor-
nation came from a source consid-
cred authoritative:
stI have been very much interested
of late in reading your writings con-
cerning the 'Paladins of South Caro-
lima
"I was, especially interested in
what you wrote concerning Gen. M.
C. Butler, in The State of last Sun
day.
81 write to correct a mistake that
you made in what you wrote con-
cerning General Butler.
"You said, When the Democrats
had gained control of the state, the
legislature elected General Butler to
the United States Senate. He was
placed in nomination by Joseph Bre-
ward Kershaw.'
General Butler was not placed in
nomination by General Kershaw. l
had the honor and the pleasure Of
nominating General Butler for the
senate. General Kershaw was not
present and had nothing whatever to
do with it. General Kershaw at that
time was not member of the legis-
lature, and hence, of course, did not
present the name of General Butler.
"In this article you we're mistaken
further i'm saying that Senator Simon
Cameron helped to seat Butler in the
United States senate. You say that
she took a hand in the fray and sent
out orders all along the line, that
Butler must be seated You are mis-
taken as to that point, it was not
Senator Simon Cameron that worked
in Buffers behalf but it was Senator
Don Cameron, who was son of Sen
ator Simon Cameron.
"As stated above, I was present
when General Butler was elected by
our legislature, and I placed him in
nomination myself and ! know per-
sonally that General Kershaw was
not present and was not a member OF
the legislature, and hence, Of course,
could neither have nominated Cen
eral Butler nor voted for him."
James Henry Rice, Jr.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
Darby and Joan,

Darby and Joan" was first applied
to very happily married couple who
lived in the Eighteenth century and
bore those names. They were John
Darby, printer, Of Bartholomew's
Close, London, England, and his wife,
Joan. The constancy and devotion to
one another Of this old-fashioned, SIM
pie, and virtuous couple so impressed
Henry Woodfall, who had served his
apprenticeship with the printer, that
he wrote poem, DARBY and Joan"
in commemoration. This poem was
printed in the London Gentleman's
Magazine, and received a good deal Of
notice. The expression then passed
into the English language as symbolic
ing the eventide Of happy wedlock.s
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
Rin Demand for RadIum.

The principal use for radium in the
commercial world is as luminous
material on watch and clock dials and
80 on. It is not the radium that glows,
but other substances which become
luminous in the presence of very mi
mute quantities of radium. More than
four million watches and clocks alone
have been treated, and hardly a third
of an ounce Of radium has been used
In the production of the luminous ma
terial required.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
Ask about this service.
County Treasurer's Notice.

The County Treasurer's Office will
be open for purpose of receiving
taxes from the fifteenth day Of Mo-
vember, 1922 to the fifteenth day of
March, 1928.
All taxes shall be due and pay
able between the fifteenth day of
October; 1922 and December the
thirty first, 1922.
That when taxes charged shall not
be paid by December the thirty-frst,
1922 the County Auditor shall pro-
ceed to add a penalty of one per
cent, for January and if taxes are
not paid on or before February the
first, 1928, the County Auditor will
proceed to add two per cent, and
five per cent additional, from the
first of March to the fifteenth of
March, after which time all unpaid
taxes will be collected by the Sheriff.
The tax levies for 1922 are as fol-
lows:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22

ing all of our foodstuffs at home
Farmers who are allowing their ten
ants to leave; and are practically
abandoning their farms, do not know
what they do. Every deserted farm
means more impoyerishment for the
countryside, less taxes with which to
maintain roads, schools, etc; and Au-
gusta as a cotton center, trading
center, will have that much less cot
ton brough in and will, therefore, do
|less business. It is a subject which
contains much food for thought
and action as well.-Augusta Chron-
|icle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
EDG]EFIELD FRUIT co.
Citation.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD

= 1 "A L. G VI GoO LII S6A2sSoAAHA v
COUNTY OF EDGEFEELD
By W. T. Kinnaird, Esquire, Probate
Judge,
Whereas Mrs. Louise Hoyt Dent
made suit to me to grant her Letters
of Administration of the Estate of
and effects of Thomas R. Hoyt, late
of said county and state.
These Are Therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said Thomas R..
Hoyt, deceased, that they be and ap-
pear before me, in the Court of Pro-
bate to be held at my Office at Edge
field, S. c., on the 9Th day of Decem-
Der after publication thereof, at II
o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the said
administration should not be granted.
Given under my Hand, this 21st
day of November, Ammo Domini,
1922.
W. T. KINNAIRD,
J. P, E. c., S. C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
Cotton and the Labor Supply.

Cotton and the Labor supply.
Readers of The Chronicle have
seen a great deal in the editorial col
umns of this paper for the past two
years about the raising of farm prod
ucts, about diversifcauion of crops,
about combating the boil weevil, etc.
Perhaps some Of our friends in the
CITY are not as much interested in
this subject as they should be, al
though it is their problem as well as
the problem of the farmer, and may
have passed many of our editorials
up because of s'dry reading" How
ever, everything we have written has
been of vital Importance and affects
every person in this section of the
south directly or indirectly.
There is one phase of the subject
or farming upon which we would like
to dwell and that is the demoraliza-
tion of labor due to the boil weevll
ravages. Our people should know that
hundreds of negroes-in fact thou
sands, we believe-are leaving this
section and going North, East and
West. They have become utterly dis
couraged trying to farm with no one
to finance them. We view this condi-
tion with alarm and the prudent land
lords are doing everything in their
power to keep their farm tenants on
the farms. The tens of thousands OF
acres, which have been rented for 5o
years to tenants by absentee land
lords, are not bringing in enough
rent, in many cases, to pay the taxes
and the tenants are leaving and go
ing to places where they feel that
they can make living.
The condition is really alarming
and is a matter vital to Augusta bus
iness men, since this is cotton cen-
ter. It is true many landlords are un-
able to finance their tenants, but
they can at least let them stay on
the land and encourage them to raise
foodstuffs and to get an existence
some way. We are about to enter the
second stage of the boil weevil men
ace and that stage is where we learn
that we can make cotton if good COM
mon sense and4plenty of energy are
applied.
Now, lets not find ourselves in the
|position of being able to raise cotton
ard have not the labor with which to
raise it.
The world will continue to depend
upon the South for cotton and the
world can and will pay price that
will cause cotton to be raised at a
profit.
1t is, therefore, of the utmost i'm
portance that we guard our labor
supply. When we get back to agricul,
tural normalcy we find that we are
raising less cotton than before the
weevil, but that we are making as
much or more per acre and are rails.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
Delicacies in Season.

We want the Edgefeld housewives
to know that we are headquarters in
Edgefeld for all of the seasons deli
cacies.
We carrya we'll selected stock OF
fresh fruit such as Bananas, Apples,
Oranges, Grape Fruit, Grapes, Gel
cry, and Cranberries.
Selected Norfolk Oysters, nothing
finer on the market, by express every
week. Choice mackerel and imported
canned goods of all kinds.
Come in to see us or send us your
orders.
EDclEFIELD FRUIT co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22

All male citizens between the
ages of 21 and so years, except those
exempt by law, are liable to a poll
tax of One Dollar each.
All owners of dog are required to
pay the sum Of S1.25 for each dog of
the age of six months or older. This
is not included in the property tax
but a tag must be purchased from the
County Treasurer for each dog dur
ing January of each year.
The law prescribes that all male
citizens between the ages of l8 and
SIS years must pay S4.00 commuta.
tion tax. No communication is included
in the property tax. So ask for road
tax receipt when you desire to pay
road tax. Time for paying road tax
will expire February 1, 1923.
J. l.. PRINCE,
County Treasurer, E. Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22

ssadon to station calls cannot be reversed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
Notice of Final Discharge.

To All Whom These Presents May
Concern:
Whereas, F. L. Rearden has made
application unto this Court for Final
Discharge as Administrator in re the
Estate of John L. Rearden, deceased,
on this the 31st day of October,
1922,
These Are Therefore to cite any
and all kindred, creditors, or parties
interested, to show cause before me
1st day of December, 1922, at II
o'clock a. M, why said order of Dis
charge should not be granted. Said
administrator will at same time make
a full and final settlement.
W. T. KINNAIRD,
j. P, E. c., S. G.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-01
ASSESSMENT IN
STATE REDUCED
DECREASE FROM LAST YEARS
FIGURES SHOWN In SOUTH
DAKOTA REPORT.

Pierre, Sept. THE state eaN
pilation of the property assessment
of the various counties of the state
and their total shows a considerable
decrease from last year for the state
in general with slight decrease for
Hughes county over last years re.
port.
The total valuation of all the
property i'm the state is given at ST.
976,776,953 for 1922, compared to
value of $2,064,6O2,116 for 1921.
This is a decrease of $SS,S25,163 for
the state in general.
Hughes county shows a total val
ne for 1922 of $16,652,907, com
pared to s16,74O,876 for 1921 or q
decrease of $97,969 from last year.
These figures include the valua
ton of moneys and credits within
the state, also of telephone prop u "
outside of corporate limits of cities
on which the counties do not levy the
same tax as they do on other prop
erty. The total property 30 be tax
"a in Hughes county exclusive OF
moneys and credit and rural tele-
phone property amounts to SIS.
796,446.
The biggest single item in the total
for the state, outside of general pro.
perty, which is listed at s1,772,390,.
sails railroad property which
amounts to sl2S,377,352 in this
state. The next largest item Is
money and credits, which amounts
to $65,544,339., This figure is very
small as compared to the value of the
general property of the state and
shows the effect of the financial de-
preston which has kept credit froz.
en- and prevented the wealth of the
state from being as liquid and easily
convertible as it should be. Only
roughly 4 per cent of the general
form of money and credits. In
property of the state is fluid in the
Hughes county the ratio is a littlt
better, the general property bein2
12,S97,940, while money and credits
are listed at S30,724 or nearly pei
cent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-01
FINDS WORK FOR
1000 SOLDIERS
AMERICAN LEGION LABOR BU.
REAU AT ABERDEEN MAKES
RECORD THIS SEASON.

Aberdeen, Sept. With the end
of August the local American legion
labor bureau will close it's activities
of the last two months with record
of 1000 men placed on jobs in that
time.
Today the tents on the municipal
hall square were struck and the ma
terial stored away until another year
when the same useful service will be
entered upon again
The cost of operation has beer ap-
proximately 500, this figure covering
the cost of attendance, food service
and laundry as well as some equip
ment. To raise this money Dr. M.
G.. Johnston and V. S. Neill of the
legion, are soliciting funds of local
business houses. Their first calls
have been generously received. fer
the usefulness of the enterprise is
recognized.
In addition ID the practical aid the
project, gives TO men out of WORK,
helping them to better their con6i-
ton, the bureau consists of very
excellent form of community insur-
ance. tt is devoted to service men
only. Without il these boys, hun
CRY, dirty and out of work. might
become the prey of radical propa-
ganda and inspired to rash deeds
Here at the legion tents they are
given a bath, ciean bed and shave,
something TO eat and job at good
wages.
Thus fortitie,'f they were strong
against the preaching of the |. w.
w. and proof against temptation to
lawless deeds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-01
LIQUOR BATTLE
IN YANKTON CO.
WET AND DRY ISSUE TO BIZ
BROUGHT UP BY INDIE
PENDENT CANDIDATE.

Yankton, Sept. THAT the wet
and dry issue in Yankton county, a
prominent one during The primary
election, will again come to the
front in the fall election, was yir-
tually assured with the announce
ment of a petition, nominating Chas.
Brockmueller as an Independent
candidate for sheriff of Yankton
county The petition was filed by
L. s. Stratton and was signed by 38
citizens. recognized as identified
with the prohibition movement in
the county.
A question of validity arose when
the petition was presented, as the
law requires that such petitions shall
be presented 20 days before the elec-
tion, and it was generally figured
that the time limit had expired al
midnight the night before. Election
day is November Z.
Auditor J. d. McCoun requested
an opinion on the question from Act
ing States Attorney A. l.. Wyman.
Mr.. Wyman's opinion was that the
petition was filed in time since it is
the custom in counting legal time to
count one day, either the firts or the
last, of the full time prescribed
Mr.. Brockmueller's name will
therefore appear on the November
ballot in the Independent, or third
column. He will Soppose Patri, K
Lane, the republican candidate, and
James Foley, the democratic canfi-
date Foley was also endorsed by
the nonpartisan league when the
county slate was fixed up last win
ter. Lane defeated r. ID. DeXheimei
i'm the March primaries.
The other two Independent candi
dates i'm Yankton county are l.. W
Schaller for county commissioner n
the third district, and j. III. Monk
void for commissioner in the frs
district.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-01
More Coal and
Less Red Tape

Huron, Sept / - Protestin :
against federal red tape and intIi-
cate machinery which causes a de-
lay of five weeks in getting fuel into
lhe state through the federal fue!
administration, the board of direc-
tors of the Huron Commercial club
have sent telegrams to South Da-
kota's senators and representatives
in Washington asking that some
thing be done.
The Huron Commercial club rec
ommends that instead of applica-
tions for coal going through county,
state and then to national fuel ad-
ministrator. before being turned Cv-
er to mines, coal be sent directly
to the state and then distributed
through the state fuel administrative
agency.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-01
DEATHS IN DELL
RAPIDS FAMILY
UNUSUAL SERIES OCCUR IN A
SHORT TIME.

Dell Rapids, Sept. 1-Astrange
series of deaths has followed the
family of which Mrs. Eugenia Cor
don, who on Wednesday was inferred
in the Dell Rapids cemetery, was a
member. Mrs. Gordon died at Pas
adena, Cal The remains of Mrs.
Gordon were accompanied to Dell
Rapids at the dead womans request,
by Rev. Jacob Olson, who only a few
months ago officiated at the wedding
of herself and p. S. Gordon. Be
fore marriage she was Miss Eugenia
Walker, a popular young woman of
Dell Rapids.
Within few weeks after the we'd
ding, death took the groom. Only
short time before the marriage Mrs.
Gordon's mother and also her step
father both died. Cancer caused the
death of all four, which is unusual
in the death record of any South Da-
kota family.
Miss Walker, later Mrs. Gordon,
was one of che most brilliant women
Of Dell Rapids, and was very sue
cessful rural school teacher. For a
| time she was a student of the Bap.
/ tist college in Sioux Falls. and later
attended Huron college. She taught
/, for a time in the Dell Rapids public
schools, and when her health com
menced to fail she took training as
librarian in Minneapolis. Return
ing to Dell Rapids she was city Ii
brarian at the Carnegie library for
some time.
For years she has been an active
member of the Rebekah lodge and
was active in the work of the Dell
Rapids Baptist church, where the
| funeral services were conducted by
Rev. p c. Larson, pastor of the
church.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-01
Grain Rush Causes
Shortage of Cars

Sioux City, Sept. 1.-The Sioux City
Milwaukee and ST. Paul railway was
short $50 grain cars on orders Tues
day. 1t was explained by Officials at
division headquarters that in crep
moving times traffic always is un-
usually heavy, but that the chief diff
fieulty at the present time is the in
ability of the road to procure The
reasonably prompt return CT It's
equipment that had been forwarded
10 points in the east and had been
transferred to connecting lines.
The crop movement has created an
exceptional demand for equipment
that cannot be fully met under exist
ing circumstances and this i'm face of
the fact that the Milwaukee recent
ly had delivered to il 1000 new gon-
been placed for $500 boxcars and
500 automobile cars. Delivery is ex-
peeted to begin about September /
Before the shopmen's strike began
the company had built about 1000
cars, which have served to relieve
the equipment situation. In addi-
tion there are 1000 cars in the In
diana coal fields ready TO be loaded
as soon as production has increased
sufficiently.
Information received Tuesday was
Ito the effect that 20 trains on the
Northern Pacific railway in Mime
sofa discontinued July 81 are TO be
restored today. The Great North
ern railway has already restored a
number of its cancelled trains and
more of them are to be reschedaled
within day or two, it is said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-01
State Bank at
Nina Is Robbed

Aberdeen, Sept. 1.-Two men with
six shots of nitro glycerine blew the
vault doors and demolished the safe
of the Farmers tSate bank of Nina,
Is miles west of here, and fled south
and east with $1,000 in cash and ne
gotiable papers.
All telephone and telegraph wires
were out, isolating the town and al
though the men were seen at work
when the flashes of the explosions
disclosed their activities. warnings
could not be given. They worked
from o'clock until between 4 ana
5 when they fled In an automobile
heavily armed.
A further check Of the robbery at
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-01
Still Getting
Bonus Claims

Pierre, Sept IA few applica-
tions are still being made to the state
bonus board for compensation, AMI
the state auditor is sending out war
rants to the eX-soldiers as fast as
thea publications. are approved by the
bonus board. To date the auditors
office has sent out $3.50 warrants,
for a total of 94,160.50.
The original fund for this purpose
derived from the sale of bonds wa;
$4,000, ,000and interest on this fund
to date has made an additional $685.
600 available for bonus purposes.
This leaves $S65,839 remaining in
the state treasury to pay out to fu-
ture applicants.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-01
Game Warden
Watches for SOOners

washington Springs, Sept. dep
uty Game Warden Martin of Mitchell
was in this vicinity the first of the
week looking for violators of the
game law. 1t has been reported that
violations of this law have taken
placein this part of the state and a
watchful eye is being kept for of
tenders. Many people believe that
because the prairie chickens are
Matched and raised on their places
that it is their privilege to hunt be-
fore the season opens. The law does
not make any discrimination and
violators whether or not they be-
lieve in this will be punished.