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fil o,cfi eli! ? il t edi ?j ct. ?Mest Newspaper In j?mith fepliira VOL. 76. . EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY" 14, 1912 NO. 52 CLARK'S HILL LETTER. Mrs. Sharpton and Mrs. 'Mc Don ald En'le:tain. Mrs.Middleton Observes Her 68th Birthday. There is a feeling of spring in the air, which is most encouraging to farmers. This short month will poon be gone, and so little work has been done as yet on the farm, ex cept by the orchardists, who have their trees in good shape for the bumper crop which has been prom ised them for this year. No large cotton acreage is being spoken of; in fact the farmers both black and white, have pledged them selves to reduce their cotton farms this year. The representative of the Rock Hill plan, Mr. Freeman of Parksville, was through our section last week interviewing our farmers and they all becam? very much en thused, and promised to make great reduction. One man who last year planted only two acres, ?aid this year he would cut that in half: If all will adhere to that plan, cotton will soar high in price this fall. The pea thresher of which men tion has been made, was practically tested a few days ago and gave en tire satisfaction, threshing out the peas perfectly and making a nice quality of hay. On the 14th Mesdames Sharpton and McDonald complimented their friends with a valentine party in honor of the Saint who presides over the destinies of that da*. Even-thing was in accord, the imi tations being issued on d*i?ity ?iule hearts. And strings of heart? w; suspended from tb:- chandeliers in the hall, dining room and parlor. j The refresh.vu-mia -which f\onv,< of a . ;'Hr^S^?'cM?wid?l?otow cv.- . ;>; :v' - ed ber 6?th birthday on b't Valen-' tine day, as the legend runs, he i does influence our lives for good, he j showered-all thiugs lovely on this dear woman on her natal dy v. Mr. and Mrs. TI. Adams spent the week end with friends in Augusta. The Stork left a beautiful little girl, Hattie Elizabeth, with Air. and Mrs. J. P. Nixon on Saturday last. Revival Services. Although the weather was still unfavorable on Sunday morning, the meeting at the Baptist church began under very favorable circum stances. The music was unusually good, with a large choir participat ing. Dr. M. D. Jeffries preached on "Hindrances to being on the right side," and his appeal was very effective. Mr. Reynold sang a beau tiful solo, "I'll go with Jesus all the way. "Dr. Jeffries very cordially in vited and urged every one to at tend the services, and expressed the hope that the roads would soon im prove that the friends from the country might be able to attend. At the close of the service, Mr. C. A. Holmes presented himself for mem bership by letter from Red Hill church. Keep Your Windows Open. Don't sleep in a closed room. Fresh air is the basic requisite to good health. A sealed chamber is a breeding place of disease. ? The lungs utilize all the oxygen they breathe and expel their impuri ties in your exhalations. Within an hour a man consumes all the oxygen in the average room. If the windows and transoms are down and the door is shut, there after he breathes foul poisons. Rural communities should by reason of natural advantages be practically immune from the "white plague;" but statistics how a greater percentage of consumptives among farmers than any other class of peo ple. Who isn't familiar with the dead ly parlor with its stale atmosphere where for days at a stretch whole generations of malignant germs are permitted to incubate undisturbed. A week often passes without the admission of sunlight. As well spend an afternoon in a smoke filled tunnel as remain in such a pesthole. Open the windows even in the rain-far better to spoil a few trumpery lace curtains and spot the carpet than to jeopardize your health.-Augusta Chronicle. Care for the Old. I love old people. They are so sweet and interesting and gentle thatitisnot only a delight to be with them, it is also a much-needed lesson in good manners. Then they've lived through so much, that wisdom has come to them, and pa tience, and they appreciate every ! little thing that is done for their pleasure. And we do so pitifully little! We intend to go and see them, and we don't; we intend to take them flowers, and we don't; we intend to remember them at Christ mas and on their anniversaries, and we don't; and by and by while we are intending, they quietly fall asleep, and it is too late, and in stead of precious memories of kind ly deeds, we have only shriveled, blighted regrets for all that we left undone.-Mrs. Patterson, in the Progressive Farmer. White Town School. I have been reading so many nice letters from other schools, I thought I would write, too. We are pro gressing nicely in our studies. As we have two fine teachers, we can't help but learn, lt is very kind of you, Mr. Editor, to encourage us in this way, but don't think we should crowd your valuable col umns with our school letters, or they will become a nuisance. One of our good students, Ethan White, has been .ibsent from fichool this week on account of sickness and we hope he will soon be with us again. We are glad to state that our Sunday School Supt, Mr. Wash Hamilton, is up again after a con tinued illness. Well, I guess tho ground hog knew his bulliens when he returned to his don, as the weather smoeH ii'eb. 2nd has been the worst, of the . s the ?oVel? esl --'f the Season. We bad great fun at school (ir,r we have not'lost day from this recent b?? weather) playing sn?.. ,v bal), making .MIOW meu ?ic. The high water ha- washed up the upper bridge on Stevens Creek, which will greatly inconvenience the people of our section who wish to visit McCormick. Miss Corrie Freeland and Mr. J. C. Wells were quietly married at the home of the bride at 6 o'clock Wednesday Feb. 14. Now, Mr. Editor, I will give you our Honor Roll for the past month, and wish to make mention of the fact, that Osborne Freeland's name was by some mistake left off the Honor Roll last month. If this letter escapes the waste basket, you shall bear from us again, but not often enough to weary your'.pa tience. The Honor Roll is as fol lows: First Grade: Sarah Maun, 93; Bennie Ridlehoover 93 and Minnie White, 91. ' . Second Grade: Myrtis Roberts, 94; Lona White, 91. Third Grade: Osborne Freeland, 91. Fourth [Grade: Georgia White 93; Emmie Rey aolds, 91; Marbie White, 91; Ruby White, 92; Ruth Walls, 90; Thomas Mann, 94. Fifth Grade: Gussie Barden, 92; Ninie White, 94 ; Rallie Holliday, 92. Sixth Grade: Pearl Ridlehoover, 96; Earle Reynolds, 92; Denny White, 92. Seventh Grade: Bessie Medlock, 92; Belle Reynolds, 92; Maggie Medlock, 94; Effie White, 92; Car rie Walls, 92; Claud White, 91; Tillman. White, 92; Willie Barden 92. Eighth Grade: Ruby Ridlehoo ver, 96; J. T. Holliday, 93, Walter Rearden, 94. W. B. There was a sentence in The Pro gressive Farmer of January 13th in small type that ought to be printed in about as big type as the New York Journal carries. The sentence we have in mind was a quotation from Mr. F. H. LaBaume, oftbe Norfolk and Western railroad, and read as follows: "I wish that for every gallon of whiskey carried on to the farms of the south, the purchaser thereof was compelled to buy two gallons of paint instead-and the price paid for ono gallon of common red li quor will buy two gallons of gcrod paint in any market"-Progressive Farmer. JOHNSTON LETTER. \ Surprise Marriage. Sun) Valentine Party. Miss Do bey Entertains Y P. B. Silver Medal Contest j The news of the marriage of Miss Lula Mae Omer, now bf Hephzibah, Ga., to Mr. Clark Crouch, of Mur freesboro, Tenn., was a happy sur prise to the friends here of both these young people. The marriage occurred in Augusta, at the Pres byterian parsonage, on the 14th. It seems that considering the youthful age of the bride, there were some objections, so the young couple, under pretext of a day's pleasure trip to Augusta, and accompa nied by several friends, used this means as an occasion to have their vows consummated. The bridal pair left soon aft^r for the home of the groom, in Tennessee, stopping for a two day's visit to friends in Johnston. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. Luther B. Oxner, who resided here for many years* but moved to Hephzibah during last year. Mrs. W. J. Hatcher entertained her Sunbeam band with a Valen tine party last week and all enjoyed immensely being together, and playing games and getting valen tines at an improvised post office. Mrs. Hatcher was surprised with a valentine in the shape of a basket filled with luscious fruits, andT adorned with numerous red hearts,' AU took turns after b?ing biroo, folded, at attempting to pin asravEg red hea;t in the exact center OL a huge rel heart on the wai). Mr. Will Hoyt, 'of Aagn spent the we&k eD$ hei'e with-ty? brotbr.-, Mr. J. P. lioyt. hours wero al! too short for thc yoting people and an enjoyar/;- con clusion %as ?h? course supper served. There was a silver randal contest at the Methodist church on Sunday morning, and tho young ladies who took part were Misses Essie Ly brand, Nell Beckham and Eulie Satcher. At the conclusion, Miss Lybrand was decided to be the win ner. At the Tri-County-Convention of the W. C. T. IL, Bhe, with Miss Cleavie Moyer, who won the other silver medal offered here, will com pete for the gold medal. Invitations have been received here to the marriage of Mr. Hilliard Carlisle Wright, of Athens, Ga., to M ?ss Elizabeth Amelia McNeal, of Louisville, Ky., which will take place on February 20th at 7 p. m., at the home of the bride. M Wright is the second son of late Mr. P. L. Wright, who . ? his home here. Mr. and Mrs. James M. l'amer celebrated the 46th anniversary of their marriage on February 14th, with a dining. Mr. J. W. Hardy has returned from Hawkinsville, Ga., where he spent a week with his son, Mr. Eric W. Hardy. Mr. O. D. Black visited his broth er Mr. J. M. Black at Hamlet, N. C., last week. Mr. Wilmot Ouzts is at home from a special visit to Tennille, Fla. Master Mark Toney celebrated his 13th birthday on Saturday with a candy pull. Many pretty gifts were brought bim by his friends. Mrs. Victoria Hart is having a neat cottage erected on her lot near the high school building. The moving picture show on Fri day and Saturday evenings are at tracting crowds and on each even ing? the one holding the lucky num ber will be presented with a box of Hayler's. Miss Mary Gwynn was hostess for the new century club on Tues day afternoon, from 4 to 6 o'clock, the meeting being held with her at the home of Dr. S. G. Mobley. The course of study for the club this winter has been especially interest ing. The first book was of "Africa," which held one's attention with its account of teeming life and changes, and full of strange scenes of the dark continent. The present study book is "Egypt," wondrous in an cient grandeur, the book being of highest authority. The lesson was taught by Mrs. Albert Dozier. After the books were laid aside, *. :1 ? a:ii Y; P. ??^Q?SW0 'gynmt..-m entertaining, and c.uh tntmi;. r invited one to conic. The >les were arranged for the tempt Tfreshraents which the charm g>ung hostess served. meeting of 'the D. of C. it sided to organize a children's and Miss Edith Coleman appointed the leader. On Satur ifternoon she will call a meet r 4 o'clock to be held at her and an organization will be % With the many boys and are in town, a splendid chap be had, and it is especially ? that the parents will be iu ;d and have their children s to this first meeting. 7etch Children the Care of Their Possessions. \ boy who leaves bis book upside dojVn on chair, table, or maybe . his bat under the 'tree where . as playing, whose new overcoat ross his bed, whose new ties impled down in one corner of iffonier drawer-this boy as will leave his plows where he ?d using them, will allow his machinery and wagons to the weather," and his dispo ; his clothing will be a greal his wife, j a girl, carelessness with small inga is even more inexcusa possible, than -in a man. A should be the soul of neat and neatness is not easily red in mature years un made the daily habit of the ir? your child a certain place ^belongings. If you can af iplayroom, that is well; bu ; 7. that. A closei S?vei naives or even larsre J tn, certaiu corner of the roon definite place for th' ?i?drcn to rt '^i^^Pflftw. ??'?nmiHMU vor a child's clothing. Tho ; e.r. sbonid see that the children bfoSI 'ai" Bust from their clothes, fob rb MI carefully and put them away Boys as well as girls should bi taught to clean and press thei clothing. Teach them to carefully pit awa.v collars, handkerchiefs, I ties, articles of jewelry, souvenirs' etc. All this requires time in the be ginning, but saves time in the enc for both ourselves and those whc come after us.-Mrs. Robert Scott in The Progressive Farmer. Things That Count One of the striking characteris tics of successful persons is theil faeulty of readily determining the relative importance of different things. There are many things v-1 h it is desirable to do, a few essential, and there is no more jeful quality of the human mind than that which enables its posses sor at ojice to distinguish which the few. essential things are. Life is so short and time so fleeting that much which one would wish to do must fain be omitted. Ke is fortu nate who perceives at a glance what it will do, and what it will not do, to omit. This invaluable faculty, if not possessed in a remarkable de gree naturally, is susceptible of cultivation to a considerable ex tent. Let anyone adopt the prac tice of reflecting, every morning, what must necessarily be done du ring the day, and then begin by doing the most important things irst, leaving the others to take their chance of being done or left ttndone. In this way attention first to the things of first importance, soon acquires the almost irresistible force of habit, and becomes a rule di life. There is no rule more ?dispensable to success.-Great Thoughts. Old Aunt Sally, the highly es teemed cook in a southern family, vas frequently praised for her cu linary skill and on one occasion, rh en a number of guests had been t>|dine with the family, a remark was nade touching the beautiful appear ance of Sally's pie, which showed a ?ry pretty scallop on its edge. Inquiry being made as to how tie old lady managed to get such ai even design, Sally was summon ed to the dining room and the ques tjon was duly put to her. The emotions of the guests may te imagined when the old lady re' {lied: ' Oh, dat's easy. I jest uses my se teeth." How to Begin the Garden. If the garden hasn't a good fence around it, now is the time to put it there. Poultry wire is cheap, and you cannot have a good garden if the chickens help you work it. And don't select some out-of-the-way piece of ground that can't be used for anything else for the garden. Put it near the house and on the best piece of ground that can be had. It is not necessary, as some seem to think, that the garden be a large piece of ground. Don't make it large unless you can keep it prop erly. Intensive cultivation is what you want rather than the extensive. Nothing looks worse than a poorly kept garden. If you haven't done so before now give the garden a heavy coat of good stable ma nure. Apply broadcast.-L. A. Niven, in The Progressive Far mer. Winter Evenings on the Farm. What do you do these long win ter evenings on the farm? wrote a woman to her friend who lives on her farra. I was there when the let ter came, and when we read that part of it we both laughed content edly. "These long winter evenings on the farm," repeated the contented woman. "If she only knew it, they are all too short. Why, evenings on the farm are the happiest part of the day." And her cosy sitting room and beaming face emphasized what she said. "But I suppose she does wonder what I do with myself," she went om. Well, I can tell her that an even - ing on the farm makes up for any thing that may hare gone wrong during the day. ''The stovewood may have been iiut too io.n*r> and every farm woruati .Aft . i -* - --. i- . . .??"*.. I conies and we gather for a happy . ? hour about a big log fire, ? "My husband lias a quiet hour r for reading; I have my sewing and ' i mending,or darning, or letters'tobe answered. And we plan abouttho , ! fa'm and the house; we taik about j farming methods and all kinds of experiments and decide that we must invest mediately in certain improved implement* tbat our neighbor across the river- -bas" bought, and we look into the ad vertising pages of the farm papers. "And when my husband makes out his list, I venture to suggest some things in the way of new kitchen utensils and he looks over the advertisements with me and we select enough things to furnish my kitchen throughout. "Then perhaps J hear the baby stirring in the next room, and I tip toe in to cover him up, and ray husband calls out that he sees some thing else we must have, some won derful labor saving device-and ? come frowningly out and tell him not to talk so loud and wake up the baby. "And I take another look at the bread which has been 'set to rise' in the kitchen, and the man of the house gives a vigorous poking to the fire and asks if I have enough stovewood to last through the next day. Evenings on the farm-why they are the happiest part of the day. I 'A farm woman who can gather her little brood about her for a cozy hour these winter evenings knows the real meaning of the word home." Not so Sure. There's a certain minister whose duties sometimes call him ont of the city. He has always arranged for some one of his parishioners to keep company with his wife and lit tle daughter during these absences. Recently, however, he was called away so suddenly that he had no opportunity of providing a guardian. The wife was very brave during the early evening, but after dark had fallen her com age began to fail. She stayed up with her little girl till there was no excuse for staying any longer and then took her upstairs to bed. "Now go to sleep, dearie," she said. "Don't be afraid. God will protect you." "Yes' mother," answered the lit tle girl, "that'll be all right tonight, but the next time let's make better ' arrangements. " P AKAS VILLE Rev. T. H. Garrett's Resignation Greatly Deplored. Mr. Wal lace Seigler a Happy Father. 'for. It pains your correspondent to announce that our pastor, Rev. T. H. Garrett yesterday resigned his pastorate here, consisting of Parks ville and Modoc phnrches. The pas tor stated that it pained him to leave us, but other fields were open to him though he had not accepted other work. With many regrets th? church accepted his resignation. Mr. Garrett is a godly man and a fine gospel preacher, and the prayers of this church will follow him and his interesting family. . Th? writer was not present yesterday but was informed by competent judges that the sermon of Mr. Garrett's was as usual, a most excellent one. Parks ville is saddened by this resignation not expecting to get a better preach er, or more consecrated man, in fact it is a calamity to the entire west-side, and to the association, and many will be pained to hear of it not connected with his pastor ates. The sun ?comes out beautifully this morning after a week Of un pleasant weather, and I am glad to say that many believe that a fairly good stand of grain has survived the cold. At one time many thought the oat crop destroyed, but we now hope for a fairly good ero? though on account of so much cotton not much small grain was s^wn. The farmer c i for sunshine s ? meneo to prep..n. Many toa wa cotton. We^ arv sor. position of ? I/yen con i j t5n tnoruing* j speedy re-:ov? j Miss Eunic ry. whom we fortnight ago. ... .. ; ... oV..M. a'id has reit* . .,, vigoraied, ha ; :. ; , ?iesh in Park , mate. Miss Abrams was a guest at ^ the home of Mi? Martha I)>rn. and j the young peoplo ^4vmiss her ! joyous smile and yivacious^-pw p?Utr.. She will have to return often to atf?ntk-dlft meetings of the k'Bu reau." The happiest man in the Reho both section that we know of, is Mr. Wallace Seigler, the proud father of a bouncing boy whose name is John Clarence. All the child's daddies, grand-daddies and great-grand daddies were named John, except one named Clarence, common ly called Clark" so to call the child John with the addition of Clarence means that he is named for his male ancestry for six gen erations back. Wallace is hopping and skipping this morning stopping the holes in the house for the en trance of the cats, but it was sug gested instead, he was fixing to keep John Clarence at home fear ing he might make his exit if things didn't suit him. He is indeed a fine boy and we congratulate the happy parents. Mr. Gordon Blackwell went over to Double Branch, Ga., Saturday to visit hie sick wife whom we are glad to say is convalescing. Mr. R. S. Ridlehoover made a trip to Augusta to-day on business. Rev. B. H. Covington filled his regular appointment yesterday af ternoon at the Methodist church, his text being, "Judge not that ye be not judged, for with what judg ment ye judge ye shall be judged and with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again." Mr. Covington is a fluent speaker and a consecrated young man. More Anon. For Drivers to Remember. Provide your horse with a large warm blanket for such times as he is standing still and exposed to the cold. "Don't ever use the whip simply because you have it. It is a very poor driver who makes a blow the starting signal. Give the horse an occasional full day's rest It will add to his value and capacity for work. Always be kind to your horse, Il pays--Dumb Animals.