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^^^^^^^^^ Ql^tN Tr" "" - EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27th, 1909. : NO-52. LETTER FROM KENTUCKY. Miss Mamie Lake Writes In terestingly of Her Trip to Kentucky. I was asked by my friend, Mrs. C. . E. May, to write a letter from Ken tucky back to Edgefield, so you see bright Marie Sheppard May is the cause of my inflicting this article upon the Edgefield that has always stood by me, and helped me out in many a trying ordeal. Well, I left Augusta at 11:30 p. m. on 11th of January after spending afternoon .with my friend, Mrs. B. C. Wright .in her pretty home on Telfair, in a stone's throw of union depot. Lu cia, little Florence and Mr. Wright said good-bye and I entered the car on the Georgia- road, tucked my long tan coat under my head and . slept by snatches through the night. I arrived in Atlanta as dawn was " stealing over the earth. ' The car roused up, adjusted itself, and I found a transfer buss to terminal. I waited at that splendid building to nearly 8 o'clock, passing through the dense throng by guards and railroad officials, reached the far thest iron gate, showed my ticket, went through this immense iron structure with numerous tracks and long lines ?fears. The porter placed rae at my train just in time. The Southern backed out, bells clanging good-bye to clear old Atlanta of happy memories. I was specially nxious to see all of this long route i from Atlanta to the Blue Grass, ] but Shakespeare or some minor wri- ? ter, possibly Mother Goose, says, ; "iSo rose without a thorn." My j eyelids began to grow heavy, my ^ temples to throb,1 and the dread sea i sickness came on. Oirdear! the Lake family has not been a morned peo- ] pie, but we are richly endowed with J nervous headaches, which attacK c me at convenient seasons. In the c fag end of the race, I ate an orange which did no good. In spite,.-of all, ^ with my deathless will I br?c?d up c and stared through the car window, i A lady on the opposite, seat, going i on to Cincinnati, was also deadly 1 sick, we Eautually sympathized. 1 . When she would go to bathe her teinples in iee'watei, F would' ] take care of her two year old baby,, j and she would say sweet things to c me. Human sympathy is God-lik?L i The scenery became wild and j broken as we passed through Rome, c On every side the unbroken stretch A of foot hills, or mountain spurs. I 1 thought of the Gw?ltneys and won dered which steeple marked Shorter g College. Well I almost knew by in- ] stinct when I reached the Tennes- 5 see line, it was so marked. A dense j growth of scrub oak, short leafed j pine, and these never ending foot 1 hillsn begged the porter to tell < me when we slowed up to Chatta- ! nooga so he came to me saying here < is Lookout Mountain now. A brawny < Tennesseean, in slouch hat and i gray jeans, also gave me a poke. i "Here lady is old Lookout, ain't she 1 some." She certainly was to me, ] this famous Lookout Mountain of < song and story, and pencil and ? brush, partly seen through the gray < blue clouds. I did wish for Hettie Sheppard. She is also daft on the ; mountains. I emptied my purse for post cards of views around Lookout,, brought in by the magazine boy, crossed Tennessee river on exten sion, and now you struck iv. I reached old Kentucky at last and everything broadened - and widened and looked brawny and rugged in ' this home of Daniel Boone. I had left Edgefield, the golden, t and Augusta with roses, violets, "Roman hyacinths in full jbloom, but the sleet was now heat ing against the car window, snow was falling in grea? flakes and night came on apace. I am glad it wa* quite dark and I did not know when we crossed the high bridge over Kentucky river. This bridge is very dangerous looking. Objects be low are indistinct and some think the way across the bridge is haz ardous, but we reached tern, firma. How often through life do we pass over dangerous ways, not knowing, but the Master tides us over. I reached Lexington in thc midst of an arctic snow storm. The little city .missionary, all bundled in wraps' like a Laplander, met me with lier smiling face and I left the hot close cars,with my bursting head. We took a street car and rolled over to 120 High street. The little city missionary has a tasteful suite of rooms, heated by gas stove. I could not eat any of < the dainty supper. The little missionary has struck the greatest achievement in caring for her aged aunt. How often do we do like Sir Lancelot, go abroad with blaze of trumpet when truth is with in our own gates? After a night's rest, I partook of a cosy breakfast, feeling revived. The box "Uith the flowers. I brought irom Mrs. Byrd's and Mrs. Hol land's gardens in Edgefield, are as PARKSVILLES' BIG "PIG." [load Improvement Around Clark's Hill, Cashier Pat Parks Champion Hog \ Raiser. J The good roads movement seems to be gaining favor in our state, not only in highly favored portions, t>ut in the remote corners. It is true, ;he good roads advocates in our jounty have gotten very little sym pathy from our official, yet they ire going ahead patriotically doing ;he'best they can in spite of offi cials. A year or so ago the neighbors iround Clark's Hill surveyed and rraded a beautiful road around D lark's Hill, the highest grade pos ?ble, between ' Abbeville and Au gusta, beeause they needed the new road, and couldn't get the county >fficials to do work. They have now ust finished ? new road around the 'John Butler hill" at Hill Ryan's loing the work themselves, without iope of reward except the use of a food 5 per cent grade around a errible hill. Hurrah for the enter prising people of Clark's Hill! I notice that the Dillon Herald lays in substance, that a Mr. C. H. Stanton killed a two-year-old pig, i few days ago that weighed 503 pounds, being possibly the largeRt tiog ever killed in Marion county. Well Edgefield usually has some thing to beat everybody, so here it s: Mr. Pat Parks, cashier of the Sank of Parksville, . killed a pig 2 rears and one month old that netted 5?5 pounds, carefully weighed by parties here in Parksville, who vou?d testify upon oath to the facts vere it necessary, The Parkses are good "livers",Mi Editor, and without copsmting Pht '. take the liberty of asking you to mr union meeting to1 help eat some >f Bro. Pat's pig. Come. Mri and Mrs. Ed Prince ("Boots") vith their sweet little five months >ld girl, Fannie Bell, spent the day n Parksville a few days ago. They eport everything pleasant and o'vely around Cold Spring. Hope ;hey may come again. / Mr V\^^Cjrawf^j^S^umi, Branch, took h'is'sOn ' Wiley ?o Au gusta one day last week for an op ?ration for * enlarged tonsils. Wiley vas accompanied by his family physician, Dr. D. A. J. Bell. The meration of excision of the tonsils vas performed | by Dr. W. C. Kel og and was successful It was announced in Sunday ichool Sunday morning that Miss Mary T. Nance, president of the South Carolina School Improvement Association, would lecture in our icademy next Wednesday evening :o pupils, patrons and trustees of mr community. Miss Nance is a South Carolinian, and a graduate pf Winthrop and has won great listinction in our state and else where on account of her splendid tvork and eloquent addresses for the improvement of rural schools. Parksville will give her a good au dience. We trust that she may have a*ood audiences throughout our county. Miss Ida Quarles, of Modoc, was a welcome visitor in Parksville yes terday at the home of Mrs. Ida Harvley. Miss Marie Blackwell, the pretty daughter of Dr. Blackwell, spent the day yesterday with Miss Mar tha Bell. More anon, RAMBLER. fresh as when they were gathered and Rosa has placed them in vases in the window seats, in vivid con trast to the snow banked outside, and sleighs passing with jingle of bells. We-wrap up to the tip of our noses, button on wool over shoes, and I go with the missionary slum ming. Every day she goes her rounds. So many poor people to be attended to, she is busy all the time and the phone keeps going. I feel quite the drone as usual. These Kentuckians look so big so earnest and rugged. The men and women dress so plain and sensibly. Some of the girls are, pretty blooming, in this land written up in song by Ste phen Collins, this land of the blue grass. The Phoenix hotel on - main street, I pass quite often. In read ing Lena Rivers long ago, the Phoenix hotel is mentioned as the stopping place of Lena and her grandmother. All of ^Mrs. Mary J. Holmes books bear on this region We pass Kentucky university where James Lane Allen was educated, and is a part of the scene of the "Reign of law." This Kentucky university is now called Transylva nia university and on the campus is Hamilton college for women, also Transylvania Bible college, whose first president Dr. Graham was grandfather of Felix Lake's wife. We have seen Sayse institute, the Presbyterian Woman's College, Mc Clellan and Sharpe preparatory Map of While there are twenty-one white population-the voters of According to the last United 21 prohibition counties and 67. The white population of the : The above figures and map c they would carry out the wish? Why Have Any Law? They say "You can't legislate norality into people." Is that so? Then the legislature might address . polite request to everybody hrough the newspapers not to kill. iVhy legislate about it?-Newberry )bserver. chool, and other schools noticeably Jmith Business College from which ome of Edgefield's prominent men lave graduated, Our little friend md favorite, Isoiee Shaffer, took a ourse in this college. Have attended service at first Saptist church, Dr. J. W. Porter )astor wHo is a very able man and gifted. Attended Northern Metho li8t church during session o' city inion of Christian Endeavor. Cen ral Christian church being present it Pastor's Wife's bible yorkers :lass, going on Friday eveiing to lear state secretary of King's Daughters give stereopticar lecture, ollowed by reception. lave not )een to state university yet, bnt ??ve seen some bright stidents and rraduates, one of whqn is presi dent of first Baptist cJurch Bible jlass, of B. Y. P. TJ. fid a fluent ipeaker. Have seen Orphan's Home )n site of former homf of descend ant of David Crockett* Ara going mt on car line to Astfand, home of Henry Clay, also to^see his monu nent in cemetery. Tie head of this ?tatu? was blown o/<"in a storm. A ;elebrated sculptor Aas a studio in ;his city and is engaged in repair ng this statue. I jpmise myself to visit about three nies out, on one )f the beautiful nftes, the reservoir, kvhich furnishes later for the city. We went last nj ht to meeting of the IT. D. C. in court house, com memorating jj'n and Jackson's birthdays. Th// handsome stone building was a/laze of light, and the audience presenting the four hiundred of Langton. The services were held in vS circuit court room. A.11 portraits / >f Kentucky grands looked down wi us from their nich es. I could My recognize Henry Clay and Jo? C. Breckinridge. The decorations here confederate flags. The picture* of Lee and Jackson were tended' enwrapped by them. Red canupons were everywhere, the U. D.A. also and old veterans, who had Tiffed the gray uniforms tn exchwU for . gray heads, said Dr. J. ff. Porter, the snappy, 3parkliiK orator of the evening. In cl/fy.ng, 1 "?rill sa.y tliat Jeff Davis i ay ed in a house on this ?ame Bgh street in which 'fiiow ira, .'v^ile he was at College in LexiVton. y Yours very truly, ? Mary E. Lake. South Carolina Slowing the prohibition counties ..aid twenty-on the state- reside in tie prohibition States census, the tot) population < 3,550 in dispensary ^unties. v state is only ?5?^3^w^^^^ok :1 early indicate that should the men ?S oi a majority of tie white people < A TIMELY ADMONITION. "Truxo" Urges tVfcn Who Are Financially Able to Pay Their Debts Mr. Editor:-Notwithstanding the cry that "Prosperity Smiles on the Palmetto State," .here is a gen eral complaint that bisiness is dull and money is hard to get. I have heard a number of ratn say within the Jast year, "me? owe me, and they have the money, Dut they will not let it go even to pay honest debts". This ought lot so to be. I have been reminded many times during the late memoiable panic, of the ' old negress who owed one- of her neighbors a small mm of money. Everytime the negress she owed saw her she would ask her for the mon ey. One day the old negress said to her as she dunned her again : "Look hear ole mah! Don't you.know ebby body done quit payin dey debts since dis stingency ir. money mat ters?" The "stingency" in money matters among the moneyed men, is perhaps,causing more rroublr? among the little business men/and poor folk generally, than . the late financial trouble. Thousands of men have taken advantage of this excusL to with-hold the money thej'owed their fellows. Such selfishness, or, rath er call it dishonesty, does not injure the one who has earned thc money and his family only. But it helps to prolong the awful effects of the panic and increases the suffering generally, by keeping money out of circulation. Money that ought to, and could well be used. Others who could have loaned money with reasonable safety, have been so exacting that honest, poor, men could not Bee their way clear to borrow. Thus" honest men suffer and many small business men go to the wall because those who owe them witt not pay. Men should strain a point to pay in times like these. Men who nev er knew anything about want; do not seem to-but ought to try to realize-that to with.hold 825, $50 or 8100 from a poor man, may mean irreparable loss in person and in business reputation. And the man who causes trouble in this way wil one day-in that great day if not bel fore-have to give an account to God for his unrighteous injustice to his fellowmen. In such a time as this men would show their patriotism, their nobility, their Christian character' to much better advantage, if they would come to the rescue of their less fortunate brothers, and God will bless and prosper the man who trusts Him and hi cn G ot lo m til w til hi st w pl s< re d( tl) tr ii ar ri' it Pi th Cl hi ly ar th be h< P< n( G n< ARO I Ny ?ANCAsAcHESTERf?ei-?), *\ 'Dry" arid the "Wet" Cou e dispensary counties, yet it is a f i counties. of South Carolinais 1,340,316, o number 732,321. ibers of the legislature now in se }f the state. Be Careful, Young Ladies. Young ladies, don't at the first air of good looking clothes that ames along and say, "It's mine, ecause I found it," but wait until sure enough man comes along, [e may not be as Johny on the )ot as the other kind, but he will s there when the other one has lade you tired and passed on. rangeburg Times and Democrat 'Patronize home industry," cries ie editor from week to week. "That right," said the merchant, "give to those who go to some other iwn to buy goods." Then with his ?art filled with kindness to the yat editor, he stops his home pa ir and subscribers for a city paper mply because it is a few cents leaper.-Georgetown Times. ilps his needy brother. Money is either a blessing or a irse, as we use it to the glory of od, in tlie <rood of humanity, or herwise. And if it is not turned ose and used for the good bf hu anity, there will be worse calami es in' the near future than any hich have been witnessed within ic last tw? yeai s. The Lord hath s way in the whirlwind and in the orm. Matthew: 1-3. The man ho knows (rod has seen more .ovidence than . philosophy or ;ience, in the <rreat. calamities of cent date. God has been doinjr all he could ) to turn men to repentance. But ey close their eyes against the nth. and rush on to be rich as if Fe was made of dollars and cents id only for the accumulation of ches. If men who have money will put into circulation and thus relieve ?essure, and the pressing wants of ie poor. If they do this for li rist's sake and the sake of imanity they may confident expect God's blessing on them id on their business. A time like this is a divine call to ie riph to show to the world their itter nature, and to come to the ?lp of the Lord in relieving the )or. They surely could not in a )bler way show their gratitude to od for their prosperity, "With love for all and hatred for me. I am as ever, TRUXO. Cabbage Plants: We have all irieties of sea-coast cabbage plants r sale. Received fresh by express. Dunovant & Co. nties. act that a vast majority of t ?K of Orangeburg School But Will Remain in Edge Having seen a notice in an out-of jwn paper that Col. F. N L Bailey had been elected presi ent of the Orangeburg Collegiate ns'uitute, located at Orangeburg . C., and that he would take charge i June, The Advertiser's repre sntative called upon Col. Bailey to now whether or not the report rue. He confirmed the report but tated that it will not in any ,way ffect the school here, nor will he The facts are as follows: Four ien Baptist associations own joint j school buildings and equipments i Orangeburg valued at some thir rodd thousand dollars, and know ig of Col. Bailey's success in educa onal work, they have engaged him 3 take charge of the institution xirig its policy, employing teach .s an d having general supervision 'ol. Bailey will continue tc reside i Edgefield, a Head Master being ri active charge at Orangeburg. The )rangeburir Collegiate Institute is Baptist school. It is co-education 1 in character, and has no w about ne hundred and thirty boarding upils. Prof. Peterson who is now i charge will establish a school in ie upper part of the state. The )urse of study and standard f the Orangeburg Institute are Dnsiderably below that of the S . C. I. President Bailey emphasized the ict that his connection with the >. C. I. will not in any way detract rom our school here. Rural Telephone System. The Southern Bell Telephone ompany is endeavoring to have ilephone lines erected over the en re country, connecting . with the >wn and city exchanges. Mr. S. H. owlkes is ?ow canvassing this >unty to that end. We understand lat he will visit the Pleasant Lane id Meeting Street sections . this eek. If six or more farmers will nite and construct a line to Edge eld or to any other town where the ell company has an exchange, the itter will furnish them the same ;rvice that the towns have for fty cents per month, which is bout one-fourth their usual rate, 'he erection of rural lines connect igwith other rural communities, 3 well as with the towns, would be great convenience, pleasure and rofit. ZoY Bailey Accepts Presidency field. hange his place of residence. JOHNSTON NEWS. Many Visitors, Larjre Christ mac Offering, U. D. C. Plan Beautiful Enter tainment, i Dr. J. W. Williams, pbjimaeist at Asbill's drug ? store, will leave February 1st for Camden,- where he has. accepted a position. .Mr. T. P. Milford has returned from a short visit to Columbia. Messrs. D?ntzler Toney and Charles Kenny have gone to Wash ington, D. C., where they will be for some time. After a month's visit to friends, Miss Lalla Airiel has returned to her home at Ehrhardt. Miss Mamie Easterling, of Tren ton, made a short visit to the home of her cousin, Prof. W. C. Zeigfer, recently. Mrs. Lucas Walker compliment ed a. few of her friends with a,tea one evening last week. Miss Dosia Wertz has gone to Columbia for a two .weeks' visit . Miss Sara Waters has returned from a visit to her sister,%Mrs. David Philipps, at Springfield, S. c. . The . drawing of the lots of Eidson Park on Tuesday morning was quite an attraction of the day and a large crowd gathered besides those interested. Little Marguerite Simmons drew the numbers and general satisfaction prevailed. The meeting, held at the Metho dist church during . the past week has been well attended, and the ser mons preached by Rev'. Camak, who is assisting Rev. B. J. Guess, are earnest and forceful. Three services were held on Sunday, the one dur ing the afternoon being for men only. The meeting will probably continue through this week. Mrs. J. G. Edwards and Miss Mary Edwards of Edgefield, - spent Frday here. They were accompa , -.eu hume by Miss Earline Allen who is teaching near here. A very interesting. entertainninet is being planned by the Daughters of the. Confederacy.- .for - St.. Valen lint/H v. , His 8th birthiday " on Saturday last and invited a number of his little friends to be with him. Many, games dear to the childish heart were in- , dnlged in . and all were ready to partake of the tempting refresh ments offered. Several pretty birth day gifts were brought him. The Christmas offering of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist church amounted to $75.00, and that of the Sunbeam Society, to $31.00. This goes to Foreign Mis sions. Preparations are being made for ; the union meeting here on Saturday and Sunday. The program arranged is an interesting one, and a full at tendance is expected. Dinner will be served both days on the church grounds. Rev. Mr. Dilworth, of Augusta, preached on Sunday morning at the Baptist church. Messrs. Albert Dozier and Man ning Simmons have gone to Flori da on a pleasure trip. Miss Lucile Mobley will leave next week foir Atlanta where she will spend a month with her sister, Mrs. Orlando Sheppard, Jr. x :: Mr. Ira Carson, of Batesburg and Mr. Wiley Derrick, of Augusta, were guests at the home of Mr. P. C. Stevens this week. Rev. J. N. Sehls, of Georgia, visited friends here this week. Bee Keeping in January. There is very little to be done, either by. the beekeeper or the bees, during the month of January. The beekeeper should see that the little house is kept in a comfortable con dition, and on a level, free of cracks, with a water proof cover, with the entrance contracted to keep out the cold. Other than this, they should be left alone. Light bee gums in winter, when the bees are in a normal condition, are very rare, as conditions are sel dom such as to prevent bees from starving a bountiful supply of hon ey, in October to carries them through the winter. In very cold weather, the bees are very inactive, they simply live, or "hybernate" and consume very lit tle of their stores. We find them clustered in the middle of the hive, among the comb, the ball measur ing from 6 to 12 inches in diame ter, owing to the size of the colony. On warm sunny days, they are out in front of the gum on their wing, taking their cleansing flight, which is very essential to their health. At the same time, some of the workers are bringing in water for the household. During these warm spells, they break the cluster, or ball, and spread out over the comb, as it is not then necessary for them to be contracted in one hage cluster to keep warmi S. Cheatham, Wofford, S. C.