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Oldest Newspaper In South Carolina. VOL. 75. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, ARIL 5,1911 NO. 48 JOHNSTON LETTER. Arrangements Made For Me morial Day. Mr. and Mrs. White ?Cel?brate 20th Marriage Anniversary. The D. of C. are making arrange ments for Memorial Day. It will be observed on May 5th instead of the 10th. Dr. W. S. Dorset will be the speaker of the occasion, and the pupils of the high school with the veterans will be in the line of march with the Daughters. It is said that the origin of Memorial Day is dated back to 1863, about April 13th, which is the anniversary of the fall of Fort Sumter. On this day the two daughters of Chaplain May, of the 2nd Infantry, then in camp at Mt. Vernon, were gathering wild flow ers and in the course of their wan dering came suddenly upon one of those rude and unmarked graves, whicheveniu those early days of the great struggle were beginning to ap pear about Washington. Josephine, the elder, suggested that they use their blossoms to cover the bare earth while Ella weeded the spot. Happy over their work, they plan ned an exclusion for next day when they found more graves and decora ted them. Their mother moved by the significance of the act joined them, and Mrs. Evans, a Red Cross nurse, formed the fourth and within a week, the little band had marked all graves in walking distance. When next spring came they re peated the custom, others joining in their labor of love, and the ob servance was spread further till at last it had found followers all over the country. But the decoration day of the northern states, May 3?th, i not the day which is honored by the majority of the commonwealths which lie south of the old Mason and Dixon's line. In Alabama and Georgia the early blooming of-the flowers has caused the date to be April 26th. In Tennessee it is on the 8th, and in the two Carolina's the 10th. On one date or another, however, every state in the now indivisible union recalls the men who fell dur ing the civil war. On Saturday April 15th, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. White celebrated the 20th anniversary of their marriage, and a number of their friends were invited to enjoy the day, and also the teachers of the high Behool, and Miss Bessie Breeden, of Augusta, was a guest of honor. Lovely music, both vocal and instrumental was en joyed, and an amusing contest was indulged in, Miss Dessie Stewart, winning the prize, and Miss Sallie Carwile the consolation. An elegant course dinner was served which was a wedding feast in every detail. The table was beautiful in its appoint ments, and the polished surface re flected the decorations of Easter lillies. The day was one of much pleasure to all. Mrs. Lovic Smith, of Augusta, has been visiting the family of Mr. Garaewell Smith, near town. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Merchants of Greenwood, have been the guests cf friends here. Mrs. Prescott and children, of Edgefield, spent last week here at the home of Dr. F. L. Parker. The high school will betrin the commencement exercises on May 28th, with the baccalaureate sermon preached by Dr. Watson B. Dun can, of Charleston. Monday evening will be given over to the pupils of the music and expression depart ment, and on Tuesday evening the annual address will be delivered, by Prof. D. Wistar Daniel, of Clemson college. The graduates are Misses Kate and Frances Pruitt, and Messrs. Auburn Moyer, Marvin Smith, Wilbur Scott and Goode Mobley. Work was finished on Thursday of the past week, at the new Bap tist church and the organ is now being installed. While a visitor in town recently was viewing the building, and who is a competent judge, he stated, that in his opinion, it surpassed any church in the state in architectural beauty, and finish, and the workmanship was excellent. The coloring of interior is green, the metal ceiling shading to a light er tone. White columns extend to the ceiling between each window, with caps of Grecian carving. The wainscoating, gallery rail and pews are mahogany to match the organ. The Baptistry is of white marble, and the light fixtures are beautiful. The Sunday school room is done principally in white and mahogany, and the school exercises will be held here cn Sunday. The opening service, May 7th, will be held during the day, with addresses in the afternoon, and all of the former pastors are expected to be present. Dr. Ryland Knight, (Continued on page 8.) LATE CORN CROP. Preparation of the Soil. Plant ing and Cultivation. Sow Peas at Latt Work ing. The time for Boil preparation has about passed bat with many there is still time to give the thorough pulverization to the soil so essential to success with later planted crops. If a good condition of the soil can be obtained by one breaking and harrowing, well and. good; bat if not, give the soil as many barrow iags and breakings as are necessary. Get the seed-bed well pulverized and fined to a depth of eight or ten inches, if possible, before planting, and you will have the satisfaction of knowing that more than half of i your cultivation is done, and bet ter done up than if yon wait upon the coming of the crop to give it. The proper time to have com menced storing vegetable matter id your soil for this year's crop was not last month or last fail, but sev eral years ago. This could then have been done largely by the grow ing and plowing ander of several crops of peas and of winter legumes. Still much can be done by the free use of stable and lot manure, even at this late date. If this is well rotted or scarce, it can be placed in a drill under the corn at the rate of four or five loads per acre. In bed ! ding upon it, however, do not make the mistake of burying it too deep \ ly. If larger quantities are to be used, or if the manure is fresh, it would be best to put only a small quantity in the drill and bury the balance in the middle; or better still, apply it broadcast and harrow it in before planting. No matter how it is used, with every load ap plied to the soil there should be al so added 100 pounds of high-grade acid phosphate. Had the manure been applied in the early winter, this acid phosphate could have been 150 pounds of ground rock phos phate. The width of the rows and the distance in the row are largely con trolled by the quality of the land. I am? rather partial on average land to 4i- to 5-foot rows, and a distance of from 8 to 18 inches, or even 2 feet, in the drill. The better the land and the more humus it contains, the closer the plants can be. This width of row appeals to me for two reasons: It is the most convenient for the USP of a two-mule team, and it gives plenty of airto my plants and leaves room for the growth of the peas that I always sow broad cast at the time of laying-by. It is the almost universal practice to plant corn in the water-furrow, many trying to get it as deep as pos sible. Especially with early plant ings of corn this is a rather risky business. If the planting is follow ed by a period of wet weather, there is grave danger of this deep planted corn being injured and of ten killed by too much moisture. With the ordinary implements in common use for cultivation, the planting in a slight depression is not objectionable, as it raak'.s the after-cultivation easier. But where it is desired to use two-horse imple ments in cultivation, and this should certainly be the aim wherever pos sible on account of the economy of labor, it is best to plant the corn nearly level. If this has been done, most of the after-cultivation can be done with an ordinary sixty-tooth smoothing harrow or with a weeder -the former on stiff lands and the latter on sandy. These implements can be depended upon to do the cultivation rapidly and better than any other up to the time that the corn begins to joint. Run them diagonally across the rows every week or ten days, or after each rain as soon as the ground is dry enough, and no other cultivation will be necessary during this time. After the corn has grown too big for the use of the harrow or weeder, not more than one or two cultiva tions will generally be needed and these should be given with a shal low-running implement-one that will stir the whole row at a time and will work the soil lightly to wards the plants. When the corn begins to bunch to tassel give it a final shallow working but sow ahead of the cultivators 100 pounds of nitrate of soda and sow broadcast from a bushel to a bushel and a half of some good variety of running peas. These latter will not only improve your soil for next year, but you can connt upon an earlier ben efit, for corn in which peas are sown is better, with scarcely an exception, than that in which the weeds are allowed to grow. Be side?, the sowing of these peas will save at least one and sometimes two cultivations.-Prof. Bairow in Progressive Farmer. LARGEST EDU EVE Large Attendance, ing Addresses. Deli Friday was a great day, educa tion al ly, in Edgefield. Almost eve- ] 1 ry section of the county was repre sented in the large audience, some] travelling twenty miles and more, a otw i th standing the very inclement] wtiather. The meeting was presided over by Mr. W. WY Fuller, the county I superintendent of education, who] presented the speakers in a most] becoming manner. The first speaker of the forenoon waB Dr. D. A. J. Bell at Parka ville, who began by saying. "We | meet to-day on account of a need need of proper training of our chil dren. Birds can build nests, bees can build cells, but for man to reach his best estate he must be Senator B. R. Tillman trained." He said Edgefield county was behind many of the counties in the matter of education but that thia movement will bring new enthusi asm. Speaking in his accustomed vigorous and earnest manner, Dr. Bell said much that was timely and helpful in the brief time allotted him. The second speaker was Mr. George W. Scott, a graduate of the S. C. C. I. and one of the foremost I and most progressive citizens of the Philippi-Long Branch section. Mr. Scott said our people have neglect- j ed opportunities along educational ines hug enough and that it is time for us to move forward. The burden lies upon parents as to what kind of schools we shall have. Where parents go down in their pockets and pay out money, good schools follow. Where only public funds are used, poor attendance and little interest generally. He urged ] parents present to spend as much money developing the minds of | their children as they do in supply ing their physical needs. At the conclusion of Mr. Scott's j very effective remarks, Mrs. M. C. Robertson, the principal of the Trenton school, read a paper that she had been requested to prepare at the last meeting of the teachers' association. The paper is published in full in this issue. Col. F. N. E. Bailey was next presented, and, considering the handicap of ten minutes time limit, Col. F. N. K. Bailey he delivered one of the most effec tive speeches that he has ever de livered in Edgefield. He made a strong and very earnest appeal for more generous and more loyal sup port of the public schools. Col. Bailey said he was no enemy of the colleges but that the vast majority of the children of the masses never have the opportunity of attending college. He aptly and very truly referred to the public school as the "college of the masses." Said he: "If we expect Edgefield county to maintain her standing, we must keep up the public schools to the standard." Col. Bailey urged pa CATTO?AL ME R HE|D IN Many$chools Re Beautiful Dinner, ghtfal Social Af? rents to take greater interest in their school and to give their teach ers loyal support and co-operation. Prof. 9. F. Long. Prof. G. F. l?ng was the next speaker. He said ee has been teach ing for 25 years in this county and has seen the terms of the public schools grow from six weeks to eight months-a jfccial tax being levied to lengthen Jhe term in some districts. Prof. Long said we are behind in the percentage of literacy and that there is no good excuse for it. The school officers and teachers should not be censured, the fault being dne to a lack of interest on the part of the masses of the people. Along with our Agricultural devel opment and improvement we should have educational improvement. In closing, Prof. Long urged the pa trons to enlarge and better equip their school buildings this summer and when the session opens next fall g ve the teachers , every co-ope ration and encouragement. He said : "It wi ll cost yon something but ou will be well repaid/' Dr. W. B. Doraett Dr. W. 8. Dorset^ pastor of the Baptist church of Johnston, was next presented. Ha"; rejoiced over the fact that the South is coming into its own, chowing very marked development along all lines. The greatjinterest that has berm awakened in education should jie a cause for special rejoicing. Tl? speaker said, in effect: "I am afraid our educa tion is too commercial, not putting first things first. Tile tendency is too much toward ^increasing the earning capacity to.'tbe negleet of making manhood aft* womanhood. It is better to make tb 1 right sort of men and women r'^an to make a good engineer or provisional ma-." In pointing out the i ?ct that we re ly too much upon intellectual train ing, Dr. Dorsett referred to the corrupt North-citing conditions in Massachusetts with her boasted lit Dr. D. A. J. Bell erary atmosph?re on the one hand but, with her courts crowded with divorces, on the other. He said the lives of teachers are reproduced in the lives of the boys and girls they teach and for that reason we need men and women of character as teachers. Dr. Dorsett said he did not lay so much stress upon discip line but we need rather the right sort of exa.nple and the right kind of an atmosphere in the school room. Ex-Governor John C. Sheppard Began his address by referring to the current issue of Leslie's weekly magazine as having been set apart as a Southern number, and deplor ed the fact that while it contained a number of special articles by gov ernors of Southern states and oth ers setting forth the wonderful progress and development of the South along material lines not one word had been said of the educa tional advancement He referred to his travels through the great states of the north, east, central west and west but declared the states of the south with their vast areas of cot ton, corn, iron and copper surpass ed them all. Mr. Sheppard spoke at length of the South's part in laying the foundation for our gov ernment, being represented by such men as Marshall, Jefferson, Clay, Washington, Henry and others. After pointing to the South's phenomenal development along ma terial and educational lines, Mr. Sheppard made a very earnest ap peal for the purity and supremacy of the white race of the South. In his closing remarks, Mr. Sheppard I said, in substance, "No where else do audiences present as good look I ing women as in South Carolina. ?ETING THE COUNTY presented. Inspir Athletic Games, fair. Yon need not pay any attention, yonng man, to tnt cry, 'Go West,' for wherever you go from Maine to California, you will find no better girls to hook up with than right here in South Carolina." Senator B. R. Tillman. Senator B. R. Tillman, the last I speaker of the forenoon, was next presented. He expressed deep re gret because of his inability to speak at length, being too weak physically. Senator Tillman said:, "Education has been a paramount I idea of my life. I have always I done all I could for education and am here to-day to show my contin ued interest. You must have money in order to have good schools, A | great Frenchman has said, You Ex-Gov. J. C. Sheppard [can't make; omi et without eggs,' I and you can't get good teachers and buildings without mon it and that is by taxes. "As I look into the many faces in this audience, I can not recognize j more than twenty-five. I have been called away so much on duty that I have not been able to mingle with you. Bu); I know you are Edgefield men and women, I who have been so kind to me-far beyond my deserts. I love every [ I stone, every tree, man and woman in the old county." Senator Till man's closing remarks was pathetic and increased the already existing sympathy for him on account of his physical disability. He feelingly said: "I thank you for your kind [attention and bid you perhaps a farewell." He was very cordially greeted by his numerous friends when adjournment was taken. Duiner and Drill. The large audience was dismissed, one hour for dinner. A free bar-1 becue and picnic dinner was boun tifully served on a long able out on the campus. A half an hour after dinner was spent in very pleasant social intercourse, enabling the teachers and pupils from different parts of the county to meet and mingle with each other. During j the interim between dinner and the I return to the auditorium for the af-1 I ternoon exercises, the S. C. C. I. Mr. W. W. Fuller cadets gave a highly creditable exhibition drill, which elicited many complimentary remarks from the great throng of spectators' Mr. Ira W. Williams. The first to address the audience in the afternoon was Mr. Ira W. Williams, state agent for the farm demonstration work. He pointed out that the teaching of agriculture in the public schools should be a part of our educational system. The (Continued on page 4.) VOTING CONTEST CLOSED. Mitt Addie Stephens ?Awarded Piano. Eleven Other Young Ladies Presented With Prizes. The great'voting contest that has been conducted by The Advertiser during the past three months closed at noon Saturday last Interest and enthusiasm in the contest steadily increased from the opening till the closing day, the ultimate success being far beyond Sour expectation. Notwithstanding the intense inter est, the fair young contestants mani fested the most commendable and most beautiful spirit throughout the entire time. Immediately after the close at 12 o'clock Saturday the books and contest records were placed in the hands of the committee of judges which was composed of Capt E. H. Folk, W. W. Adams and B. E. Nicholson, all three being gentle men of unquestioned honesty and integrity. It required about three hours of very hard work for them to complete their report giving the actual number of votes that each young lady received. This report simply presented the record, letting it speak for itself and show the rela tive standing of the contestants, re lieving the contest manager and the editor of The Advertiser of awarding the prizes. The following are the official figures: Miss Addie Stephens, 1,348,778 Miss Weinona Mathis 606,025 Miss. Martha Dorn 585,890 Miss Mary E Byrd 572,151 Miss Mattie Cheatham 456,500 Mrs. C. A. Parks 297,650 Miss Lila DeLaughter 169,325 Miss Lena Lanham 103,616 Miss Robbie Jones 72,815 Mrs. Jno. W. Quarles 65,800 Miss Alma Hammond 53,825 Mrs. Maggie McDaniel 61,125 Miss Lucile Whatley 89,975 Miss Louise Lyon 29,665 Miss Nellie Bodie 10,875 Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mhns enter tained the young ladies who were in thc cou. an inforaal lun cheon Saturday, and it was at their home that the report was made by the judg?s and the prizes presented. Capt. E. H. Folk made the report for the committee. Ex-Governor J. C. Sheppard pre sented the first prize, the piano, to Miss Addie Stephens. Hon. J. Wm. Thurmond presented a gold watch to Miss Weinona Mathis and Capt N. G. Evans presented another gold watch to Mrs James A. Dobey for her sister, Miss Martha Dorn. The beautiful oak sideboard was pre sented to Miss Mary Emma Byrd by Rev. P. B. Lanham. Gold brooch es were presented by the Hon. B. E. Nicholson to Miss* Mattie Cheatham and Mrs. CA. Parks. A scholarship in Draughn's business oollege was awarded to Miss Lila DeLaughter. The following young ladies having received more than 50,000 votes, were also presented with gold brooches: Mieses Lena Lanham, Robbie Jone? M rs. Jno. W. Quarles, Miss Alma Hammond, Mrs. Maggie McDaniel. The absence of Miss Martha Dorn, Miss Lucile Whatley, Miss Nellie Bodie, Miss Louise Lyon and Mrs. Jno. W. Quarles on Saturday was deeply regretted. Work of Foreign Missionary. Sir William Ramsay declares that the American missionaries have constituted "the only good influence that has worked from abroad on the Turkish Empire." It was they who introduced the first sewing ma chine, the first printing press, the first modern agricultural imple ments, built the first hospitals, the first modern schools, the first dis pensary, who brought thither the tomato, the potato and other fruits and vegetables, and first gave the peoples of Turkey, Christian as well as Moslem, the Bible in each of their languages.-Ex. Important Communication. In another column will be found a list of the delegates to the W. M. U. Institute, which meets at Edge field on the 24th and 25th, next Monday night and Tuesday. The Edgefield Missionary societies are cordially urged to send full delega tions. There will be a committee at the Baptist church during Mon day afternoon to receive all those who come in and assign them homes. Quick Settlement. Mr. E. J. Norris' company, the Old Hartford, has already sent through him a check in full for Mr. R. L. Dunovant's fire loss. PENSION ROLL. Litt of Edgefield County Pen sioners For 1911, Giving Amounts That Each Hts Received. Glass A $96. G W Campbell, Edgefield, J ? Lanier, Franklin, Samuel Medlock, Rehoboth. Class B. $72. W M Corley, Cleora, . T B Lanier, Longmires, S W Prince, Modoc. Class C, No. 1 $48. L P Boone, Pleasant Lane, J R Cosey, Collins, W S Boyce, Trenton, W S Covar, Edgefield, Simeon DeVore, Trenton, G W Hamilton, Modoc, J B Moore, Collins, Whitfield Glauzier, Collins, L J Miller, Collins, F A Murrell, Edgefield, J T Stillwell, Johnston, G H Seigier, Longmires, M G Whitlock, Johnston, M B Wade, Glover, J A White, Edgefield. Class C. No 2, $30.60. T J Boofh, Trenton, M B Booth, Trenton, D W Brooks, Rehoboth, John R Bryant, Trenton, John Branson, Parksville, B C Creed, Johnston, J D Cornett, Plum Branch, M A Christie, Cleora, J O Carpenter, Trenton, J P Cullum, Trenton, J W Collins, Cold Spring, J B Dorn, Parksville, J E Doboy, Roper, J E Doolittle, Rehoboth, H W Eubanks, Franklin, J J Garnett, Parksville, D M Glover, Hardy's, C B Glover, Hardy's, J E Holmes, Prescott, L T Hitt, Plum Branch, J P Marling, Plum Branch, E M Holmes, Prescott, William Hair, Edgefield, Haillard Jackson, Red Hill, H T Jennings, Modoc, C W Lanier, Rehoboth, Peter Ouzts, Meeting Street, G^G Pardue, Trenton, Jesse Prince, Wards, J P Rikard, Wards, L S Riddlehoover, Plum B'ch., J M Simmons, Johnston, B F Sharpton, Johnston, Jacob Smith, Edgefield, E W Timmerman, Meeting St, E T Timmerman, P Lane, F P Walker, Pleasant Lane, H H Workman, Johnston, J Whitlock, Chavis, R Wood, Edgefield, G W Vance, Red Hill. Class C. No.. 3, $48.00. S R Collett, Edgefield, Elizabeth Heath, Franklin, C C Johnson, Meriwether, Mary J Meyer, Ken o x, Frances Prince, Rehoboth, Ann Randall, Johnston, Harriett Robertson, P Lane, Sarah Randall, Timmerman, Savanah Timmerman, F Lane, Martha Willis, Cold Spring. Class C. No. 4, $30.60. Eliza Bussey, Effie, Mary A Bush, Johnston, P H Broadwater, Parksville, Sallie Bunch, Poverty Hill, Sarah Brooks, Cold Spring, Mary Cartledge, Cold Spring, Emeline Cartledge, Edgefield, Mary Chamberlain, P Branch, Kate Crouch, Trenton, Melissa Carpenter, Modoc, H E Carpenter, Trenton, Ann Doolittle, Modoc, Martha Davis, Trenton, Elizabeth Dike, Longmires, Louisa Kidson, Edgefield,, Vioey Dorn, Pleasant Lane, Mary Fallow, Johnston, Mary Freeland, Plum Branch, Edna Freeland, Plum Branch, Carrie Freeland, Rehoboth, Cornelia E Glover, Edgefield, Virginia C Gilchrist, Rehoboth Emily Gray, Edgefield, Minnie S Griffin, Johnston, Ann Harris, Johnston, MC Hughey, Mary A Houston, Johnston, Catherine Rolley, Caroline J Holman, Modoc, Virginia C Lott, Johnston,.. Lucinda Minor, Epsy Morris, Lucinda McLendon, C Spring, M L Mayson, Cleora, Fannie Murphey, Trenton, P B McLendon, Chavis, Ella McCullough, Edgefield, j Emma Mayson, Cleora, Elizabeth Ouzts, Meeting St., Mary Pardue, Collins, Emmeline Ripley, Johnston, Zella A Paul, Edgefield, J E Roper, Trenton, A E Seigler, Rehoboth,_ (Continued on page 8.)