Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FIRE INSURANCE E. J. NORRIS, Agent Edgefield, South Carolina Representing the HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, of New York, and the old HARTFORD, of Hartford, Connecticut. The HOME has a greater Capital and Surplus combined than any other company. The HARTFORD is the leading com pany of the World, doing a greater Fire business than any other Cfo. See Insurance Reports PRUDENTIAL LIFE "HAS THE STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR/* E. J. Norris, FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE Pianos and Organs At present we desire to call especial attention to the Adam Schaff piano, which is used exclusively in the public schools of Chicago. The factory has been established forty years. It is a strictly high grade standard piano. Prices of uprights ire from $300 to $500. Farrand Organs. We have sold over 1,500 Farrand organs and all of them are now giving satisfaction. We also car ry a line of other makes of pianos and organs. Any of our goods are sold on liberal terms of payment. Satisfaction guaranteed in every particular. . ? Holland Brothers, Greenwood, S. C. For Boys and Men We have never been better equipped than,we are this season to supply the boys and men of Edgefield county with Clothing? Shoes* Hats, Neckwear, Etc. Large assortment of all kinds. We de sire to call especial attention to our large stock of Eclipse shirts for men. Notqing?better on the market for the money. Drop in to see us. If we haven't what you want, we will order it out for you at once. Dorn & Mims A E. Padgett, President * Thos. H. Rainsford, Vice President W. H. Harting, Cashier W. A. Byrd, Asst. Cashier The Farmers Bank STATE, COUNTY AND TOWN DEPOSITORY Capital and Surplus Earnings $110,000.00 Total Resources over 300,000.00 After 20 years of successful banking, greets the public and its < tarons for the year 1912 with best wishes, thanking them for their patronage and confidence in the past. Conservative business solicited, Interest paid on special deposita. Your account ap preciated. If not already a depositor, begin now. (DIRECTORS: Thoa. H. Rainsford. Dr. C. P. DeVore, W. B. Penn, E. H. Folk, S. B. Mayi,C. A. Well?, W. H. Harling, ^.JLPadjetM * Winthrop College Scholarship and En trance Examination. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will be held at the county court house on Friday, July 5, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less than 15 years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July 5 they will be awarded to those mak ing the highest average at this ex amination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson before the examination for scholarship ex amination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 18, 1912. For further information and catalogue, j address, Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock I Hill, S. C. I EYE TALK NO. 4 DETAILS The difference between a peni tentiary and a palace is largely a matter of detail. Both are designed for human hab itation and serve, equally well to protect the inmates from the ele ments. But one is a vastly more comfort able place of abode than the other. SO IT IS WITH GLASSES Crudely fitted glasses MAY help your vision,'but great care in every detail of adjustment is essential to safetv and comfort. YOUR EYES ARE WORTH A CORRECTLY FITTED PAIR OF GLASSES. GEO. F. MIMS, Optician, Edgefield, S- C. 1785-1912. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON. 5? 128th Year Begins September 27. Entrence examinations at all the county seats on Friday, July 5, at 9 a. m. \ It offers courses in Ancient and Modern languages, Mathematics, History, Political Science, Debat ing, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Engineering. Courses for B. A., B. S., and B. S. degree with Engineering. A free tuition scholarship to'each county of South Carolina. Vacant Boyce scholarships, giving &100 a year and free tuition, open to com petitive examination in September. Expenses reasonable. Terms and catalogue on application. Write to y HARRISON RANDOLPH, President, Charleston, S. C. O O Li 3D SODA OUR CHOCOLATE SODA IS MADE WITH '/ CHOCOLATE. The une ae ised at the fountains of tt*?r Fifty Retail Storeo and known the world iver for Its deliciousness of flavor " Hurle/ " qvaliiy fills every glass of sod* that sparts from our fountain. The flavor you like best is herc all the old favorites and a bust of new ones. Frown Dainties of Rare Excellence. W. E. LYNCH & CO. ."Norn" Back of your lens should be Ansco Film. It takes a quicker, clearer impression, makes a finer negative and more artistic pictures. pave you seen the super ior Ansco Cameras that open horizontally-the way you want to take nine tenths of your pictures? All sizes and all prices here. .^GEO. [F, MIMS,'Edgefield, S. C. I Kr. A. T. S J KUI, will,' do your finishing ?4 "V-liMPM1-*-? .. Fresh shipment of Russell's can dies by express. B. Timmone. SUMMONS. The State of South Carolina, County of Edgefield. Court of Common Pleas. G. W. Smith, Plaintiff, against S. W. Wideman, as administrator of the estate of Mrs. Margaret M. Smith, deceased. Lily E. Smith, Josie May Smith, Ira E. Smith, Defendants. Summons for relief. (Complaint not served.) To the Defendants above named : You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Com mon Pleas, for the said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscrib ers at their office at Edgefield C. H. S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the aforesaid time, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Cour* for the relief demanded in the com plaint Sheppard Bros., Plaintiff's Attorneys. Test W. B. Cogburn (L. S.) Clk. C. C. P. & G. S. Edgefield Co., S. C. To the non-resident defendant, Lily E. Smith: You will take no tice that the original Summons and Complaint in the above stated ac tion, is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions, in and for the County of Edenfield, and State aforesaid. Sheppard Bros., Plaintiff's Attorneys. May 28th, 1912. Citation. The State of South Carolina, County of Edgefield. By W. T. K: -"naird, Probate Judge: Wherea . B. Hollingsworth has made su to me, to errant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Daniel D. Brunson, deceased. These Are Therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and Creditors of the said Dan iel D. Brunson, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgeliolcl, C. H., S. C., on June i?tli 3 912 next, after publication hereof at ll clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this, 25th day of May. Anno Domini 1012. \V. T- Kinnaird. May 29. '12. J. P. E. C. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiii!*-:*viii!iiiiiiiiiiiiimi;iii? PROFESSIONAL I = ac niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHii^?H^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiii? Drs. J. S. & F. P, BYRD, Dental Surgeons Edgefield and Trenton Edgefield Office over Postoffice Office 'Phone 3 : Residence 17-R AH. CORLEY, Surgeon . Dentist. Appointments at Trenton on Wednesdays. Crown and Bridge werk a speci?lty. James A. Dobey, DENTAL SURGEON, Johnston, S. C. FFICE OVER JOHNSTON DRUG CO. -JUST PUBLISHED , Webster'? NEW INTERNATIONAL Dictionary, j (G. & C. Merriam Co., Springfield, Man.) I surpasses the old International at much as that book exceeded its predecessor. On the cid ; foundation a new superstructure has been built, j The reconstruction has been carried on through j many years by a large force of trained workers, nuder the supervision of Dr. W. T. Harris, j former United States Commissioner of Educa tion, and reenforced by many eminent special ists. The definitions have been rearranged and amplified. The number of terms defined has been more than doubled. The etymology, synonyms, pronunciation, have received un sparing scholarly labor. The language of English literature for over seven centuries, thc terminology of the arts and sciences, and the evcry-day speech of street, shop, and house hold, are presented with fullness and clearness. In size of vocabulary, in richness of general information, and in convenienca of consulta tion, the book sets a ntw mark in lexicography. 400,000 words and phrases. - v6000 illustrations, ,2700 pages. .j . t' $IM b dc ptifc?w hf Stada? Tts*. (Copyright, ian, by Associated Literary Press.] Jane was poor as to puree; her bounty lay in a richness of spirit, an all-abiding love for her fellow men. When she drew near the tenement that was her home her heart contract ed painfully. A child, not more than ten, was huddled against the chilling pillar ol the doorway, seeking shelter from the biting November wind. The child had taken off her cwn rag of a coat and lt lay cuddled over a still smaller form in her arms. The eyes of a hunted animal gleamed forth from the small, pinched face when Jane stopped in front of her. "What ls It, child? No, don't be afraid"-for the child had made an involuntary movement as If to flee "give me the baby and come with me; you are cold through and through." 1 dasn't go home till I get two dollars," the child sali mechanically as she followed Jane into the tene ment building and up the stone stairs. Through her apathy, brought on by numbness and hunger, the child re sponded to Jane's sympathy. "I'd get beat if I went home without them two dollars, and I ain't got nothln' bul coppers-twenty-four of them." "Poor little dear," said Jane, and pondered the situation while Ehe put the infant to steep on her own couch. She could not afford to make up the difference In money to the child, as her own resources were limited, yet the money must be found, and that before dusk set in. She went about preparing food for the children. Her knowledge as to correct feeding of an infant in arms was more or less vague. "Children of the poor can eat any thing and thrive," thought Jane, and a grim little smile played about her lips. The milk she wanned seemed perfectly satisfactory, and when the infant was again asleep Jane spoke to the older child. "I am going out to find some more pennies for you. You must stay here until I return." Jane's order was not repeated-the girl was only grateful to have a shelter from the cold. Out in the street Jane's brow puck ered. How could she get the neces sary money? A street singer's voice caught her attention. There was an idea! Pen nies were being showered down upon the girl from the high windows, and Jane believed her own small voice equal in monetary value to that of the street singer. She walked several blocks in order to gain courage to lift up her voice in song. The neighborhood in which she found herself was rich; Jane knew that from the wonderful lace curtains in those hundreds of win dows. She found her way timidly to the back court and there she began her strange mission. An unusual emotion took hold of Jane when little bundles of pennies or nickels or dimes dropped down from surreptitiously opened windows. Before long Jane had enough and to spare for the small children waiting for her return. Dusk was coming on slowly, but Jane made her way to one more build ing. She had read the word "stu dios" between the massive portals and ber reason told her that here was a domicile of great souls. The unusual strain had begun to tell in Jane's voice, and she was not a little weary when a man carce to th? doorway and stood deliberately watching her. Jane's tones trembled and tho hot color crept into ber cheeks. When her song was finished she turned to go. The man's,voice stopped her; it was a gentle voice and full of persuasion. "I will give you $25 if you will pose for me for an hour," the man said. The money consideration did not startle Jane, but the strangeness of her experience br iught the slow, whimsical smile to her eyes. While she was still studying the man's faoe be spoke again. "You will be doing me a great fa vor-I must have a model tonight." "I have never posed-but I believe I could sit still for an hour." Jane sighed and rather enjoyed the pros pect of sitting quietly. She was more tired than she had realized. "Yon will kare a rest every iifteem minutML" th? artist told her and var? ufet at the refiied.'evett charm et ,(&. Street finger. He lei the way le the'elevator and Jane followed. walks, but out in this residential sec tion no attack was being made on the drifts. Hester turned from the side street into a wide avenue, lined on each side by brownstone mansions. Here she found the walking better, and shiver ing, breathless, she sped on her way. "If it only wasn't so far," she said to herself, desperately. She stopped for a moment to fasten ner coat more closely about her. A red limousine stood at the curbstone and a chauf feur in a fur cape and gloves waited for the man who was descending the steps of an imposing mansion. Hester gave one look from man to master, then fled, stumbling, gasping. "It was Rex," she said to her heart, wildly. "0, he mustn't see me. He musn't see me." But he bad seen her. "Heater! Hester!" be was calling. She would not turn Sack. She fell consumed with shame that he should eee her thus. But he was beside ber, eager, ex postulating. "Hester, dear girl," he said, with his hand on her arm, and she stopped and turned to him, and when she saw the frankly adoring look in his eyes she broke down and cried. "You poor little thing, you poor lit tie thing," he said. "At last I have found you." He made her lean on his arm. "I'm going to take you home," said Rex, briefly, "but first we've got ta get something to warm you up. ] can't invite you in there," with a nod of bis head toward the house, "be cause it's a man's club. But there'a a tea room at the corner." Hester ate little. It was enough fox ber to bask in the comfort of Rex's presence, and the color came back ta her cheeks and the light into her eyes, as he talked to her. 'Tve hunted everywhere for you," be said. "Nobody seemed to know your address. They told me you wer< in New York and that was all." "I wouldn't let any one know," said Hester. "I told her to tell you." "Vera?" he asked, and as she nod? ded she saw his eyes grow hard, but ii was not until long after that he told her that her trusted school friend had tried to win him for herself, and thal she had withheld the address of hl? former sweetheart. Kind Mrs. Adams, deep in the mys. teries of Friday's cleaning, was start? led by the 60und of an automobil? horn at the front door. Hester came in beaming. "It's Rex," she said, "and, Rex, this is dear Mrs. Adams. She has been so kind to me." It was a wonderful talk that fol lowed. Rex insisted that tired, eco nomical Mrs. Adams should give up her poor old lodging house and come and be housekeeper for himself and Hester. He intended to buy a big country place, he said, and there would be many servants to managd Did Mrs. Adams think she could? And Mrs. Adams wept tears of joy. "I told you you should be queen," Rex s;aid to Hester that night, "and while I can't give you a real throne, dearest, you shall reign in my heart forever." JAPS BORROW FROM THE WES! Mode-n Methods of Fighting Fir? Now In Use in Tokyo and ; Yokohama. Pires used to be regarded as necee sary evils In Japan. Conflagration! which swept through whole quar ters, licking up the flimsy houses Ilk? waste paper, were mere common places of existence there. But th? increased value of modern structurel has made lt Imperative to improve thi fire fighting systems. In Yokohama the apparatus ii owned and the firemen are paid bj the association of fire Insurance com panies. In Tokyo it is owned by th? clty; There are 47 watch towers li Yokohama, each fitted with a gong with which flrj alarms are given. A1 night, says Consular and Trade Re ports, watchmen are kept on two oi these towers, who ?We thc alarm bj gongs In case fire ls discovered. Ir Tokyo the tower Bystem is also used for both fire and police alarms. Th? city ls divided into seven districts each having a central alarm station About 290 machines record the alarmi upon ticker tape at the different tow ers and police and fire stations. The wa*?r pressure in the Iowei portion an in the Japanese rriartei of Yokohama is from 30 to 40 round! per square inch, but in the upper resl dence section, where there is mud valuable property, the pressure is al most nil. In Tokyo the situation il much more satisfactory. There ar? nearly 5,000 water plugs In tho cltj and the average pressure Is 44 pound! to the square inch. The coolies who assist In time ol fire in Yokohama are paid an aver age of four cents, American curren cy, an hour. The regular staff of Aro men and watchmen receive an aver age of $7.47 a month. The coolie, in Tokyo receive about 85 cents a day, when called for fire duty, and the regular firemen $6.47 a month In Tokyo there IB also a guild that ii subject to being called out for fir? duty. In Yokohama there have been 847 fires in the past five years, wbici destroyed $1,300,147 worth of prop erty. In Tokyo the number of Arel In the same period was 2,717, wi ?J a loss of 03,504,293. Great Syotom. "Thic winter air ls nice and fresh/ said the brink citizen. 'That's where you are wrong," re plied the man from Chicago. "It's th? sane eli air; it only seems fresh bs, cause it bas bees In cold storage." j