Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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idge?etd ^kt?sa. Established 1835. /. L MISAS,.-'.- -Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published unless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks. Obituaries. Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates.. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 2, 1912. Pbilanthronv, lik* chantv, must be gin at home; from this centre our svm pathies shouM ex*??nd in our ever wid enine circle.-LAMB. If you are failing to talk un the fair you are falling short of your duty. Begin now to implore the weather man to give us fair weather for the fair. And still the wonder grows as to who will win The Advertiser's gold in the corn contest. There will be three lucky farmers. Who can name them? The fair may fare fairly well with out your support but you, particularly if you are a farmer, need the beneficial effects of the fair. The politicians, county, ?tate, and national, have been talking all the summer about the "paramount issue." Well, the PARAMOUNT issue in Edtre field just now is the COUNTY FAIR.. Speak of the fair as OUR fair; not YOUR fair or THEIR fair. Take a personal interest in the enterprise and feel personally responsible for its suc cess. The mayor and chamber of commerce of Columbia declined to join the offi cials of the National Corn Exposition in an invitation to Col. Theodore Roose velt to deliver an address during the corn exposition. Good for Columbia and her officials! Should not a limit for the maximum height of "skyscrapers" be fixed? Be fore the Woolworth building is yet com pleted in New York, rising to a height of 865 feet, there is already talk of erecting one that will pass the 1,000 feet mark. Scientists tell us that with the con tinued improvement of sanitary eondi tions^and continued advance of medical science before many more centuries pass the length of human life can be increased to 200 years. If the cost of living is to continue to rise also would this longevity be a blessing or a curso? lt's all right to be a coupon clipper for 200 years but to eke out a beggarly ex istence for twenty decades is something else. Everyone deplores very deeply the loss of life in Angosta at the hands of the troops, and yet had not the strong arm of the militar* forces been invok ed at the crucial moment the shedding of human blood would doubtless have been tenfold greater. If restoring or der out of chaos makes the spilling of human blood necessary, it ii far better that it be shed by constituted authori ty, whether military or civil, than by a mob that is temporarily beref t of rea son. Generally speaking, without know ing the merits of the contention of strikers, our sympathy is with the men who allege that they are not being fair ey dealt with by this or that corpora tion, but when lawlessness and violence :are resorted to by strikers, endanger ing life and destroying property, then we can go no further with them. It should not be necessary to order out troops to settle labor and capital differ ences in our southern cites. There should be no occasion for armed forces other than the regular police forco of a city. An Official With a Backbone. It's a fine thing now-a-days in South 'Carolina to have a Comptroller General whose anatomy is supplied with a good, strong backbone, to sit as the watch dog of the treasury. When a warrant that bears the marks of graft or has about it an unsavory odor ie presented to Comptroller General Jones for a draft on the state treasurer he makes bold to hold it up, it matters not if it ?bear the autograph of so high and mighty a personage as the governor himself. Hurrah for that backbone of General Jones! It is an impregnable bulwark against irregularities and Should Pay What Property is Worth. While our law? provide for condemn ing proper*- i >rder that an enterprise which w;" . mote the public good may not ked, vet in no instance should - i ri y become the pos sessor . . ?dual or corporation which g :ondenuiation pro ceeding: liue has been ren dered the. - Elsewhere issue will be found an eloquent appeal from a lady v/ho re sides in the lower part of the county who owns property along thc Savannah where water power is being developed by wealthy capitalists. The Advertiser is not informed as to the value of this land, nor are we informed as to what prices have been paid for land already purchased by this large corporation, but in matters of this kind both par ties at interest should be reasonable in their demands. On the one hand, those who desire to acquire the property should not threaten recourse to the law in order to enforce a sale or intimidate the holders of the property; on the other hand, property owners, realizing that an incoming corporation must ac quire their property in order to carry to completion a contemplated enter pr ?se, should not be unreasonable in fixing a price for their prooerty. As this land along the Savannah, owing to the incref.se in population and steady development of the South's re sources, grows more and more valuable year by year, its present owners should not be required to sell unless fully com pensated for it. A voluntary sale and an enforced saleare two different prop ositions, and will be so regarded by arbiters in matters of thia kind. Money Sharks Should Not be Tolerated. Edgefield has a few parasites in the form of town "bleeders", men who get everything possible out of the town and its people without giving one pen ny in return by way of bearing the common burdens of '.'.ie community, but Edgefield is fortunate in not being af flicted with money ?b-;rks or loan offices that extort the most exorbitant rates of interest from the poor and unfortunate of both races. Spartanburg is sorely afflicted with para-ires of this form, and the wonder is th?.i so progressive and enlightened a cc . umity .has allow ed these c^nyienc?; ? men to oppress the poor un intern;; .'y for so long a time. The following pa -.-nil-, from th * Spartan; .. Jou' ?\ concerning the sharks . to what unreasonable length" the .reed of tbese men has gone: "There is one institution iii Spartan burg which bas a capital stock of $800. By lending this amount of money and charging the outrageous rates of inter est, this concern is able to pay the manager a salary of $18 per week and a collector $15 per week. This is in ad dition to the revenue netted the man who put the original $800 and who gets about $150 per month or $1,800 per year income from the original invest ment of $800. These are facts, eold bare facts. "It was stated in this paper yester day afternoon that the sharks charged their victims $1.49 a month interest on a loan of $5. The Journal tnis morn ing was infonned that, the rate in Spar tanburg is not $1.40 per month or $67.20 per year, or a good deal over 1,200 per cent. " Bendering Valuable Service. When the act was passed by the leg isla ture establishing the insurance de partment some questioned the wisdom of creating % new office, but the valua ble service which Insurance Commis sioner McMaster has rendered from time to time has proven that his office supplies a great need. Too large a sum is annually invested by the people of South Carolina in insurance for them to be entirely at the mercy of insurance com pa??es, chiefly foreign companies, with no one specifically charged with safe-guarding their interests. Commissioner Mcmaster has not hes itated to enforce a compliance with th?* insurance laws of ?i?.-. uteb^ all con I panies, whether domestic or .'or'.ign. I His policy of er" oura? int .ince ( companies to inves,. om. ' t . . sur plus funds in South Carol- ha? ' been helpful to cr pe..-.', m raubt' less, as shown by the fc'?owh i . : :c from a letter which he nt i rrrot? to the Equitable /-sur S' -?.yo' New York, Mr. McMaster wi yet h? the means of accomplishing more ahn?; this line: "I believe no greater good can be done to South Carolina than to put it within the power of the fanners of chis state to get long time loans at low rates of interest, and I can but feel that it is the duty of the management of all life insurance companies licensed in this state to inform themselves fully of conditions in the state, and if they make farm loans anywhere, to make them in South Carolina. I trust that your company will investigate the con dition of the farming interest! of this state and that vou will not content yourself with making farm loans in the West." If large New York life insurance companies are making long term loans to Western farmers, why should they not also favor South Carolina farmers? It is possible, however, that present political conditions in this state do not look well to outside investors. Instead of lending enchantment, it te probable that distance aggravates tho situation. ft + % Current Comment | + * Treat Him Kindly. Don't kick your 'possum dawg around-you will need him soon.-Green ville News. That 'possum "dawg" will help re duce the high cost of living. '?Traf Too." ?f only the watermelons would hold out through the cotton pieking season, there wouldn't be so much trouble about getting hands into the fields. charleston Post. A late crop of melons will be pro vided next season. After The Moose. Governor Wilson shows a distinct in clination-to say a keen desire-toc?me to close quarters with the Bull Moose. Lookout for yourself, Moose.-Char les on Post. Gov. Wilson will lasso the Moose on November 5. Key to Conjugal BlisB. The way to live happily though married, is to keep your eyes tightly closed-stop cotton in your ears-keep your mouth shut and your pocket book open.-Greenville News. Ye married men, do not fail to com mit the foregoing lises to memory. Soldiers Must Obey Ordert. The Augusta strike has served to put people on notice that when the militia is on riot duty, it is equipped with ball and not blank cartridges.-Columbia Record. PeopleJmust learn too that when a soldier is on guard duty and is ordered to fire he must fire. 6om? Big Un ivor sities. Columbia University has enrolled 12,800 students at the opening. It is third in the list of the great schools of the world. Paris has 17,512, and Ber lin University 14,543.- Spartanburg Journal. One of these big universities is larg er than all colleges in South Carolina put together. Another Liberty Gone. One by one the long cherished liber ties ef men are disappearing. A Mis souri judge has said that chewing to bacco in bed is ample grounds for a wife to secure divorce.-Greenville News. You can dissertate upon State's and dilate upon woman's rights but men's r ights are rapidly disappearing. Stamp It Out. The students of Newberry college have voluntarily met and declared against hazing. Where students will co-operate in a matter of this kind they can do more than the faculty. While hazing is not prevalent at Furman, nevertheless it would have a good mor al effect for the student body to place their taboo u^on it. -Greenville News. Hazing has served its day in college life. Away with it. Damage Suit in Order. A Philadelphia woman has been ta ken to a hospital because she is unable to stop talking. To our weak mind that wouid seem to argue that she was in a normal condition.-Greenville News. This loquacious female is entitled to damages for being taken bodily to a hospital while Jn a perfectly normal condition. In Sad Plight. Governor Blease refers to our courts as a judicial oligarchy, the strength of which is broken. The courts of this country are the great champions of the constitution and therefore the friend of the masses. The supreme court of South Carolina is one of the few things in our state government to which we can point with unalloyed pride because of its record. But now the governor would have outsiders believe that it also is rotten.-Greenville News. Any state is in a sad plight when its chief executive refers to the courts as a "judicial oligarchy," causing the masses to lose respect for the judicial department of the government. Corner Store's Millinery Parlor. f tie bu.-iest and at the S? ?M one of the most beauti rul in ridgefield is thc Cor .r . annex, where the an iu liilinery opening is being iel i . Kate Cunningham not ?ni receives all callers vary .ra ?ly bu!, takes especial deligr,; u l in:: them through the al or M' -s display of stylish hats an trimmings. Being a southern 1;; -'ii.' having had a number of y. . ? o? v;n:rience in the near-by ..i'y of Augusta, Mrs. Cunningham knows how to please the mos* ex acting and most fastidious taste. This particular department-all de partments in fact-of <he Corner Store was never better equipped whan it is as present. There are all shapes, all sizes and all colors of hats, together with all kinds of stylish trimmings, which will en able Mrs. Cunningham to suit all who call. A cordiai reception will be extended to every one who visits the millinery parlor. Fall Teachers' Examina tion. The next regular teachers' exami nation will be held Friday, October 4, 1912, beginning at 9:30 a. m., and closing at 5:30 p. m. W. W. Fuller, Co. Supt. Ed. Death of Carl Dorn and Law lessness in Augusta. Editor of The Advertiser: Par don me, a former Edgefield man, for Hiking a little space for a few ormurvations on things in general, and fair Augusta in particular. Au gusta is a gre-it city, and the peo ple here were beginning to believe that all thu lawlessness imaginable was in the Palmetto state. The truth is, it is generally believed, that South Carolina has a lawless governor, and that lawlessness runs all the way down to the lowest po sitions in his administration. If such has been consoript of Geor gians, they have had the conscript knocked into a cocked hat in the last few days, about which the pub lic is doubtless thoroughly informed through the daily press. It is only necessary for me to add, that young Carl Dorn who was killed by the militia here last Friday was an Edgefield boy, a son of Mr. Man Dorn, who was born and ru-ued in the neighborhood of MuKendree on Sleepy Creek. The mother of Carl was, before marriage, a Miss Park man, who has many friends in the same section. Mr. Man Dorn lived for many years in tho Red Hill sec tion of Edgefield county, and is well and favorably known there. The sympathies of many Edgefield people will go out to Mr. Dorn, who is completely cruded by the death of this boy, who was only 19 years old, and who this year had made 125 bales of cotton. While we do not wuh to go into the merits of the controversy here in this good city, it is self evident, that lawnessness is rampant. It ia rampant in the na tion. What are yeu going to do about it? We seo a spirit of dis obedience in the home, a chafing usdor restraint, we see it in the schools, in fact the time has come, when many parents object to hav ing their children controlled in the schools. What is the outcome? Dis obedience in the home, not con trolled in the schools, our young men and maidens enter life, ir my of them, with contempt for consti tuted authority. Consequently law lessness ensues and we wonder. Why it's no wonder. Napoleon was once asked why his soldiers were so valiant. His re ply was that they were trained to obedience in the homes of the French people and that's the idea. Unless our young people, the future voters, fathers and mothers, are trained in the homes of our people, there is trouble ahead for our Re public. Of course I will be classed as an old fogy for saying this, but the outlook to an old man like my .??elf is anything rather optimistic. If you question ray premise, Mr. Editor, I hope you will not my mo tive for I long to see peace aud unity, growth and prosperity not only in Georgia, but my native state.To this end I advocate religion and education. As long as dema gogues play upon the ignorance of the masses as they have done in South Carolina and are doing here in HUB fair city, we may expect chaos bordering upon anarchy. Bleaseism would be impossible in South Carolina, and martial law unnecessary in Augusta, if the mass es were educated to think for them selves, so as not to be led and inflam ed by designing politicians and corrupt office holders. This is a con dition and not a theory that must be solved by our people of the south and I know of no better plan than to commence in the home, con tinue the work in .the church, and compulsory education by the states. Something must be done, and done quickly, in my opinion, to preserve our boasted civilization and I beg to suggest these as remidies. Augusta. School Rules. The Chicago health department lus issued a special bulletin on the eve of the opening of the public schools of Chicago on "How to be Happy in School." Some extracts from the bulletin are given below and dhould be observed by every school child' Fresh air makes the mind bright and makes learning easy. Don't shut out the sunshine, teacher. Flood the room with sun shine, its God's best germ destroyer Never put pencils or pens in your mouth. The last mouth they were in may have been diseased. For the same reason never swap candy, ohewing gun or apples. It's a dirty and dangerous thing to do. Keep olean. Soap is your good friend. Treat your stomach right. Eat very little candy and what little you do sat be sure that it is pure. Don't run to school, especially after eating. Start early so that you will not be obliged to run. Love your teacher. It will make you cheerful and happiness is the road to health. Registered Jerseys. I offer for sale two mature cows and half dosen or moro heifers two years and under. Also one male calf. J. D. Kemp, 10-2-at. Kirksey, S. C. Clark's Hill News. This morning the rain is still fall ing on our hay and while cotton picking is almost at a stand still and so is ginning, our cotton so wet when it gets to tho gin that it is al most impossible to gin it, but Mr. Cotton Factor aud Mr. Banker say come on with it, so hore we go. Mr. W. P. King who baa charge of the farmers ginnery here has lately installed a filide gasolene en gine and it certainly gives beautiful service when the cotton is dry. Mr. R. H. Middleton, one of our long-sighted young farmers, has been very busy for the past week putting in rape, barley and rye for a cover crop on his hills and to have something green for his large herd of Berkshires to graze upon next pring. Hs was the first to lead out in sobing oits. He has put in a good many. He prepared his land with a 3-horse disk plow and put them in with a drill. Mr. Mid dleton has solved ?he problem for us to begin making large corn crops. A few years ago some one asked some of our people why we did not make more corn and grind in meal. And the reply was the mills are so far away from us, it costs more to have it ground than to buy meal. So Mr. Middleton said some time ago that he would not stand it any longer. So he went forward and ordered one of the latest im proved grist mills and has installed it in one of his barns near the house. It is run by a gasolene traction engine whioh he purchased last summer. Tho mill is giving meal of the best quality and grits for the table like our grand fathers used to make He grinds every Sat urday and each day brings more corn. Now, Mr. Farmer, plant all the corn you want next year and "Bob" will do the rest. Mr. Mid dleton also has a very fine bermuda pasture that is now ready for the Clothim Rel With everyon cost of living an prices it may se< us to claim be LESS I But it's the advantages and are responsible, ing this season t line of men's an all the leading s ask you is to lool --BBMMM-? Rubem Clothing D Edgefieh Fall Seasoi While in New York in Auj of fall and winter goods bef< which places us on the ground able to serve you to advantag chandise is large and was bouj our very best service. All we our stock of Dry Goods, Noti< and many noveltias too numei We can convince you that ( ply your fall and winter need.? family. Come in and let us s never been better equipped fo: J. W. public. If they have an idle mule, horse or dry cow, send them to bim with a small sum and he will tako care of them for you. ho pe this will be the boc in ni raising in this country Messrs. D. VV. Sh have added another c. M. Damson of Fa?; a bright youug fellow an h him well. Ibis large ?<-? rt . ?tore is HOM* full 01 pretty }?oods, and the men and their clerks are kept busy. Mr. W. H. Reynolds is remodel ing his home and when it is finished it will be very comfortable for the winter. Our school opened last week with Mrs. Bradley as teacher. This is her third term with us. Though pouring down rain on the opening day, almost every pupil answered to roll call. We hope all will report in a few days. Tho trustees will soon install apiano in the music room of the n?w building and our girls will be taught music. Dr. B. T. Sharpton will soon go to take up his third year at the med ical college in Atlanta. G. D. Mims was in our town at few days ago, looking well Ile has the road fever bad and we think the only cure for him is to help him get better roads. Mrs. V. S. Mar e is visiting her mother, Mrs. Matiie Rich. Mrs. E. L. Foumile entertained a few of her friends a few days in honor of her cousins, Miss Harley and Mrs. Bailey. They both said they felt like they were visiting the mountains, being from the flat country. Miss Ethel Hughes is still with us and we are glad to have her, be cause ethe is a ray of sunshine every time you meet her. She never meets a stranger. To meet her is to kuow her and love her. Clark's Hill, S. C. f Stock ] tdy j e crying hig:: id advance of 3m strange for tter suits and ?RICES case. Buying I knowing how I We are show he handsomest Ld boys suits in hades. All we ? over our line. ??>-?? stein's apartment 1, s. c. ri is Here just we made large purchases )re there was any advance i floor in the matter of being e. Our stock of fall mer .;ht right' We now offer you ask is you to call and see 3ns, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, .ous to mention, mr store is the place to' sup ? for every member of the how you through. We have r serving you.