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d?gejic?? peed Established 1835. ** ces /. L. Ml MS,..Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year in Ldvance. 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 Thanlcs. Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1913. Nature has made occupation a nec essity to us; society makes it a duty; habit may make it a pleasure.-CAP ELLE. *_-* The sweet-girl-gT"duate season is al most here. The boys, poor fellows, must be satisfied with a place in the background. Interest in schedule K of the pend ing tariff measure has attracted more attention than the base ball schedules for the summer. Every eye is on the chessboard of nations watching for Japan's next move. Will it be peace-ward or war ward. Wonder how many of those red-hot California Solons would shoulder a rifle, should the little Japs land upon their shore by the thousands? The legislators of California gave secretary Bryan a patient hearing but his eloquence availed nothing. An anti-alien land bill was passed almost before Mr. Bryan passed beyond the borders of the state on his homeward journey. The last farmer to enroll in the corn contest says he expects to harvest around 200 bushels from his acre. And he resides in the clay section of the county too. Ye Philippi-Johnston-Har mony-Trenton fellows had better bestir yourselves. The selection of postmasters by pri mary is a new departure and seems to be giving entire satisfaction. The con gressmen are dee-lighted with this plan of suggesting appointees as it re lieves them of all responsibility in lo cal scrambles for office. Do not be csmt down because the crops are late getting a start. Fre quently the largest yields are harvest ed from the last planting. The great need now is to be prepared to work the growing crop rapidly, helping the ten der plant *o recoup what has seemingly been lodt. If there are prostrations from heat in New York now, pray what will the temperature be by the time the South Carolina newspaper folk reach the me tropolis early in July? The only hope is for the men to dress a3 scantily as the ladies in hot weather. That how ever may lead to their arrest Although his duties as president are exceedingly exacting, Woodrow Wilson found time last week to make several speeches in New Jersey in opposition to the ring which dominated New Jer sey politics before he was elected gov ernor. President Wilson occupies the White House but still retains his citi zenship in New Jersey and will do his utmost in the capacity of a private citi zen to keep its politics on a high plane. Seven Candidates for Governor. Following the withdrawal of Attor ney General Peeples from the race for Governor, George R. Rembert, an at torney of the Columbia bar, announced that he will be a candidate. There are seven avowed candidates up to this hour, with a possibility of several oth ers. The following have formally an nounced: M L. Smithof Camden; Chas. A Smithof Timmonsville, R. A. Coop er of Laurens; J. G. Clinksales of Spar tanburg; R. L Manning of Sumter; John G. Richards of Kershaw, and George R. Rembert of Columbia. From this array of names the people of South Carolina can select a man who will fill the place with honor and credit. Tians-Atlant:c Trame Heavy. It appears that if the Titanic disas ter of fifteen months ago caused any decrease in the trans-Atlantic passen ger traffic it was only temporary. Ocean liners that leave New York for foreign shores are now doing an un precedented business. During one day in April 5,500 persons left New York by boat for Europe, and up to thts time 55,000 have engaged passage for the month of May. The class in the north and east who actually grow weary in their efforts to spend their i ncome are no longer satisfied to pass the summer at the pleasure resorts .of America. The inducements that are offered by way of short duration of the voyage and the luxurious manner in which the modern passenger steamer is equipped causes a greater number of the wealthy people, in addition to the sight-seeing or tourist class, to spend some time abroad each year. To them taking a trip abroad does not mean as much as a trip to Washington or New York does to the average South Caro linian. Joe Grant Still Held. Notwithstanding the fact that the attorneys for Joe Grant, the negro who committed a foul murder at Johnston six years ago, have lost before every court which has heard the case, they are still making a persistent effort to prevent his being brought to South Carolina for trial. These so-called friends of the negro are making agriev ous mistake. After Grant confessed to committing the crime of which he is accused, no further effort should have been made to thwart justice, it seems probable now that the case will be car ied to the United States supreme court. Be that as it may, the author ities of South Carolina are determined to bring the negro to Edgefield for trial even if the cost amounts up into the thousands of dollars. It would bi? an exceedingly harmful precedent should the fight be with drawn and the murderer never be brought to trial. Every negro of mur derous intent would then fe il that he could shed human, blood with impunity, believing that all he would have to do after wreaking vengeance upon some individual would be to betake himself to Pennsylvania and there he would have ample protection thrown around him. Such a condition as that prevail ing would react upon the colored race. White men would feel that no quarter should be shown the negro, lest he be come emboldened by the experience of Joe Grant and fire the fatal shot first. In their efforts to keep a self-confessed 1 murderer from being brought to trial, those who are backing Grant in Phila delphia, evidently because of his being a member of the colored race, are mak a very grievous mistake. Lawlessness and Demoralization Prevail. What can be done to check lawless ness in South Carolina. Human blood seems to flow more freely at thfs time than during the Christmas holidays or "hot supper" season. The I Advertiser rather suspects that turning so 'nany criminals out of the penitentiary is having an unwholesome effect. These men themselves may or may not be among those who are committing crime but executive clemency having been shown them, others of the crimi nal class are led to believe that should they be convicted of crime they will likewise fare lightly. If this is not one of the causes of the great demorali zation which is widespread, what then are the real causes? Were }he fact to stare the would-be criminal in the face that if he is con victed of crimo he will without ges ti?n be punished according to the de gree of the crime, offering no hope for clemency, the effect in restraining the criminal would be far reaching. The idea now prevails that convicts do not have to serve a full sentence and de praved men of either race are not hu miliated by imprisonment and wearing stripeB. What do they care for a few months' stay behind prison bars. Rel atives can raise money with which to pay the professional "pardon lawyer" for securing a pardon. This being true why wonder that larceny, murder and sundry other crimes are committed ad libitum. Shut down the pardon mill and tight en up the screws on the court machin ery, so it will not run in a loose indiff erent manner, and twelve months will not pass before there will be a differ ent complexion to conditions in South Carolina. On the contrary, let matters drift along as they now are and the worst is yet toc?me. Brute in Human Form. Armed with a shotgun, pistol and a large supply of ammunition a black brute in human form entered a home in the lower part of the state last week and attempted an assault upon a lady. While making an effort to arrest him two white men of the community were killed outright and two others were wounded by the negro. A continuous search has been made for the negro but he is yet at large, a walking ar senal in the swamps of the Savannah river. Surely there will be no flagging of interest or vigilance until the vicious brute is chained like a wild animal of the jungle and placed behind the bars. Why was not this negro corrected before he reached such depths of law lessness? This evidently was not the first crime he had committed. Only a hardened criminal would have thus I armed himself and planned such a dag-1 tardly deed. Is it not possible that he had been in the toils before and some white man came to his rescue in ordet to secure him as a farm laborer? That is the tendency now-a-days. In stead of allowing the law to take its course when an effort is made te-pun ish a negro who has been convicted of crime some thoughtless white man will step forw.-.rd and "pay the negro out." This encourages the negro to violate some other law. feeling that the "boss man" will come to his rescue. After passing through this stage of develop ment as a criminal, the negro, espec ially if he is of the mean, vicious type, finally comes forth a conscienceless brute, such as the one who is now be ing sought by hounds and men in the swamps of the Savannah. When ne groes-and white men too-are convict ed of small offenses let them suffer for their wrong doing and the probability is they will not later commit the grav er offenses. ! What Others Say | Procrastination Increases Burdens. Every day has its own duties. If you put them off till tomorrow the burden will be too heavy tor you to bear. -Spartanburg Journal. Ruinous Habit. Youngman, if you are in the habit of gambling, stop. There is nothing that will drag you down to hell suer] and quicker than the gambler's den. Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Lacking in Mental Calibre. The Florence Times pertinently re marks that a lot of people are ready to fill Justice C. A. Wooils' shoes who are not able to fill his hat.-Greenwood Index. "Grape Juice" vs. ''John Barleycorn." Congressman Bartholdi calls it "grape juice diplomacy." This attempt at sarcasm may become historic. The "grape juice" brand can scarcely fail to prove more beneficial to humanity than the "John Barleycorn" diplomacy of the past. - Columbia Record. Some Pensioners "Half-Shot." Nobody objects to pensioning the soldier who emerged from the war battle-scarred. But the trouble is we pension also the near-soldiers who emerged merely battle-scarred, not to say battle-scared, and who were never more than half-3hot.-The State. Mr. Tate is contending that the teachers do not stay long enough at one place and Mr. Hand is contending that the school hours are not loDg enough and the school year not Ions?* enough. In spite of all this the schools are doing pretty good work. Some teachers stay too long at one place. - Newberry Observer. Peeples Withdraws. General Tom Peeples has seen the light or has had it shown him. He will not be candidate for Governor next year. On the contrary he cannot think of leaving the attorney general's of fice now that he has so many impor tant ? :!*s on hand. Name'em.-Green wood .r.iex. Shut Out Past and Future. "Forget the past, forget the future, " says Dr. Osier of chloroform fame. "Touch the button that will shut off the past and another that will shut off the future and you will have a vaccine that will insure you against all morbid thoughts. When the load of to-morrow is added to the load of yesterday many men fall on the way." If the good doctor will tell us how. we will adopt his advice. -Orangeburg Times and Democrat. .fr * t Smile Provokers $ ? s * Woman isn't as much of a mys tery as she used to be. You can see most of her in any department store window.- Cincinnati Enquirer. We can't understand the fash ions-"skirts will be fuller." We have seen some plumb full already. -Anderson Mail. "Well, Dick, did you have any luek on your hunting trip?" "Simply wretched; did not kill a thing. I'm sorry I didn't go motor ing instead."-New Orleans States. An old German was on the wit ness stand the other day and a law yer was cross-examining him as to the position of the door, window, and so forth in a house where a crime had been committed. lAnd now sir, queried the law yer, kindly describe to the court just how the stair run in that house? The old man looked dazed and scratched his head for a few min utes. "How the stairs run?" he re peated. "Yea, if you please, how the stairs run," said the lawyer. "Veli, ventured the witness slow ly, ven I am oop-stairs they run down and ven I am downstairs they run oop."-BoBtoa Journal. 1 jj Church Notices ? ? s ? jifiaaaaaifiiaiiiiisiiaiiiiiiiiuiiiaiifi Childrens' Day exercises will be held at* .Ed ire field Methodist church next Smida.\ morning at ll o'clock. ?verybody invited. Let thoBe who are willina l>ring a liberal offering:. Miss Vandiver. Miss Grace Vandiver, General Secretary State Sunday School Work will deliver an addresa at Edgefield Methodist church next Sunday af ternoon at 4:30. o'clock All Sunday school workers of all denomina tions in and near Edgefield are urg ed to attend. It will benefit you and your school. Public generally are invited. Let all who can sing be present promptly at 4:30 for a song service. Special Sunday Night Service. The students of S. C. C. I. are to attend the Methodist church next Sunday night at 8:15. Others also are cordially invited to hear the sermon to the young ladies and young men of the institute. J. R. Walker. Program. Of the Inderdenominational Sun day School Convention of Edge field county, to be held at the Clarkes Hill Baptist church on May 13-14. First Day. 10:30 a. m. Song and prayer service conducted by Kev. P. B. Lanham. 11:00. Enrollment of delegates and organization. 11:30. Address of welcome by Mr. John G. McKie. Response by Rev. P. E. Monroe. 12:00. The general condition of Sunday school work in our county: J. L. Minis and L. G. Watson. 12:30. Bringing our Sunday schools up to a standard of excel lence, Rev. J. R. Walker and J. D. Hughey. 1:00 p. ra. Adjournment for dinner. 2:30. Address by Miss Grace W. Vandiver, general secretary for Btate work. 3:30. Unifying the ohurch and Sunday school in spirit, aim and purpose, Rev. B. H. Covington and Dr. M. D. Jeffries. 4:00. Report of committees. 8;00. Address to be supplied. Second Day. 10:00. Song and prayer service 1 conducted by S. B. Marah. t 10.30. Fi? diug those on the hillside, Rev. E. C. Bailey and Rev. ' J. T. Littlejohn. 2 . 11:00. The Sunday school and :] the great commission, Rev. R. G. 1 Shannonhouse and O. Sheppard. t 11:30. The Sunday school and i civic righteousness. Rev. Geo. M. t Sexton and B. E. Niobolson. i 12:00. Who is responsible for ? the condition of the Sunday schools? I VV.S. Middleton and J. M. Bussey. 12:30. Adjourn for dinner. 1 '?:QQ p. m. Miscellaneous busi- 1 ness, report of committees and final 1 idjournraent. Every Sunday school is entitled t :o two delegates for every 20 mern- i jers. j Rev. P. E. Monroe, G. M. Smith, 1 T. H. Rainsford, Rev. R. G. Shannonhouse, <. B. E. Nicholson, 1 Executive Committee, t Pleasant Lane News Items. Rev. P. P. Blalock filled his reg ular appointment at Berea on Sun Jay la<t. A large crowd was in ittendance. The farmers have about finished planting cotton and are now pre paring their land fer oom. Mr. and Mrs A. D. Tinmerman, of Dyson, visited relatives here Sun lay. Miss Pauline Byra attended the Fitzmaurice-Maclntyre wedding in Columbia on Wednesday last. Mrs. Lemuel Harling .spent the past week with her son, Mr. L. H. Harling. Messrs. A. M. Timmerman, VV. G. Byrd and Miss Ollie Byrd of r Edgefield spent Saturday night and Sunday with the latter's parents, *Ir. and Mrs. J. G. Byrd. Miss Hattie Strom and brother, Mr. Jesse Strom, of Kirksey, visit ed relatives here Saturday and Sun day. Mrs. T. E. Byrd, accompanied by her niece, Miss Hattie Strom, left Monday morning for Lamar where they will visit the former's laughter, Mrs. J. I. Parnell, and the latter's sister, Mrs. Luther Fields. Miss Mattie Cartledge of Edge field spent Sunday with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Boone made i flying trip to Edgefield on Satur lay last. Mrs. Jake Smith of the Meeting Street section spent last week with ier daughter Mrs. R. A. Logan. Mrs. J. L. Prince of Edgefield nade a short visit here during the jast week. Woman's Christian Temperance Union. On Monday afternoon at the Bap tist church, a very interesting meet ing of the W. C. T. CT. was held, being the occasion of the co-opera tive meeting between our temper ance and missionary societies. Rep resentative* were present from all the societies of the town, including a number of young women. The programme as announced in l?.st week's Advertiser was carried out, Mrs. Miras presiding, and Mrs. T. H. Rainsford conducting the devo tions. During the exercises Mrs. Rainsford read some extraots from the eulogies pronounced at the fu neral of Miss Ella Gilbert Ives, re cently passed away in Dorchester Mass., who was the Superintendent of the department of co-operation with Missionary Societies for the National W. C. T. U. Mrs. P. R. Wales also read a short admonition on the duty of retaining the happy spirit. Miss Miriam Norris, who is a stu dent of the pipe organ announced the beginning of the programme by a beautiful prelude on the organ, and was highly commended for her attainments in that direction, as well as for her early willingness to oblige, giving her youthful service to a good cause. A blackboard sketch, showing the world with the white ribbon encirc ling the globe, made by Miss Eliza Miras, was commented on in con nection with the fact that the world's Woman'sJChristian Temper ance Union is organized in fifty countries of the world, from South Africa to Scotland, from Japin and China to every state of our own great country and the Islands of the sea. Mrs. J. R. Walker read some in teresting news items Irora the World's W. C. T. LT. work, one be ing the announcement of the gift of $?,500 to tue World's Missiona ry fund by the Countess of Carliole in Edgcfield. It has become a habit of the local W. C. T. U. and of other organiza tions as well as to cali on Mis. W. K. Lott to read. It has become ? Lrite bromidic, expression to say "there are so few good readers," bul the fact is unfortunately verj I .rue. Because Mrs. Lott reads well iud distinctly the burden of the Hher ninety-nine in the hundred .vho can not read, has fallen upon aer, willing, >ecause interested. She .ead on this occasion, "Mothers of ( Jhina," an article from The Union ?ignal. i Mrs. Shannonhouse sang "Victo .y," inspiring her hearers, as she , ilwaysdoesby her appealing voice , md her charming personality. She , las followed the Scriptual injune- , ion to "be easily entreated," and , he W. C. T. IL would be happy ( o hear her sing thia at every raeet ng, this song which is the bugle ?ound for all their great convoca tions. Mrs. B. ?. Nicholson is another )urden-bearer in the line of good ead mg and on this occasion, read hat beautiful poem, '"The World Wide War," which is an appe;il o th J countries of the world to take i ip arms against this foe of child - mud, womankind and manhood. < rue audience was all the better for i laving heard her read it. < Mrs. Tillman had the most ardu- f ms task of any other participant in he programme, having to carry :ie audience around the world and For L Mi Our store is he; most stylish men's ? not what the men a can supply their nee and be!-t ot everythi \ able prices. Drop in and see hats in both straw a oxfords, nechwear : A shirt that wo for a rcput And keeps it by Thc High Grade Shirt 1 Try an Eclipse s wear no other. Dorn an 4>ack again in about live minutes time- She spoke of the white rib bon work in Japan, China, Ceylon, India, Burma, Jerusalem and Italy and it was of exceeding inter?s*, but so late, that haring to bid fate well to some countries with too fleeting a glance, she was invited to renew the story of "Leaves from a traveller's note book at the next meeting. Light refreshments of sandwiches and iced tea were served, the W. C. T. U. being assisted in the serv ing by the Young Womans Auxi liary of tue Baptist church. Two new members were received, Mrs. Mundy and Mrs. Brunson. Death of Mr. J. Monroe Wise On Monday night at ll o'clock, at Trenton, Mr. J. M. Wise, one of the oldest and most highly es teemed citizens of our county passed away in the seventy-second year of his age. Scarcely a year ago, his wife Mrs, Callie Wise had preceded him to the Great Beyond. Mr. Wise was a member of the honored Wise family, and had been one of th? most active and energetic of Tren ton's business men for many years having been the senior member of the larce mercantile company of J. M. Wise and son. Of the old and honored family there is but one living, Dr. G. W. Wise of Trenton, the father of Mrs. W. W. Adams of Edgefield. Mr. Wise was a Confederate vet eran, who bore a noble record throughout the four years of the war. For a number of months, he has been in failing health, and had been unable to take hi* former ac tive interest in business affairs. He leaves only one child, W. W. Wise of Trenton. The funeral was con ducted from the Presbyterian, church JV the pastor Rev. E. C. Bailey. A number of relatives and friends from Edgefield attended the funeral service. Among them, Mes srs. J. H. Allen, C. A. Griffin, Mrs. W. E. Lott, S. A. Morrall, J. G. Edwards and others. Notice of Final Discharge. To All Whom These Presents May Concern: Whereas, Mrs. Julia R. Adams has made applioation unto this Court for Final Discharge as Ex ecutrix in re the Estate of J. W. Adams deceased, on this the 15th day of April, 1913. These Are Therefore, io cite any md all kindred, creditor.', or par ties interested, to shew cause be Fore me at my office at Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, oa the 19th day of May, 1913 at II :>'olook a. m., why said order of Discharge should not be granted. W T. Kinnaird, J. P. C., E. C., S. C. April 15th, 1913. Notice of Dissolution. The firm of S. T. Hughes & Son is this dav dissolved by S. T. Hughes Sr., purchasing entire inter ist of S. T. Hughes Jr., in stock of [iierchandise, accounts, and notes >f said firm. S. T. Hughes Sr., as mming all obligations of the firm. S. T. Hughes, Sr, S. T. Hughes, Jr. Trenton, S. C. )ressy zn idquarters for the mire. It matters nd boys want we ds in the newest ng at very reason our spring suits, nd felt, shoes and md underwear. rked hard ation - working harder -. '(0? 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