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?West Jfetuspaper 3H ^otitb (tolina VOL. 78. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, A'CVrKHR 12.1913 NO.30 i JOHNSTON LETTER. Kind Words For The Advertis er. Annual Flower Show at Johnston and List of Awards. Sincere compliments are appre ciated and such an one as the writ^i lie u d given on Friday last deserves to be mentioned. Daring the float parade of the Edgefield fair, a?? on? was passing judgment from their point of view, the float of "The Advertiser" ?ame by, and after ex pressing admiration, ii was exclaim ed, 'How appropriate, ill in pun white, so symbolic of the h\sh standard it upholds, and of the pure and noble thoughts to be read in its columns. This paper, in the standard of excellence, would rank in class A." Sach an encomium aa this should be worth more than a prize Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Lott and family and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lott were guests one day recently in the hume of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lott at Edgefield and a very happy day was spent with the gathering of relatives. A sumptuous dinner was served. The annual dower show was held here last Tuesday, November 4, the affair being under the auspices of the D. of C. The show was held in a large hall which was decorated in Conlederate flags and red and white, and quantities of autumn fuliage formed a frieze around the entire room. The array of the va rious entries ot flowers of many va rieties were arranged upon a setting of dark green which brought out tb? rich lints. Some of the chrysan themums were of such huge propor tions as to almost belie their clari fication, and all enjoyed viewing them lhere being a number of out; o?-lown visitors. In an adjoining ball the organization served a boun tiful dinner and realized a good sam for the benefit of the Confeder ate monument. Following is a lisl of the prize winnen-: Best collection chrysanthemums, 15 varieties, 1st prize, set ol' ster ling silver te* sprons, Lott Walker Co. 2nd prize, rocKing chair, G P Cobb. Won by 1st, SJ Walsou and 2nd Mrs J lt Kelly. Finest wlme chrysanthemum, $1.50 Mrs. Angeline Bacon, won by S J Wataon. Ked chrysanthemum, $1.50, Dr. J A Do bey, won by Mrs. J K Kel Iv. Pink chrysanthemum, $1.00, Mrs. Martha Edwards, won by Mrs. P B Waters. Cream chrysanthemum, $1.00, Mrs. Missouri Loll, wou by Mrs. M T Turner. Carmine chrysanthemum, $1.00 M K V\ riuht & Bro. won by Mis J K Kelly. ( Yellow chrysan'hemum, 25-pound sack ot flour, Lewis & Bland, wou by SJ W aison. Bronze chrysanthemum, 20-pound sack ot fl ?ur, A S Rh?den ?fe Son, won by Mis. M T Turner. Collection pink chrysanthemums, one ham, Eidaou market, won by S J Waisou. Collection yellow, one ham, Durst market, wou by Mrs. J R Kelly. Collection red, silver tray, Schweigert Co., won by Mrs. J R Kelly. Collection white, $2 50, S J Wat son, won by S J Watson. Specimen chrysanthemum 20 blooms, jardiniere, A C Mobley, won by Mus Helen Wright. Collection dahlias, $2 U0, Dr. Chas. P Coon, won by Mis. M V Turner. Cream and white roses, lace cur tains, J Neil Lott, wou by Mrs. James Turner. Best nasturtiums, oake, Miller's bakery, Mrs. J A Lott. Best carnation, one ham, Rhode? market, won by Mrs. S J Watson. Collection roses, 50 pound sack fl.?ur, Kidson groo ry Co., won b> Mrs. M T Turner. Best larfu^ium, toilet articles, Dr. S G Mobley, Miss Lillian Mob ley. Best maiden hair fern, $1.00. Y May, won by Mrs. O D Black. Best Boston tern, kunoiia goods P B vYaters, won by Mrs. P B Waieda. Best plumnsus, Picture, J D Eid aon, Wuii by Mrs. .1 A Lott. lies: tpengeri, kitchen set, V E Edwards, won by Mrs. O D BU Ostrich plume fern, agate w H VV Crouch, won by Mrs. J M obi ey. Collection begonias, $1.00, e trie power Co., Mrs. OD Black Collection palms, rug, Derr Bros. won by Mrs. H W Crouch Palm, $2.50, S J Watson, won Mrs. J R Kelly. Collection ferns, roaster, '?rand & Jones, won by Mrs. IV Turner. Pot plant, $1.25, A L Owdc won by Miss Sue Smith. Young People's Show. Best collection chrysantheraur 1st prize, case of crackers, J CLi is, 2nd pqze, $1.00, Dr. F L P ker, won by 1st Miss Bettie V ters, 2nd, Miss Bessie Ford Tum I Best chrysanthemum, box ?candy, LaGrone Drug Co., M Frances Turner, 2nd, vase, Nor millinery store, Miss Bessie Fo Turner. Finest number Chrysanth era m on one plant, $1.00, T R Chen Miss Edith Wright. Finest chrysanthemum grown 1 boy under 12, umbrella, Samt Wolf, won by John Howard Blac Finest chrysanthemum grown I girl under 12, bottle cf Hudni perfume, Williams drug store, i entry. Cut glass vase. Johnston Dri Co., no entry. Delegates to the state conventh U. D. C., to be held in Edge?e December 2nd to 5th, from tl Mary Ann Buie chapter will be: 1 delegate, Mrs. James White, loc president; alternate, Mrs. M. ' Turner, vice-president; 2nd delegat Mrs. F. M. Warren, alternate, Mi John Mobley. Invitations have been receiv( here to the marriage of Miss Et h Coleman, daughter of Mr. and Mr Wm. Coleman, of^Aiken, to M William Etzre LaC-rromv the wei ding to take place at 9 o'clock Wet nesday evening, November 19, ? the First Baptist church, Aikei Mr. LaGrone is receiving wari congratulations upon the advent c this happy occasion, and the brid? to-be will be most cordially we corned, having won many friend while a member of the faculty c the high school. Mrs. Kate Crouch returned la( week froru Knowlton's hospital, an is now spending awhile in the hom of Mr. M. T. Turner. Mrs. Crouo is still confined to her room and i suffering from the effect of the in juries she sustained in the runaway The historical meeting of the D of C. will meet on Thursday aftei noon at 3:45 o'clock, with Mrs James Beau, the subject to be, San Davis. Mrs. Mike Crouch and child ret spent the week end at Saluda witt relatives. Mrs. F. A. Tompkins returnee Saturday evening from Knowlton'; hospital, where she has been for twi weeks under medical treatment, and is much improved. Miss Hallie White also returned that eveuing and although she is confined to bei bed, it is hoped that ere long she will be able to be out among hei friend*. Arbor day will be observed at ar early date by the New Century Club and appropriate exercises have been arranged by the committee. Tue tree will be planted on tht school campus. Another of Mr. Walker's Series of interesting Articles Sunday June 15, 1913. Our 6rst Sunday on hoard ship! Snow on mountains to south. First time4! ever saw snow in June. 10:25 a. m. Near mountains on our south wooded. Fine scene. Que bec is to north, but not in sight." 10:30: Prettying service, Dr. F. E Day, Missouri, conducting. 1. Praise God from whom all blussings flow. 2. Invocation. I 3. Holy, holy, holy. 4. Prayer. 5. Male qcartet: Brown, Illinois; Von Bergen, Nebraska; Lovelaud, Kansas; DAV, Missouri. ?. Scripture: Rev. Walter E. Lanpuear, I hut ford, Conn. 7. Announcements. 8. S do: Miss Clark, Montreal. 9. Sermon: Dr. Wilber K. Crafts, Washington, D. C., superintendent of International Bureau of Reform. lo: Prayer, ll: All bail, ly: Benediction. Dr. Crafts is a pretty good sized nan (spiritually and intellectual! Dr. Craft's text was: "Have fa in God,'' Mark 11-22. Faith is >ride of four arches: 1. Belief. Decision. 3.Trust. 4. Manifestatit The first arch is belief of the t<dlect. When Romanes had a lit learning he was an atheist, at h with more learning he stood firm in'the Christian faith. The fe great stones upon which thia ar stand are: 1. God is. 2. Christ 3. The Bible is God's word. .4. j dividuala and nations that belie are making greatest progress. You need not expect to undt stand everything. Let the Al ra i ?rh know some things that you don The second aroh is decision, ? submission. Train your will to sa mit to God's will. "An act then state." The story was told of young man in a grocery store who associations were adverse to tl Christian life, but he made a bra and said *I will." ' The third arch is trust, joy, hea religion. Dr. Crafts told of a nil year-old boy who could not say hope," but "I know that I am Christian." The fourth arch is manifestatioi Faith at work. Practical Christin life. 12:15: Fine view of mountains 1 south. For some time we have bee in gulf of St. Lawrence. At 3:30 we had Sunday schoo T. C. Gebaur of Kentucky, supei inteadent. 5 p. ra. No land visible nortl Mountains in distance southwesi One looks like Table Rock, S. CT 6:15: About out of sight of land 5:30: Good service with steerag passengers. Talks by Dr. Crafts van der Lippe, Walker and Ste phenson. 8:15: Song service in music roon: 9:30: Sailing south toward Nov 3cpUa^CjUd3^ Monday, June 16. 8:15 ar. ra Mountains of Newfoundland to th north. Snow on mountains. We passed in sight of light housi at Cape Roy, southwestern come of Newfoundland. A-? we were going east we me the sun earlier every morning, an( had to set our watches up abou thirtj minutes a day. 10:20: Short prayer service ii music room. * 1 felt a little sick about midday but was ready for lunch at 1:30. . did not get sick enough to say '. was sea sick, and made both voy ages keeping my resolution not t< be sea sick. 2 p. ra. Steamship Antonia fron Montreal to Liverpool ia gaining on us, but beiring off to south. Wt made 327 milce from noon yester day (Sunday) to noon to-day. 4 p. m. Short service with steer age passengers. These meeting were held several afternoons to the profit and pleasure of some and tc the disgust of other some, who be lieved more in cards and dancing than in Bible and prayer. Remem ber only half of oui cabin passen gers were on the Sunday sehdol tour, and just a few of these were not very good Sunday school peo ple. Some years ago I had heard of a western congresaman who one day in Waahington had the conviction that he ought to go home at once He traveled several hundred miles to reach home. When he inquired he found that hts wife bad been praying for his converaion. He wa* soon led to Christ. On our royage I mentioned this to Dr. D?y of Missouri. He then told rae that thia converted congressman became a Methodist preacher and that he (Dr. Day) bad got his license to preach under thia same man who had beett promoted from coogreaa to conference. Thursday night, 9:10 o'clock: We have been in fog since ab mi midnight last night. The fog boru blows ? very few minutes. We hive been lying to since about 0:30. Probably will lie to all night. There are said to be icebergs and several ships in our vicinity. It ia auppoaed that all theae ships will lie to all night. We are off eastern coast of Newfoundland. In the midst of fog, waves, wind, and icebergs, and sev eral other ships, weare glad to hear that our capiaiti ia one of the most careful and conscientious of cap tains. He was on deck all last night wi the fog. For our safety ami that of others we should have Christ aa captain of our boat of life.. J. R. Walker. Statement From Mr. G. w?ims Concerning Educa tir Negroes. Editor The Advertiser: I no on your front page of this weel article from Andrew Simians very good negro) referring to matter of educating the negro c dren. It appears that Andrew thi the negro children are intiMed more money, and more educati The facts are that the negroes the south get their full prorata school tax fund, and in hundr and thousands of cases far mc And in addition they are ba ficiaries to the funds donated to gro schools by some of our not era philanthropists who have rai money than brains. Andrew 1 .surely forgotten that the whites ? blacks started on their finani journey on well nigh equal footir m 1866, and if the negroes are i now able to educate their childi tile cause is in no wise chargeai to the white people. The negn were turned loose in this bro land with equal chances to wc and accumulate property of th< of any other race, and there is ni at this date no excuse or logic reason for the negroes of this cot [try; to beg the white people to ec cate their children. And if Andn wer? a student o? the races he cou ?readily understand that educatii pf the negroes in a general w; .serve? only to develop the woi elemeuts within them. While ed cat|?n of the white race d yelops the nobh-st and best e mentis. And therefore all the mom and all the efforts on the part the whites to educate the blacl has resulted in cultivation with the negro a spirit of relentless ei vip i ty against the common law at jibe white man, and such edncathi irj^berefore the most infernal nu ?eiVce ever perpetrated nr en COP ra ed rn any country. The loarnt Booker Washington undertook t show that education would soh Ice negro problem, where as a ma ter of tact the learned Booker about as dark a horse as ever tro ted down the pike.. Take the statistics of the negro rac before and since his freedom, an note the tremendous increase i their crime since freedom. Whi has brought about degradation an beastly tendency? Nothing is plaii er than that il is due to his edui-a ti on which begets within him a idea that his education should kee him from work, and in his ??llene* he becomes an open criminal. Ou prisons are teeming with educate negro criminals, and the m ?re yoi educate the negro the more prc found is his tendency to commi crime. There are of course som exceptions. The negroes who ar ?talf white are sometimes easier o control, and are more obedient ti law, these tmitj are due to the whit man ingredients in their coinposi ti un. The foregoing ?efers to what i sometimes called "'Book Larnin'" I believe every negro should havi training in iield, shop, or other vo cations of labor, wherein he car an honest living, and in a way arie m inner whi h the All-wise banc made him. And so far as the ne gr s support, or render aid to om state or federal government, the fact* a-e that it costs more t< prosecute and mai nui ii 11 ? * * negro criminals than their taxes in ihat direciion amount to And now, where is there anv seine or reason in the act of tax ng the white peo ple of this county tu educate a mee the children of which .rn* taught by their parents lo disobey and hate the white p ODle. We see this every day and everywhere among us. No sensible man will neny it. If this countrv was owned and con trolled by the negro race in less than fifty years caruihalism would be the order, justas it is in tbe land of darkest Africa. And now, in the face of all the monev spent for the negro educa tion, all the training, encourage ment and good examples set before the negro race hy the whites, there is a decided and growing tendency on their pirt, to become more and .more degraded and beastly. There is not a white man's home in the whole country safe from their fiend ish and hellish crime. Hemp around their necks swinging from telegraph poles offers no restraint. Tis no warning to the lusty devils. What the negroes really need is not so much book or theoretical edaca I i tion as it is the need of good and wholesome duty, suited to his muscle, and means whereby he can be compeled to perform that duty. Give bira food, raiment and shel ter, that he may be happy around his hearth-stone in bis humble home. He must ever be restrained from attaining positions he is not designed to fill and reaping the harvest he refused to sow. Tbe negroes haye built no railroads nor 'steam boats, they have opened no j mines, t hey own and operate no banks [or manufacturing ph nts, they have built no churches or schools or oth er publie institutions with their own money. The white people have ; always contributed the maj >r part to their institutions and main tai li an ce. And now, as the relative condi tions stand to-dav what does the Whites owe the Blacks? Nothing, nothing, nothing. Respectfully, i G. D. Bf i ras, Clar's Hill, S. C., Nov. 8, '13. Awards of Prizes in Floral De partment of the Fair. Mrs. A. S. Tompkins won first prize on eight cut blooms each a different vane\v, first prize on best four varieties white, first prize on best collection yellow, first prize on finest single Japanese, second prize on collection pink, single white, ?ingle pink, greatest number on one stalk, single yellow Mrs. A. B. Broadwater won first prize on collection of pink, collec tion ted, finest single white, finest single pink, finest two on one stem, greatest number of fine ones on one plant, second best on four white blooms, collection of yellow and single Japanese. Mrs. H. A. Smith won first prize ph yellow, second best on eitrhtcut blooms, second beaton, two on^one* stein.'" ' Mrs. M. A. Taylor won first prize on single red, asparagus fern and Boston fern. Mrs. J. G. Holland won firat prize on maiden hair fern. Mrs. B. Tiramons won second best on maiden hair fern and as paragus fern. Mrs. N. M. Jones won first prize on Booton fern and Ostrich fern. Mrs. Will Jackson won second beaton Boston fern. Mrs. Maggie Hill won first prize on design made of chrysanthemums and fi rat on roses. Mrs. G. F. Long won first prize on dahlias and second beat on roses M ra. li. C. Padgett won fir-t prize on cactus decoration plant aud baby breath fern. Red Cross Seal Commission of South Carolina. Columbia, S. C , Nov. 10.-The work of the Red Cross Seal Com mission is prospering. A report from the central ofiSee in Columbia states that fifty agents in all parts of the State have signified Un willingness to assist in distributing tho Christmas Seals in their coin rnunities. This is the result of only one month's work, and the commit tee feels much encouraged at the sympathetic co-operation shown on all aides. During November it in expected that over fifty more agent will be secured, thus guaranteeing that in practically every important town and city in South Carolina the tight against Tuberculosis will be waged. Everywhere people are awakening to the fact that Tu bereu loais ia a preventable disease, and can hence be stamped out by wise I and energetic preventative measures, it ia a useless sacrifice to allow up wards of 2000 people to die every year when this great drain upon the S ale's resouicea and citizenship could be almost entirely stopped. Early plana for au energetic sell ing and publicity campaign have already been mids in Chat leaton, Columbia, Spartanburg, and Or angeburg. Large supplies of Christ mas Seals and advertising matter have been shipped to these cities. The office in Columbia is now en gaged in sending material to the oihtr towna where agenta have been secured, both Georgia and Nonli Carolina are putting on a state wide aale nf the Seals, and it ia hoped that South Carolina wiil make a favorable showing iu thia matter with her sister s: atea. See me about your next barrel of Hour. L. T. May. VISITED COUNTY FAIR. County Demonstration Agent P. N. Lott Writes Interest . ingly of his Visit to the County Fair. The Edgefield county fair is over and it is now a thing of the past, yet there are certain features of this gala occasion that will remain fresh in the minds of some for quite a while. It bas been the privilege of the writer to mix with representative people fi oin every county in the state and from other states and ?re fail to find a superior people from any quarter. I am a citizen'of South Carolina and proud of the fact that I am. I was born in Edgefield ?oun- , ty and have no apologies for it, in fact the older I get and che longer I live the prouder I am that I am a South Carolinian and that my citizenship is cast among the people of Edgefield county. However with all my ecstany I am somewhat crest-fallen over the lack of interest of some of our people when it comes to contributing lo the success of an enterprise as important as a public exhibition of the progress of the i county. The quality of the exhibits were of high type equal to the best and better than many we have seen at county and state fairs bot the quantity-ah me! How we regret that we have so few like Sir Isaao J Newton L. Broadwater, president^ Jas. R. Can tel ou, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Tonce, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius A. Long, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Tompkins, Dr. R. A. Marsh, Rev. R. G. Sh an non h o use and a few others that had exhibits whose names we were not. ab e to obtain. If we could have had .a-hajf_ . do?en^?xl?rbits ' such as Mr.' Broad--'?;r water s,riot better, for we thint the proprietor of Sunny Side farm and bis faithful partner had a very creditable exhibit, the fair would have been complete. We regret this lack of interest and hope another year that more interest will be tak en. We h we the people and we have the stuff. Let us get busy and show up what we have, not that we expect to make mouey out of it but is a manifestation of our pride as citizens of one of the best counties in the 6t.ue. The floral parade was grand. Several of the floats showed the ar tist hand and made pictures upon ?ur mind that will linger. The Ad vertiser's ship was symbolic of safe iransportaiion of the welfare and moral uplift of "tier people for near Iv a hundred years. Several other floats were very pretty but as we did not understand their significance we are not competent to comment. Our visit to the lair waB an occa -ion fraught with ranch pleasure. We met relatives, friends and ac quaintances that make you love the earth and the inhabitants thereof. Wc acknowledge the many courte sies shown us by those in charge of different departments, especially the dining hall. Dr. Jeffries and Mrs. B. E. Nicholson looked after us with much tenderness. In closing we will put you Sir Isaac Newton Broadwater, on notice that we will expect yon to take charge of our slate exhibit next year, D. V. P. N. Lott. Nearly Every Child Has Worms Paleness, at times a flushed face, unnatural hunger, picking the nose, great thirst, etc., are indications of worms. Kickapoo worm killer is a reliable, thorough medicine'for the removal of all kinds of worms from children and adults. Kickapoo worra killer in pleasant candy form, aids digestion, tones system, over-com ing constipation and increasing the action of the liver. Is perfectly safe for even the most delicate children. Kickapoo worm killer makes chil dren happy and healthy. 25o. Guar anteed. Try it. Drug stores or by mail. Kickapoo Indian medicine Co., Philadelphia and St. Louis. When you need a new buggy buy a Babcock, Hock Hill, Hackney, Washington or Columbus buggy. They have stood the test of .'.ears. Nothing better on the market for the money. Ramsey & Jonis. ? shipment of new Georgia cane syrup just receive!. Tim mons & Morgan.