Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Lyceum Performers. "Miss McHenry completely cap tivated her andieride with her im personations, willoh were clever and very expressive.-Lynchburg, Ya. Miss Major is a charmine maid of Kentucky, whose exquisite vio lin selections delight her hearers.' -U. D. C., Houston, Tex. "A Most Effective Fighter." Rev. Will D. Upshaw. of Atlan ta, Ga , editor of the Golden Ai;e, and temperance leader, will deliver a series of temperance lectures in Edgefield beginning the first MM day in April. He comes under the auspices of the local W. C. T. U, of which Mrs. J. L. Mims is presi dent. This is a good place to say t?? our prohibition friends that Will P. Upshaw is a most effective fighter arid would be a good man to ase far ard wide in South Carolina. - Baptist Courier. Next Lyceum Entertainment. The last lyceum entertainment of the course will be held in the opera house Friday evening, April 3. It will be given by the Alkahest Art ists, three very talented young la dies who come highly recommend ed. A miscellaneous program will be presented, consisting of voc".i and instrumental music, readings, sketches, monologues, etc. It can scarcely be doubted that J>is will be the best entertainment of the en tire course. All of the entert driers are gifted southern girls who know how to entertain southern audiences Edgefield's lovers of music can not afford to mira this opportunity of hearing three young ladies who pos flMS8 such a high order of talent. Kot only lovers of music, but all who attend will be delightfully en tertained. Advises Against Long Staple Cotton. David R. Coker, of Hartsville, President of the South Carolina >Mant Breeders' Association, in his annual address before the meeting of the Association here, advised against planting long staple cot ton next season except in sections of the State where the marketing facilities are good. "The growers of lon? staple cot ton have been unable to interest the .cotton buyers to the extent of crea ting a steady and uniform market m?mm?mm^^ jarate done all ? oould to second Presi dent Dabbs, of the Farmers' Union, in his efforts to better the niarket ing conditions. I believe a proper system of warehouses would great ly h n-fit the stap'e cotton rnirket. "Un'ess we o va oh inge preterit inirke.'ingcon luions, I believe that farmers should stop planting staple cotton and go back to short staple ?cotton, where they are not favora bly located as regards markets." Plans For Building. We are delighted to see that th? United Sutes Department of Agri ?culture is preparing to furnish farm ?rs plans for building farm resi dences and tenant louses. It is a sad but truthful statement that nine tenths of our farm houses are neither so attractive in appearance nor so convenient in arrangement as tiley ought to be, contd iering the amount of money spent on them. This i -due to the frtct tint the larmer fre quently builds from his own plans and simply lacks architectural know ledge. Ile also laeks a knowledge of the value and ail vantages of cer tain interior arrangements, which the accumulated experience of thou sands of people has taught the ar chitect. Oui readers v> ho are think ing of building any sort of farm residence would do well to write the United States Department of Agri culture, Washington, D. C , for the plans whirh it has to offei, or will have to offer within the next few months.-Progressive Farmer. Disease Spread by Public Drinking Cup. We all make fun of germs, the danger of lrinking from the same cup or glass, and all that, but there is something in it. Here is an au thenticated instance rather clo-?e to horne A woman and her little girl were coming from Tennessee to Jamestown on a visit. On the train was another wont in with a small child. One of the women had a drinking cup, the other not. Occu pying seats not far apart, the two women soon were on more or less familiar terms. Both children drank from the same cup. One was not well by any means, but it was not known from what she was suffering. Arriving at Jamestown one of the women alighted and went to the home of a fiiend. Inside of a day ber little child was taken violently ill with diphtheria and died in three days. County physician Jones was notified and has since discovered that, the little girl on the train har! diphtheria, thus showing conda sivelv that the dispar was oommu tiieated from the drinking enp. The ohild that di*?d was perfeotly well when it left, Tennpsspp and was well whpn it arrived at Jamestown, hut diphthpria phowpd itself the next dav and was swift in its work. Greensboro (N. 0.) Record. The Thornwell Orphanage. This institution located in Clin ton, S- C., is for the education of deserving orphan children and for none other, and only for those who are unable to pay their own expenses. It costs the Institu tion $100 to meet the expenses nf a child, which sum is pro vided by the generous Chris tian public. The young people are not letrally bound to tbe Institution and are received as into any other school, the Orphanage not having any right to distribute them In families. They live in cottages of about 20 to the cottage, there being at present fifteen such cottages. The training is literary, technical, do mestic and moral. No child is re ceived under six years of aire. As soon as received he is at once entered into school, in which they continue for 14grades, graduating at about 20 years of age. Tbe course is a thorough one. In the mechanical cb'par ments, tho training includes printing, carpentering, farming, machine work, steam laundry vork and all the domestic arts. There are nuw 300 pupils, requiring $32, OOOayear to meei expenses. It. is wonderful how, by the goodness of God and go >d men and women, all this is provided. Over a thousand young people have been educated in this school and eared for in every particular. Rev. Dr. Wm. 1*. Jacobs is the President, and has been for years. The raising of funds for the support of the home in his hands. . he school is always crowd ed, and vacancies occurring are quickly filled. Only deserving ap plicaut8 are received. Program of Union Meeting. \ The union meeting of the first di vision of the Ridge Association viii meet with Philippi church Sat irday and Sunday, March 29-30, IOU. lo a. m., Devotional exercises, )y Lewis Holmes. 1. How may we best affect in erest and co-operation in our asso ciational work, by Rev. H. B. i --t^?Bma* ? * " ? yiii Vinte. 2. Is the territory of our associa ion being worked by our churches, ty Rev. T. H. Posey. 3. Should we not provide lo suo ily our people with good books aud ?apers, by P. N. Lott. j * 4. Would not a Baptist Academy I v n our*raidst further the interest of he Kingdom, by S. B. Sawyer. Sunday. 10 a. m., Sunday School. 1. Are our present methods of Sunday School work efficient, by C. j. Jones. 2. Home Miss, a, Frontier, by ~)r. A. C. King, b, city work by S. ?. Watson, c, Cuba by G. W. Scott, I, Mountain schools by W. W. Johnson, e, among the negroes by i. W. Jackson. 3. Foreign missions, a, P ip il ields, by W. L. Coleman, b, papal ields by T. R. Denny, c, Kduci ional Department by L. D. Holmes 4 Show that the Bibie teaches dissions, by L. M.Jones Dinner will be served on the :rounds each day. To The Memory of Brother John Briggs. That it is appointed unto all men once lo die" we should realize o be a fixed fact, and not knowing rhen the dread summons will come, ve are admonished to * be ye also eady," lest we be unprepared t? neet the Lord of life, whose stew ,rds we are. But we feel assured hat the message found our brother ^ohn Briggs, who was called I rom ?ur midst January 13, 1914. wala ng with expectant hopes and faith o learn the Master's will. Although n sorrow we part from our brother ve realize God's ways are best, and hat the separation is only for a ?me; when we shall meet where leath will be unknown. Therefore >e it resolved : 1st. That in the death of our enior deacon, brother John Briggs, his church has lost an honored nember who has served long and veli; our country, a faithful devot ed citir.'-n; and his family one rhoso chair can never be filled in he home eircle. 2nd. That a page in our minute >ook be inscribed to his memory ,nd that a copy of these resolutions >e sent to the family with the as urante of our heartfelt love and ympathy in their bereavement. Geo. W. Med lock. Martin Medlock, George Wright. Union Meeting. The union megine: of the third division will convene with Ked Oak Grove Baptist church. March, 28-29 10 30. Devotional exercises by moderator 11.0U, Enrollment of delegates and verbal reports trom churches. Queries: 1st, The present cris's in foreign missions? L G Bell and G W. Bus sey. 2nd, Every member canvass in the interest of missions? J C Harv ley and Kev G M Sexton. 3rd, Love its evidences and pro duct? P ll Blissoy, .ino G AlcKte and Grover ?McDaniel. 12*81?, Adjourn for one hour and a h If. 41h, How men should unite in world-wide evtn>_reliz ition? W R Leggat, aed Kev (-J- M Sexton. 5th, Opportunity the mensura of I responsibility? Dr W G Blackwell and C Y D Freeland. 10 30, S. S. mass-meeting' by Superintendent. Missionary cerrmn by RevJ Seo M Sexton. Adjourn for dinner. Afternoon. Sunday school mass meeting. Supt. J M Bu-se.v an l J C Morir?n l ite teachers, .1 0 Hawley and G Bell The scholars, VV R L?g u?t and T G Talbert S. T. Adams, for Com. Union Meeting. The Union meeting of the 2nd division of thc Kilg<-tield Associa [?ion will meet with Republican Baptist church March 29-3Ulh, 1914. Devotional exercises by the Mod 'Mlor. Subjects: 1st. Does not the misr nary sp;rit lecessarily follow regeneration? Greorge Wright, G. W. Medloek, Rev. J. P. Mealing. 2nd, What is man's mission in he world? Wallace Prescott, C. E Flinn, J. D Hughey. 3rd, What are some orthebest laethods that may be adopted bv ,he church to develop both the roung and inactive membership? rt. L Bunch, Martin Medlock, Rev. ?. T Littlejohn. 4ih, Should not church members n the discharge of their civic du ie<* exert a better influence in our monty and State than they are now loinu? Walter Carpenter, Charles 'ones, b B. Mays. Sunday morning and afternoon ?. McManaway / P. B. Lanhan, for com. Fire! Suppose your house and barn rere to burn down tonight. What rould it mean? Wouldn't it be ikely to mean that someone had een careless? Here is a portion of a letter I re eived the other day: "We intend a buying a buggy BO that I might yt away from home sometimes, ?ut on November 16 last, our entire rop, which had just been gathered, ras destroyed by fire without one ent of insurance. Si* the future ooks sure to lose our little home, or it is only partly paid for. There re 10 mouths ?.o feed, there being it ht children, the oldest 13 .\ ears Jd." Th's reminds me to pass on some uggestiotitt for preventing tire. Don't forget that matches are he beginning of many conflaara ions. Don't leave the matches where hildren can get them. Don't keep matches in paper ?oxes or leave about carelessly. Don't use snapping parlor nat hes. Don't use any but the afct.v match. The couvt nience of he "strike anywhere" maich does lot justify its use. Don't go in closets looking for lothes with a lighted match, can lie or lamp. Don't pileup waste paper in a ire-place and then use it as a recep acle for burnt matches. In fact lon't throw matches away carelebs y under any conditions. Don't forget the baby cannot atchfire from the fireplace if a ow dollars have been invested in a ;ood strong fender. Don't hang your clothes near pen fires or stoves. Don't till lamps after dark, and ever when lighted? Don't burn leaves and dead gras?? n a windy day, or near any build ups at any time. Don't forget to have the chim era of your house cleaned once a ear. Don't fail to look twice at any hing that looks like tire. Don't leave everything to some ne else. Inspect your own build tig, particularly the chimneys. You cannot afford to use a \ ood n or terra cotta flue, the chances re too great. (rasoline is very dangerous. Use L oui of doors if possible, and nev r near any tire. The fumes are ike dynamite if a spark comes 1 ?? 1 eason. The Easter season is now ap proaching* and you should make your selection for the Easter out fit. We can show ycu all the new weaves in the newest Spring fab rics. The crepes having the lead in popularity. We have these in cotton as well as the silk fabric. Our Millinery Department in which v/e are now holding the Spring opening is the best we have ever brought out and in charge of Mrs. L. C. Bailey. This department will be supplied with the new things as they come out. Full line of Mens and Ladies Oxfords now in of the well known makes. An unusual large line of the new Laces and Embroideries from which to make your selection. RIVES BROTHERS. Gratti R5Q ?ear. Don't use gasoline for cleaning n a clor-ed room. Don;t kindle tires wilh kerosene, specially don't leave it around eady with sticks in it ready for ice. Don't pnt hot ashes or coal in gooden barrels or boxes. Don't thaw out frozen pipes with , torch or k~np. Don't allow waste paper, excel sior, or rubbish to collect about the premises. Don't allow lace curtains near the table on which tbe lamp is placed. Don't allow oily raes about the premises. They will start a fire without any aid. Don't throw cigarettes or cigars awav if liehu-d. Don't foreet thai' the gases eat the mortar from between the brick? if the proper amount of cement i* not used. Don't fail to impress the smalt boy. with the daneer to the building of trying out his first smoke behind the ham. Don't let anyone-yourself in. eluded -Smoke in or about the barn -S par tan burg Journal. Your Spring Suit. Now is the time to select your Spring garments while every department of our store is repleted with the newest and best that the leading manu facturers can supply. Come in and see our assortment of Spring Suits in all of the popular fabrics and the popular colors. We can supply the men with the latest style Ox fords in the latest style toes in patents, tans, gun metal and vici kid. We carry a large assortment of Crossett and Sele-Schawb shoes. Now is the time to select a new Spring Hat. Let us fit you in the latest style at a reasonable price. ECLIPSE SHIRTS. We have just received a large shipment of the celebrated eclipse shirts, which are conceded to be the best medium priced shirt on the market Full size and patterns very cit tl* SIC tl VG We have every style of underwear that men and boys could wish. Drop in and let us show you the newest things in men's wear. Dorn & Minis.