Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

fcatabltshru 1B35. /. L. MIMS_.Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at SI.50 per year tn 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. LARGESTfiCIRCULATION IN EDGEFIELD;COUNTY. Wednesday, April 8th. Our opinion of ourselves should be lower than that formed by others, for we have a better chance at our imper fections-THOMAS A. KEMPIS. Every day is field day in Edgefield Sunday excepted. Alabama now yields first place in the limelight to Mexico. Oh for a hen that lays streaked, striped eggs at this season! What is more obsolete now than a punch bowl on a battleship? 'Rah for Joe Holland and the Colum bia team. May they have many such days as was Monday on the Augusta diamond! Besides making May flowers. April showers make March corn germinate That's what bread winners are most interested in at this time. "None of the Women Candidates for Council in Chicago Received the Sup port of their Sisters. "-Headline. There's no te Hin' what these women voters will do or won't do. If you need a little pocket change go down to Columbia and rob an express or mail car. Around Columbia seems to be about the easiest! place in the world for criminals of this class to cover their tracks. The Newberry Observer suggests that on account of the large number of candidates for governor each one be limited to one joke. We rise to amer.d the suggestion by limiting the aspirants to one handful of mud each. According to estimates made by the department of agriculture, the yield of wheat for 1914 will be the largest in several years. That is plea-ing infor mation for Edgefield county farmers who can not grow wheat successfully. The order of Secretary Daniels for bidding intoxicants on the battleships is a telling blow to whiskey. In an interview. Senator Tillman heartily en dorses Mr. Daniels act ion and also says "liquor ou ght to be kept out of the army too." The death of Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, the president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, will he deeply regretted throughout the country. She has been for a num ber of years a potent factor in creating ?anti-whiskey sentiment. .One of the candidates for governor came into prominence in the days of so-called reform by swinging on to a coat tail and he is still pursuing the same method. But we believe the peo ple of this day and generation are too intelligent to be thus fooled. The Citadel cadets will hold their an nual encampment in Orangeburg. They are now on the ?arch from Charleston to Orangeburg and are scheduled to reach their iestination Saturday. The Citadel still deserves and holds the title or name of "The West Point of the South." A most excellent editorial bv the ed itor of The Stale commending Secretary Daniels for forbidding officers of the navy to have intoxicants on board ship contained the following paragraph: "Civilization is moving rapidly to the conclusion that the social indul gence in alcoholic beverages doesn't pay. Secretary Daniels places the American navy in line with the prog ress of the world." The people of Batesburg object to the establishment of a dispensary in that town by the Lexington dispensary board. Judge Prince has issued a temporary order restraining the board until the matter can be determined upon its merits. The sale of whiskey should not be forced upon a community against the wishes of a majority of the, people. People generally are so much elated over the victory of Mr. Underwood that they are unmindful of the under-dog in that race. Attend the Club Meetings. Elsewhere in this issue of The Ad vertiser, County Chairman B. E. Nich olson issues a call to duty-a call to reorganize the local Democratic clubs Saturday, April 25. Surely for a few hours on Saturday afternoon every citi zen in the county can lay aside other du ties and attend personally to this im portant and patriotic duty. Your home, your farm or other busi ness interests may need you just at that time, but the State likewise needs you and the call to duty at this time should not go unheeded. Between now and the date fixed for the meeting of the clubs speak to your neighbors and urge them to attend the club meeting. It is important-especially important this year. The Mileage Graft. Doubtless there is a feeling of un rest among the members of Congress who oppose the repeal of the law pro viding for 20 cents per mile for the na tional lawmakers. This is a form of graft that should be stopped, and it is probable that the agitation will not cease until the law is changed, reduc ing the amount allowed to the actual traveling expenses. Statesmen from the far-off Pacific coast receive a large sum annually from the public treasury in the form of excessive mileage, and very naturally the members of Con gress from the near-by states do not like to sea the treasury looted in such a manner. It is estimated that by reducing the mileage to a just and proper rate something like $175,000 per annum can be saved. Factor in South's Development. Foremost among the forces that have contributed to the South's develop ment stands the Southern railroad. For a number of yetrs it has hada land and industrial department, employing a large corps of men, many of whom are specialists, for the specific pur pose of developing the territory throughout the South that is adjacent to its lines. In addition to building up the industrial interests, the Southern officials have given much time and ex pended large sums in contributing t? the agricultural development of this section. The road has also endeavored to bring in desirable settlers from other sections of tho country. Recently the Southern has been giv ing illustrated lectures in the North and northwest showing the superior advantages of the southern soil and climate for agricultural purposes. What this advertising is worth to the South would be hard to estimate in dollars and cents. We confidently expect before many years to see a tidal wave of immi grants from the northwest into the South. The small farmers of that sec tion are constantly being impressed line upon line with the South's advant ages, and these efforts will yet bear fruit. Edgefield county alone could furnish desirable farms for a thousand and more of these thrifty farmers. Edgefield Rifles, Company F. 2nd Regiment N. G. S. C. The company will meet at 4 p. m. CK. Saturday April ISlh to se lect uniforms and gut proper places assigned. Every man must attend. Those who have been mustered in and others who want to j .in. VV. J. Duncan, Capt. Mite Box Opening by Baptist Sunday School. Friday evening at the High Seiiool auditorium, commencing at 7 o'clock, there will ?be a mite box opening by the members of the Ba|> tist Sunday school for the benefit ot the church building fund. This will be a very pleasant occasion and all of the members of the Sunday school and all others who are inter ested in the new church buildiug are invited to be present. An inter esting program bas been arranged. The features that will appeal with greatest force to the children will be the Easter egg rolling and the refreshments. Let every mite box be well filled. A Dinner That Was Suggestive. The sumptuous feast that was f-erved by the Edgefield ladies on the long table near the court house Sunday made us feel for the time th it we were at Stevens Creek or Rehoboth or Gilgal or Borea or Red 1 Hill or Long Branch or Republican or McKendree or Antioch or Horn's Creek or Harmony or some of the other places in the county that are noted for their bountiful feasts. The 1 truth of matter is, there are no people in tho wide, wide world who I can surpass the women of Edgefield county in serving big dinners. The l chef of the Waldorf-Astoria can 1 not hold them a light. And as for 1 the hospitality of the people of the county, it matters not where you go, 11 nothing need be said. p What Others Say Sour Old Bachelor. A Florence couple have fixed their wedding day for April 1st. A crusty old bachelor of Newberry says that is the right day for weddings-All Fools Day. -Newberry Observer: Grows Bigger and'Bigger. President Wilson has endured the at tacks agains1 the repeal of the tolls clause Ukr a great man who could not be disturbed by little personal remarks. He is a bigger man today than he was a week ago.-Spartanburg Journal. j Born to Destroy. One of the old philosophers said: "Man was born for the mutual assis tance." That is not the way many look at it now. Many think that they are born to kick, to pull down, to op pose everything that is right.-Spar tanburg Herald. Would Benefit Ship Trust. Advocates of free tolls say: "Can't we let our Bhips go through our canal free. Didn ' t we pay for i t? " We sure did. and for that reason we should make the ship-owning trust pay when their boats pass through our canal. Orang iburg Times and Democrat. No Stronger Terms Allowed. Lieut. Governor Ingalls of Karmas has started in to elevate politics in iuat State. He says: "Any term of exco riation stronger than 'hypocrite,' 'grandstander,' 'mountebank, 'thim blerigger,' 'crook,' Har,' 'thief or 'blackguard' cannot honorably be em ployed in this campaign."-Columbia Record. Constantly Improve Soil. No system of farm management is satisfactory that does not provide for the future as well as the present. A crop this year and a failure next year is not economical unless the manager expects to leave the farm before the next crop is planted. It should be the deaire of the manager to conserve fer tility constituents and vegetable mat ter in such a way that the income will increase as the years pass, rather than diminish. A regular but an increasing income is better than soil deterioration, even though the first year's crop be large.-Farm and Ranch. Let The Other Fellow Say lt. What is the use of saying mean things about the other fellow when such mean things always hurt you worse than they do him. If you don't like the other fellow and he don't like you, and you want to hurt him, leave him to say the mean things. Maybe he will say them and maybe he won't. If he does not say them then he is pretty apt to prove that he is about as good a man as you, and has about as good a case as you. If he does Say mean things about you, then, whether the mean things reach you or not, you have got the other fellow all right. - Yorkville Enquirer. Smile Provokers "Seeing is believing." "Not always. I see that girl yon der has a pretty complexion, but I don't believe it."-Louisville Couri er-Journal. What is the price of your milk?" "Ten cents a (?uart. " "You can deliver it bert! daily, but mind the quality is always good. I have a milk lester." "Then it will bc five cents more." - Boston Transcript. A celebrated doctor was sonic times inclined to sleep in church dar ing the sermon and a friend who was with him in the pew une Sunday joked With him about nodding now and then. The doctor insisted he had been awake all th ; time. "Now, then, paid his friend, ean you tell me what the sermon was about?" "Yes, I can, said the doctor. Ic was about half an hour too long." "Why don't you advertise? ask ed the editor of the home paper. Don't you believe in advertising?" "I'm agin' advertising, replied the proprietor of the Hayville Rack et Htore." "But why are you against it?" asked the editor. "It keeps a feller too durn busy, replied the proprietor. I advertised in a newspaper one time about ten years ago and I never even got time to go fishing." A Texas preacher was preaching away one Sunday night when a fire alarm broke the attentive stillness of the sanctuary, relates The Indiana polis Star. "sit still, he cried to his disturbed congregation. If there is a fire, the Lord will take care of his own, and not let anything happen that should not." Just then two children who had jtapped outside shrieked: "Oh, it's the parsonage! It's the parsonage!" Without a word of farewell that preacher made a wild bound from lia pulpit and struck out for his turning residence. "They is times, it seems said a ean member of the congregation, irhen th' La*d need he'p." Programme County Inter-De nominational Sunday School Convention to be Held at Edgefield May 7th and 8th. THURSDAY, MAY 7TH 10:30 a. m. Devotional Exercises-Dr. M. D. Jeffries. 10:45 a. m. Organization and election of ofT.cers. 11:00 a. m. Address of Welcome-B. E. Nicholson. 11:15 a. m. . The State Convention By Rev. Geo. M. Sexton. 11:45 a. m. Report on condition of the Sunday Schools ir. Edgefield Coun ty by the delegates. 12:30 p. m. Suggestion for Sunday School Work-Rev. W. I. Her bert. 1:00 p. m. Recess for dinner. 2:00 p. m. Song service in charge of Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman. 2:30 p. m. The Superintendent and Officers, their duties and respon sibilities-Dr. A. T. King and Rev. W. B. Covington. 3:00 p. m. The Primary|Grades, the best method of teaching-Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman and Mrs. E. C. Cronk. 3:30 p. m. The Intermediate Classes How to interest and instruct Rev. J. R. Walker and Rev. M. Li. Rester. 4:00 The adult classes-Dr. M. D. Jeff ries and Rev. G.'mC. Hutchinson. 8:00 p.m. Address by speaker secured. FRIDAY, MAY 8TH 10:00 a. m. Devotional Exercises-Rev. P. B. Lanham. 10:15 a. m. Superintendents' Confer ence-Rev. John C. Carman, General Secretary. 10:45 a. m. General Review of the Sunday School Work and sugges tions for the coming year-J. M. Way, Field Secretary. 11:15 a. m. Definite aims andjobjects in'Sunday School Work-Rev. E. C. Bailey. 11:45 a. m. Sunday School and Mis sions-Rev. J. T. Littlejohn and Rev. R. G. Shannonhouse. 12:15 p. m. The training and selection of teachers-J. M. Wayland Rev. John C. Carman. 1:00 p.m. Recess for dinner. 2:00 p. m. Reports of Committees, Miscc'laneous business and ad journment. NOTICE. By tho Constitution and Unies of the Democratic Party, the Dem ocratic Clubs of Edgefield County' are required to moot on the fourth Saturday of April, being the 25th day of said month, for the purpose of reorirani/.in<r, electing otlicers, and electing delegates to the County Convention to be held on the First Monday in May. Each Club is en titi ?ni to one delegate for every twenty-five members, and one del egate for a majority fraction there of. All of the clubs Vare urged to meet, reorganize and elect dele gates to the County Convention. B. E. NICHOLSON, County Chairman. April 4-3t. Citation. The State of South Carolina, County of Edgefield. By W.T. Kinnaird, Probate Judge. Whereas, L. M. Johnson made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of G. C. Johnson. These Are Therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said G. C. Johnson deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgefield S. C., on April 9th, 1914, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Adminis tration should not be granted. Given under my H ind this 23rd day of March A. D., 1914. W. T. Kinnaird, P. J. E. C. S. C. Large Shipment of Furniture WE will have ti large shipment of Furniture to arrive this week, and in the lot are some beautiful Dressers, Sideboards'and Buffets. Full supply of Chairs, Mat I treses'and Springs in stock. See our line Porch Chairs. Jones & Son. J Collett & Witchell Pharmacy Our Specialty: Prescription AVork. A full line of drugs. Complete assortment of toilet articles. Fresh candies, cegars and tobacco. Up-to-Date Soda Fountain .: Purity, Accuracy and Honesty." SES j| ?'..V All of the New Things. Our Spring stock is now complete in every de partment. lt matters not what the ladies want we have it. Come in to see all the new Spring fabrics that we are showing in the beautiful colors of the season. Goods for dresses, goods for skirts, goods for waists-for misses and ladies. We also h< very large stock of tnmmingsTTace embroidery, etc. We can please the most exacting buyer in these goods. We are showing a beautiful assortment of un derwear for ladies, misses, men and boys. Come in before you buy your supply of light underwear. Our Shoe Department is well supplied with the most stylish oxfords and slippers. We have them in the popular lasts and in patents, gun metal, tans and vici kid. We invite thc men and boys to see our stock of clothing and hats. Our prices are reasonable. Otto des?iiii? Engines In the oldest newspaper in South Carolina we offer to the good people of Edgefield county some in formation about Gasoline Engines built by the Otto Gas Works of Philadelphia. Engines of the same type and style are built by some of the great shops in Europe also. The Otto is the start and beginning of all the Gas Engine business of today. It will also bethe best to morrow, [f you need a Gasoline Engine 1 H. P. or 300 H. P. Von can't buy better. You can buy cheaper through A. P. ALDRICH, Greenwood, S. C. BBB5ZBHBB Pictures Framed! Notieeto the Publie: All persons wanting pictures framed will please leave same at store of Dorn k Mims. Best work guaranteed, and prices right. All pictures will be framed the same day lett at Beauregard Timmons, Edgefield, S. C. April 1, 19U I.