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t?dgcfic?? gretta ?Esiablishpii 1B35. j. L. KIMS,.Editor Published every Wednesday in The Aivertiser Building at SI.50 per year Cii advance. Entered as second class matter at tbe postoffice at Edgefield, S. CZ Nn communications will be published unless accompanied; by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks. Obituaries. Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. y LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY. Wednesday, July 1st Speechs can not be made long enough for the spoakers, nor short enough for the hearers.-PERRY. *_* A grouch wants to know who put the rage in garage. Speaking of machines, some folk buy a Ford ?when it ought to be a Singer. A demagogue is just awful, but wouldn't a demagoguess be a little bit awfuler? Let us hope that July will not demand payment of the weather that June bor rowed. Edgefield merchants are unable to supply the demand for armless and shankless underwear for men. When one mercantile corporation fails for S34J 00.000 this is most assuredly a day of Big Business. With the mercury soaring around 100 and with the spirit of the Glorious Fourth in the air, it ought not to take a stump speaker long to warm up to his theme^these July days. There are two John G's in the race for governor but they differ as widely as the poles. One is noted for his courage and convictions, while thc oth er is an adept in coat-tail swinging. Not within many, many years has the South Carolina militia been in such a disorganized and demoralized condi tion as it has been within the past two years. Who is responsible for it? Some Republicans would gladly charge some recent business failures to the Democratic administration. But they can't do it. There were failures, and possibly more, during the late Repub lican administrations. Does the governor of a Slate keep or violate the piedge which he made on casting his ballot in the Democratic pri mary when h 3 refuses to commission a worthy man whom the people nomina ted in the primary? By refusing to is sue a commission is he SUPPORTING THE NOMINEES of the party? President Wilson is now literally a full fledged Southern president. A few days ago Congressman Byrnes, our own "Jimmie" of the second dis trict, presented President Wiison with two white duck suits made" fromjthe product of South Carolina mills. The suits were fashioned in the pink of ?tyle by the President's New York .tailor. Would Protect Minority Stockholders. In his speech at Bishopville yester day. Prof. John G. Clinkscales inserted a new and very attractive plank in his platform. He favors the enactment of a law that will, in some degree at least, protect minority stockholders in large corporations, particularly cotton mills, by examining into the financial condition of these corporations, lt has occurred time and time again that through so-called mergers and re-or ganizations small investors have prac tically lost their holdings in large cor porations. A few men who own a con trolling interest will present a ?[very plausible scheme for relief from al leged impending financial ills and, whether willing or not, the small stock holders are forced to acquiesce in what ever plan is proposed. Of course, this is a very difficult sit uation to meet by the enactment of laws, as the majority vote of stock holders always controls the manage ment of a company or a corporation of every kind or . nature. And yet there i need that the small fish be protected ir"rn the sharks in the form of design '-"Mers. . fered heavy fi i iat this isa very ;linkscales' plat Should be an Inspiration.to Boys. It has beon said that on one occasion as the Duke of Wellington was mak ing a day's journey through the coun try, accompanied by a friend, he re marked, as he passed the ruins of an old school house where he attended s "hool in the years gone by: "That is where the battle of Waterloo was won," meaning that when a boy at school he was'fitted for grappling with the prob lems of after years. It is said that Mr. Jennings, candi date for the Unitod Sta:es senate, when a small boy (the son a widowed mother) walked five miles to school (10 miles each day) for seven years. Who knows but that he. like the Duke of Wellington, was fitted during this seven years of close application in a country school for an honorable and successful career? How many boys are there in Edgefield county to-day who would walk 10 miles a day to school for seven years? This short editorial is not intended to advertise Mr. Jennings, but we refer to this self-made man in the hope that his experience and achievements may encourage and inspire Edgefield boys to undertake greater things. Let it be understood that there is no royal road to greatness. You must be willing to travel the ten miles a day and more for seven and more-lest you be a Napoleon instead of a Wellington in the Waterloos of the future. Unworthy But* Not Proven. Notwithstanding the various and varied charges brought againit Judge Emory Speer of the Federal bench of Georgia, no ground has been found for his impeachment. That he deserves impeachment is generally conceded by t.iose who are in a position to know, yet he seems to have been shrewd enough to go just to tr point where one step further would -nake it easy to prove him unworthy of the high po sition which he holds. It is not an easy matter to prefer and prove specific charges against a public official. Maybe a man should be impeached upon general principles, so to speak, but when he actually faces impeachment proceedings it is not an easy matter tto establish grounds for impeachment. An unworthy official is generally shrewd enough, as some al lege is the case with Judge Speer, to pervert the law or confuse the record in a way that it is practically impossi ble to establish grounds for h ;ach ment. We have had officials in South Caro lina, and perchance may have some now, whose official acts should have caused impeachment, and yet it was not undertaken because of the Herculean task of proving allegations beyond peradventure againstdesigning men in public life. Such men are a nuisance and a curse to the State and society, whether in the judicial, executive or legislative branch of the government. The Criminal Negro. We are inclined to sympathize with the negro preacher in Edge field county who says that in nearly every case the disturbances at ne gro churches and negro hot suppers are caused by negroes who have been paid out of court scrapes by white men. He declares thal if white people would let the law take its course when the negroes get into the clutches of the law the ne<rro race and the white pjople would be much better off. There is undoubtedly a great deal of truth in this. About the meanest negro we know of is the one who has been paid out of jail by a white man. He is ar rogant and insolent in nearly every case, and from his standpoint he has {rood reason for being so. He feels that a white man is back of him, the white man has protected him in on?, trouble and will protect him in future trouble, because he has money invested in him. Thus the mean negroe's evil tendency is increased many fold and he becomes a menace to the communi ty in which he abides, a menace to whites and blacks ?like. The ne<rro wrho is "bought" out of jail or from the chaingang is a hindrance to every good policy. The man ''buys" his labor for less than he would have to pay honest and lawabiding laborers, and this is an injustice to other employers; while the criminal negro, working for low waires for the man who has paid his tine, works a hardship on law-abiding laborers in that he tends to lower their wages. And on top of it all, he is always evilly disposed and his presence makes for the demoralization of those with whom he comes in contact. Surely the whole country would be better off if the practice of pay ing negroes out of court scrapes were put an end to, either by law or by force of public sentiment, and we think the negro preacher in Edge Held county has rendered a public service, by calling attention to the matter.-Anderson Intel li. What Others Say Political Cen- >\?ry Needed. Somebody w" . -. to start a new cemetery fr J politicians in this state after .pproaching election. Greenvill umont. liest Makes Them Tired. The only time a girl gets real tired at a dance is when she has no pardner and is forced to sit down and rest awhile.-Spartanburg Journal. Wil! Never Forget lt. Cheer up! Thirty or forty years from now you can bore the younger genera tion by telling about how hot it was 'way back in '14.-Greenville News. Whole Lot of Us Thankful. We always have something for which to be thankful. We are thankful now that we do not want a state office bad enough to be stumping the state for it. -Greenville Piedmont. Fools In Another Role. The fact that so few boat-rocking tragedies have been reported this sum mer does not mean that the fools are passing away. They've taken to speed ing in automobiles a sport equally as dangerous as rocking the boat. - Green ville News. Have. Proper Diet. The greatest precaution should be taken in eating and taking the proper rest during the very warm weather. The right kind of food and plenty of sleep are indispensable to health and efficiency any time, but in summer when the weather is oppressive, it is of paramount importance to rest and nourish the body properly.-Farm and Ranch. Enrolling a Personal Matter. There are only four more weeks for enrollment, and all the voters should get busy. It is well too for people to realize that conditions are very differ ent from what they have been hereto fore. Under old conditions voters did not have to worry; there was always somebody to do the enrolling for them. Now every man has to attend to the matter himself. -Yorkvtlls Enquirer. Dead Men Can't Vote Now. A citizen of Prosperity told The Ob server man a few days ago that at the election in Prosperity in 1912 two men voted who had been dead twenty years; at least, their names were on the roll, and somebody voted, in their names. And yet some people are "cussin" the new enrolling rules!-Newberry Ob server. Smile Provokers A preacher was delivering his farewell sermon. One old sister seemed greatly distressed. The pas tor, at the close of the sermon, at tempted to comfort her and said: "Don't be troubled, my sister, the Lord will send \-ou another pas" tor and I ex neel a better one than I ara." "No, she said, I don't expect that. We have changed pastors several times, and every time they get worse and worse.".-Ex. .. woman mounted the step of a car carrying an umbrella like l re versed sabre. The conductor touched her light ly, saying "Excuse me, madam, but you are likely to put out the eye of the man behind you." "He's my husband, she snapped, with the tone of full proprietor ship." Jeweler-You say the inscription you wish engraved on the inside of this ring is to be, "Marcellus to Irene?" Young Man (somewhat embar rassed)-Yes, that's right. But-er -don't cut the "Irene" very deep. -Chicago Record-Herald. Druggist (to little girl customer), Did you say pills, miss? Little Girl-Yes, sir, please. Druggist-Antibilious? Little Girl-No, sir; but uncle is.-Chicago Record-Herald. Mr. Brown -Neighbor Jones tells me he's iroing to raise a pergola in his yard this spring. Mrs. Brown-If this weather keeps up it ought to srrow rapidly. -Birmingham Age-Herald. They had been married for some little time, and itseemed to her that his love had grown cold. "You used to tell me, she com plained, that I was worth my weight in gold " "Bnt you must remember that you didn't weigh more than half as much then as yon do now." To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine. It stops the I Cough and Headache and works off tie Cold. I Druggists refund money if it farls to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature ea aa?h bas. ffic AN OBMNANCE. To Fix Licenses for the Town of Edgefield on Business, Occu pations, and Professions from July 15, 1914, to July 15, 1915 and to Provide for the Collection of Same. Be it ordained by the Town Council of Edgefield, S. C., and by authority of the same. Section 1. That the following li censes on business, occupation and profession to be paid by the person or persons carrying: on or engaged in said business, occupation or pro fession shall be levied and collect ed for the terra ending July 15, 1915, payable July 15, 1914, or within thirty days thereafter, and execution with a penalty ten (io) per cent upon the amount of said licenses shall be issued and enforced for all such licenses unpaid at the expiration of that time. Provided that persons entering into business occupation or profession prior to Jnly 15, 1915, shall be required U> take a license as provided for per sons who are doir.g business in the town of Edgefield, S. C., July 15, 1915, except such persons applying for licenses after February 15, 1914, shall pay one half the license for the remainder of the license year, and no license shall be issued for a less period than one half of one year, as follows, to wit: Automobile, hacks, etc. $5 00 Agents for or dealers in fertilizers for sales of 100 tons or less $4. For each additional 1U0 tons or fraction thereof 82 00 Auctioneer except exempt by statute for each sale 1 00 Auction land sales 15 00 Agents selling or dealing in pat ent rights, whether in store or on street ?$25 00 Agents or dealers in sewing ma chines 5 00 Agents for or dealers in pianos and organs 5 Ou Agents real estate buying, rent ing or selling 10 00 Agents insurance company, life or tire, where net commissions amount to $100 or fraction there of, 5 00 Agents binders, reapers, mowers! and harvesters and other farm im-1 piemen ts except where bought and sold as other merchandise, 5 00 Automobile repair shop 5 00 B Banks, foreach $1,000 or fraction ?ffereof of capital stock 1 00 Bakers, 5 00 Barbers, per chair 2 50 Billiard and pool tables, where run for profits, each 25 00 Blacksmith shop 5 00 j Bottling works 5 00 Butcher shop or venders of fresh meats, except where the meat is offered for sale by the raiser or j producer 5 00| Building and loan association ot agents thereof 1 00 c Circus or menageries, $50 to $100 in advance, in the discretion of the mayor. Vaudeville or carnival show $2 to $75 in the discretion of the may or in advance. Commission merchant and brok ers 5 00 Contractor for contract of less than $100 1 00 i Contractors for over $100 and less than $1,000 5 00 For each additional $1,000 or) fraction thereof 2 00 Sub-contractors shall be liable for a like license tax Cotton factory and oil mill for each $1,000 or fraction thereof capital stock 1 00 j Cotton gin each 2 50 Cannery, 2 00 Cabinet maker and upholster er 2 50| Cotton seed products 5 00 j D Dentists, lawyers and veterinarian for $ 1,060 or less 7 50 Doctors 5 00 Drays, one horse 3 00 Drays, two horses or more 5 00 Drugs or medicines not paying a merchandise license 5 00 For each additional day 3 00 Dealers in horses and mules as drovers, for each horse 5 00 Wood, coal, etc 5 00 Dver and presser 5 00 E Electric wiring, premises 10 00 Express companies for business done in the state, and not including that done without the state, and not government busineis '10 00 F Fresh tish and oysters not on the streets 5 00 Fruit tree agent per day 1 00 Per year 3 0U H Hotels, transient boarders S 00 Horses, mules, persons selling at auction, for each horse or mule 2 00 {Continued on page 8.) Hot Weather Garments Let us help you to keep cool during this sweltering weather. We have.the garments that will enable you to keep "as eool as a cucumber/1 Come in and let us show you our athletic under wear-our light weight suits in Palm Beaches, Mo hair, serges, sicilians, cassimers, etc. Full assortment of Eclipes negligee shirts. Nothing better on the market for the money. Shoes and Panama? to fit everybody. If we haven't what you want in order to keep cool we will order it for you. Come in and let's talk it over. Dorn & Mims. GOODYEAR TIRES When your automobile needs new tires do not send off tor them and pay express charges. Let us re-tire your machine with the celebrated GOOD YEAR TIRES, all sizes in stock. Nothing better on the market. Prices very reasonable. We also carry a full line of tire accessories for repairs of all kinds. Come to us to relieve your tire troubles. W. W. Adams & CO. A. E. PADGETT, President* W. H. HARLING, Cashier THOS. H. RAINSFORD. Wy. A. BYRD, Vice President. Asst. Cashier. APITAL AND SURPLUS PROFITS $118,000.00 THE FARMERS BANK OF EDGEFIELD, S. C. State and County Depository Desires to thank ?ts patrons and the public Tor the liberal, patronage it has enjoyed during the past year. Twenty-three years of close personal relations with our patrons with the satisfactory service we have {riven our many depositors establishes the basis upon which we solicit new accounts. ' Our combined capital and surplus profits our conservative methods, and our long successful experience enables us to offer the beoT service. We are always in position to extend to our customers such accommodations as their business, their balances and their credit justifies. We Invite New Accounts for the Yeer 1914. Greenville Female College Greenville, S. C. Imparting the Knowledge, Ideals and Accomplish ments of Perfect Womanhood No Southorn Institution affords young women more complete advantneos tor a broad, liberal education than doe? the Greenville Koniak* College. It is prepared In every way to train its students for lives of tho Oiliest efficiency mid responsibility. Ita equipment, faculty, courses of study and cultural InSueneM uro on tirol? iii harmony with present day require ments. BUILDINGS equipped alone the most modern lines fo- convenient, comfortable lifo and efficient work. Seventeen class-rooms : 2" piano practice porns ; library: six parlors; well equipped soionco department ; kitchen furnished at eos>t of 82.&0. College-owned dairy. ENTRANCE UPON 14-UNIT BASIS. Courses lend to B. A.. B. L.. and M. A. de grees Valuable practical training in Domestic Science, Businer.j Course, leading to diploma. Thorough courses, leading to diplomas, In Conservatory of Music, departments of Art, Expression, Physical Culture, Kindergarten, Normal Training Course. Most healthful location; refined associates; Christian teachings and influences. Con structive discipline. The institution aims to afford the bess educational opportunities at minimum cost. For Catalogue, address DAVID M. RAMSAY, D. D., President, Greenville, S. C. Medical College of the State of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina Departmenss of Medicine and Pharmacy, Owned and Controlled by the State. 86th Session Opens October 1st, 1914. Closes June 3rd, 1915 Fine New Building ready for occupancy October 1st, 1914. Advan tageously located opposite Roper Hospital, one of the largest Hospitals in the South, where abundant clinical material is offered. Hospital con tains 218 beds. Practical work for Senior Students in Medicine and Pharmacy a Special Feature. Large and well-equipped Laboratories in both Schools. Department of Physiology and Embryology in affiliation with the Charleston Museum. Nine full time teachers in Laboratory Branches Six graduated appointments each year in medicine. For catalog address: OSCAR W. SCHLEETER, Registrar, Charleston, S. C.