Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Establishr? 1B35. ?. L. MIXS_....Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at SI.50 per year iii advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published unless accompanied^ by the writer's ?ame. Cards'of Thanks. Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY. Wednesday, Oct. 7th. The greatest man living may sfand in need of the meanest, as much as the meanest does of him.-FULLER. The price will reduce the acreage all right. The people should have been spared the expense of S50.000 which the extra session of the legislature will cost. England has under consideration the placing of an order in the United States for 500,000 sweaters for her soldiers. Every little bit helps. Here's hoping tuat the Cotton Con gress will bring more relief to the far mers than the national Congress has done. An appeal should be made to Burbank to provide a lintless cotton for this exi gency. We need to grow cotton next year for the seed only. Hundreds of plans have been sug gested for holding up the price of cot ton, but some how or other all of them fall short of the mark. What is your j plan? Will somebody tell us how a circus "makes ends meet" at a time like this? Instead of taking the children now, the old man'rather persuades them not to go. The member? of the legislature and the chief executive will confer a favor on'the people by being less belligerent than during the past session. There is already enough fighting going on in the world. The only advice that we have to of fer to ,the members of the general as sembly who convened in extra session yesterday is that they do as little as possible and adjourn as early as possi ble. The French press states that the people of France should follow the example of Americans in setting apart a day for prayer. We ar ? of the opin ion that the French would be a better people were they to emulate the Amer icans in many things. regarded as luxuries, thereby relieving the masses of the people of the extra burden as far as possible. None of th? every-day family necessities will be taxed. The rich and the rear-rich will have to contribute the largest portion of the $100,000 that will be needed an nually until the war closes. Farmers deserve and should receive all the practical sympathy and co-ope ration possible. Their present unfor tunate plight is not due to any act of thti'- own. However, if next year they plant a large acreage in cotton, and next fall find themselves in a worse plight than now, they will have noone to blame but themselves. The schools over the county will soon open for the approaching session. Let all of the childre.i be nut in school. Seize the opportunity to equip them mentally so they will be able to cope successfully with the reverses that are sure to overtake them at some time in life. Should they grow up in ignorance and be "hewers of wood and drawers of water" all of their lives, there will be nothing but "hard times" in store for them. Of course, the Anderson people will feel very heavily the loss of Mr. Wil liam Banks who has resigned as edi tor of The Intelligencer to enter an other field of activity, but in the se lection of Mr. W. W. Smoak as Mr. Banks' successor no mistake has been made. Mr. Smoak is not a novice in newspaper work. He has had many years of experience and has always made good. We predict that The In telligencer will continue to grow and prosper under his management. The War Tax. Congress has had some difficulty in agreeing upon what articles a special tax must be levied in order to mise funds to offset the decrece in revenue is a result of curtailed imports. Since the w r began all lines of business in Euro, have been paralyzed, then"- be ing practically no exports upon which this country collects a duty. The de crease in revenue has been about 39.000.00f per month. There has been a disposition on the part of congress, and rightly so, to place a special tax on things that are Governor of All the People. Governor-elect Richard I. Manning is already being beseiged by job hun ters. In making his appointments, Mr. Manning will follow the broad policy which he announced in the campaign, that of appointing men who are best fitted regardless of whether they are his political friends or not. He will be governor of ail th; people. Isn't it re freshing to again return to good old way in South Carolina? Let every citi zen feel that he is a partof South Car olina, has a part in the government. When it comes to doing his duty as governor Mr. Manning will have no "friends". He will "stand by" every worthy citizen of the State. Cotton Consumption Increased. In this dark hour it is encouraging to see that efforts are being made ail along the line to consume all of the cotton possible. A number of large corporations, especially the flour and corn mills, are substituting cotton for jute bags, where heavy bags are need ed. The postmaster-general has the matter of using cotton twine in the post-office department under considera tion. About 1,700,000 pounds of twine are used each year in handling the mail, at a cost of about $200.000. It is thought that cotton t .vine can be sub stituted without loss to the govern ment. The department has the matter under consideration and will make the change if possible. Every pound of cotton that is consumed helps the cot ton grower. State Industrial School. Very little is ever seen in the papers about the South Carolina Industrial School at Florence, yet we regard it as one of the most important institutions in this State. When a boy of tender years falls into temptation and com mits crime for the first time he should not be dealt with as a hardened crimi nal. He should be punished but in a manner that will cause him to lead a better life, rather than subject him to humiliation that will permanently crush the finer qualities of his nature. That is the object of the State re formatory at Florence. Instead of put ting stripes on youthful criminals and placing them in the penitentiary or, worse still, on the chaingang, boys are sent to this school of correction, and in many instances they go away at the end of the term with the determi nation to make a new start. Recently the city recorder of Colum bia had to deal with three white boys around 15 years of age. Instead of send ing them to the city chaingang he or dered them sent to the reformatory at Florence. The probability is that these three boys will come to themselves be fore they serve a term at the school for correction and resolve to lead an upright, honorable life. Had they been sent along with the hardened criminals* for more severe punishment, they doubtless would hava been so humilia ted by the downfall and its conse quences that no attempt would be made hereafter to lead a respectable life. Count the Mercies. Number all the gifts of love; Keep a daily, faithful record Of the comforts from above. Look at all the lovely green spots In life's weary, desert way; Think how many cooling fountains Cheer our fainting heart each day, Count the Mercies! Count the Mer cies! See them strewn along our way! Count the Mercies, though the trials Seem to number more each day; Count the trials, too, as mercies. Add them to the grand array. Trials are God's richest blessing Sent to prompt our upward flight As the eaglets' nest, all broken, Makes them fly to the loftier height. Count the Mercies! Count the Mer cies! That bring heaven within our sight. Let us number all our jewels, Let us estimate their worth; Let us thank the gracious giver Strewing blessings o'er the earth; Let our hearts o'erflow with glad ness, Let us tell the wonders o'er. Till our multiplying treasures Seem a countless, boundless store; Then let praises, grateful praises, Be our language evermore. We carry an elegant line of la dies' and misses coal suits. Give us a trial and we will save you some money. Hubenstein. What Others Say A New Suggestion. The cotton holl should make ideal hat trimming. How about using 10.000, 000 bolls therefor?-Greenville News. Attention, Farmers! Sow oats, wh^at. rye. clover, vetch, and plant more corn. Reduce your cot ton acreage half and you'll be happy next fall.-Yorkville Enquirer. Another Suggestion for Cotton. Clothe the policemen and firemen in khaki during the spring and summer and so help spread the market .for cot ton.-Greenville Piedmont. True Bill. A farmer can make more money with cotton at eight cents-providing j he raise his own supplies-than a news ? paper can make selling his newspaper j at $1.50 per year.-Gaffney Ledger. Editor Thankful. There is not a one of us but has 1 something to be thankful for. Per j sonally we are thankful that our boy is I not big enough to try to read the pa I pers and to ask us to pronounce all of I those foreign names in the war stories j for him. -Spartanburg Journal. Don't Get "Blue." The people of the United States should be happy instead of blue. We are at peace with ourselves and with the world. We have plenty to eat and I plenty to wear. There is no danger of j a famine of any kind. We may have ' to forego some of the luxuries of life 1 but we could all do that and be none j the worse therefor. There is no U3e of being so blue.-Spartanburg Jour I naL - Timely Advice. I The man who owes a debt should see I his creditor and have an understanding j with him. Don't stay away and trust j to luck. Your paper will be maturing ! soon and it isjprobable that the one who j has accommodated you has borrowed j money from somebody partially on his faith in your paper. If you don't pay him promptly or give satisfaction, you may seriously embarrass him, which ! no honest man would want to do. i Lancaster News. Strongly Endorsed. Members of the bar and the press of I the state are endorsing Hon M L Smith ' to succeed Judge Ernest Gary as judge of the Fifth Judicial circuit. Mr. Smith is one of the prominent and learned lowyers of this section and we know of no man who could fill the position bet ter than he. His appeals for law and order during the late campaign are re membered, and should he be selected by the next legislature the state wiU have an able and impartial judged Camden Chronicle. Smile Provokers A teacher recently received the following from the motherof an ab sent punil: "Dere mnm: please eggi?cuse Wil ly. He didn't have but one pair of pants an' I kep him home to wash them, an' Mrs. OToole's goat come and et them of the line an' that awt to be eggscuse euuff, goodness nose. Yours with respeck. MRS. B." The news of the young woman's engagement had just been made public. She was in the little store one day when the clerk laughingly said: Well, Miss Gertrude, I see it's coming off soon." The young woman caught ner vously at her clothing. 'My good ness, she said. What?" A young man, leading a dog by a chain, stopped at the corner. An Irishman asked what breed the dog was. The owner looked thc ques tioner insolently up and down and then replied, with a drawl, "It's a cross between an ape and an Irish man." "Faith, thin we're both reiatcd to the beast," was the ready retort "I wish you wouldn't try to sell an airship to my husband, said a lady caller to an aeronaut." "Why not, madam, pray?" asked the dealer. "Because he is not to be trusted with one, replied the wife." But, madam, our hying machines are all ?vbat we call fool-proof, in sisted the aeronaut. "Yes, ordinarily perhaps, said the wife, but vou haven't met my hus band." A revival was being held at a small colored Baptist church in Southern Georgia. At one of the meetings the evangelist, after an earnest but fruitless exhortation, re quested all of the congregation who wanted their souls washed white as snow to stand up. One old darkey remained sitting. "Don' yo' want yo' soul washed w'ite as snow, Brudder Jones?" "Mah soul done been washed w'ite as snow, pahson." "Whah wu/, yo' soul washed w'ite as snow, Brudder Jones?" ''Over yander to the Methodis' chu'ch crost de railroad." "Lawd. Brudder Jones, yo' soul wa'n't washed-h't were dry cleaned Every depai with merchand? (IQ 1 weather is now 1 invitation to our B come in and let i i of goods that ar* I all fresh, bought ? are not afraid tc If you need Underwear or Fi We can sell you i Mukasl Next NEW We invite y< Men's and Boys' received a large HATS AND F These were bou? in the country, c and the quality the reach of all. If we have stock we will or( Come, LEI ? department. t Treasurer's Notice. The County Treasurer's office will be open for the purpose of receiving taxes from the 15th day of October 1914 to the 15th day of March 1915. All taxes shall be due and payable between the 15th day of October, 1914, and December 31st, 1914. That when taxes charged shall not be paid by December 31st, 1914, the County Auditor shall proceed to add a penalty of one per cent for January, and if taxes are not paid on or before February 1st, 1915, the County Auditor will proceed to add two per cent, and five per cent from the 1st of March to the 15th of March, after which time all unpaid taxes will be collected by the Sheriff. The tax levies for the year 1914 are as follows: For State purposes 6 mills " Ordinary county 5 " " Cons. school tax 3 " " Bacon-Shaw S. D. sp. 4 " .' Edgefield S. D. 5 " " Long Cane S D. 3 " " Liberty Hill S. D. 3 " " Johnston S. D. 8 " " Colliers 3 " " Flat Rock S. D. 4 " " Prescott S. D. 3 " P. Branch S. D. 15 5 " " White Town S. D. 4 " " Trenton S. D. 5 " " Ward S. D. 2 " " Moss S. D. 3 ** " Parksville S. D. 4 " " Modoc S. D. 2 " " Oak Grove S. D. 3 " " Red Hill S. D. 4 " " Antioch S. D. 4 " "Bacon-Pickens S. D. 4 " 3IAL INVn 'tment of our store ie for the fall an< near at hand, so we friends and the pu us show them a sple e marked very low. ; from leading mani ) guarantee every ai Dry Goods, Notions urnishings of all kir dependable merchar ly Bargain Door to Dunovant r FALL ST )u to call to see the wear of all kinds, stock of Fall CL01 'URNISHINGS OF rht from the leading onsequently the styl the best. Our p i not what you wa 1er it for you. : US SHOW you 3rn & Mim " " Shaw township 4 " I " Talbert S. D. 2 " " R Pw Bonds Wise T'sp 1 1-4 44 I "RR Bonds Pickens 3 " "RR Bonds Johnston 3 " "RR Bonds Pine Grove 12 " "RR Bonds Blocker 12 " "RR Bonds Trenton " Pickens 3 " " R R Bonds Elmwood 12 " "RR Bonds Elmwood- 3 " " Pickens 3 " "RR Bonds Johnston 3 " " Edgefield sch'l bldg. 2 " Town of Edgefield Corporation purposes 10 " All the male citizens between the ages of 21 years and 60 years except those exempt by law are liable co a poll tax of One Dollar each. A capita tion tax of 50 cents each is to be paid on all dogs. The law prescribes that all male citi zens between the ages of 18 and 55 years must pay $2 commutation tax or work six days on the public roads. As this is optional with the individual, no commutation tax is included in the property tax. So ask for road tax re ceipt when you desire to pay road tax. JAMES T. MIMS, Co. Treas. E. C. Hats to close out at 81.00 to 82.00, broken lots. *'2.50 and *4.00 was the regular prices. F. G. Mer ti ns, Augusta, Ga. Just received a car of Thornhill wagons. Wilson & Cantelou. rATION has been filled i winter. Cold extend a cordial blic generally to ?ndid assortment Our goods are ifacturers, so we rticle we sell. , Clothing, Shoes, ids, come to us. idise very low. House, & .Co. YLES t j latest styies--irr-< We have just rKING, SHOES, ALL KINDS, t ? manufacturers i es are the latest 5 rices are within ? nt in our large through every t s. A pply Sloan's Freely for Lum bago. Your attacks of lumbago are not nearly so hopeless as they seem. You can relieve them almost in stantly by a simple application of Sloan's Liniment on the back and loins. Lumbago is a form of rheu matism, and yields perfectly to Sloan's, which penetrates quickly all in through the sore, tender mns cles, limbers up the back and makes it feel tine. Get a bottle of Sloan's liniment for 25 cents of any drug gist and have it in the house against colds, sore and swollen joints, rheumatism, neuralgia, sciati ca and like ailments. Your money back if not satisfied, but it does give almost instant relief. Hopeless Lung Trouble Cured. Many recoveries from lung troub les are due to Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey. It strengthens the lungs, checks the cough and gives relief at once. Mr. W S Wilkins, Gates, N. C. writes "I used Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey in a case given up as hopeless and it effected a complete cure." Get a bottle of Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey. If your cough is dry and hacking let it trickle down the throat, you will surely get re lief. Only 25c at your druggist.