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m> 79> ~~ EDGEFIELD, S. WEDNESDAY, JANAURY13,1915_ NO. 43. \ JOHNSTON LETTER. Ph?athea Class' Good Work. Mrs. Boatwright Entertain ed Pi Tau Club. New Piano for School. The Philathea class of1 the Bap tist Sunday school numbers 40, and : daring the past few months they ^ ^^Jh?ve done many 'beautiful benevo lent acts, one being to remember the ?ick of the' town, with blooming plants and flowers, irrespective of the denomination. The officers elect ed last Sunday were, president, Miss Clara Sawyer; vice-president, Mrs. Lewis Blount; recording sec rotary, Miss Martha Watson, and treasurer, Miss Maud Nickerson. Joba C. Watson had the mis fortune to break his left arm jast .above the wrist last Monday. He was bringing some stock into town for shipment, and was seated on the rear of the wagon. The horse made a sudden movement causing him to fall to the ground, the weight of his .body coming on the left hand. We j are glad to say. the wounded mem ber is healing nicely. The Apollo mnsic cl nb met with Mrs. W. F. Scott on Saturday af ternoon and after a short business tension conducted by the president, Miss Willis, the following program was enjoyed, the master, Robert "-Schumann, being studied: "Bio graphical sketch of Schumann," Mrs. Leon Stansell; "Clara Schu mann," Miss Martha Watson; vo cal solo, "When the heart ia young," Mrs. James White; "Warum,0 Miss j Willis; "Traumerei," Miss Gladys Sawyer; "Novelette, opus ?8, in F," Mra. W. F. Scott. Miss Elise Crouch who was leader made the lesson very interesting, < and told just what inspiration led Schumann to compose these selections. A mu sical contest was .held after the pro gram . A social^hal^f hour .wa^en f "?Jffy^ff, and"the "hosCeVs^w?o~Ts an adept in entertaining made this de lightful for her guests and served to them a refreshing repast, being as " aisled by Mru. J. A. Dobey. A beautiful new piano has been placed in the new school building and it is the intention of the school to pay for this without aid from the treasury, this to be done by a se ries of entertainments. The spacious auditorium is an ideal place for en tertainments, and the first one will be a concert on Friday evening par ticipated in by local talent, the or chestra assisting. Mrs. E. R. Mobley has returned from a visit to Auburndale, Fla., in the home of her father, Mr. A. C. Mobley. Miss Maud Sawyer was hostess for the Kill Kare Klub on Friday afternoon and besides the members there were present a number of other friends. The parlor was fra grant with bowls of narcissi and sweet music was enjoyed. Progres sive cards occupied the time and -the prize for the highest score was a dainty piece of lingeria. The hos tess assisted by Misses Clara and Gladys Sawyer served a tempting salad course. The national W. C. T. U. having set aside January 14, as a day of prayer for national constitutional prohibition, this date will be~ob eerved here by the local W. C. T. U. and in the evening an address will be made in the Baptist church by the Rev. Thacker and a cordial invitation is given to all to be pres ent. The regular monthly W. C. T. IT. meeting will he held on Friday afternoon in the home of Mrs. O. D. Black. Mrs. M. A. Huiett who recently *spenttwo weeks in Trilby, Fla., in the family of her son. Mr. James Hui at, returned last week. The literary society of the high school which has been organized elected the following: Pr?sidant, Guy Horne; vice-president, Miss Bessie Bean; secretary, Roland O nz ts; treasurer, Miss James Thack er. The program committee was se lected from three of the grades; 11th, Miss Clevie Moyer and Whitman Moffett; 10th, Mi?is ZiIla Smyer and Hill Ready, 9th, Misses Frances Turner, Lucile Thrailkill and John C. Watson. Mrs. Jame? White entertained Iwith a delightful course dinner on [last Tuesday evening, the honoree [being Mrs. Taylor Goodwyn of ? Green wood. Mrs. Horace .Wright is visiting "The Days of June." The following lines were written by Rev. W. H. Watson, a promi nent English Wesleyan missionary to China, just after reading "Tue L)ays of June" by Miss Mary Culler White. Every bornetin Edgefield' county ought to have a copy of this charm ing story of a Christian life. 'Send 50 cents to Smith and Lamar, Rich mond, Va. for a copy. Oh glorious record of a blameless life, Of high resolve and sweet devotion rare, How hast thou thrilled me, sounding for the strife, Thy loudest tocsin, bid mine heaijt pre pare, Like this brave soul, for noblest deeds of love, Or swift translation to the Home above. A simple life, whose sun went down tt noon, Four glorious summers in God's har vest field, Yet that seed immortal sown so Boon, Whieu, on and on, shall widening nai ve 3 ts yield, So soon her 1 te 11 hos e. gi i tter ing heights had trod Where climb the feet of all the hosts of God. Upward to Christ through all her brightening way, Faithful to him with love which could not tire, She lived and labored through life's day; Cast o'er this earth one gleam of heavenly fire, Nor was her prayer in mortal pain de nied, "By JLit'e and Death her Lord was glorified;" -W. H. Watson. Sept 22, 1914. Union Service and World Peace. -^RevTEYC:"Bailey will preach "the sermon at the union service at the Edgefield Methodist ?'burch next Sunday night at 7:30. I wish to in vite all Edgefield people of every church aud no church LO come to this union service aud take a stand for or against a plan for a lasting world peace. J. R. Walker. D. A. R. Meeting. The Old 96 District chapter, D. A. R., will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday January 19, at 3:30 in the afternoon with Mrs. J. W. Peak. All members are request ed to come and bring their dues. Agatha A. Woodson, Regent. in tht home of her siscers, the Mis ses Sawyer. Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Allen and Master Ben Lee, have been visiting at Fruit Hill in the home of their mother, M rx. Elizabetb Allen. Miss Margaret Dom, T. N., who has been in the home of Mr. M. T. Turner for the past two months, re turned to her home in Augusta ou Sunday. Mrs. Fannie Smith and little daughter Fannie Lou, have been guests of the former's sister, Mrs. James Mobley. Mesdames I. T. Welling and B. T. Boatwright and -Miases Nina Ouzts, Marie Feweil and Maidelle Boatwright wein over to Columbia on Friday to take in the atti actions of the opera house, Maud Adams being the star. Mrs. B. T. BoaCwright entertain ed the Pi Tau club on Thursday af ternoon at the attractive home of Mrs. P. N. Keesee and two hours were happily spent, the honorees being Misses Marie Feweil of Rock Hill, and Maidelle Boatwright of Ridge Spring. Several tables of 6 hand rook were enjoyed and Mrs. Welling won the prize, a sandwich basket. Elaborate refreshments in two courses were served. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marsh enter tained recently a house party of relatives and on one day 42 were seated around the festive board. The pretty colonial home uear town is large and roomy and well adapted for such, and this host and hostess are noted for their gracious hospi tality. Mrs. W. R. Rutland of Ridge has been the guest 0: Mrs. Alonzo Horne. The Negro In His Lair, No From early childhood I been a constant observer, and mirer of tho wondrous work God. In ray early day?, birds, 1 bugs, and flowers were a never iag source of pleasure to me, when a lad of more mature 3 rbave lain for hours in the si of Borne friendly tree and pl; with a toad frog or jnne-bug 1 xhe dinner horn- blew when I erroneously supposed to havel diligently hoeing cotton. Int yeaijs-I haye sat . silently on the shore and Watched the tides aud flow; I have climbed 1 mountains and looked down u the olouds, I have descended the valleys and stood on the wo greatest river and watched its bulent waters roll by; I have loo above into the star-decked dom heaveu and gazed upon the away planets and comets perfo ing their stupendous and barm ous revolutions, and have seen \* ten upon the face of all nature glory and wonder of the gi creator. But I have always, now, regaul the negro as master piece. rle stands al in a class to himself; and, wi Yaztxi and the Mississippi delt? peculiarly suited to ?is needs, yet can adjust himself to any kine climatic conditions and live J -die happy under the most try circumstances. He can. lie do beneath the scorching rays of noonday sun and sleep the sleep seven sleepers of old without s fering any evil effects from it wt ev?r, or he can weather the iierc winter gale clad in a pair of cot) overalls and a bluo jumper, can also wear an overcoat to Fourth of July celebration, 01 pair 01 liner, pants and an alp: coat to a Christmas tree and perfectly comfortable. And strat as it may seem, any body's clot! wilkf?t..him. a,o4-b>ok ?tite&'is&h? King Solomon, in his declini years, when he had become tb ougbly disgusted with high soon and fast living, said that there n nothing new under the sun, that had gone all the gaits and had se the whole show, from the free ( hibition to the grand concert, a there was nothing to it, or words that effect. But it will be reme; bered that he never had any negro to deal with or he would have b a new problem to solve every d of bis eventful life. There is not ing else like the negro under ti sun. He sees all things, hears '< things, and has implicit faith everything he sees or hears, ai stai.ds ready/at all times to st< aboard of anything that com along-fi om a young mule to flying machine. Wireless telegrapl is nothing new to him, he has us? it for ages. Every negro's mou is a transmitter and every ear a r jeiver. If anything of importai happens on a plantation tonig! every negro for twenty miles arour will know it by morning. Sundi is his special day, by custom an consent, and if you Jhave any bus nesB to attend in town on Satu day, attend to it early and get o the streets before you get hurt. . negro cannot see you unless yo owe him something, and if you g( in hts way he is liable to step o you or back you up against a bric wall and smother you to deatl He does not do these things, or an of them, through evil design, a niiny sometimes suppose, but h simply cannot help it if you get i his way, for he is busy and canno look out for you. Saturday is hi 'ranhons" and news exchange day and* in addition to having sill thos things in his mind, he has to shak hands with ever.v other negro wo man he meets. You had better taki out an accident policy or'get of the streeis on Saturday. The ??tand ard "rashons" for a negro is a peel of corn meal, three pounds of sal meat, one quart of black molasses a pound of sugar and a pound ol coffee a week-but he can consume all of this in one day if necessary, or if he is working for you and boarding himself he can live a week on five cents worth of cheese, a box of sariines and ten conti worth of soda crackers. In othei words, bis stomach is built on the general plan ofan old*fashioned acor de?n, and either contracts or ex pands, according to the pressuie brought to bear upon it. He is also immune to all kinds of poisons, and can swallow the most deadly drug with impunity. I remember fttt?jfttion Teachers of Edgefield County ! . Ifoj&siaveral- years the Woman's Christian Temperance Union has asked tho teachers and pupils of the county to co-opprate with them in conducting a Prize Essay Contest. The object of .these contesta is, of? oonrs?} to arouse a desire for koo wi-1 edge.on the subjects and to stimu late interest in the temperance cause. In view of the fact that this year /the tefoperancc forces of the State are doing al4 they can to bring about in the near future Constitutional Prohibition; and .=. that the the pres ent legislature has been petitioned to order an election this fall to knowle will of the people on the subjeq^-tbe W. C. T. U. feels sure that the teachers can do much to wird .promoting the cause by an enthusiastic endeavor to interest the pupifsiria this contest. The sub jects for the year are: FiwK-T"<4How will Prohibition conditions in South Caro ojTjpupils .fifteen j ears ard -"Why does the Ci g? ter fail?" for pupils nn years. v prizes on each subject will led--#5,00 for first prize >r second. Essays must be in by middle ' of'Marah-tho exact date will be announced later. ? personal let letter-with literature will be mailed to each teacher in the county. Mrs. M. N. Rainsford. Can Prohibition Prohibit? Absolute prohibition of the liquor) traffic is as attainable as absolute prohibition of murder or larceny. We do not claim that immediately upon the inauguration of prohibition the state will be as fred of liquor a? Sahar4 is of water, but a tremen : clous redaction will takd place irn j medially, anivwithin ten years the ?-J'^s?ti^Sffi^^noc oniy be" almost frei? of liquor, bat more prosperous s.nct vigorous'. Some may say virtuously that "I woulds vote for prohibition if it would prohibit." By that is meant J that prohibition must instantly do for liquor what laws against murder clo not accomplish in prohibiting murder. The enforcement of prohi j bition is dependent largely upon the j honesty of purpose of our officers, i We do not say that it is dependent j upon their attitude because it is time an officer should be required j to enforce the laws because they are i laws, not because he appcov3s of i them. It is not to be supposed that j a magistrate or police officer shall ! be allowed to determine what laws ! shall be enforced. j It may be that the time will come ! when law enforcement will be proof j of a people's capacity for self-gov j ernment. That is not true now, or I our state should be placed in the : hands of a receiver. ! We think it well for our people : to ponder what it means when they ?talk about ''Prohibition, if it will ! prohibit." Beneath that would seem ; to be too much resignation to in ! difference on the part of the people and breach of faith on the part of officers. Prohibition if it will prohibit, indeed! Why not the same test to selling seed cotton without a li cense? Or, say, laws against house breaking, or arson? Do they ab solutely prohibit? But we would not repeal the laws. Let us have the law and be men enough to enforce our laws.-Man ning Herald. of having a negro work for me just after the war who was having chills and Buffering with severe backaches. I ?ot him a bottle of chill tonic to take, and a bottle of liniment to rub his back with. The liniment was labelled, Poison, for external use only," and I cautioned him* about it when I gave it to him. But for three Idays and nights be fore I found it out he had been rub bing his back with the chill tonic and taking a tablespjonful of the iinimenttbree timesaday,beforeeach meal, with excellent results. On another occasion a frieud of mine was sick and he had a negro to wait on him. The doctor opened a can of autiphlogistiue to make a plaster for his side and left the can on the kitchen table, and when the negro went to get his supper he mistook it for a can of peanut butter and ate the whole of it without ever dis cuveriog his mistake. J. Russell Wright. Thanks Woman's Mission Socie ty of Red Oak Grove. (Written for last week.) Editor Advertiser: Will you kindly give me space to express, a.* far as words can do so, our ver\ great appreciation to thejladiesfimin sionary societyafat the j^K^d Oak Grove cburcb|foritheirvery thought ful and rich pounding, which the} gave Mrs. Bussey and me. Though there is such a cry of bard time? and poor collections, every one seemed happy yesterday at the Grove when our. collector, Rev. G. VV. Sbarpton, reported that tlie pas tor's salary for last year had all been paid and yet bad a little money in the treasury. We were remem bered some days ago by another member of the same church (Mrs. Sallie Mims) with a Christmas tur key, fre?h meats and a purse. This great kindness shown by a people with whom I began my min istry 45 years ago, is received with deep humility and profound grati tude both to them and our kind Father above. May this be their best year of service in the Master's kingdom is the wish and earnest prayer of their pastor. G. W. Bussey. Resolutions of Respect Whereas, our heavenly Father has seen fit to remove from our midst, the cheerful face and helping hand of our beloved sister, Miss Rose Strom, we, the members of Antioch W. M. (J., resolve: First: That we can say, "Thy will be done." For we know that **He doeth all things well." Second: That her example is worthy of emulation, in that she did her part well, l'or a long time, al most an invalid, yet she contributed ber means and was present at our meetings whenever her health would permit. ... Third: That we extend our heart felt sympathy to the bereaved fami ly, and remember them in our prayers. Fourth: That a copy of these resolutions be sen*; her parents and a copy to The Advertiser for pub lication and also a copy be spread on our minute book. Mrs. Sallie Jones, Mrs. Louise Smith, Mrs. L. R. Brunson. Committee. Card From Former Pastor. Recently Mr. J D. Holstein mailed Rav. T. D. D. Clark, a for mer pastor of the Baptist church, a card containing a splendid cut of the new Baptist church in colors, i Within a few days he received the j following card from Mr. Clark: My dear friend:- Please accept j admiring congratulations on the splendid new church building just I completed. I am wondering if it oc jcupies the old familiar site endeared ! by so many hallowed associations. I sincerely hope so. Your kind wish is cordially reciprocated. Love to you and yours. Thos. D. ?. Clark. Manassa8, Va. Death of Mrs. Lucy Sei gi er. After an illness of ten days Mrs. Lucy Seigler, widow of Wvatt H. Seigler, died yesterday morning at a local hospital. She was a native of I Edgefield, S. C., and was 56 years old. She is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. W. H. Hinson, of Mt. Vernon and Miss Lauree Seigler of Savannah, and seven sons, T. J. Seigler and E. T. Seigler of Ameri cus, B. T., E. R., and VV. H. Seig 1er of Savannah, S. H. SeigPer of Manchester, and W. L. Seigler, of Sanford. The remains were prepared for burial bv Hender son Brothers and were sent to Erick, Ga., last night for inter ment.-Savannah Morning News. Trenton and World Peace. Let all the Trenton people come to Methodist church next Sunday morning at 11:40, both for the ser mon and for taking steps to have our part in the bringing about last ing peace in the world. In case your machine fails to go phone the Edgefield Auto Rei ?.?ir Shop, phone 19 L, Mr. Cobb will move it. Edgefield Auto Repair Shop. TRENTON NEWS. Miss Harrison Gave Delightful Rook Party. Mr. and Mrs. Mathis Gave Elaborate Dining: MiftfllEtbelirlarrisoii^tras^hostess at a lovely rook party on Friday evening last Music, both vocal and instrumental, gave additional charm to tne pleasures of the eve? ninsr, and it was at a very late hoar when the guests left Ulis hospitable home. Mra. Emmet Ward, from Louis ville, Ga., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Rudolph Swearingen. Dr. S. A. Morall's painful illness has been a source of deep interest and concern to his host of friends. We are happy to know that he is considered some better now. Mrs. Robert Miller, from Batea burg, spent the week end with her daughter, Mrs. Willie Miller. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mathis enter tained a charming number of guests at dinner on Friday night. Among the invited were Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Broadwater, Mr. and Mrs. Wil lie Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moss, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. M osa, Mr. and Mrs. Wallpoe Wise, Mrs. Emma Atkins. Mr. Hngh Harrison, who .has been at the City Hospital in Au gusta, has sufficiently improved to be brought to the home nf his sis ters. Misses May and Carrie Harri son. Mr. Parott, from Darlington, has taken charge of Mr. J. H. Court ney's farm during his absence. Mr. and Mri. John Swearingen^ from Columbi i, spent the week -end at the home of Mrs, Corrie Ryan. Miss E!ee ^ weftnogen: and Mr. Ches'ter^?wearingen visited friends at Monetla during the past week. Mrs. Frank Herlong and her beautiful baby boy have returned to their home in Hawkinsville, Ga., after a happy visit to Mr. and Mrs. H. J Harrison and Mr. and Mrs Herlong. Mr. 1 Ja ven port Padgett, from Sa luda, has been a visitor at the home of Mr. Mike Herlong. Mr. Fate Posey ha? gone to Cres cent City, Fla., for a visit. He will return home with Mrs. Posey and Mrs W. B. Posey, who preceded him about three weeks. A very genial and prepossessing young gentleman, Mr. J. H. Taylor, from Hawkinsville, Ga., has been a much-interested visitor in our midst recently. Henceforth we will watch him with an eye of suspicion. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Merchant *nd Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McCarty from Saluda were visitors at the home of Mr. and M rn. B. J. Harri s >n during the past week. Mr. A. C. Penn, a knight of the grip, who has been on a visit to Mrs. Penn and Mrs. Bryan, has gone on the road again. His head quarters are at Richmond. The Boy Who Can Dream It is a good thing for the farmer boy to have an imagination. It is a good thing for him to "dream dreams and see visions." It takes a dreamer to see the transformation that intelligent effort, will bri ii g to pass on the old place. It takes a dreamer to see how much more de sirable that place will be in 1? years than a job in a dry goods store. It is the boy who .ireams who sees a field ot thrifty alfalfa where that stunted yellow corn is growing on the timber forty. It is the boy who dreams who sees those hungry looking cows with buns in iheir tails replaced b^ a herd of dairy matrons that tax the capacity of the milk cans at every milking. It is the boy who dreams who sees waving corn fields in the place of the old hedge, and a new barn where the cow shed is falling to pieces. We need more dreamers on the farm.-Prairie Farmer. Our machinist is an experienced plumber and can repair gius, en gines', boilers and all kinds of ma chinery. When in need of an expert machinist call on us. Edgefield Auio and Repair Shop.