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<??gefk!d Avertisse. C??afalifll?p? 1S35. J.L. MIMS,.Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year i? 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. As charity covers a multitude of sins before God, 90 does politeness be fore mea.-GREVILLE. Wednesday, April 21. This spring there will not be even a few days respite between the coal and the ice bills. . "Uncle Sam" should sell the Philip pine Islands to the highest bidder. If, after advertising the sale, no bids are received, they should be given to some nation that has greater need for them than we have. The Colonel would rather have the publicity which accompanies the bring ing of the suit against Barnes than to have a verdict of $50,000 without the publicity. He just couldn't remain out of the limelight any longer. The Colonel will not have a sufficient number' left in the Progressive party to make a quorum when the conven tion is called next year. Senator Poin dexter of Washington is the last Bull Moose to vamoose the ranks. The United States supreme court has decided against Leo Frank, the At lanta murderer. He must now pay the penalty of death on the gallows for the heinous crime he committed, unless the pardon board of Georgia saves him. The Advertiser entertains the belief that the Japs are already planning and secretly preparing for a conflict with the United States. They are too shrewd to show their hand now. The Japs, like the Germans, will not strike until they are ready. Be it said to the credit of our county officers, no school warrants or county . claims have been discounted. Dolmr for dollar has been promptly paid on whatever the county has owed. In some counties teachers are discount ing their claims at eight and ten per 1 cent. President Wilson is being urged to 1 call a peace congress of the neutral na tions. It had better be held on this ? side of the Atlantic instead of anywhere 1 in the neighborhood of The Hague. ( If held too near the Germans, the Zep- : pelins might drop a bomb in the peace cam^. It appears to us that the two papers * pf Augusta could find more profitable ? .employment than engaging in a war of words, forcing their personal and busi ness differences upon their readers. 1 Circulation controversies between com- 2 jpeting newspapers are always unpleas ant and unprofitable. Yet sensible men Will engage in^such wordy battles. Rally at Johnston. We desire to see Edgefield and every v other community in the county largely represented at the educational rally r which is to be held at Johnston Fri- J day of this week. This is to be a red ? letter occasion for education in the county as well as for Johnston and its .splendid school. A very interesting programme has been arranged. Besides addresses by prominent educators and others, there will be attractive music. Dinner will be served free to all. who attend. We trust that every school in the coun- , ty will be represented and that each delegation will carry home with it enthusiasm that will give an impetus to education over the entire county] While we have made progress in educa tion, we have only made a beginning. There is so much yet to be done. Let's all assist in making the Johnston rally a rousing success. The Chautauqua. 1 Within ten days Edgefield will have its first series of high-class entertain- 1 ment commonly called a chautauqua. Just what it will mean to Edgefield and vicinity, socially, intellectually and religiously will depend upon the num ber of people who attend. Our people are fortunate in being able to hear the viry best talent in impersonat ion, read ing, music, oratory, etc. In addition to the chautauqua pro gramme proper, there will be an address each aft.moonaby some promi nenfgentleman who is capable of en tertaining and edifying our people. Let's improve the golden opportunity that is presented by urging the people pie far and near to attend the chautau qua--^! three days and nights. Write to your friends in adjoining communi ties and invite and urge them to come. By making the chautauqua of 1915 a success it is probable that it can be be made an annual event. Negro Causes Riot. Something new under the sun is a race riot in Boston. Well, however dubious one might hitherto have been as to the possibility of race friction in Boston, a riot on a small scale actually occurred Saturday night in Ihe lobby of the Tremont theatre. The princi pal figure was Trotter, the negro who insulted President Wilson in the White House last year. Trotter has an ex aggerated idea of his importance and will yet hang himself if given sufficient rope. Boston is learning that there are negroes and negroes. Some make good citizens, .while others make un desirable citizens. The race needs leaders, but leaders of the right type. It needs more men like Rev. C. T. Walker of Augusta, but the negro race would profit by having fewer men of the Trotter type. Instead of a friend, he is an enemy to his race. However, after all, he is not so much to be blamed. As Boston made him what he is, let the Bostonians take their own medicine. We do not want Trotter down here. In fact, he would have to mend his ways, or else he would find this part of | the country altogether uncongenial. Lynched For Trivial Offense. There are some crimes so black that even conservative, law-abiding men de fend the act of the mob which appre hends and shoots to death the perpetra tor. While the demands of an outrag ed people and violated law may be met by summary execution at the hands of the mob, yet the effect is demoralizing and the reflex influence upon society is baneful. A lynching occurred in a Georgia town Saturday which is altogether without justification from every stand point. A negro was arrested and plac ed in jail to await trial upon the charge of stealing meat from a smokehouse. During the night a mob went to the prison, forced open the door, seized the negro and shot him to death. The men who killed the accused negro are guilty of a greater crime he was and should be dealt with severely. Public sentiment should condemn lynch law Let this lawless spirit increase and hu man life will be unsafe; lynching for the most trivial offense will become prevalent. The community in which the negro accused of stealing meat was lynched has been demoralized by this lawless act on the part of the mob. It if this same spirit that has made "ni^ht-riders" of Kentucky possible. These lawless men of Kentucky have destroyed property by fire and have taken human life without the slightest justification. Let the spirit of lawless ness be stopped in its incipiency. Let the people be taught to obey and re spect the law and let criminals be pun shed through the regularly established mannels. i* ?I? I Hellions Notices. $ At Trenton Sunday morning at 11:15 preaching in the Presbyteri al church. At Johnston Sunday evening at 5 o'clock preaching in the Presbyte rian church. Let every member, and others vho can do so, hear the sermon on 'Sanctification" at Methodist church lext Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Notice change in hours. Sunday icuool 10, preaching ll. SCHEDULE CHANGES SOUTHERN RAILWAY Effective Sunday, April 18 Train No. 231 will leave Edge ield 10:10 A. M., leave Trenton 10:35 A. M., arrive Augusta 11:50 \. M. Train No. 229 will leave Edge ield 11:20 A. M., arrive at Aiken 12:35 P. M. Train 207 will leave Edgefield 7:20 P. M., arrive Augusta 9:25 P. M. Corresponding changes in sched ules of trains at intermediate points. For additional information com-' municate with ) J. A. ToWXSKNpj Ticket Agent. Edgefield, S. C. From April 5 to May 15 we will give to, some lucky customer a 5 pound box of Norris candy every Saturday nighi. Ask for ;t ticket with each cu h purchase; '..Collett ct Mitchell. What Others Say I Should Fail. Any business that cannot succeed and nay dividends without child la bor should fail.-Pickens Sentinel. Violated Neutrality. Dr. Dernberg says Germany would be satisfied if the seas could beneutral ized. But England, whose only safe guard is the sea, will remember what happened to neutralized Belgium.-News and Courier. Fighting Evil. Fighting evil in the city or anywhere, for that matter, is precisely like fight ing weeds in a rank soil-you're n?ver done with the job. Still, the weeds must be fought or they would soon choke out all that we value.-Spartan burg Herald. Chick Springs Menu. If Tom Arnold matches with substan tials Ed. DeCamp's speech menu for the Press association meeting at Chick Spring?, believe us, ?here will be some eating at that glori?us resort when the pencil pushers are gathered there. Greenville Piedmont. Property and Conscience. A Texas mayor advises people to re turn property for taxation according' to their conscience. That is what they have been doing all along and most of those who make returns have a darn sight more property than consci?nce. -Greenville Piedmont. The Law in Charleston. It has been proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that the law can be enforc ed in Charleston as well as anywhere else, in spite of her "peculiar condi tions"; and if Governor Manning's life is spared we expect to see a great transformation down there and a great improvement in the enforcement of law all over the state.-Newberry Gbserver. Made Wise Selection. . Governor Manning has acted wisely and well in selecting Dr. C. Fred Wil liams as superintendent of State Hos pital for the Insane. His choice is ac ceptable to those familiar with the Sialifications of Dr. Williams and with e needs of the unfortunate inmates of the institution and shoul i therefor? be acceptable to the public generally. -Lancaster News. ? ? ? ? . .9. t * f. * At. 9. VTTTTTTTTVTVVVVTTTYTTTTTTT I ? i Smile Provokers I i . % M f If. ff iii t t ti JU ff. f fi atm . ? . V -9--9- T LA* Tl i T T1 TT Tl T T T 1 * ? TTT "T "TTT'i Was your new dress very costly?" "Very. Papa told my fiance what it cost him, and be has diaappeaf" N ed."-Ex. "Did your pa warm your jacket like he said he was goin' to." "No. Hut he het up my pants like bees a stinging"-Washington Herald. "So your wife has stopped both ering you for an automobile?" *'Yes; I tipped oif a palmist she patronizes to warn her against ever . riding in one." ^Grandma, are you with-the cir- ? eus? Of course not, child. What j makes yon ask such a thing? I t heard pa say that when yo? came ] to visit us, we'd have an elephant ? on our hands."-Brltiraore Ameri can. - Madge-lT don't think ther^d be any fun in voting anyhow." Mar jorie-"Sure there would. If a wo man yo? didn't like were running., you oottld get all the fudge and so :1a you wanted out of her and then rote against ber."-Judge. Yankee- If tome one were so ill idvised as to call you a liar, colo nel, in what light would you regard the act? Kentueky Colonel-I would re gard it simply as a form of suicide, *ah. i Little-Laura-Are you going to wear your religion to-day, grand ma? Grandma-What do you mean, dear? Little Laura-Papa says yon use it as a cloak. H i lda-If I grow up and get mar ried, shall I have a husband like daddy? Mother-I hope so, dear. Hilda-If I don't get married, sb??l I be an old maid like Aunt Al leu? Mother-Yes. Hilda-Well, I am in a fix, and no mistake. Vice President Marshall was de scribing a precocious little girl. "She showed her precocity the other day, he said by a question that she asked me. 1 had said to her in the course of examination in mental arithmetic. How old would a person be who was born' in 1861?" "?She smiled, and asked, was that person a man or a woman?" ? Town of Johnston JOHNSTON, S. C. Statement of financial condition of the Town of Johnston. Johnston, S. C., fron June loth, 1913, to March 31st, 1915. RECEIPTS Compound. 898.75 Fines. 1,269.50 Licenses. 2,422.42 Taxes. 6,600.28 Cemetery (sales of lots)_ 280.C0 Sundries_._ 67.93 Bills payable (money borrowed) 1,200.00 Bills payable (balance due? cemetery). 500.10 Overdraft. 272.54 $13,506.42 DISBURSEMENTS Lights.I 3,274.11 Streets._. 1,603.57 Mayor's salary. 437.50 Clerk and Treas, salary_ 175.00 Marshal's salary. 2,403.50 Attorney-. 195.00 Real Estate (Cemetery)_ 700.00 Improvements (Cemetery).. 85.00 Bills payable_. 2,700.00 Interest on same_. 170.93 Sundries. . 1,761.81 $13,606.42 OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS Bills payable (balance due on Cemetery)_. 500.00 Overdrafts.'. 272.54 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. )" Personally appeared before me, J. W: Cox, and upon oath says that he has examined the financial affairs of the Town of Johnston, and that the fore going statement is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, correct, and that the same sets forth the true condition of resources and liabilities. J. W. COX. Sworn to before me this the 14th day of April, A. D., 1915. S. J. WATSON, N. P. S. C. Southern Railway Premier Carrier of the South Schedule effective April 18, 1915. Trains arrive from No. Time 208 Augusta, Trenton 8:20 am 230 Columbia, Trenton 10:55 a m 232 Charleston, Aiken 5:05 pm 206 Columbia, Tienton 8:35 p m Trains depart to No. Time 209 Trenton, Columbia 7:20 a m 231 Trenton, Augusta 10:10 a m 229 Aiken, Charleston 11:20 p m 290 Trenton, Augusta 7:40 p m Schedules published only as in formation and are not guaranteed. For further information apply to J. A. TOWNSEND, Ticket Agent. Edgef?eld, S. C. Let us supply yon with seed Irish potatoes that bear the stamp of ?overnraent inspection, which is a guarantee against diseases that at tack many potatoes. We have the Early Rose, Bliss, Irish Cobblers md other popular varieties. Penn & Holstein. The Sprir finds us reac Our lines Ginghams, I etc., will pie; We have 1 ment, and h come out. . week. We have partments tl inspect our s Your Child's Cough is a Call For Help. Don't put off treating your Child's Cough, lt not only sap? their streng* h, but ofteu leads to more serious ailments. Why risk? You don't have to. Dr. King's New Discovery is just the remedy your Child needs. lt.is made with sooth ing, healing and antiseptic balsams. Will quickly check the Cold and soothe your Child's Cough away. No odds how bad theCouah or how long standing, Dr. King's New Dis covery will stop it. lt's guaran teed. Just get a bottle from your Druggist and fy it.-2 To Prevent Blood Poisoning apply at once the wonderful old reliable UR. PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL. a sur. pical dressing; that relieves pain and heals at the same time. Not a liniment. 25c. ^'*^<oo 4"l"t"fr ?fr'M'.'l' 'l"t"M' * * ? * f rp Just a Double Quartette of Them WHILE THEY MUST BE WOMEN OF BRAWN AND MUSCLE * + They are Up-to-Date in the Style of Their Garments and * Hats, and no Doubt Depend on Some Good Drug Store for Many Items So Essential to Woman's Comfort COLLETT & MITCHELL Spring 1915 We are prepared to supply the needs of the boys and men. Spring Oxfords Spring Hats Spring Suits SjjnngJSIujrts i ? g, Spring Underwear All are stylish and at reasonable prices. DORN & MIMS Edgefield, South Carolina >pring 1915 ig season is now with us, and ly to fill your wants in our lines, DRY GOODS o? Wash goods, consisting of ?rcales, Figured Lawns, Crepes, ase you. MILLINERY iad a fine season in this depart tave the new tftings that have A new shipment to arrive this many articles in our other de lat will interest you. Call and showings for spring. Yours to serve, RIVES BROTHERS