Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MADE POINT BY PARABLE Chancellor Quick to Soe Truth in Related to Him by Wander ing Traveler. Lee, the chancellor of the kingdom of Han. was [?lotting to murder the king. Su. a wandering traveler, came to visit him, and introducing himself as follows: "Your humble servant Su. wret&ied and poverty-stricken, possessing not even a feeble horse and an old buggy, has left his aged parents at home, tramped through the dust braved the frost and snow, crossed River Tsaro with the sole purpose of seeing yon ap?i offering you humble advice. Will Fou give him the privilege of speaking to you?" . The chancellor, knowing the speak er's intent, answered maliciously: "Any word about men I ara tired of listening to. But If you can tell me something about ghosts and spirits, I will be overjoyed to hear you." "That is Just what I would like to tell shout sir." returned Su, and he continued : "When I was tramping on my way here I lost my direction one night in a lonely forest Weary and exhausted, I could find no place to rest I had no blanket, no mattress, only a chilly, misty vapor wrapped around me. I hid myself in the tall grass. By my side stood a bulky tomb. Faintly I heard a quarrel between a wooden doll and a clay doll as to which was the superior In quality. The clay doll droned the following argument: "T ara molded out of clay. If, per chance, I am ruined by swift wind or bitter rain. I can return to my home, to Mother Earth. But ns for you, you are carved out of the branch of a tree. You have been severed from your own root When you face swift wind or bitter rain, you will be thrown Into the Tsarn river, carried eastward to the sea, to the ocean. Then where will be your abiding place? You will float and drift for eternity.' "I, the traveler, listened and won dered, and felt that the clay doll was without question the winner of the dispute. "Now, your honor ls plotting against the king and the royal family. Do you realize that you will kill off your own root and destroy the very founda tion of your power?" "Remain with me over night, and I will talk some more to you to-mor row," said the chancellor, after a moody reflection.-C. Y. Tang, in Chinese Students Monthly. Aztec Relics Unearthed. Announcement of the recovery of #0,000 specimens of prehistoric Aztec civilization from the famous "Aztec ruin" in the Amas vn?l?? ? .- .- ". "....,.. iii?: uiuueu treasui&rs i* only partly completed, what has thus far been found within the crumbling walls so long hidden from human view has exceeded, it ls tedd, the most sanguine hopes of the Investigators. Necklaces of shell and tortoise, agate knives, pottery vessels of various forms and ornamentation, cotton cloth and woven sandals are among the finds reported by N. C. Nelson, assistant curator of the museum and Earl H. Morris, in charge of the exploring party. Enough masonry in the ruin was un covered to have built a wall half way from New York to Philadelphia. Wished the Spikes Also. The wife of a thrifty Western farmer had worked very, very hard for many, many years, depriving herself not only of all luxuries, but of many comforts. "Foolishness," she had termed such things. But the mail order catalogue in which father was interested had eaught her eye-or was it her neighbor's new bonnet? Some change had come over her ideas of what constituted "foolishness," and she astonished father one morning by announcing she was going to town to buy a hat. Arriving at a millinery store she sur prised the clerk who came forward to wait on her by asking: "I want to know who's runnln' this here joint?" **I am at present" the clerk re sponded. "Well, what I want to know Is, If I buy a fine hat here, will you throw In the spikes?"-Indianapolis Star. Their New Home? Who says there ls difficulty In find ing quarters In Washington? There is a colored family In this town that recently disagreed with it self. Mrs. Jones-we call her that decided to leave Sam Jones, so she "took the seven children and left sud denly one day for her old Virginia home. . Sam suddenly found himself bereft. . It cannot be said that Sam mourned. Fact is, he was pleased. That was why he mourned when he read the following post card one morn ing: "Meet your family at Union Station at 4:15."-Washington Star. Up in the Air. "You were yelling In your sleep last night." "Yes. I dreamed dat I was float ing around In de sky."' "Why, dat ought to have been a pleasant dream." "No; I dreamed I was run over by t& airship." LOVE'S WITCHERY By LEE VERONE ALLAN. i il mill-I (Copyright, 1918. We?tern Newspaper Union.) "You have done me a great favor," said Dudley North, shaking hands with a companion in a passenger coach. "Don't speak of lt I'm only glad that the people at' Hillside won't be disappointed. Remember, though, you are Robert Wade." "I've got my lesson by heart," laughed the other. Aimlessly drifting, leaving it to chance wliere he would land, Dudley North had entered Into a casual con versation with his seat mate on the train. The latter had told him thnt he was bound for Weston, but he had in tended going to Hillside- up to that morning. "You sec," he explained, "some peo ple at Hillside sent to an agency in the city for a chuuffeur. I agreed to take the position. Only this morning, though, an old employer sent for me. Sorry to disappoint the agency and the Worthingtons. They expect me on this train." "See here," Interposed North, "I want work. Wonder if I couldn't flt In?" And an hour later, fully posted, he arrived at the station of the llttlo, town of Hillside. In the distance a lake showed, surrounded by fine resi dences. An automobile stood at the edge of the platform. From lt a young man with a satchel hastened to catch the train and directed the quick query to the one passenger alighted: "You the new chauffeur?" and North bowed assentlngly. "All right, there's the car. My sis ters are over at the store." Then he was gone, and crossing the street the sweetest little specimen of girlish love liness came tripping np to the machine. "Oh, the new chauffeur?" she spoke. "My sister Hortense will be here in a minute or two. You don't know the ways around her, of course?" "It will not take me long to learn," submitted North. "No, and I'll help you," chattered on Miss Gladys Worthington. "I'll call out 'right.' or 'left,' just before w? reach a turn." "I shall certainly be obliged," said North, and the warm sense of emotion the very human Gladys had inculcated, became congealed as her queenly sis ter appeared and with chilling hauteur spoke the mandatory word : "Home." There was a winding road, then two Junction thoroughfares. "Right," di rected a silvery' voice; another turn, and "Left." "Mr. \Vud(f," she said one day, when he had halted the machine at the side of a lonely country road while some little children, guests of Gladys, were gathering flowers, "would you feel bored if I read you some jingles I have been trying to whip into shape for a club paper a group of us have started?" "I should be greatly pleased," avowed North, and the pure, clear sentiments enunciated by the rhymes showed the true innocence and ingenu- ] ousness of this unspoiled daughter of the rich. North forgot himself in sug- ( gesting corrections, in perfecting the rhymes of the little poem. "Why, Mr. Wade," she exclaimed, "you must have reud and studied a t great deal to know all that!" and he , discerned an awakening suspicion in her mind thnt he was not what he pur- , ported to be. The barrier of their widely separated social status was J completely broken down when, one day, a reckless driver collided with ? their car, and, but for Wade seizing , Gladys nnd leaping with her to safety at the risk of.his own life, lier's would have beeu sacrificed. All this led to a natural result-Dud ley North had met his fate and could not resist telling Gladys that he loved her. He told her also that he could i not remain near her In a false position. Of his past he divulged nothing. He would go away and make something ? better of himself thun an unambitious chauffeur. Then Gladys wept softly, . but told him that she would follow him to the ends of the world at his word. North had advised Mr. Worthington that he would give up his position on 1 a certain day. The one preceding ? Miss Hortense ordered him to drive to the depot for a guest. North gave a great start as the guest in question ! arrived on the train. The latter stood , spellbound, staring at him from the platform. He was an old man, stern, overbearing In his presentment, but something kindly stirred him at the 6lght of North-the eon whom he had sent adrift after a senseless quarrel. , ."So!" he said, but with a slight catch In his voice, "mental labor, is Itr . "./J? VU'"--"* "ls that dishonorable?" calmly ques tioned Dudley. "The machine ls ready for you, slr." "Sir?" repeated Mr. Gerald North, a tinge of bitterness in his tone. "Come, come, my boy, let us under stand one another." The breach was healed when they reached the Worthington home. Miss Hortense was wide-eyed when she learned the real identity of her de spised chauffeur, and little Gladys blessed little Gladys^-she and Dudley went all over a new wooing to hide the one that had already linked tbeif bearii in unison. . r' ^ 1 (Political Ac South Carolina mg Floating Doubled in Get The-e Facts in Your Mi R. A. C said in his speech at Banrv that he could not and woul in taxes. John L. says that he can and will r with useless offices and use ment, and using the same derstanding that inspired 1 the State warehouse syster Get your name < Notice Of Opening Books Of Enrollment For Voters In The Democratic Primary Election, etc., etc. Notice is hereby given that the following committees for enrollment have been appointed to enroll the voters of Edgefield County in the Democratic Primary for the year 1918, and said books of enrollment will be opened at the places designa ted for each club Tuesday, June 4th, 1918. Bacon.-W. H. Smith, Secretary; G. M. Smith and B. B. Bouknight at Bouknight's Store. Cleveland-C. C. Jones, Secretary; J. W Quarles and T. Wallace Quarks at O na ri a?-? o*~ .. ." x. o. raul at the Edge field Mercantile Company. West Johnston.-W. M. Sawyer, Secretary; E. H. Smith and John Wright, at Lott-Walker Company's Store. East Johnston.-A. M. Clark, Sec retary; W. S. Mobley and S. G. Mob [ey, Jr. at J. C. Lewis' Store. Long Branch.-E. L. Scott, Sec.; Luther Yonce and L. C. Clark, at Lewis Clark's Store. Meriwether.- J. A. Thurmond, Sec. J. T. Reece and J. 0. Scott, at F. A. Thurmond's Store. Meeting Street.-J. K. Allen, Sec. ; I. R. Blocker and J. H. Cogburn at I. H. Cogburn's Store. ? Moss.-P. W. Cheatham, Sec.; T. A. Williams and W. A. Reel, at Reel's Store. Pleasant Lane.-J. T. McDowell, Sec.; S. T. Williams and F. L. Tim merman, at F. L. Timmerman's Store Red Hill.-H. E. Quarles, Sec.; 0. 0. Timmerman and R. M. Johnson at H. E. Quarles' Store. Ropers.-F. F. Rainsford, Sec.; B. T. Lanham and J. D. Boswell, at Rop er's Store. Shaw.-W. W. Wise, Sec.; I. A. Webb and A. J. Day, at A. J. Day's Store. Talbert.-J. D. Hughey, Sec.; A. | Gilchrist and E. P. Winn, at E. P. Winn's Store. The qualifications for membershid in any club of the party and for voting at a primary are as follows: The applicant for membership, or voter, shall be 21 years of age, or shall become so before the secceeding gen eral election and bs a white Democrat. i Ivertisement.) Taxes, Inelud Debt Have Five Years ind and Keep Them There :OOPER /ell, and again at Hampton d not promise a reduction McLaurin educe taxes, by doing away ?ess machinery of govern broad-gauged business un lim to give South Carolina n. . )n the club roll. He shall be a citizen of the United, States and of this State. No person shall belong to any club or vote in any primary unless he has resided in the State two years and in the County six months prior to the succeeding general election and in the club district 60 days prior to the first primary following his offer to enroll; PROVIDED, that pub lic school teachers and ministers of the gospel in charge of regular organized church shall be exempl from the pro visions of this section as to residence, or otherwise qualified. Under the rules a new enrollment is required. B. E. NICHOLSON, . County Chairman. May 27, 1918. iiMj?t, ARE THEREFORE, to cite any and all kindred., creditors, or parties interested, to show cause before me at my office at Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, on the 22 day of July 1918 at ll o'clock ja. m., why said order of discharge I should not be granted. W. T. Kinnaird, J. P. C., E. C., S. C. June 15th 1918. The canning season is on. We have a large stock of packers 2 and 3 pound cans. Let us supply your needs. Trenton Fertilizer Co., Hardware Dept. Notice of Final Discharge. ITO ALL WHOM THESE PRES ENTS MAY CONCERN: Whereas, Mrs. Lena Jackson has made application unto this court for Final Discharge as Administrator in re the Estate of L. E. Jackson de ceased, on this the 12 day of June, 1918. THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite any and all kindred, creditors, or parties interested, to show cause before me at my office at Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, on the 15 day of July 1918 at ll o'clock I A. M., why said order of Discharge ?should not be granted. W. S. Kinnaird, J. P. C., E. C., S. C. 12th June, 1918. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c. 3WEN BROS. MARBLE & GRANITE CO. DESIGNERS MANUFACTURERS ERECTORS lALERS IN EVERYTHING FOR THE CEMETERY. ie largest and best equipped monu mental mills in the Carolinas. ?EENW00D, ...... S. C. HEIGH,. N. C. F. A. JOHNSON, Local Agent The Government has asked American busi ness to pursue a certain course for the dura tion of the war. Keep quality up and prices reasonable, -a strictly non-profiteering policy. It is the only patriotic policy. It is the policy this company has always adopted and the one we will continue to pursue. We stand ready to undergo any sacrifice in order to cooperate with the Government. We believe it is best for ourselves. We know it is best for our country. We appeal to all concerns-big and small to adopt the same policy. American business must rally as a unit to the support of the Government, It is the surest and quickest way to win the war. i ins+^d States Tiras Good Tires mm BARRETT & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS Augusta.Georgia