Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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East is Becoming Wild Woolly. Armed Men H< Up Banks. Washington, May 7.-A few ago seven armed men walked : little country bank near here, and killed an officer of it, lockt ' rest of the officers and employi the vault and went away with $30,000 in cash and securities, one even found out what had pened for a quarter of an hour they had left. Detectives, polia constables and all; the 'other var of sleuths are hot on the trac! the bandits, but have caught no so far except a lot of very A clues and a great deal of space i / newspapers. , Three days after the above pening, seven armed men went one of the offices of the Fifth Av Bus Company in New York, hel 30 men, took $2,000 and ' esc without leaving behind so much clue. This may or may not have the same gang. There is no sp reason to suppose it was the ? gang. This country is full of g and individuals who make an eas ing by robbery and murder. Cr like the two above narrated have come so common that we scai realize how common they are. Jesse James Outdone. Jesse James and his brother. Fi won fame by their success as bar during the generation following Confederate war. We are accusl ed to think of the deeds and times of the James boys as somet? romantically and especially crimi Yet the James boys never did ? thing more bold than these two : beries, and they never got away i anything so easily. They held u number of small country banks Western towns successfully, but t were often shot at, and members their gang were repeatedly wount Finally, when they tried to rob bank in Northfield, Minn., the ( zens surrounded them, fired on tl with rifles and six shooters and fii ly killed all of the gang but two. James boys had a hard life compa to modern auto bandits, who m; our highways unsafe and m; every isolated store and bank a m or less hazardous enterprise. We also like to read tales of Wild West, throughout the per from about 1860 io 1890, when six shooter was supreme in all \ great regions west of the Mississip Many fabulous fiction tales ha been constructed about that e which cause the hair of the um phistic'ated to stand on the end a make the Eastern citizen thank G that he lives in a civilized count] Yet, as a matter of fact, excepti where hostile Indians were involve both life and property were vasl safer in the West of that day th; they are in the East of this day. Tl you can easily ascertain for yourse if you will read, not the hair brain fiction which has been written abo the early West, but the accounts actual experiences there. For example, a young Englishnu named Bell, in 1867, accompani? the surveyors who were. exploring route for the Santa Fe railroz across the continent, and afterwai wrote a book about it. He pass? through New Mexico during one ( its wildest epochs, when there wei still a few Indians on the warpat and when there was absolutely n effective legal organization. Coui ties had sheriffs, who were generali highly efficient men, and sometime a town would have a marshal. Bu there was no adequate policing-n guardian of the law walking his bea to prevent you from doing this o that-and the courts were an absc lute farce. On the other hand, ever; man went armed. Nobody walked in to any place and held up six men o 30 men, because he knew that ever; man had ? gun on his person, an? that he would not get away withou having each and every one of then take a shot at him. r Wild West Was Safe. Both life and property were re markably safe in those days, wher every man went armed and knew hov .to shoot. There were many shootings and killings, to be sure, but these were generally quarrels be Teer, "bad" men. The individual who wind ed his own business was not molest ; ed. There is abundant testimony tc that effect. Mr. Bell, for example, was never in any danger of his life. The only place in which he was mo lested ir. any way was in the centre of a United States military post where there were more than a thou sand soldiers on hand to enforce the law. At this place, Fort Union, his horse was stolen from the stable of an officer. In Trinidad, Colorado, a typical Western town, more than half Mexicaii, havingneither courts nor officers of the law, he reports that, both he and his property were perfectly safe. Nobody stole his horse because th e good people of Trinidad made a specialty of lynch ing horse thieves. While he was there a miner came in from the mountains who had killed his partner about a year before. Meantime he had grown a heavy beard, and he trusted to this disguise and time to have obliterated the memory of his crime. But when he went into the saloon and began to drink, the saloon began to fill up with quiet determined, looking citi zens. The miner was very quietly sur rounded and disarmed. He was given an informal trial and hung to a cot tonwood tree just outside the window of the orom where Mr. Bell, the gen teel young Englishman, was sleep ing. But the only annoyance Mr. Bell ever suffered in Trinidad was that of having this corpse for a neighbor. Thus the social conscience was ac tive and effective in the early West. Now and then a band of robbers was successful for a while, but it was al ways broken up by posses of citizens sooner or later, and nearly every rob ber ?\ied a sudden and violent death before many years. Most of the long hard fights in that country were over crimes, like cattle rustling, which had once been legitimate business and were slowly outlawed. After the Con federate war, the plains swarmed with unbranded cattle, and the round ing up and branding of mavericks was a good and honest business. But seen a few men owned most of the cattle, and they wanted this rustling stopped. The rustlers were a long time in seeing the errors of their ways and this war between the rus tler and the capitalists cattleman was the cause of much of the fighting. It was a war, with men on each side who believed they were right. Your Protector, the Cop. The fact is indisputable that in the early West, despite the sparsely set tled character of the country, despite the laak of any adequate legal ma chinery, life, property and personal liberty were remarkably safe, i And the fact is equally indisputable that - ~~~~~~~~ a Revc The Brunswick is frankly a c building. There is one tread that's suj that is now on Brunswicks. There is one side- wall const holds the summit place for er adopted for Brunswicks. Fabrics differ - up to 30 per On Brunswicks the maximum 1 There are certain additions, e vastly to tire mileage. The I extras. There are no patents, no se maker from building the best, knowledge and skill-cost plus Brunswick standards are kno name certifies an extraordin?r no more than like-type tires. Buy ONE Brunswick. It wi! not be bought, regardless of pri THE BRUNSWICK-BAL Atlanta Headquarfr Sold On An Um Guarani J. D. HOLSTEIN, J RELIABLE MOTOR & SALES in the East today, nT-heavily popu lated sections having the most elab orate system of law and law enforce ment in the world, life and property are both often taken with impunity, while personal liberty is becoming a myth. The policeman may not catch the bank robber, and ofter does not, but if he sees you kiss your girl, or park your car more than five inches from the curb, or walk on a grass plot, or violate any other local ordi nance, or even his own sense of pro priety, he will pounce on you quickly enough. It is against the law to bear arms, and the custom has died out every where in the United States except in. Texas and a few other parts of the South and West. If a man wants to shoot you down and take your bank roll, you are helpless. It is against the law for you to have any means of defending yourself. You have placed y our-safety in the hands of a minion of the law who in all proba bility can not shoot straight enough to hit a barrel at ten feet, and who is most likely 'at any moment en gaged in the bold enterprise of oust ing a spooning couple from a park bench. Fire Sale. I want my friends and the public generally to know that I am* selling out at my home the goods that I saved from the recent fire. The goods are somewhat damaged and I am selling regardless of cost. Therefore, it affords an opportunity to get the biggest bargains in merchandise ever offered in Edgefield. Tell your friends about this sale, so they can take advantage of it too. Goods go ing at almost your own price. They must be sold at once. A. DAITCH. FOR SALE: Home raised corn, shelled or in the shuck, at $2.25 per bushel. A. S. MILLER, Trenton, S. C. ires Are ombination-bf the best ia Hre preme beyond question. And ruction, which, by every test, tdursnce. And that one was cent -in their strength tests, ong-fiber is the standard, lach one expensive, which add brunswick embodies all these cret formulas to prevent any It is simply a question of ? care. wn the world over. The very j tire. Yet Brunswicks cost ll prove that a better tire can ce. KE-COLLENDER CO# ers: 38 Luckie St. limited Mileage ee Basis r., Edgefield, S. C. COMPANY, JOHNSON, S. C. Penn & Holstein Prescription ruggists Pure Drugs ?md Chemicals Our prices are reasonable. Our 75 years of service to the people insure efficiency and We Solicit Your Continued Patronage Eyes scientifically examined and glasses properly fitted. * . GEO. F. MIMS, Optometrist-Optician, Edgefield, S. C. Hogs and Pigs for Sale Two brood sows. Two litters of pigs, half-registered Duroc-Jersey, at S3.00 and $6.00 each, according to size. Fine con dition. W. M. ROWLAND, Meriwether, S. C. Farmers, Attention! Write or see me for delivered prices on rat, fire and lightning proof metal corn cribs. Can fur nish them in any capacity. Shape either round, oblong, or square. Can furnish T rtitions fjor large cribs. Absolut r,it and fire pcoof. A permanent ..i improvement, first cost che'" M wooden con struction. Write me ai . >a. ?rg, S. C. W. fi. STOKES, Agent for Edgefield Co. LOMBARD Foundry, Machine? Boiler Works and Mill Supply ' House AUGUSTA GEORGIA Cotton Oil, Gin, Saw, Grist, Cane, Shingle Mill, Machinery Supplies and Repairs, Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Grate Bars, Pumps, Pipe, Valves and Fittings, Injectors, Belting, Packing Hose, etc. Cast every day. \ ? GASOLINE AND KEROSENE ENGINES Pumping, Wood Sawing and Feed Grinding Outfits. What better car do you want than a FORD with Self Starter and Elec tric Lights? YONCE & MOONEY. Spring H We have ji" direct from The name cent excelk and let us : A large C just receiv and lasts. Di New Grocery Store We have just opened a complete line of fancy groceries in the store opposite the sta tion, formerly occupied by Mr. Pearce Thomas. We shall make a specialty of ta ble delicacies in season, carrying a full as sortment of fresh vegetables at all times. We will replenish our stock by express and keep everything fresh. It is our purpose to carry the highest class line of canned goods obtainable. We invite you to visit our store and so ? licit a share of your patronage. ' E. T. & A. R. Moore Coprrftht 1909, by C. E. Zimmerman Co. -No. 66 UVERY dollar that you spend foolishly, every proportionate amount of money that you earn that it would be possible to save and do not, is only money that you have to work for again. On the other hand every dollar you put in the bank is money that is going to constantly work for you. Which is the best; money always working for you, or you always working, for your money. Come in and start that bank account. Don't put it off another day. BANK OF ED GE FIELE* OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, President; A. S. Tompkins, Vice-Pr?sident E. J. Mirna, Cashier; J. H. Allen. Assistant Cashier. \ DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Thou. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, M. CL Parker, A. S. Tompkins. B. B. Bouknight. E. J. Mirna. J. H. Allen ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Seeds Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. Distributors of Marathon Tires and Tubes. None better, bot our price is less ' YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED f DSF" See our representative, C. E. May. [ead and Foot Wear ist received a large shipment of SPRANG HATS i the celebrated Stetson factory, of Stetson stands for 100 per mee in the hat world. Come in fit you in a nobby spring hat. shipment of the celebrated ROSSKTT OXFORDS ed. All of the latest leathers Come in and let us show you. ORN & MlfflS