Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A Newspaper's Creed. " A newspaper has character, like an individual. Indeed, a newspaper usu ally reflects the aims, the ambitions, purposes, etc.,-all of which go to make up its character,-of those who operate it. And to keep the name of a newspaper above reproach is the chief ambition of every right think ing editor. Those who are entrusted with the operation of a newspaper property are guardians of its charac ter, of its good name, during their incumbency. Therefore editors are weighted down with responsibility, some taking it less seriously than others. When many thousands of people have for generations been reading tneir favorite newspaper they come to look upon it as something almost sacred in their lives. They might talk about it flippantly at times and say unkind things about it, but at heart they love it. A newspaper that con tinues to serve many thousands of pe?ple daily throughout the decades and quarters of a century on down to a century and over must have a character that commands respect. And if you were to ask the average man or woman what he or she likes most about their favorite newspaper their answers would be interesting. Certain newspapers stand for certain ? things, but the principal things which newspapers, according to our idea, should stand for, are: integrity in news, integrity in advertising, a sense of fairness that will cause you to re spect the other fellow's views, and to be sure never to permit the use of your newspaper to blacken the char acter of any man or woman. This, coupled with the sincere desire to do something for the community that is constructive, something that will bring people together instead of tear them apart makes up a splendid I creed for a newspaper. These are,! very frankly, among our aims for The Chronicle. We have read many newspaper creeds in our time, but we read one the other day in the Tampa Times which can not be surpassed. Indeed, it is so like the ambitions we have for our paper that we shall reproduce . it and with the permission of that . splendid Florida cjaily incorporate it 1 into our creed. It is as follows and every word in it rings true: "In our determination to make , The Times a great and good news paper, let us be animated by a spirit of charity toward the weakness and shortcomings of our fellowmen so long as their actions are more inju- , . rious to themselves than to the pub lic welfare; "Printing nothing that will injure or reflect upon the reputation of any ' man or woman without thorough and painstaking investigation of the facts, remembering that it is better to miss a good story than to run the risk of damaging the name and reputation ' of an innocent person; "Abhorring the gossip monger and the purveyor of neighborhood scan-1; dal; ' "Handling sex crime and revolting 1 details of all kinds so as to offend 1 good taste as little as we may, in the knowledge that many of our read ers are pure-minded girls and women, and that an intentional appeal to the salacious is indecent journalism; "Refusing $o create sensations out of trivialties, or allow motives of any kind to inspire overplaying of the news; "Vowing solemnly to ourselves that ours shall be an honest and truth ful newspaper in which shall be printed nothing bu: well established facts, emphasizing constantly that guessing is unpardonable, and the printing of irresponsible rumors a journalistic crime; "In all of which meriting, as in dividuals, the respect of our asso ciates and the public by fairness to our enemies, cleanness in our pur poses and unswerving honesty every minute of every hour. "As the character of an individual is built by thoughts and actions, so is the character of a newspaper built up by the printed word. 'The good name of The Times must be kept above reproach."-Au gusta Chronicle. "Enough is a Plenty." Manufacturers are very careful not to glut the market. Should they, by any chance, produce more than the markets of the world can readily absorb, they reduce production, and sometimes close their factories for periods of varying lengths. Frequent ly this is done on the plea that it is necessary to overhaul the machinery, or to re-equip, but it is noticeable that such occasions of necessity never arise when the demand is good and prices ruling high. Farmers and livestock breeders have over-produced. Considering the de mand for their products and the prices offered, they have a surplus of foodstuffs and meats, even though world's statistics would indicate a shortage in some lines. That being What's Your Verbal Range? How large is the vocabulary average, reasonably well educati twentieth century person? Probab not one in ten million ever finds ox Most of rs regard with somethii akin to veneration Milton's proverbi eight-thousand word power, and for Shakespeare's fifteen thousand that puts the Bard of Avon in a cia by himself to this day, so far as fo mer estimates have been made. But we may make another gue today. Now comes Mrs. Myrtle Koc Cherryman of Grand Rapids, Mich gan, with a record of twice that < Shakespeare and one that places piker like Milton in a cave so con pletely isolated that he cannot I heard at all. Mrs. Cherryman says si made a systematic journey through dictionary to find out what her woi P'/*?"r was. Incidently, she learned great many interesting things aboi the vital statistics of words-the birth, growth, decline and death but the mere number of words at he command was impressive-31,501 twice as many as Shakespeare usec Mrs. Cherryman is a very intell gent woman, but without a forms college education; a public reade and an effective speaker; writes bot verse and prose, but is not classed a a professional writer. Her journe through the dictionary was not mad for publication. She began the e> p?riment as a sort of game, as a pas time, going through a half-page or ; page list of words every evening, ii the same way in which others migh play a hand of solitaire each nigh But she soon became interested ii the game and worked at it from timi to time at odd moments. She develop ed an intense curiosity about words She learned a great many curiou facts about some of the words she al ready knew that made them riche: for her and tarnsformed the journey through the dictionary into an adven turous quest for hidden treasures lhere is the word "sulky," for in stance-tho sort of one-seated gif her doctor father used to ride in or his country rounds- "so-called,' says the dictionary, "because of th< fact of its carrying but one person,' the implication seeming to be thai the young .nan who feels sulky ride? by himself in one of these lonesome things insttiid of on a regular buggj seat with his girl beside him. The comment of this 31,500 word power woman herself on her experi ment adds a new sprig to the laure' of Shakespeare: "It only proves thal Shakespeare; was even more of a wiz ard than we have been told, if he could paint such undying pictures and give an effect of infinite variety with half the stock in trade of a rath er poorly educated woman of the twentieth century." The Record wonders how many South Carolinians, men and women, ever try to improve themselves by a trip through the dictionary. We should hesitate to even guess, much less to ask any of our friends, per sonally. Yet we know scores and scores of persons who spent enough time at the ultra silly tasks to im prove themselves greatly, if they would spend the same time on worthy tasks.-Columbia Record. the case, why not follow the example set by the manufacturer and reduce production to a point where the world will readily absorb their products at a fair price. A strong "back-to-the-farm" move ment is being fostered by many indi viduals and organizations. Farm and Ranch is unable to fathom the mind that will direct people to invest and labor long hours producing something that will glut a market already over burdened with things that cannot be sold at a price that will pay even a small portion of the expense of pro ducing. People behind the "back-to the-farm movement" may be over loaded with good intentions, but they are doing those who have spent their lives learning the business of farm ing, many of whom have invested in land, improvements and equipment, very serious injustice. If they will go into the market and leam at first hand what the farmer sells his prod ucts for and then learn also what he makes for his labor and on his invest ment, they will feel ashamed of them selves. The most ignorant eight-hour a-day laborer can secure as wages in three months more cash than a ten hour-a-day farmer can from a year of studious effort. There are so many producing that it would be good busi ness to let a good portion of the land they have buen cultivating lie fallow ?ach year than continue producing food and fibre for which there is no demand. It takes brains, experience, energy and application to tickle the soil and make it laugh back a crop, and those competent have more competition than others and should resent, and we believe do, the urge back to the farm movement.-Farm and Ranch. War on the Boll Weevil. Mr. Ira Williams, boll weevil ex pert of the Georgia State Department of Entomology, has recently made some interesting statements on the boll weevil situation which needs to be promulgated widely. His opinion that we will see a much larger cotton crop next year is merely a opinion, and while we believe too, that next year's crop will be larger, it is only belief in either case. As a matter of fact, however, his observations on how the weevil can be held down are different and have more value than his and our belief that the crop next year will b larger. In some sections of Southwest 0 Georgia this year, Mr. Williams says the cotton crop is actually larger than it was the year before. And in all such sections it has been shown that the farmers were active last winter in "cleaning up." They did not leave so many places for the weevil to hi bernate. Plowing up fields where cot ton was grown was done, of course but that was not enough. The weevil finds his finest winter quarters under; stumps, logs and dead trees. Thesej places were cleaned out and the re? ! suit was that there were far fewer weevils in those sections this year ?than last, although the weather con ditions this year were more favor able for the weevil than they have been in years. In addition to the good one may 1 do in destroying the winter resorts of the boll weevil, one could add greatly to the fertility of one's soil by put ting litter from woods on the soil; Millions of dollars worth of fertiliz ing and humus-making stuff is wast-, ed every year in the South by fail ure to use pine needles, leaves and other masses of vegetable matter left in woods and places to rot. It should be made to rot in the fields, where" clean cultivation has robbed the soil of an element that is essential to fer tility. A clean-up campaign is needed on the farms before winter comes on. It will show its value in next year's crop.-Greenwood Index-Joural. v? Rape for Hogs. Dwarf Essex rape makes fine pas ture for hogs. On rich land there is no other crop that comes as soon and furnishes as much pasture for hogs as rape. A small area of land in rape will be worth much to you for hog pasture. Chickens are very fond of rape in fall and winter. Your layers will sur-: prise you if you will have rape for them and supplement this with grain. Cattle and sheep also like rape but some care must be used as rape will sometimes bloat cattle or sheep if grazed while the rape is wet or if turned on when very hungry and al lowed to eat too much. Sow Dwarf Essex rape and time during the fall on good soil. The seeds are very small and cheap. Three or four pounds will plant an acre. Sow like you plant turnips.-Farm and Ranch. Practical Jeweler. I want the people of Edgefield to know that I Repair Watches and Jewelry of all kinds in the most approved manner. Twenty five years of experience. Satisfaction Guaranteed. W. E. SIKES 216 Campbell St. Augusta, Ga. Hemstreet & Alexander 647 Broad Street Augusta, Ga. Dealers in Guns, Revolvers and Fishing Tackle. Repairing of Fire Arms, Bicycles, Safes, etc. Key Fitting a Specialty. Telephone 679 Trespass Notice Notice is hereby given that hunt ing, fishing or trapping day or night is prohibited on my land in the Col liers community. All stock must be kept off also. Law will be enforced against those who disregard this no tice. JAMES B. ADAMS. 10-19-3tpd. FOR SALE: 150 acres three miles of Edgefield; $10 per acre. 450 acres six miles of Edgefield; $8 per acre. JOHN RAINSFORD. To Preveut Blood Poisoning apply at once the wonderful old reliaMe DL PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING Oil,, a ?ut pical dressing that relieves pain and heals at fte 8am?; time. Not a liniment 25c. 50c. Ji.oa Notice of Master's Sale. Pursuant to Decree of Coprt of Common Pleas for Edgefield County, S. C., in case of G. H. Ransom, Ad ministrator, Plaintiff, against P. M. Cothran, et al, Defendants, - I shall offer for sale at public out cry to the highest bidder before the Court House at Edgefield, S. C., on Salesday in November, next, being 7th day thereof, between the legal hours of sale, the following realty: All that lot of land situate in town of Edgefield, S. C., containing 1-8 of one acre more or less, and bounded north by lands of Mrs. Maggie Lee Pruitt; East by the public street from Griffin Hill to Columbia road; South by lands of W. R. Covar and West by lands of Mrs. Maggie Lee Pruitt. Terms of Sale-One-half cash, bal ance on credit of one year, with in terest from date of sale, or all cash at purchaser's option; the credit por tion, if any to be secured by note of purchaser and mortgage of premises. If terms of sale are not complied with, premises will be re-sold at risk of former purchaser. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. J. H. CANTELOU, Master E. Co., S. C. Edgefield, S. C., Oct. 10, 1921. Notice of Master's Sale. Pursuant to Decree of Court of Common Pleas for Edgefield County, S. C., in case of L K. Heywood, Plain tiff, Against J. D. Garren, et al, De fendants. I shall offer for sale at public out cry to the highest bidder before the Court House at Edgefield, S. C., on Salesday in November next, being 7th day thereof, between the legal hours Of sale, the following realty: ' All and singular that tract of land situate in Edgefield County, S. C., containing 232% acres, more or less, and bounded North by lands of Mrs. L. H. Nicholson; East by lands of Mrs. H. N. Greneker; South by Ab beville public road and West by lands of Turner (formerly Wallace Hol ston). TERMS OF SALE: Costs, and one third of the purchase money in cash, balance in two equal annual install ments, interest payable semi-annual ly, or all cash at purchaser's option; the credit portion, if any, to be se cured by bonds of purchaser, and mortgage of premises sold, with in terest from date of sale at 8 per cent per annum, and 10 per cent At torney's fees, if so collected after jtnaturity. If purchaser shall fail to comply with terms of sale within one hour thereafter, said premises will be resold at risk of former purchaser. Purchaser to pay for stamps and pa pers. J.H.CANTELOU, Master E. Co., S. C. Edgefield, S. C., Oct. 10, 1921.^ NOTICE TO SWEET POTATO GROWERS. Every one who is growing sweet potatoes for market this year is urged to secure their crates. We have them on hand at our local warehouse and will cost 14 cents per crate with the S. C. Sweet Potato Assn., stamp on each crate. We would also ask that you engage your storage space right away in order that we might arrange to take care of all the potatoes that are to be stored. Johnston Potato Curing Co. flflflBBflflflflflflflfl I Indigestion ? B Many persons, otherwise ? [ vigorous and healthy, are B fl bothered occasionally with fl ! g| Indigestion. The effects of a g tm disordered stomach on the ?? j~ system are dangerous, and "J I prompt treatment of in di gea- I B tlon ls important "The only fl Dmedicine I have needed has wm been something to aid diges- fl fl tion and clean the liver," fl Bwrites Mr. Fred Ashby, a wm . McKinney, Texas, farmer, fl I "My medicine is S Thedford's i BLACK-DRAUfiHT n for indigestion and stomach Q ! trouble of any kind. I have fl fl never found anything that B I touches the spot like Black- H BDraught I take it in broken fl doses after meals. For a long H fl time I tried pills, which grip- fl Bed and didn't give the good _ results. Black-Draught liver M fl medicine is easy to take, easy fl rm to keep, inexpensive." ?S Get a package from your ?? fl druggist today-Ask for and ?j Li Insist upon Thedford's-the fl fl only genuine. fl Get it today. BB EM fl B^flSflflflBBflflfl Your Prescrij: Solic For several weeks we ha marist, but having now t marist of experience, we prescription, using only pi taming the high standard during its career of 76 yet J. D.H Barrett & (INCORP( COTTON Augusta :>< tim Z n Z n l > Administratrix' Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA EDGEFIELD COUNTY. Pursuant to an order of the Judge of Probate for said county and state, I will sell for cash at the store house of R. E. Cheatham, late of said coun ty and state in the county of Edge field, at Eleven o'clock a. m., Novem ber 4th, 1921, the following goods and chattels belonging to the estate of said R. E. Cheatham; to wit: Two mules, 3 head of cattle, 2 hogs, 1 Ford truck, 1 Ford automo bile, 1 wagon, farm implements) 5 bales cotton, cotton seed, corn, peas; fodder, 1 shot gun, one-half interest in stalk cutter, and sundries. Mrs. MAE WEST CHEATHAM. Admx. Estate R. E. Cheatham, de ceased. October 18, 1921. Notice of Final Discharge. To All Whom These Presents May Concern: Whereas, J. Claude Johnson has made application unto this court for Final Discharge as General Guardian in re the Estate of Maud Smith John son, his ward this the 28th day of September, 1921, These Are Therefore, to cite any and all kindred, creditors or parties interested, to show cause before me at Edgefield Court House, South Car olina, on the 28th day of October, 1921, at ll o'clock a. m., why said order of Discharge should not be granted. W. T. KINNAIRD, J. P., E. C., S. C. NOTICE! Concordia Lodge No. 50, A. F. M. will hereafter hold its x'egular communica tion on the SECOND MONDAY night of each month in stead of Friday night as heretofore. All members are kindly requested to observe the change and be pres ent accordingly. J.- H. CANTELOU, W. M. Edgefield, S. C., August 1, 1921. Notice. Notice is hereby given to all per sons who are indebted to the estate of the late R. E. Cheatham to make payment to the undersigned and also all persons who hold claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned properly attested. Mrs. May West Cheatham, Administratrix. October 12, 1921. Do not fail to examine the stock of furniture, rugs, stoves, and house hold goods offered for sale at greatly reduced prices by the Edgefield Mer cantile Company. Come at once'and i buy something at a bargain. Don't j wait.-Advertisement. j >lion Business ;ited ve been without a phar lecured a graduate phar are prepared to fill all ire and fresh drugs, main which this store has set 11*8. olstein mmsmsmm^ Company DRATED) FACTORS - - Georgia Ablbeville-Greenwood Mu tual insurance Asso ciation. ORGANIZED 1892. Property Insurred $17,226,000. WRITE OR CALL on the under signed for any information yon may desire about our plan of insurance. We insure your property against destruction by FIRE, WINDSTORM, or LIGHT NING and do so cheaper than any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared to prove to you that ours is the safest and cheapest plan of insurance known. Our Association is now licensed to write Insurance in the counties otf Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Edgefield, Laurens, Saluda, Rich land, Lexington, Calhoun and Spar tanburg, Aiken, Greenville, Pickens, Barnwell, Bamberg, Sumter, Lee, Clarendon, Kershaw, Chesterfield. The officers are: Gen. J. Fraseir Lyon, President, Columbia, S. C., J. R. Blake, Gen. Agent, Secretary and Treasurer, Greenwood, S. C. . -DIRECTORS A. 0. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. C. J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C. J. R. Blake, Greenwood, S. C. A. W. Youngblood, Dodges, S. C R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. C. J Fraser Lyon, Columbia, S. C. W. C. Bates, Batesburg, S. C. W. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. Ci j J. R. BLAKE, j General Agent. 1 Greenwood, S. C. BUSINESS Is solicited by us. We cany a full stock of fresh drugs and carefully compound pre scriptions. We also carry a large stock of confectionery, sta tionery, perfumery and toilet articles or all kinds. Large assortment to select from. Our stock of fancy gro ceries is always complete and we can fill your orders with the best of everything. Your patronage solicited. Mitchell & Cantelou Pharmacy Virt?er ever Yon Need a General Tonic Take drove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE! and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood andi Build* up the Whole System. 5C cents,