Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Jluraorous department. Hsnn^r ihud?a fnrmor. beine short a team, hitched a mule and an ox together to help with the hauling. When the team had gone a mile down the road the ox stopped, lay down and refused to go further. The farmer said nothing, simply unhitched the animal, returned it to the stable and made the mule pull the wagon the rest 'of the day. That night the ox spoke to the mule oonfldentially. What did your boss say today?" he asked. ^'"Nothing that I heard," replied the mule. The next day the ox was hitched with the mule again. This time he . lay down at the end of a half mile. Again the farmer calmly unhitched him, put him back in the stable and made the mule do the hauling. "What did the boss say this time?" . asked the ox that night. ' "I didn't, hear him say anything," replied the mule, "but he's leaning over the fence out there talking to a butcher." Interest Ate It Up.?The leading negroes of a Georgia town started a bank Rnd invited persons of their race to become depositors. One day a darky, with shoes cut down at the heels, a gallus over one shoulder and a cotton shirt, showed up at the cashier's window. "See here," he said, "I want mah 110." "Who is you?" asked the cashier. "My name is Jim Johnson, an' I want dat $10.'' "Yuh ain't got no money in dis here bank," said the cashier after looking over the books. "Yes, I has," insisted the visitor. "I put $10 in here six months ago. "Why, man, yuh sure is foolish. Dc lntrist done et dat up long ago." . Asked to Know.?It was the kindly custom in the village for the well-todo inhabitants to make good any loss wfhich1 the villagers might sustain through the death of their live stock. Xhe retired manufacturer, who had only recently settled in the village, ? t ? It t.rln kin nrnnMnn who IgUUIttllL VI UUO let uuuuiv and was considerably puzzled by the visit of the laborer's wife, who explained that Bhe had lost a pig. "Well, 1 haven't got it," exclaimed the bewildered newcomer. ,."What I mean, sir, is, of course, the pig died," nervously explained the woman. ' "Well, what do you want me to do?" cried the exasperated man. ''Send a tft-eath?'' When One Claim Adjuster Fainted. ?Out in Wyoming a train ran over tho cow of a Swede farmer named Ole Oleson. Tho claim adjuster went out to the home of Olo to adjust the claim likely to be rondo"by Ole for the loss of his cow. "Well, Mr. Oleson," said the clairn adjuster, "I came out to see you about your cow being killed on our trackWhat arc you expecting to do about it?" . "Veil," said Ole stolidly, "I ban a poor man, an' I can not do much because I ban so poor, but I will try to pay you five dollars."?Judge. Wanted One for 8ister.?A tire company was giving away top balloons to children. They were beautifully colored balloons and caught the youngsters' fancy. One little fellow asked if he might hQve two. "Sorry," said the man in charge, "but we only give one balloon to each bby. Have you a brother at home?" The youngster was truthful, but he did want a balloon. k "No," he replied, regretfully; then added hopefully, "but my sister has and I want one for hint." l ' * , Began in Utual Way?Having made his money, Mr. Goldring became the usual target for questions on "How to Make Cash Quickly," and such topics. The other day he got some of has own back. A particularly persistent questioner had been wasting his valubale time, and then asked: "I understand, Mr. Goldring, that you started life as a newsboy." The rich man seized his chance. "My dear sir," he replied blandly, "you have been misinformed. I began life in the usual way?as an infant." ? ? Tools Were Lacking.?Tired Tim knocked at the door of a little cottage. It was a chilly day, and he felt very hungry. The old lady who opened tl>e door was a good sort. She anked him into the kitchen and placed before him a nicely cooked meal, and asked him why he did not go to work "I would," replied Tim, "if I had the tools." "What sort of tools do you want?" inquired the old lady. "A knife and fork," said Tired Tim. Diagnosis Correct.?Two well-known financiers were discussing a banking scandal. "The banker has now pone off for a cruise to South America, has he not?" asked the first. "Yes, I believe so," replied the second. "To recuperate- from an attack of influenza, is it not?" queried the first. His companion lauphed grimly. "I've heard of that kind of influenza before." he said. "It comes from cold feet due to e\|?osure." Its Use.?Visitor (in editorial rooms) ?"What do you use that blue pun II for?" Editor?"Well, to make n long story short, it's to-er-tnr.ke a long story short-"?Boston Transcript. I OF SOUTHERN ORIGIN ? Doctrine of Abolition Was Born in South Carolina. CAUSED SPLIT IN A. R. P. CHURCH Slavery Had Many Uncompromising Opponent* in the South?States Were Never United Until After the Civil War. Dr. Robert Lathan, author of the "History of the Associate Reformed Synod o? the South," specifically declares that anti-slavery sentiments were of Southern origin, writes Dr. J. W. Daniel in the Southern Christian Advocate. Lathan makes good his assertion from documentary history contained In the minutes of the synods of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian ehurch, and also shows that these senj timents were born in South Carolina and resuKed in a hegira of Associate Reformed Presbyterians, from this state, to the West. The great body of these emigrants went from Chester, Abbeville and Fairfield counties, and settled in Ohio (a corruption of an Iroquois word, O-hi-on-hi-i-o, Beautiful river) in successive parties from 1800 to 1828. Large numbers of these abolitionists reached Ohio while it was still a territory, for Ohio was not declared a state till January 11, 1803. Many of the Quakers, as well as numbers of Associate Reformed Presbyterians had taken up residence in the territory prior to that date. William Henry Harrison, a first cousin of my grandfather, Harrison Daniel, was territorial governor, and in 1799 became the first territorial delegate to congress. i Among those who left the state and ] settled in Ohio on account of the institution of slavery in our state, were i some of my own people. My matcrnaJ grandfather's eldest son, William Anderson, owned a plantation in Abbeville county, where Donaldsville Is i now located. He was born at Laren, i Ireland, and came with my grandfather to America in 1792. About 1800 he sold his plantation and Joined the seceder exod.us to Ohio- He was an 1 uncompromising opponent of the insti- < tutton of slavery and left the state on I that account. Years afterwards his i family crossed over i^ito Indiana. 1 My mother's eldest sister, Emily An- i derson, married John Anderson, not < related, and moved to the vicinity of Fort Valley, Georgia. When General i Sherman marched through Georgia his army was encamped, for several days, ] around my aunt's house. The fencing , on her plantation was burned at the campflres of the invading army, and < her cattle were killed for beeves. ( Several women on the plantation, , whose husbands were in the Southern ( army, and who were left without protection, took shelter in my aunt's home. One day during the encampment a ( captain, attended by an orderly, came ( into the house and searched it, pre- , sumably, for treasures which they ; might appropriate. They took nothing, ( however, but a portion of a box of plug | tobacco, which my uncle had left when , he went away to join the army in Vir- < ginia. When the officer came down ( the stairs the man who accompanied , him had the tobacco under his arm. | My aunt, who was a very resolute wo- **? " * ? ?? V* /\ Un /I 1 U Awl rtrl U A 1 tvi iiitui wnu uau iiiiiui iil'u uic uti^rci- , uous disposition in the Irish people, quickly snatched the tobacco from the man's arm. Her husband was then in prison, having- lost a limb at Gettys- ; burg, where he fell into the hands of < the Union army. His wife was keep- < ing the tobacco in the hope that when , he was released, from prison he might ( have the pleasure of comforting his , body as well as property losses by the pse of the weed, aged and mellow. i The officer took the soldier's part and attempted to wrest the tobacco from her. The daughter of Erin, however, was just a little bit superior in bodily strength and kept possession of the prize. Her "Irish was up." The officer then threatened to burn the house. The women who were present becoming almost hysterical implored my aunt, "Oh, Mrs. Anderson, let him have it, he will burn the house.'* When they called her name the officer sjtood for a while looking at his antagonist who still kept possession of the tobacco, then he asked. "Is your name Anderson?" "It is no business of your's what my name is," she replied, "this tobacco belongs to me and I shall keep it." "My father was an Anderson from South Carolina," said, ho, "that is why I asked." My aunt finally told him that sho was an Anderson from South Carolina. "Surely," said he, "you can not be Emily Anderson from South Carolina?" When informed that she was, he extended his hand, and with tears in his j eyes, said: "Pardon my threats, Aunt Emily, I jam sorry 1 was rude, 1 assure you that nothing that belongs to you shall be touched while we are here by any soldier of the army." There she stood before her nephew, the son of her brother, William Anj derson, who was an abolitionist. The I irentlcman. who was a "chip off the old ; block," came through South Carolina I with Sherman. After the war he cam" back and paid my aunt and my tnothir | a visit. He seemed to be a gentleman- j ly fellow but when the question of I | slavery was raised it was still like a j I red flag to him. One of his descend- j ants, a married daughter, has visited | I me several times durin gthe period of j my ministry, once in Abbeville, once ! in Columbia and once in Charleston, J during the exposition. She was an j elegant lady, the only objection 1 could find to the manners of my cousin was j that sh" always addressed my cook, a I j mulatto woman whose name was, I1 I think, Sarah Brown, as Mrs. Brown. 1 I W'JIL he pardoned tar introducing 1 FINDS NEW WA1 ^ ^ ''* ? ; . . : . - r. > . ^v. Miss Ethel Sears of Boston s< bale or sitting on a huge snowbal riding a surf scooter, Just Intro sports at Miami Beach. Fla. this family Incident as I produce It in proof of the fact that out of the old state of South Carolina, long prior to the days of William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Philiip3, there went forth men who from sincere convictions bitterly opposed the institution of slavery, and in Ohio and Indiana they kept the question at the front. They sold their land and property, and many of them parted with their kindred, and movca away into a lerniury wuuc slavery d.id not exist. They must hove believed very thoroughly in the old Southern doctrine, and in- that day it was right, of State Rights. That fact is demonstrated by the fact that they determined to keep the territory which they chose free from the institution of slavery, which finally led to the groat Civil war. They were our kinsmen and brethren who believed just as we did in State Rights but applied it differently from us when the institution of slavery was involved. It is interesting to the student of history to note that from almost, or quite every angle from which we view the question of state rights it always comes back to the fact that it existed everywhere In the states. The only difference was in its application to the questions and exigencies which arose. Ai an illustration, there was a time when a man could be Imprisoned for debt- These prisoners for debt were designated im'law, I believe, as prisoners in bounds. They were given their liberty within certain bounds at our county scats, and kept there until the Indebtedness was satisfactorily arranged. This old law, up to the Civil war, frequently resulted in flight before the iirrest of the debtor. For instance, an embarrassed farmer, or any man of business, frequently packed up his valuables on his wagons under the cover of night, marshalled his slaves behind him and. fled to the nearest point across the state line with his property. The creditor might follow him and arrest him as Ions as he was on the soil of the state from which he ivas flceins. but the moment he crossed the line he was free. The point is, state rishts were involved. The rights of citizens of one state did not apply eve^i to criminals of this class when the criminal crossed into another free SOCIETY WOMEN LAU1 M /yywB Mw.s. DANIEL GUGGENHEIM 4t %acm macm ?;t r Brothors and Shifters, attention! The mystic order or the oaper clip which you have seen adorning the hats, coat lapels and shoe laces of the flapper set for the last few weeks has mulcted factory and shop girls of Just abou' 60 per cent, of their weekly savings during dial short time. Shlfterbood, according to Miss Gertrude Robinson - Smith, has Bpread into every walk of society, and Its Insidious effects are being felt In exclusive circles. ? . well as Id the thickly populated dlstrlcta Miss Roblnson-Smlth. Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim and Mrs. Newcomb Carlton, members of several well known organizations working for the betterment those In all walks of life, are hard at work trying to put an end to the Shifter craze. "What Is a Shifter?" Miss Roblnson-Smlth was asked when Interviewed. "A person with a motto of "Grab all you can get," " she answered. I. .. f TO GET SPLASHED. ifi ??i ; I , < * I jR?'T ' ?' ???!*/ "**? ?.<:; :,/#<:. "* ? r:: *g&{ Ul "' ?^ . - ifriFff - i ...... Plioto by Underwood ft Underwood. ;ems either to be Immersed In a cotton :i. But neither guess Is right She Is duced as the latest thing In bathing | and independent ^tate. The Civil war , I settled these old'questions and made the United States-r-thty were never united before that-event. / Would Come Up Again.?Molly is ^ six years old and has Just started to school. The other day she was seen to throw her new doll down the well, which the gardener -had inadvertently left uncovered. When her father came home he was told of the occurrence. "So you have thrown your new dolly down the well, Molly?" he remarked. "Yes, daddy." "And how do you expect to get her out?" "Why Miss Young told me that the world turns round every day and when it turns over tomorrow dolly will drop out." ' ' ' Was Sbo??During the trial of a case in a Boston court jt became necessary to ca'.l to the witness stand a lady's maid. "Where were you at 6:45 on the evening in question?" was the first query put to nor oy tno examining counsel. "'Dressing the hair of madam," was the response. "Now," said tlie attorney, very solemnly, with uplifted finger, "think very carefully before you .tnriwftr. Was or was not your mlstrcso in i the room at that time?" ? Rev. Oliver Johnson, who is the local weather observer at Winnsboro, i said Wednesday that the rainfall of last year was about thirteen inches less than the annual mean average; but up to that time for the present year there had been a gain of more than half that amount as compared with the same time last year. The rainfall of April up to date had been slightly more than the rainfall for the whole of March. The precipitation during Tuesday night amounted to 1.4 inches. ? The town of Winnsboro has petitioned for an election on the question of issuing $80,000 worth of bonds for street paving purposes. The petition was signed by practically all of the freeholders and there is no reason to doubt the failure of the election. Xtr The American embassy in Brussels, Belgium, is to be moved to new quarters on the second floor of a building which is used as a commercial" establishment. \CH WAR ON SHIFTERS mrs. newcom5 carxton . It Miss CERTR.UDE ECBINSQH-SMrtM,' LOCAL LACONICS t (Continued from Page Four.) \ t] back to the scene after his arrest. On 3 cross-examination officers admitted t that defendant had been put through j a a sort of "third degree" in which use j was made of an electric current, to (J obtain his confession. One officer also t admitted having struck the defendant f during this secret examination. Adams , states that he came to Gastonia from ^ York some time Inst fall and con- ^ elusion of the case was deferred to await the arrival of some witnesses ( from York through which the defense t will endeavor to establish that Adams e was a good character when he lived t at Y'ork. ( ? Levying of additional taxes prob- ^ ably will be necessary to meet the 1 deficit,of more than $350,000,000 forecast for the fiscal -*"ar of 1923 by 1 Secretary Mellon, It was said yester- < day at the treasury. High officials of < the treasury discussing the expected ( deficit said that no consideration had j been given to means of meeting the lack of funds but that it was apparent ( the deficit would probably have to be < raised by taxation as the government ( "did not have anything to sell." j Whether the deficit would run as high as half a billion dollars as estimated by ( some treasury officials could not be i accurately determined at this time, It I was , said, as the various contingent J items of revenue and expenditure taken into consideration in figuring the ft- < nances for the coming fiscal year made ( an accurate determination of the ex- ( peeted deficit possible. Officials as- J sorted,'however, a considerable deficit J was certain. i ? President Harding was represent- ( ed on Wednesday by White House call- | ers as favorable to suggestions that a J soldier boni venue raising provision j be inserter .1 the tariff bill now be- ' fore the senate. The president was said to be still insistent that any bonus " bill adopted should carry or be accompanied by some provision for obtaining the necessary revenue. Action of the senate Republican caucus Tuesday in voting to request the finance committee to report a bonus bill in a "reasonable" time was said Wednesday to be construed by advocates of the measure to mean within three weeks, and some senators who arc back of this project are said to have stated that they would support a motion to discharge the finance committee and bring the pending bill before the senate if a' report is not made at the end of three weck3* time. Garden Fertilizer? WE HAVE A SPECIAL High Grade Fertilizer for gardens and truck patches, at $1.00 per sack. See us for anything in the Fertilizer Mne. We can furnish you with almost any grade you want and we are prepared to make you as good a price as is to be had. VULCAN TURN PLOWSMIDDLE BREAKERS and Repairs for same. EXPECTING ANOTHER CAR Of FLOUR this week. It was bought under the market. We give you the benefit. See us for FLOUR. IRISH COBBLER and RED BLISS SEED POTATOES and all kinds of Garden Seeds. Scratch Feed, P.aby Chick Feed and Oyster Shells for chickens. FEED YOUR COWS? PRATT S COW TONIC. It puts them in a healthy, thriving condition?60 Cts. a package. 1 FERGUSON & YOUNGBLOOD. Why Certainly YOU ARE GOING TO PLANT A WATERMELON PATCH?the little fellows like the melons?likewise the little fellews that have grown up into ] " * " " A flv I Dig reilOWS?ouic yuu BIG bvi< ? ...? tor a patch or two of Melon?Then be sure to see us for the Right SEED. In Watermolon Seed we have tho Kleckley Sweets, Jackaonf Tom Watson, Pride of Georgia, Florida Favorite and Carolina Bradford?all good varieties. In Cantaloupe Seed we have the Rocky Ford, Tip-Top, Hacken3ack, Banana, Honey Dew, Jenny Lind. We have a full stock of these varieties of Watermelon and Cantaloupe Seeds. Let us supply youCLOVER DRUG STORE Quality and Service. Phone No. 2 CLOVER, S. C TOOTH BRUSHES ! HALF PRICE SALE 75c Brushes Now 37 Cts. | 50c Brushes Now 25 Cts. | 25c Brushes Now 17 Cts. I See this New Line | OUR SODA FOUNTAIN This summer wc arc going to i have Ihc host Service ever given in this town. Come and trv our cooling drinks, j I MackorellDmgCo. i NEAR THE COURTHOUSE, jj HARDWARE- j onnrrDire < UIWtLIULd WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ON? HARDWARE, CROCKERY, EXAM EL WARE. COOKING ; UTENSILS. HEAVY AND ! FANCY GROCERIES. J WE HAVE A VARIETY OF MER-jJ CHANDISE J Make Our Store Your Headquarters, if i Southern Cash Store? G. C. DEESE, Manager. ROCK HILL, S. C. i > jSSL'i ? Swooping suddenly down on the own of Andrews, Georgetown county, M Vednesday, state and federal officers ot li.scovered sufficient evidence of liquor w tiling and stoi ing in the town to lead th o the issuance of nineteen warrants, di ccording. to Chief Constable Eichel- re erger. Four more places just outside b< if Andrews were raided, making a to- ^ al of 23 warrants. Four of the allegd offenders have been arrested. Of he 23 who are to answer charges of di delating the prohibition laws. 21 arejJL) viiite. There is one negro man and j ot >ne negro woman included in the round sa ip. During the raid the officers cap- j w ured 21 1-2 gallons of whisky. They di ilso confiscated an iron safe which tr hey found full of whisky in bottles, to Officers taking part in the raid were ti State Officers Eicheiberger, Whit- ly corth, Smyrl, Burley and Rogers jnd in federal Officers Coleman and Styron. tc | JUST RECEIVED , | A New Shipment of Men's PEP BRAND OA! | And a new shipment of M FOR THE LAD! ! A nice selection of DRESS The Prices are Always ! NATHAN FEINSTEIf i ; YORK, S. C. QUICK SALES---SI i . . .. ? ^ n* i o ingnam Dres / If its something at For Us to Have It GINGHAM Hoi sold last week for colors and plaids. < Sizes 36 to 46, i - See W New Hand Mad< just arrived. Priced KIRKPATRIC SELLS IT I I SPECIAL PRI ON TURN PLOWS AND BARB WIRE | In fact you will find that ^ | of useful and necessary ] la Good Quality and at F | Worth Your Careful C | At the rear of our store y | for watering' your stock, a > lot. Any assistance mat ! anv time, just call on us. ; KITE at the RED W I | Beginning1 Monday, April c o'clock p. m., Saturda ! YORK HARE | Phone 153 /WWMMMWWWWWWW ? Advices received in Athens from onastir yesterday report great loss ' life as a result of an explosion of ar material stored 200 meters from ie Monastlr railroad station. Hun eds of children were buried in the lins of a church which fell and It was dieved 1,800 soldiers were buried In ie ruins of their barracks which were ?molIshed the advices state. The sastcr occurred at noon Wednesday, etafls of the damage and the number victims arc lacking, but the dispatch iid it was icnown that the death toll as large. The soldiers were at nner when their barracks were desoyed and a large number are known i have been killed. The railway staon was demolished. Fire immediatebroke out in several places, and the [habitants fled in panic as the entire >wn was endangered. J1 AT FEINSTEIfS . 1j 3 cum xwya ... i j PS AND HATS en's Knitted Neckwear, j! ES WE HAVE 11 SES and WAISTS. Right at rs DEPT. STORE J HORT PROFITS YORK, 8. C. ! | ? ' L/ | I \ > / ' * , ^ f \ i House tses a Bargain Look use Dresses that $1.50 in solid Clood Ginghams. 10W? t 4 7enfs indou) * l V t Voile Waists $1.98 to $4.98 : K-B E L K C 0. OR LESS _ H _ J ? \ CES I nxi A n TTAOBAn7CS , JJItiltt Xli-iXVXVW WO I I vc have a complete line j! rdwarc of j! 'rices That Are Well Jonsideration. j! on will find a fountain j! nd also a good hitching ]! we can render you at j! We wish to SERVU- |j STORE 5rd, we will close at 6:00 J > ys excepted. j! WARE CO. j! Phone 153 j