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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWSPAPERS. " ? Interesting Facts About Beginning of Journalism in This State. A ' / ? This article, which was first published in the Yorkville Enquirer about eight years ago, is reproduced because of certain inquiries that were being made by Dr. Talcott Williams and members of the State Press association during the recent meeting in York: While examining some old docu , ments not long ago in a desk that was formerly used by the late Capt. Jj. M. Grist, a member of the Enquirer staff came across some written pages in the handwriting of that veteran printer and publisher that contain some facts that will prove of some little interest to the younger printers and publishers of this generation, and probably also to the historian as well. The pages were written July 31, 1899, and although not intended for publication in the form in which they were found, their contents are reproduced herewith, sub; * stantially without change: "My father was a printer. When lie caused me to enter the printing office in May, 1840, it was for the purpose of commencing the publica- , tion of the Yorkville Compiler, a prospectus for which had been issued sometime previous. He had arranged to use a press that had been " " ?? * " - t- x -t n An _ brought to YorKvine aoout iui |:j ;y. the purpose of printing the lectures of Rev. Wm. C. Davis, a learned and jgf . able Presbyterian minister. The press was what was known as a "Ramage" and was similar in style to that used by Benjamin Franklin, in his day. The forms of type were inked by what were technically known as "balls," made of buckskin bags, stuffed with wool. They were ^ d provided with wooden handles / and the ink was distributed by rubbing the balls together, and then pounding them down lightly on the type. ?After a year after this we dispensed | with the balls and instead used a roller, made by stretching a piece of woolen blanket over a cylinder and covering it with buckskin. We first commenced to use a composition rolli|^r ^r in 1849. When I went to the case in 1840, the only daily papers printed in the State were in Charleston. They were th? Charleston Courier, the Charleston Mercury, the Southern Patriot, and the Charleston Evening Transcript. The Evening Transcript d-;v was issued from the office of the 8outhern Patriot. The Courier and Mercury issued tri-weeklies* making . h them up from the first and fourth pages of two daily issues and send&^.:v ing them out on each alternate day. pj. ; "There was no caption across the pages as at present. Besides the , dailies there were in Charleston the following weeklies: soutnern Jtsapttet, Catholic Missionary, Southern * ) "Christian Advocate. In Columbia i , there were three weeklies, as follows: P > South Carolinian, Southern Chronicle, Temperance Advocate. There were three weekly papers in Edgefield gr county, two at Hamburg and one at Edgefield court house. These were V the Edgefield Advertiser, the Hamtmrg Journal and the Hamburg Republican. The Edgefield Advertiser was published by W. F. Duriso. There was also the Mountaineer, of^ 7- . Greenville, the Compiler, of Yorkville, the Journal, of Camden, the Messenger, of Pendleton and the GaTn tVlA hpst. nf XlCllUy U1 VU^ObViU^lMa * w v?v. ? ?? my recollection. there were no other papers in the State. There -was none If. x ? in Chester, Winnsboro, Newberry, Union, Spartanburg, Abbeville, Anderson, Sumter, Orangeburg, Barnwell, Colleton, Laurens, Horry, Williamsburg. lie Edgefield Advertiser and the Southern Christian Advocate ? - are the only papers that have been printed continuously under the same name. - I remember the early numbers of all the other papers in the )- State not mentioned above. The Pioneer was the first paper published in Yorkville and the date of the first ? issue was August 16, 1823. The first issue of the Yorkville Enquirer made its appearance on January 4, 1855. This was the.first South Carolina . newspaper outside of Columbia and Charleston to use a machine, press and steam power." Measuring Words With Deeds. When Congressman Gardner says that "the United States has talked so much and done so little'' he must be making a sly dig at his old friend, ? ? ' 9 ? A _ ? 11. ^ JL tne coionei. it is a saie guess mat Mr. Roosevelt talks at least ten (; r times as much as any other man in the country.. Where the president of the United States, its official representative, says one word the rough rider pours forth at least twenty in speeches, interviews, magazine articles, hooks and any other form of communication open to him. Never was there such a human geyser of verbosity. Woodrow Wilson has accomplished more in the past three years in the line of important legislation and diplomatic victories than the colonel could do in thirty. And still the latter loves to pose as a man of action, not of words!?Philadelphia Record. Midsumi Just the kin prices satisf right up to 36 inch Cannon Cloth, s grade, extra good for ski] middys and suits at 1 One bale 36 in. Pajama Chec unbleached, a very spec bargain 40 inch very fine Voile, beat ful quality, the season's b seller at : 36 inch wide Suiting, w stripe colors, gray, r green i Pongee Stripe Silks, the one hit for coats and suits. 1 ground, rose, blue and gri stripes I MOSl ORANGEBURG, S. C I'i X I . I J \ mer Goods I d you need now at B !actory and styles H date. oft New Match sets of Val Laces. I rts, Our' values surpass, and our H LOc styles are select, at 5c, 8c, ?| and 10c. Beading to match. Hj ual We have just organized our H .5c packing plant. We look for .. ward to a new era in agri- H culture in South Carolina. H ^esx Times must get better, the D farmers will have a new H ide thought, money will come I ose from other sources than cot- H 25c ton, and everything ought to I ^an Orangeburg welcomes you. I sen Come, shop with us, or send H 50c your mail orders. H ELE]Y'S I 'PHONE 500 VJ^K. JlK^^^flj A Tim( ELEVEN well-known a last ninety dayfe. The Maxwell Comp not know what their plai materials entering into th from 20 to 300 per cent no Nothing is to be gaii Not only may you you are sacrificing the enjc erties?everything, in fact, the nation. We urge you to com Or, we will refer yc them tell you their own st< They will tell you if good-looking?that it is W economical?in short, tha They wi)1 tell you more an That's the way they Whatever you do, d and can take orders for in If you can't come in today Touring Car Is a* rBamber Time Pc Do your work I |Wk Electrically JjJB Save Work! Save Worry! Save Tine! tS|jg nccp wuii Phone No. 81 for demonstration of all electric heating /T. and cooking devices and (jg electric fans. \? On Display in Window Herald Bool Commissioners of Phope 81 nnnm ^ * 7 I f utomobfles have advar^j any has not increased thei is are, but we do know e construction of i good a lore than they did six mon led by delay. Much may lose several dollars in th< >yment, the relaxation, th that makes motoring thi e in and investigate the M iu to any number of Mac >ry in their own way. rhat they have told us. powerful?that it is coi t it is the best investm d they will tell you gladly feel toward us and the M on't put this off. We hav unediate or future delivei , phone us for a Maxwell < $655 Roadsfr F. 0. B. DETROIT D.RY A AGENT g - South Car lyments if D HHHHi i ^ I k Store I - Public Works I < Bamberg, 5. 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