The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, October 30, 1914, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAT.
Lives of great men* all remind us
We csa make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.
-dlenry W. Longfellow.
lt ls a "grare" orouoo to call a man
a dead one.
TTuvu juu wurvn au cu wu y HMO U
friend you usually havo a sticker,
o
The man who * .jrks fur himself gt tr
paid in lila own coln.
o
Why will folks do things when they
know better? That's tba patsie.
-o
A set of triplets may mako tue house !
look like a war had struck lt. but
could not be called the triple entente.
-o
When a man makes rex cited mis-1
takes he loses confidence in himself j
as rapidly as others do
Dont spend all your time in teilta?
what you are going to do. Save some
cf it tc tc'! why you didn't do ii.
Salvation ls on the free list but
the easiest way to get the money ls j
with some fake religion.
o
It seems ss If some men morry so
as to take away the desire to do any
thing but look after business.
The man who married his second
wife the day of hie first wife's funeral
saved the trouble of changing his
clothes once.
The man who lets woman have bet
own way and never talks back prob
ably comes the nearest to understand
ing her of any of them.
o-? ??
We have heard arm sneer at ;he way I
women waste talk ?nd then go booie
and try to get the best of their wives ?
tn an argument
A woman has just got a Judgement j
of $15,000 in a hreeeh-of -promise putt. ;
She ia an old maid and moy figure tbst1
she.is mopey out st that
--o
When in doubt aa to a hefner to say
aosBSthlng that wont do you any par
ticular good, yon won't lose anything
by not saying it.
o
You cant Judge accurately during j
the'first few months of a young cou
ole's married life which -rae ls going |
to be the boss.
-o-'
A great big 260-pound man appears
painfully out of place irving to act
comfortable drinking tea s^ a ladies'
If a mae had to liva la tba house ss
muck as a woman, he wouldn't hold
lae screen door open when talking to
someone outside.
We hear so mach about young sem
en marrying old men Just to get them
in their coffins and get their coffers.
It would be interesting to know why
young men dont marry old women
fox the sante reason. ~~ ? :_.
THE COTTOX HOM? BILL
For some days The Intelligencer hus
refrained from commenting on the
proposed bond bill, which originally
contemplated a bond issue of $25,000.
000 to buy or lend on cotton. This was
later changed to $35,000,000, and at
one time it Kenned that this would be
passed. Now the latest amendment lias
changed the issue to $24,000,000, and
tills will doubtless be passed and sub
mitted to the voters of the State at
the general election next Tuesday.
It is absurd tv> think that there Is
any wisdom in submitting a matter
of such grave concern to the voters
of the State after only four days of
notice. Not one half the people of the
State are subscribers to the dally
newspapers, and nearly every county
newspaper in the State has been is
sued the last time before the lection
Tuesday. So if tile legislature should
pass this hill, and it should hu sent
out to be voted on next Tuesday, lhere
will be thousands of votes of unin
formed voters cast either for or
against the measure.
The following editorials appeared
in The News and Courier und The
State:
Legislating Millions in ,1 Igt him.
(The NewB and Courier.)
This is Friday. Next Tuesday the
general election will be held. It is
stated that the people of South Caro
Una will be called on ut that time, four
days hence, including today-to vote
on the most Important financial tran
saction which has never been before
them.' It is proposed tc issue millions
of dollars of bonds. Just how many
millions nobody knows as yet. Just
how they are to be issued is yet to be
letermined. For what purpose they are
to be used Is another matter about
which we are still to be enlightened.
The Senate wants to make it $35.000,
000 and buy cotton outright at 10 cents
a pound. The House wants to make lt
$24,000,000 and lend money on cotton
at 9 cents a pound: There are a great
many d?tails, of course. The House
and the Senate aro not agreed about
those either. Still, both bodies are
bent on doing something and doing
it quick. What's $11.000,000 more or
less? What's a cent a pound more or
less? What difference does lt make
whether the State owns the cotton it
puts out its money for or is merely
geing to hold lt for an Indefinite peri
od-say five years or ten years or
twenty years or any other trifling per
iod of time? The people are calling
for action, or some of the Legislators
think they are, and so they must have
lt, regardless of cost. And the Gen
aral Assembly has at least two whole
days lu which to tlx up the matter. The
voters to whom it ls to be referred for
ra tl tl cat ion will have 'at least un o th?
er day In which to consider lt. Who
aaid snan iud cm ont? Out with the lag
gard!
(The State.)
Four Days: Tweniy-Fonr Millions.
Should ,u bill proposing that an
issue of State bonds io the amount of
$35,000,000 or $24,000,000 be present
ed to the people to reject or ratify
be enacted and approved this evening,
he evening of Thursday, October 29.
it would be manifestly impossible to
Inform the voters generally and fully
so that they might vote intelligently
upon lt next Tuesday.
If the'General Assembly would
thrust tho responsibility of the Issue
.?pon the people, lt owes the people
reasonable opportunity to know what
i hey are about when they go to the
polis.
An interesting v. lection of cotton
bond plans have been offered in the
M?nerai Assembly. Gentlemen of stu
irous habits have doubtless kept ap
vlth the faiea of the several me??..ur
38-which have differed widely in most
if their features.
Probably more than half the voters
of the State aro not readers of dally
newspapers. It is already too late for
(he weekly newspapers to carry to
their readers full information of a*
important action that the Legislature
may take before election dey
To ask the voters to pass upon ti te
wisdom and propriety of a great State
bond issue next Tuesday ls to ask the
n eat majority of them to vote upon
lt with their eyes shut
Will the General Assembly trifle
with the people ir. relation to the most
radical and the most momentous fiscal
issue proposed in South Carolina in
itali a century'
It there be any member of tho Gen
oral Assembly who believes that it will
'io practicable to inform the majority
if the voters of the State the terms
>f a bond bill not yet enacted in a
period of four days, including Sun
lay, it is to be hoped that he will
JO declare publicly and couple with
his declaration another of his faith in
twentieth century .miracles.
Ordinarily the General Assembly
would give to the people nine or ten
months at least to study the terms
of a bond Issue of a million dollars.
Shall they, have only four days to con
sider a twenty-four million dollar
issue?
ANOTHER DAT
Another day has passed, sad the leg*
al battle between those who are ac
cused .ot engaging In the aale of alco
holic liquors Illegally, and the City
of Anderson continues. Yesterday, af
ter the conflict, lt waa found that the
City had scored another victory. A
jury of hia peera had aaid that J. B
Derrick waa guilty of violating the
law v>f the state and the ordinance of
the City of Anderson. Today this con
flict will be continued, and another
[, bat tia fought atong pretty much the
same linea. According to the program
mapped out this will continue for
several weeks to come, unless some
method can he fallen upon to expedite
matters.
All of thia ia costing the city heav
ily in expenses, and it is costin.? the
defendants also heavily. Tho expenses
of tbe City are being paid by its tax
payers. an<l a certain part of lt comes
out of your pocket, Mr. Business Man,
Mr. Professional Man, and Mr. Labor
ing Man. Therefore, you see lt conies
horne to you, whether or not you think
HO, and you n...at feel lt. Would it not
be better for this money to be used
in paving the street* of the city, or in
improving the public property in somo
manner'.' Would lt not be better If this
money could be given to the schools of
Hie city, or to the V. M. C. A.? The
Salvation Army ls an organization
which needs help In the good work it
is doing, relieving suffering caused.
In a large measure on account of the
Arong doing which cannes this expen
d? turo.
Mr. Business Man and Tuxpayer.
whoever you be, you see this ls a busi
ness niatier and comes home to you.
You are affected whether sir not you
wish to admit it. Now that you see
his connection plainly, what are you
"uing to do about lt? Aside from any
moral consideration there ls ample
reason for you to be concerned from
i business view point. Is it or not to
your interest to "clean up" Anderson
yourselves and prevent a repetition of
fhls expensive house cleaning by out
dders? Everyone admits the need for
.i good cleaning sud hundreds of good
'?Itizens are praying for the succeBB
of thiB crusade.
This ?B the way lt affects the gen
eral public In reference to the finan
cial aspect. And, even granting that it
ias been profitable to the traffickers
in this illegal liquor sale, they have
heavy expenses in a time like this.
Unless they have been unduly suc
cessful and have had a long run of
"good luck" they, too, are hard hit.
Lawyers do not work for fun, and
there are many expenses to be met in
getting ready for court and carrying
np the cases to the higher courts.
Then there are the fines to be paid.
So the question is prompted: Mr.
Blind Tiger, does it pay you?
The above is an argument based on
the "biiBlnesB" Bide of the question.
There ls an equally strong s ppeal on
the moral side. Never bas tb ere been
a more sorrowful aspect t .ian that of
a man being tried in court foi an al
leged offense. Think of the good name
of the man that will be tarnished.
Think of his wife and children who
must share with him in the sufferings
and anguish. Think of the future of
the man and of his loved ones. It is
sad and should make the offender
pause before repeating the offense, or
would-be offender think twice before
omni; ting the deed. Think of thc
wauled energies and the life that has
been lost to good deeeds. How will he
be remembered after he is dead? For
the goo? accoo?piiahments or for thc
evil done
Strong men should help those who
are going wrong in -this way to cor
rect their evil ways. If you buy liquor
won't you stop it? Do you not See bow
you have contributed to his misery
and unhappiness? Can you not do
without the little indulgence of your
appetites?
Yes, these are some of the ways to
look at the matter. They may sound
siiiy sad out of place, bu: chink c:
them and see If they are not human.
We would help the offenders and give
them a boost.
When you hear a man say ho doesn't
care for compliments. It's a pretty
safe bet that he wants you to say you
admire him for that
o
They ssy much ot the chicken fri
cssse is made of rabbits. Well what
ot it? The rabbit ls cleauer than ibo
chicken. Hop to lt.
? O'
When soldiers mobilise the long "o"
Is used. When I. W. W.'s mobilize,
pronounce the "o" the same as in
mob.
o
It is reported that Canada has some
half million more women than men.
That's almost too much ot a good
thing.
-o
It makes you feel grouchy yourself
to be always finding fan H with some
one. It's much better for your own
health to only talk of those for w..om
yon cen say ?something good.
When you see the words 'Paid Ad
vertising" under a reading notice you
can malu up your mind M.at tho man
for whose benefit lt was lun had
enough appreciation of the value of
newspaper space to ott it to pay for
lt or else ran up against a newspaper
awn who refused to be pres ^-agented,
o ?
An erudite Italian wo baa malo a
study of such things says that the
longer the tail the leos Intelligence
the animal baa We ha7e seen some
people who if this statement lias any
scientific foundation ought to have de .
veloped a. caudal ap pendan ge that they1
could wrap around the neck (tu or
five times and have enough left to tie
a four-in-hand tie io front.
?
We Hope Not.
."Wer will undoubtedly influence
tell styles. Many picturesque cos
tames are aeon in the field. Those
Highlanders, for Instance"
?'Gosh, I hope our women folks
amt going to take to knits."
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o OUB DAILY POEM o
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Ail Quirt Aloin: ihr l'otouiiic.
"All quiet ulong the Potomac," they|
say;
Except now and then a htray picket I
IB allot, aa ho walk:* on his beat to j
and fro,
Hy a rillemau bid in the thicket.
'Tis nothing-a private or two now]
and then
Will not count in the news of the|
battle;
Not un officer lost-only one of the]
men,
Moaning out, all alone, tho death |
rattle."
All quiet along the I'otomac tonight,
Where the soldier? He peacefully
dreaming;
Their tenta in the rays of the clear
autumn moon.
Or the light of the watch-Are, are
gleaming.
! A tremendous sigh of the gentle night
wind
Through the forest leaves soflty 1B j
creeping;
While starn up above, with their glit
tering eyes,
Keep guard, for the army is sleep
ing.
There'll only the sound of the lone1
sentry's tread.
As he tramps from the rock to the I
fountain, .
j And thinks o? the two in the low trun
die bed
Far away in the cot on the moun
tain.
His musket falls slack; his face, dark
and grim,
Grows gentle with memories tender
AB he mutters a prayer for the child
, dren asleep,
For their mother-may heaven dc
fend her!
?Tlte moon seems to shine just as
brightly as then.
That night, when the tove yet un
spoken
Leaped up to his lips-when low
murmured vows
Were pledged to be ever unbroken
j Then drawing hts sleeve roughly over
his eyes,
He dashes off tears that are well
ing,
And gathers bis gun closer up to its
place.
As if to koon down the heart-swell
lng.
He passes the fountain, the blasted |
pine tree, ..
Tlic footstep ls lagging and weary:
Yet onward he goes, through th?
broad belt of light,
Toward the shade of the forest sr
dreary.
Hark! Was it the night-wind that
rustled the leaves?
Y.Y.a it ?UUUU?B??. au wondrously
flashing?
It looked like a rifle.-"Ha! Mary
good-bye "..??it?'
Thc red life-bit d is ebbing and
plashing.
All quiet along the Potomac tonight;
No Bound 8a 'c the rush of tho river;
While soft falls tho dew on thc face
of the deadi
The picket's off'duty forever.
o o o o o o a o o o o o o o
MARK TWAIN'S FRAYER o
o
O o O O O o o o o o o o o o
Ton thousand chaplains, rabbis.
Protestant clergymen. Catholic priests
and priests of tho Russian Greek
church are on their knees at th!? mo
men t.all praying for "victory."
All are earnest and sincere, be-,
Reving that God should help them,
and help especially to kill tho other
fllow, annihilate him, and give his
land and his life to the troops for
whom tho devout one ia praying.
Very Interesting, in this day of pray
ing for victory ia a quotation from
Mark Twain in an address delivered
by Dr. Henry Neuman before thc
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture:
A few years before, his death Mark
Twain wrote an article entitled "The
War Prayor." It describes how a
regiment gatherers in a church before
it departs for war and prays for vic
tory. As the prayer .concludes, a
white-robed stranger' enters the
church and says:
"I have been sent by the Almighty
to tell you that He will grant your
petition if you desire *. arter I havo
explained to you Ita fu.. import. You
are aaklng for more than ycru seem
to be aware of. You have prayed
aloud for victory, oiyer your foea, but
listen to the unspoken part or your
prayer and ask yourself if this is
what you desire." , . ? . -
Then the stranger speaks aloud
these implications ot their words:
"O Lord, help us to tear tho sol-,
diers ot the foe to bloody Shreds with
our shells; help ns to cover their
smiling fields with the pale forms ot
their patriot dead;' help us to lay
waste their humble homes with a hur
ricane ot fire; help us to wring the
hearts of their anoffending widows
with unavailing grief. Blast their
hopes blight their lives, water their
way with their taara."
If those that MD. realised what
they are praying for there would be
fewer prayers for'victory Just now.
The Georgian.
Fouled' Paragraphe.
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Chicago Nowa "l 1
. Bat many a mern who haa a red
nose is not guilty. v
A henpecked husband reminds us
of a has-been reenter.
It a woman ls good looking, she
can easily fool a saan without brains
Foresight is including the alimony
when counting the cost ot getting mar
ried. ??<?'
A woman's idea? Of a good Sghr^ 'de
pends on whether it is her own or a
rivara ! ??y5 - ' >'.' ; \ I
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The Mutier Traffic
Editor Tho Intelligencer.
Ymir timely editorial in thia morn
ing's paper was an utterance of which
every citizen of this fair town should
be truly proud. The time has come
when hte lines aro drawn and tho
hattie iu on. Every man must either
line up with the forces of right and
contribute his little mite toward thc
suppression nf wrong, or oise by his
silence give tacit consent to tho cor
rupting influences -dtli which we aro
contending*, lt is cady a reflection
on our own peopn to be forced to
semi off to a detective agency for
men to come into our midst and catch
liquor seller? within a bow-shot of
? he palace of Justice. If there were
not a great many of the male popu
lation willing for this *jort of thing to I
exist, such u state of things would be|
?nipossible. Even if our officers re
fused or failed to do their duty in
such cases, there ls a way to get rid
of them and fill their places with men
who aro made of botter stuff.
I um not throwing the blame on
diem, for I know how difficult it is
ior an officer to get evidence sufficient
io convict. Tho law-breakers are
watching for tho officers that can not |
fooled, scared nor bought. While
they v>oast of their open methods and
?arlessne88, there ls always some one I
on the lookout for the ones that must
needs be reckoned with. I do certain- I
ly commend the administration for
mo efforts now being put fourth for'
.lie suppression of the tra Hie in liquor
that most subtle as well as most
deadly poison known to sain or sin
ner. I also realize tftat the admin
istration will be powerless unless tue
representative men of this place stand
uohlnd them. The ministerial asso
ciation lias always stood for law en
rorcement along all Unes.
I believe that every law should eith
er be enforced or repealed at once.
The greatest menace to the boys and I
?;irlri of our day ia the open dlsre- [
...ard of the laws that aro on the sta
Liite books of the city or State. The |
july way to. cultivate a spirit of rev
erent respect for law and order is to
ior tho thinking people to each and
every one, consider himself or herself,
ss tho case may be, a committee of
ono to obey the law and see that every
jthor person makes an honest effort
io do the same. I have ever favor
ed this .stand. One of the defendants
who is under indictment for sell
ing whiskey so many limes in this
city, took to task for the part I was
flaying several weeks ago. This was
uecause I found two drunken men be
hind his place and nearly two barrels
of beer in an old shed behind hts cafe,
and proceeded to send a policeman
own to investigate. He actually used j
a few curse words to me about it. j
That happened some time early in (thc
....... i *-<? recs!] th** A"*n
I also reported him for having on
hand soverat barrels ot beer and some
whiskey, a mon til or two later, but
as nothing came of lt ? was about to
become of the opinlou that the liquor
law and the "Sunday" law bad fallen
in the same ditch. I sincerely hope
that both of theso laws will be pull
ed out together. I am sorry to see
iny good law buried alive. It seems
worse to have two or more ot them
.juried In one and the same grave.
Were a man sure that he would not I
ioave any descendants to reap tho
fruits of his folly, he could not still '
afford to rivet such a curse as the j
legal or illegal liquor traffic on the!
accks of his neighbors':-* children.
Even the doctors have decided that]
it I? sn ?Qtntttspted evil. They have;
decided that lt In nnither a food ncr
a medicine. It ls a poison pure and !
?imple. It ls worse than strlchnine
>r morphine, or even tho dealy arsenic,
because lt destroys both body and soul
together. It destroys tho home, j
?very drunkard can tell you what it
does with the soul.
As long as "Anderson ls my town,"
T will be ready to do all In my power j
to make it the best town in the South
ern States.
A CITIZEN.
October Offerings.
Tho chestnut of October time has
charms that never fall,
While many celebrate In rhymne the
brown October ale.
But of the things that gladden man
as autumn slides by
There's nothing more delightful than
the golden pumpkin pie.
To cider 'some address a song con
ceived in Jocund mood.
Persimmons aa they come along are
really very good.
But nothing from the field or dell,|
j that mortals ever try
Can be considered to excel the golden
pumpkin pie. t
Highbrow Enthusiasm.
"Did you witness the World's
I series?"
'Yea. and it waa great to hear
those cultured Boston fans rooting in
polysyllables.'
Moser Wasted.
"That young -millionaire saya be
holds you in the kindest remem
brance. He saya lt was at a party
given by you that he proposed to his
wife."
"The affair has unpleasant remin
iscences for me. That was a very ex
pensive party and I gave lt in the ex
pectation that he was going to pro
pose to one of my girls."
Fewness ef Things.
The berries in a shortcake are
At most timos very few.
But they hi fewness can't compare
With oysters in a stew. .
Quite True,
"Machinery excels tn many point*
The mousetrap has more patience
tba", the cat."
"Yeer*
"And while the horse stands ad
jmlrably, the automobile does co even
setter."
Before you "economize" by
buying cheap clothes, make
sure the maker didn't econo
mize on QUALITY.
There's no way yet discover
ed by which good clothes,
good style and good quality
can be had for less than
they're worth.
$10 to $25, properly placed,
buys the very best values in
clothes today. When you
pay less you lose more in,
wear than you save in price.
Our clothes at these prices
represent our idea of helping
our customers to the most
for their money, and helping
ourselves to their permanent
patronage.
Order by parcel post.
We prepay all charges.
"The Stan wah m Cmadtnct
frr&KISH CRUISES ?OSI?A?i?iS
THE RUSSIAN SEAPORT
(Continued From First Page.)
The same thing is going on to the
eastward where tlte Germans are
pushing their long-promised attack
tow; rd Verdun. In all of these at
tacks prisoners and guns nre being
lost by one side or the other.
In Poland Where'the Austrians and
Germans are retiring before trash
.Russian armies, something more de
cisive has occurred. Having a week
ago driven back the German right ad
vancing on Warsaw, the Russians
now have struck - * their center,
southwest - of *he Polish capital and
according to the Petrograd report,
have broken the resistance of the last
units of the armies trying to main
tain themselves north of the Pllitza
river. The Russian cavalry baa re
occupied Radom, where many men
and guns and much war material has
been captured.
On the east Pressinn frontier, along
! which line the Germans tool the of
fensive, both sides lay claim to sue
l?ese. . ;
In South Africa -the situation ap
I pears more favorable. General Louie
I Botha, tho premier, is ai the head of
the army- operating against the re
bellious commands under Generals
Beyers and DeWet, while loyal com
manders. Dutch and English, are gath
ering in the remnants of the com
mands of which Lieutenant Colonel
Maiitz was leader until he was
wounded and fled across the German
border.
With the presence, of German mines
off tho north -coast of Ireland, which
made it necessary today for the steam
er Olympic to put into a north of Ire
land port,, London newspapers- are
asking that the admiralty take more
vigorous measures to prevent eonUh*
uatics of thin -(Owing ot mines, it Is
believed that vessels flying neutral
flags are responsible for these minen.
The papers also are urging that
Btronger measure-, be taken to rid the
country of spies, whose presence 4s
proved by the capture of a man on
tlie nortli shore of the Firth of Froth
operating a flashlight apparatus.
The report that Germans have In
vaded the Portuguese colony of An
gola lacks confirmation. ,
Laughter Alda Digestion.
Laughter is a most healthful exer
tion; lt ls one cf .he greatest helps to
digestion with which I am acquainted;
and the custom prevalent among onr
forefathers, ot exciting it at table by
jesters and buffoons, waa founded on
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