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9IE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER F 0 CSD I'D AUGUST I. IMC i 148 West Whllner Street, ANDEK80.N, 8. C. W*.W. SMOAK. Bailor ann Bus. Mgr. U M. GLENN.City Editor '1*U EL HS BAB8EBN. Advertising Msr. T. B. GODFREY.. ..Circulation Mgr. Sn ter ed aa second-class matter Ap ril 28, 1914, at the post office at An derson, South Carolina, nnder th? Act of March 3. 1879. i Member of Associated: Press and Receiving Dally Telegraphic Service. TELEPHONES Editorial and Business Office.til SUBSCRIPTION KATES Semi.Weekly One Tear .fl .SO Ste Months .fl DaDj On? Tsar .15.00 HU Months .2.60 Tlirse Months .... 1-26 The Intelligencer ls delivered by carriers in the city. If you fall to get y-iUr paper regularly pleaee notify ic. Opposite your name on th? lapel of your psper ls printed date to Which your paper Ix paid. All checks and drafts should bs drawn to The Anderson Intelligencer. The East Profreader. When the story of Mammon is printed And the binder han laid down his tools; When none of the facts have boen stinted And the deeds of the wise and the fools Have been written by prophets and sages And bound in Hie rawhide of man, Then God will blue-pencil its page. AH only the Almighty can. He will see the proud kings of the ages ..As.they rot In their filigreed graves, And measure Ihelr virtue with gauges .uThat he'll use for both masters und slaves ; While princes whose caskets were freighted 4fy4Jh laurel wreaths, honors and , flags May find that their souls tiave beeu rated 'Neath beggar-men burled in rags. Bo In the long lt ls better To lead our lives humbly contrite; Find truth, live it up to the letter, With hearts free from rancor and ' . spite; For tba great proofreader is tracing Man'? record straight back to the flood. And we bape.fpxa merciful placing In the book" that ls printed in blodd. NEW YORK HERALD. The. lteture te tee Old Town, O the little old town-that I felt one ;Wday.. ' Because It was quiet, still .Has ''the name that lt had when I v*i Went' away. Add ?tanda on the same old hill; But the ones' that were dear in the little old town, s With its one wide street running up and down, v Have ceased tb sit on the porches \ . where \The roses were.trained to climb; They have ceased to sew and to whit tle there, As they did In the dear old time. Tho little old church with its wooden sheds, Htlil stands as it stood of yore; But the ones who knelt and . who bowed their heads Are worshipping there no more! And the little old school were 1 csrved my name Ou the home-made desk stands just the same But the boys who are batting the ball today And the little maids, fair and free, Are not the children who used to play On the common there with rae. The little old house, so dear, so dear. Stands just where it used to stand; But not for many and many a year '^tHea .the latch obeyed ber hand The hand in which my hand was laid When my first few faltering steps were made And in the little old parlor there, fftrlooking the little lawa, Another sits In her essy chair. And hears the clock tick on. O the little old town that I left one ???'.?ti day, ? Because it was juiet and still. Has' the name that lt had when I went away. And Btands on the same old hill; Bat the friends that I've traveled / "back homo" to see . A-J? gone or ?Ike are but stranger? to me, And: over the doors of the little old stores, Are names that I never knew. And the dream that waa dear of thc *'old home" here . Cari never, alas, come true1 -.S. E. Qiser, In Chicago Tlmes-Her Mid. As et Old. Food Mother-Bobbie, . coma here. S have somethnig awfully nice to tell you.v . Bobble (aged 6)-Aw, I dont care. I know what it ls. Big brother's home from college. FoiiO Mother-"Why, Bobble, how could yon guess? Bobbie-My bank don't rattle any more.-Universityof Nebraska Awg A L?adt*? QsestiftB. Are .rou fond of sports. Miss Oh. Mr. Toughly, this ls so -Life. EDITOR SMOAK HAYS GOOD-BYE. Th? following editorial, thc HrHt penned by me as editor of The Intelligen cer, appeared October 2, 1914. Bevon months has seemed a short while to labor In this rapacity, fnr too short to leurn all there is to know of the people of this greut county, but how well 1 have kept the faith the readers of this m wspnper, seeing below the goal set for accomplishment when I began, ami being 'familier with what I have written in these columns, will bert he nble to Judge. The position of editor of any newspaper la one of great responsibility. Especially is this true when the newspaper ls Issued dally in a city and coun ty Blich as Anderson. Directing the utterances of this pane ls a task from Which one may well sin Ink. and this 1? particularly true when following so gifted and fluent a writer as ?'ol. Banks, who has giren much thought to es tablishing The Daily Intelligencer. But sinco this duty has been placed upon mts I shall endeuvor to discharge lt with all my soul. The readers who shall dally scan these columns may not linn here many brilliant thoughts clothed In faultless English, but they will lind the honest convictions of one whose every thought shall be for the upbuilding of a bigger and pur?*r city, a richer and happier county, a prouder and mor?? patriotic .State. This purpose will underlie what shall here be written, and by lt I wish to be Judged. Yes, I shall make mistakes-who does not? I shall fall far short of my ideals in many things, because I um human. You. dear reader, shall do likewise and for the same reason. So let us not censure each other too i ?. ve rely. Of course we shall not agree on nil questions, but let our disagreements be honest differences of opiniqn. I may say the war in Europe will so?,n bc over; you muy say lt will last for months, perhapb yurs. I shall grant you the right to your thoughts; yon should do the same for me. You have a right lo think as you please--provided yon THINK ; I have the snme right. So why full out ubout lt? Anderson county ls a great county. In a great section of the State. Her resources and her industries are varied and many-The Intelligencer stands for the development of th?s?-. Her people are true, brave and loyal to what they believe ls right-The Intelligencer would have them remain true, brave and loyal to the right. Her people ure as a rule law abiding-The Intelli geneer would create respect for nil law. Indeed The Intelligencer would clasp hands with every uplifting agency In this section and help them accom plish their good work. ls there not enough work to do building up our city, county and Stite to keep UH too busy to find fault with one another.'too busy to search for faulte nnd too busy to pry for motives that ure Impure? Let ns forget factionalism and unite all our energies to bring great things tc pass here and now. That were a man'? task. Let us cense looking on the dark side and try to aee the silver lining to the clouds. Plontp grow and thrive best only in the pure sun light-Are we not human (liants? The Intelligencer would work for bettering the condition of every farmer und laboring man. This newspaper realizes that the prosperity and happi ness of every class of our citizenship depends upon the prosperity and hap piness of every otehr class. If the larmer is prosperous, the merchant, tho business mun. the professional class, the banks-all are prosperous. This close Interdependence of all was never so forcefully Illustrated as has been done by this war in Europe. Such being true, then, we need to stand to gether. Therefore, The Intelligencer deplores the tendency of Borne persons to array one class against another and t:< keep alive and fan Into Hume dif ference of opinion so es to accomplish this end. Believing that the stubllity of our Institutions depends upon an educated nnd enlightened citlzanshlp, The Intelligencer would stand for education of uti the children of every community. No enlightened people can long bc fooled or enslaved, nor can they be the prey of the vicious and avaricious. Anderson county has a fine system of schools, both city and county, and these arc Indeed a pride to all her people. The intelligencer would see them grow and spread wide their'influence. A word porapnal: Eleven munt h s ago the writer came into your midst. You guve him a warm welcome and proved yourselvos kind and considerate. During this time he has learned to know, admiro ".nd respect much he has seen of the life, the customs and Ideals of the people. Now he hns been se lected to stand ns the champion of the people who have thus shown him courtesies and friendships. He has chosen Anderson aa his home, a place In wlii' h to live and renr his children, a place where he bopcH they may live nnd make their homes. He, therefore, would like to huve Anderson und An derson county keep abreast of any progressive section of thc country. Born and reared on the farm, his sympathies are largely with the men who plow and hoe and sow and reap. They are so busy producing they often have no time to apeak up for their rights, ll- hopes to make The Intelligencer speak for.them, but at the same time, not-blindly, for others have rights also. Those who manufacture what tho farmer produces, those who furnish 'be meena, the channels of trade-all have rights. So he shall promise all a square deal, and Isn't that enough? You can help him. Will you do lt? Still a stranger to many, won't you come in aui). get .acquainted? He wants to know you. your thoughts, your homes, y.btrr happiness, your sorrow, your success, your failures. You can help him be u good editor of The Intelligencer, and he bas faith in you-you Will, , . - . . During til? tinto I have lived among thc people of Anderson, I liuvc learned to know them we)]., 1 have enjoyed the companionship and the friendship uf many of them,, ami even In the crossing of swords with a few, there has teen no bitterness and I trust that their feelings toward me is the same. In leaving it ls not without consideration ot the many advantages this field offers to u newspaper man. und nf the many opportunities to achieve some thing of usefulness to mankind. . To those who will be interested in what becomes of tho erstwhile editor, ? will state that .1 go from here to Walterboro, where for twelve years I lived, loved and worked, and will resume active management of my news ? r oer there, The Press and Standard. Quite a come down, I hear you Bay. from being editor ot a prosperous daily in the Piedmont, to running o weekly In a low country town. Well, that depends upon the view point, and th? way ono feels about the work. "YOU can do better In Anderson," is your slogan, and a good one. I can do better In Walterboro is my slogan, and having faith In lt I do not hesitate to ?try. There 1 shall have time to do other things besides running a newspaper, and I have never had to sit idly by with folded hands because of nothing to do, and I have found that my efforts there were fruitful and pleasant. I oe)love in the possibilities of the great low country and hope ot hell* bring them out. ' '. J 4y For my successor in the capacity ot editor and manager, I bespeak your earnest cooperation and good wishes. Mell Glenn ls a man you can tie to and a man who will glve^yon a fine naper. Trained in tho field of Jour nalism, and being devoted Ho the work, he brings a mind well filled with ideas, and an ability to execute them. The Intelligencer iii your paper ns much aa it la his, and it reflecta the apirlt of Ute city and of the community in the manner it receives your cooperation and support Let it apeak of a united and enthualsstic desire to build up a modern city along proper lines Help Glenn to make lt representative of the best in the city and the county. He is worthy and denervea your support I call your attention again to who? I wrote seven months ago, ?nd I feel that Glenn w'U do all In his pftwer to make the paper representative of these ideas. In ssylng good-bye to the good people of Anderson, I leave behind the best wishes I know how to wish for your prosperity and happiness. I would urge you to keep, up the good work being done ie the schools of the county, support tne chamber of conunerce and tte work, the rural school supervisor, the girls canning clubs, the boys corn clubs, Ute farm demonstration work, stand for law and order, and keep' Anderson a clean snd pure city lit which the future men and women may grow to manhood and womanhood and be come leadera ot thought and leaders nf men. I cannot close without expressing to the loyal and faithful band of young men who have helped to make The Intelligencer the splendid paper it la and baa been, my profound appreciation for their loyalty and cooperation. No better force of newspaper makers exist anywhere than those now engaged in making this paper. They ere real helpers and true. No bettor way. and no ttrettier thought baa been uttered, as a good-bye thought than the following linea. I wish them all for you. , ?'*>'.$''' '.' *. V ."' 1 pray the prayer Ute Easter a?-rs do, -May the peace ot Allah abide with you; Wherever yon stay, wherever you go. May the beautiful palma of Allah grow, Through days ot labor, and nights of rest The love cf good Allah make you bier'.; So I touch my heart a? tas easterner,-* do, Msy the peace ot Allan abide with yon. ?MOAK. New York Society Girl in Greek Dance. Tliis <s a pose of, one of Hie New ?o/k society girls whose? daring dunces In Greek costumes have caused considerable comment. The young woman didn't wear muccli besides a short pair cf trunks and a l'obe which was filmy. Her legs and feet were bare. The leader of a teachers' organization, before -which several young woman appeared' at a benefit in this garb, wa' tathel' severe in her pomment. '" i The I.owiy Art of Spelling; Ignori ig for., the,?JJmoment. .V?e movement for simplifying spelling, ls spelling, of the ancient and [llflleult hind, worth whole? Grant ing that lt ls a polite accomplishment, :an one afford, \i a practical age, to ?pend the time upon it 'necessary to ia mastery, at the eo?t of neglecting alology. chemistry, the higher math ematics, social statistics' and the fa ur ?st school of a- t?" ' In Ohio, tile 88 champion spellers tt the St? Ohio counties are about to neet and spell for the state cham pionship and keen interest ls Bald to prevail In respect of the appro?.S.?ng tournament or "bee," or sera,., or .lot, or Jamboree. Probably lt la wise to learn to spell, Dut^It is by no means so necessary as t used to be. A shorthand writer ihould b? an expert speller and learcher of dictionaries besides, but if me is to havo u short-hand wriiter. iv h y should one be a person and ex ?ggeratedly egoistic speller? What for ls the bright-eyed and pink-chock ed stenographer if not to relieve her employer of the spelling nuisance. One occasionally meeta with - per- i ?ons of uncommon stupidity who spell | kv Uh great skill and accuracy and, on the other hand, there are brilliant persons with a gift for literary com position who have never learned to ipell ordinarily well and who never will cease to make weird blunders in arothography. The winner of the first prise in the Ohio contest may bc some bumpkin without "sense to get out of a shower ?f rain."-The State. Reversed the Verdict. A prominent citizen of a large town went raging into the. electric light company's office and . declared that one of their wires had killed a pet tree on his precises. "That tree," said he, M haa been standing there for twenty years, and .ve regarded lt as one of the family. My children played under lt when ?hey were babies, and it is ossoclat id with some of the , pleasantest memories of my wife. When it be ran to die we all mourned, and we :ould not imagine what ailed it un til yesterday when I? noticed that a wire waa lying right across a ?ranch. My poor tree has been electrocuted, ind I feel as If murder had been lone in my house." Considerably moved, the. agent cr the company went to view the scene ?f tbs tragedy and found th? tree aili alive, but feeble. When he came to trace the wire he discovered one ?nd nail to the roof of an. old bara ind the other twisted around a dis carded flole. It had been cut off for tt least two yeara and- forgotten. But the occasion demanded something, io lie made the followln report; "Tree alive, wire dead. Wira si lently killed by tree. Bill Inclosed." s -- Sidelight en History. Damocles was lying back ' In ' the chair, tb? white, the barber of those lays scraped his face. "Haircut?" naked the man et sets* tors. "Not on your tintype." replied Da> -aorcies, for he was watching th? i word dangliag over his devoted heaoV -Philadelphia Ledger. _ t??tV f?' * ', : If May is to find you in the vestless vanguard you'll appreciate what we can show you in shirts,.ties and collars. New fabrics, new colors, new qual ities and ali of them add to a r?tiw feeling they'll give you. : j-, Manhattan Shirts $1.5.0 ip $3.5pr. B-O-E Shirts 50c to $1.50. .Ties 25c to 75c. Judging from last Saturday's sale todav will clean up our entire stock of Special Wash Ties. So long as they last today at 2 >for 25c. ; 4 mTU Sun e*\ m THE LAND OF BEGINNING AGAIN. (By LOUISA FLETCHER TARKINGTON) I wish that there were some wonderful place Called the Land of Beginning Again, Where all our mistakes and nil our heartaches And all of our poor, selfish grief Could be dropped, like a shabby old coat, at ihe door, And never put on again. I wish we could come on it all unaware, Like the hunter who Ands a lost trail; And I wish that the one whom our blindness had done The greatest Injustice of all Could be at the gates, like an old friend that waits For the comrade he's gladdest to bail. We would And all the things we intended to do But forgot, and remembered-too late, .., Little praises unspoken, little promises broken, And all of the thousand and one Little duties neglected that might have perfected The day for one less fortunate. It wouldn't be possible not to be kind ' In the Land of Beginning Again; And the ones we misjudged and the ones whom we grudged Their moments of victory here Would find in the grasp of our loving hand-clasp More than penitent lips could explain. For what had been hardest we'd know had been best. And what had seemed lost would be gain; For there isn't a sting that will not take wing , When we've faced it and laughed it away; And I think that the laughter is most what we're after In the Land of Beginning Again! So I wish that there were some wonderful place Called, the Land of Beginning Again. . . Where all our mistakes and all our heartaches And all our poor, selfish grief "' .' ' T.-. ' Could be dropped, like a shabby: old eost, at the door.' ? And never put on again.' ". HOMES OF INDIVI? UALITY , Are Easily Attained When You Give the Proper Attention . *, and Consideration to* the Critic* for picking out riret ty Wall Paper? In Strength of Be??ty?>'Style-, Va riety and Lowness of Price, Our Showing of This Season's Fresh Shipment of Florida Vegetables Extra fine Smooth Tomatoes, lb. .12 l-2c Snap Beans, the best quality, 2 lbs for ... .. . .25c New irish Potatoes, lb .. ..#. .. ..Sc Beets, 3 for ,. .....10c Squash, lb ;...................... .7c Egg Plants, 2 for. .ISe New Cabbage, lb ...4 l*2c\ Onions, bunch. .Sc California Evaporated peaches, J lbs-for ... ... ?* ..... . .25c ; Prunes, fat and waxy, 2 lbs for .. .. . .25c 3 Cans Pie Peachester .... . . .... . . . ,25c Drkd Apricots, 2 lbs for ... . . . . . . . . 35c 48 lbs Patent Flour :y, . .. v$f .30 ] 48 lbs Self-Risin'g F?our . . . . ........ ...... .$*.00 Fresh Lookout Cakes, each ". . . . .'.V-*?9?^ SOMETHING NEW-Bran Crackers. Every body should eat these crackers for health's sake, package .. v .. , .'ISe Anderson Cash Grocery Co. . ? ? , ?ti: Surpasses the Finest-^f*4Wy Pre vious Exhibit. Advice and Sug: gestions, .Cheerfully Given. ; . 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