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IEDGEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
' (Taken from The Tattler, a month
ly paper published by the pupils of
. the Edgefield High School.)
The enrollment of the Edgefield
Public Schools to date is 364. A larger
enrollment than ever before in the
history of the school. Of this number
28 per cent have maintained an aver
age of above 90 and have met the
other -requirements necessary to
maintain a place on the monthly hon
or rolls. Only 6 per cent have failed
to make the passing mark of 75. This,
of itself, speaks well for the ability
of the pupils.
I have found, in almost every case,
that the pupils are interested in the
work of the school, proud of its rec
ord and glad to do everything in.their
power to make the school a success.
This loyalty bids well for the future
of the school.
Foot ball, basket ball, track, base
ball and Literary Society work have
been added to the work of the school.
These new features have proved their
- worth, and the splendid spirit shown
by the teams, in defeat as well as vic
tory, has been favorably commented
upon by the principals' and officials
of other schools. One of the managers
(of a team that was twice defeated
by Edgefield) writes "the games we
played with your team were the fair
est and most pleasant we have had.
We hope to include your school in
cur schedule next year".
Three of our High School boys at
tended the Boys' Y. M. C. A. confer
ence in Columbia, and the State Sec
retary writes, "I want to congratu
late you on the conduct of your repre
. sentatives while in Columbia. They
attended every session.of the Confer
ence arid added much to the pleasure
of the meeting."
Our High School, along with 60 of
the other leading High Schools of the
state, has joined the inter-Hi League.
We hope to have representatives in
every contest conducted by the
League, believing that all such con
tests will be worth more than the cost,
and prove of lasting benefit to the
school as well as to those taking part.
Representatives have already been
chosen to uphold Edgefield's honor
in the debate, and represntatives in
Recitation and Declamation will be
selected at a public society.'meeting
early in April. With a student body
above the average, ready and anxious
to do everything it can to promote
the good interests of the school, win
or lose, there will be no cause to feel
ashamed of their efforts in those
contests.
The needs of the school are too
well known to be commented on here.
With a Parent-Teachers' Association
just organized these needs can be
brought forward and discuss?d at the
proper time. The organization of this
Association is in no way an attempt
to delegate authority or transfer re
sponsibilities, from the shoulders of
the Trustees and Superintendent, but
is an effort to bring the teachers and
the parents into closer relationship
and enable them to study together the
needs of the individual child.
Every teacher in the school has the
interest of the child at heart. This in
terest, together with a willingness to
co-operate with the trustees and the
superintendent in every way, makes
it a pleasure to be connected with
the Edgefield Public Schools.
W. 0. TATUM, Jr.,
Superintendent.
OUR SPLENDID SCHOOL SPIRIT.
Unlike any former session of the
Edgefield. school for a number of
years, the session of 1921-22 is char
acterized by a splendid school spirit
which seems to permeate the very at
mosphere of the campus. As a nat
ural result of this school spirit which
gives a buoyancy to school life that
nothing else can, there exists a
marked degree of loyalty toward the
members of the faculty and a spirit
of comradeship prevails among the pu
pils themselves which dissipates the
monotony of routine school life, caus
ing the pupils to find much real joy,
;as well as profit in their school d?
lies.
There are this session, two out
standing features of our school work
which doubtless contribute more than
anything else to this school spirit.
Reference is here made to our liter
ary society and to our school athlet
ics. The meetings of the literary so
ciety not only afford a field for the
exercise of the literary talents of the
pupils, but its informal meetings
composed solely of pupils, bring them
into personal contact and afford an
opportunity of social intercourse
under the most helpful and whole
some environment. The fact that it
is OUR society, conducted by US for
OUR benefit engenders a school spir
it such as few other things can.
As to athletics, no. school program
by whomsoever arranged, whether by
trustees, superintendent cr faculty,
is complete without providing out
door sports for the development of
the bodies of our boys and girls and
providing an outlet for their pent-up
energies. As we contrast the session
of last year, with its ennui and un
bearable monotony, with the present
one, each day of which affords some
pleasant diversion, for both body and
mind, the wonder is that as much was
accomplished last year as there was.
Our present well planned school life,
thoughtfully planned by our superin
tendent, has had much to do with en
gendering this splendid school spirit
which makes us loyal, enthusiastic
and willing to undertake greater
achievements, individually and col
lectively.-The Tattler.
BRIEF SKETCH OF EDGEFIELD
SCHOOL.
(Taken from The Tattler, a month
ly paper published by the puipls of
the Edgefield High School.)
Some fifty years before the Ameri
can Revolution there was established
just outside what is now the incorpo
rate limits of the town of Edgefield,
a settlement of hardy pioneers. These
settlers came, some from settlements
along the Savannah river, and some
across the mountains from Virginia
and Pennsylvania. The practiced eye
and good judgment, characteristics
of the early pioneers, convinced them
that here, amid the rolling hills and
smiling valleys they had found a fer
tile and healthful region. So here they
settled, loved and wrought, as was
the way with pioneers. Some years
later when this settlement had in
creased to twenty or thirty families,
the need of a school was felt. Just
three quarters of a mile east of this
first settlement, on the banks of a
charming, brook-tradition tells us
named Three Quarters branch-later
known as Academy branch, the first
known school building was erected.
Many years later-July 10th, 1825
-a patriotic and public spirited cit
izen, Eldred Simkins the elder, son
of Arthur Simkins, one of the earliest
settlers and owner of historic "Cedar
Walk," deeded the present site to the
town for a nominal sum, to be used
for education purposes forever, and
it has been so used continuously since
that time.
There is not living today, in all the
confines of Edgefield county, a sin
gle human being that was living that
July day ninety seven years ago when
this generous gift was made, not only
to the children of that day, but for
the children of all succeeding genera
tions, and the aged trees that stand
on the campus, and the brook that
"goes on forever" are the mute and
only witnesses.
There are few, if any, local schools
in upper Carolina that are older.
None, surely, that can claim more il
lustrious names among its alumni.
Her sons in every walk of life, from
her earliest days, have made her
name famous in the annals of South
Carolina. Soldiers! Statesmen! Ju
rists! I cannot undertake in so brief
a sketch to mention the number of
United States Senators and Congress
men, the Diplomats and Governors,
the many noted Judges and Lawyers,
che gifted Orators and Literary Men
that were once students within the
walls of the old brick academy that
once stood on these grounds. Nor the
names of the many noble youths who
left their studies here and in far off
Mexico placed the Palmetto flag first
on the ramparts of that Imperial
City; and whose bones still rest in
sight of her walls. Nor of that in
numerable company of brave hearts
who left these classic groves to fol
low Butler, Gary, Bonham, Brooks,
Perrin, Bland, Dunovant and Bacon
on every battle field in Virginia, and
whose graves mark every spot where
the Confederate armies fought. Nor
must we forget that simple white
cross that at Chateau Thierry marks
the last earthly resting place of a for
mer student.
Furman University, now located at
Greenville, S. C., and the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary, now
located at Louisville, Ky., had their
beginning in the hearts of Edgefield
citizens on this same hill.
In 1898 Col. F. N. K. Bailey began
a co-educational institute here and the
present building was erected for his
use in 1903. He remained here four
teen years, and since his departure
it has been used for the Graded and
High School.
What an inspiration to us today
should this glorious past be. How
worthy of emulation are the lives and
achievements of her former students.
Many of us bear the same names,
many others have some of the same
blood in our veins-all are inheritors
in common of this great and inspir
ing past. So let us resolve here and
now, that we, each in our humble
sphere, shall do our utmost to prove
worthy of this splendid heritage.
ELIZABETH LOTT.
fr* King's New Biscwdn
tlli-S THE COUGH. CITES THE LUNGS.
GOES BACK TO OLD EGYPT
Legend of Cinderella, Almost Uni
versal, Believed to Have Come
From Ancient Memphis.
Cinderella and the legend surround
ing her glass slipper is believed to
have originally come from ancient
Memphis. In the ruins of this buried
city lies the pyramid of Rhodopls, who
lived at Naucratis. and was incom
parably beautiful and chaste. One day
when Rhodopls was bathing an eagle
flew through the open ceiling cf her
bathroom and plucked from her mald'o
hands the sandal which she was just
about to lace about her mistress'
foot.
The eag'& then flew to Memphis,
where the king was administering jus
tice In one of the courts of the palace,
and, hovering above the king,' dropped
the sandal, which fell Into the folds of
the king's garment. He examined the
sandal and fourni it ?o small and love
ly that he bade his servants search all
Egypt till they should find the woman
whom lt would fit
Rhodopls was found in Naucratis
and carried to the king, who married
her. She died after a few pionths'
happiness, and the disconsolate king
had one of the costliest pyramids of
antiquity built in her memory. In the
first century B. C. the priests of Mem
phis were wont to exhibit a sandal in
a crystal shrine which, they declared,
once belonged to Rhodopis, miraculous
ly preserved through many centuries.
The sarcophagus and the mummy of
Rhodopls have entirely vanished and
her pyramid is little more than a ruin,
but her legend lives in every land.
FAMOUS "LION OF LUCERNE"
Thorvaldsen's Masterpiece Commem
orates the Heroism of the Swiss
Guards in Paris in 1792.
The well-known monument called
the "Lion of Lucerne," erected near
Luceme, lu *1821, commemorates the
tragic fate of the Swiss guards in the
French Revolution when in their de
votion to duty they were sacrificed to
the bullets of the Marseillais and the
pikes of the mob, August 10, 1792.
This infantry regiment, the "Gardas
Suisses," had been originally a Swiss
mercenary , regiment in the Wars of
Religion; but for their own'good con
duct at the combat of Arques they
were incorporated in. the penmanent
establishment of the Maison du Roi,
by Henry IV, (Henry of Navarre), In
15S9, and in the guards in 1615. The
French guards sided openly with the
constitutional movement at the Revo
lution, and were disbanded, but the
Swiss guards remained faithful to
their trust.
This monument was the work of
Bertel Thorvaldswi (1770-1S44), a
Danish sculptor, noted for his statues
of Christ and the apostles, and for
his efforts at classical sculpture. He
was the son of an Icelander who had
settled In Denmark, and wa9 born at
Copenhagen. There he lies burled un
der a bed of roses in the courtyard
of the museum he endowed.
But ls lt Worth lt?
This is a remedy of an English
woman -for taking off superfluous
ounces from the face that has be
come too fat through overeating and
lack of. exercise.
To begin with, of course, she rec
ommends mild dieting and plenty of
walking and lots of water to drink
every day. This to cut down super
fluous fat all over the body.
One good exercise is this: Open
the mouth and work the jaw vigor
ously, first to the right, then to the
left, then backward, then forward.
Do this persistently.
Then draw the cheeks in between
the teeth and puff thom out hard and '
full. Then, with the teeth shut tight,
stroke the cheeks with the palms of
tlie hands gently upward from the
chin tip to forehead. Don't do any
of the stroking exercises too rapidly
or vigorously, but do them for a long
time, persistently, slowly. You will
get the best results in this way:
American Time'Signals Best.
The English freely admit that the
system ' of telegraphic time signals
adopted by the naval observatory at
Washington is much to he preferred to
that in use at Greenwich for supplying
Great Britain with standard time.
At Greenwich a signal is sent out at
hoon, whereas at Washington a series
of signals ls used, beginning five
minutes before noon. During these
five minutes every tick of the observa
tory clock ls electrically transmitted,
except the twenty-ninth second of each
minute, the last five seconds of the
first four minutes, and at last ten
seconds of the fifth minute. After this
final ten seconds break, the neon
signal is given. In this manner the
middle of each minute ls clearly in
dicated, and yet more clearly the In
stant of noon. The length of the
series facilitates the regulation of
clocks and chronometers.
Fifty Men and One Elephant.
Interesting tests were once made to
determine the respective pulling pow
er of horses, men and elephants. Two
horses, weighing 1,600 pounds each,
together pulled 3,750 pounds, or 550
pounds more than their combined
weight. One elephant, weighing 12.000
pounds, pulled 8,750 pounds, or 3.250
pounds less than his weight. Fifty
men, aggregating about 7,500 pounds
In weight, pulled 8,750 pounds, or just
as much r.s the single elephant. But.
like fi? '.inrses. they pulle d mor? than
?heir onrii weight. One hundred men
pulled 12,000 pounds.
. ? . - . )' .. ti*?
'?(A
Hymns Taken From Rev. A. T.
Allen's Calendar of Last
Sunday.
Hymn 339
0 hear my cry, be gracious now to
me,
Come Great Deliv'rer, come.
My soul bowed down is longing
now for Thee,
Come Great Deliv'rer, come.
(Chorus)
I've wandered away o'er moun
tains cold,
I've wandered far away from home.
0 take me now and bring me to
Thy fold,
Come, Great Deliv'rer, come.
1 have no place, no shelter from
the night,
Come Great Deliv'rer, come.
One look from Thee would give me
life and light,
Come Great Deliv'rer, come.
My path is lone and weary are my
feet,
Come, Great Deliv'rer, come.
Mine eyes look up, Thy loving
smile to meet,
Come Great Deliv'rer, come. *
Hymn 222-Popular Hymnal
Is your life a channel of blessing?
Is the. love of God flowing thru
you?
Are' you telling the lost of the Sa
viour?
Are you ready His service to do?
(Chorus)
Make me a channel of blessing to
day,
Make me a channel of blessing, I
pray;
My life posssessing, my service
blessing,
Make me a channel of blessing to
day.
Is your life a channel of blessing?
Are you burdened for those that
are lost?
Have you urged upon those who
are straying,
The Saviour who died on the cross?
Is your life a channel of blessing?
Is it daily telling for Him?
Have you spoken the word of sal
vation
To those who are dying in sin?
Hymn 406
I will sing the wondrous story
Of the Christ who died for me,
How He left His home in glory,
For the cross of Calvary!
(Chorus)
Yes, I'll sing the wondrous story,
Of the Christ who died for me;
Sing it with the saints in glory
Gathered by the crystal sea.
I was lost but Jesus found me,
Found the sheep that went astray,
Threw His loving arms around me,
Drew me back into His way.
I was bruised but Jesus healed me,
Faint was I from many a fall,
Sight was ,gone and fears possess
ed me,
But He freed me from them all.
Vesper Verse
Saviour, Thy dying love,
Thou gavest me,
Nor should I aught withhold,
Dear Lord, from Thee.
In love my soul would bow,
My heart'fulfill its vow,
Some offering bring Thee now,
Something for Thee.
Hymn 110
There's a land that is fairer than
day,
And by faith we can see it afar;
For the Father waits over the way,
To prepare us a dwelling place
there.
(Refrain)
In the sweet bye and bye,
We shall meet on that beautiful
shore.
We shall sing on that beautiful
shore,
The melodious songs of the blest,
And our spirits shall sorrow no
more,
Ntft a sigh fdr the blessing of rest.
To our bountiful Father above,
We will offer our tribute of praise,
For the glorious gift of His love,
And the blessings that hallow our
days.
Hymn 39-Popular Hymnal
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me,
Over life's tempestuous sea;
Unknown waves before me roll,
Hiding rock and treacherous shoal,
Chart and compass come from
Thee,
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me!
As a mother stills her child, ?
Thou canst hush the ocean.wild,
Boist'rous waves obey Thy will,
When Thou sayst to them "Be
still!"
Wondrous Sovereign of the sea,
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me !
When at last I near the shore,
And the fearful breakers roar,
Twixt me and the peaceful rest,
Then while le?ning on Thy breast,
May I hear Thee say to me,
"Fear not, I will pilot thee."
'* still."
Hymn 42-Popular Hymnal
Holy Spirit, faithful Guide,
Ever near the Christian's side,
Gently lead us by the hand,
Pilgrims in a desert land.
Weary souls fore'er rejoice,
While they hear the sweetest voice,
Whisper softly, "Wanderer, come,
Follow me, I'll guide thee home.
PLUM BRANCH,
SPECIFICATIONS :^Q
be Aree from any defects that
or durability. Ties shall not
two inches wide on top of tie
inches from the middle. All
manufactured, cut square at t
tom parallel and have bark en
All Ties must be 8 feet anc
White and Post Oak
Grade 1 Gr?de 2 Grade
Size 6x6 Size 6x7 Siz<
80c. 40c. 6(
Your particular attention i
piece of timber must square
make the grades, and that it
getting all grade1 fives, if pos?
out ones and twos.
Inspection will be made an
in and properly placed on C
lina Railway Company's Rigi
s.e.
Prices subject to change wi
it.
Plum Bra)
Ever present, truest Friend,
Ever near thine aid to lend,
Leave us not to doubt and fear,
Groping on in darkness drear.
When the stor,ms are raging sore,
Hearts grow faint and hopes give
o'er
Whisper softly, "Wanderer ,come!
Follow me, I'll guide thee home.
When our days of toil shall cease,
Waiting still for sweet release,
Nothing left but heaven and
pr?yer,
Wondering if our names are there;
Wading deep the dismal flood,
Pleading naught but Jesus' blood,
Whispering softly, "Wanderer,
come!
Follow me, I'll guide thee home."
NOTICE
I take this means of notifying the
)ublic that I have reopened my black
imith and repair shop at my old
itand to the rear of The Advertiser
milding, facing the street leading
>ast from the residence of Mr. W. A.
Strom. I respectfully solicit the pa
;ronage of the people and will do my
itmost to give entire satisfaction, al
vays guaranteeing my work. I make
t specialty of horse shoeing. Call to
iee me.
' . GILES BUTLER.
Eyes scientifically examined and
?lasses properly fitted.
' GEO. F. MIMS,
Optometrist-Optician,
Edgefield, S. C.
NOTICE.
All persons who are indebted to
he estate of Mrs. Zelpha Thurmond,
leceased will make payment to the
undersigned and all persons who hold
:laims against said.estate will present
hem to the undersigned properly at
ested for payment.
3-13-22 J. H. MATHIS.
J. S. BYRD
Dental Surgeon
Office Over Store of
Quartet & Timmerman
Office Phone No. 3
Residence Phone 87
WANTED: Salesmen with car to
:all on dealers with a low priced '6,
100 mile fabric and and 10,000 mile
ord tire. $100.00 a week with extra
ommissions.
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?at Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
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Cross
S. C., February 6, 1922.
UALITY: All Ties shall
may impair their ^strength
have sap wood more than
between twenty and forty
ties shall be straight, well
he ends, have top^ arid bot
tirely removed.
I 6 inches long.
3 Grade 4 Grade 5 '
3 6x8 Size 7x8 Size 7x9
)c. 70c. 80c.
s called to the fact that a
the above sizes in order to
will be more economical in
iible, and by all means cut
d cash paid as ties are hauled
harleston & Western Caro
ht-of-Way at Plum Branch,
ithout notice.* .
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ich, S. C.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
of
Application For Discharge
In the District Court of the United
States, Fir the Western Div
_trict of South Carolina._
. IN THE MATTER OF
J. S. Neal, Johnston, S. C.
(No. B-266 in "Bankruptcy.)
To the Creditors of the above named
Bankrupt:
Take notice on Feb. 28, 1922, the
above named bankrupt filled his peti
tion in said Court praying that he
may be decreed by the Court tb
have a full discharge from all debts
provable against his estate, except
such debts as are Excepted by law
from such discharge, and hearing was
thereupon ordered and will be had
apon said petition on-Mar. 30, 1922,
before said Court, at Greenville, in
said District, at ll o'clock in the
?o renoon, at which time and place all
kr.own creditors and other persons'in
interest may appear and show
:ause, if any they have, why the
prayer of said petition should not
]e granted.
D. C. DURHAM,
'Clerk.
Weted at Greenville, S. C.,
February 28, 1922.
Wjf??oer?r You Need a Genere i Tonic
Take Grove's
Tze Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
Chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
s?ell known tonic propertiesof QUININE
and IRON, lt acts on the Liver, Drives
oat Malaria, Enriches the Bk od and
Bu. Ids up the Whole System. SO cents.

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