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Established 1835. /. L. MIMS,.Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No Communications will be published ?Ol^s accompanied by the writer's Banse, Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1913. Take away the sword; stat?s can be saved without it; bring the pen! BULWER. Political matters have slipped a cog | in South Carolina. More than a week Isas passed without another candidate for governor coming from under cover. Mr. Taft has proven himself to be a vgJty versatile ma?. One day he ad dressed the Augusta lawyers and the ?ext day he addressed a religious tody from the rostrum of one of the cnorches. Senator, don't be too 6evere on the '<wild asses of the desert." Having teen hungry so long, they really can't fee blamed for stampeding when the door of the Democratic crib was opened. Mr. Taft has proven himself to be a level-headed man, both in and out of the president's chair. An aviator over in Augusta the other day offered to t'aike the big ex-president up in his aeroplane, bat he smilingly declined. With steak selling for 30 cents and kam for 40 cents the pound in Atlanta, th"e man with a moderate income will Se forced to become a vegetarian or M.ve al the expense of the grocer, as some people do in this section. It is a pity that Senator Tillman and Senator Smith disagree in endorsing I applicants for ofjjce. They should dis cuss" their difference behind the scene, ^and after uniting y pon a common \ground present a harmonious front to the. public \ ---- Yice-President Marshall is said to be BO: conscientious that he is actually worried because he draws a salary of SJZ.OOO and has practically nothing to do. Mr. Marshall will have earned all cf.his salary and more besides if he fceeps those warring Democratic sena tors straight. President Wilson is determined that ne charge of nepotism shall be brought ega?nst his administration. He is mak ing his kith and kin to the remotest generation keep awav from the "pie" counter. He is not going to "stand fey" any of his friends either unless tiley are deserving in every particular. A certain New England minister has fc?nd a partial solution for the high costrof-Kving question by making pies of. English sparrows. The Advertiser w denied even that dernier ressort, as the. screech-owls have driven all of our sparrows away. And it matters not now hard the times we must draw the Sne upon putting screech-owls on The Advertiser^ menu. Notwithstanding all of the rain, the ?White. House, is as "dry" as a bone. *?he stand which President and Mrs. Wilson have taken with reference to intoxication liquors is worthy of espe cial notice: If the "White House," the. first home in the land, with all of its state functions, is conducted with outs wines and liquors, surely every Borne throughout th9 43 states can likewise afford to discard the social glass. Interest in the corn contest is grow ing daily. Farmer3 realize now more than they did several years ago the importance of growing sufficient corn cm "the farm to supply the home de vland. They have learned that on gobd fand and with the adoption of modern methods corn can be grown at lome almost as cheaply as western com can be hauled 15 miles over had roads from the depot. It majr be construed as a doubtful compliment to say the railroads of SontB Carolina are on the upgrade; .ggf: it id a fact that the road beds are constantly being improved. During tba rear according to the report of toe. railroad commission, only one g*gaeflger was killed on the railroads of Souh. Carolina. Of course there werer operatives and others killed, but the/iura subjected to greater danger thaa passengers. Abolish the Nuisance. If the early announcements for gov ernor and lieutenant-governor are to be taken as an earnest of what will follow, the state campaign party next summer will beso large that a special train will have to be chartered for the tour-that is, if the tour is to be made. The Advertiser favors discon tinuing the county-to-county campaign, lt was abolished in Georgia long ago and Georgia politics is certainly on no lower plane now than South Caro lina politics. Atlanta's Anti-Suffragettes. The unexpected has happened. The members of the Atlanta Federation of Women's Clubs have' put themselves on record as opposed to the suffragette movement. The impression prevailed, knowing Atlantians' perchant for no toriety, that the fair Georgians would soon break loose and go the New York-Washington hikers one better. The Advertiser extends the women of the Gate City the right hand of fellowship across the surging waters of the Savannah. Edgefield People Well Satisfied. Some of the counties are circulating petitions looking to the holding of an election on the dispensary question in August. As for the people of Edge field, they are satisfied with the pres ent status. Conditions, from the stand point of law and order, are better now in this county than at any other time within the memory of the oldest in habitants. If a law is enacted, as sug gested by the grand jury, making it possible to put the blind tigers on the chaingang, both white and colored, con ditions will soon improve still more. The presence of Sheriff Swearingen's special deputy will also help matters very materially. "A Little Brief Authority." It apppars that a certain young ruler, not satisfied with steering the old Ship af State ad libitum, wants to domi nate municipalities also. Shakespeare must have drawn the veil of the future ind, while peering down through the ? vistas of time, caught a glimpse of | a certain chief executive when he was inspired to pen these lines: "But man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most as sured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven As to make the angels weep." A Very Profitable Feature. While college students of today have ?umerous advantages that were not ; lpjojinif VJI ?ii'^ontn ~ - * " *t*vrv - igo, there is one in particular that has i mly within recent years become a j 'eature of college and university life. ?Ve refer to the lectures that are de ivered at intervals during the session it the leading colleges by literati, ?cientists and professional men from di parts of the country. Dr. S. C. Vlitchell, always alert and progressive, las made this an exceedingly profitable 'eature for the students of the South karolina University. Presidents of )ther schools in the state likewise pro ride lectures during the session by )thers than members of the faculty. The fathers and mothers of present iay college students did not have such >pportunities. Augusta Not Flooded. Edgefield rejoices with Augusta over 1er escape from another inundation through the overflowing of the Savan lah. It appeared Friday night and Saturday that the city would again be snveloped several feet in muddy water, but the rainfall over the entire region drained by the Savannah river was evi dently noe as heavy as the downpour in this section indicated. An overflow sufficient to flood Augusta, as has been done on several former occasions, on the threshold of spring would have been a great calamity. In addition to breeding sickness, such an overflow would have meant the demoralization and stagnation of business for several months or longer. It is gratifying to know that the constant dread and impending danger of another flood at any time is soon to be removed by the erection of levees by the government for the protection of the city. In a few short months the work will be well under way and ihis substantial piece of engineering will render the progressive city immune from this plague or impending disaster. Gave Up the Fight. That Senator Tillman was not chosen by the steering committee of the sen ate for the chairmanship of the com mittee on appropriations was a disap pointment to him and a tremendous loss to South Carolina. For this state to have held the chairmanship through Senator Tillman would have been a pow erful leverage in the matter of se curing money-honestl> and legiti mately, we mean-from the public treasury for public buildings, drain age, navy yard, improving navigable streams, and for sundry other pur poses. According to custom and nnder the rules of the senate, Senator Tillman was entitled to this position of honor and great distinction, but owing to his physical infirmity the members of the steering committee, all of whom were Senator Tillman's personal friends, decided that it would not be wise or prudent to give him this important as signment. After due deliberation, Senator Tillman gave up the fight for his rights and issued the following statement: "Under the rules of the Senate, which have always obtained here, 1 was entitled to the chairmanship o* the committee on appropriations. I . asked for that, but my colleagues, in their wisdom-and 1 recognize that every man on the steering committee that elected the membership of this committee is my friend-thought that I had better retire into the still water for a while and leave the battleships to go out into the open. I bow and cheerfully submit to that decision." Law Should be Changed. In the report made at the March term of court the grand jury passed a resolution urging our delegation to the general assembly to have the existing laws which provide punishment for the illegal sale of liquor and for obtaining goods under false pretense so amended that all persons convicted under these charges shall be imprisoned at hard la bor instead of being fined. This reso lution strikes at the very root of two existing evils. Men who sell whiskey in defiance of law generally belong to a depraved class who are not humiliated by being convicted in the courts; nor do they feel the weight of the law when only a fine is imposed. The amount of the fine can soon be made by the enormous profits on mean li quor. They do, however, object to wearing stripes and working on the public roads. The passage and en forcement of such a law would reduce the illegal sale of liquor to a minimum. The promise to secure the passage of a law as above suggested was one of the popular planks in the campaign platform of Col. J. P. DeLaughter last summer and, true to his promise, when he went to Columbia in January he framed such a measure but as the opposition was so great he decided it was the part of wisdom to let the mat ter go over to the next session. Col. DeLaughter will press his measure when thc next session convenes. The recommendation of the grand jury concerning the obtaining of goods under false pretenses is likewise a good one. A very large per cent, of ' borrowers or those who obtain ad-' vanees from merchants have practi- ! cally no security except personal prop- \ erty. And it is unfortunate for this class of borrowers that within recent years so many false representations have been made in obtaining money or advances that such security is jmwre- J gatxreu -tm caiicuiwtj i ?icy anaunue=" sirable. Were the law more severe in dealing with those who praccice fraud, the honest borrower would be bene fited by having his security received i as a safe and sound basis for credit. | An Outand-Out Suffragette. I i Suff raget' es are mighty noisy creatures. They make themselves t heard, if noi felt, both in and out of season. Some time ago a goose found her way into The Advertiser's poultry yard, and we soun discover ed from her continuous ' qua-qua", '"qua-qua" that she was a suffra- i gette af'er the most pronounced type- And what we objected to , most was that she, like the other ' live wire" suffragettes, would not rest, nor would she let anyone else on the premises have a peaceful mo ment. After a night's slumber, punctuated here and there with a lonely "qua-qua," she would take her stand at the crack of day under our chamber window and with one of her 4'qua-qua'1 lectures set forth her grievances. After exercising much patience and after a careful study and diagnosis of her case, we decided that what she needed to com plete her happiness, and to right her wrongs, was not the ballot but the constant companionship of a con- j genial gander-just what "Gen." Rosy Jones' lieutenants would like I to have if the secret desires of their ? restless hearts were revealed. Well, I to make a long story short, being |< unable to supply the "crying" need t of this spinster "suffragette," we ad-' vised that her troubles be ended at' the block and later in the pot. But, do not misunderstand us, The Ad vertiser does not advise the guillo-< tine for thc troubles of all suffra gettes, for someday some "gar.ders"b may be goose enough to take tbe^ hikers in out of the weather. - ? - -> The Ideal Pressing Club ; Neat Cleaning And r Pressing. Weean p'ease the most fastidious person. All kinds of repairing *\nd 5 dyeing. We make a specialty of 5 cleaning and pressing-ladies coat y suits and skirts-and do the work nicely. We appreciate your patron age. Guarantee satisfaction. FRANK MAYNARD, Prop., L Beaver D. Mill St, Edgefield, S. C. u ly ?I? ?|? *\* *\* *{* 'I* ?|' *j? ?{* ?}? 'X* * j* 'j' *}. *?i ^N|M|I I What, Others Say | Y y ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ij? .{? A ?J? ?J?5? ?J? ^- ?J* ?J? ?J? ??* .?* ^ *?* "I* Yes, Belter "Cut it Out." . This matter of getting liquor is rtsl ly getting to be so complicated and so uncertain that we would advise the boys to cut it out.-Florence Times. Wasp Waists Again. The wasp waist is again to be in vogue which is a stinging disappoint ment to ali stout ladies.-News and Courier. Injures the Boy. Every parent who says in front of his boy that he will allow no school teacher to punish his child is doing all he can to put the boy in the way of needing a licking.-Newberry Ob server. Nation-Wide Influence. A man with the high sense of politi cal honor of Woodrow Wilson and his strong personality is bound to have a nation-wide influence for good. There will be a toning up of the political sys tem that will be felt from sea to sea nnd from the lakes to the gulf. -New berry Observer. Decided Income Changes. The Houston Post thinks Mr. Taft's drop from $6,250 a month to $416 is enough to jar his back teeth. Anci Woodrow's jump from SS33 to $6,250 is enough to turn his ponderous Pres byterian solemnity into shouting Meth odist exultation. -Orangeburg Times and Democrat. The Governor's "Eedicated" Chauffeur. Howard Neely, the negro chauffeur who runs the governor's automobile, is much in the limelight, and is getting notoriety enough to turn his head. He is a Newberry negro, the son of Berry the Blacksmith, and in "educated." Newberry Observer. Races and Gambling. We do not know who to blame for it but we are very much disappointed tnat our friend Sheriff Martin of that county has not stopped the races in that city. The races are going on there as ii* there were no law on the books and no need of respecting it if there were. There are good people in Charleston enough to place the blame for that on some one. -Florence Times. * * I Smile Provokers J fy I?M?M{I .$? *.*-> iti I|I *J? *fy *fy ?J? I|M|M|I ?J "Did you and your n^ife do much rowing at the seashore?" "That'? the way it's spelled, but itj^j^onounced differently."_ The kindly old man stopped to tvatch a wee tot who was diligently warening the sidewalk for some* .hing and at the same time sobbing oudlv. "What have you lost, little girl?" ie finally ventured. "Boo hoo!" came the reply be ween sniffles, I've lost my nickel. Touched by the child's grief, the ?ld man extracted a 5-cent piece rora his packet, pleased into the mle tot's palm and said: ' There, there, little girl, here's oui nickel. Now stop crying. " To his surprise, the child flashed n him a look of bitter contempt. "Why you wicked old man," he said, stamping her tiny foot, pa had my ni?:kul all the time!-St. louis Post-Dispatch. It is doubtful if "Uncle Joe" fennon ever owned a silk hat. No bdy around Washington remera fers ' 3?ng him wear one. Next t> his cigar, nothing is quite so imiliartohis friends A* the type f black soft hat which he has ado famous. It recalls an amus ig incident that occurred in the id Arlington hotel a few years sro. Mr. Cannon strolled into the ace one evening with his secreta r, L. White Buebey. Now it ippened that Bushey was always a >od deal heavier on dress than his lief. This particular night he as immaculate. A man in the lobby was showing visitor the sights. "There's Uncle Joe Cannon," s said, nudging the stranger. "You don't tell me," exclaimed e visitor, looking at Bushey. Arho is that old slouch with him!" .Kansas City Star. Now is the time to begin the ear garden. We can supply you ith seeds of all kinds from the ed farms of Buist and Ferry, both B thoroughly dependable. Timmons & Morgan. "W o sell McKinley sheet music, cal and instrumental, the most pular music published, 10c a py. Ask for complete catalog. W. E. Lynch & Co. We always carry a large assort ant of fresh cakes and crackers .rn the National Biscuit Com* ty. Timmons & Morgan. v whe Bro one Bro for best ing star 10c Albemarle-Hoffman NSW YORK A new modern hotel representing a Five Million Dollar investment on the sight of the former Hoffman House. Broadway, 24th Street, Fifth Avenue, THE ACME OF ARCHITECTURAL PERFECTION. 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Early Arrivals We are daily opening up ?new Spring goods and in 'ite the ladies to call and see our early arrivals, partie ll arl y our Laces, Embroideries and Wash Goods We are showing a very strong line of these goods t low prices. J. W. PEAK Guaranteed Hosiery. Vhy not wear guaranteed hosiery )n you get four pairs of Buster wn lisle hose or half hose for dollar guaranteed by Rives 8. for 4 months or a single pair 5c, with no guarantee. The goods sold for the money startr at 15o. The silk half hose t at 36c np, and silk hose at upward.-Adv. Clothing. We are showing the choicest line of young men's suits never before equaled at this price. If you intend buying a suit our advice is to buy early and secure the advance styles in all their beauty. The materials are swell and the shades are beauti ful. Prices from $3 up to $10. Runenstein.