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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
TAKES LESS WEARsLoNGER
Delaney Gregory of Fort Plain,

To Longman & MARTINEZ, paint
: Makers, N. Y.
cts surprise how little l.. &
M. Paint is required to paint a
big house. Have sold the L. & NJ.
for over twenty-five yeara.
"Mapy houses are we'll painted
with four gallons Of Longman &
MARITIME l.. & M. and three gal
lions Of Linseed Oilsemixed there
with. Actual cost of L. & M. less
than $1.20 per gallon. Wears and
covers like gold. Sold by The
Penn Drug Store.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Now is The Time.

To buy goods You need the goods and need the money
consequently will be easy Tor US to trade.
full fact need room, for goodsAre
still arriving.
prices full stock of Calic,s all aucy pat
terms, at 81 and 4 cts.
! WHITE HOMEsPUN: Sold by other merchants at
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

All male persons living within cor
porate limits of cities or towns, stu
dents attending any college or school
of tho State, ministers in charge Of
regular congregations, teachers en-
ployed in public schools. school trus-
tees during their term of office, per-
sons permanently disabled and those
actually engaged in the quarantine
service of the State are exempt from
the payment OF road tax. All other
male persons between the ages Of lS
and 50 years are required to pay said
road tax, or work not less than six
days during the year.
The poll tax is Sl.00.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
County l!II9asllGl's Notice.
County Treasurer''s Office.

Edgefield, $. c :, October 3rd. 1904.
The tax levy for various purp ses is
as follows:
The tax books will be open for COL
lect ing State, County and School taxes
Tor 1904 from October Is, 1904, to
March ], 1906. No penalties will be
added until January 1st, 1905. a PEN
atty of one per cent. will be added on
all taxes unpaid by January 1st, 1905.
A penalty of two per cent. OH all un-
paid by February lst, 1906. A penalty
of seven per cent will be added on all
unnaid March |. 1903.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

SHOES: The good qaalitT:sof
our shoes is what we boast of, and
the cheap price cannot be etshy
competitors. Ladies dress shoes
from 70 cts. to $500. Gents shoes
from 80 cts. to $500.
GOOD BROGAN for working
man worth $l.25 now SO cts.-a
great bargain.
HATS: Wa are hesdquarters;on8
mems and boys hats from "a cts.
to $2.55.
A good Broad brim Hat worth
Is cts. now "a cts, also nice S
Alpine, all colors, sells for 9l:60
nov Is cts.
MEMS Fancy Dress Shirts
worth SO aud 60 cts. our price 29S
cts.-all~fancy patterns. Better;
grades rs cts. for 4S cts. &.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
A Thoughtful Man.

Commissioners of Federal Election
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

L
the General Assembly to Enact
Local and Special Laws on the Sub.
ject of Laying Out, Opening, Alter.
ing and Working Roads and High.
ways, and as to the Age at Which
Citizens Shall be Subject to Road OF
Other Public Duty.
Section /. Be it Resolved by the
General Assembly of the State o.
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to the Constitution be
agreed to, and that the two ques
tions involved in such amendment
be submitted separately at the next
general election to the electors
qualified to vote for members of the
House of Representatives, viz: thai
there shall be added to the Consti
tuition the following additional Ar.
ticle, to be numbered properly in
the consecutive order of its adop.
tion, to be designated as "Article
of Amendments to the CDnstitu.
tion," which sail read as fulloWs
"Article of Amendments to the
Constitution"
Section l. The General Assembly
of this State may enact local ol
special laws concerning the laying
out, opening, altering or working
roads or highways, and concerning
the providing for the age at which
: citizens shall he subject to road du.
ty, and concerning drainage.
Sec. 2. That Subdivision II ami
Subdivision TX of Section 81, Ar.
ticle JII, of the CONSTITUTE" ire
hereby repealed.
Approved the 18th day of rebru,
ary A D 1904.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Propos.
ing to Amend Section 7, Article
VIII, of the Constitution, Relat-
ing to Municipal Bonded Indebt-
nesss.
Section L. Be it Resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to Section 7, article
VIII. of the Constitution, be agreed
10: Add as the end thereof the fOi-
lowing words: Provided, further,
That the Limitations imposed by
this Section and by Section 5, Ar
ticle X, of this Constitution, shall
not apply to bonded indebtedness
incurred hy he city of Greenville.
but said city of Greenviiie may in.
crease its bonded Indebtedness in
the manner provided in said Sec
.tion of said Article tn an amount
not exceeding fifteen per cent of
the value of the taxable prnperty
therein. where the proceeds of said
bonds are applied solely to the pay
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

indicated And then she that he smiling at
her. though he that they friendly
basis and would remain She resented his smile,
and told herself that it was wanton insOence She
called the ingrained hatred that she had been
taught his whole sect and the color In her
pale checks She sparBled with Unsurpassed
scorn Of him that made her beautiful than she
had been before
Understanding that his glance troubled her he
took It for maiden modestv, in that they were
alone Again he turned his eyes to the fire, and
waited.
She was moved 10 tell him at once follow her,
10 command him imperiousy but she remembered
that she was to beguile him Of his sword and that
this might not be done too quickly, Sit down,
she said abruptly herself taking high carved chair
beside the hearth. rounded elbow resting
its cushioned arm her little feet on a stool before
il.
The Puritan seated himself opposite. She noted
that did lol back in the settle he had chosen
but sat upright without touching any support, yet
with a soldiery which proved him comfortable
in the attitude.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

f,c. in repose was rather stern-n this first eX-
animation She would have called Il cruel There
VAS none Of the gay beauty Of the cavalier about
him
She thought him full Of a gloomy atmosphere,
" ren her r,reiudiced vision told her in spite of
herself that he was strong Of noby built outline,
and that # she chose TO call his countenance cruel
she could not call il ugly
And now a consciousness OF another presence
--,rqed with what he III the Goals. Perhaps the
Puritan was dreaming awake Tor when suddenly he
started up al last seeing her he gazed Al her as though
uncertain whether she might not have sprung from
his fancies in the FIRE and though hewidered how
10 address her.
You are absent minded" she said coldly, and her
iv tones restored his oomposure at once Meseerns
vo, would not make very good soldier, since the
enemy could take YOU unaware
He stood facing her. not with the careless grace OF
a cavalier but vet with a calm dignity and selt-com-
-,and allied 10 grace Madam" he said quietly
God makes our enemies with heavier feet than yours
should have known if danger was approaching
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

somber and dangerous that within his own
For once, grim cousin and guardian of mine
she said slowly. i do your bidding with pleasure
Whom would / hate than Puritan? They
al yipers from the same nest-the brood that
sung death the nobest King God ever gave to men
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

Indeed:" she said and then again for want Of
better word: Indeed" the while she fixed her gaze
steadfastly his She saw that they
hazel. shot with red lights that gimmered through
them with suggestions of deeper warmth and color
in his soul than the tranquility of his face mad
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

anyone for Cromwell | would he added his
whole being suddenly shot through with the soldiers
ardor Il would him willingly to the deathl
At Cromwell's rame her face hardened and grew
mask-like Doubtless YOU would him we'll
indeed she said cunningly and with that very
sword. May l see it. sir,
He rose and unbuckling the weapon quickly
offered it to her
As she laid her slender hand upon its worn hilt
the thought darkened her mind that this blade
red with the blood of some hapless cavalier y
shudder ran through her and he observed it.
What is the matter;" he asked gently, bending
over her as he spoke.
1T is nothing she gasped pulling herself together
Only it shook a little to think that | held for
the first time sword which has been in recent action.
Pray sit down"
Shall l take It from vOu2
Nay shall carry it upstairs for you" she said
with sudden brightness See, have ceased to grow
afraid of it, -
4 never thought that blade of mine would be
carried by an angel he said with swift fervor. Meet
ing the quick passion in his hitherto grave eyes she
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

which since his last words had
grown altogether color
less She stood like a
pure cameo against the 0D
shadows behind her. but ok
IN her wonderful ewes .
glowed a FIRE that was
as somber and as dangerous as that
For once, grim cousin and gua
she said slowly. Il do your biddin
Whom would / hate more than a
all are vipers from the same nest
stung TO death the noblest King God e
Tears scftened her ewes at mem
orv of Charles death. Bitter enmitv
burned them up when she thought
Of the revenge near at hand She
gathered her draperies around her
and flung UP her small head. Never
fear but that | shall bring him to
YOU as YOU wish. she said. and
slipped like a wrath down the wide
stairway toward the room where
the wayfarer waited
Henry. Earl of Rochheld, put out
his lamp and laughed TO himself III
LlAf h-lt-SS - HIT hAA1 = Nl4A Al
Puritans, he asked himself This
springal Is the first she viii ever
have seen OF them. It's lucky that
her hate hath been so fed by tales
In this out-of-the-way Old castle
that she viii see a monster in the
man he his appearance what II
may She Is SO Young / thought
she would have some maiden scru-
pies about training the fellow up
The stairway and To- she leaps at
the chance TO help avenge the death
OF the King
He chuckled evilly. and his strong
hand sought the hilt of his sword.
1T Is little enough that l grieve
for the King Charles was like all
of us-for himself But this fellow
bears "A rich packet TO Cromwell
curse his plebeian name Therefore
shall ] revenge the king-and en-
rich myself It's a glowing Oppor-
tunitv 10 have sought me out IN
this accursed owls hole
He glanced now at the light
swinging from a Moorish lamp on
the landing nearest the staff head.
Finding Il scarcely bright enough
for his purpose. he lighted its fellow
ar the top, and then, stepping
back into the shadows, waited
patiently
Down below the girl went softly
into the room where the Puritan sat
staring into the Goals. So noise
less were her feet that she stood
beside him. scrutinizing him keenly
while vet he was unaware OF her
presence.
She saw a man OF perhaps twenty
eight. clad in the sad colors affected
lv his party. No love-locks graced
his closely cropped head and his
face In repose was rather stern
animation she would have called
was none Of the gay beauty Of Il
him
She thought him full OF gloc
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y > : .''7s NIIE|a
less. She stood like a
pure cameo against the
shadows behind her: but
IN her wonderful ewes
glowed a FIRE that was
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

an untruth. But she checked her
self in time. and he taking her
sentence otherwise, flushed at her
sympathy, and said sadly:
1t IS useless asking what out
RACES men will dare in war 1t is
a game whose rules are fearfullv
lax, and often broken And some
leaders grow as drunken from blood
as they would from wine, Justice
and mercy fly them-but the hand
of the Lord shall s1nite all such,"
He IS canting already, she said
fiercely to herself Aloud she Dur-
sued with underlying irony. 1T
must be a great satisfaction to feel
that your own party is always
right
Since it is evident that your
household are good Republicans,
he answered slowly, 4 may say to
you, madam, that We cannot Justly
claim that Cromwell himself fol-
lows the right, according to his own
judgment, and SO do |, in my lesser
capacity. Yet if a man honestly
and truthfully believes in a King,
and holds to the unfortunate Stuart
family because his conscience so
directs him, you cannot, in one
sense, blame him as wrong
In that sense. she retorted
contemptuouslv, there is no such
thing as absolute right or absolute
wrong"
1t may well be that you put
the matter correctly" he answered
thoughtfullv 1t cannot be abso-
lutte. \ man must always be right
in one way if he follows the die
tates of his conscience. and ALWAYS
wrong if he disobeys those dictates
TO follow the best constitution in
the world.
| am no Casuist, she said, this
time with open scorn. Il know
what is right, and | believe every
body else could see. if they chose.
that there is only one side here in
England for a gentleman to take "
His face lighted at her enthusi-
asm Madam he said, you
make me glad indeed that you are
so certain OF your belief in our
cause And do not let my words
belle ME. think | fight as hard
Cromwell l would, he added. his
ienly shot through with the soldiers
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

a murderous trade yours be
l Older by ten years" he answered steadily,
than my brother when he shot down like
a dog while he carried a flag of truce"
" How dare" she began hotv, meaning to ask
him how he dared accuse the Loyalists of such
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
AT I T

A ) he held the lamp its light
"A flashed redlv over her.
throwing into sharp relief
the pale beauty OF her face.
which since his last words had
grown altogether color
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

IN Int wrong, as though
such acknowledgment on
his part would justify
what must come later.
You are young" she
said directly. for such
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
8 STAIR

Instead of the guile she had
meant to show in gracious smooth
ness, she now found herself
stirred by an overwhelming de
sire to prove TO him that he was
-, tho vrO,,or &c +I,O,,rrI,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-13
50 Uneasy Lies the Head That
Wears a CrOzUn. q"

az twelve years the command Of the
Nineteenth Precinct has been
changed sixteen times, and some Of
3 its captains have lasted but few
weeks. Tc be ordered 10 take charge
Of the Tenderloin. now. is to a cap
tain equivalent to being told of TO lead
a forlOrn hope.
In the old days the Tenderloin was
a wide-open haunt Of vice. The lid was
of, and the captain Of the precinct was
not expected 10 put it on. His duty was
70 suppress crime Of the cruder sorts
and keep the most fragrant indccencies
partly under cover, and he derived a
large income from the sale OF induI-
cences to gamblers, saloon keepers and
disorderIy persons generally.
It was a soft snap" an easy graft
in the halcyon and vociferous days Of
the TenderloIn. and no police captain in
command lost any sleep trying to clean
UP the precinct.
But there came a time when public
patience with the Haunting insolencs
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There is a Camorra Of the Tenderloin.
unorsanized but governed by a common
spirit, which no police captain has been
able to cone with because its influence
extends into the station house itself.
He may come to an understanding with
it, and so tighten his own labors for a
time, but If he attempts to night IT he
finds nothing tangible TO deal with and
yet realizes that he is opposed at every
turn and baffled by his own instru-
ments.
The Ministers of Vice.
Vice in the abstract is loathsome, and
that is what the police captains superb
ors and critics have in view when they
contemplate the problem OF the Tender
Ioin. But the ministers Of vice are not
always Ioathsone persons, and the
policeman comes into contact with them
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those who want the Tenderloin cleaned
up and the captain soon discovers
that ne is expected TO abolish vice itself
to reform all the evil human nature
around him and to obliterate rather
than clean the Tenderloin.
When he realizes what all that means
he either wears himself down 20 a ner-
vous wreck trying TO achieve the inn
possible OF quits trying and waits for
his superior officers to make another
awful example OF him
The Captain Of the Tenderloin, If he
earnestly endeavors 20 make the pre-
cinct a model Of social morality and an
incubator OF the civic virtues is doomed
to defeat because he stands alone
against the actual the thing That Is
Arrayed against him is a community OF
Interests, partly criminal. more potent
than the law.
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and not with abstract concepts
The gambler is commonly a good
naturcd, companionable human being.
and he does not seem a criminal TO the
policeman who meets aim every day,
and perhaps chats with him al night on
the corner
The saloonkeeper who evades the
Excise law is not a desperate villain to
the patrolman on the beat. Even the
woman OF the shadow Is human,
strange as thst may seem to the cru
saders against vice.
Policemen are nos usually Puritans,
but they are very human, and # is
quite conceivable that they should have
sympathetic tolerance for weak human
nature in the Tenderloin without con-
sciously neglecting their duty. 1t may
not seem so important to the patrolman
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MUST BE ACTIVE DAY AND NIGHT.
BY JOHN =. CONAN,
Third Deputy Police Commissioners

HE sOoaed TenderlOn precinct conceded to be the field
of greatest police activity in the city Of York It's
requirements involve mental and physical strain
upon its commanding officer
In his full duty he must be mentally alert and
physically active all times of the day and night
the c0nspcuousne Of police service IN that pre-
ont oDens the way to deserved promotion and the efficient
police captain may therefore mpeed the first instance to
accent its arduou duties as opportunity the
dation of his supeTiors.
It is quite likely however that responsibility
for the good order cleanliness of this precinct may time
wear upon him that Of his notion he Will prefer quete
field Of usefulness and the opportunity Of spending leisure
time with his family which practically denied him by the
extent and character Of duties in that busy precinct
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as to a police commissioner that factli-
ties for separating himself from his
wealth should be denied to a young
millionaire out on a lark.
With al the vice and profigacy and
folly Of the sTenderIoin the policeman
i likely to have that familiarity which
induces toleratien, and without his &C
tive cooperation in an offensive cam
psign against the statutory offenders
as well as the setuaI criminals. the cap
tain Of the precinct can accomplish
nothing that will satisfy the reformers-
The subtle influence Of the Tenderloin
itself is exerted constantly and potently
/ against the man who tries to reform
the quarter It is something that he
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THE MOST THANKLESS TASK EVER
IMPOSED UPON ANY POLICE OFFICER
CHzz@ EAznHzH'
By INSPECTOR MAX SCHMITTBERGER


CONSIDER u the
Ifer utesar onaOrsth it IS t
fac OF
b Of o.
Te lGn is the huc Of publ al the polio om
OIL OF
it is Ii cu trouble
nuu lit matters Of which the II
Tnda1dno to h it e ago is ngeS Blu TIL
is a a it IS
etyand tsubIsr sstunu nut yam physical than
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Of privileged vice ended. and the police
were commanded 70 enforce tie laws
and make the Tenderloiu outwarily de-
cent Captains who meant TO be straight
went confidently through the door under
the green light and announced their
purpose to clean up the precinct In
forty-eight hours" Some lasted a few
weeks, others a few months, none 50
long as two years.
They came out Of that door defeated.
discouraged, discredited or disgraced-
according to their natures
Few OF them could tell why they
failed. and no two who tried to explain
agreed as 70 the reason for the Tender
Ioin's victory over the law.
To comprehend the task set for a cap
tain OF the Nineteenth Precinct, one
must know the Tenderloin and its pOpu-
lauon. II IS the quarter Of the city in
which New Workers and visitors having
money TO spend seek amusement at
night. That amusement may be rational
and found in the theaters or elsewhfre
or 1t may be vicious and dissolute and
found in the gambling dens, drinking
places and resorts of the half-world.
The TenderIoin is the nocturnal hunt
ing ground Of all the predatory tribe,
and so long as the game frequents the
district, the wolf-pack win follow.
Not an Easy Task.
II is not impossible for the police to
enforce laws relating 20 the closing of
saloons. Even the more obnoxious re-
sorts of disorderly women can be closed
/ By a mere wave Of the poleemau's hand.
Crime can be suppressed and vice
forced to hide itself from public view.
z The gamblers can be compelled TO carry
on their business under cover. The new
captain Of the precinct knows the eN-
tent Of his power to compel outward
/ obedience 70 the law, and he hatters
/ himself that his task is easy.
( But closing the saloons at midnight
and shutting up the dives and dance
. halls do not satisfy the demands Of
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Sixteen Commanders
In Twelve Years Is
the Record, Yet the
TenderlOin "Lid "
Remains UnriVeted
IKE the hulks Of stout ships on
the sands Of Sable Island, the

- wrecks Of public regulations
strew the Nineteenth Precinct Of the
city of New York. Time was when
the goal of every police captains am
bition was the command Of the Ten
derlOin." Aleck Williams gave the
precinct that name when, in his Ella
ton at being made its ruler, he said:
1--WE been getting chuck steak for
years, but now III have the tender
loin." What he meant is obvious.
For years the Nineteenth Precinct
was the choice cut for captains and
wardmen, and some Of them retired
With comfortable fortunes after serving
there for a time; but to-day might be
written under the green light that
glows above the station house door:
"Who enters here leaves hope be-
hind"
The Tenderloin has become the
graveyard of ambitions and rePuta-
tions.
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cannot define. nor can he grapple with
Il and test its strength.
II he yields to it. he goes out dis
graced. If he def1es il, he wears his
heart out and breaks down in sheer
dispair. And the baleful green light
winks insolentiy at the captain who
leaves the Nineteenth precinct a con-
fessed futility. and goes back to the
goats Of Harlem OF the Bronx
Tenderloin captains have closed the
gambling houses for a few weeks at
time. and since the days Of open and
shameless grating, and collision with
the criminal element came to an end,
the worst OF the dives have ceased TO
ahront decency. The notorious crimi-
nails, who ran saloons and gathered
about them q following Of burglars,
bunco sharks, strong-arm thieves and
night prOWlers. have been driven into
retirement, and 1t is no longer charged
that the crooks have more pull than
honest citizens with the powers that
rule behind the green light
The captains who have come and gone
during the past decade have made crimes
against person and property as rare IN
the Nineteenth Precinct as IN most
thickly populated quarters, but the
Tenderloil is still the haunt Of vice that
/ dourishes under the electric light