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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-19

Aggravating It: 1T seems to me
that l have seen you before" you
have. my lord. / used to give your
daughter singing lessons" Twenty
years!'-Casselrs Saturday Journal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-19

And you really think, doctor, that
you nuts perform the operation TO-
day."
"Oh, yes. There may be no neces-
sity for it tomorrow" Plain
Dealer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-19

Not So Serious: Ted-Isn't Tom
thinking rather seriously of getting
married? Ned--He could have
thought very seriously about it, for
he has gone and done it.-Brooklyn
Life.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-19
SOCIETY


appreciation Of just what the work
has meant for us. in the comfortable
feeling that Pensacola's poor people
are well looked after az those Of any
other city of its size.
This il the time Of year. indeed.
when charity work is most important
and when the fact should be duly
impressed upon the minds that there
are plenty Of unfortunate people in
the city who are deserving Of imme-
date and substantial aid.
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FASHION NOTES.

While most of the coatsleeves a
long, one also sees elbow-sleeves and
no sleeves at all, the sleeves of the
blouse supplying suficiency.
Socks Of a solid color with plaid
tops will be worn by the small folks.
even more extensively than last
year. White socks with colored bands.
too, will he in favor
"Salome" is a fabric in great favor
for gowns, and has just enough OF
the uneven threads to give distine-
ton, and lustre dull enough to be cor
rect. It drapes beautifully. y
Anything that is draped is fashion
able.
Tulle and Irish lace are frequently
combined.
Fewer turbans are e as the sea-
son advances.
The latest hosiery shows more ela.h-
crate patterns.
Jabots Of net and lace r often
stenciled in color.
Most Of the new tailored suits have
long plain sleeves.
Pendants and brooches in empire
designs are favorite ornaments.
Sleeveless coats of lace and chiffon
are a feature of the seasons modes.
Deep blue that is almost black is
a much favored color forggowns and
hats.
Sleeves of the new models OF
blouses and dresses show fullness at
the elbow. u
The fascinating striped wash silks
of the season are as serviceable as
pretty.
Some of the new linen frocks are
embroidered in japanese colors and
designs.
Linen suits are in old blue, mus
tard, raisin, brown, green, catawba
and lavender.
For evening wear there is a return
Of colored Irish lace, dyed to match
the gown.
In spite of the chantecler vogue.
flowers were never more prominent
in millinery.
The chantecler pump has a high
heel and a decorative narrow toe It
is unusually arched.
Cypress green, pewter gray and n
delicate fawn shade are soft tints that
are popular.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-06-29

DINA had less than 100000 whiteS
when it should have 3,0O0,O0e-and
you'd then be, ever with its SOC, 600
negroes, only one-third as thiekls
settled as Massachusetts,! Consider
for a moment how much more m
6uential u papers would be, how
much more important every instifu-
tion in the State would be, how mnch
more varied would be our Industries.
how much easier it would be to ges
good roads in counties in which Che
white population is now too small Iia
maintain them, how easy it would be
to double the usefulness of our pub
lie schools, how quickly we should
build railroads in sections which must
otherwise remain dormant and back
ward for long, long, years how import
ant our cities should become and how
much more attractive would be our<
try life in our thickly settled cons
munities, and how much easier Is
would be to get telephones and water
works and trolley lines and local h-
b1aries and all the advantages Of
twentieth century rural life!
Let us take as our watchword sEd-
u~cation and Immigration-Both of
the Right Sort"
A Dream of South Cardinals Future.
In the last census v ar 234,062 ma
tive sons and daughters of South
Carolina were living in other States
Ito say nothing of the million sons
and daughters of South Carolina
emigrants), while South Carolina had
received from other States and coun>
tries only 60,744 settlers.
For seventy years now U Caro-
lihians have been going West to build
up the new States of the great empire.
Now let us welcome back their chill
dren and neighbors to help us build
two great, prosperous and populoas
Commonwealth, where the masses Of
the peopled trained to as high STAN
dards of efficiency as anywhere In the
world, shall develop a symmetrical
and well-rounded civilization q spIen-
did and forcible democracy of train-
ed, intelligent and thrifty home
owners from among whom shall come
not only a Jefferson and a Marshall,
not only a James j. Hill and a
Thomas A. Edison and SeamanxAS
Knapp, not only men whom all thu
nation shall know as leaders In indus
try and in public affairs, but poetss
and seers, sculptors and artists-R
not a Titan at least a Reynolds or a
Millet, if not a Michael Angelo at
least a st. Gaudens or a Ward, e
not a Shakespeare at least q Brown>
ing or a Tennyson, if not a Sayona-
rola, at least some great religious
leader who shall put the church into
vital relations to modern thought and
give it a new baptism of spiritual
power-all these until u long and
tragic years of war and. struggle and
rebuilding shall find their fruitage In
an outburst of achievement such as
our fathers yearned for, and it is
now our high privilege to help bring
about.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-06-29
IN old SOUTH CAROLINA
Cream of the News Gathered From
ALI Sections of the Commonwealth
For Our Many Readers.
State Candidates.

At noon June % was the last hour
given candidates to'fle their pledges
Those who "signed out" are made
public by Gen. Willie Jones, chair.
man of the executive committee, and
is as follows:
For Governor-Cole L. Blease, Jno
T. Duncan, C. C. Featherstope, F. Fl
Hyatt, Thomas G.. Mcleod, John G
Richards, Jr.
For Lieutenant Governo-k
Walker Duvall, Charles A. Smith.
For Secretary Of State-R. NJ. Nc.
Gown.
For Comptroller General-A. W
Jones.
For State Treasurer. H. Jen.
For Adjutant General. K
McCully, Jr.,j w. W. Moore, Charlie:
Newman, j. M. Richardson.
For State Superintendent Of Edu.
cation-J. E. S~wearingen.
For Attorney General-B. B
Evans, D.. Fraser Lyon.
For Railroad Commissioner-Jas
Cansler, G. McDufie, Hampton, G
Il. Mahon, o. c. Scarborough.
For Congress-1st district, Geo. S
Legare, J. H.. Lassasne.
I'd district, L. ?. Boylston, Jas. F
Byrnes, C.. W. Garris, J. O. Patter.
son.
3rd district, Wyatt Aiken, Juliu:
E. Boggs, Coke D. Mann.
18th district, Jos. T. johnson.
9Th district, Thos. B. Butler, D. E
Finley, j. X. Henry.
9th district, Geo. W. Brown, J. E
Ellerbe, P. A. Hodges, B. B. Sellers
7th district, A. I. Lever, ". W,
Ray.
The six candidates for Gubernator,
ial honors this year are: Cole L
Blease, Of Newberry; John 7. Dun.
can, of Columbia; C. C. Featherstone
Of Laurens; F. H. Hyatt, of Colum.
bia; Thomas G.. Mcleod, of Bishop.
vile, and John g. Richards, Of Lib.
erty Hill, Kershaw county.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-06-29

mems voices in America" in which
little Dicks sweet soprano mingled.
Dick threw his arms around Jim's
neck, and exclaimed, This is the very
best Fourth of July ever had, and
all because you brought me the flag
in time"
The letter that went to the Salton-
stalls was so full of the praises Of
Jim that, when the family came to
Bluff Ledge in August, the faithful
fellow was engaged to act as their
skipper, and not a year passed but
some token of their esteem was sent
to Dicks color bearer, who had felt
no effort too great to carry to the lit
tie cripple OF Bluff Ledge his coun.
try's flag.
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Another. Declaration Of Independ-
ence, by vum!" as Jim strobe outinto
the night.
The next morning found him in his
"sow'wester," and cap drawn over
his short, curly hair, preparing for
the expedition. He had hoped to
leave the wharf before the usual row
of shippers should be. settled in front
of the lighthouses. but that was the
very day they chose to be down
early.
You're awful resky, and the game
amt with the candle; the winds
dead ahead!" shouted Captain Brews-
ter.
9" know all about it, but I'm bound
to have this flag for this Fourth OF
July, and not the next. We've been
told to go through FIRE and water for
Old Glory, you know, and the Petrol
and I'll try water"
The shippers peered through their
glasses until not a vestige of the frail
craft could be seen, then 81 ez-
claimed:
I'm goin' into the tower to watch
him es long es l can. Eff there amt
a lot of grit in that small parcel, then
my name amt what it is! But.
tell you boys. Jim's goin'to ketch it,
For two hours the Petrol seemed
to be making no Roadway, and not
until the point Of land that projected
far out into the sea had hidden the
boat from the, captains, sight did the
latter leave, the tower, muttering to
himself as he limped down the stairs,
"'Twan't no use .talkin'; when Jim's
jaw is set that way, we'd might es
we'll save our powder, but he was
clean crazy!"
The skipper Of the Petrol was fully
aware of the dangers that were be-
fore him. He slowed the roll care
fully away, covered it with an old
"oiler," lighted his pipe, set it firmly
between his lips, then gave himself
to the battle with the wind and wave.
.'or hours it seemed as though he
were no nesSer Bluff Ledge than two
hours before, and it looked exceed
ingly doubtful how long the Petrol
could last in such a sea, when some
thing doomed up on the unbroken
stretch of ocean = the life-boat.
manned by the crew from the station,
was coming!
1t needed skilful management to
so up alongside of the Petrol; but,
after frequent attempts Jim was
pulled aboard, d%renched to the skin,
and holding the roll in its covering.
What in creation is this? Are you
wild to start out in such a gale?" was
the first question after the Petrol had
been fastened to the life-boat.
II could have made a la ling ali
right" said the plucky little fellow.
wheeling as he spoke, but with suf-
ficient presence Of minddnot to touch
the whisky that was offered. NO"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-06-29
Variety of News Briefly Stated.

W. w. Ball of Columbia has been
appointed a member of the board of
trustees Of the South Carolina In
dustrial school at Florence to take
the place of DR.. T. A. Crawford, who
resigned.
The Florence city council has let
the contract for the erection of the
new city Jail, which is to cost &c.
75O.
S. B. Aiken, of Grccnville, has been
awarded a lieutenancy in the army.
which is annually awarded the grad
uating class at the Virginia Military
institute by the secretary of war.
The Tri-State Aerie of the Order
of Eagles, in Convention at Bruins
wick, Ca, decided hereafter to hold
but one annual Convention of the
three State aeries and the organiza-
ton perfected was made permanent.
The 1911 Convention will be held at
Charleston.
The Retail Hardware Association
of the Caroliras meets in Charles
ton, July 1914. Mr.. T. W. Dixon
Of Charlotte, is secretary and treas
urer of the association.
Col. j. C.. Stribling, commander
in-cllief of the Red Shirt Men, has
issued ar order for the reunion to be
held In Spartanburg. August 17-16.
Columbia Bonds Sold.
The Columbia city council has ac-
cepted the offer of Q Baltimore bank
ing house for the old city bond issue,
amounting to sS50,00O. Under the ar
engagements the banking house will
carry the issue for one year at 6 1-2
per cent. The bonds are to. be retired
on July l, and unless the present
arrangement falls through or a more
advantageous offer is received the
bonds WILDE retired as above stated.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-06-29
iMPRevIsED KINDLTNG.

II the kindling box shows a yawEr
Ing cavity at the moment when tina
family calls for a CRATE fire in the liz
brary, it isn't necessary to despair
A gocd blaze can be started without
q bit of wood. Just take a sheet ot
newspaper, fold 1t crosswise, spread a
little fat on it, then fCld into a band
a few inches wide and make into q
little roll around the hand. Make two
or three Of these rolls, tuck them
in the bottom of the CRATE, surround
them with small knobs of coal and
touch with a lighted match. In a few
moments there will be a good, strong.
blazing fire.-New York Tribune.
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he said, ell be all right, and ]
mustn't touch a drop of that"

| he said, ."I'll be all right, and I
mustn't touch a drop Of that"
Little Dick who had been, a%nxiously
watching the angry sea all the fore
noon, scarcely leaving the window
long enough to eat his dinner, had
the greatest surprise in his life when
a dozen men came up the walk to his
home. AS soon as he caught sight Of
his friend Jim, he turned pale, and
called to his mother, IT'S my jim,
and he has been saved by the
wreckers."
1t was a very jolly wreckins-party
that stood in the little, low room,
while jim, bashful and conscious, ex-
claimed, 81 have brought you some
thing for your Fourth, Dick, and,
thanks to these men, I've got here
before sunset"
no, you DON'T" they shouted, "he
was coming all right, Dick, but we
helped him along"
Dick trembled as he attempted to
unite the hard knots. Here, lad,
take my knife-there's no time to
fuss-there now!" exclaimed one Of
the brown-faced men. That's the
talk-my, isn't it a beauty?"
TIE boys eyes s~parkled, his breath
came in quick gasps as the whole
glory of the Stars and Stripes lay be-
fore him. Tenderly his little hands
traced the outline of tnc stars OF their
blue background, while the weather.
beaten seamen, with, Jim in their
midst, and the delicate little woman
locked on in admiration.
Now I'll fetch a pole, and Well
hang II Dick"
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Two Native Sons Get Jobs.

Claude I. Dawson Of Anderson has
been appointed by the president to
be consul at Puerto Cortez, Honduras.
Mr.. Dawson attended school in Wash
ington years ago and left the law
school there to enlist in the Cuban
war.
He was secretary to several gov
eminent officials in Puerto Rico and
has for the past five years been sec
rotary of the Anderson Traction
company.
julius D. Dreher. of Selwood, for
mer consul at Tabaiti, Society Islands,
was transferred to Point Antonio,
Jamaica.
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Erects Her Own Monument.

Sue Peters, the colored woman
who holds the distinction of being
the only person from Sumter to at.
tend the Paris Exposition, has had
her w monument erected in Walk
er cemetery. Her monument is In
the center of her lot and those of her
husband and son stand OF either side
Of it. The three stones are alike.
Sues husband and only son are
both dead and Sue gives her rea-
son for having her monument erect
ed now as that she knows of many
people who accumulated something
Of this worlds goods who did not
even have small slabs to their graves.
She does not care to leave this mat
,er to others.
On Sue s monument is this inscrip-
ton:
"Mrs. Sue Peters, wife of Andrew
D. Peters and mother Of Walter D..
born 1856. An earnest Christian,
faithful wife and loving mother.
The three stones cost about $4,000.
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Prosecute Grafters july Fourth.

Attorney General Lyon announces
that the trial of the alleged dispen-
sary grafters would come up at the
term of court commencing in Ches-
ter on July 4. Among those to DO
tried will be Jodia NJ. Rawlinson and
John Black. They are charged with
conspiracy. The trial Of Hub Evans
will come up at Newberry at the next
term of court for chat county accord
ing to Gen. Lyon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-06-29
Col. Edwin R. Cox Resigns.

Col Edwin R. Cox, of Darlington.
has rendered his resignation as COM
mander of the Second Regiment,
South Carolina National Guard, after
a service Of twenty years. Col. Cox
was first lieutenant of Co. A, Second
Regiment, South Carolina volunteers,
and was one among the most popular
officers in the regiment. The soldiers
will never forget him.
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Dispensary Auditor West Resigns.

After a service of three years as
State dispensary auditor, W. B. West
has sent in his resignation to Gov.
Ansel. Mr.. West has resigned to
take the position Of chief inspector
in the department of agriculture in
the enforcement of the pure seed
and commercial food stuffs acts. He
asked that his resignation take effect
on ,July /.
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Among the Missing.
-sYIOS5S ,

His Ma-"Earlie, I told you not to
fire any cannon crackers. Now you
come right in"
Earlie-"Yes, ma, in a minute.
I'm lookin' for somethin'." +.
Ills Ma-'What have you lost?"
Earlie-"Nothin' but a thumb"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-06-29
Choice.

Lady Anne-"James, you want the
photograph for your party downstairs
tonight, don't'you?"
"Yes, nm"
well, you may take the opera
records, and the orchestra, but I'm
afraid you can't have my ~favorites,
'Yip-I-addy-I-ay' and 'One of the
Girls simply can't risk them be-
ing scratched" London Opinion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-06-29

You won't think of goin' sech a
fool trip, Jim? 1t won't be no sea
fur Bluff Ledge before another forty
eight hours" exclaimed the Oldest
captain along the waterfront.
yoEr boat'll be smashed to smith
Greens. CBoy!" said 81. .You can't
do 1t, naver!!"
A chorus Of "neFers" was heard
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Rich, Unused Lands on Coast.

In the opinion of Mr.. A. G. Smith
and so expressed in a recent bulletin
issued by the Department Of Agri-
culture there are thousands of acres
of land in the low country of this
State that could be made most pro-
ductive and paying farms by the in
PRODUCTION of tile drainage. He
thinks that the capitalists of the coast
counties should erect tile factories.
There are only two tile factories in
the State and these are owned by in
dividuals for their personal use on
farms owned.
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81 LOcrcEia r1aey Gardner

HIN. a roll for Widow James kid
at Bluff Ledge! 'Taint often a parcel
comes by express for that chap!"
wheezed Silas Carr, the captain of
the MOLLY, as he drew a Whit az his
pipe.
Shame about that little Teller. l
declare! He's so. cute with his hands:
seems though he makes up for his
little %shriveled legs" exclaimed one
old skipper.
There's something else on that
bundle besides his name. / hain't
get5myi readin'-specsrwhat is it,"
"1.'Deliver before July Fourth
read Fred Vincent, agent of the local
express.
wall" drawled the weather
prophet of the fishing village. that's
easier writ than done, with this sey-
enty-mile-gale BLOWN, and. what's
more, faint goin' to stop in a hurry;
storm signals flynn"
ooh, the kid car have his parcel
the day after tomorrow; faint likely
heliicare."
.Don't you fool yourself into think
ing that. 81; why. jim says he's, as
keen as a milestone, and a regular
good American, alters readin' about
the soldiers that died for the country,
and"
At that moment the. door few open,
and shouts Of Come aboard"
greeted the newcomer. a young <fek
low. Slight and narrow-chested, in
contrast with the sturdy shippers, but
peculiarly 1.-THE and alert. As the
wind swept through tho wooden
building, the roi! which stood in the
corner fell across the threshold.
Look out, don't tread on that!
It's fur the kid at the Ledge; got here
two days ago with special instruc-
lions to deliver before the Fourth.
Sounds fine, don't.it?" asked a jolly
faced seaman with a twinkle in his
eyes.
Something for little Dick? It's
Mr. Saltonstalls writing, and I bet
IT'S q. fiag."N
EYES," the latest arrival added. as
he gave the parcel closer inspection,
cot, course it<must be, a long roll like
this. and then this On it, ITO be de-
hvered before the Fourth" A long
whistle followed these remarks.
wall. it's one thing to order It
sent, and it's another to git it there!
City folks don't know nothin' about
sech winds as these" said Silas, with
disgust in his voice.
ut won't be the last Fourth for the
chap-that kind alters hangs on,
and"
What kind?" Numbered the voice
of the young skipper. Il don't know
as he's to blame because some fool
chaps nearly burned him to death
seven years ago tomorrow, setting
of their ~irecrackers, and V
thinkingtwhere they went. The boys
heads all right; I'd like to nave his
brains. Those New Workers sent him
a-book on Lincoln last winter. and
I'd just liked you to have heard him
tell ne the whole story"
"Too bad they didn't git that down
earlier" grumbled Dan Farley.
Jim Barnes made no reply. In
deed. he vas known as Silent Jim."
and his speech for the little cripple
Of Bluff Ledge was'the longest that he
had made for many a day.
When there were signs that the
company was about ready to disperse,
he strobe to the corner. took down
the roll, and said quietly. "I'li see to
this"
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"MISS COLUMBIA" AND HER AT
PENDANTS IN A PATRIOTIC GEL
ITERATION, AT DETROIT.
Fired e. Wright, Michigan

mo, Jim, you sit STILL" suggested
Dicks mother. I've got some hot
coffee for you and a piece, of steak;
the other men will see to the flag"
How bravely it was flung out on
the piercing northwest gale, while
Captain Sawyer brought forth his
harmonica, and Mrs. James led the
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Pellagra Claims Two More Victims

Miss Mary SIZZLING is the second
victim of pellagra to die in Columbia.
Miss Sizzling died Sunday afternoon.
Her case had not been absolutely
diagnosed as pellegra at first sand
there were other complications. The
other death was reported Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Green Of Lancaster be-
ing the victim. Mrs. Green died late
Saturday night.
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Gas-Electric Cars on Southern.


Following the announcement made
by the Southern Railway Company on
May 81 that the. use of gas-electric
ears in some of the, more congested
districts along its lines was contem-
plated, it is definitely announced by
that company that its steam passen-
ger train service in the G%reenville
territory is to be supplemented in
July by the Inauguration Of regular
gas-electric motor car service.
Pending the completion Of three
motor CAR now being built for the
Southern Railway Company, the
management, determined not to delay
the inauguration ofthe new service,
has arranged with the General Elcc-
trio Company for the, return Of the
gas-electric car which was used ex-
p~erimentally with very satisfactory
results On the lines between Manas-
sas and Strasburg, Va, last sum-
mer.
Gas-electric motor car service will
be furnished in the Greenville terri
tory by this car until the delivery of
two improved gas-electric cars, being
built especially for the Southern Rail
way Company by the General Electric
Company, and a gasoline car being
constructed by the McKeen Motor
Car Company of Omaha, Neb.
These cars will be completed in a
few months and will be put into
regular service as soon as delivered
to the Southern Railway Company.
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[frcm one end of the shanty to the
other.
The Petrel's seen seas before;
anyway I'm going to try to reach the
Ledge; the wind may fool all Of us,
and go down"
The gray heads shook obviously,
and. blunt Captain Brewster said,
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Where They speak-July 1-16.

Yorkville-Friday, July i.
Winnsboro-Saturday, July 2.
Observation-Disclosures, July 6.
~Saluda-Thursday, July z.
Edgefeld-Friday. July 8.
Aiken-Saturday July 9.
Bamberg-Saturday, July II.
Barnwell-Tuesday, July IL.
Hampton, Wednesday, July 10.
Beaufort-Thursday, July IA.
Walterboro-Friday, July Is.
Charleston-Saturday, July 16.