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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1911-09-14

First Antelope-My brother Is try.
Ing to originate a way by which We
can overcome our natural timidity.
Second Antelope-What success?
First Antelope-Not much. Every
time he starts to work out the method
he usually hears noise and It gets
him ratified.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
THE PERIL OF TOGO.

a S WE said some time ago, Admiral Togo the
"A Japanese naval hero when he goes jauntng
around the world, is in more danger than he was
during the troubled times The Admiral has
fallen a victim to the banquet He has had to sur
render, to put up the flag of truce for while. 1t
is all done in the name of kindness and hospitality,
the result of which is acute Indigestion, which laid
the Japanese hero low.
Togo is not the only victim. Other public men
suffer from the banquet of Lucullus. 1t is a won
der that some clear headed person does not call
a halt on the continual round of feed that our
visitors are forced to contend with
We have been investigating almost everything
under the sun. Congressional inquiries are made
into business of all kinds. Why not have con-
gressional, or some other kind of inquiry into
the effects of banqueting men past the prime
of life who in the name of hospitality face the
deadly banquet board?
Togo and the rest of them could be summoned
before august investigators. They might give tes-
timony as TO how they really enjoyed the gorging.
OF all the reforms talked about reform of feed
ing would not be the most undesirable.
Most men can stand dinner of the kind fur
nished distinguished visitors now and then but
few outside of President Taft are able to keep in
the feed marathon race for very long. Mr. Taft
has to undergo a special kind of training to be
able to do so.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
THE FAITH OF A FAMOUS
AGNOSTIC AND SCIENTIST
By
"HOLLAN D.

sneering or jeering at the religious be-
liefs of the people.
'All that l assert is that for myself
/ can simply say that / do not know.
/ do not believe or disbelieve. l SIM
ply do not know. And as a man of sci
ence cannot understand how the
truth Of any Of the great prophecies
and assertions which form the basis
OF religious life so far as the hereafter
is concerned can be established. But
have faith in character; / am going
back to England to take up with my
wife the work which we have estab-
lished in the East End settlements OF
London. That shall do, though have
accumulated little or nothing. pre-
sumo I shall die a poor man."
This Huxley did and it was this Ia
Dor Of philanthropy, added to his sci
entific tasks. that brought him to mis-
cradle health during the closing years
of his life. It was in 1895, at the age OF
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
THE REAL CAUSE.

- OMPLACENT apologists of the right of the
- Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Com
pany TO increase charges overlook the chief point
of the matter They say that the company needs
the money in order TO meet expenses and TO earn
a fair dividend on the investment.
There is not man of the compliments who
objects to the company receiving fair dividend
on their real property and real investment What
they object to is the manipulation Of franchises,
the floating of watered securities and then the
forcing of the people TO earn,them dividends, not
on real capital but on what is in effect fictitious
capital.
A trolley line like the Wilmington and Phila-
delphia Traction Company would be very pro-
ftable investment on a legitimate capitalization,
and the rates could be low.
1t has been the custom Of trolley promoters to
overcaptalize and that custom causes the trouble.
The public doesn't think it is responsible for over
capitalization and objects to paying for it. No
attempt to confuse the public by beating around
the bush and trying to give sophistical reasons can
obscure the main point
The Journal confesses that the present situa-
ton puts the people in a dilemma. They are really
the victims of abuses in the past in connection
with the manipulation of the street railway COM
pany and taking that view of it, there is poor con-
ISOLATION in the advice to walk
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
Editorial Opinion


9spIitv Seems TO Combine.
Dover Republican.
It seems strange, but It Is never
theless a historical truth that tne
more the Democratic organs ana tnelr
disgruntled allies predict dissolution
and disaster for the regular Repuou-
can State Organization. the stronger
does that Organization become.
We repeat il is an indisputahle fact
that this Is true. History proves THIS
During the last several campaigns
these predictions OF dissolution have
been rife, and each time the people
by their votes have given support TO
the Republican State Organization,
that has given lie 10 these predictions.
This was especially true in the last
campaign. Dire were the predictions
Of disaster for the Republican party,
and loud the claims that the in
fuence" Of certain disgruntled RE
publicans" was TO be exerted TO bring
about this disaster.
What was the result2 The Republic
cans carried the State triumphantly
by increased majorities, and strength
ened their hold upon the Legislative
Department. And it will be the same
next year. The malcontents are al
work and their Democratic allies are
bowling, but the loyal Republicans Of
the S<ate are standing firm, and this
state will not be handed over to the
Democrats-not Just yet.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
SATURDAY. AUG. Ie, 1911
GENERAL CIVIC CON THE JOB"

~ HE trolley fuss has brought to light the ever
i present General Cynic and his battalions, and
he has many of them in Wilmington, in Delaware.
What's the use?" commands the general and
his lieutenants echo his commands. DR.. Crosby
is a shrewd bright man, says the general, he has
loads of legal advice, Colonel Red Tape is with
him. the doctor has fired his five cent shot and hit
the bulls eye or the peoples eye the newspapers
will give a few war whoops, political leaders will
keep quiet knowing that it will blow over and hop
ing that they will get contributions for the next
campaign fund, and out of it all DR.. Crosby will
come up smiling with the goods" the money that
is needed.
If, declares General Cynic the people we're as
deeply interested as a few say, why we're there
not more complaints? The people were interested
in forking out their cash to buy tickets in advance
adds the general.
But in the end, continues General Cynic, the
people will find out how badly they will be left
They may talk about getting relief from the Leg
isature but it will be found that the opponents
of the people will have the upper hand in the State
Senate
It's possible. admits General Cynic, that the peo-
ple might elect candidates for the Legislature
-from Wilmington but look at the remainder OF the
state and see how the cards are stacked. The nee
essary coterie is always found in the Senate to
hold I'D the people. One party or the other makes
il up usually some from both parties. And so
General Cynic goes on indefinitely thoroughly con-
WINGED that the yoke in Delaware is fastened so
tightly around the necks of the people that II Is
useless TO discuss the matter.
Maybe General Cynic is mistaken. We shall
have to wait and see.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
IGNORAMUSES,
THAT'S ALL
By John S. Hamilton.

Ignorance is unquestionably and
indisputably the crime of the ages. 1t
is evident to him who can see that the
man and woman Of today sins not so
much because Of moral perversity,
but because they don't know. Sin is
both a cause and an effect. We do
wrong because our fathers did not
know and our children will do wrong
because we do not know. Somebody
said "all weakness is sin" This is
true, but it is also true that all sin
is weakness. 1t is not only weakness,
but It weakens as it goes. Men would
not sin If they knew its evil effects
carried to their conclusion, If there is
a conclusion.
The most vital record perhaps of
the race is that portion of Genesis
which tells of the first parents acquir-
ing the knowledge of good and evil.
Much mischief in the writer's opinion
has been done by the way men look
at this remarkable story.
ALI knowledge OF good and evil did
not come when Eve ventured and then
gave Adam a bite. There can be no
doubt, however, that the responsibility
Of the race for their actions began
sometime, and while this story of the
Tree Of The knowledge of Good and
Evil was for many years a fairy tale
to the writer, he has come to look
upon 1t as the most valuable contri-
button to human knowledge, that will
more and more, as mon advance. be
given the place OF importance that
the elimination Of the blight Of ignor-
ance demands.
When you consider a sweat shop
the first thought is of the poor ignor-
ant victims, of the conditions that
have made such things possible. The
next thing that will suggest itself per-
haps Is the heartless proprietor, and
then you may think about the system
which has brought 1t about The
whole thing is due to ignorance, and
you. yourself, If you are like other
people are as much responsible for
IL as anybody else. What Is true here
applies everywhere in life.
The man who runs the sweat shoI
is not such a great sinner. He il
merely an ignoramus, or he wouldn't
do It. Those who are responsible for
|, the conditions may be preachers and
lawyers and college professors and
4 great merchants and you and j, Il
you please, but should not be hated
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
:: With the Photographers :.


Russell Sages parsimony is recalled by the death
IN poverty Of the man who saved his life In death
however, they are equal-Rochester Herald
Killing bill in Congress is not regarded as a crime
Of violence yet it is capital ofense in which outlaws
often participate.-Louisville Courier-Journal
Somebody says it costs twenty times as much To
live, did hundred years ago Well il is worth
every dollar of IL, thousand times over
The story that New York newsboys would mot asso
ciate with Boston lad because he was so clean is
good one. but it was Boston boy that told it-New
York World.
One Chicago woman says that she can, by econo-
MIXING live on 5000 worth Of silk hose month. Have
you any comment to ofer7 Neither have we.-Toedo
Blade.
Those Canadian cities making altogether too
much noise about their single tax To mind there
is much satisfaction in living in some progress
sve beautiful hustling city where there not single
tax.-Springheld Union.
News dispatches tell of Chicago man who has just
married he saved from drowning a few
months ago. Why the delay?-Philadelphia Inquirer
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
NEW NEWS of
YESTERDAY

and as a result of the lectures, bril-
liant as they were and profound as
was his treatment of the subject, Hulk
ley gained a wide reputation through
out America as an agnostic When he
was asked by one who had been a stu
dent under him in England just before
he returned to England If 1t we're true
that be was an ATHEIST and If he did
not feel some conjunction that he
should have so lectured in the United
States as to SOW the seeds Of disbe-
lief, he replied:
Never would ! knowingly say a
word which would tend to break down
the religious sentiment which so many
people hold as the most precious of
their blessings. / do not intend ever
to attack any mans belief or to say &
word which would impair his faith. Il
would be the height of cruelty to do
that. Some who have proclaimed ag-
Mysticism have made the mistake OF
Evening journal., 1911-08-19

Whoever was fortunate enough TO
hear the lectures delivered by the late
Thomas Henry Huxley, one Of the
ablest men of science that the nine
teenth century produced, which Pro-
fessor Huxley delivered in the United
States in centennial year, never failed
to speak afterward Of those extraor-
binary discourses with amazement and
enthusiasm. While upon his visit to
this country Professor Huxley deliV-
cred the dedicatory address at the
opening Of Johns Hopkins University.
OF that address the late Daniel G Gil
man, who was president Of Johns Hop
kins from its founding until his death
in 1908, used sometimes TO. say that,
taken all in all, It was the ablest. ad-
dress he had ever heard delivered by
a man OF science, and he believed that
It would ever remain a classic.
Huxleys lectures in the United
States had for their topic evolution
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
A BOOMERANG.

Martin W. Littleton was talking at
the Garden City Golf Club about cross
examinations.
II am foe to harsh and overbear-
ing cross-examiners," he said, "and I
wish they would all fare like Council
man Dash.
Councilman Dash was the prosecu-
tor in a case of alleged election fraud.
His own election, municipal one, had
been all right, but in the recent State
election he hoped to prove serious cor
ruption
THE Councilman began TO cross-ex-
anime a voter named Washington
White.
Wash he said, have you got a
fixed incomes?
What's dat, sir? Wash asked. !
don't quite understand the question
sir
Have you got any fixed income?
said the Councilman. That is to say
are there any set sums of money OF
appurtenances assured you on any GER
tain datesY
oh. yes. sir said Wash. Yes
there is, sir
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
BOOMERANG.

A MONG the best qualified men to give def
"A milton Of boomerang should be the clique
at Washington which has been trying TO rout DR..
Wiley the foe of impure food, from his position
with the Government They make blunder in
every step they take. How they imagined that
they could get away" with such scheme as
that concocted to bring discredit on Wiley passes
understanding.
The outcome of their petty spite work is that
Wiley has made disclosures showing how difficult
it has been for him to serve the public, how many
obstacles have been placed in his path Accord
ing to his testimony some men higher up" have
been busy making his path rugged. 1t is really
the same old story--that of conscientious public
Official endeavoring to do his duty and conflicting
with private interests. Every public man has the
same experience.
Fortunately the attempts to knock out Wiley
have reacted on the consprators and il is they
and not Wiley that are held up to public derision
and scorn.
Mr.. Taft needs more housekeeping in his de-
partments. The rubbish that should be brushed
out is not Wiley, but the plotters who we're so
Foolish as to believe that they could Dust him and
blind the people as TO their own sinister motives.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19

70, when he died. BY accident he took
a fatal potion of drug; he mistook
the bottle which contained a tonic that,
had been prescribed for him by his
physician. When, in spite Of all that
medicine could do, it became necessary
to say to Huxley and to his wife that
the poison was to do its fatal work,
that great man of science, that pro-
found agnostic, turned to his wife and
took her hand, and in a feeble voice
but with a beautiful smile lighting up
his face, said to her:
do not grieve; It is all for the best.
Be as serene as l am and be comforts
ed" And he closed his eyes, and soon
fell asleep, never again to wake.
Copyright, 1911, by E. j. Edwards. All
rights reserved)
On Monday Mr.. Edwards will tell az
Story Of the Man Who Blew Up He'll
Gate"
Evening journal., 1911-08-19

and denounced and threatened with
Jail and all that sort Of thing.
There is not much real difference
between us and the pallid slaves who
toll at the machines. A common term
embraces them all. They're ignorant
and while the operative is paying the
price today, the operator will pay the
price tomorrow. It could all be avoid
ed, but they don't know. On one side
is the victim and he doesn't know
That is tragedy. On the other side is
the exploiter. He doesn't know
either, but he thinks he does, and the
writer was going to say that this is
comedy, but further thought compels
him to say that in his opinion this Is
tragedy too, even more impressive
than the other.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
MEDDLTNG WITH BUSINESS.

@ ONE people complain that the Government
- should not NEEDLE with business, but even
the slightest examination of almost any business
shows. the necessity for such interference
committee Of the State insurance commits
sioners of the country has been in session in De-
troit, Mich The reports of the committee show
that the casualty companies doing an industrial
insurance business have wrongfully withheld at
least 81 100000 from their patrons. The companies
under suspicion will be given an opportunity to
state their side of the case
Fifteen companies have been examined and the
commissioners intend to order house cleaning
Serious charges are made against some of the
concerns.
The report notes that one company "persistenty
ignores what are known as accumulation benefits
on industrial policies" and the department en-
phatcally condemns what seems to be the practice
OF the companys claim department in evading pay
ment TO benefciaries resident in foreign lands of
laborers killed here"
Among the cases cited in the report was one of
an insurance agent who was severely injured while
trying to eXtinguish fire in his own house and
was declared 10 be volunteer fireman, and, there
FORE entitled to less indemnify Another was Of
electrical worker who went out one evening
to hunt frogs and was drowned and was pro-rated
to the class hunter and settlement refused on any
other basis until an insurance department COM
PEELED payment in full
Cases where delay in proof of death taken
advantage of we're cited together with one where
an adjuster had Shaved" off 500 by talk.
Companies which pursue these tactics are short
sighted for any dissatisfaction with the present
industrial concerns gives the advocates of insur-
ance by the state or national government argu-
ments to be used in advocating their doctrine.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19

City Council has manifested proper concern in
the trolley situation, and the members think that
1t is up 10" the Public Utilities Commission to
act One important point that impressed the Coun-
clmen is that the trolley ride here is short ride
as compared with that in other cities.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
ExCUasION no PENNsGROyE.

The South Side Baptist Mission will
give its annual excursion to Penns-
grove, Thursday, August "a, and a
program of sports and games has
been arranged The ST. Paul's NJ. E.
Church, Of Pennsgrove, will hold
its harvest home the same day in
the grove and excursionists will not
be compelled to take lunch baskets,
as It will be possible to purchase
meals in the grove.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
GO DEEPER THAN
40 Fl. FOR WATER

The clearing away and excavating
for the new DUPONT hotel at Eleventh
and Market is now going on rapidly.
but the men employed in driving the
artesian we'll. do not feel that they are
getting ahead very rapidly. Already
they are down 14O feet and have not
struck water They are driving away
and will continue until water is
located.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
SCOTT CHURCH CARNIYAL.

Members of Scott NJ. E. Church are
making arrangements for the annual
street carnival to be held September
Z, 8 and 9, on Taylor street, between
Lombard and Pine, the same as last
year. The committee on decorations
will arrange for an elaborate dis
play.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19

1t is not likely that the agitation over the in
erease in the fares charged by the traction COM
eany will die out soon as was expected The
action of the Board of Trade and the Central Labor
Union shows that the citizens are concerned We
think il would be good business policy for the
company TO weigh well these complaints and cu-
hvate friendly feeling toward its patrons.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
SHORT STORIES OF THE DAY

Ohio sneered the Councilman,
you have got a fixed income, then,
have you? Well, tell us what it is.
You know yourself, sir said
Washington, reproachfully, that every
election day, just as sure as it comes
around, you give me So and ham, "
New York Press
Evening journal., 1911-08-19

Some of the state newspapers have commented
at length on the charges brought against the
county workhouse. They want an investigation.
The low cost of the food furnished prisoners is the
subject Of comment. The cost Of the food is too
low, as we have frequently stated, but the food
is probably as good as that which used to be fur
nished in the county prisons by the sheriffs. In
view Of the demand for an investigation the trus-
tees should take the matter up during the autumn
SO that the pshc will know the actual condition
of affairs at the prison.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19

The popularity OF Senator Ike" Stephenson of
Wisconsin is described as purchased popularity Ii
disappears when the supply of cash runs out Pur-
chased popularity has to be paid for many times
over.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19

OF course the boys cannot help being born in
West Chester, but one of the hopeful signs is the
speed with which they get out of the town when
they grow up.--Chester Times.
The boys may leave West Chester but we'll gam
BILE big apple that they don't 60 to Chester
Evening journal., 1911-08-19

Perhaps one reason for taking 0
the six-for-a-quarter tickets was tn;
none Of the conductors could sa
sixth trip slip" without going int
commissions.
R. S. Won Times.
Evening journal., 1911-08-19
GUNPOWDER AND KID

Lucius, fetch the Lexiconl "weI
we're hunting in the farmers wood !
land and the owner of the property
approached US with faucal voice."
The woman Mayor of Hunnewell
Kansas, sends word to the National
Suffrage Association that she has no
intention of resigning, although the
councilmen of the city refuse to meet
at her order and no city business is
being transacted. 1t appears from
this that Hunnewell bellies its name
It is not so sweet city as we had
thought. The idea of not doing jus
what woman wantsl Who ever
heard Of such thing?
A family wash, being hung up tc
dry on a ticker wire in New York gof
wet, sagged. fell down, and then the
ticker couldn't report the stool
market quotations. Another case o
watered stock from extraneous in
fiuences.
The man who posted bill and tn I
notice attached, "Ten dollars reward
for anybody mutilating this poster.
apparently doesn't recognize the use
fulness of a goat Why pay anybod1
ten dollars when any ordinary goa
would be glad to do the mutilatin
free of charge.
The newspapers report the fact tina
steel king lost $4,000 at roulett
at Atlantic City. Coincidentally vi
note a recent advance in the price Q
steel ingots and rails.
It will be noted, however, thai
Claude Grahame-White, the aviato
did not fly over from England. =
arrived in the commonplace ma, n
Of the average traveller. He ca4p1
over on the Mauretania. BY thd@
little affairs we note that aviation
not yet all conquering. Still, thl
Mauretania few part Of her wa
across.
According to the Bismarck Tribun
"a young rladies' band is beinI
/ organized at Hope. Any girl over q
years of age is eligible"
But can any girl over IL years pla
the double bass horn or the slid
trombone with suitable efficiency? WI
trow not, for we saw a little girl 4
about twelve the other day attempt
ing to play tunes on a comb witt
paper over it. Even that simple littl
instrument was beyond her
On the other hand, we observed I'd
Gently a young lady considerably morI
than eleven attempting to play
violin. The sounds emitted we're in
deed sad.
And once there was a political clu|
which in committee meeting decide
to buy a transparency. "All right
said one Directing member, "go ahea|
and get it if you want TO- but 1 ID
they amt dad blamed man in thu
club that can play on it.
Perhaps one reason for taking 81
the six-for-a-quarter tickets was ths'
none Of the conductors could sal
sixth trip slip" without going ind
commissions.
r & von Tnnas
Evening journal., 1911-08-19

And once there was a political clu
which in committee meeting decide
to buy a transparency. "All right
said one Directing member, "go ahes
and get it if you want to, but l b.
they amt a dad blamed man in tn
club that can play on it.