davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-29


much fo nave IN 1his
country growing evils. Some of
these briars to our welfare are as
suming gigantic proportions and
there are just a few men with the
backbone and grit, unshackled and
unsubsidized to speak word Of force
in warning to the common people
of this country. And the Hon.
Thomas E. Watson has spent the
best of his life 10 the uplifting of
humanity and especially the common
down trodden class, and in his hon
est and sincere efforts to aid humanf
ty he has been mistreated because
he would not bow and scrape to the
pampered scamps who wanted to use
him as a tool, and when he refused
to knuckle and chackle to their
schemes of plundering the unaware,
they sat about to do him dirt and
have been and are still laboring
with might and main to the point
of cultivating bias, prejudice and
hatred in the minds of those who
know but little of this distinguished
southerner. To know him is privi-
lege and to be with him is treat.
| have been in his home and l know
whereof I speak. He is one of the
highest types of American gentle
man and citizens, that it ever was
my privilege to be with. Hon. Clark
Howell of the Atlanta Constitution
has said that Watson's intellect and
literary ability was the equal of
any man in the United States. And
when we come to learn that the
history of France and the life of
Napoleon written by Thomas E.
Watson, have been adopted by the
French government as text books in
the schools and colleges of that
country it certainly meanS that
Watson is a man of extraordinary
ability and deserves praise and ap,
plause by his people. Indeed his cleo.
tion to the presidency of the United
States would have been but a poor
compliment to his greatness and
goodness, and when we hear back,
billings and slanderous vitupcratlons
thrown at this noble hearted south
erner, we imagine we hear the voice
from Mt. Calvary. Father forgive
them they know not what they do
We are all of US entitled to the
right and privilege of argument,
The whole modern day tendency is
toward this frank and free discus
sion of all subjects. Let the rising
generation hear both sides of every
question. Turn on the light. The
same thing applies to all problems
, of the present day, political, rell
{ gious, social and economic.
, And because Mr.. Watson indul
3 ges in attitudes toward beliefs op
3 posed to ours, does not imply tha
, he is pernicious misguardcd false
: fer. Now mark you this! In all o
Watson's foreign mission writing
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-29

home and when he grows up ne
naturally tries to disobey the laws
of his country or attempt some aw-
full deed that causes him to be i'm
prisoned for life. He is apt to have
an unhappy home, apt to kill his
wife and children, and to be always
in some shooting scrape, or petty
fight.
Alcohol comprises tie greatest
foe that the church has to contend
with in saving souls. Should a man
use whiskey, wine, or. beer, or any
thing that contains alcohol his mind
is soon dulled, his heart is weaken
ed, his whole body becomes weak,
he is not able to resist temptations,
he cannot get respectable job OF
of any kind, he is made unfit for
everything. When a man gets in
this condition is it not quite natur-
al that he should attempt to dc
something wicked, base, or sinful
when it is impossible for him to dc
anything good?
The use of alcoholic drinks is
the most prolific cause of crime to,
day. Thomas Byrnes says, after
all if we hunt vice and crime back
to their lairs we will be pretty sure
to find them in the gin-mill," anc
Carroll D. Wright, when in charge
of the Massachusetts, Bureau of LA
bor, found that "a per cent ot
crimes were due to drink. Otter
the devils of strong drink turn me1
into maniacs so that they breal
all bonds of law and order, worl
violence and murder on their fellow
men, and become a terror to TIT
whole community. The devils O
strong drink are a multitude, ant
where one is, there the evil brood
gathers together and that is in the
poison. I hate the evils of the traffic
of alcohol in any Of its forms TO
the human wrecks it has caused, TO
the almshouses it peoples, for th'
mental ruin upon its victims, TO
the homes it destroys, for its spiritu
; ual blight, for the moral degrade
ton, for the prisons it fills, for it
utter disregard Of the law, for it
ruthless trampling of the solemn
compacts of State Constitutions, TO
the tragedies of its might-have
beens, and for the crimes it com
mits."
Certainly a man who takes alec
hol in any form is weaker and hi
temper cannot be so easily CONTROL
ed, then of course he is more liabl
to commit crime than man, VIII
, is a total abstainer. Sometimes
man becomes insane because he use
alcohol and breaks the laws or con
+, mits a crime.
+, Of all the questions raised by a
coholism, none is more importar
!. nor more serious for our generatio
p than that of heredity. Alcohol
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-29
JOHNSTON LETTER.
U. D. c. to Erect Monument.
New Century Club Enter
tanned by Mrs. Epes.
Church Completed.

At the last business meeting of
the Mary Ann Buie chapter, D. of
c., it was decided to erect monu-
ment to the memory of the Confed-
crate dead of this community. The
design selected is a beautiful and ap-
propriate one and stands 80 feet
with a 10 foot base, and, in all
probability will be placed on Main
street. For several years it has oeen
the aim of the chapter to erecta
memorial hall to these gallant he
roes, and it has worked to this end.
AS result,it is financially strong to
the amount of about 81, 10000 Con-
ditions were presented which made
the erection of the monument an
easier matter than the hall and the
chapter decided in favor of the for
mer.
Mr.. John Bomar, of Spartanburg,
representing a marble yard, of that
place, was present, and received the
contract, to cost $4,000. He has
placed several monuments for the
d. of G. throughout the state, and
comes highly recommended.
The new century club was enter
tained on Tuesday last by Mrs.
Peter Epes. The subject for discus
sion was Sweden, and after an in
teresting hour, all were given an OPP
portuniUy to display their knowl=-.
edge of Swedish art, ~in~adrawing
contest of the animals. Mrs. q. F.
Pechman won the first prize, and
Mrs. j. L. Walker the BOBBY, which
was box of animal crackers. A
salad course was served at the close.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. E. r. Mobley,
and the subject for the afternoon
will be Norway. Previously, the
snhiarts have been taken in lesson
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-29
MIR. WATSON DEFENDED.
The Work of The Editor of
The Jefferson Reviewed by
Mr.. C. D. Minis, of
Clark's Hill.

Editor The Advertiser: In your
issue of March 18th containing q
letter of news from the West Side,
we note these words, we confident
ly look forward to a profitable
school of instruction in missionary
endeavor, counteracting to some e1-
tent the ,,ernicious teachings of Tom
Watson" Well, it is in spirit free
from personalities that / take issue
with your west side correspondent,
who is our life long friend and a
splendid good fellow h e is, but
seems to be in the dark along the
lines of teachings by that distin-
guished southerner the Hon. Thom-
as E. Watson. On almost every
page of his writings on the subject
of foreign missions he has clearly
and distinctly stated that he was
NOT opposed to foreign missions
but approved of the work along
sane and scriptural lines, in accord
ance with the instructions by Christ
to Paul and Peter" Can anybody
find any fault with these teachings?
Surely not. The kick is made against
Watson, and hundreds sssnd thou
sands of other good substantial men
who are opposed to this thing of
eternally and everlastingly begging
the old and young on every occa-
sion for more, more, more money.
Some of this money is being used
to publish literature to send out
broadcast over the country to beg
for more, more money to maintain
foreign missionaries some of whom
live in luxury with man and maid
servants, nice summer homes and
comfortable=to-the-end winter re-
sorts, while hundreds of our own
ministers are poorly paid, and hun
dreds of our cwn native American
children and poor women are suffer
ing for actual necessities of life.
Do you see the inconsistnnn-' NV
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-29

rruuI. Tie repUrts rnau WIZ ....-,--
it appears that not only a larger per
cent of the individual taxpayers
made returns but property has been
assessed at little higher valuation
than usual. In other words, it seems
that the only change made in the
reports or returns of the township
boards was that of reducing the as
sessment of Beaver Dam Mills. The
township board returned this prop
erty at 60 per cent of the capital
stock, being the same basis on
which the banks pay, but the county
board reduced it to so per cent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-29

1t happened in a crowded street
car. The noted Rabbi Hirsch had
arisen TO give his seat to a young
woman, but before she could take it
a burly young fellow, slid into it.
The rabbi looked very meaningly
at him, and, after an uncomforta,
BILE silence, the young fellow blurted
out; well, what are you glarin' at
me for? want to eat me? Eh?"
no." calmly replied the rabbi,
"I am forbidden TO eat you-1 am
Jew"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-29

A prospective client asked Will.
liam M. Evarts once what he would
charge for managing certain law
case. -,
"Well," said Mr.. Evarts, I will ),
take your case on a contingent fee. y
"And what is a contingent fee?
"Well," said Mr.. Evarts, melli
tluously, "a contingent fee to law
yer means this: If don't win your
suit l get nothing. If l do win ii
you get nothing-see?"-Ex,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-29

Columbia.
Mrs. John Denny went over to
Ridge Spring on Thursday to at
tend the burial of her sister, Miss
Fannie Aycock, whose death had
occurred on Wednesday morning
at Spartanburg.
Mrs. D. ]. LaGrone has gone to
Darlington to visit at the home of
her father, Mr.. Arthur yelling.
DR.. Barnett Lewis and Mr.. Frank
Lewis returned to their home In
Charleston on Wednesday.
Mr.. A. G. DePass, of Columbia,
was a visitor here last week.
Mrs. Iona Ivey will leave on
Thursday for visit to her former
home at Greenwood.
Mrs. Kate Crouch is the guest of
her niece, Mrs. Frank Hendrix at
Leesville.
Mrs. Taylor Goodwin, of Green
wood, arrived on Monday for
visit to the home of her father Mr..
o. S. Wertz.
Mrs. Flora Lott Faust, who has
been here for the past month with
her sister Mrs. Chas. Lamb, return
ed this week to her home in Ohio.
Miss Sallie Brown, of Spartan
buro made a short visit this week
to her aunt, Mrs. D. R. Strother.
Miss Ora Rives, made a short
visit to friends here during the
past week.
Mr.. Fletcher Boyd was called to
the bedside of his sister, in North
Augusta last week, but owing to an
improvement in her condition, was
able to return in a few days.
On last Wednesday afternoon
while two negro children were
handling gun, it discharged, the
contents entering the stomach and
piercing the bowels of negro child
nearby, the son of Matte McKelVy.
The mother carried the child on the
evenings train to the hospital in
Augusta, and it is expected to re-
cover.
Mrs. w. L. Coleman and Miss
Edith Coleman and Mrs. ]. A. Lott
were visitors to Aug usta last week.
Miss Sallie Carwile has been
visiting relatives at Ridge Spring.
Messrs Qrphie owdom and Frank
Logue have opened up store here.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-29

According to the following "ad"
it would seem that Cambridge has a
COW of rare accomplishments:
"Wanted-A steady, respectable
young man to look after garden
and milk cow who has a good
voice and is accustomed to sing in
the choir"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-29

''What do you do for a living,
Mose?" ;,
Use de manager oh laundry"
whats the name of this laun-
dry?n
ELIZA Ann"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-29
ADVERTISERS GREAT VOTING CONTEST CLOSES
APRIL Is. BIG BONUS OFFER FOR LARGEST NUM-
Der SUBSCRIPTIONS SENT In FROM MAR 20 APR. 8


beG
for in Time
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-17
Former Ardmore Girl Weds.

Word has been received by friends
in this city of the marriage of Mrs
Mae Truelove, formerly of this place,
to Mr.. +. j. Yingling OF Dallas
Many people here will remember
Mrs. Iingling. as she made her
home in Ardmore in its early days,
having many friends here. She is a
sister OF Miss jamie Gwin of this
city, who is now in Oklahoma City,
working in the legislature, and has
sister, Mrs. VIM. Byrne, and
brother, Jas. w. Gwin, at Orr. Okla
homa. Mr.. Yingling is a young man
who has travelled out of Dallas for
Maroney Hardware Company of Dal
las, for fifteen years, having re
sided in Dallas for twenty years
and has a host of friends there, as
we'll as throughout the state OF
Texas and Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-17
A BITTER RULES FIGHT RECALLS
THE SCENES OF LAST CON-
GRESSlONAl SESSION.
DEMOS AND INSURGENTS UNITE
And Rally to Support Of Fitzgerald,
Of New York, Sustaining Him in
His Appeal from Speaker Cannon's
Ruling-Vote, 145 to 1876.

Washington, ain. 1.-THE stirring
scenes of the last session of congress
when the house overthrow Speaker
Cannon and took the making of its
rules into its own hands, We're re-en-
acted in part on the floor of the house
today.
Threatened with what they be-
| lieved to be an effort to draw the
| teeth" of one of the most important
of the new rules, Democrats and Re
publicans joined in the defeat of the
speaker BY vote of 145 to 1876, the
combined forces rallied to the support
OF Representative Fitzgerald (Dem.,
y. ", and sustained him in his ap-
peal from the speakers ruling.
The fight developed as the result
of the second attempt to use the new
rule. which gives the house power to
discharge committee from further
consideration of bill that has been
ltltlitu W H. hN All'hl SNi'n "'N
the Democrats moved to make this
rule ironclad: that as soon as the
consideration of bills by unanimous
consent be concluded, on every first
and third Monday of the month, the
house was bound by the new rule to
take up the motions to discharge COM
mittees from the custody Of the speci-
fed bills.
When the moment arrived today,
however. Speaker Cannon gave recog-
milton to Representative Hull, of Iowa,
chairman of the military affairs CON-
mittee Mr.. Hull moved that the house
resolve itself into a committee on the
whole and take up the consideration
OF the military appropriation bill,
on which it had been working last
week.
There was an immediate rallying Of
forces and stiffening of ranks among
the insurgents and Democrats. Mr
Fitzgerald insisted upon the consid-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-17

TO Ardmore Saturday.
Bush buchanan has moved to the
country from the city.
=. ID. Norton who has hved
around and near Dnrwood Tor sew
eral years, has moved out four
miles north OF Provence.
Several OF our people attended
the wedding at Mcmillan today,
where Mr.. Sam Gardner and Miss
Myrtle Saxton were united in the
bonds OF holy matrmony AS the
bride. father and family have lived
around Durwood for many years and
are highly respected by all. we
all join in wishing them all the
happiness and success of life.
Mr.. Rhiner of Ardmore spent
Friday and Saturday in our city.
Mr.. Jones, the Singer sewing ma
chine agent, spent several days in
Durwood last week on business.
DR.. j., V. Walker is still very
busy attending to the sick.
Mrs. Willie Scott received her
commission last week She will be
our future postmaster.
DR.. Limscomb who has been very
low for some time, Is reported some
better
Several of the Masons of Dur
wod attended the Masonic lodge
at Mcmillan Friday night.
Chas. Shockley and family of
Mannsville attended the singing here
Sunday.
Several of the young folks of
New Durwood came over to attend
the singing Sunday.
Fred Watts has returned from a
visit to southern Texas.
w. NJ. Pritchard and family went
to Ardmore shopping today
Kirk Buchanan of eastern Okla.
homa was in Durwood Saturday and
Sunday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-17
DURWooD.

Durwood, okla, Jan. l6-The
weather was warm here all last
week as if 1t were spring time, but
il is much cooler now.
VIM. Pritchard, who has been
visiting relatives in Mississippi that
he had not seen for forty years
returned to his home here after a
three weeks stay.
Ernest Cox and wife went to
Ardmore shopping Saturday.
+. A. Tindall and wife went to
Ardmore shopping Saturday.
Arthur Cox, Amos King, Lee and
Antus Smith and Tom Boone spent
Saturday in Ardmore.
Harve Gibbs went to Madill Fri
day.
b. B. Gibbs and G.. A. Fannngs
went to Ardmore on business Friday.
Wm Cox was in Ardmore Tuesday
buying goods for his store here.
Jack Welsh, who has been very
low with pneumonia for the last
two weeks, is able to be up again,
The little daughter of Mrs. Frank
Windland is very low with pneumo-
mia. Mr.. Windland died of pneumo-
mia last Tuesday and was buried in
Durwood cemetery.
Frank Tindall and J. II. King went
to Ardmore Thursday on business,
G. NJ Hatfield went to Ardmore
Friday. -.
Gallup Beck, who is teaching school
near Madill. spent Saturday and
Sunday here with his family.
Bud and Lutte Scott have been
building on the school house at
Mulkey for the past week.
The school here is still progressing
nicely.
Arthur Cox, Amos and Lacy King
spent Sunday at Mulkey.
The singing at Mr.. and Mrs. J.
r. Kings Saturday night, was large
ly attended. all having a nice time
George Presley was called to Ard,
more Friday on business.
Vester Cornell has sold his resi-
dence to Rev. Savage of Kingston,
who will move to Durwood. Mr. Cor
nell says he cant say whether he
will stay in Durwood or not.
Tyson Southern and wife went
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-17

Grafton of a motion to discharge
committee, which was upon the cal
endar
Speaker Cannon declined to give Mr..
Fitzgerald the preference, but said ne
was glad to consider pylnt of order
if Mr.. Fitzgerald wanted to make one.
The Democratic member declared
he did not have to make 4 point of
order, that he had the right 10 recog-
milton under the new rule, without
the raising of point of order against
the speakers action.
Insurgents, Democrats and regulars
jumped into the free debate that fol-
lowed Upon the speakers refnsa, to
recognize Mr.. Fitzgerald, the latter
finally was forced to make a point
of order against the taking up Of the
army appropriation bill.
The speaker had his ruling on the
point proposed in advance and read
from manuscript. He held that the
new rule did not make it mandatory
upon the house to take up the mo-
tions to discharge committee; mat it
simply made such motions in order
to, if the house desired, to take them
up.
Upon this basis, the speaker held
that Mr.. Hull and the army appropria
ton bill had the right OF way, and
that the motions provides FOR under
the new rule could not be intefposed.
Il appeal from the decision Of the
chair" cried Mr.. Fitzgerald.
II move to lay the motion on the
table" interposed Representative
Payne, of New York, Republican
leader of the house.
The Payne motion was taken upon
the appeal from Speaker Cannon's de-
cision, % insurgents and al! out one
of the Democrats present voting
against the speaker. The result was
the defeat of his ruling by vote Of
las to 1876. Fourteen members an
swered present, but did not y.te be-
cause of pairs with absent members. !
The Republicans who voted with
The Democrats against the SPEAKER |
were:
Cary, Wisconsin Cassidy, Ohio
Davidson, Wisconsin,; Fish, New
York; Goode, Iowa; Gronna, North
Dakota; Haughan, IDwa; Hinshaw,
owa; Kepple, Wisconsin; Foster
nan, Wisconsin,; Lenroot Wist onsin;
Nelson, Wisconsin; Norris, Nebras-
IA; Pickett, Iowa; PoindeXter, Wash
ngton; Stafford, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota.
Representative Saunders, of Vir.
,inia, was the only Democrat voting
against Mr.. Fitzgerald and against
he chairs decision.
The result OF the vote is to decide
definitely the status of the new ruie.
The plan had been outlined before the
session opened TO attempt TO set the
Irmy appropriation bill in ahead of
he motion to take bills away from
committees.
Representative Norris, of Nebraska,
Sho led the fight that resulted in the
Wrestling OF the rules committee
way from the control of the speaker
ast March, said the intent of the rule
lad been plain and that those who
avored it did not propose to see its
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-17
IMMENSE DAMAGE WAS DONE BY
A HEAVY ICE STORM, WHICH
CONTINUES.
SLEET HEAVIEST EVER KNOWN
Telephone, Telegraph and Electric
Light Wires Are Down and Farm
ers Tell of Orchards Crushed Un
der Tons of Ice.

Trenton, Mo-, Jan. 17.-Trenton is.
in darkness and much business is
suspended on account of the heavy
sleet storm that began last ngat. So
many wires were broken and so
many poles snapped off by the weight
of ice that the mayor ordered the
electri light plant shut down. The
local newspapers have suspended
publication; telephones are discon-
nected and many power using in
dustrial plants are out of business.
No relief is promised unil me
weather improves. The sleet is per-
haps the heaviest ever known in this
country. Streets and lanes are
strewn with broken branches Of trees.
Kirksvlle Mo, Jan. 1.-THE sleet
storm of yesterday and today was
disastrous one for Adair and other
Missouri counties. There was an OK
ceptionally heavy rain, which froze as
il fell. forming a coat Of ice tnat
did great damage to strip of ter
ri Try thirty miles wide, running east
ara west through nortn Missouri
Telegraph and telepnone connec-
tions with outside cities were cut OIL
Yesterday afternoon and i! is hard TO
lear inst - exte"t % the storm.
kirksvile / al been w'thr,' electric
lights twcl:yfuur hours, as the neaNy
ice dragged all of the electric light
wires to the ground. Business has
been interrupted two days, and the
Wabash and Quincy, Omaha and Kan
sas City trains have been running by
card time.
This is the first big sleet and ice
storm which has visited Adair county
since that of 1897, when great damage
was done the orchards. Farmers who
have come in say the orchards of the
county have been ruined, the trees
falling under the loads of ice. The
streets of Kirksville have been block
AIDED today by the fallen trees and
limbs and one hundred men in the
employ of the city and the Bell Tele-
phone and electric light companies
have been working together clearing
up the brush. These companies esti-
mate their loss at $4,000.
Moberly, Mo, Jan. 17.-Moberly is
city of ice and broken wires. All
telephone communication has been
cut off, owing to the heavy sleet of
the last two days. Electric light
wires are down and the city will be
dark tonight. The temperature is
falling.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-17
Read This.

Durant, Ok-This certifies I was
cured of Kidney, Bladder and Rheu-
matte trouble by the use Of one bottle
OF Halls Texas Wonder. l fully rec
ommend 1t, for it is a medicine with
merit-W. B. WARD. Sold by all
druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-17

real force taken away from 1t.
The rule that brought about the
test of strength and the defeat of the
regular forces today is the last
change that was made in the code of
rules of the house last session. 1t
was prepared by Champ Clark, the mi
nority leader, and passed last June
with but one dissenting vote. Its pur-
pose was to give a means of getting
bills away from committees when the
latter attempted to smother them.
In announcing his ruling, which
was later overturned, on Mr.. Fitzger-
AIDS appeal, Speaker Cannon said he
did not believe the house, in adopting
the new rule, had intended to shut out
the consideration of the important
appropriation bill.