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The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
London Dress Expert Predicts That
tho Women VIII Take to the
Idea With Avidity.

Look out for the very latest in
dress materials-snake skins-which
London costumer predicts for this
fall. He says: "The advantages of
snake skins for gowns are more mani
fold than would appear at the first
glance. Marvels can be achieved by
the python's skin in the hands OF q
clever designer, for the skin never
pulls or gives. 1t is both waterproof
and pliable, and 1t can by skilful
manipulation of its wonderful scale
marking bring into prominence pref
ty point or hide defect. BY using
the python's skin for footgear a foot
can be made smaller. or 1t can be CIV
en- breadth or tapered to a point.
Then why should not an entire figure
be modelled on these lines-breadth
here, a slim line there. attention call
ed to pretty waist. or angular hips
transformed into beautifully rounded
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
France Becoming Modest.

Strange as 1t may seem, France has
Joined the forces which are at war
against the undraped statue. The OBJ
lection of American prudes to beau
tiful Bacchante was not the first ex-
hibition Of Boston's sentiment on that
subject and 1t caused less surprise In
artistic circles than the order which
halted the erection of "insuffciently
draped" statues on theater in Ger
many. But now even France objects.
Epstein's memorial to Oscar Wilde
must have trousers before 1t can be
placed in Pere la Chaise, for which
historical place 1t was Dptende,-
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Different Races Havei Special Ideas
Of Jokes Which Seem to Appeal
to Them Alone.

A man who has nothing else to do.
anyhow, has taken unto himself the
task of gathering from the comic pa
pers of six nations the leading topics
which appear to be the favorite
themes of humor In each country.
Here is a brief summary OF the re-
suit:
The Germans pet ticklers are: A
professor who forgets his umbrella;
a college student who drinks beer and
touches" a friend for a loan; the
misses who worship army officers,
husband without the front door key:
the cooks lover, usually soldier. MD
den in the kitchen; mother-in-iaw.
Euelishmen prefer: Kisses Tin all
descriptions) boys who are afraid Of
getting mixed up with a miss and be
eued for breach Of promise; an un-
lucky bettor; an unskilied golf player;
dyttc, footbal.; ditto. cricket; ditto
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Rare Attraction for a sIdes+oy


Il next have the pleasure, lay-dees
and gentlemen" announced the side
show lecturer in orotund tones, indica-
ting a pale, wan, specialized person on
the platform. "of calling your kind at.
tention to one of the most remarkable
curiosities on exhibition. He"
HUH" hypercritically calculated
Tobe Sagg, who had nosed into the
forefront Of the crowd around the ros-
trum. "He looks Just about like the
rest of u.s."
VERY true!" replied the orator.
But. despite that fact. he is, 30 far
as we have any knowledge. the only
specimen of his kind in existence
country editor who worked and fought
and labored for his party. with heart
and soul and might and main, merely
because he thought 1t was right and
not because he wanted the postof.
fcei"
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Lawn MoMera Not Wanted.

An American manufacturer has sent
souvenir lawn mower, which is now
on exhibition in this consulate general
at Callao. Peru, says Vice-Consul
Dreyfus. However. there Is no demand
for lawn mowers in Peru, owing to
the nonexistence of lawns, due to the
absense of rain. The souvenir lawn
mower is greatly admired by all yisi-
tors to the office. 1t may interest the
novelty trade In the United States that
while several people remarked that
the lawn mower could not be sold in
Peru this souvenir lawn mower might
find ready sale in the novelty stores
Of Lima.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
CHAPTER xx.-contlnued.

As he waited for her answer. Agatha
suddenly came to herself. Her trem-
bling ceased; she looked about upon
them all with her truthful eyes; look
ed upon Hand standing unconcerned-
ly in the doorway, upon Chatelard IN
the corner cleaning like an oily devil.
"No-he had nothing to do with 1t"
she said.
Chatelard's laugh beat back her
words like bludgeon.
Liars, all liars!" he cried. Il might
have known!"
But Chamberlain was impatient Of
all this. And now, Monsieur Kidnap-
er, you can walk OF with this gentle
man here. And you can't go one min
ute too soon. The penitentiary's the
place for you"
Chatelard turned on him with anoth-
er laugh. "You need not feel obliged
to hold on to me. Mister Land Agent.
i know when I'm beaten-which you
Englishmen never do. Got another of
those pears you offered me this morn
ing!"
Before Chamberlain could make re-
ply. or before the sherih and his pris-
oner could get to the door. there was
the chug of an automobile. A Sec
ond later urgent and loud voices pene-
trated the room, first from the steps,
then from the hall. One was the
hearty voice of man. the other was
Lizzie's.
Cant see her! Tell me 1 can't
see her after I've run hundred miles
a day into the Jungle on purpose to see
her! The idea! Where is she? In
here?" And in stalked Mr.. Straker.
with cap, linen duster. and high gait
cred boots. He was pulling OF his
goggles. well, what's this! A fam
lily party? Where's Miss Redmond?"
"Mr. Straker-" cried Agatha.
That's me! oh, there you are!
Why don't you open up and get some
light? can't see thing"
"Wait minute, Mr.. Straker-"
Agatha was saying, when suddenly the
was drawn outside.
When Chamberlain had told Chate-
lard that his horse was loose in the
yard, 1t happened to be the truth; now.
excited by fear Of the strange machine
that had Just arrived. the horse. with
flying bridlerein, was snorting and
prancing on his way to the vegetable
garden. 1t was almost beyond mascu-
line power to resist the impulse of pur-
suit. Aleck and Chamberlain sprang
through the window, the sheriff went
as far as the lawn after them, and in
that instant Chatelard slipped like an
a.I <hrou oh the onen do0r md oY,f to
the gate to Straker's machine. still
chugging. The sheriff saw him as he
Jumped in.
Hey. there!" he shouted, and made
q lively run for the gate. But before
he reached 1t, Chatelard had jerked
open the lever. loosened the brake.
and was passing the church at half
speed.
Hey, there" quickly called the sher-
fl. Hes got away!"
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Haje'a EIrst Watch.

The first watch was small clock,
of course. In 1477 Peter Hale. a
clockmaker of Nuremberg. made a
clock in the form of an egg. which
could be carried in the pocket. The
production of this cost years la
Dor; 1t was considered one of the
wonders of the world and valued by
its maker at a price equal to S1.500
at the present time. And yet it re-
Qutred winding twice day and varied
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13


San Antonio and San Jacinto
only little lower on either side.
Then the range makes a decided drop
to the south and shows heights OF
quite a different character, with blunt
tops instead of sharp peaks. Palomar
and Cajon mountains are bold and
conspicuous but not high, as noun
tafns on the coast go. Still farther
south. however. In the peninsula OF
Lower California, the range makes an
other lunge upward and produces the
great San Pedro Martir mountain.
more than nine thousand feet high.
That is its last great effort, for in Ns
more southern reaches 1t is much
broken. with plenty OF peaks. to be
sure. but no high ones.
While some of the mountains of the
upper part of the range are higher
than San Pedro Martir, none other
presents 80 huge bulk. Seen from
San Telmo. 1t Is an unbroken wall
forty or fifty miles long, which at the
north end is first cut down sharply
and then beyond is almost completely
demolished, as mountains rank; and at
the south end is torn into gaps and
has had Its crest knocked OF.
There are two picachos. sharp.
needlelike, of pure white granite, but
they are SO near the eastern side of
the mountain that they cannot be seen
at all from the west. and not from the
south till one has reached San Juan
De Dios, then they appear pointing
heavenward. shining white like great
icebergs.
Almost Perpe endlcuIar.
The western side OF the mountain is
abrupt, with very few places where 1t
may be climbed, but the eastern side
is still more 80 and makes an almost
perpendicular drop to the desert. On
that side one may descend, In scarcely
more than an hours time. from snow
and freezing temperature to a spot
where the sun is warm and birds are
nesting. And then from beneath the
feathery crowns of tropical palms he
may look back to where. almost d.
rectly overhead. stand the rugged
pines he has Just left
1t is miles across the top from east
to west. and with Its great length the
dimensions OF the mountain are such
ae 10 AluObt euIlIle IL TO Dc called
a high tableland. with hills and valleys
and streams Of It's own. AS 1t is high
enough to catch winter SHOWS and
summer rains. the pasturage on the
top Is always good. and when the low
er lands between the mountain and
the Pacific are parched with drought
here is a haven for starving herds.
They come from as far away as San
Juan De Dios and grow fat on the
sweet grasses and the delightfully."-
cool summer air. When winter grips
the mountain, however, the herds
must descend, for then the climate Is
too rigorous to be borne without suf
fcient shelter.
The cattle and horses are not the
only ones that grow fat from a sum-
mer residence on San Pedro; the herd
ers also are in clover, for the great
forests are the home OF innumerable
deer. and bighorn as well. though not
In SO great numbers as the deer. Two
Mexican friends of mine who were
tending a herd of cattle on the sum-
init. In two weeks shot fifty deer and
might easily have shot more.
Another man had q standing offer
from a San Francisco firm OF $25 for
every head of male bighorn. and he
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Costumes of Snake Skins

ones by the magic aid of python's
skin? Not only will women benefit
by this idea, but the python's skin
should make mems golf shoes imper-
vious to weather, furnish lapels and
cuffs to motor coats, and make elab-
crate waistcoats. which will not wrin-
kle and which will disguise rotundity."
Dundee Advertiser
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Sand and Glass.

Sand is the main constituent of
glass. constituting from So to 65 per
cent of the mass of the original mix
ture, or from 60 to 10 per cent of the
finished product, after melting has
driven off carbon dioxide and other
volatile materials. On the quality of
the sand depend the transparency.
brilliancy and hardness of the class
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

an hour a day from the correct time.
Hale probably invented the fusee
spring. but the hairsprins was the In
vention of DR.. Robert Hooke, an Eng
lishman. In 1868, and Hooke was also
the first to use the lever escapement.
In 1866. The use of Jewels for the
bearings of the pivots was introduced
about 100, and the compensation bal
ance was invented In 1867. There is
no doubt, however. that Gerbet. who
subsequently became pope as Sylves-
ter H., did construct wheel and
weight clock at Magdeburg in 900.
And within the next 800 years a mum.
Der of tower clocks OF great size and
elaborate workmanship were set up In
the churches of Europe and of Eng
land
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

Finally. the Spaniards' predilected
jokes are always on corridas, toros
espadas; when they change they are
on toros. corridas y espadas, or es-
padas. coridas y toros; once in
while mothers-in-law get shot too,
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

He who boasts of his descent
praises the deeds OF another.-Seneca.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

HE Coast Range eliminates in
the peaks of San Gorgonio and
San Bernardino of the San
Bernardino mountains. with
San Antonio apd San JaciutO
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08
Dream May be Realized.

One of the most striking examples
of order and system that we have
ever seen was displayed by the
Sou thern railroad several years ago
when Mr.. Spencer, the president of
the road, died. AS a mark of res
pect to this the highest officer who
had gradually worked his way Up
from the humblest position, tor a
given time on the afternoon of the
funeral, every train, every engine,
every wheel that was operated
throughout the entire system, was
stopped. Everything was brought
to standstill.
Would it not be a fine thing if the
farmers of the cotton belt were as
thoroughly organized, as a gigantic
railroad corporation and the mar
keting of cotton could, as the word
as passed down the line, be stop
ped, cay for period of ten days.
The bears" would be crushed in
the stampede for cotton that would
fo low, and the price would hardly
stop short of 20 cents. While this
is picturing an impossibility under
pres ent conditions, yet it serves to
show what could be achieved
through organization.
If farmers were sufficiently indie
pc ndent and, too, sufficiently or
ganized to be able to order shut
ting off of sales on short notice
spinners and exporters would be
m ore eager for the staple while it
could be had. Even a suggestion
of such conditions seems to be, and
at this time is, chimerical, yet who
knows but what the day will come
when cotton will be marketed with
as much system as Standard oil is
now?
Let shrewd, scheming, far-sight-
ed yankees" continue to acquire cot
ton lands, and not many years hence
cotton will be marketed as syste-
m atically as many of the products
that are controlled by the trusts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08
Welcome to Presbytery.

Edgefeld is a Presbyterian town
this week. The members of this
very devout sect, who wherever they
are found stand for the highest, the
noblest, the best in every depart
ment of life, have the right of way
in Edgefeld this week. We vel,
oonie the coming of the members o.
the Charleston Presbytery and shall
regret their departure. 1t is a
privilege and a pleasure, as well as
an unspeakable benediction, to have
these godly men in our midst.
Edgefeld welcomes you most heart
lily, members of the Charleston
Presbytery.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08
County Treasurer's Report on
Money Paid by Magistrates.

In accordance with an act of the
Legislature requiring the Treasurer
of Edgefeld County to publish,
itemized quarterly statement of all
money received by him from the
Trial Justices of Edgefeld county,
I hereby submit the following for
the quarter commencing July lst
and ending September 80, 1918.
July lst, N. L. Brunson 500 mo.
itemized statement) July lst J. F.
Pardue ss5 for the following road
funds:
Baltic Clay, Pierce Carroll, Geo.
w. Chin, - Holloway, Bettis
Houston, Harry Anderson, Collier
Cook, Jim Johnson, Solomon Sulli-
van, Emanuel Turner, Robert Um-
phrey, William Umphrey, Mike
Cook, Luther J Johnson, Dock Thom-
as, Robert Thomas, Jr., Tom Tay-
lor, Jr., John Gardner, Tommie
Gardner.
July lst J. G.. Mobley, s45 for
the following road funds: Sam
Goo2e, Brooks Murrell, Mack Nc
Kennie, Wash Valentine, Y. M.
May, L. L. Moore, Jim Turner,
Laurence Yonce, Mat Hardy.
July lst w. B. Posey, $50 for
the following road fund: Wallace
Bright, Luther Jackson, Arthur
Jackson, Lee Powell, John Henry
Lanham, G. P. New.
J. T. Minis,
Treas. Z. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08
Pleasant Lane News.

Miss Ida Zimmerman leaves the
25th of this month to accept a
school near Prosperity, s. G.
Miss Jennie Briggs left Thursday
for Greenville, S. c., where she will
finish her course in nursing at the
Greenville hospital. For the past two
winters she has studied at High
lands Sanitariam, N. G.
Mrs. N. E. Murrah of McRae,
Ca, is here visiting her brother,
Mr.. s. T. Williams and cousin Col.
J. P. Hagood. She will leave Mon
day to visit Mr.. J. r. Thinner
mans family in Edgefeld, and from
there she will 60 to Eureka, s. G. to
spend awhile with Mr. and Mrs.
Preston Seigler.
Mr.. and Mrs. O.aA. Etheredge
and Miss Lena QUITS of Gaines, S.
G. spent several days last week at
Rose Cottage" with Mr.. Ether
edges mother Mrs. M. E. Ether
edge.
Miss Sallie Maye Nicholson has
accepted the Pleasant Lane school
and will begin teaching the 97th of
this month, and Mamie Cheatham
will teach the s. T. Williams school
again, it beginning the lst day of
November.
Miss Kate Williams of Phoenix,
S. c., spent several days last week
with her uncle, Mr.. S. T. Williams.
Miss Pauline Byrd left Saturday
for her school at Laurens, S. G.
Pleasant Lane has three young
! men attending the B. M. I. this
year, Messrs. Stewart Zimmerman,
Harry Strom and Julian Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome P. Thinner
man of Edgefeld visited relatives
in Pleasant Lane last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe QUITS of Edge.
field S. G. came up Sunday and
spent the day with Mrs. QUITS sis
ter Mrs. F. L. Zimmerman.
Misses Ida Zimmerman and Ruby
Watson spent Monday in Augusta.
Messrs. Hudgens and Kinnaird of
Edgefeld came up for the fox race
last Monday night.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08
School Day at The Fair.

In this issue Superintendent of
Education w. w. Fuller urges the
trustees to cooperate with the
teachers in making a success of the
school day at the county fair. A
very attractive feature of the fair
last year was the decorated school
wagons that partici ipated in the an
nual parade.
In order to give prominence to
the school feature and too to make
it still more attractive, the officers
of the fair association have set
apart Thursday, November 6, as
school day. All of the schools are
ur rged to come in decorated wagons
tn at are to form the school parade.
Three cash prizes will be awarded
the school wagons. In order to in
duce a greater number of schools to
participate. the prizes have been
made larger than last year. There
should be at least 25 wagons in the
parade.
Just a word to the patrons and
trustees: 1t will be impossible for
the teachers to provide and deco
rate the wagons without assistance.
:. Day at the fair can be pro6tably
spent by the children of your school,
so what time and effort ere expend-
ed on the wagons will not be lost.
Furthermore, the fair is county
wide enterprise, one in which the
farmers who reside in the remotest
parts of the county should be inter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08
Success Has Been Phenomenal.

The Pee-Dee Fair Association of
Florence has been capitalized at
$4,000. Why, Edgefeld has been
holding a fair for FIVE years that
has compared favorably with any of
the county fairs in the State on a
cap ital of one tenth of that amount.
Owing to the limited capital, the
officers have had to do some splen-
did financing in order to make both
ends meet and yet some people
have tried to create the impression
that it is money making enter
prise for few people. All of the
officers have given their services
without cent of compensation, and
that too at very busy season of
the year. They have even neglected
their private business in order to
make the county fair success.
Considering the odds that have been
against it, the success of Edgefeld's
fair has been phenomenal. The
officers are determined to overcome
every obstacle and make the fair of
1913 the greatest success of them
all.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08

ested. The fair needs the co-ope-
ration of the farmers at large. 1t
is an agricultural fair and is held
primarily for the benefit of the ag-
ri cultural interests of the county.
One way you can contribute to the
success of the fair is to have your
school represented in the school
wagon parade. The most progress
sive schools will have prominent
places. That has been the case in
the past. Will you let your school
be outstripped by other schools in
the colnty?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08
TEACHERS AND TRUSTEES

The Fair Association has given
us day for school parade, and
have offered three substantial prizes
for the three best floats. We had
very oreditable display last year,
but if the teachers and trustees will
work together we can make it bet
ter. Thursday, Nov. 6, is our day,
and hope to hear from a number
of teachers that they will take part
with their schools. Notify nae.
w. w. Fuller,
Co. Supt. Ed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08

A farmer in great need of extra
hands at haying time finally asked
ST Warren, who was accounted the
town fool, if he could help him out.
"What'll ye pay?" asked 81.
"I'll pay what you're worth" an
swered the farmer.
ST scratched his head a minute,
then announced decisively:
"I'll be burned IF I'll work fer
that
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08
Concerning The Oldest Newspaper.

In it's failure to produce either
any record or additional facts in
rider to establish its claim tt he.
ing older than The Advertiser, the
Georgetown Times resorts to analo-
y, citing instances where names of
individuals and cities had b4en
changed without affecting their
age. We could with as much pro-
priety, and just as effectively too,
prove by analogy that The Times
is not entitled to the birthday and
p restige of a paper that ante-dated
it's first appearance by e4 years.
But having no desire to prolong
the matter unduly, we will refer
here to only one vulnerable point in
The Times contention. Let US look
closely into its claim to being q
lineal descendant of The Gazette.
For some reason The Gazette which
was established in 1897 discontinue
ed publication and some time th,re-
after, about 1864, The Times was
first published. If the publishers
of the last named paper felt that
they were justly entitled to the
date of founding and prestige of
The Gazette, Why did they not
place Established 1897" at its
masthead? Instead of doing this
they began The Times with Volume
One, Number One. q
If the founders of the new paper
did not feel justified in claiming
that The Times was a continuance
of The Gazette, when they then and
there understood all of the circum-
stances, does it seem just and prop
er that publishers of The Times
should endeavor to claim kinship"
40 years afterwards? If the Line of
descent is SO plain (and surelgs;t
was palmer then than now), why
did the founders of The Times dis
own the blood relation that i'm.
mediately preceded? -
The alleged ties were severed by
the ''Volume One, Number Oae"
Of the Times when the publication
began. And yet 40 years after
wards the publishers of The Times
say Established 1897" gv-
Until some other paper produces
unquestionable proof that it has
been published longer than The
Advertiser we shall claim the dis.
tinction upon the record which we
can prove beyond peradventure.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08
Truths in Short Paragraph.

A humorist's reputation always
hangs on his latest joke.
A woman can be relied on to look
on the bright side of a mirror.
Look out for the man whose meth
DDS should be looked into.
The fellow who is all rs expects
the rest of us to be all ears.
The power of speech demonstrates
that many man with deep voice
makes decidedly shallow remarks.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08

Conce rning the marshalship, a
dispatch from Washington states
that "Mr. Sims has the inside
track" The Advertiser would like
to see him receive the appointment.
Despite the damaging rumors and
reports that have been circulated
in order to defeat him, Mr.. Sims is
good man.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08
Mania inhumanIty 20 Man,

Some men, when they are arrested
on serious charge, are sent to jail
Others, like one IN New York, fare
much worse. The magistrate told hie
wife to take him home and tell him
what she thought Of him. - Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-08
The Anderson Daily Mail makes

The Anderson Daily Mail makes
bold to remark, even with the at
mosphere permeated with militan.
cy, that much time and money
would be saved if there were nc
mirrors in the world. Granting fol
the sake of argument that there is a
modicum of truth in the remark,
we would not like to lead in &
mirror-smashiug campaign.