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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-09-24
Chorus of Plantation
Melody by Col. Murphy

An twas drip, drip, drip.
Oh! the juice sweet to sip,
But nothin' to the sweetness of rosy leanin' lip
An twas drip, drip, drip.
Obi the juice sweet to sip,
But nothin' to the sweetness of rosy leanin lip.
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MERRIAM
CASE
Crowd Laughs and Colonel Is
clustered by Poem Pictur-
ing Woman Clad in
Canebrake Clothing

With the filters of hundred
amused spectators for an accompani-
ment, Colonel Clarence Wainwright
Murphy. who travelled 10000 miles to
| appear in court on behalf of Mrs.
Bessie c. Merriam, wife of Captain
Henry C. Merriam. fighting her hus-
bands action for divorce, unsteady
read the words of AT the Grindin'
of the Cane" in Judge Graham's
courtroom this morning.
AS each honeyed word rippled ryth-
maticalIy off the lips of the gallant
colonel, the amusement of the crowd
grew greater.
The colonel admitted that his best
friends said he could not sing. but as
reader of love ballads laden with
the sweet scents OF the southland. he
was imnenses
COLONEL READS CHORUS
Gifted with low musical voice.
with just hint of the delightful ac-
cent of the southerner, the colonel
was at his best when he read the
chorus.
An twas drip, drip. drip;
Oh. the juice was sweet to sip.
But nothin' to the sweetness of a rosy
leanin' lip.
An twas drip. drip, drip.
oh, the juice was sweet to sip.
But nothin' to the sweetness of a rosy
leanin' lip.
composed by Colonel Murphy and
dedicated to Mrs. Bessie Merriam
while he was showering attentions on
the army woman at Jackson barracks
near New Orleans. according TO At
torney Walter H Linforth.
DENIES SHE Is ''BESsIE''
Colonel Murphey denied that Mrs.
Merriam was the Bessie" referred
to in the dedication, but failed to
name a substitute Nor did the col
onel explain away the French inscrip-
ton on the face of the love song,
which, translated, means For thee,
my sweetheart" and followed by the
word Bessie" and the colonefs in
itial &C" In subdedicatory head is
printed, ITO B.. who lives where the
sugar cane grows"
The words of the song are couched
in tenderness. The music is ravish-
ing, dreamy and surcharged with tbs
romance of the southland
The attorneys for Captain Merriam
expected to prove by linking Colonel
Murphy and Mrs. Merriam together In
this song that Murphy had a lasting
affection for her.
MURPHY IS FLUSTERED
| clustered and red of face. Murphy
admitted he composed music for his
J own pleasure. The song In question
was written about the time the Mer-
riarns left Jackson barracks. he tes-
titled, but said the woman he men,
toned with such love reeking adjeo-
tives in the different stanzas did not
refer to Mrs. Merriam in particular.
Have you any affection for Mrs.
Merriam?" was the blunt question put
to Colonel Murphy.
II like her as a friend, but have
no affection of the heart for her"
the army man replied.
In reply to a question as to his
rank in the army. Murphy replied
that he is a colonel. but preferred
being called plain Mister Murphy"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-09-24
ALI. Ringing Sued
By Wife for Divorce

BARABOo. Wis, Sept. 24.-After
20 years of welded life Mrs. ALT r.
Ringing. wife of the circus propri-
etor, has brought suit for divorce.
She charged desertion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-09-24
RECORD Of
EXECUTIVE
WILL Be
EXPOSED
All TechnicaIities Swept
Aside, Prosecution Begins
Attack: Call Executive
money Hungry"


:. ALBANY. Sept 24.-Brushing aside
:ell.slegal techniealities. the high court
pg impeachment this afternoon put the
.tgiaf.of Governor william sulzer actu-
.,ally under way. with bur one question
standing out above all others That
opposition is:
rs william sulzer guilty or not
guilty ofsthe onenses. charged in the
eight articles of impeachment pre-
: ferred against him BY the assembly Of
s tie state Of New York;"
AT the resumption of the trial at ,
90 clock Richards concluded his open
ing statement for the prosecution. In
This statement. in concise terms. he
reviewed all the facts that the board
OF managers expect to present during
the entire course OF the trial Then
came the proof.
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS CALLED
Secretary Of State Michel May. the
president and clerk of the senate and
the speaker and the clerk of the as
semby were called to establish the
technical facts upon which the prose-
cution rests. Behind them, Jacob
Schif, Henry Morgenthau. Abraham
]. Elkus. John Lind. the representa-
tive Of the American Mailing com
panS, and the other witnesses who
had previously testified regarding
contributing toward the sulzer cam
.paign fund, stood ready to take the
stand
DEFENSE SCORES POINT
= Mr. Richards concluded at 2:11
ss'cfoek- and John B. Stanchfeld be-
gan for the board of managers to
.insist that the defense must make
, IT'S opening statement before any evil
dence could be introduced The pur-
:pase was to force the defense to state
: its case.
Judge Cullen ruled sgainst Mr.
stanchfeld and held that the COVER
nor could put In his opening state
ment at the opening of the case Of
the defense.
Then Mitchell May. secretary of
state. was called to the stand.
Beginning with Secretary of State
May witnesses were called to show
that Mr. Sulzer was duly and legally
indicted into Office. Then in sequence
were detailed official acts relative to
his Impeachment. This testimony was
Enereiy to keep the record straight.
% DECISION rs RESERVED
+. Chief Judge Cullen at the close Of
the argument by counsel for the gov
ernor upon the motion TO strike out
81 the first, second and sixth articles of
impeachment. relating to acts COM
4riHted before the term of the gov
.srnSor began, today recommended that
:: the court reserve the decision of the
/: question until the close of the trial
and that 1t be determined as a part
: of ..the general result as to the guilt
: or innocence.
: This ruling insured immediate pro-
csedings of the trial. as the senate
at once agreed to the recommendation
Of the chief judge by a vote of 80 to l..
The court of appeals voted as a unit
on the question and the senators
soted for immediate decision.
DENIAL is GENERAL
Immediately after the decision of
the court. Judge D. cady Herrick for
the defense answered the impeach-
rnent charges. 1t was merely a gen.
eraI denial of any of the charges,
with no attempt at specific explana-
tions
When the denial had been duly
recorded. Eugene Lamb Richards be-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16
NIodoc, S. {
Young Orators Full of Promise.

An oratorical contest was held III
the college auditorium Monday
evening for the purpose Of awarding
the gold medal which Prof. r B.
Curry, the instructor in oratory,
offered at the beginning OF the Ses-
sion. There were l2 bright young
men who entered the contest, the
major PORTION of whom deliver ID
their oralions in manner that
would do credit to persons many
years their senior. The selections
were not original but were taken
from the maste. pieces of the orators
of the past. DR.. NJ D. Jeffries, MIR.
Orlando Sheppard and Mr.. J. l..
Minis acted as judges. After de-
liberating but a short time at tn"
close of the contest, the committee
of Judges, through it's chairman,
Dr.. Jeffres, announced tia Cadet
c. Y. Huiet was entitled to the
medal and that Cadets Il. K. Snuggs
and G. T. Burnett were enLitled t"
honorable mention in the order
named. Prof. Curry has reason /"
be proud of what the members Of
the ora,orical class have achieved
during the past few months and
should feel encouraged to continue
his special efforts among young men
in developing their dormant oratori-
cal talent. The orations We're inter
spersed by bright selections from
the repertoire of the college orches-
ira.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16
Emancipation Celebration.

According to a long standing
custom the colored people came to-
gether Ell masse at the fair grounds.
last Saturday for the purpose of
celebrating their emancipation from
slavery. The department of the
large throng and the manner In
which the day was spent was a.
credit to the col"red people. There
were several set speeches made by
representatives OF the race from
other parts of the statr. The Har-
mony or Bacon brass hand was
very much in evidence and con-
tributed its part toward the cele-
bration. The committee in charge,
headed We believe by Andrew SIM
kins, deserves credit for the manner
in witch every detail Of the days
celebration was conducted. A small
admission fee was charged at the
gate for the purpose Of defraying
the expenses. Both on the streets
and at the fair grounds, the conduct
of the visiting negroes was COM
mendable.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16
A Neighbor Writes Beautifully
of the Life of MIR. J. D.
Zimmerman.
/

About ten o'clock Saturday morn.
ing our much beloved friend, MIR.
David Zimmerman was called over
the river to receive his crown in
glory.
For the past two years Mr.. Tim
norman has been a patient sufferer
but that lifetime of bereavement,
sorrow and suffering has made his
pathway clear to heaven. Surely
his crown he has won by such a
struggle mnst be brighter than
stars.
He had all the attention his
kind wife and devoted children
could give him. They made every
desperate effort to relieve but in
vain. But what could mortals do
where Christ had done 30 much?
Gods thoughts were not their
thoughts nor his way their ways.
But we know he doeth all things
for the best. While we sit here
choked with tears for losing such
a good citizen we should remember
he il up higher, wearing his bright
crown at the Sayior's feast. 1t
should be our steadfast aim to fol-
low his footsteps and never to rest
until we were as full of Christ's
love as he was.
He is survived by his wife, two
sons, Mr.. Walter and Johnnie
Zimmerman and two daughters
Mrs. John Boswell and Mrs. Car.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16
DR.. E. c. James to be Associat-
ed With Col. Bailey at
Greenwood.

Greenwood, S. c., April l2.-
Rev. E. c. James, for number of
wears president Of the Greenville
Female College, now dean of Bes-
sic Tiff College, Forsyth, Ga, has
resigned his position and bought an
interest in the Bailey Military In
stilute, and will in the'future be as
sociated with Col. F. N. K. Bailey
in the management of the school at
Greenwood. He will be treasurer of
the institute and will teach French,
German and history. Dr.. James has
hundreds of friends in South Caro-.
lima who will be delighted to kno W
that he is to return TO the state, and
his friends in Greenwood will be
especially glad that he is to make
his home in this city.
This announcement was made by
Col. Bailey, who was here yester-
day afternoon, and it is carrying ont
the pl ms he made wheA he decided
to locate his school in Greenwood
to increase the membership of his
faculty by associating with him sew
eral of the leading educators of the
south. 1t was announced several
days. ago that Capt. W.@D. Work
man, of the t'urman Fitting
School, and for some time connect
ed with large military school in
Texas, had accepted the position of
commandaut of the Bailey Military
Institute.
I'VE are getting applications
every week from boys in all sections
of South Carolina and from other
stales," said Col. Bailey yesterday,
in speaking of the prospects for the
school when the fall term opens in
Greenwood on The 18th of next Sep
tember. Il have no doubt but that
we shall begin with not less than
$50 cadets. Letters are coming from
parents advising me that they Will
send their boys to Greenwood, now
that we are to be located here, ra-
ther than patronize military schools
in other states"
Col. Bailey came to Greenwood
yesterday for the special purpose of
making arrangements for the ac-
commodation of his cadets, who will
spend several days here the latter
part of April or the first Of May.
The exact date has not been decided
upon, but it is probable that the
boys will come On Friday of the last
week in April and remain over un-
til Monday. The full orchestra and
band Of the institute will accompa-
ny the cadets, and several exhibition
drills will be given The people of
the city will make preparations at
once for entertaining Col. Bailey
and the cadets.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16
Letter From Mrs. McDaniePs
School.

Dear Mr.. Editor: AS l have en-
joyed reading letters from Red
Hill, and other schools | thought l
would write a few dots more from
our school as it will close Friday.
We are all sorry that it will close.
We are all glad to say we have a
fine teacher. She is Mrs. Maggie
Mcdaniel.
We are having some fine days
now for going to school, and also
for the farmers. They are making
use of them too, as some of them
have planted corn and have their
land in readiness for planting cotton.
We had spelling match last Fri
day p. m.
Mr.. Ollie Burnett has been to
his brother (Mr. Bill Burnett) in
Grovetown, ga, who was taken
suddenly ill. He had stroke of pa
ra.ysis, and passed away last Tues
day morning and was buried at
Grovetown. He is survived by his
wife and nine children. His many
lr ends and relatives are grieved to
hear of his death. We extend our
deepest sympathy to the loved ones
and commit them to the hands OF
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16

Him who doeth all things well.
Mr.. H. Fl. Byrd was visiting in
our reighborhood last Sunday, also
Mr.. John Byrd and Mr.. Leonard
Whatley. q
Mr.. E. B. Williams visited our
community few Sundays ago.
Mr.. Alfred McGhee is in our
neighborhood for few days.
Mr. Johnnie DeLaughter made
flying trip to Mr.. Will Heath's last
Sunday.
Mr.. J. w. A. Burnett and Mr..
Johnnie DeLaughter made flying
trip to Augusta last week. Mr.. John.
ME DeLaughter purchased a fine
horse while there.
We have enjoyed the visit very
much paid us at our school by Miss
Lila DeLaughter and Mrs. Louis
Tucker.
Our Superintendent, Mr.. Fuller
visited US sometime ago. We were
glad to have him with US and be
gave US an encouraging talk.
We have enjoyed to-day, but now
our hearts are sad at the thought of
this being the last day, and the
time has come that we have to sep
arate, but glad to know that it is
only distance that separates Us.
Wishing you and readers of the
Advertiser much happiness during
the year 1913.
Ros ebud.
Modoc, S. C..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16
Representative Home Mission
Board Preached at Rehoboth.

Dear Advertiser: Rev. J. K.
McManaway of the Home Mission
Board of Atlanta preached here
Sunday morning. A good collec-
tion was taken for home missions.
At $3.50 p. m. your. correspondent
and brother McManaway were at
Parksville in the interest of home
and foreign missions. We found a
good congregation of the Parksville
people gathered at the Baptist
church ready to hear us. After the
subject of missions was presented, /,
a good collection was taken for
home and foreign missions.
We we were glad to greet our
old friends at Parksville and shake
their hands again. The church has
been without pastor for some
time, but we think they will soon
have one. One thing the churchaat
Parksville ought TO do-buld =
$4,000 church, and have a pastor
for all his time. They are able to
do it. So, brethern. get together,
pull together, rise up and build a
great house for God. In doing this
you will honor God and God will
honor you. feel sure that it will
not be long before this will be done.
So mote it be, amen.
We were sorry to hear Of the &c.
rlous illness OF Mrs. Hampton
Parks. We hope and pray for
speedy recovery.
Tht new, of the sad death of Dir.
w. w. Burnett of Grovetown, Ga F.,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16

nell McCord. He was laid to rest
Sunday afternoon at Swee,water
church. We mingl our tears with
the sSsaef stricken ones.
sAA.s tsWinds wandering through
81 isfJves Of blooms,
De:ach the delicate blossoms from
the trees.
All the old Vets around here are
planning for a grand time at the
Confederate reunion at Aiken the
oath and 25th of this month.
Mrs. L. Y. Bryan and Mrs. ].
X. Smith have returned home after
visit to their mother, Mrs. Car
penter of Hepzibath. GA.
Our school will close next Fri
day. We are very sorry as we have
4 splendid teacher, Mr.. j. E. Do
bey.
Miss Sallie Mae Miller came down
from the 5. T.. u. l. to spend sun
day and Monday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Miller.
We are looking forward to the
homecoming of one of our most
popular girls, Miss Una Ryan, who
is in Augusta attending school.
She will be with us in about TWO
weeks.
Most all who attended the Rally
from our midst report splendid
time. Would that these occasions
came more often.
Mr.. w. N Fair is at home once
more after a season of long travels.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16
Flat Rock School Letter.

How are you Mr.. Minis, and all
the school cousins? 1t is almost like
summer here. The birds are be.
ginning 10 chirp. and sing like
spring time; the flowers are begin
hing to bloom; spring has come
with it's perfumes, and here comes a
new summer with trees loaded With
fruit and the farmers aie cultlva-
ting new crop.
Cousins ] think we should ali aim
high in life. Ones life to a great
extent is the realization of his OWE
ideals. We can not estimate th'
influence that our ideals have in
shaping our lives.
Dear friends, do not neglect to
train yourselves in speech and man
ners, and in all the externals that
are so necessary for :he battle Of
life. Have a sound mind III d
sound body. clean hands and a clean
heart. What hast thou done, said
the Lord, with .he talent | gave TO
thee. When we stand at the iudg-
ment seat, may VIC bring not only
the talents God gave ns, bnt may
we have added unto them as the
Master commands.
Mr.. Minis, do not like to tell
things out of school, but Oh! the
wedding bells! and the happy pair
will soon be here.
'4esI Went to church Sunday. Cousin
George Bussey preached splendid
sermon and cousin I've Morgan's
prayer was for me. Boys see how
all the good men and ladies try to
lead US.
Uncle Pickens and cousin Mat
tie, his pretty daughter went to Au-
gusta this a. m. | think that means
something, but uncle Pickens says
she shan't marry and ] am glad to
he ,r that.
Well cousins you all will hear
from our school Flat Rock later ON.
Chills have the day with lot Of US,
and our good DR.. Whitlock is kept
going.
Clod Breaker.
NJoJ,, - ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16

cast gloom over our community.
Mr.. Burnett once lived here and
was a leading spirit in the commu-
nifty and church life. He was our
friend for Is years. hence We knew
and loved him. We wave him the
hand of farewell, but not forever.
We shall see him again when the
mists have rolled away" We ex-
tend to his loved ones our prayer
and sympathy.
Next Sunday morning DR.. ]. D..
Chapman will preach at Red Hill.
In the Afternoon he will speak to the
B. Y. P. L.. All are invited to br
present.
Rose Cottage.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16

which Mr.. and Mrs. w. 8. Cogburn
rendered their son, MIR. Carroll Cog
burn and his bride.
Miss Ethel Coleman, of Aiken,
spent the week end here with Miss
Virginia Harrison.
The semi. annual meeting of w.
NJ. U. will be held with the mis-
sionary society of Batesburg Bap-
tist church on Thursday, May l.
Mrs. James Wright has gone to
Edge6eld to visit her mother, Mrs.
Sara Collett.
Miss Sara Carwile is At home
from a visit to relatives in Edge
field.
Mrs. Walter Hendrix. of Lees
Vile, visited her aunt. Mrs. James
Turner during the week.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16
CIGARET ESSAY.
The Essay Which Won Second
Prize in w. c. T. u. Con-
test, Written by Master
Edwin Folk.

The cigaret ls the boys worst
enemy. The cigaret contains nico-
tine which is dangerous to the body.
The effect of the ;igsret does not
come On all at once. Tie smoker
does not at first, notice the harm
that it is doing him.
The cigaret contains a poison
called nicotine, which is highly in
furious to the heart. In those, who
use the cigaret to excess, the Eeart
beats more rapidly than it should,
while the force is lessened. When
the habit Of smoking has been con-
tinued for time. the hearts action
becomes very irregular one time
heating too rapidly, at atanother time,
too slowly; and occasionally miss.
ing beat Altogether. This is to-
bacco heart 1t disappears when
smoking is stopped.
The effect upon the digestive or
gans is serious. The heart is weak
ened and cannot supply the diges"
tive organs with blood, and the di.
gestive juices are lessened.
The cigaret's effect upon the ner-
vous system is depressing. When
the smoker sm okes little, itqaiets
his nerves, but when he smokes a
great deal, his nervous system be.
comes more or less wrecked. He can
not stand still, his hands quiver. He
becomes 80 nervous that he cannot
sleep at night, nearly every part of
his body seeming TO say, Get up and
smoke. "
The smoker inhales the smoke
and it goes into the air sacs In the
lungs. The blood comes, gets the
oxygen aud takes all of the smoke
into the body. If you should cut
place in smokers, arm, the blood
is,not red t,atHEailishyin eoler.
Cigarets that are picked up in the
streets are more dangerous than new
cigarets, because the person who
smoked the old cigaret may have
had some disease which might be
given to the second smoker.
If a cigaret smoker should blow
the smoke on piece of clean white
cloth, there will be seen on the cloth
light brown substance. You may
imagine how the tissues of the air
passages become when the smoking
habit is long continued.
Cigarets sometimes cause insanity,
and many other diseases.
A cigaret smoker cannot get q
business position, as easily as nom
smoker; and heard female lec-
turer from New York say, "A Gig
aret smoker will steal his employ
cr's money TO buy cigarets. f"
If the cigaret would kill the
smoker at once it would be better
for the country The cigaret Injuries
the user from the start, and young
boys who use them TO excess are
likely to die in a few years.
Summing up the cigaret as a
whole it is useless and harmful to-
the body, unpleasant and aisagreea-
bic to other people, and nuisance
generally. No person has a right to
trespass on the rights of other peo-
pie.
Twill the people of our country
be captured by the cigaret::" In the
language of Andrew Jackson, BY
the eternal," No!
The cigaret dwarfs our boys,
dulls their brains, fills our jalls and
asylums, and puts those who smoke
them down to the lowest class In
society.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16
Ms. Mason's negro washerwo.

Ms. Mason's negro washerwo
man. Martha, was complaining OF
her husbands health.
why, is he sick, Martha? asked
Mrs. Mason.
He's ve'y poly ma'an, ve'y
poly" answered the woman. He's
got the explanatory rheumatism.
You mean infammatorv, Mar
tha, said the patron. Explanatory
means TO cry oet. "
Yes, ma'am, replied Martha,
with conviction; dal's what it is.
He hollers all the tine. Judge.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-16

Vera young girl Chester who aeward becomes
torous thief disappears died Vera fails in love
threatens
demands money under assumed
Lillian odchoo friend OF ners he ap
he supp Vera asleep cnalr he
kill her when Vera zes him and he discovers that
Lillian his anc Fearing Mrs Spord obJec
Lillian consents to eolth Chester At their meet
detective SwartWood an exciting battle on the
rocks Chester blocked and Vera free last
SCENE.sS
Acts l. and -Drawing room, ef Vera Stanley Act lIlA
rocky pass. 80