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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24
A Queer Kid.

That's queer Kid" he thought.
Talked like a regular young gent l
wonder why he is selling papers Poor
lad, lie lost hob's worth at least,
and small thanks he got for it."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24
Very Necessary.

It was Sunday, and two small y...
were iudustriouslyp digging In rar.t-
lot. when a man who was pg -.
stopped to give them a lecture
Don't you know that it IS a sin to
dig on Sunday unless It be a case OF ne
cessity?" asked the good man.
Yes, sir" timidly replied one of the
boys
Then why don't you stop IT."
Cause this is a case Of necessity"
replied the little philosopher "A fell
lar can't fish without bait"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24

awaiting against sheer numbers. His
race was stil swollen and his ribs sore
as the result OF being knocked down
and kicked at Ludgate Circus; at Char
ING cross next day he was hustled I'M
DER the wheels of an omnibus and mar
ro"Iy escaped death. so he was driven
INTO the SIDE streets an" Tie quiet
squares IN when, during three or four
days ne managed 10 earn an average
OF eiEhlpehce daily which he spent on
1000.
Ea'h hlght ne creot back to the poor
tenement IN Johnson News, his bleak
nome amd'st the solitude Of empty
st4p'1s ana warehouses;. Ihe keeper OF
d '"Hee stan touched one night by his
Woe oeg"he appearance, gave him some
hali-Hrled coftee grounds in a paper,
toEether with handtul OF crusts.
iul arr mat III a pint of water, "
ne SAID looking critically at the sod
o'ned mess OF coffee an when it
comes 10 a nlIe let II settle. TN sur
fortin it tastes on a cold night AS for
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24
Do You Know
Thai,

1t has often puzzled the unlnitiateL
TO give reason why musicians tune
their instrument in public. and no,
before they enter the orchestra. If
they tuned their instruments before
entering the theater or concert room
the temperature is very apt TO be diff
terent in the place OF Performance,
and therefore, the instruments would
not be in tune
Drinking glasses called tunblers
owe their name to the fact that they
are the successors of the little round
silver bowls, so perfectly balanced
that which ever way they Were
tipped about on the table, they tum-
bled into position again, and there
remained with a rim upward.
OF the 70 inhabitants Of st. Klda,
the lonely island in the Atlantic to
the west Of the Outer Hebrides, IS
were recently Frustrated at the same
time with Influenza or pneumonia.
In the west of England, especially
Cumberland, the greater part of the
rain falls in winter; but in the ast
the fall is heavier in the summer half
Of the year.
In England the Smiths are the
most numerous of all families; but in
Ireland they are content to rank
NTH, after Murphy, Kelly, Sullivan
and Walsh
The most common letter Is f. In
1000 letters L occurs 1877 in Englash.
1874 times in French, l45 in Spanish
and 17S in German.
India grows $500 900 tons Of rice
yearly, and eats 10. 700, 900. All Europe
eats only 100000 tons
Horses. giraffes and ostriches have
the largest eyes of land creatures.
cuttlefsh of sea beasts.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24

ance, he entered. An elderly man was
laboriously reading a paper of the pre-
ceding days date.
Good evening. Mr.. O'Brien." he said
Can you oblige me with a piece Of rope?
want strong piece. about three or
four yards in length. l can only spare
three hafpence."
Fax | dunno They use nails on
the crates mostly nowadays. II | have
bit it's at yer ssrvice. [ wouldn't
be afther chargin' the likes o. you
Philips story was known in that
humble locality, and the old soldier SYM
pathized with the boy He has rale
spunk an no mistake" was his YER
dict when others said Philip was proud
ard oyerbearing O'Brien moved rheu-
matcally about the squalid shop. Al
last he found some portion Of a clothes
line
viii that do" he inquired
Philip tested it with vigorous pulling
against his knee.
"ENcellently,' he said. Let me pay
you for it.
"Arrah, go away wild We. And, be
tn powers, isn't the poor lad cowld an
fsmished LUX here. now. In five min
utes I'm goin' to have a cup o tay--"
Il am awfully Obliged to you, but
could not touch a morsel am IN
hurry"
Are We goin journey? Have We got
a Job"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24

it has done herself and husband
more good than all the medicine we
have taken in two years." These
are the reports from thousands of
Atlanta's best citizens, for Quaker
Extract and Oil Of Balm do cure
where all others fail. If you suffer
with rheumatism, catarrh ono mat
ter if it be in the head. the stomach,
kidneys or BLADDER. It's a blood
germ disease and can only be cured
by systematic treatment Seven
cases out Of ten of Indigestion are
Catarrh of the stomach How are
You going TO get a cure II you don't
remove the cause Quaker Extract
removes the cause. Gail TODAY at
Coursey x NUnn's drug store. 90
Marietta street. and obtain Quaker
Extract. , 10. s. 90. or e for $500
on of Balm, 25c. or for S1.OO. We
prepay AN express charges on all
orders OF $500 or over.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24
Ominous Words.

Il think SO II looks Ike perms-
nency Good bye"
Goodbye, an good luck to ye Sure
the boy looks mighty quare tbs grief
for his mother has turned his head
entirely
No words could more clearly express
Philips condition than this friendly
summing up. Since his mothers burial
he had been half demented His curt.
disconnected answers had lost him two
places as an errand boy which he could
easily have secured His small stock
Of money. ridiculously depleted by the
generosity with which he met the open
hints a the updertaker'S assistants.
barely sufficed 20 keep him in food for
week. Then he sought employment.
but with such stin upper lip and
naughty Indifference TO success tina;
he unknowingly turned those against
him who would have assisted him
For two days he was chosen TO act as
van hoy for a parcel delivery firm He
earned a few meals, but IN ut of aber
ration induced by the sight Of a lady
who was dressed in a costume similar
to one he remembered his mother wear
Ing at nieppe. re allowed ham O. be
stolen from the ear of the van This
procured his iastan, dismissal with
threats Then he sold newspapers. only
20 find that every good site was ssaIuuS-
~ guarded ny gang Of rougbs who
merciiessly bulilsd any NEWCOMER Per.
sUnsl strength and courage We're uu-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24
You Can Begin This
Great Story To-day
byReading This
First
II HnIP ANSON is a boy of hf-
teen. of fine education ana good

II HnIP ANSON is boy of ff-
teen. of fine education ana good
breeding. but an orphan and
mlserably poor
The story opens with the death
# his mother. killed virtually by sor-
row over the death of her husband
two years before, and subsequent want
and suffering.
Rich relatives have deserted the
family in their hour OF need, and
when his mothers death comes Philip
Is In despair. lie looks over his
mothers letters and nuds that he -
related to Sir Philip Morland a few
days later terrific thunderstorm
hrews over London. At the height OF
the storm flash Of lightning sCarcS
a team attached to a coach standing
in front of a West END mansion.
Philip Who has become "A newsboy.
reS2ues "a girl from the carriage lust
before IL turns over. \ man with the
CTR. trips over Philip In his excite
ment He cuffs the boy and calls a
policeman
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24
Too Much Caution

IT Looks LIKE II OUGA1LA
HOLD! BU1 50 DID HAT
DAWGCut WINDSOR W6T
WltNI To PIECES HfITH NE I
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24

want it so dreadfully. and Il eos,s
more than you can possibly at
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24

To BE Continued Tomorrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24

instantly understood the facts, but dared
not browbeat an earl
You do not bring any charge against
him. my lurd?" he said.
But his lordship deiged no reply
tie told the coachman toa rrange for
the removal Of the carriage, grasped
his niece by the arm and led her, stln
protesting, into the house
The policeman saw the bundle Of
papers scattered over the roadway. and
near them the partly eaten bun. After
wrench at his garments he produced
a penny
Here" he said to the boy. Buy
another bun and be of. It's good
job for You the young lady spoke up
the way she did
she merely told the truth. That man
was a liar
Refusing the proffered penny. the boy
turned on his heel The policeman look
ed after him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24

first eastward street. Philip An
4 son. with his head erect and hands
clinched in his pockets, strobe onward
at a rapid pace. The lightning was less
frequent now. and the thunder was
dying away in sullen rumblinEs He
was wet and hungry. Yet. although he
had three halfpence. the remaining bal
aucc Of the only sales effected that
evening, he passed many shops where
he could have bought food.
In PiccadHly, where the cessation Of
the storm created q rush Of traffic. he
was nearly run over, by reason of his
own carelessness and received slash
from whip accompanied BY "a loud
oath from an angry cabman lie shlv-
cred but never even looked around
Crossing Trafalgar Square. he plunged
through the vortex Of vehicles without
troubling TO avoid them in the slightest
degree. Once the hot breath OF a pair
Of van horses touched his cheek while
d speechless driver pulled them hack on
go their launches Again. the on wheel
~ IN omnibus actually grazed his heel
as he sped behind the statue Of Charles
IN, First
At last he reached the comparative
Ssciusion Of the Gmbankmeut. and
stood for e moment 10 gaze fixedly at
the sWiritng, glinting river.
mot here" he uuttered, aloud. 81
must be nearer 70 mother-desr old
mother She Is there, waiting FOR me-
ia Uujged steadily away through
Queen Victoria street. Csrnhtu Leaden-
OaH street and $50 ul 10 Johuson.s
News in the Mile End road Pausing
az marine store dealers shop. kept
hy an army penS,ouer an Irishmau.
With whom he had a slight acquaint-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15
Stewart and BA@THn@g ban

If 4z11agNNaMzEEMgNNNa ls]ESzSNg
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15
Moved to Greenwood.

1t causes US much genuine sad
ness to chronicle the departure Of
Mr.. w. II. Turner and his family
from among us. They moved to
Greenwood last week to make their
home in that thriving little city,
Mr.. Turner having opened store
in Greenwood last September. He
will however continue to conduct
the Corner Store in Edge6eld, di-
viding his time betw,en the two
places. Mr.. Turner has not only
been a progressive citizen but has al
ways been actively interested in
every phase of our community life,
never hesitating to take stand for
the right in every crisis or exigen-
cy that arose. While Edgefeld has
not lost Mr.. Turner, entirely, yet
we are loath even to divide his time
and energies with Greenwood.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15
Doings of the Good People OF
Red Hill.

The holidays are over, the
quietest we have ever seen.
There were several marriages that
your correspondent attended, Miss
Robbie Jones to Mr.. Preston Lyon,
Mr.. T. NJ. Hammond to Miss Rosa
Holmes, Mr.. Elmore Dorm to Miss
Edna Eubanks. To the above young
people we extend our, congratula-
tions.
Messrs. Jasper and Charlie Nc
Daniel, have bought Mr.. Ernes5
Quarles stock of goods and have al
ready taken possession. They are
now doing business at the Red Hill
old stand. Mr.. Ernest Quarles has
moved out to his farm and Will
make an ideal farmer.
Mr.. Bob Edmunds and Mr.. Will
bur Christian were in our town last
Saturday. They were welcomed vlsi-
tors to the Masonic lodge.
Mr.. E. G. Bussey is building a
nice house, also Mr.. Bussey Waits
is having a new house built.
Mr.. o. J. Holmes has had his
house painted. Uncle Ollie and
Aunt Mollie are getting proud In
their old age.
Mrs. Littlejohn and the little
boys spent week with friends and
relatives in Laurens during the holl-
days. Miss Hassie Quarles accom-.
panied them. They all report good
time.
The repairing of Republican
church has been completed. The
church is up-to-date in every res
pect, it is very comfortable and a
thing Of beauty.
Rose Cottage.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15
MIR. P. w. Cheatham Reelected.

The first session of the new year
of the county board of commission
ers consumed the greater part of
two days, much of the time being
spent in balloting for clerk for
the board. AS the salary is now
5000 per annum, instead of 500 as
formerly, there were several men of
sterling qualities who applied for
the place. Near 70 ballots were tax,
en- before the majority of the board
could agree. Finally Mr.. P. w.
Cheatharn was reelected. He has
served for the past two years and
rendered very efficient service. The
experience which he has gained will
enable Mr.. Cheatham to render even
more satisfactory service.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15
Modern Soda Fountain.

There are evidences all about US
that Edgefeld is gradually putting
on city airs. This does not mean
that our people are imitstors but
that they are steadily going for
ward. keeping abreast of the times.
But few indeed are the city drug
stores that have a handsomer SOFA
fountain than the modern fountain
that is being installed by Messrs.
Timmons & Morgan. Itis construct
ed chiefly of onyx and marble and
is exceedingly beautiful in design.
1t has attracted considerable while
being erected b. the expert who
was sent out by the factory.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15
General Lees Birthday.

The Daughters of the Confedera-
cy have arranged to hold the annual
exercises in observance of the birth
day of General Robert E. Lee SAT.
urday afternoon at three o'clock in
the Baptist church. Capt. N. G.
Evans will act as master of ceremo-
nies and the address of the occasion
will be delivered by Col. U. r.
Brooks Of Columbia. The opening
prayer will he made by Rev. P. P.
BlaIock and the closing prayer BY
DR.. Nj. D. Jeffries. These annual
occasions are generally largely at
tended in Edcefeld, and this year
should be no exception
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15

flaming posters telling of the great
value of the cigarette to Danish ia
tigue, to awaken an appetite, to re
lieye phlegm gathering in the morn
ing, to make one feel generally
happy and able to accomplish more
work. Pictures of the women of
various nationalities, all only slight
ly attired, are placed in some cases
in?each box, while large pictures
are on view at each stand where
these are sold.
To Introduce the Cigarettes,
officials and others have been pre-
sented freely with large boxes CON
tanning cigarettes and in some cit,
les the small boxes have been
thrown in at every gateway or store
TO create the habit. The finest
printing press in Shanghai is owned
by the American and English To.
bseco Co., and last year they were
employing one hundred and twenty
FIVE European statesmen, besides
countless Chinese. The ease with
which the cigarette is carried. and
the ease with which it is smoked,
has made its spread very rapid, un-
til we see men, women and even lit
tie children under FIVE, and even
three years C age, smoking it. The
consequence IS that many Chinese
unconscious of its evil effects have
become so addicted to its use that
the trembling hand and the trem'
bling jaw arc very common on the
part of very young people. Its use
is undermining the health, affecting
the brain, and blighting the morals
The tendency to tubercular Lrou-
bile, which has carried off more of
our brightest pupils in mission
schools than any other disease,
makes smoking the cigarette unu-
sually perilous to the Chinese. 1t
is with real pain that one sees the
cigarette taking the place of food
on the part Of large numbers Of
working people who can i'll afford
to forego nourishment. No small
effort has been made to inform the
people of the evils and to unite them
in a crusade. This has been very
effective in certain places, notably
Foochow, where it is said to have
been largely driven from the city.
In Pekin we have posted large pos
ters, three thousand in all, on the
city walls, the posters dealing with
the nature of nicotine, the evil eff.
feet arising from its use, and what
different nationalities are doing to
prevent it's use among minors.
This poster was prepared on be-
half of the w. G. T. U. but the
tract society printed it, and created
sale for it in many provinces. and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15
VIII Hold State Convention
Here.

Edge6eld will have the honor of
entertaining the state convention of
the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy next December. Several
weeks ago the local chapter extend
ed an invitation through Mrs. G. E..
Graham, the state president. Satur-
day Mrs. J. D. Hoistein, the presi-
dent of the Edge6eld chapter, re-
ceived a letter from Mrs. Graham
accepting the invitation. The last
convention was held in Charleston.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15

also folder, the same in differen,
form. More than thirty thousand
Of each were sold or given away.
In one city in Shansi the officia
thanked the missionary who had the
poster placed on the city walls. He
said foreigners were too often ready
to get gain from the Chinese and they
greatly appreciated those who
were striving to prevent their in.
jury.
In Pekin an anti-cigarette socie
ty has been started in the various
girls schools, and mass meetings
are held several times a year. 1t
has been a great revelation tc
many to discover that so harmless
looking a thing as cigarette had
its perils. The president of this
society has been Mrs. Kung, Chi,
nese lady of fine scholarship and a
representative of China's blues,
blood. The society has over a
thousand members, one princess,
herself the daugh er of a Manchu
;, rince, but the wife of very en-
lightened Mongol prince.
The Chinese, according to Will
liams, define spirits ("chiu'') az that
which perfects the good or evil in
mems nature, or makes fortune or
misfortune to them. The inventor
of spirits is said to have been wo-
man, Tu Kang. Yu Wang, one of
The most virtuous of the ancient
kings, said that spirits would be
the destruction of the empire, and
was said to have banlshed the max
er. At one time the
Chinese Were Race of Drunkards.
One has but to gather together the
phrases about spirits found in liter
alure, and among the common say
ings, proverbs, etc., to discover that
even socslmple beverage as many
claim the various kinds of alcoholic
drinks to be, have already worked
great evils throughout the centuries
The king of Han through wine
lost his faithful ministers of state;
princes died because of it, while LII
Pc, Chinl's most famous poet, in a
drunken bout fell into the Yang
Use and was drowned, others sutf-
cred Imprisonment, people were
scattered, kings lost their feudal
states. Brothers, because of liquor,
fall out of harmony, and husbands
and wives even revile their fathers
and mothers. 1t has always been
common to serve spirits at feasts,
but the Chinese wine cup is small,
and many drank but the one cup.
In fact. have small wine cup and
on it are the words,
"Grace is in One Cup"
Brewers and manufacturers of al
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15
Roof Caught Fire.

The roof of the graded school
building caught fire Tuesday morn
ing from the stow. hue. Soon ter
the alarm was given the S. G. G. 1.
bows secured ladder and made a
vigorous charge upon the flames.
In a number of instances the college
boys have proven themselves to be
splendid fire fighters. The fire did
but little damage to the graded
school building.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15
Enthusiastic Mass Meeting.

There can no longer be any douk.
in the mind of Col. f. n. K. Bal
ley that the people of Edgefeld
very earnestly desire that he con-
tinue to conduct the S. G. G. /. in
Edgefeld. He attended the mass
meeting which was held in the
court house Friday afternoon and
heard what representative citizens
who stand for the upbuilding of
the community had to say concern
ing him and his splendid institu-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15

coholic drinks are emulating the
tobacco companies in zeal to extend
the sale of these. Advertisements
in all public places, at railroad sta
tions, and in the public press, dilste
upon the virtues of these drinks,
some stating that the advancement
of foreign learning and science is
due to the use of these beverages.
! Dinners are made to which princes
or officials are invited, and there
these drinks are served and the ap-
petite is formed. Foreign wines
are now fashionable at all dinner
parties in place of Chinese. In fact
it is now common to serve wine in
: place OF tea to guests calling. A
young girl who was an All opium
smoker, knowing she must break off
was told that foreign wine would
greatly help. The family came to
one of our hospitals in great dis
tress. They said the girl now had
two habits, the old one of opium
smoking, and the drink habit also.
Perhaps no one agency has help
ed of late to expedite the cause Of
reform in China more than the ver-
nacular press. Most Of these pa
pers have shown real ability in
their conduct, and usually held aloft
high ideals, but they have felt COM
PEELED to accept advertisements for
foreign drugs which, in the manner
of expression, were fitted to cor
rupt and bring about the very thing
advertised against.
In the new heaven and the new
earth which St. John saw in vision
is the city into which the nations of
the earth are to bring their glory
and honor. Intelligent Chinese,
since the war with Japan, have
been stung to the quick at the posi-
tion their country occupied in the
eyes Of the world. Something
within them tells them that by nat
ural endowments they are not infer
ior to other races, and that they
have something to bring, to add to
the wealth of the world. In the
early days of the Revolution the
students of Wu Chang, Han Yang
and Han Kow appealed to Admiral
Sab to assist the revolution. They
said that they plead for the free
growth and development of the
Chinese who, if allowed to be free,
are bound to make wonderful con-
tribution that will 60 to and enrich
the civilization of tn whole world.
Friends" they cried, does not
God call US to be more courageous,
to fight, yes, fight against these gi-
gantic evils of our race that are un-
fitting men and women to become,
in body, mind and soul, that which
God meant them to become? Tenn
perance is essential to freedom, and
freedom is essential to man, if he
enter into his divine inheritance.
s'In the beauty of the lilies Christ was
born across the sea,
With glory in his bosom that trans
figures you and me.
AS he died to make men holy, let US
die to make men free.
Since Christ is marching on.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15
Gagetielll Aduerfiaer.
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends for their loyal and un-
tiring assistance they rendered du-
ring the illness of our loved one, J..
F. Atkins. We feel grateful for
their many Kind acts and words of
sympathy during our hour of sore
bereavement.
His Wife, Brother and Sisters.