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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-05-28
REPORT OF CONVENTION.
Interesting Report of Recent
Sunday School Convention.
Next Convention to be
Held in Edgefield.

The In,er-denominational Sunday
School Convention met at Clark's
Hill Baptist church May 1914 and
1 can truthfusly say it was a most
enjoyable occasion.
The good people Of that commu-
nifty threw their hearts and homes
open to us and made it very pleas
ant indeed. As for the convention
itself, il was inspiring, it was inter
esting and it was instructive. And
when 1 tell you we had with Us
Miss Vandiver the efficient general
secretary, you will understand why
l say all this. 1t was indeed a pleas
ure to hear Miss Vandiver and from
her enthusiasm I believe the Sunday
schools will put forth new energy
in carrying forward Sunday school
work more efficiently.
After few we'll chosen words Of
welcome by Mr.. J. 6. Mckie re-
sponded to by Rev. P. E. Monroe,
chairman of the convention. The
general condition Of the Sunday
schools in EdSeteld county, was
reviewed by L. q. Watson, who in
closing introduced Miss Vaudl"er.
In an able manner Miss Vandiver
discussed the three points that go
to make a standard school and
showed the advantages Of the or
ganized Sunday school.
"Unifying the church and Sun-
day school in spirit. aim and pur-
pose" was discussed by Rev. 3. H.
Covipg.on who advocated among
other things giving the children
something difficult to do.
1t was a pleasure to have with us
a short while Rev. w. II. K. Pen
sdletons of Spartanburg, former state
sairman who spoke to MS hEist
gAe on the
made q stfong appear
ganized classes and showed
:l58, 900 men had been added to the
church by this class.
Messrs. w. S.. Middleton, ]. M.
Bussey, w. B. Cogburn and Cal
houn Mays spoke on who is re-
sponsible for the condition of the
Sunday school and showed by con-
elusive argument that We must not
depend on the superintendent alone
for the growth Of the Sunday
school.
Hon. B. E. Nicholson's talk on
THE Sunday school and civic
righteousness was forceful and i'm
pressivc, After discussing statistics
and finding that out of s,l65 white
people in Edgeiield and only $500
in Sunday school it was decided
that every school could be reached
and benefited more By dividing the
county into districts and holding
convention in each district sometime
durlngIhe summer. The districts
are as follows:
No. l. Clark's Hill, Modoc, Red
Oak Grove, Plum Branch, Parks
vile.
No. 2. Rehoboth. Red Hill,
Barr's Chapel, Antioch.
No. 3. Mountain Creek, McKen-
dree, Berea, Stevens Creek.
No. 4. Horns Creek, Mt. Zion,
Republican, Hardys, Dothan.
No. 5. Edgeield, Trenton, Har-
mony.
No. 6. Johnston, Philippi, MI.
Calvary.
The following superintendents
were elected for the year:
Elementary, Mrs. Mamie Till
man, Edgefeld.
Home department, Mrs. sMcKie
Scott, Morgana.
Cradle roll, Mrs. J. H. White,
Johnston.
Organized adult class, H. G.
Edison, Johnston.
Teacher training, B. E. Nichol-
son, Edgefeld.
Missions, Mrs. S. E. Long, Tren-
ton.
Temperance, Mrs. ]. L. Minis,
Edgefield..
After reports of committees and
disposing of the business the cor
vention adjourned to meet mex:
,nnras thu crnest of the tnwn n1
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-05-28
Once-a-Month Preaching Out
of Date.

|! In solving the country church
problem, The first thing TO do is 10
get country preachers who will give
all their time to the community
they live in; and this can never
happen so long as church en-
ploys man only for once-a-month
preaching. Once-a-month preach
ing is all right where the members
can't do better. But the trouble is
that many a church where the peo-
pie could easily do better now is
hanging on to the old once-a-month
system simply because their fathers
ard grandfathers couldn't do any
better and so had to content them
selves with the system that still pre-
walls, tho long ago outgrown.
a As Victor I. Masters writes in
the Religious Herald:
No preacher can give adequate
leadership and instruction to coun-
Try church or community to-day in
tDe meager ministrations of once-a-
j1cntb preaching, it matters not
how splendid his powers or how he
roic his soul!
To get the churches to see the
necessity of more adequate support
for the pastors, to get ther 70 un-
derstand the great Importance of
forsaklng once-a-month preaching
ard having it twice a month at
least, to get them to build parson-
ages and locate pastors to serve
churches in adjoining communities,
TO fill them with a vision of how
much it would mean for them and
their children aud their communi-
ties to hare church center that
shall stand for saving lives as we'll
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
Knew Him Well.

1t was contested will case. and
'ne OF the witnesses. in the course
Of giving his evidence. described the
testator infinitely.
NOW, SIR said counsel for the ds-
Tense, 81 suppose we may take IL
from the fattering description Won
nave given OF the testator, his good
points, and his personal appearance
generally, that you were Intimately
acquainted with him."
Him exclaimed the vitnass
He was no acquaintance of miner,
Indeed Well, then. you must hav.
observed him very carefully when.
ever you saw him?" pursued counsel
Il never saw him in my life" was
the reply.
This prevarication. as counssl
thought 1t. was too much. and ne
said:
Now, now. don't trlfe with the
Court please. How, / ask you. could
you. in the name. of goodness. de-
scribe him so minutely IL you never
saw him or never knew him?"
Well replied the witness, and
the smile which overspread his feat.
ures extended % the faces Of those
in court, you see. l married his
WIDOW"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
7 aught a Lesson

A certain class OF shopkeepers try
to force their wares upon passersby.
traveller determined to teach one
OF these lesson The offender was
a clothing dealer. and had way of
almost dragging people into his
place
one day the traveller stopped for
moment to examine a coat hanging
in front Of the establishment. when
out darted the clothier, who asked:
Won't you try on one of those
eoats"'
- don't know hut / will" re-
spondod the traveller, consulting his
watch. Il have some time to spare.
Yes.
He went in; but no matter how
often he found his fit. he called for
more coats Finally, when he had
,ried IN thirty or more. he looked
at his watch. resumed his own gar
ment, and walked out, saying as he
went:
Good day, old chap. won't
charge anything for what I've done.
l believe in a man who'll oblige an
other when he can. II I'm ever this
way again and you have any mora
coats TO try on III do all | can to
help yos."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
The Diamond King.

"Arrah. We don't tell me so. Me eyes
are gettin' weak, an l can't make out
yer face. What's yer name?"
'Oh, I'm afraid we didn't know one
another. l can't recall your name,
though / recollect the shop well enough.
But, if Mrs. Arson died so poor, how
was her son able to set this great house
on its legs? 1t must have cost mint
of money"
"Faix, we're right. Quarter of mil
lion whit afore there was a boy under
its roof And they say it costs 100000
a year. TO keep it goin'. But Mr.. Philip
would find that and more to delight
the sowl of the mother that's dead.
Sure it's aisy for him. in a way Isn't
he the Diamond King"
THE Diamond King? Why is he called
that?''
Dye name to say you nivver--
Man alive, what part of creation did We
Philip Arson, the boy who discovered
an extra spishul diamond mine of his
own, no one knows where. Sure, now,
what's wrong. wild ye?'
For the visitor was softly using words
which to O'Brien's dun ears sounded
very like string of curses.
I'm sorry growled the other, with
an effort. I've been to Africa, an 1
get such a spasm now an then in my
liver that l can hardly stand"
That's no way to cure yourself
profanin' the name of tn Almighty"
cried O'Brien.
mo. I'm sorry, tell you. But about
this boy
There's no more to see now, if We
PLACE. That's the way out"
O'Brien was deeply offended by the
language used beneath a roof hallowed
by the name of Mary Arson The
sightseer had to go, and quickly. An
other commissionaire who was observ-
ing them from a distance, came up and
asked O'Brien what the stranger was
talking about.
eye nivver heard SIGH a blaggard,"
said the old man, Indignantly. Il was
in the middle of tellin' him about Mr.
Philip when he began to curse like Ould
Nick himself"
In the Mile End Road the boned
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
|Up-to-Date Jokes.

The Legislature of Western
State contains this year several
women members. At a recent ban
quet they were invited to speak, bul
all with one accord began to maxi
excuses, and one of the men was
asked to represent them. He accept
ed saying that he was willing to
act so far as in him lay, but thai
his case was similar to that of 9
naughty little girl who was told that
If she didn't behave she would be
shut up in the chicken oop.
You can shut me up in the chick
en-coop If you want to-" replied she
but | amt going to lay any eggs
A number of persons were talking
about telescopes. and each professed
to have looked through the 1arges'
one in the world" One after anothei
told of the powerful effect of the
respective telescopes. At last quiet
man said. mildly
Il once looked through a tele
scope. l don't know as it was the
largest in the world. hope II
wasn't. But it brought the moon Sc
near that we could see the man yes
ticulatins in it wildly and crying
out; Don't shoot--don't shoot" The
old fool thought 1t was a big can
non that we were pointing at him.
A quack doctor was holding forth
about his medicines" to rural au
dience
Yes. gentlemen" he said. II hav.
sold these pills for over twenty-fiy-
years. ami never heard a word o.
complaint. Now. what does tina
prove?"
From a voice In the crowd came.
That dead men tell no tales"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
THIS LADY
oDEYED HUSBAND
In Matter Where Her Hap
piness Was at Stake, and
is Mighty Glad She
Did.

Sheldon, S. C.-In advices from this
town Mrs. j. 3. Marvin writes as fol-
lows; For more than three years
suffered with womanly troubles, and
none OF the different treatments I UNI
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81 also had pains in my left side,
SO bad at times could hardly get up,
My husband told me TO buy some
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| started taking it, and soon began TO
feel better. took only few bottles,
and now l am perfectly well and
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"Cardui has done me world of
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Il have recommended the remedy to
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Il will always keep Cardui in my
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
By Donald Brian.

THHE main thing to remember
about any dance is to
base it entirely upon the
turkey trot tempo.
Almost anything can be done
in the way OF variations, if one
has the regular turkey trot
swing to begin with.
So it can easily be seen that
anything in the way of a new
dance is absolutely impossible
it is simply left to the skill and
originality of the inventor to so
combine certain steps that a
dance is devised which seems an
absolutely new departure from
all old methods.
My new dance | have called
the "Futurist Twill" but it is
nothing more nor less than a
combination of the tango and
turkey trot with greatly exag.
gerated steps.
However. the rapidity which
comes with practise makes
very unusual effect, and it is
possible Tor anyone who dances
to perfect this whole dance
without any trouble at all
Everything in the "Futurist
Twill" is based upon system of
eight counts.
SO, if this makes an impression
in the beginning il will simplify
matters in the end
Always remember that each DO
sluon and set of steps end with
eight counts.
In the first position the man
and girl stand side by side. the
man with his right arm around
the girls waist and her left hand
IN his. and eight regular turkey
tgot steps are taken down the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
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person who betrayed such excitsnen+
found the policeman awaiting him. He
sprang onto a bus, and purpose,y
glared at the officer in a manner to
attract his attention. When at safe
distance he put his fingers to his nose
The constable smiled.
Il knew I was right" he said .T
don't need to look twice at that sore NJ
customer
And he entered the Mary Arson Home
again to ask the porter what had taken
place.
1t was an easy matter for Jockey
Mason released from Portland Prison on
ticket Of leave, after serving the major
portion of sentence Of fourteen years
penal servitude-the man he assaulted
had died. and the ex-convict narrowly
escaped being hanged--to ascertain the
salient facts of Philip Anson's later
career.
1t was known to most men He was
biographed briefly in who's Who" and
had often supplied material for a col
umn of gossip in the newspapers Every
free library held books containing ref
erences to him.
1t was quite impossible that tho
source of his great wealth should re-
main hidden for all time. In one way
and another it leaked out, and he be-
came identified with the ragged YOUTH
who created a sensa ton in the dock Of
the Clerkenwell Police Station.
But this was years later, and tho
clever manipulation of Mr.. Abingdon.
as his estate agent, and of Mr.. Isaac.
stein, as his representative in the dia.
mond trade, completely frustrated ali
attempts TO measure the true extent OF
the meteor's value
For now Philip owned real dia
mond mine in South Africa; he had
fine estate in Sussex, a house in Park
zane, superb sea going yacht COL
lery in Yorkshire, and vast sums in
vested in lands and railways The la.
tent value of his gems had been con.
verified into money earning capital.
Mr.. Abingdon proved himself TO be
very able business man. When the
administration of Philips revenue be-
came too heavy a task for his unaided
shoulders. he organized a capital estate
office, with we'll trained lawyers. en-
gineers and accountants to conduct its
various departments, while he kept up
an active supervision of the whole I'M
til Philip Quilted his university and
was old enough to begin to bear some
portion of the burden.
They agreed to differ on this impor-
tant question. Philip was fond of tray
ell and adventure. With great difficulty
his guardian" kept him out of the
army, but compromised the matter by
allowing the young millionaire to roam
about the odd corners of the world in
his yacht for eight months of the year,
provided he spent four months of the
season in London and Sussex attend
ing to affairs.
In this month of April he was living
in his town house. In July he would
go to Fairfax Hall. in August to Scot.
land, and month later would joyful
ly fly to the Forth, where the Sea Maid
en- awaited him.
This lady, whose waist measured 1s
feet across and whose length was 70
feet, with fine spread of canvas and
auxiliary steam, was the only siren able
to charm him
To Be Continued To- morrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

ltN II. ye may well ak that" said
~ old O'Brien. Sure, she didn't
built it at all. at all. She
was born lady, but she KEN down in tn
one son. Mr.. Philip that is now She
born lady, but she KEN down in the
worruld and died, forlorn an forgot
ten, in little shanty in Johnson's
News, as it was called in those days
Il remember it well"
I've do, Ell? Mebbe We know my
ould shop, the marine store near the
entrance to the court?'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
.F6f NC Group and TAEyFEs
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As Easy To Keep The Hair From Turning
Gray As To Keep The Scalp Clean

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S-chHess nervousness IMPOVERISHED
l,ooo or deficient scalp nutrition NAV
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~ with very gray hair il passed
Eonirnaire Hair Dye is pure tonic
Lfst'fttiNe 10 bring hack 70 faded or
10! nan .ta own original color and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24

Always remember this fact, it
gives more freedom and yet a
better feeling of security to both
dancers. and besides it looks
better.
Then comes the regular fish
walk, with an exaggerated stride
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24

on the part of the man. This is
done in the regular turkey trot or
tango position. The walk can be
practised by placing the right
foot forward and dragging it
back on the ball of the foot, and
then giving place to the left and
going through the same motions
again.
The girl in the meantime walks
back eight steps in tempo, the
regular turkey trot walk, with
the man. The fish walk, in an
exaggerated style, Is the only
thing that needs particular prac-
tise in this first part of the dance.
1t Is great deal like skipping
with an exaggerated pull back
ward on each step, and Is not at
all difficult to accomplish. 1t
must be remembered that the
man alone does this fish walk.
while the girl simply walks back
in time to the music.
Thus the fish walk is really the
only departure from the ordinary
trot in this part of the dance.
When beginning to learn this
dance, remember to first of all
perfect your turkey trot swing;
this is most Important.
No one who does not turkey
should attempt to learn any var
iations, it would be merely a
waste of time. Then get into the
spirit of the thing and let your
self go.
This is, after all, the real
secret of dancing. Absolute
abandonment to the movements
Of the dance and the ability to
really enjoy oneself.
After one has all this for
background, the "Futurist Twirl
itself is a thing of easy attain
ment, and the next movements
can be more easily explained
and understood.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24

room in this position.
Then the position is rapidly
changed, and the man and girl
take the regular position for
dancing, but with the mans left
and the girls right hands held
ont
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24

S1res-sct melodrama
1t doesn't belong in good Amert-
can vocabulary at all.
Disinherit-what can he disinheri,
you from
Your health--your courage--vour
manhood - your independence - why
sny one of these qualities is worth a
dozen fortunes.
Don't give one OF them up for the
sake Of little money. for hearken-
the money you can make and lose,
and get and gain-in no time, and be
reither better nor worse, nor happier
nor more miserable than you were
before you had IT or lost it.
Your character is a different thing
that is in the making now-dont
let any love OF money for mer,
moneys sake cripple your character
now when It is just in the making
There's nothing in it,
80 to your father and talk to him
like a man-say to him, Father.
love you. 1 respect you, I am deeply
grateful for everything you are try
ing to do for ME. l don't believe you
quite understand want to explain
WHAT TO SAY.
Il love this girl and she loves me-
we believe that we can be happy to-
gether-why do you want to prevent
our marriage? Would you like the
sort of a man who would give up the
girl he loves just for the sake OF
money?
DO you want me to stay with you
and do as you bid-not because
but because l want TO clutch at your
money?
rs that the sort of son you
want?
Il don't believe IT.
Who Is It that you want me to
marry? Some girl who has money
too and who will help me build up
the business?
Don't you know that the kind OF
money that comes that way is la
hility every time and not an asset?
Don't you realize that a square.
honest, courageous man is worth
more to any business than all the
money ne could inherit by being a
fattering coward?
a LEADING QUESTION.
And. father, tell me-the truth
now-rn1 not boy any longer I'm
mana man that wants to do the
square thing by you and by myself
talk to me n-fashion-tel me
who chose my mother to be your
wife?
And who was there in the world
that could have made you give her
up after the day she said to you 1
love YOU"
Nine hundred dollars OF your own.
eh? Well. II worst comes 10 worst,
that's more than 1t has taken to start
many fortune
Talk ii all over with your father
think it all over carefully and earn
estly. and then take your sweet
heart by the hand and look the world
IN the face with light heart-and
let the fortune go.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
TheWan WhoFears
DisinheritanCe
Bv BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
am nineteen years Of age, and
in love with a girl of eighteen.
am in business with my father. who
is wealthy. love this girl, but my
father said he would dfsinherit me
II I marry her ] have 5000 of my
own. and l want TO 20 somewhere
and start a business for myself, for
! will not give up the girl She
our fortune. Shall we marry now
and 60 together, or shall I leave
her till my fortune is made
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
LET TIME HELP YOU.

Dear Miss Fairfax.
met a girl some time ago. and,
from the first, have been strange
,y attached 10 her, find now
that ! have fallen in love with
her and can't shake the feeling
of she has noticed me. and from
what have learned aud noticed.
! believe she cares for me. too.
However, | have not the nerve
to go over and tell IL 20 her
NJ 6. s
Don't think about telling her. just
remember how much You love her
and he with her tI YOU can. some
whore. somehow and sometime. mush
sooner than YOU dream the story NtlI
De-" Itself
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
GIVE HER A BIRTHDAY EVENING.

| am deeply in love with girl
one year my junior and am posi-
tive my love is reCiprucated. Her
birthday will soon be here, and.
although We are not engageG
Con account Of our YOUTH.
should like To give her something
else besides a book or flowers
+. DE LA T.
\ pleasant memory of an evening
an her own would please any girl.
Let her select party with you as
host to dinner or the theater If
this is beyond your means send her
20 AnN ut candy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
A Compliment.

Eair ones WIN your dog bite Us .
Navy shouldn't he surprised.
miss. rs got AN uncommon sweet
TOOTH
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24

mo "Merrw WIDOW" hmhv
is t. become the ag uisWTnt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24

r. ISINHERIT -- pooh that's q
word TO frighten the hero in a
thres-ect melodrama.