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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-24
Then 1862 Came.

J Mr.. Editor: Some two months
ago I wrote up this article and
banded it to DR.. Mitchell to give
YOU but he said he lost it. l guess he
slipped it in his left hand Sunday
school coat pocket Yes, 1862 came
and. With asrew >base Of the wsp.9ssi
Sweat, dust and blood had replaced
the music and wreaths Of roses.
Faces were not SO ruddy; they be-
gan to look war-worn. Tie round
cheeks had become gaun,: the
bright uniforms were battle soiled,
smoke had stained them, the biv-
ouac dimmed them, the sun bad
changed the blue cray TO a sort of
scorchcd yellow. Waving handker-
chiefs still greeted tie troops as
they greeted them to the end Of the
war, but few flowers were thrown
now, their good angels looked on in
silence and prayed for them. They
were no longer holiday soldiers, but
hardened in battle. They knew the
work before them, and advanced to
it With measured tramps of veter-
ans. They fought as well as ever
soldiers did in all the world. Did
they not? Answer, Cold Harbor,
Malvern Hill, Manassas, Fredericks-
burg, Wilderness, Charlottesville.
III the lowlands and the mountains
in Virginia and Maryland they bore
aoft the banner Of the south in
stalwart hands, and carried it for
ward with unshrinking hearts to
that baptism of blood awaiting it.
That was the great year for the
south. The hour was dark, a huge
foe confronts us, but wherever that
foe was met he seemed to kneel be-
fore the mailed hand that buffelted
his front. All frippery and vicora-
tion had long been stripped from,
the army. The fringes of war, real
war, had torn off the CANDY trap
pings, and the grim lips had NUT
tered. What l want is hard mus
Gle and brave heart, not tinsel."
The banels were seldom heard. The
musicians were tending the wound
ed, the drums had ceased their jovi-
al rattle, and were chiefly used in
the long roll" which said, Get
ready boys, they are coming" So,
in the midst of smoke and dust and
bload, with yells of triumph or
groans of agony, in the place of the.
gay cheering, passed that year of
battles, 1862. The south was no.
longer romantic and elated on the
subject of the war, the soldiers no
longer looked out for adventures,
or for the glorious cannon ball to
carry off their heads and make their
names immortal. At home the old
men were arming and the women
sending words of cheer to their hus-
bands and sons and praying; in the
camps the old soldiers had forgot
ten the wreaths of roses; their
hayerlocks were worn out, and they
no longer minded the sun. Gray
flannel had replaced the fancy shirt
oosoms, Trey carried tobacco in
their pockets, the faces once
ruddy, were now gaunt and
stained with powder, smoke and
blood. J. Russell Wright.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-24
Goodbye Goods.

The dry goods and shoe stores
have clearance sales to get rid OF
what will probably become lame
stock. 1t is a good thing to have
these sales. This is what you put on
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-24

On her return from Italy Seq.
norma De Fabritiis did some pri-
vate teaching in Pittsburgh, Pa.
and was closely associated with the
famous violinist Luigi Won Kunitz
the Concert Meister Of the Pitts
burgh Orchestra with whom she
gave many Recitals during the
season.
From Pittsburgh she went to
Rockford, Illinois, as Head of the
Voice department of the Rockford
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-08
LETTER WRITTEN TO LIEUT.-GOV O'HARA
TELLS OF CONDITIONS AT CLOTHING PLANT
O'HARA

"A NLO1 f11IN1 FLAIN i
have to work for less than 81 a
week.
"The rates of the piece workers
have undergone a constant, cutting
down. In the pants shops the work.
ers are mostly piece workers and they
receive similar if not worse treatment
than the coat workers. The hand
buttonhole maker during the busy
season, makes from $40 to $12 a
week, and during the dull time 81 to
81 a week. Would you advise girl
who wants to be healthy and happy
to marry a man receiving these
wages?
zone man l know in the 18th floor
pants shop as piece presser was not
able to make a living, and in order
that his family should not starve he
was compelled to ask different char
ity organizations for assistance. By
piece pressing he made from 81 to
SIS week, and later he pressed seams
also. By this act of his he had the
audacity to make once $13 a week,
For that reason the reliable Shylock
of the firm cut down the rate from
so cents to 40 cents hundred.
"a foreman named Litchfield made
a clean sweep of piece rates in Sep
TENDER. He cut down the rates Of
the trimmers, finishers, special or.
der, off presser and shape presser.
They are all jobs which require many.
years of experience. Remarkable is
the case of the shape pressers. They
had before $1.75 per hundred and.
now receive $1.25.
eff your honor wants to investi-
gate, here is the chance. Workers,
according to the records, who make
$4O0 to $500 a year, receive even a
shortening Of that sum. Now the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-08

why some 1OunS Men DOnC GeC
Married" is the title of letter writ
ten by young garment worker to
Lieut-Gov., O'Hara. His main propo-
sition is that there would be less
women soliciting on the streets and
more of those women would be in
side of happy workingmen's homes
if more money in wages was paid
out to the young men who want to
get married.
you have a commission in this
state to investigate, vice and wages
and find out whether girls go wrong
because they don't get enough wages
to live on" reads the letter. "Now,
if your honor is a real champion for
the cause of the producing class
think it is far more necessary to have
a wholesale secret investigation of
the garment trade in Chicago.
Inside information about the
working conditions at the firm of
Hirsch, Wickwire & Co., one of the
leading manufacturers of mems
clothes, would show some interesting
disclosures. That firm manufactures
the finest ready-made clothes sold by
Marshall Fields, Mossler's and The
Hub for the price of $25 to $50. In
fact, the workers who make the
clothes are unable to buy the same.
"The wages here are such that the
young men who are paid these wages
believe it is not enough for a man to
get married on and keep up home in
the right way. In the coat shops the
firm has tailors working for wages of
81 week, providing they work full
days. 1t is only during four or five
months a year that they work full
days, SO during most Of the year they
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-08

''dear sir" sound at present in WRIT
ten address. ...-....
1t will be more pleasant to- hear
an orator address his listeners ''citi-
zens," instead of ladies and gentle
men. Julius Bauer, 1929 N. Fran
cisco aV.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-08

help individuals overcome their
prejudice and address one another
not as Ladies or gentlemen" but so
as it does become democratic peo-
pie and call each other Citizen"
think it will sound better dear
citizen" in place of dear LADY, or
The free press., 1914-04-23
GUESS WHO 1 AM

lion, instead of the true almoner the heart; or when men give to
 ,he poor only because 1t is"lend
 ing to the Lord" thon expect
 compound interest.
 That phi!aathropist is fraud
 who, after pii!ng up colossal
 fortune at the expense of the common people, leaves it to
 found an educational or eleeuo-
 synary institute when death calls hiel across the dark r'yer. Knowing that Charion's boat is purely passenger packet-that 1t carries no freight, however precions-he drops his dollar a sigh, bnt, determined to reap some benefit from poodle his itching hand can nc longer hold he decrees that 1t be used tot found some charitable fake toI prevent himself being forgotten, some pitifuI institute where Q few of the wretched victims of hls rapacious greed may get a ? ate of starvation soup or a prayer hook, and bless their ben name. The very mon- erected overthe bones of he sanctimonious old skin-6int $ a fraud; tlaunts string of CO., Iossai falsehoods in the face of .he world; piously points to hea ven-perhaps to indicate that Sa tan refused him and sent him back to St.Peter with a request that he make other arrange ments.
The free press., 1914-04-23

False pride is the father of humhusgery, the parent of fraud We are bumbugs because We de- sire that our fellows think us bet ter, bTaver brighter, pehaps richer than We gre. We practice humbulgavY to attain social po- sition 10 which we are entitled by neither birth AoI brains. to acquire wealth for which We ren
 der no equivalent, to procure .ower We C tnlog wisely employ.
 While proclaiming love Of dem ocracY, we purchase peers for cur daughters. While b asting .ioerty of speech, We assail like demons those wAo presume to dissent from our opinions in ei- ther religion or politics.
 History is full of humbugs and liberty itae,i oftentimes, but 3 gi'ded:Iie. No man is really free who is dependent upon the goodwin of others for employ ment. There can be no true ii- 6erty where prejudice u8urps he throne of reason. Men are slaves instead of freemen when th y suffer themselves to De he'd in iron thrall by political dog ma or religious creed, bliAdly accepting tbei dIzit of others instead of exercising to the ut most the intellect which nature hath given them.
 Charity itself is oftentimes a humbug. l. e so when 1t be- comes the handn8id of ostenta-
The free press., 1914-04-23
Lecture at
 Harmony Hall.
By Lena Morrow Lewis.

On Sunday afternoon there was gui.e a crowd at Harmony hall to hear Mrs. Levi, ] ecture on Lan
 gua1e he true historian of the race' Following are soma parts of the lecture which was much q joy ed. Sciefca has demonstrated that tie earth is not the product of 8 spe cial creation but ihe result of lone ages af evolgtIoc. It has d9monstra led that roeitsy las chan ae1 and deve'oaed h4cspa: of the iniuehce and effect oi male iai condition up on t. Little b7 lit le the claims 0 sperial provide. ce divine creaii | are gradually sip. ing away and in ev-rg phase of life this iuadamen- tal .Tiu ips If evo,u5ion marite ts its4lf, aa1 every subject is obediena to tb" laws of heledity and environ l men.
 There are two ways 10 view any snt tjsot: AS the product of speclal creation or 5y the scientific method fiji responds t7 the scientiic tess, the claim th.t t is a dlvlne cl g. ton fails t. the ground. l. langus ge tae product oi euo'utiou?
 Toe nan ot tae stree: accepts the .ang~ate of today anl ike tne nys. .em in which we now live apsumes that itaIways WAS So and alvaya will be so- Language has 9 history. a beginning and IS we trrce its de- eeiopment fI5al or earliest records down t. the pres nt We discover ma l, ny interesting saI valuable ialts. We find ta4.it .a a proaue. ot =vo- lutlou, that | con4ains in the woras and phrases hat com poe 1t, II, .De.h,stJcy oi he progress oj .4 . human rs e. Were all written his. tory 10 be destroyed, ge could stil. 'rscs out the ztoJy of the human race In the very words themoelvas which We have learned to use. A. the child in the embryonic state passes through the biological ex9e. riences ot it's spec ies and aac sstors !, 60 the child in i,s deveIopmsut nom bao " hood to maturity r-peass the storyot the evolution rom savagery to complex cia.iization. From con
 crete, ,thiugs we pass to abstrac. l. dsfs.
 The Greek word Aissa frs. neans lot or portion that falls to
 one at feas ends by meaning d 6 cree of destiny, Words are the si2ns o1 natural facts.
 Children and sayases use enly nouns or names first which they at
 rewards convert into verbs. Lan- suage is dependent upon nature, it is the record of mans uafoldment
The free press., 1914-04-23
.UndeTP2i Boys
 In Charge.

Boys as young as sixteen yasrs old are in charge Of the wireless ap psratus on many of the ocean sh ps Some of ihese boys get oLlN $25. a mooth and is not and cannot be ef the best.
The free press., 1914-04-23
TNvTS 9 V Lis. s..,k Ss

You cant fool v!i the people all the tune said ths trust investigator
 I know it replied the tru-t mag nate, Tn gre is pleny oi prof. Tn
The free press., 1914-04-23

Advertise in FREE PRESS.
The free press., 1914-04-23

tne evidence oj a.s aes .n,sg be- .ys and better acqlein,el g.tn ni. -uvi oLment.
 Man measures things first by himself, the length of his fo,t or hand or thumb. With his ten fingers and ten toes. man represhnts twen ty; five men represent One hundse1.
 Man first measured the Ian; with a ick, it ramc to be looked OR as sacred and from this root word has evolved our word justic. nd sight. The wrilten his tory of man may misrepresent and aistort the story of human lifa, the origin aud evolution of the words give us the true record.
The free press., 1914-04-23
Mine Guards
 Jailed

ssnce the co gcessional iuvesti gation 0: the strike in Michigan began four mine gnards have been sentenced b the penitentiary for killing of Steve Puri h, striker.
 Many more convictions are ex pected to follow.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17
ReRT G. PIERCE.
DENTIST,

az one. IA the Moore Ilids
lHfpUU Mn Hours ~ tu u ~, n
N'NSV"t ave Y, m, ,o5p M,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17
From Judge Hibbard.

Through the kindness OF County
Recorder, John N. Hibbard, We are
permitted TO make the following ex.
tract from a letter dated July !, re.
ceiyed by him from his father, George
W, llibUard, who II visiting his sons,
James and Mart, Who live on their
ranches, near Kaycee, Wyo.
II am over at Jim's have been
here week to.day-dldn't work yes.
tefday, A. It was the Fourth, They
all had good time plenty 70 eat
and plenty TO drink, Everything
went Oh pleasantly, and everyone
seemed TO enjoy themselves
llaying Is on, and everything "ill
move from now on, Jim has no fool.
Ing around him, and they all know II
on the ranch, Crops look good-as
line garden a ever saw In Mis-
souri, Jim has l. acres Of corn and
about eight acres OF potatoes. Po,a'
toes are large enough to eat, but they
have plenty Of old potatoes. Fruit
trees are as full OF fruit as ! ever
saw In any orchard. There viii he
lots OF small fruit, such as goose.
berries and currants.
Have not been on the mountains
yet, but we expect TO 70 next week
for an outing. Jim will take Matte
and the children and the hired girl,
We expect TO stay Q week. The
weather cut here Is pretty warm part
Of the time, during the day-nights,
however, are cool. Have had plenty
Of rain since / came here. Jim has
10 hands, " on the ranch, and two
are punching cows. Matte Is feel.
Ing well and getting along line. lam
feeling fine now. Did not feel very
we'll for q while after ! came out
fell OIL 10 pounds. Hope you are all
well. am as ever,
FATHER, g. W. HIBBARD."
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17
The ALPHABET OUT OF DATE.
Modern Pupils Learn to Read Before
They Know the
Letters.

When you went TO school In the 1T
tie rural schoolhouse or even In the
large public school building II you
were reared In the city, the first
thing you were taught was the alpha.
bet. A large chart was placed on a 3.
legged stand with all the letters
printed In large black type, and slow.
ly and laboriously you learned your
A, Il, Cs-if you hadn't already done
so at mothers knee. Then when you
mastered these letters TO a certain ex.
tent you we're taught that cat
spelled cat.
but that is not the case with your
children. They are not taught the
alphabet. But they can pick up a
primer, even II they are still In the
primary department, and can read
you sentence after sentence: still they
do not know the alphabet For, like
many other things that we're common
In your childhood, the alphabet Is Old
style.
Tie rational method Of reading Is
taught In the schools now, and has
been taught several years. but proba.
bly, you did not realize II. When a
Child enters the primary grade now a
simple word Is written on the black.
board, and the child Is told what that
word Is. lie learns It; gets a mental
picture OF It: he knows Il. More
words are gradually learned until he
has acquired a large number. And
any combination Of these words Il IA.
millar TO him.
a visitor sat In the primary room
OF grade school, recently while
q class In reading was In
progress. Tie children have been In
school six weeks and they have
learned eighty.three words-all sim.
pie, easy words, chiefly nouns and
verbs. Hut they can read out Of the
primer With ease and expression any
sentence In which any Of these words
are used. They have been reading In
the primer since Monday, and have
read twenty.six pages.
"You may read for us now, IIarri.
ct, said Mrs. Sallie Is. Hunt, the
teacher, and little golden.haired llar.
riet arose In her seat with the primer
In her hand. She stood few mo.
ments, her lips moving inaudibly,
then-"l see the dog. The dog sees
Jack" she read with expression and
meaning.
She knew what she was reading, yet
had you asked her what letters made
up the word dog, she could not have
told you. Then dark.haired George
read that Jack had some bread and
that he was going to give It 10 the
dog, and many other interesting and
enllshtening sentences,
When you read In your old primer,
you slowly spelled out the fact that
the hoy sees the dog, and you read It
With about as much expression as a
Judge swearing In a prisoner. For
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17

you had ONLY hay Idea What
you we're reading. You were think.
ing too much about spelling out each
combination OF letters.
In the spring, when the children
have read their primers through, they
learn the alphabet. IL Is easy then,
They are familiar with the appear.
ance Of the letters, and II does not
take them long to learn their names,
The pupils now are being taught the
phonograms. The sound Of the letter
I Is told them, and then the word
light Is added, and they know Instant
ly that the word Is fight. And In the
same way the other words are placed
together.
In the tiny front seat o small boy
was busy with . slate. He was writ.
ing. "But how can he write II he
doesn't know the alphsbet9'' you ask.
Easily enough. lie knows what the
words look like and he can write
them on his slate. lie can write out
that the boy runs, and know what
II means without knowing that the
letters are I, h, Q, b, o, y and the like,
"This Is by far the easiest and the
simplest method Of teaching reading, -
said Mrs. Hunt. 1--WE would rather
that the parents would not teach
their children the alphabet before
they come to school, as II does them
no good"
"Now you may study your lessons a
WHILE" she said. And soon there was
. buzzing as the little pupils read &c
themselves Jack has the dog" and
other sentences. For the children
now are allowed to whisper to them
selves when they read. They get the
sound Of the words then and can read
them.
st IL oil new-very new. And up
sets oil the old ideas about learnins
to read. But they learn. "-Ex.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17
GIVE 4 PROGRAM OF
SKETCHES AND MUSIC
AVons and Glenn Wells Are
Artistic aid Entertaining.

With the idea in mind that good
entertainment. snappy, clean and TO.
freshing. has place in the Lyceum,
and that thousands want Just such a
program. Elias Day. the noted Lyceum
coach and entertainer. planned this
comrany. putting Glenn Wells. thu
talented singer. pianist and actor, at
its head.
lie is assisted by a quartet q bean.
tiful talented young women. all Of
whom have had several years Of Ly.
ccum experience. They form a frs
class singing quartet and will do
some instrumental work as well.
Songs with a quartet Of banjos for
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17
J. {. WHITMER,
DENTIST.
PROUD BUILDING.
North Side Of Square.
Both Phones.
At the Depot.

Our Interurban railway did a very
good business during the month Of
June, but not so large as that Of the
same month Q year ago, being only
90, 664 less In tonnage than that OF
June, 1913. The total number OF car.
load lots received was 20 and forward.
en- II car loads, Is Of which were hogs.
The total tonnage was 1855 PAS
pounds. II handled l740 passengers,
1910 gallons Of cream and 1854
pounds Of express.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17
Apples Wanted /!

All Early Apples wanted on and
Rife. Highest market prices paid.
''' GEO. u. MOORE, Manager.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17

60 to the West Side Cafe for Cold
Drinks Of oil kinds, and Forest City
and Western Dairy Ice cream-the
best made.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17

dren, presenting each one with very
substantial gift. All left at Q late
hour hoping their father would be
spared them many years to come
Forest City News.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17
" Years Old.

Thursday Of last week being John
France, Sr.'s birthday, his children
and grandchildren thought they
would gather At his home In the even
ing and surprise him, taking with
them good things TO eat and also ci'
CARS. No family ever spent . better
evening together. But Mr.. France
W not the only one TO b. surprised
- he had planned one for his chill
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17

Phones, Old N, Mutual IS.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-16
U. p. LEADS THE STATE.
Estimates Of Yields Show Region Will
Excell in Several Crops.

That the upper peninsula will sur
pass the lower part of Michigan I'm the
yield of several crops is indicated by
information compiled by Frederick e.
Martindale. secretary of state. The
upper peninsula promises TO lead In
wheat, rye, buckwheat potatoes and
peas.
The average estimated yield OF
wheat In the state is 1871 i'm the
southern counties, l7.01 i'm the central
counties, 1928 i'm the northern coun-
ties 1866, and i'm the upper peninsula
24.61 bushels per acre. The total
number of bushels of wheat marketed
by farmers in June at sixty-five mills
Is 5S,273, and at siXty-one elevators
and to grain dealers. 27,2l6, or total
of S5,4S9 bushels. OF this amount Ca
992 were marketed in the southern
four tiers of counties, 1860 in the
central counties. and 4.437 i'm the
northern counties and the upper pen
insula.
The condition of potatoes in tho
state is "a i'm the southern counties,
80 in the central counties, 90 i'm the
northern counties, 81 and in the upper
peninsula.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-16
HANCOCK SCHOOL REPORT.
Secretary Wagner Issues Statement Of
Receipts and Expenditures

Secretary John VI. Wagner of Han
cock board of education this morning
Issued report of the receipts and ex-
penditures for the year ending June
30. The report shows that on July /,
1913. there was balance on hand
amounting to S13,492.9O. The school
taxes for the year amounted To $50
1882. and $19,3l0.46 was received
from the primary school interest fund.
Delinquent school taxes amounted 10
S2,259.G2 and $1,237SS was received
for tuition fees from nom resident pu-
pills. With smaller amounts received
from incidentals the total receipts for
the year were $55,374.53, making the
grand total or S6S,S67.43.
During the past year there was paid
out $34,2s3 for salaries to the superin-
tendent. principals. special instructors
and male and female teachers. For
improvements only $96255 was ex-
pended and $Si9.67 was spent for new
equipment. With other incidental ex-
penses the total expenditures was $54.-
1850, leaving n balance of cash on
hand, July /. 1914 Of $14,0SS.S3. In the
sinking fund there is a balance of
$4,000, and the liabilities amount to
$1,000 for bonds payable May /, 1921.