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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-08-18
SOUTH AS GRAIN SECTION
EXPLOITED BY SOUTHERN

Atlanta, Ga.-The superlative ad.
vantages of the South as grain pro-
ducing section will be given great
prominence in exhibits which South
ern Railway, Mobile and Ohio Rail-
road, Georgia Southern and Florida
Railway, Virginia and Southwestern
Railway, and affiliated lines will make
at thirty state, district and county
fairs in the North and Middle West
during the coming fall.
An especially fine collection OF
grains will be shown while the grass
es and forage crops exhibited will be
Of very high. character. From the
wheat growing section Of the South.
grain sheaves will be shown from
fields yielding as high as 40 bushels
to the acre. and the character of 9th
er exhibits will be in keeping. The
fruits and vegetables to be shown In
jars include wide variety.
These exhibits come from various
districts of the entire territory serv-
ed by Southern Railway and affiliated
lines in Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida,
Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky.
They will be shown in Pennsylvania,
New York, Indiana, Michigan and IL
linois and each exhibit will be attend
ed by agents, well equipped. to tell
callers about the various sections OF
the South.
The first two exhibits will be shown
at fairs in Indiana. For all fairs IN
the Middle West a special exhibit
tent has been provided, arranged so
that a large number Of people can
see the exhibit at the same time.
Throughout many Of the states the
Southern Railway exhibit has become
we'll known and Is looked for.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-08-18
SOUTHERN ELIMINATING
MANY GRADE CROSSINGS

Danville, va.-In connection with
the double track work which it has
had under way in Virginia and North
Carolina during the past fiscal year on
1924 miles of It's Atlanta-Washingtcn
line, Southern Railway has eliminated
81 out Of 73 grade crossings. BY the
building of underpasses 20 were elm
mated, by overhead bridges 10. and
by changing the direction of public
highways Is. The 10 which remain
are so located as to make their elimi-
nation physically impossible or they
involve prohibitive damages to abut-
ting property.
In all construction work involving
the relocation or double tracking of
its lines the fixed policy of Southern
Railway Company is to separate all
important highway crossings Of the
revised lines wherever practicable.
Though this policy means large addi-
tional expense, such expense is under.
taken as a permanent investment for
safety.
Southern Railway has also co-operat'
ed with municipal and county author
tiles in the elimination of many dan
gerous crossings on others Of its lines
throughout the South. 1t has devoted
to work of this characte as much as
its resources and other obligations
rnakc possible and President Fairfax
Harrison has announced that this pol
icy will be continued.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-08-18

revised line, wherever physically prac.
ticable, and this policy will be contin-
ued for the future.
"Given the history of our transpor-
tation and highway systems and the
enormous cost Of adjusting them to
modern conditions, the elimination OF
grade crossings is and in the very
nature of the problem must be grad
ual development with the growth OF
population and wealth, but, meanwhile,
good judgment on the part Of all con-
cerned can do much to anticipate the
benefits of the admittedly desirable
expenditure of large sums of money.
The same sober sense Of responsible
ity for life on the part Of automobile
drivers which actuates most locomo-
tive engineers, and in addition the
willingness Of the automobile driver In
such a high interest to subordinate
his time and convenience to that OF
the greater number represented by a
railroad train, can check waste OF
life and limb and property which Is
now increasing every year.
ITO this end / appeal confidently for
the counsel of every responsible. man
and woman in the South, whether os
not he or she drives an automobile.
Words Of caution and common sense
around the family dinner table can
have more influence and can save
more lives at railway grade crossings
than all the warning whistles ever
blown by a locomotive engineer"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-08-18

without seeking to avoid just re-
sponsibility for what the officers OF
employees of the railroad do or omit,
but recalling that a railroad employee
whose carelessness causes an acci-
dent is, in the public interest, subject
to discipline which affects his liveli-
hood, it is probably fair to say that
q large proportion of these accidents
happened solely through the careless
ness of the drivers Of automobiles,
or their lack of experience in dealing
with vehicles at high speed. There
are among them also well authenticate
ed cases of deliberate assumption OF
risk by the drivers Of automobiles
from pure love of excitement and
speed, evidenced by racing with trains
and seeking the thrill of narrow es-
cape. Our enginemen report such oc-
currences daily. If fortunately they
are without fatal consequences in the
great majority Of cases, they are al
ways paid for by heavy strain on
the nerves of all concerned, particu-
larly those of the locomotive engineer,
who maintains speed from duty and
not for fun. It is not too much to
claim for the locomotive engineer a
larger equipment of experience and a
greater habit of precaution than the
average automobile driver. AS class
the locomotive engineers are sober,
steady and conservative men Of long
experience in meeting and avoiding
risks, for theirs is a dangerous occu-
patton. Their every effort of charac-
ter, of instruction and Of interest is
to avoid an accident Most of the ac-
eidents to automobiles at railway
grade crossings could be avoided 1T
there was the same restraint of ex-
perience and attention at the wheel
of the automobile as at the throttle
of the locomotive.
Public vitaily Interested
ut does not suffice the public In
any moral sense that the fund made
up of the revenues collected by the
railroad is usually made to respond
in damages for consequences Of such
accidents. Suicide to collect life in
surance has never been deemed hon.
orable. while no one would deliberate
" sell the life Of mother or wife,
Evening star., 1915-08-14

learned something more-the secret of
now Jimmy could slide down on the air
from the top of tall trees and SO make
the wonderful jumps which have led a
great many people TO think that he
really flies. Timmy had stretched him
SELF out on the ground to show Peter
Just what he meant when he had told
Peter to stretch out his arms and legs
and make himself fat Peter looked
at him, and Timmy was three times as
broad as when he was on his feet
FOR whole minute Peter stared in
rolnd-eyed wonder why, Why-e-e-'
he exclaimed. You've got piece of
skin between your front leg and your
hind leg on each side. No wonder YOU
can make yourself fiat"
of course" replied Timmy, with a
chuckle. That is why lot of people
who do not really use their eyes think
L have got wings"
And You spread your legs out side
ways" continued Peter.
"Of course. / do, stupid retorted
Timmy. THAT is what | told you to
do 1t is the only way to make your
self fiat
But can't" replied Peter. and
stretched himself out on the ground
Sure enough. Peter couldn't spread his
legs out the way Timmy did at all
You see. they were not made to spread
that way. He could stretch them out
in front and behind. but not sideways
That's funny" said Timmy thought
fully. Il supposed everybody could do
that. j never noticed before that some
people can't My cousins, Chatterer the
Red Squirrel and Happy Jack the Gray
Squirrel, can do it a little, though not
Evening star., 1915-08-14

thinnest apparel that mortal man ever
wore. It was just the stuff for torrid
MONDAY. but scarcely a conglomeration Of
raiment that one would choose for a
thunderstorm
Therefore when a small black cloud
gathered on the horizon large gloom
gathered in Mr.. Monks heart. "One drop
Of rain and am utterly lost he moaned
to himself, and as the cloud grew larger
and the laundering came closer John
Monk contracted an acute case OF palm
beach melancholia, which is prevalent in
these days of $3.9S suits and sudden
storms.
He had to make the rounds of several
time he was due to be in the State De-
partment the rain began to beat down.
flooding the streets and driving the ice
cream trousers and Gertie collar brigade
to the nearest shelter. John had no UNI
brella and he simply could not wait for
the rain to subside.
He waited in an office building entry
for a titney, car, a bus, herdic or a
friend with motor car, and none OF
these came at all.
Hitherto he had thought there must
be a jitney a second on the streets of
Washington, but during this storm not
a thing on wheels went by, and all
that time he was stewing and fretting
because he was unable to get out and
rush to the State Department. If he
moved an inch in the rain he would
have been ruined. just as finely spun
cobweb would be ruined by the break
ing of a dam behind It, He was in
termed by the efforts of Jupiter r. Plu-
vius and that's all there was to it.
But by some chance water wagon
Evening star., 1915-08-14

sponded to his cause largely through
the influence of the prophets, who had
denounced the idolatry of solomon as
the cause of their economic distress.
1t was the prophets voice that saved
the tribes from civil war and gave
to Jeroboam the opportunity to build
I'D the resources of the nation. estab-
lish his capital at Shechem. which was
the eeoeraphical center of the land,
and fortify the nation against invasion
The location of the capital in the hill
country of Ephraim, his own tribe, and
the most powerful one of the ten.
shows his capacity for leadership HIS
fortifcation of the city against Judah
and other foes that might arise re
veals the genius of Jeroboam. and also
his lack of faith, which was the source
Of his weakness
The man of the hour was. according
to tradition, of humble origin and
handicapped with dissolute mother
He came up from the ranks by personal
merit as a builder and leader of men.
but he lacked the religious training to
enable him to stand the strain of sue
cess.
him his chance. he would have left
behind him a nation that would have
enrolled his name among the immortal
founders of Israel. His name lives in
the annals of men as the one who
made Israel to sin.
The rebuilding and fortifying the
strategic places upon the caravan
routes into strongly fortified cities re-
vealed not only his policy of military
preparedness, but also his lack of trust
in Jehovah. Unbelief was the undoing
of Jeroboam. The fear of the people
and for his position, prestige and power
caused him to lead Israel into sin by
his religious renovations.
Evening star., 1915-08-14
Ihs !:';, SearchliBht|ssssss
|uRsnm,us,,. ~ ! h,wsH
Looking Out for the Newsies.

A Michigan newspaper Is establishing
a record in the provision made for the
welfare and comfort Of it's employees.
especially it's newsboys It's newly
constructed building is a model Of its
kind. 1t includes a lunchroom, gym
nasium. swimming pool. auditorium,
seating 1900 persons. and a model
schoolroom.
This last is for the benefit of the
newsies who handle the earlier editions
of the paper and are thus unable to at
tend the full public school sessions.
Special classes are taught by the best
public school methods and the boys
graduate from this school into the pub
lie high school. Two bands, composed
of the employees, give weekly concerts.
A weekly dance, to which the boys are
privileged to invite their girl friends,
under chaperonage provided by the
paper, initiates the newsies into social
usages
A special service. known as the
happy hour is held Sunday evening.
It begins with fiag-raising service.
The editors and managers of the paper
attend and invite prominent men to ad-
dress the boys, and the boys them
selves take frequent part in the pro-
grams These meetings are moral
rather than religious in tone, but are
enthusiastically appreciated by the
boys, who attend almost in a body.
Evening star., 1915-08-14
Religious Renovations.

Political sagacity of unusual high or
der was possessed by Jeroboam.
He proved this by his public works
that placed in his power the control of
the tides of commerce between Egypt
and the countries beyond Jordan. He
saw that the religious unity that called
the twelve tribes to go up to the regu-
lar religious feasts at Jerusalem would
give to Rehoboam an opportunity TO
spread seeds of an uprising among the
worshipers that might eventually win
back the Ten Tribes to Judah and
cause. the loss of his throne.
The danger was real, except for the
promise of God conditioned upon the
religious life of Jeroboam. He forgot to
take God into his counsel. He trusted
his own shrewdness and determined to
Splendor of the temple services away
from Israel
When a man carries the principles of
religion into the solution of the politi-
cal problems he lifts up the politics of
his day, but the politician who attempts
to bolster up his cause by the aid of re-
1igion starts influences that will bring
doom and disaster to his program.
Jeroboams motive for erecting shrines
81 Bethel and Dan was that of a sub
tie politician.
He sought TO trade upon the bitter
jealousy between the two Kingdoms
when he erected the small wooden i'm
ages overlaid with gold at the two
places that had formerly been identified
with the religious life of the nation.
The two calves were not intended for
new gods, but an accommodation of the
old religion to the new conditions.
About the sanctuaries with their
golden bulls. degrading symbolisms of
preceding age, there clung all the de-
basing traditions and customs of the
past.
This backward step. reyamping old
Evening star., 1915-08-14

Every effort is being made to MAKE
this the most successful year in the
history of the church.
In this connection great stress ls
being laid on home coming or raliy
day, which is to be held october lO.
The committee met Thursday evening
to take up the matter, ana no enor
will be spared to make TINS great
event Every department OF the churcn
and Sunday school will cooperate. Plans
include several get-togethers ana soclais
for the different departments during the
month of September and Immediately
prior to the home coming.
The teachers of the Fourth Presby-
teriau Sunday school extend a hearty
invitation to all of their co-workers IN
other Sunday schools ana persons IL au. =,
teaching but interested TO JON VIZ .n
them in their weekly na s'ths ths school.
which is being taken up in connectnon
with their teacher training class. me
class meets every Thursday night from
I until o'clock.
Rev. DR.. George L. Bitter will preach pr .a
at the Fourth Presbyterian Church to-
morrow morning on the subject, HOW
to Be Happy Christian"
The Boy Scouts of Troop No. 45 ana
their friends will have a welner
bake at the church next WEDNESDAY,
evening. The boys meet in the social
rooms. Boys not affiliated with other
troops and desiring to become SCOUTS
can do so by making application 70
Mr.. Edison at the church. Ihe scout
is non-sectarian. me
regular scout meeting is held at the ne
church every Friday evening at ':oo
o'clock.
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At the Seventh day Adventist tent.
11th and c streets southeast, Evangel-
lists Harter and Horton are finishing
the seventh week of their campaign
The sermon will be preceded by
half-hour musical service. beginning
at 1880 In addition to other special
numbers, there will be solo by Miss
Kathreen Lemmer.
The program for the remainder OF
the week presents variety. 1t is as
follows: Monday, stereopticon lecture
by l.. A. Hansen, Striking Tenn,
perance Cartoons: Tuesday. Faith and
Unbelief''; Wednesday. THE Two Laws,
Moral and Ceremoniaf': Thursday,
How Gentiles Are Made 1sraelites';
Friday, 1.-The Twelve Tribes of Israel
To Which Do You Belong?'
Rev. James r. l.. Diggs. Phi. D., the
president of Williams Univer-
sity of Baltimore. Md, and who has
recently been called to the pastorate
Evening star., 1915-08-14

Rev, James A. Larcombe of Wood
bury. n. j.. will supply the pulpit at
the Fifth Baptist Church for two sum
days. beginning tomorrow. Mr, Lar
combe was educated in the pubic
schools of this city. He learned the
printers trade and later took law
course in Georgetown University Law
School. taking the bachelors degree in
1888 and the masters degree in 1889.
Later he took a theological course and
was ordained in the Fifth Baptist
Church in this city. He was pastor of
several churches in New York state.
among them the First Baptist Church
of Waterford. \. Y. and has been sue
cessful in evangelistic work. He is
now pastor of the First Baptist
Church at Woodbury., \. j.
e x !; x
Rev John MacMurray. the pastor.
will give a special sermon at Union
Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow
morning at II o'clock on the theme.
THE Acid Test of Faith" In the even
ing at o'clock in the Sunday school
room an informal Sunday night service
Of sacred song will be held. when the
pastor will give twenty-ninute talk on
the pull Power of Christianity a
companion talk to that of last Sunday
night. on the Push Power of Chris
tianity.''
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The opens meetings to be held un-
der the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A.
and interchurch committee in Lincoln
Park, the opening of which has been
prevented twice by rain, will take
place, weather permitting, tomorrow
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Rev. John MacMurray. pastor of Union
M. z. Church, will deliver the address.
The singing will be under the direction
of Mr.. C NJ. Greist.
These meetings are scheduled for every
Sunday afternoon at o'clock during the
months of August and September The
public is cordially invited to attend.
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Mr. Daniel c. Roper. first assistant
postmaster general, will address the
community tent service, conducted by
the Fourth Presbyterian Church. cor
ner of 18th and Fairmont streets. on
the church lawr tomorrow evening at
1:3O o'clock Mr.. Roper Will talk on
Mans Viewpoint on His Fellows.
There will be special music by Mr. r.
Taylor Chewing. as well as other
numbers.
The Sunday school of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church is taking on new
life with each succeeding sunday.
Evening star., 1915-08-14
BY Earl Goodwin.

Here's a man who actually rode on the
water wagon. His name is John Monk.
and in addition to being total abstainer
he has at last mounted the chariot where
in was Grated lucid and limpid spring
water in large glass bottles. Some time
John will be candidate for public office,
and when that time comes know full we'll
that the foes of that bloated old citizen,
George w. Alcohol, will rally round his
standard, shouting the battle cry Down
With Rum and will point with pride
to their leader, John Monk. the one man
who was not ashamed to take a seat be-
side the driver of the water wagon and
go careening down the street at gal
lop.
1t was one Of those hot days that make
a bake oven q summer resort compared
to Pennsylvania avenue. John Monk had
dressed himself in a combination of palm
beach, silk and light ice cream cloth un-
til he looked like vanilla sundae (get
your checks from the cashier, please).
1t was the sweetest. silkiest, gauziest,
Evening star., 1915-08-14

salmon fishermen of the delightful
paka. am going to tell them that II
the salmon run slow they should inn
port canned paka."
Whereupon every one burst into up,
roars. The idea of canned paka seemed
to tickle them immensely.
whats wrong" said Johnson:
"Why. you think you are talking
about paki. which is fish," said Angus
Early, 'but in reality you are talking
about canned paka-which means
canned Chinaman."
x X X
A man wearing a three-ninety-eight
imitation palm beach fivver suit
walked into the elevator. colored
boy was already in the car. watching
the approach of the other fellow with
considerable interest.
"Mistah, yo' all bettah go to tin,
smith and get tin collar put on yo'
airs suit" said the boy.
"Why?' asked the man in the palm
beach.
"Cause. in case of rain. dat suits sho'
goin' ter shrink an choke you to
DEATH"
Evening star., 1915-08-14


nearly well as can. ] guess I've
learned something well a s you. Peter
OF course, i knew that nobody else has
the skin between the legs as i have
which is the real secret of my jumping,
but l did suppose that anybody could
stretch their legs as | do. Isn't il a
funny world, Peter? Some people can
do one thing and some another. 1
guess it's just as well we can't all do
the same things"
Il guess it is, Timmy," replied Peter.
Il guess the thing to do is to do the
things we can do the best We can and
not try to do the things it was never
meant we should do. l can tell you
one thing. and that is that you'll never
again catch Peter Rabbit trying to
jump like you. The ground is quite
good enough for me. BY the way,
Timmy, where do you live?"
That's telling" replied Timmy.
Follow me and perhaps you'll find
out
With this Timmy ran up a tall tree
and jumped from the top. Peter saw
him sail down across a patch of moon
light, and then he disappeared in the
shadows.
Evening star., 1915-08-14
TRAVELETTE
BY NIKsAH.
Queretaro. Mexico.

Queretaro. Mexico, ever the center of
the most dramatic incidents in the his
tory Of the land Of the Montezumas
has just fallen out of the hands of one
revolutionary faction and into the pos
session Of another.
Its narrow, stone-paved streets now
echo to the tread Of the troops of one
faction and now another. Its many
churches. erected during the centuries
when Spain grew rich from the mines
Of Mexico. are listening to the confess
sions of the free-roving cavalry of the
north that has paused here to do pen
ance. In the Plaza de la Independence,
where Macmillan awaited his end, is
camped the military rabble, which
drinks Of the fountain established by
The church bells clamor out deafen-
ingly over a similar scene in Jardin
Zenia, the little square in the very
center of the town where the book
umes and the opal venders harvest
many an illegitimate dollar from the
tourist.
Queretaro is the gateway from the
north to Mexico City, ITO miles away.
1t rests upon a high plateau. which is
undecided as to whether 1t shall be a
productive plain or desert A corp-
posite of the Aztecs who built it and-she
Spaniards who followed. largely un-
touched by the new influences of Mexico,
Queretaro, pink walled and red tiled. is
set like q gem in the clear air of central
Mexico.
Just back of the city stands the chapel,
which. a decade ago, the Austrian gov
ernment built to mark the spot where
Maximilian. it's son of romance, it's EN-
peror for a day, faced a firing squad OF
which Victoriana Huerta, recently Presi
dent Of Mexico and now under arrest in
Ell Paso, was a member. Here ended that
most fantastic vision of one-man con-
quest that the modern world has known.
independence. Here stands a building
that is virtually the independence hall
Of that nation. In it the conspiracy was
Matched that freed the nation from
Spain. Here today may be seen the lock
through the keyhole of which a woman
whispered the word that led to the birth
Evening star., 1915-08-14
Little Storle,
& Bedtime
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1915. by j. q. LioydD
Peter Rabbit Learns Timmy's
Secret.
To wisdom gain the only way
Is learn q little every day

Is learn a little every day
OF course, you must remember what
YOU learn. To learn something and
then forget it right away will never
gain you wisdom. That is the trouble
with Peter Rabbit. He learns things
and then away he goes, lipperty-lip-
perty-lip, eager to learn something
more and heedlessly forgetting what
he has learned. OF course. there are
some thing he remembers. or he would
have been caught long ago. A fright
or a hard bump is a splendid teacher.
For instance, Peter probably never
will forget that jump from the tall
stump when he tried to jump like
Timmy the Styling Squirrel and learned
that the place for him is on the ground
and nowhere else. ~.
1t was after, that jump that Peter