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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-04-07
NEWS FROM TEXAS.
Season One Month Late. Corn
Acreage Increased and Cot
ton Decreased. Cotton
Graded Well.

To The Advertiser: / have been
thinking for some time ] would
write letter, but have kept put.
ting it off, until / read Uncle Ives
letter in the last weeks paper. ]
was getting very uneasy about him
for know he loves to talk andjl
thought that if he did not have
some good listeners to talk to ne
would have to write. Well | was
glad to hear from him and hope it
will not be so long between times
in the future. see you are having
winter back as we'll as we are. Thisis
the last day of March, and we would
have had frost this morning if j
had been clear last night and the
wind had not been blowing so hard.
Tie season is about a month late.
| have been living here forty-eight
Years and it is the latest spring |
have ever seen. The buds on the
tr~es are Just beginning to show.
The farmers here planted corn
abont TWO weeks ago, and | am
ain afraid they will get poor stands,
as the ground was too wet to plant
so ID and we have had some high
north winds. | am afraid it has
dried the ground ont so it will' not
come up until we have some rain.
There will not be as much cot
ton planted here as there was last
year. Most of the farmers are in
creasing their feed crops, but some
landlords want every thing in cot
ton and if the renters plant corn
or oats they want six dollars an
acre rent. Nine-tenths of the far
mers have mad 10 buy the most of
their corn for the last four or FIVE
years, and that is the reason that
six and a half cents cotton has hut
us so bad. Our corn crops have
been failures for five years.
l have weighed over forty-ohel
hundred bales of cotton here this
season and it was the best lot sSe
cotton l ever saw. There were
about thirty-fve hundred picked
without any rain and out of a hum
dred bale shipment you would never
find more than ten or fifteen that
graded as low as middling. But
Uncle Sam refused to help the far
mers, and let the spectators have
the money to buy the cotton at
about six and a half cents and sell
it at twelve to twenty cents. Well, |
suppose it is good enough for them.
Maybe they will learn not to believe
everything the office hunters tell
them. Hoke Smith promised the
voters of Georgia if they would re-
elect him he would fix up things 50
they would get twelve and a half
cents for their cotton. Well, he
was elected, and what did he do?
Voted against everything that would
benefit the common people. We
have got to learn to keep such men
at home if we ever expect to have
any laws passed for the benefit of
the laboring class.
l expect had better close as !
occupy too much space. l will write
again when spring opens up and tell
your readers how we are getting
along in Texas.
w. J. Rochelle.
Brandon, Texas.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-04-07
First Annual Training School
for S. S. Workers.

Inc nrSt annual tralnlug scnooi
for Sunday school and B. Y. P. u.
workers of the western district will
be held in the auditorium of the
First Baptist church, Greenwood,
April ll:l6. The western district
includes all the Baptist churches of
the A6beville, Ridge, Aiken, Lau'
rens, Edgefeld and Reedy liver as
sociations. The lecturers and teach
ers in the the school will be as fol-
lows: Miss Margaret Frost, Elemen-
tary expert Baptist Sunday School
board, Nashville, Tenn; Rev. J. G.
G. Dunford, associate Sunday school
secretary, state mission boardy of
Virginia; Judge j. ]. Gentry, Ex-
General secretary Baptist Sunday
school work in Kentucky, now su-
perintendent Baptist hospital, Co
lumbia; Rev. B. H. DeMent, d. D.,
formerly professor Sunday school
pedagogy, Southern Baptist Thno-
logical Seminary, now pastor First
Baptist church. Greenwood; Rev.
Thos. J. Watts, Sunday school and
B. Y. P. U. secretary, South Caro-
lima Baptist State convention.
All workers who attend the school
will be entertained in the Baptist
homes of Greenwood without cost
to them. Those who will accept the
hearty invitation of Greenwood
Baptists to attend the training
school will please to notify Mr.. H.
A. Graham, Greenwood, at once
The courses of instruction will COW
er all the departments Of the Sunday
school, as the beginners, primaries,
Juniors, intermediates, seniors and
adults. The subject of Sunday
school pedagogy will be taught by
Dr.. DeMent, while Miss Frost will
deal with the work of the beginners,
primaries and Juniors, their physi-
cal, mental, social and religious
characteristics and needs. Mr.. Watts
will discuss ard teach all matters
pertaining to the intermediate, SEN
ior and adult pupils. Rev. j. @. G..
Dunford will teach the course IN
class organization, teaching and
management of the senior and adult
departments. Mr.aasNatts wiif1lso
teach he B. Y. P. U. manual. This
school is to be like the one just a
few days closed in Columbia. The
Columbia school attracted very wide
attention and was declared to be the
best course of instruction in the
work of the Sunday school ever
given in South Carolina. Hundreds
attended the classes and lectures
daily. 1t is expectsd that the work
ers Of this section of the state will
display the same sort of enthusiasm
as was displayed at Columbia. Pro
grams have been sent to the pas
tors and superintendents of all the
churches of the several associations
above named. Here is great oppor-
tunity and it sbould not go unim-
proved. Those who decide to attend
should be present on Monday by
4 p. m. and remain until after Fri
day evening. The opening service
will be on Sunday afternoon April
IL, at 8 o'clock. Those who cannot
come for that service will lose no
regular class work as the classes be-
gin on Monday afternoon. Do not
miss this treat.
B. H. DeMent, President,
Greenwood. S. G.
Thos. ]. Watts, corresponding
secretary, Columbia, S. G.
Baptist teachers association of S. C..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-04-07

Let us supply you with seed Irish
potatoes that bear the stamp of
government inspection, which is a
guarantee against diseases that at.
tack many potatoes. We have the
Early Rose, Bliss, Irish Cobblers
and other popular varieties.
Penn q Holstein.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-04-07

Remarkable money-saving prices
during this month: Fifteen pieo es
of MessaEine silk. in all shades.
Sl.00 values, at rs cents. One lot
of ladies Silk hose AZ 50 cents.
Rubenslein.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-04-07
Landreth's Garden Seed.

When in need of garden seed.
Irish Potatoes, Corn, Onion Sets,
ETC., let us supply your wants.
w. E. Lynch & Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-04-07

If it's box of candy you want
for your girl Easter we have it.
Just received fresh shipment of
Norris candy by express.
Conett S Mitchell.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-04-07

We have an all.wool boys blue
serge pants, sizes 6lS, the kind You
pay $500 and 1926, at Sl.OO.
Rubenstein.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-04-07

Try one of our ladies genuine
Panama shapes at SIPS, they are
equal to any $3.50 Panamas else
where.
Rubenstein.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-04-07
Rubenstein.

Our millinery department is filled
up with the cream of the season.
We are receiving new goods two
and three times a week. Don't buy
your hat until you see our line.
Rubenstein.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-04-07

Try one of our mems $1,000
suits, and you will find its just as
good as the one you pay $3.50 for
elsewhere.
Dl
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

well that it hasn't. They will d,
that under the impression tina
they are saving their countie
from being robbed by the other
and to tell the truth that is wha
most of them will he doing.
If the state collected take,
from one sort of property and tn
county from another, there woul(
be no excuse whatever for thes,
false oaths. But the state can
not dothat under the present con
stitution and the people refused
to change the constitution. Have
the people of North Carolina {;
partiality for perjury?- Greens
boro Daily News.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30
4 2::z:;:::
The Steady Subscriber

How dear to our heart is the
steady subscriber
Who pays in advance at the
birth of each year.
Who lays down the money and
does it quite gladly.
And casts round the office a
halo of cheer.
He never says: Stop it; can
not afford it,
Pm getting more papers than
now | can read"
But always says: Send it; our
people all ike it =
In fact, we all think it a help
and a need"
How welcome his check when it
reaches our sanctum,
How it makes our pulse throb;
how it makes our heart dance.
We outwardly thank him; we in
wardly bless him
The steady subscriber who pays
in advance.
Clipping
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

By virtue of a deed of trust made
by C. C. Cler'ents and Lille M. Gle
ments, his fe, to me as trustee,
dated the 17th day of October, 1914,
and recorded in the Register of Deeds
office for Ha' fax county, at Halifax,
State of North Carolina, Deed Book
$50, at Page 7S, default having been
made in the payment Of the indebted
ness thereby secured, and at the re-
quest of the holder of the note evidenc-
ing the said Indebtedness, | will on
SATURDAY, the LIST day of May,
1916, at the Lour of IL O'Clock, noon, in
front Of the lostoffice, in Rosemary,
v. c., offer for sale at Public Auction
10 the highess bidder for cash the fol-
lowing prope. y. to-wit:
A certain piece or parcel or lot OF
land lying enG being situate in Roanoke
Rapids towns ip, Halifax county, State
of North Carolina, to-wit: Lot No. l6
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30
Seaboard Service Again

We had the pleasure of a visit
on last Friday afternoon from
Mr.. R. S. Marshall, Superinten-
dent of the Virginia Division,
Seaboard Air Line Railway. Mr.,
Marshall stated that several of
the recent editorials we had
written OH the service given
passengers at Roanoke Junction
had been called to his attention.
Mr.. Marshall was kind enough
to state that although the editor
ials could not be considered flat
tering by any stretch OF the
imagination, he could not say
that conditions had been exager-
ated or over-drawn. He die
state that steps would be taker
promptly to give better service
at Roanoke junction for pas,
sengers, especially those leaving
on the night trains. Although
we cannot recall that Mr.. Mar.
shall specifically promised as
much, nevertheless we are under
the impressionth that he alsointends
to have the floors scrubbed and a
little much needed cleaning done
in the waiting rooms.
We are encouraged to believe
from our brief interview with
Mr.. Marshall that our efforts for
better service at Roanoke juno
ton will bring results. We stat
ed to him that our idea of decent
service would be a clean, Lighted
waiting room before all trains
and the presence of an employee
to sell tickets, check baggage
and give information in regard tc
arrival of trains. If this is com,
piled with we believe the Sea
board will stand a much
higher in the good opinion of the
citizens of this community anC
the passenger public arriving
and leaving Roanoke Junction.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30
LAURA An.

she will cherish the passionate
loyalty Of her latest issues with
the sacred pride that only a
mother knows; she will seek
guidance above the confusion OF
voices that cry out paths of duty
about her, in the experience of
the great of her kind the world
over; but she will not in self
contemplation and imitation lose
her own creative power and that
original genius that alone gives
her value in the world. As the
Alma Mater of the living State
and all the higher aspirations of
its people she would draw from
it the strength that is as the
strength OF its everlasting hills,
and give answer in terms of
whole and wholesome life as
fresh as the winds of the world
that take new tone from its pine
clad plains. Eager, confident,
sympathetic, and with under
standing heart she standeth on
the top of the high places, by
the way in the places of the path
she crieth out at the entry of the
city, at the coming in at the
doors, unto you, 0 men, | call,
and my voice is to the sons OF
men," From inaugural address
of Prof. Graham.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30
AT its True Value

On Tuesday after the first
Monday in May, that is to say on
the fourth day of that month,
tax assessors in North Carolina
must begin to list all property in
the state at its true value, ac-
cording to the law as passed by
the last session of the general
assembly. In other words, the
assessed valuation of property in
Guilford county must be raised
a trifle over 200 per cent, if the
law is to be carried out; the
assessed valuation of property in
Allegheny must be raised rather
more than $50 per cent; only
Dare, Durham, New Hanover
and Swain can leave the assess
ment where it is or lower it, ac-
cording to the statute.
Who believes that Allegheny
is going to return her property
at nearly eight times what it is
assessed now? Yet the represen-
tative from Allegheny is the man
who drew this law. For that
matter is it at all certain that
Guilford will raise her own valu-
alton by more than 200 per cent?
If she does will she have any as
surance that the other SO counties
are all as honest? If even one
of them evades the law all the
other counties in the state will
find themselves in the uneviaale
position of paying that county's
taxes.
The truth is a large percentage
of the county assessors ale going
ahead and calmly commit perjury
by swearing that property has
been assessed at its full value
in money, when they know very.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30
Criminals Neatly Convicted

Just because the biggest OF al
wars is now going on in Europe
and a contiguous continent O.
two, one need not ignore the
minor, but still interesting ant
important, conflicts that are pro
crossing here at home. Out IL
Stevens Point, Wis, for instance
there has just been brought t.
the decisive engagement Whlc!
Europeans seem unable to reach
a long campaign between two
forces separated only by a lin
fence, and it deserves attention
not for the miserable reason tina
it whelmed peaceful country
side with death and destruction,
but because of the originality
and ingenuity displayed in bring
ing it to a determination.
The conditions at Steven Poin.
were those naturally conducive
to the bitterest Of feelings one
neighbor, H. X. West, kept hens
and another, F. M. Sackett,
planted a garden. Then hens
promptly implanted it according
to Mr.. Sackett, but this charge
Mr.. West Indignantly denied
Never once had he seen any act!
of trespass by his hens and his
firm conviction was that hens a.
gentle and considerable as his
couldn't be, and therefore
weren't, guilty as charged.
Mr.. Sackctt then took measur
es. Over his garden he scatter
ed corn, first attaching to eacf
kernel, one end OF a thread some
inches long. AT the other END
of the thread he fastened various
" inscribed cards. The West
hens did invade the garden ano
swallowed the corn, but, not
being able either to swallow or
to abandon the cards, they hasten
ed home. At the gate which
they should not have passed their
owner met them, and, in render
ing the first aid obviously neces-
Sary, he had to read all of the
cards. They formed a series of
confessions by the bearers. One
hen thus said, Il am a thief. >
another, Il have just been
scratching in Mr.. Sackett's gar
den, a third, My owner doesn't
feed me enough i have to visit
the neighbors, " and so on
through the list down to such
mild avowalS as am a naughty
chicken.
The rest of Stevens Point is
said to have laughed, and even
Mr.. West admitted that his con-
fdence had been betrayed. What
more he did, if anything, the adj
vices at hand do not reveal, but
one can fondly hope that neutral
powers then held a conference to
assess damages and that the
damages were paid. For it is
wrong to let hens wreck a neigh
boris garden. New York Times.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

(Sixteen) situated in that part of
South Rosemary, North Carolina. de-
signated and shown on map of the
same as Powell & Hodgens Addition to
South Rosemary, which map is duly re-
corded in Deed Book No. /, at Page No.
3, in the Register of Deeds office, at
Halifax, North Carolina.
There is a cottage, built during the
year of 1914, on the said above de
scribed lot
This, the Both day Of March, 1915,
A. l.. CLARK, Trustee.
$3.50 l5-5t.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

THE thinkers of the country
are the tobacco chewers" is the
way a certain concern is advertls-
ing a brand of chewing tobacco,
but they neglect to mention that
the same thing can be said of the
loafers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30
The University Of North Carolina

"Such is the covenant of our i'm
mortal mother " with those who
are living and those who are
dead and those who are yet I'M
born," building herself from
immemorial time as each genera
ton kneels and fights and fades. !"
She will hold secure her priceless
heritage from her elder sons as
the pledge Of the faith she keeps;
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

John Barleycorn has now leen
stripped of his last virture = the
doctors have said he is no good
for sick people and the war ex-
perts now come across with
the statement that he is no aid,
but a draw back in increasing
mems fighting ability. 1t looks
like it will soon be time for him
to take the final count.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

The gubernatorial race seems
to be narrowing down to a con-
test between Beckett and Daught-
ridge. The machine" seems to
be backing Daughtridge, and if
such is really the case. Judging
by recent events, Mr.. Beckett
will hardly be in the also ran
class.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30
Tomorrow marks the opening of

Tomorrow marks the opening of
the Roanoke Valley League forthe
Season of 1915. Two teams are
going to put it all over two
other teams soothsaying not
being our especial forte we are
going to make no predictions.
We sincerely hope that during
the coming season the teams will
be more friendly towards each
other and that enthusiasm will
not wax quite as high as it did
last year.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

Leo Frank has lost in his APP
peal to the higher courts but the
preponderant mass of public opin-
ion will never be that he receiv-
a fair trial.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

All the dogs in Germany must
be killed because they eat and
food is scarce : we are glad the
expectation of Bologna sausage
has been cut off hXJthe war.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

All items for publication must
be turned in or reach our office
before THURSDAY NOON in
order to insure publication in
the Friday issue following. In
the case of lengthy items, even
more time must be allowed. No
charge made for insertion of
matter of purely news value.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

Those German captains at
Newport News seem to be almost
as fancy a set of liars as the war
censC.:s.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

Court Orders that Thaw's
Sanity Must Be Determined by a
Jury" : headline = have the eX-
perts given It up?
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

It's pay'em tomorrow or stay
away from the polls and let your
betters vote.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

The militant suffragette is off
set, on the other hand, by the
man with the wrist watch.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

All cards of thanks, resolutions of re-
spect, etc, ETC., will be charged for at
the rate of one cent per word. Cash
must accompany article in all cases ex-
cent where customer has q regular nc
count. No insertions made for less
than Is cents.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30
Friday April 80, 1915.

The weather man took what
we said too seriously.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

Corle to think of it there 5 no
law against putting 'em on again.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

All communications should be
addressed to the Herald Publishing Co.
Persons wishing return OF mss
must in all cases enclose stamps.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-30

Entered as Second Glass Matter April
8. 1914, at the Post Office at Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina, under Act of
March 8, 1879.
The Washington times., 1915-06-15
Accused Brokers' Counsel Dis
closes Embezzlement Charge
Defense.
WAS NO PERSONAL PROFIT
Lewis Johnson & Co.'s Book
keeper Questioned As to A.
legged Stock Accounts.

, That John William Henry. former
member Of the bankrupt brokerage firm
OF Lewis johnson & Co.. on trial be.
fore Justice Siddons in Criminal
ment of s41, 1,6s9 entrusted to him by Mrs
Isabel Barklie. Of Wayne. Pa, for stock
speculation. placed the funds in ques'
ton to the credit of the company and
did not appropriate it to his own use
is the defense outlined today by his
counsel.
The defense Of the accused broker
was disclosed by former Justice Daniel
T. Wright in the cross-examination Of
w. Morris hammond. former book
Keeper of the bankrupt firm and now
employed by the trustees OF the bank
rupts. although the court held that this
defense must be developed by affirma-
tive proof.
Special Accounts.
Mr.. hammond. who identified the blot.
ters and ledgers of the brokerage firm
testified that the blotter or the stock
ledger did not show the alleged trans
actions between Mr.. Henry and Mrs.
Barklie and showed no record of GER
tain checks given by the woman. He
was examined by the Government prose
cutors with particular reference to the
non-appearance of the record Of the
checks in the -. w. Henry special
account
Attorney Wright made an effort to
cross-examine Mr.. hammond regarding
accounts designated in the ledgers as
Henry. Bank Loans" stating that he
intended to prove that the funds so
credited actually went into the Golfers
Of Lewis Johnson & Co.. but Justice
siddons sustained objections by United
States Attorney John E. Laskey and
Assistant Prosecutor James B. Archer
Il wish to dispel from the minds OF
the jury the impression that the u. w
Henry, Special account and the u. w.
Henry, Personal account were the
same" said Attorney Wright.
Sustains Objections.
The Government prosecutors objected
to any questioning Of the witness as tc
the personal" account Of Mr.. Henry
contending that they had not touched
that question on direct examination.
Justice Siddons held that the proposed
inquiry was beyond the scope of proper
cross-examination, and sustained the
objection. counsel for the defendant
taking an exception to the ruling.
In his statement to the court, Attor.
ney Wright made 1t apparent that eff.
forts of the defense will be bent to.
ward showing that Mr.. Henry did not
profit personally in the use of the
funds intrusted to him by Mrs. Barklie,
but rather that he turned the proceeds
OF checks given by her to the credit
Of the firm. He intimated that Mr..
hammond will be called as witness for
the defense. Attorney T. M Wampler
Is associated with Judge Wright in
defending Mr.. Henry.
The wife, mother, and sister Of the de-
Iendant occupied seats behind him in
court today. and seemed to take a deep
interest In the proceedings.