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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-01-04
What Did Lequinio Kerblay
Do in Edgefeld?

Have you ever heard anything
about a man named Lequinio Ker;
blay who made 'Edgefeld his home
about 1905? III
Some time ago Prof. Yates Snow
den asked me if I knew any person
by that name or had ever heard any
thing about him. I was forced to tell
him that I had never heard of him
before. -
Prof. snowden then showed me
two volumes of letters, "Letters from
Geneva and France" by the Hon:
Francis Kinlock of South Carolinai
written in 18o3-O5 and published
anonymously. in Boston in two vol;
umes in 1919. .5
Lequinio Kerblay was a French=
man of Importance, he was the aui= aui
thor of two books and had participant:
ed in the French Revolution. "He
had taken an active and indeed afe;
rocious part in the revolutionary war
of France and will probably be hand
ed down to posterity in no very ami.
able light" s::,s
Francis Kinlock met Kerblay while il
the latter was commercial repre-
sentative of France in this country.
When he made his visit to France
Kerblay gave him letters to his his
friends. ciss3; 49,;
In one of his letters he tells of the
country through which he was then hen
travelling.
"Poligmy, which is the last town own
the traveller passes through, on his bis
way to Dion is at the termination OF +
the mountainous part of Jura. 81 ss
Of this country, its lakes and
mountains, its streams and its towns,
castles and ancient converts and SahL
that can engage the attention Of the
natural philosopher and the agritc:uuglL77, gt:ugL7 !,
turist, Mr.. Lequinio, whose name:I
have frequently mentioned Z to syoy,,i
has composed two interesting sgola:
,umes; and it were to be wished that s,
his talents Of bseryation could. nov neWY
be as well directed to the neigh ghboorl7F
hood tof Edg gefeld Court HOUSE,
where lie has found reposes fter the Il
tils, as,plts ssong :
storms and horrors Of the French
Revolution"
Did the natural beauty of Edge
field inspire Lequinio Kerblay to
write another book?
Did his power of personality make
such an impression upon Edgefield
that his memory has survived to this
day? r.
Columbia, S. C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-01-04
one.Third Taxes Collected.

County Treasurer j. l.. Prince
states that up to January i he has
collected about $4,000 of the $222,-
900 on the tax books, which is about
one-third. 1t was difficult for the first
third to pay and it will be still more
difficult for the second third to pay
their taxes and it will be well nigh
impossible for the third third to pay
up, even after being granted every
indulgence possible.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-01-04
Marriages..

Married, Sunday afternoon, De-
cember 1S, Miss Keifer Shirley and
Mr.. Diomede Corley, by Rev. A. 7.
Allen, at the Baptist parsonage in
Edgefeld.
Married, Sunday, December 25,
Mrs. Mollie B. Harris and Mr.. Robert
w. Cartledge, by Rev. R.. M. Tucker,
pastor of McKendree church, at the
home Of Mr.. W. NJ. Boone, the brides
brother.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-01-04
Death of Little Babe.

The friends of Mr.: and Mrs.
George W. Bussey, Jr., sympathize
with them deply in the death of their
little daughter which was taken from
them ii, three days after her birth.
The little form was inferred by low
ing hands in the cemetery OF Red Oak
Grove church Tuesday, December
9th.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-01-04

Concordia Lodge No. so, A. F. M,
will meet in regular communication
Friday, January 6, at 8 p. m. A full
attendance is desired. Refreshments
will be served.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-01-04

WANTED: Representative for fast
selling line of Auto Accessories. Mo-
ton Picture for advertising furnish
ed. S35O.OO up per month. Box 275,
St. Joseph, Mich.
Jacobs.
Miss Minnie Rutland of Batesburg
spent the past week here with rela-
tives.
Misses Edith Jones and Helen Yonce
are at home from visit to Miss Cor
nelia Webb at Trenton.
Evening star., 1922-12-10
Reaction to President Harding's Message
Favorable in Congress and With Public

conviction that they are leaning on broken
reed
Il + \
The meeting Of governors of states which
the President said he would call will be an
interesting occasion. But it will not offer
much promise of relief to the vets, it would
seem. The President explained that their
coming was to offer opportunity for con-
ference with federal executive authority.
Out of it is expected to come, as the Presi-
dent explained, "a more adequate compre-
hension of the whole problem and definite
policies of national and state cooperation
in administering the laws"
1t is not to be convocation, therefore, to
facilitate turning on the spigot, but to clamp
the lid still tighter.
What will the Governor of New Jersey
say to the Governor of New York when they
are asked to cooperate with the federal
government in more rigidly enforcing the
law?
X X X
One OF the most widely approved utter
ances of the President was his emphatic
recommendation that measures be taken for
enforcing the decisions of whatever authority
is set for the determination of disputes be-
tween railway workmen and their employers.
The carrying out of it will bring on a
sharp contest in Congress, it is apprehended,
but it is predicted that it will be done.
Statesmen at the Capitol say that if there is
one definite proposition upon which majority
public opinion is concentrated it is that there
must be some measure of authority, capable
of being enforced, which will prevent trans
portation and production of coal being stop
ped and curtaled.
X X X X
While not committing himself to the be-
lief that amendment to the Constitution is
weakening fundamental law, the President
gave his idea of proposals to amend -:
charter. He resisted the thought that ex-
cessive amendment "is essential to meet
every ephemeral whim. We ought to amend
to meet the demands of the people when
sanctioned by deliberate public opiaon.'
That is worth thinking over.
Evening star., 1922-12-10
AS l SEE 1T" :"
By William Allen White.

oring for a third party. La Toilette,
Brookhart, Borah. Capper. Couzens.
Ferris and Pinchot have no feeling
that the times demand a new party
alignment-not for a moment. The
third party announcements have come
recently from the conservatives. from
Nicholas Murray Butler and Frank
Munsey. 1t Is the yellow dog" that
is bowling. He doesn't like his new
master. But whether he likes it or
not, that dog is a goner! He is due
for a new kennel and a new chain.
The party boss who loved him has lost
him. The yellow dog" vote is about
to be voted to some good purpose in
a naughty and miserable world.
Evening star., 1922-12-10
Two-Cent Stamp
Has New Picture
OF First Patriot

George Washington win appear in
q new portrait on United States two
cent postage stamps soon. It was
learned at the Post once Depart
ment yesterday.
The old familiar pink stamp. bear
ing the head Of the father Of the
country. is to be superseded by the
new design, one Of the series Of
stamps now being issued by the de-
partment. The series ranges from
l cent to IS.
The new two cent stamp will remain
pink. bearing a head Of Washington.
which is declared to be much like
the old one. but with some changes.
The department also expects to put
out shortly. probably Immediately
after the issuance Of the two-center.
the new issues Of stamps bearing the
heads Of Jefferson and Monroe.
Owing to rush work at the
bureau of engraving and printing.
1t is understood. the issuance Of the
new two-cent stamp has been delayed.
but the Post Office Department hopes
to put the stamp on sale soon. prob
ably next week.
The present two-cent stamps will be
used up. however. before the new
ones are sold generally. The new
issue will 60 ON sale mostly to COL
lectors At first, and n the old ones
are bought by the public the new
. enes viii bs sent to postunastsrs.
Evening star., 1922-12-10
The Return From the Prodigals.

uENRY L. MENCKEN has returned
L i from Europe to this nation Of
third raters and boobs" and upon
tho whole he Is glad to get home. He
declares that even II We are q lousy
lot, he 'likes tho show" we put up.
And It really IL a great show-the
greatest show on earth.
What 4 gorgeous and exciting
panorama files across the pages Of an
American newspaper every day In the
year. Here are faces of all the
beasts At Ephesus." the impassioned
booster. the crazy lover. the paranoac
trader. the seer Of visions, the shall
low-pated babbler. bandits that would
shame Ali Babfs forty thieves, magi-
clans that make music come out Of the
air and genii that direct power in
machines a hundred miles distant.
Fools caper across the pages of the
papers and wise men hide in lonesome
corners; dreams come true and we'll
laid plans run wild. The dramatic
personae throws into the caste Of the
mad drama heroes. Williams. clowns.
gentlemen, ladies, corfants, cafe,
trolls, little knaves and big ones,
angels and devils, the mob, its victim
and its conqueror.
No wonder Mencken is glad to come
Europe and take his seat before the
pageant Of American life. He snorts
and grunts more or less at it. He
affects to despise most of its aspects
and some of its phases are dispiriting,
but it is the greatest show under
Gods mundane heaven. because the
thing is alive. It means something
because 1t has vitality. No one knows
what it means. But it is significant
Of something-the heaven only knows
what. But say, man. how 1t holds US.
Those who have to pass out be-
tween the acts must give Q wistful
and lingering look back, no matter
what phantasmagora may flare before
their eyes In the offing Of eternity.
And one Of the most engaging ng-
Mencken. who comes back to- the
spectacle with interest renewed after
looking At the debacle of Europe.
With q pigs eyes that never look up,
with a pigs snoot that loves muck,
with a pigs brain that knows only the
sty. and q pigs squeal that cries only
when he is hurt, sometimes opens his
pigs mouth, tusked and ugly, and
lets out the voice Of God-railing at
the whitewash that covers the
manure about his habitat. In all bur
American letters we have produced
no moro q callahan than Henry L
Mencken. And 30 long as he in 4 mart
Of the American show. It will be
worth the price.
J -. Here's Q weleome home - the
Evening star., 1922-12-10
A MER1CANS are about to see a
~ most engaging spectacle. If
~ they have eyes for politics.
a It is the grand larceny Of the

~ they have eyes for politics.
4 a It is the grand larceny Of the
yellow dog" And right here is the
place for an explanatory note. In
both the major parties Of our politics is
largo group Of voters whose stupidity
motives their loyalty. They are the
kind Of voters whose proud boast is
that they will vote for q yellow
dog" II he Is on their ticket. And
they do SO. They are known as the
yellow dog" vote. For years the up
lifters and the doctrinaires Of politi-
cal science have bewailed the presence
Of this yellow dog" vote. These
strict Phardsees Of politics, whose
party loyalty has accepted without
qualms the crooks and incompetents
that have been forced upon their
party tickets, have been stumbling
blocks of progress. They have been
handled by party managers with I'm
punity for whatever ends those mani
ayers cared to achieve.
Now the yellow dog" is to be vital
ized and harnessed to a real purpose.
The liberals and progressives and
party minded radicals seem to have
decided to steal the yellow dog" and
to make him fetch and carry for
them. In the recent election out west
the liberal element in the major par
ties has been victorious in the pri-
maries and men have been nominated
who have to all intents and purposes
formed q new party. though 1t Is in
side both Of the old parties-a party
not within a party. but within the
parties. The yellow dog" voter
voted the liberal ticket. And In the
republican party tho yellow dog
was galvanized to produce republican
majorities for the new party in Cali
fornia, where johnson won, though
1T Is an old story there; In Nebraska,
where Howell won; in North Dakota.
where Frazier won; in Wisconsin,
where La Toilette won; in Iowa, where
Brookhart won; in PENNSYLVANIA,
where Pincfot won. The democratic
yellow dog" was harnessed to the
cart Of progress in Michigan. where
Ferris won; in Montana, whore
Wheeler won; IN Washington. where
Din WON; in Colorado, where Sweet
won; in Georgia, where George won;
in Arizona, where Hunt won; in New
York. where Smith and Copeland won;
in Missouri. where Reed won-thousa,
Reed was hitched to the back end of
the cart-and in Wyoming. where
Kenricks won. In other recent cleo
tions it has been evident that the
yellow dogs" are just as easy to
Eenergize in moving the cart Of prog
ress as they are in the states above
named. Kansas, Idaho, Illinois. Ne
vada, Oklahoma and Texas have sent
liberal leaders to Congress and lib
eral governors to their capitals at
various times. and it is evident that
the yellow dog can be used II he
can be stolen.
So We see q nationwide organisa-
tion to steal the yellow dog"
II 10 not TIN liberals who are elan-
Evening star., 1922-12-10

Note.-In publishing this ar
ticle by the brilliant editor Of
the Emporia Gazette The Star
does not necessarily indorse the
views he expresses. But Mr..
White brings to the discussion
Of current events q fertile mind
and an entertaining style. and
a discriminating public will
place its own valuation upon
the opinions he advances.
Evening star., 1922-12-10
may find it expedient along in the spring to
cali the new Congress into being.
But the Presidents policy is to cross
bridges when he comes to them.

There was great deal of discussion yes
terday OF President Hardings dealing with
the prohibition question and the possible
modification of the Volstead act. Right after
election there was an outburst of enthusiasm
among the near-wets over the possibility of
broadening the statute by enlarging alcoholic
content of wine and beer. They thought the
wet victories would have moral effect upon
Congress.
As to that, it may have on the new Con-
gress. but not on this one. for Friday, in the
House. the drys fairly mopped up the floor
with the vets on every amendment which
was offered to legalize beverages of more
than half of per cent of alcohol.
President Harding did not hold out any
comfort to the vets, when his words are
analysed, beyond one construction put upon
them by some of the vets who professed to
see in them an intimation that the rigid en-
forcement of the law. upon which he is in
tent. might arouse sentiment in favor of
modification
The President first expressed his belief
that the day is unlikely to come when the
eighteenth amendment will be repealed. ''The
fact may as we'll be recognized and our
course adapted, accordingly" he said. Then
he went on to say: IF the statutory pro-
visions for its enforcement are contrary to
deliberate public opinion. which I do not
believe, the rigorous and literal enforcement
will concentrate public attention on any req
uisite modification"
Some fine differentiation is required to ex-
tract the idea of support by the executive
of the hopes of the vets for modification.
OF course. it is an old saying that the way
to kill an obnoxious law is to enforce it
strictly, and that is what the vets are lean
ing upon. The Presidents qualifying re-
mark of disbelief would seem to indicate his
Evening star., 1922-12-10

BY N. o. MESSENGER.
n FACTION of sentiment on President
X Hardings address to Congress last
Friday was decidedly favorable.
Statesmen in Congress, politicians out
side and plain citizens expressed high ap-
proval of its terms. 1t fell out that there
were number of prominent men from other
cities here Saturday for attendance at the
pressions of approval and qualification were
heard from many of them.
At the Capitol the statement was fre-
quently made that the message will rank as
a notable state paper.
Politicians declare that the President in
his recommendations for legislation has gone
long way toward meeting the demand for
progressive stand by the republican party.
In passing. it might be recalled that some of
the republican leaders predicted two months
ago that the administration would be found
advancing the banner of progressivism, as
the word is applied to safe and reasonable
legislation. and the republican party in Con-
gress would not be justly chargeable with
reactionism.
X
The next question now is when and how
are the recommendations to be carried out
in actual consideration of bills and their
enactment into law. and what time will be
afforded for that undertaking. The Presi-
dent, i'll his opening remarks. recognized the
brief space allowed by the short session for
the work in hand and the impracticality of
recommending too much. 1t would seem that
the work which he did cut out for Congress
would keep it busy for more days than re-
main until March 4. if its completion is es-
sayed at this session.
No hint was given in his address of pos
sible extraordinary session. and if one is not
voluntarily called or forced. the projects
must go over until year from this month.
The natural deduction would seem that he
Evening star., 1922-12-10
A Dfller. . Dollar.

A Dfller, q Dollar.
THE packers who started to merge
l. and were ruth1essly torn from
their noble dream must have had
foolish advice. What they tried
would have gone by with scarcely a
protest year ago, or even six months
ago. AS late as last fall second
story worker in the mint would have
excited comment only upon the cIev-
erness of his idea But the top blew
off the whited sepulcher Of our SNUG
conservatism with the late election.
We have witnessed a mystery. In the
twinkling Of an eye we have changed
from a sluggish. somnolent people,
DULY contemplating the rape of hu-
manity by the fiends of reaction. and
today We are yipping and kyoedling
all over the lot. miscellaneously
shooting up the place by way Of in
dicating that hell is out for noon.
A dozen or twenty radicals appear
in the Senate, in governors mansions;
Newberry resigns; Daugherty files the
suits against the war proflteers and
is his himself faced with impeach-
ment: La Toilette assemblies a group
Of man-eaters and the packers
merger is thrown out Of the White
House, which ten weeks ago was sup
posed by the big fellows to be the
citadel Of orderly larceny.
Tho packers lawyers fooled around
too long. While the other boys were
getting theirs the packers were
asleep. A diller. a dollar. q 10 o'clock
scholar. why did you drop your loot?
You used to take the hair and hide
and now you got the boot!
Evening star., 1922-12-10
ADotAer Liberal.

|THE appointment OF Mayor Couzens
l. of Detroit to NIL tho senatorial
term of Senator Truman H. Newberry,
resigned. brings to the Senate another
man of the liberal wing of the party.
Newberry was a conservative. He
thought his election, by the use of
his own money for advertising pur-
poses, in moral violation Of the state
law, was. even though illegal, for the
larger good. But his money has been
foolishly spent even from his own
seated, nine other republican sena-
tors, Of his own conservative views.
lost their seats. and his successor Is q
man of the type that he most vio-
lently abhors.
The money that Newberry spent to
promote what he thought was 4 holy
cause has been really q most effec-
tive contribution to liberalism, even
to that ultra-liberalism which con-
servatism likes to call radicalism. 1t
isn't what you order with your money.
but what you get, that counts. New
berry ordered a victory for the estab-
lished order. What he got was the
worst Of 1t.
The Good "CherTuble Brother"
TT is a curious fact that with all the
i wreck Of matter that has dtsheveaed
the republican party during the last four
weeks, the roar Of the pale pink
socialist in the land, the loud bazoo Of
the bloc-head reverberating in the sky.
leaves Harding cool, collected, imper-
turbable, the same kindly. suave, COM
placent gentleman that he was two
years ago. And what is more important.
he is getting away with it. He has the
same confidence Of the people that he
had when he began his term as Presi-
dent. It never was a case of hot and
painting affinity-the affair between
President Harding and his people. But
the people seemed to feel that they
could string along with him with GER
tain obvious reservations and qualihca-
tions for better or for worse for four
years or moro. And strangely In all
(Ceptlnusd On Thfrd Pags.). -
Evening star., 1922-12-10

porker who has been living among
the prodigals!
Evening star., 1922-12-10

II this conference succeeds in this
respect it will have a big moral in
fiuence on the great pan-American
conference to be held at Santiago
next March. 1t will mean that a bloc
of six American republics-the five
of Central America and the United
States-will go to Santiago with a
prestige of successful getting togeth-
er and working for a common pur-
pose of international good.
The second item on the program
reads: Measures whereby. in view of
the achievements accomplished with
regard to the Limitation Of, arma-
The St. Johns herald., 1922-11-02
Death Ends Strike.

Burlington, Iowa.-FuneraI services for Albert M Parmeter, oldest striker in the world, having been on a strike from 1888 until the time of his death, were held today from his home at Bur lington, and 400 striking shOpmen on the Burlington route marched ln the funeral procession. Mir. Parmeter was 87 years old and operated a wood burning engine on the Burlington long before a bridge was built across the Mississippi river. He went out on a strike wkith the Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers on the Burlington in 1888 and never returned to work, as the strike was never settled From that date until the time of his death he drew a strike pay amounting to thousands of dollars from the brother hood.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-11-02

I've read your letter five million times, and that part ten million. I mean where yo' underlined that you and what you said to yourself at the Red Cross. Oh, murder, but was glad to read that Don't forget about writing anything else you think of like that.
 "Wen, I was interrupted then and this is the next day. Of course can't tell you where we are, because that darned censor will read this letter, t guess he will let this much by. Who do you think ran across :n a village yesterday? Two boys from the old school days, and we certainly did shake hands few timesI It was that old foolish Dutch Krusemeyer and AL bert Paxton, both of them neutenants heard Fred Mitchell is still training in the States and about crazy because they won't send him over yet.
 If you have any idea how glad I was tC get your letter, you wouldn't lose any time answering this one. Any how, Pm going to write to you again every few days if get the chance, be- cause maybe you'll answer more than one of 'em.
 "But see here, cut out that sent you to be killed stuff. You've got the wrong idea altogether. We've got the big job of our lives, we know that, but we're going to do it. There'll be mis- takes and bad times, but we won't fall down. Now, you'll excuse me for say ing it this way, Dora, but don't know jst how to express myself except saying of course we know everybody isn't going to get back hOme-but lis ten, we didn't come oIGr here to get killed particularly, we came over to give these Dutchmen h-ll
 Perhaps you can excuse language if write it with blank like that, but