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(F?gefieW ^ktt?stt Eatabliarp? /. L. MIMS,.Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year fa advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published unless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. .}. V People seldom improve, when they have no other model but themselves to copy after. -GOLDSMITH. ?_i-* Wednesday, July 14. Are the Germans game or fool hardy? Mr. Bryar's resignation increased the Kaiser's determination. Germany's reply condensed into three words: "Go to thunder." j Cupid is said to be the most popular instructor in most of the summer 'schools. Blessed are the poor who do not have to maintain a guard around their premises. What has become of the old fashioned gentleman who would not smoke in a lady's presence? Things look a little more warlike. The Palm Beaeh may yet be supplanted by the regulation khaki. When Mr. Hobson resumes his advo cacy of an enlarged navy he will not be looked upon then as a crank. One does not read very far into that German reply before the Ego of the Kaiser is easily discernable between the lines._ Mr. Bryan had nothing to do with writing that German reply, but his resignation had something to do with the tone of it. Typhoid germs are on the rampage at this season. Better adopt every reasonable precaution to keep them from entering your system. If it requires six months to make a torpedo of the type used by subma rines, those Germans must have been storing them away sin:e the war of 1870. An egregious blunder was made in the long ago when July and August, the hottest months of the year, were both given a maximum number of days, i Governor Manning delivered an ad dress in the Baptist 'church at Abbe ville Sunday afternoon, which is a par donable admixture of Church and State. _ A problem to be worked out at your leisure: If the French have advanced 800 yards in the past four months, how long will it take them to reach Berlin? As long as gun-cotton is used to make the wounds and absorbent cotton is used in dressing them, 'the cotton grower should not complain of the ravages of war. The headlines say "President Wilson will at once send a note in reply to the "Kaiser." Don't you think it would be well for him to send it by "special delivery" this time? It is said that the one-billion-bushel wheat crop means 10 bushels for every man, woman and child in America. We sntfply rise to remark that we haven't yet received ours. Kicking never becomes a lost art with a mule. A few days ago a Gaff ney lad came in contact with a mule's heels while plowing and the result was that two physicians had to be called in. After the war closes and you begin planning for an enlargement of your farming operation western stock will be selling at practically prohibitive prices. Better begin your planning now by raising livestock on the farm. The Kaiser seems now to be deeply solicitous about protecting the women and children of Germany whom Eng land would perish through blockade. If fce really cared indeed and in truth for the women and children of Germany, why did he precipitate this cruel war which has deprived teeming thousands of German women and children of hus bands and fathers? The old Liberty Bell is en route to the Pan-American exposition, having spent Sunday in Salt Lake City. As some men rode on horseback 50 miles to see the bell, it must have as much drawing power as if it were spelled belle. . "Thaw on Witness Stand Seven Hours"-Headline. A man who can stand being quizzed by New York law yers for seven hours on a stretch must be as sound as a dollar-mentally and physically. He should be given his liberty at once. What ablessing for mankind it would have been, if in a thoughtless moment old Noah had stepped on those two chiggers.-The State. And if he had only shooed these flies out of the ark, we would not now have to read so much about this swatting husiness. The Citadel Scholarship. In just 30 days, on August 13, the beneficiary scholarship to the Citadel from Edgefield county will be awarded by competitive examination, and the editorffof The Advertiser desires to see at least 50 young men compete for it. The Citadel scholarship is the only one awarded by the State that will give a young man a thorough college educa tion practically without a penny of ex pense to him. The scholarship is worth $1,000 in cash. Awake, young men! Arise from your lethargy and resolve to make something of yourselves besides hewers of wood and drawers of water. By a close application and thorough review of what you have studied in the past, you may be able to make the highest aver age on the examination, and winning the scholarship will enable you to fill a larger place in the world. If such a scholarship were offered to the girls of the county, there would be more than 100 on hand the day of the examination. Surely there should be not less than 50 boys. Communicate with the proper authorities (as shown in the announcement published in The Advertiser) and have your papers prop erly filed. . Smoking Causes Cancer. There is a growing belief that inces sant smoking causes cancer' of the mouth. In a recent article in the New York Medical Journal, a prominent surgeon writes of 100 cases of mouth cancer that have come under his ob servation. Only 10 of the victims were women and one of these used snuff and the other smoked a package of cigarettes a day. All of the 90 male victims of cancer of the mouth were j smokers, either of cigars, cigarettes or a pipe. This emi nent surgeon is of the opinion that the hot tobacco smoke produces chronic ir ritation that ultimately becomes can cerous in its nature. Even where smoke is not the initial cause of the irritation, it aggravates irritation that is produced by some other cause. According to this very excellent authority, it is dan gerous to have the tongue irritated by a rough tooth or by taking hot food into the mouth, this danger being in creased in case of tobacco users. That records of large hospitals con firm the opinion that cancer of the mouth is very frequently caused by the intemperate use of tobacco, should cause persons who are inveterate smokers to reflect seriously before they pass the danger line. Our advice to boys and young men who have not yet become addicted to the use of tobacco, is to let it alone, se verely alone. Do not allow yourself to become even a moderate user. The individual who must smoke a dozen or more cigars a day, in order to satisfy his appetite or craving, was once a moderate user. Only a very few per sons can confine themselves to the moderate use of any narcotic. Total abstinence is the only safe ground. Concerning Dishonest Advertising. An enlightened public is demanding more and more that no untrue state ments be made in advertisements. Not many years ago, the more extravagant and the more highly colored the state ments in an advertisement, the more effective it was in attracting the atten tion of the reading public and in bring ing results to the advertiser. As pur chasers now expect and require the seller to make good every statement in an advertisement, many advertisers are adopting a more conservative course. There is also another force in opera tion in some States that is eliminating dishonest advertising, and that is the enactment of laws prohibiting decep tion and fraud. In these states a mer chant who represents a pair of trousers that are offered at a phenominally low price to be all wool, when in fact they are 50 per cent, cotton, lays himself liable to indictment. The law should also prohibit misrep resentation as to the price or value placed upon merchandise. The average consumer knows practically nothing of the quality of merchandise. His only way of estimating the real worth is by the price which the merchants puts upon his goods. Viewed from this standpoint, a merchant in advertising a bargain or cut-price sale, should not be allowed to misrepresent the value of a piece of merchandise-for exam pie, pricing a $1.00 umbrella thus: "Real value $1.50, reduced to 99 cents for this sale." A customer who is unable to judge of the quality of an umbrella should not be lured into pur chasing an umbrella he does not need, thinking he is getting a $1.50 article for 99 cents, when the umbrella sells every where for $1.00. The honest competitor whose conscience will not a'low him to misrepresent the value of a one-dollar umbrella is placed at a great disad vantage. If an article has an ac cepted market vaiue, no higher valua tion should be placed upon it in order to make a sale. Other States are legislating along this line, and South Carolina also needs laws to protect the unsuspecting public from men who have low stand ards in business. The Prohibition Election. In order to enable the people of South Carolina to vote on the whiskey question at a time when it can be divested of politics, the legislature or dered an election to be held on Septem ber 14. Sixty days from to-day the people will determine by their ballots whether South Carolina shall continue to have whiskey solid in 15 counties, to the demoralization of the adjacent counties, or whether the State will join 18 other States that have repudiated whiskey altogether. It is generally conceded that a very large majority will be cast for State wide prohibition. We have it upon good authority that several of the dis pensary counties will vote for prohibi tion, a majority of the people of these counties being heartily sick of the county dispensary, with all of its graft and political corruption. Barnwell and Aiken counties particularly have gained notoriety through the mismanagement of their dispensaries. The Governor removed the dispensary board in Barn? well because of irregularities, and the new board is now holding up payment of $50,000 worth of whiskey because of the violation of law concerning its pur chase. Some of the most prominent men in Aiken county who were heretofore ardent advocates of thedispensaryjhave changed their views and are now avowed advocates of prohibition. On account of unsatisfactory conditions, some time ago the Governor ordered the dispensaries in Aiken county closed and they remained closed for a month. It was reported that a former dispenser was checked short nearly $2,000. Whenever the people of, Edgefield county have been given an opportunity to express themselves on this great moral question they have always de clared against the sale of whiskey by a considerable majority. For nearly 10 years Edgefield county has had practi cal prohibition and after giving it a thorough trial the people could not be induced to return to the dispensary system or any other mode /of selling whiskey. Let's vote it out of South Carolina altogether in September, thereby help ing hundreds of people in the "wet" [counties to overthrow whiskey domi nation and demoralization. Voting whiskey out of the 15 "wet" counties will also make the enforcement of pro hibition more easily effective in the counties adjacent to the "wet" coun ties. Bishop Kilgo. Edgefield will^have the privilege on Sunday night next of hearing Bishop John C. Kilgo, one of the bishops Of the Methooist Episcopal church south. On accovnt of the large congregation exj ec'.ed the Baptist pastor and people have kindly offered the Methodists the use of the Baptist church and the Methodists are accepting with thanks.? The service is to begin at 8:30. All tho people are cordially invited. J. R. Walker. Missionary-Temperance Out Door Meeting. On Friday afternoon at five o'clock at the Baptist church, there will be held a rally meeting of all the missionary societies in Edgefield, at which time a missionary-temper ance program will be enjoyed. The following is the program: Devotions and music from Tem perance Songster. Reading,Temperance and missions, Mrs. W. E. Lott. Music, Miss Miriam Norris. Selection "The winning crusade," Hortensia Woodson. Reading, "Responsibility of the church member," Mrs. E. J. Nor ris. ' Music, "Please, won't you vote-it out,'* Frances Jones. A review of temperance progress, 3 minutes talks, Mesdames W. L. Dunovant, T. H. Rainsford and R. G. Shannonhouse. "Loyal Temperance March," Ben jamin Cogburn. ? OR SALE: Your orders solic ited for peach crates. C. B. Boat right, Ridge Spring, S. C. 6-2-4t. ? What "Others Say ? Mighty Few Vote. Denmark allows women to vote if they are over 85 years old. And mighty few women vote in Denmark. -People's Advocate. Good Definition. An exchange says that an optimist is one who smiles at knocks while a pessimist is one who knocks at smiles. -People's Advocate. Do Not Delay Bouquets What this old world needs is more bouquets handed around to folks when they are alive and kicking. Flowers don't do a dead dne much good.-The State. They Are Inconsistent. Some men have the bad habit of wor rying newspapers to death about wri ting editorials in re "buy at home" and then send away for their printing. It's all in a life time.-York News. Don't Worry. The crops are beginning to show the lack of fertilizers. But farmers should not worry too much about that, for when the crops are made the saving in fertilizer bills will show the other way.-Newberry Observer. Auto Mortgages. ? A press dispatch says 27 car loads of automobiles were sold in - Spartanburg county .luring June, but there is no re port as to the number of mortgages that were recorded.-People's Advo cate. Diverts Attention. England does not care how long the Lusitania discussion goes on if, so long asthe United States is engaged with Germany in it, the Washington gov [ ernment will not aggressively take up with England the question of Eng land's interference with American com merce.-Greenville Piedmont ? Should Restrict Sale. It looks like there ought to be some restrictions upon the sale of dynamite. Here was this crazy man, Frank Holt, buying dynamite by the hundred pounds for blowing up public buildings, steam ships, private houses and anything else. Such a dangerous thing as dyna mite ought to have some restrictions thrown around its sale.-Newberry Observer. + >!? ?]? ?|i?j? ?{? iji>ji?!< i|>i|<iji ijii|i>|i?!>.$?'J.?jii?i I?I?{..]??{??{.?]? ?* Smile Provokers | + ?TTVTVTTTVVTTTI" iSc,?y way 0f enlarging the chil ?ijen's. vocabulary a certain village school teacher is in the habit of giv ing them a certain word and asking them to form a sentence in which that word occurs. The other day she gave the class the word - not withstanding." There was a pause and then a bright faced youngster! held up his hand. "Well, what .is your sentence, Tommy, asked the teacher." "Father wore his trousers out, but notwithstanding." A commercial traveler, putting up for the night at his hotel in a small town, ordered breakfast for an early hour next morning. The landlady, preparing the meal, not wishing hei guest to be late, sent a servant girl upstairs to see if the gentleman was up. Peering through the keyhole, the servant, a raw country girl, espied the traveler at the dressing table using his toothbrush. Coming down stairs, she surprised her mistress by reporting: ''It's all .right, mum; he'll be down directly. He's sharpening his teeth!" Sev?ral ladies sat in their club a few evenings ago discussing the vir tues of their husbands. ' "Mr. Bingleton, said one of them, referring to her life partner, never drinks and never swears-indeed, he has no bad habits." "Does he never smoke?"some one asked. "Yes. He likes a cigar just after he has eaten a good meal. But, I suppose, on an average,- he doesn't smoke more than once a month." Some of her friends laughed, but she didn't seem to understand why. -New York Journal. The Yale freshman year was prov ing very expensive to father, so fa ther decided to have a heart-to heart talk with Johnny, home for a week. ''Now son, said he, gravely, but affectionately, your mother and I are spending justas little as we pos sibly can. I get up in the morning at half past six and I work until after five. But, son, the money just won't go around at the rate your expenses are running. Now, I ask you, as one man to another, what do you think we had better do?" For a moment Johnny's head was buried in thought-and then he re plied*' "Well, father, I don't see any way out but for you to work nights." -Cincinnati Enquirer. \ \ ailway Premier Carrier of the South Mountain Excursion ? Wednesday July 21st EO?ND-TKIP FABE TO > Henclersoiiville, N. C. . - $3.50 Asheville, N. C. . . . . 4.00 Brevard, N. C. . . . . 4.00 lake Toxaway, N. CL . . 4.50 Waynesville, N. C. . . . 4.25 ? Tickets to be sold Wednesday, July 21st, for all regular trains, good return ing to original starting point until mid night July 26th, 1915. Fares will apply from Augusta, Aiken, Edgefield, Trenton and all intermediate stations to Lexington, S. C., inclusive, also Blackville, Allendale, Perry, etc. An excellent opportunity ?to visit the "Land of the Sky" and "Beautiful Sapphire Country." For additional information communicate with J. A. TOWNSEND, Agent, Edgefield, S. C. or MAGRUDER DENT, District Passenger Agent, 729 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. Greenville Womans College Greenville, S. C. Affords complete advantages for a broad, liberal education. Trains it9 students for lives of fullest . efficiency and responsibility. Equipment, faculty, courses of study, and cultural influences are entirely in harmony with present. day requirements. Administration, instruction and dor mitory building's equipped alone the most modern lines, for convenient, comfortable life and efllclent work. Entrance requirement! noon 14-unit bub. High standard courses leadinjt to B. A., B. L. and M. A. degrees. Literature, Languages, Sciences. Practical train ing in Domestic Science. Bukes* Coane, leading to diploma. Thorough courses leading to diplo mas in Coniervatorv of Music, departments Of Art, Expression, Physical Collar*, Kindergar ten, Normal Training Course. This institution alms to afford the besteducational advantages obtainable ata minimum cost. For Catalogne address DAVID M. RAMSAY, D. D., Pres. Greenville, S. C. THE CITADEL The Military College of South Carolina Announced as "Distinguished Military College" by U. S. War Department. Full courses in Civil Engineering, Science, English and Modern Languages. Confers B. S. and C. E. degrees. All expenses pay cadets from South Carolina, $282.00 a year. A scholarship worte $300.00 a year is vacant from Edgefield county, and will be filled by competitive examination at the countv seat on the 13th day of Au gust,' 1915. For necessary information and blanks apply to COL. O. J. BOND, The Citadel. Charleston. S. C. CHICHESTER S PILLS DIAMOND BRAND LADIES ! Aek your- DranM for CHI-CHES-TRR'S A DIAMOND BRAND PILLS ia RKD and, GOLD metallic boxes, sealed with Ribboa TAXB KO OTHER. Buy af ? VruggUi mod uk for CHI-CHES-T? DIAMOND BRAND PILLS, for twenty-five years regarded as Best, Safest, Always Reliable. 7RR S yy SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE SS. TIME TRIED m.? mm Notice to Housewives! We desire to call the atten tion of the good women of Edgefield and vicinity to the fact that ste can supply them with boiled ham, sliced by our up-to-date machine. A quick meal can be had without standing over the hot stove by ordering ready cooked meats from us. Ham, JBreastfast Bacon, Smoked Bacon, and Fresh Meats of all kinds constantly on hand. Large stock of Fancy Groceries. H. H. SANDERS