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?atabli0h*?>-lB35. J. L. MIMS,__Editor. Published every Wednesday' iii The Advertiser Building at $2.00 per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield S. C. No cummunicatipns will be pub lished unless accompanied by the writer's name. Card of Thanks, Obituaries, Res olutions and Political Notices pub lished at advertising rates. Wednesday, November 23. > O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good : for his mercy,, endureth forever.-The Pselmist. ? * ? * Secretary Hughes meant for his war-ship scrapping proposal to be more than a mere scrap of paper. * * m * O Lord, who lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankful ness.-Shakespeare. v *- * ? * While the conference is planning to disarm the nations, the States ^ should plan to disarm the individual. * * ? * Whether the 1921 cotton crop be more or less than originally estimat ed, the incontrovertible fact stands out that the yield will be less than half the pre-war yield. And too, the world is nearer naked than at any other time since the days of Eden. ? ? _* * Governor Harding and his asso ciates on the Federal Reserve Board may not be responsible for the wreck age and ruin wrought by the sudden deflation, but mountains of argument would not cinvince teeming millions of American people who lie bruised and broken amid the financial debris of their innocence. ? . ? . Smoke Neither. - A lad recently wrote Dr. Evans, as follows: "I am almost 17 years old and would like to know if I can start to smoking a pipe or cigarette? If so, which do you think advisable?" f The eminent physician's laconic re ply was, "Neither." Heed Dr. Evans, .boys, and never stain your fingers or saturate your body with nicotine, which will untimate'ly sap your strength, benumb your mental fibre, destroy your ambition and thus un dermine your whole being. This is not a fancied picture of the havoc wrought 'by tobacco poison. Its vic tims are easily observed in every day life. The lad who becomes a cig arette fiend will never make a one hur.dred-per-cent man. ? ? * ? Give Thanks To-Morrow. It matters not how pressing your' engagements to-morrow, whether they be social, of a business nature or merely pleasure oteking, do not fail to raise your eyes heavenward and devoutly give thanks to the Great Giver of every good and per fect -gift for the many blessings which He has vouchsafed to you dur ing thc past year. While we are pass ing through a season in which the Lord seems to have withdrawn his loving favor, yet who knows but that it is indeed *a blessing in disguise. <vThe Lord loveth whom He chasten ?th," and as an earthly father in love chastens a 'disobedient child, bestow ing a real blessing, as realized by the child in after years, so does our Heavenly Father, through chasten 'ihg restrain us and bring us from wandering afar back to a realiza tion of our dependence upon Him. Limit of Wickedness Reached. History, unfortunately, repeats itself in the wicked and degrading things of the world as much as in the pure and beautiful and wholesome things. In the early days of the hu man race .certain cities became so unspeakably wicked and debauched .that God's curse was pronounced up on them, and it seems that some mod ern cities are as completely lost to all decency as were those spoken of . in holy%rit. According ?p press dispatches, Par is is but little removed from the Tyre and Sidon of old. The extreme de pravity of Paris finds expression in or is reflected by some of the new dances, one of which has been called the- "Adam and Eve Hug." Those who participate in this dance at the thea tres "appear almost totally uncloth ed," and the dispatch further states that "the boxes of the theatre are nightly thronged with befurred and bejeweled women of society." As long as such a state of deprav ity and demoralization exists in Paris there is no hope for France. But the worst part of it is, the new things which are originated by the devil in Paris do not remain in Par is, bu't with that modern Sidon as a centre they radiate to all parts of the World, including Amer>:. . The late dances and most of iha a -Jern styles that are more disgusting chin beau tiful, come to us from P? ^s. Would that we were as prone to imitate the good as the evil v hich we find in others. . **? Devil Will Bc Enthroned. According to recent press reports, a coterie of American millionaires have purchased an island of the Ba hama group, 45 miles off the coast of Florida, for the purpose of found ing an American Monte Carlo. Chaf ing under cur prohibition law, anti race track gambling law and other similar laws that curb the appetites and passions of a blase element of our citizenship, whose delight it is to revel in excesses of all sorts, these men propose to establish a domain of their own, where they can indulge without let or hindrance. The follow ing taken from a press dispatch gives an insight into the plans of the pro moters of this undertaking: "Upon this newly acquired terri-' tory, far removed from the prohibi tion laws of any country, the pur chasers plan to erect establishments for the manufacture and sale of in toxicants of all kinds, to build race tra?ks where unrestricted racing may be held, a stadium for prize fights, to gether with sumptuous hotels and all Other conveniences for the comfort and entertainment of their patrons. "Four large steamships, each ac commodating 1,500 passengers are to ply between Palm Beach and the Is land, according to the plans of the prpmoters, as well as specially built airplanes." In projecting evil upon such a large scale, these men feel secure 45 miles out at *ea, but in thus enthron ing the devil they should bear in mind ?that "man proposes and God disposes." In their drunken revels hundreds felt secure aboard the "un sinkable" Titanic on that fateful night but almost without warning they were swallowed up by the icy waters of the ocean. Having chosen and purchased an island of the sea, far from the annoyance of eor:.-.ti tuted authority, this group cf mil lionaires may feel secure, forgetting that "';here is a Divinity that shapes our ends." Meeting of Third Division of Edgefield W. M. U. To be held at Red Oak Grove church Saturday, November 26th, 1921. 10:30 a. m.-Devotions, Mrs. J. C. Bussey. Greetings-Mrs. T. W. Lamb. Response-Mrs. Butler Strom. Exercises by Modoc Sunbeams. Exercises by Red Oak Grove Sun beams. Evercises by Red Oak Grove Y. W. A. Sunbeam Plans-Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman. Intermission. 1:30-Devotions, Mrs Maggie Rob ertson. Address-Rev. Mr. Allen. Special music. Business and announcements. Dismission. Mrs. J. M. BUSSEY. President Third Division Edgefield W. M. U. HAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS (-'-'-\ MISS LUCY S A. Y SHE JES' KNOW AK KIN EAT Mo'N ENNY-BODY ?SHE EVUH SEEP, EN A? SPEC* PAT SO , CEPM AH A IN' NE VU H HAI> 3>AT MUCH SOT BEFO* ME,'! > iCOTTON 25 CENTS A POUND! F. O. B. Columbia, S. C., in exchange for tuition. Act quick. Bowen's Bus* ?ness College, Columbia, S. C. ll-23-2t. WANTED: Peas. Anyone having peas to sell, bring or send to the .tore cf R. M. Durst, Johnston, S. C., where I will purchase. H. C. STROTHER, . . ... . . . Johnston, S. C. Chattanooga's Mayor Extends City Welcome to the Old Veterans. ' Editor of The Advertiser: I shall give a synopsis of the may or's speech of welcome. Senator Fra zier's and Gov. Taylor's speeches all were fine. The mayor said in part: "Among \he inspiring memories and traditions that have come down, from the past, none appeal to us more than the recollections of your achievmerits, your loyalty to your ?a cred cause, your sacrifices and deeds of heroism that mark you the great est soldiers the world ever knew. A son of a Confederate soldier, bern of a. rebel mother, I am most happy to congratulate you that in the evening of your life, when history has passed her stern sentence upon your deeds and your motives, our entire people honor you and hold, your achieve ments in affectionate memory. We honor you for the cause for which you fought, a cause inspired by the great principle of constitutional lib er-ay. God never planted in the breast of man a higher principle than that which prompted the soldiers of the Confederacy. And let me say, 'Pal sied be the tongue that would speak slightly of a Confederate past and' withered be the arm that refuses to lift itself in praise of the virtue and valor of the Confederate soldier.' " At this point the mayor became eloquent, and said, "We honor you in memory of' that 'great Mississippi soldier and statesman, the immortal Jefferson Davis, of whom Benjamin Hill said : 'He was the truest, greatest, bravest, tenderest, manliest man I ever knew.' We honor in mem ory of that Christian soldier, Stone wall Jackson, the greatest military genius the world has ever known. We honor you in the memory of that thoughtful, dignified warrior, Jo seph E. Johnson. We honor you in the memory of the great Robert E.* Lee, who left us a legacy that time cannot touch; the fragrant memory of a brave, tender heart; the spotless stainless honor of a great soldier; a Christian life and a duty d?me. We honor you in the memory of that splendid body if leaders whose won derful generalship has never been equalled and who won for the Con federate army a place that stands to day unsurpassed in the war history of the world. We honor you in the memory of your dead comrades. In God's own day no greater souls will rise than those sons of the South who fell in the service of their coun try iunder the "Stars and Bars" of the Confederacy. We honor you liv ing soldiers of the Confederacy in the capacity of your noble brotherhood, which adversity has bonded together so closely. W? offer you the hospitali ty of a gracious people. For your en tertainment our majestic mountains, banked with hemlock and laurel, and teaming with historic interest, our miles of automobile highway drives and through the great battlefields made famous by you heroic deeds and bathed with the blood of your fallen comrades, we proffer you our friendship and our love." The mayor spoke in conclusion as follows: "In" truth, you who fought on the historic fields need no invitation. You have won forever the open door, the magic of your matchless valor lifts high our gates. Let the Kings of Glory come in. What memories of those scenes of helf-century ago must crowd upon-, you when you see again the gray line of battle; hear the tramp, tramp of armed soldiers, the neighing of the battle steed, the clear call of the bugle, and 'midst it all you see in the pale moonlight the still upturned face. You live again those days of glory and honor, of sacrifice, of superb courage and fi delity unto death. It was here that one of your young color bearers f?ll mortally wounded and one,of you rushed .and seized the fallen flag. The poor fellow turned his dying eyes and pleaded with you: "Oh, let me hold it till I die.' and these things were not in vain. We whot dwell here well know we dwell on hallowed ground, and what you did here in spires us who have come after to finer living. "The spirits of your immortal com rades who died here beside you, are about you today. The air is vibrant with their voiceless welcome. Oh, im mortal and herioc dead, come near us; brood over us; breathe upon us they 'blessed benedictions." In my next I will give you a few thoughts of how Senator .Frazier stirred the audience with his elo quence, and will tell also some of the good things the Governor of Ten nessee said, after he got through fiddling "Dixie." ? J. RUSSELL WRIGHT. The lucky number at the drawing Saturday was 717. The holder of this number will please call and get a Fisk Inner tube free. It pays to trade with us. ' YONGE & MOONEY. THE WEATHER certainly has been backward so far this winter, but we believe that some real cold weather is on the way and will be here soon, and for those who are in need of cold weather goods, now is the time to make the purchase while you can find what you need and / Can Get It At a Bargain because when cold weather comes there will be a de mand for the goods, besides there is the danger of its being out of stock when most needed. 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Every department is constantly replenished with the newest designs. We call especial attention to our repairing department, which has 9 every improvement. Your watch or clock made as good as new. S Work ready for delivery in a short time. j A. J. REIMKL I 980 Broad St Augusta, Ga. ? 8