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Establish 1H35. /. L.MMS,.....Editor Published every Wednesday in The Aivertiser Building at $1.50 per year ta aAvance. Entered as second class matter at the poetoffice 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. There is no disparity in marriage like the unsuitability of mind and purpose. -DICKENS. Wednesday, Sept. 8. All the powers that be are paying tribute to King Cotton. Not a watermelon in sight. Would that they were like the poor! When cotton is 12 cents 'most any old variety proves to be a "mortgage lifter." _?_ Let's "black ball" whiskey again in Edgefield county. What will your bal lot be? _ The boil weevil has reached Georgia and South Carolina is mighty close to Georgia._ At least 1,800 votes should be cast in Edgefield county in the approaching election. _ In the fight that is on, are you for or against whiskey? Show your colors next Tuesday. The larger the majority for prohibi tion next Tuesday, the greater the re buke to the liquor trust. The boll weevil scare will enliven things sufficiently in Atlanta until an other sensation can be found. We trust that the Wall Street cot ton "bears" are making as lively a re treat as the Russian bear is making. The Local Option League is a freak I organization. It has a secretary but j no president-a tail but no head. ik -Wi ? The activities of the liquor houses! through the "league" is serving one good purpose-that of arousing the| prohibitionists to action. Nothing boosts a town more effec tively than a good cotton market. Let's make Edgefield the best cotton market in this whole section of coun try. _^_ We can not speak for other counties, but. as for Edgefield, we will have an honest election. The men of Edge field do not Know how to conduct any other kind. The Greenville Piedmont hits the nail squarely on the head when it says the Local Option League is: "The liquor j int?r?t masquerading as a patriotic or ganization of South Carolinians." The wholesale liquor people want to j continue to sell low grade and adulte rated whiskey to the county dispensa ries at good price3. Will your vote be cast in their interest or against them? It appears that liquor dealers' money will be pitted against South Carolina's | manhood Tuesday. Which will win?; We would stake our last dollar on the incorruptible manhood of South Car olina. Your vote next Tuesday will be] either FOR or AGAINST whiskey. Would you not rather for your boy to know that you voted AGAINST it? The example of your voting will influ ence him. The papers state that one C. D. Fortner, formerly a citizen of Spar tanburg but now of Greenville, will b? a candidate for the State senate from Greenville county next year. Surely Greenville can do better than that! Nothing would please the distillers and wholesale liquor dealers through out the country more than for prohibi tion to be defeated in South Carolina next Tuesday. Will your vote be on their side? Think seriously before vo ting with them. Just as the liquor dealers through the so called Local Option League are buying space in the newspapers to pub lish misleading statements, so will they buy votes in Charleston and probably other places in -the State next Tuesday. Let's cast every vote possi ble in Edgefield county against a bus iness th^t is willing to corrupt our| people in order to perpetuate itself. It's a mighty good time to begin debt paying. As long as you owe money and have a dollar in your pocket it belongs to somebody else. Municipal Recall Election. It appears that Beaufort is in the midst of a municipal mess. For several years some of the largest taxpayers, it appears, have been successful tax dodgers, possibly through the indul gence of form ?r city officials. Recent ly under a change of administration or the election of a new city treasurer, these tax-dodgers have had demands made upon them'for back taxes. Some of them owe as much as $10,000 back taxes. This refusal to pay, involving, if we mistake not, some of the aldermen, has resulted in Governor Manning order ing a recall election! While this is some thing entirely new in South Carolina, yet we believe it is a good precedent to establish. If an official, who is chosen by the people for a public position, fails to give satisfaction or, even worse still, acts dishonestly, then the people through a recall election can deprive him of his commission. Beaufort is in a municipal muddle which nothing but a recall election can straighten out. It would be better for an unsatisfactory official to step down and out rather than be voted out of office. But they seem not to view the matter that way in Beaufort. Company Stores Passing. For many years it has been customa ry for some large cotton mills to ope rate stores near the mill, in which the operatives do mo3t of their trading. These stores were established with the best of motives, and were operated as much for the convenience of the em ployees as for the interests of the mill itself. But there seems to be a grow ing sentiment against the corporation or company store. And while not a word of censure can justly be uttered against the mills for conducting these stores, Yet we are inclined to the opinion that it will be best to discon tinue them altogether. In fact, what ever tends to keep the mill people iso lated or separated from the other peo ple and other interests of the communi ty should be changed wherever possi ble. It is better for the mill people to get out of their villages and make their purchases at the stores where the other people of the town and vicinity make their purchases. Let them be made to feel that they are a part, an important part, of the life of the entire commu nity. Wherever practicable the mill chit dren should be sent to the public school of the community, rather to one es tablished solely for their benefit. In many cotton mill towns there is a prejudice on the part, of the residents of the mill village against the other people of the community. This is un fortunate and is largely due to their issolation and lack of normal business and social intercourse. Strong Prohibition Argument. We have a sneaking suspicion that while the esteemed editor of The State was off duty celebrating Labor Day somebody slipped in one of the best prohibition editorials in yesterday's State that we have seen in a long time. Not satisfied with merely presenting incontrovertible statements in the usual way, the intruder had entire par agraphs capitalized, givingthem great er emphasis: Here are some of the paragraphs taken from The State's editorial of yesterday: "It is safe to say that four out of every five dollars, if not more, of dis pensary profits are paid by POOR MEN. "Of all devices to make the working man pay more than his just share of the taxes, the liquor tax is the shrewd est and most effective." "lt is beyond doubt that enforced prohibition of the lipuor traffic would do more to REDUCE THE TAXES OF THE WORKING PEOPLE THAN ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DE VISED, FOR THE OBVIOUS REA SON THAT THEY ARE NOW TAXED MORE HEAVILY THROUGH THE DISPENSARIES THAN IN ANY OTHER WAY." "The mill operative, the street car conductor, the painter and the carpen ter have an unquestioned right to vote against prohibition. But let them not fool themselves. Any one of them wno is a patroa of the dispensary is paying a heavier tax for the support of the city of Columbia than is many a man earning his $2,000 or $3,000 a year." Vote next Tuesday. COUGHS THAT ARE STOPPED1 Careful people see that they are stopped. Dr. King's New Discovery is a remedy of tried merit. It has held its own on the market for 46 years. Youth and old age testify to its soothing and healing quali ties. Pneumonia and lung troubles are often caused by dnlay of treat ment. Dr. King's New Discovery stope those hacking coughs and re lieves la grippe tendencies. Money back if it fails. 50c. and 11.00.-2 We carry a complete line of sta tionery, Ledgers, Type-writer paper, Type-writer Ribbous, Fountain Pens, Letter Files, etc. Everything for the office. W. E. Lynch & Co. 0 0 1 What Others Say T OQOO0 &$*?0??0$?????M&00?00??4 Booze vs. Buttermilk. There is one man in this town who took several drinks of booze last night and another who took several drinks of buttermilk. And this morning we'll bet the man who took the several drinks of buttermilk felt ten times bet ter than the man who took the several drinks of booze.-Spartanburg Jour nal. ^ The State's Saviors. In the vigorous campaign which they are waging against prohibition the Lo cal Option League-whoever they are are cabing loudly to the people to "Vote Against Prohibition and Save the State.'' "Save the State." And yet no one seems able to find out just who these would-be "saviors" of the state are. Who are these martyrs that spend their money to set up headquarters at the most fashionable hotel in Colum bia, engage an advertising expert and buy newspaper advertising space by the whole page in the daily papers of the state? What a pity they are so modest about themselves. We fear they shall go to their graves unknown, unhonored and unsung. "Save the State." YeGods! -Anderson Intelligencer. Tidings From Mt Zion Com munity. Through the absence of your scribe from borne, some of the events in our community are about to become too far passed for publi< cation. However, as we are in suoh a quiet corner, they will no doubt be new to the public any way. One of these was the recent lawn party given by our W. M. ?. at the home of Mr. W. J. Gaines. This occurred on Tuesday evening. Aug. 24. Conversation and gaines were enjoyed by the young people out iu the moon-light. Then, marching iu time to music, a cake walk was the next feature of interest, this 3lso being out under the great trees on the lawn. After this, ice cream and cake were served, and then games were played in tho parlor. This occasion uot only placed .1 neat little sum in the treasury of the missionary society, but furnished an evening of delightful social pleasure lo the young people of the community. An event of interest to sportsmen was the dove shoot, which occured at the home of Mr E M Padgett, on Friday, August 7, Gentlemen from iL is neighbjrhood, Trenton, Edgefield, and even Batesburg, were on baud for the occasion. At day break the shooting began, and con tinued through the hours of the morning and late afternoon. About SOO birds were killed. This was great sport for the men, but oh! the pour doves! Mr J M Padgett has purchased 150 acres of the best land of the Jennings place, and we expect juun tu see a new and progessive home established in our midst. We wi.-h others would buy land and build nice homes in our community, indeed, we are hearing cheerful ru iiurs to this effect. Messrs. Ben and Pendleton iaines spent a few days uf last veek in surveying laud for Tomp cius and Weils, in the Good Hope lection. Mrs. Couch and Miss Faunie Pardue, from Graniteville have been eceut visiturs in the home uf Mr| Af A Pardue. Miss Eunice Franklin from Syl vania, Ga., has been visiting Mr md Mrs W T Gaine-*. Mrs W J Gaines and Miss Lilla Llae Padgett represented the Mt. Sion WM S at the recent meeting >V W U. at Clark's Hill. They eport a very interesting meeting, ,ud royal entertainment given by he people of Clark's Hill. .Alto gether, their trip was delightful ,nd a night spent in Augusta with rieuds was an additional pleasure. Miss Marie Padgett has been vis ling friends in Augusta. Mr and Mrs W T Gaines has keen visiting friends in Augusta. Mr and Mrs W J Gaines recently ?njoyed a pleasant day in the home if Mr and Mrs Waller Carpenter. Mr Ben Sullivan and his sister, Hiss Fannie, were also visitors on bis occasion. A most excellent linner was not the least attractive eature of the day. Mr B F Gaines leaves Saturday .0 take bis position as principal of he Darlington graded school. Our line of School Books and school Supplies is very complete. The schools in the couuty that open ;arly can depend upon us for their ;hool supplies. W. E. Lynch & Co. Lost, Strayed or Stolen-A brin lle cow with white spots. The hard sari of one horn has come off. Kinder will return tu J. E. Hart iud receive reward. FOR SALE-Abruzzi Rye at 5:2.25, Beach Island Rye $2.00, f. 0. j. cars Trenton. D. R, Day, 8-25-41-pd. Interesting News Letter From LoWer Part of the County. Dear Advertiser:-"Hardys" has been off this lime and the happen ings will not all be confined lo Har dy's neighborhood. Dr. Briggs and Dr. RC?B*, we hear, are bolh quite sick. Mr. and Air?. Ernest Cogburn and. family. Mr. and Mrs. Evan B&rker, and Mrs. John Cooper and faniily, are all sick. Mr. Frank Townes does not im prove any at all we are sorry to hear. Mrs. S. V. Bunch and Mrs. Ray now are feeling very badly. Mrs. R?ynow had another fall Sunday morning and bruised herself up again. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Scott, Jr., spent Sunday at Mrs. Bunch's. ;Mr. George Townes made a visit to his father Sunday, returning to his home in Aiken in the afternoon. Mrs. Milton Barker returned from her trip to St. Elmo, Tenn., some two weeks ago. We are all so glad she was not persuaded to make her home out lhere. Master Edward Bunch returned home a week ago after a three weeks' visit to his grandmother Bunch. Miss Irene Scott is visiting her brother. Mr. H. H. Scott, Jr., in North Augusta. She, too, is sick. Mrs. Hubert Smith made Mrs. Robert McKie a visit Sunday. Mr. Henry Medlock and little baby returned home from Edgefield last week. Misses Mary Townes and Lilla Bunoh attended tho1 W. M. U. at Clark's Hill last week, and report a most glorious meeting, and the hos pitality of the people beyond de scription. That meeting makes them love every one more than aver. The lovely ladies that con ducted the meeting aud the dear lit tle Sunbeam children were all so sweet and beautiful. Oh! that every church may soon have more zealous W-. M. societies, aud each church Sunbeams. : Jjjf?&hop? the Edisto sclool, which Mr. T. H. Posey is working /or, may succeed beyond their fondest sope*,' and be able to send workers to .each church, who have been trained, so those less fortunate than they, may be led by them to greater work than ever before for the Mas ler's cause. We were so sorry not to have [leard all of Mr. Camp's address, but fiope it did a great deal of good, [t was hard to tear ourselves away, md leave all those delightful Clark's Hill people. So many big, warm, !?^Pf>it"able hearted people we loved np there and cut.ld not visit each ane. We hope they may visit us jomo day. We have made those sve have told of the trip envious, ind wish they had been the.e too. -Next Sunuay there will be momo rial services at Sweetwater, and we jope to meet friends from far and lear. Mrs. Lamb will come down Thurs Jay to Mrs S. V. Bunch's for the light and day, arid go from there ,o Mrs. Ollie Bunch's and attend ;he memorial at Sweetwater Sunday, risk her place (tho Kendrick place) md Mrs. Girtie Shaw, before re aming home. Mrs. Will Biiggs, with her four ihildren, has been on a week's visit o her sisters, the Misses Tyler, at Silverton, S. C. Mrs. Walter Cheatham and Sa ah have been down with chills gain. Mr. Cheatham has treated Vin a Bottle- ' Through a Straw" DRINK Ehero-Cola \ himself to an automobile recently Perhaps they may be abie to out run the mosquitoes now. Miss Georgia Reese has gone to Glenn Springs for her health. We ' ope she may come home strong and well. Mr. and Mrs. Marry Bunch and family visited Mr. P. Ii. Lanham Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry McKie and Miss Lena Lanham went to Augusta Friday in Mr. McKie's car. We wish we could have some bunshine Hardys. North Augusta, S. 0. "Good Wisher" Gives Some Good Advice. Editor The Advertiser-: You hear people howling down whiskey part ly on account of the money that is spent for it, but you never hear how much money is wasted and thrown away on women in various ways. Take the fast age we are living in now, the poor young man who has to live by bis labor knows good and well that he cannot afford to marry a girl in this day and time and keep her up in the styles of the day. He knows if he does not dance up with what she wants and lets her go gadding: around, and he at home playing negro for her, there will be a row in his home. Therefore the young men of our country take to drinking and throw themselves away, instead of marrying some nice girl, toen settle down and both go to work to try to have some thing and be something in the world like they were created to do. 1 I am opposed to whiskey and if I p live I shall vote for prohibition on ' the 14lh of this month but I am op-, D posed to a lot of other that is being1 a done in this day and time. I don't believe th6 Lord created us to stint our children in many ways in order to pile it ail on our backs to make a big show in the world. I am afraid pride is going to cut a lot of us out of ever going to heaven. Peo ple seem to think more about dress and looks than they do their Lord, the giver of ail they have. I want to j f urge the fathers and mothers of our country to ?try and teach their children first of all that there is a God for them to serve. Then teach them to be nice, truthful and teach then to work and save. So we will not hear so much grumbling about hard tunes. Wastefulness is the cause of hard times. The Lord has been good to us ai!, and instead of taking care of his gifts to us, we have been throwing them away in many ways and then complain about hard times. Teach our girls and boys that the streets and roads are not the place for them ali the time. There must be some home staying or the home will soon go to pieces. Good W7isher. Plum Branch, S. C. 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G.,-August 30. kt a meeting: yesterday afternoon f women interested in the success f the referendum el? ction on pro ibition to be held in ?South Caro ma September 14, a central com aitteo ^as appointed to make ar angements for a TIAAS meeting for rayer on the afternoon of Septem ber 12. Neighborhood prayer ?eetings will be held in all sec ions of the city at the same hour everal days of next week, as a ?reparation for the final moating. At the meeting yesterday after oon it was unanimously voted to sk the purtora of all the churches f the state to urge their congrega ions to join with the women of .partanburg in making Suuday, September 12, a State-wide Day of Jrayer for Prohibition. Special mphasis is laid on the importance f much services because it is real zed that the greatest eueroy to the uccess of prohibition at the coni ng election is over-confidence and he consequent indifference on the art of tho voters. This may mean he loss of thousands of votes for rohibition. Let the women urge heir husbands and brothers to get heir registration ceitificates and ax receipts and be qualified to ote. The friends of prohibition hould not allow themselves to be eaten by iuaclion. in Appeal For Better Roads. Editor Edgefield Advertiser:- At he meeting at Clark's Hill August 1, bad roads were several times al ided to as being prohibitive of wo len's gatherings. Even as it was, t presumably cur best season of he year with roads in their best ondition, it was not unalloyed bliss D travel them. One or more auto lobiies found difficulty in getting brough boggy places. The road rom Parksville to Clark's Hill is trial, there are mud holes big, lit te, deep, shallow, mud holes like iimature ponds, mud holes th it re liable morasses. These holes are ad now, later on they will be in uitely worse. Let me quote a country man's rords. " There's mud there shore" 72L8 his comment "and it sticks loser than a brother, and it's so eep your horse can hardly get long, even without a load. I reck n the road always has a bottom, ut in winter it seems like there ras spots where the bottom was too ar down to find." ~v Kow there is no use to grnmble nd complain if no one .is going -to . o anything to remedy the matter? - fen say the county supervisor hould attend to the roads bat the ounty is a large one. Since the lam er interest became so active here, 'here is very heavy hauling on the oad daily. I think I can reasonably ay the road for ten to fifteen miles bove Clark's Hill is most fearfully j need of attention. It would paj to have a road day ow. A day on wh'oh every man 'ould give some labor to the road, len, horses, teams, shovels, spades auld be used to advantage. Win IT is almost on us. A Mud Hater. Parksville, S. C. DR- J.S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE. Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. 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