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Estahliahr?i 1333. ? "" " ;. L. MI MS,.Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year i j advance. Entered as second class matter at toe postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published onless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thfinks, Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. Wednesday, March 29 It seems that the Germans are good at everything except keeping their word. If all the swords were beaten into ploughshares and all of the spears into proning-hooks, there would be an over supply. Watti fires occuring daily and nightly at almost every point of the compass, H ia not likely that many local com panies will spring up. The Kaiser may not realize it but he is searing thin ice. He may be a good skater but, if he is wise and prudent, be will change his course. Wagener wants to be a county seat and Fort mill also aspires to become a court house town, but new county talk is no longer a nightmare to Edge field. And what has become of the old fashioned girl who insisted that her future husband must have curly hair? -The State. She finally married a bald-headed man. The papers tell us that dyestuff's are getting scarce but, judging from the way hair is changing its color in Edgefield over-night, there is yet an abundant supply here. The Republicans are greatly con cerned about the selection of some one to defeat President Wilson. The^j Jection would be easy if left to the Colonel of Ouster Bay,_ _ Newberry county has 28 candidates already out, while Edgefield only has four. Ye men of Edgefield, you are not living up to the old county's tradi tions. Bestir yourselves. In the failure of the supreme court to agree upon the " issues involving the formation of McCormick county, the chief justice has ordered an en bane session for April 14. ilcCormick county is said to have about 850 voters and 875 candidates. Just how they will lind a way out of this paradoxical predicament we do not know, unless they give the ballot to women too. At the conference in Paris a few days ago the entente Allies renewed their vows of allegiance to each other, realizing that "united we stand, divided we fall"-into the hands of the Ger mans, at that. The only trouble about the Colum bia square meal is that you have to mortgage your home to buy it. Greenville News. Our contemporary loses sight of tie medical and hospital b?ls that follow. According to liquor sales recently made in Columbia, and they were con sidered good ur der the circumstances, putting the dispensary stamp on liquor made it depreciate 50 per cent, in value. Bottled in dispensary is not like "bottled in bond." "Bond issue or no bond issue?" is the question that is sigitating the pub lic mind in Richland county. The Ad vertiser would not presume to advise at long range and in a matter that does not concern us, but, speaking generally, we urge people to think twice before voting once on a bond issue. Augusta Sustains Loss of Millions. At a time when Augusta had just fully recovered from the last over flowing of the Savannah and had con structed a leve3, according to govern ment specifications, in order to pre vent a recurrence of the disaster, the severest blow yet experienced came from an unpeeled source. Late in the afternoon of March 22 fire broke out m Augusta's first "skyscraper," the Dyer building, and a terriffic gale caused the flames to spread with great fury and rapidity, rendering all hu man agency ur able to cope with the situation. In a few short hours property mount ing up into the millions was reduced to ashes. Scores upon scores of cotton merchants, banks and business \ houses and hundreds of residences covering thirty-odd city blocks were devoured by the merciless flames. Three or four hundred lawyers and other pro fessional men were put into the streets, with their valuable libraries and office fixture? reduced to ashes and scattered by the wind. The two "skyscrapers," the Empire and Chronicle buildings, al through constructed upon modern and scientific lines, were unable to success fully resist the flames. Augusta's two newspapers, The Chronicle and The Herald, succumbed with their neigh bors, the plants of both being de stroyed. However, neither of the papers missed an issue. Temporarily, The Chronicle is being published in Macon and The Herald in Thompson from the plant of Watson's Jeffersonian. While this blow is probably without a parallel in the South, yet we believe that Augusta will rise out of the ashes a "Greater and Better Augusta." Wood and mortar and brick have been destroyed by the flames, but the undaunted Augusta spirit survives and will cause to rise out of the ashes bu siness and residence blocks that will do credit to cities tenfold larger than Augusta. Edgefield and Augusta have always been closely bound by the strongest of ties and The Advertiser joins with our people in extending sympathy to the stricken city across the Savannah. Millions of Orphans in ?urope. Of the many disasters, misfortunes and sad things incident to the warm Europe one that will appeal to every heart is the millions of fatherless chil dren that are left in the wake of bat tle to be cared for either by penniless mothers or by a bankrupt State. Al ready the care of the orphans in France is a problem that is difficult of solution. The orphans in France alone number 800,000 and the end is not in sight. At first thought, one is likely to say a nation suffers most from war through the actual cost in dollars and cents, but the many billions of dollars of debt that are being piled up is the least of the losses. The slaughter of the flower of a nation's manhood is the heaviest loss, and following t-.is is the failure to properly equip the millions of orphans who are to recruit tl;e ranks of depleted citizenship. Such losses can never be nv?-sured or computed in dollars and "tnts. Germany, England, Frane? and the other nations at war v/jH require dozens of generations to ?estore the status that existed before the war began. United States Greatest Commercially. The ill wind, in the form of the world's most disastrous war that is making a graveyard of Europe, has blown many blessings to America. It has made "Uncle, Sam" banker for the nations of the earth and has made him the leading manufacturer of the world. And owing to the continued devastation of the war and the de moralization that will exist many years after peace has been restored, it is probable that the United States can maintain this commercial supremacy. Statistics just issued by the census department show that for the year ?9?5 the United States stood first in exports. During the past 15 years the volume of exports of this country ha's doubled, and the amount grows greater from year to year. Just as the individual who always has some thing to sell steadily accumulates wealth, so with the nation that ships its products abroad, receiving the cash of other nations. Having gained com mercial supremacy, it is not likely that the United States will lose first place among the world's exporters. Master's Sale. State of South Carolina, County of Edgefield, Court Common Pleas. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Cobb-Plaintiff -against Killa Williams-De fendant. Pursuant to the decree in this cause, I shall offer for sale at public out-cry to the highest bidder, be fore the Court ? House, Town of Edgefield, County of Edgefield and State of South Carolina, on sales day in May 19IO, same being the first day of said month, between the legal hours of sale, the follow ing described realty to wit: All that lot in the town of Edge field, S. C., as was bought by said Milla Holloway from W. W. Adams, and containing Or:e and three-fourth (l 3 4) acres, more or less, hounded North by Sallie Dun ton, Ea.st and South by lands of VV. W. Adams and West by Pub lie Road, leading to Trenton, S. C., j and lie;, near the Tre-tle of South ern Railway Company that crosses Beaver Dam Creek. Terms of Sale Cash: If purchaser at said sale shall fail to comply with terms thereof within one hour from the time of said sale, said premises, upon direction ot* Plain tiff's Attorney, will be re-sold on said day at the risk of the former pu i ch aser. Purchaser to pay for papers. J. H. ?ANTELOU, Master E. C., S. C. March 2?, 1916. Edgefield School Lette? The following are the ones ed to represent the Edgefielr school in the athletic conte Field day: Running: broad jump, boyi 3 4, Diomede Hollingsworth, liam Hollingsworth. 50 yard dash, hoys ander 14, gan Lamb, Maurice Deal. 50 yard dash, boys over 14 mede Hollingsworth, Carroll I ford. 100 yard dash, boys nnde Maurice Deal, Morgan Lamb. 100 yard dash, boys ove Dibrnede Hollingsworth, G Rainsford. 220 yard dash, boys ovei Diomede Hollingsworth, C? Rainsford. 440 yard dash, boys over 14. roll Rainsford, William Holl worth. Running high jump, boys t 14, Morgan Lamb, Dixon Tin man. Running high jump, boys 14, Diomede Hollingsworth, G Tompkins. Standing broad jump boys u 14, Elwyn Moore, Morgan L: Standing broad jump-, boys 14, Diomede Hollingsworth, ( er Tompkins. 1 > Rope climbing contest ojfcn all boys, Edgar Padgett,^. El Moore. 50 yard dash open to all g Bessie Du no vant, Kate Mirns. Running high jump open t girls, Lois Mims, Kate Mims. Standing broad jump open b girls, Kate Mims, Ethel Ch eal h Rope climbing contest ope all girls, Alice Prescott. Running broad jump open tf girls, Kate Mims, Ethel Cheatfi Flag race girls under 14, Be Dunovant, Kate Mims, Ethel Ch ham, Lois Mims, Elizabeth Ri' Llily Holson, Elise Hudgena, Fr cts Jones. Norma Shanncmhoi Edith Ouzts. Recitation contest, Janice'Jd gan. Declamation contest, ; Willi Folk. The music club met with/iM Grace Tompkins Friday aflerno March 24. Quite a number w present and a thoroughly enjoya program was carried out by the f lowing young ladies: V . Duet, Miss Couch, May '^Riv Solo, Jeanie Simkins. Solo, Willie Peak. Solo, Ruth Cain. Duet. Grace Tompkins, ;Gei vieve Norris. Solo, Grace Tompkins. '^V . '. Solo, Ruth Lyon. After the program delicious cream and cake was served; T next meeting will be he'd at t horne of Miss Jeanie Simkins. A most exciting game of bas! ball was played between tho Ed; Held and Johnston hiurh 8clu teams, Wednesday afternoon, Mar 22. This was the second game Edi field had ever played and the tea is db be highly complimented f its splendid work. Johnston has splendid team, but they did not p up as strong a fight as usual for t Edgefield team worked togeth belter and out played them by fa Edgefield had never pfactic throwing goal from fifteen feet b Johnston insisted on using this nil and of course, we had to eonsent the visitors. This lost the game fi Edgefield by two points, the seo being 5 7. We are practicing fiftee feet goal now and when Joh nett comes over again we will be read to win the game. The basket ba on Field day will be between Johr ston and Trenton. The Mc Duffie literary society wa called to order by the president Fr ?day afternoon, March 24. After ro call, minutes, and report of con initi?es the regular program follow ed. The first number was curren events, Willie Peak. This was splendid paper consisting of th latest war and fire news mixed witl high school tips. Reader, Norm; Shannonbou8e. Music, Margare May, Ruth Lyon. Brooke Jone rendered a very humorous recitatior and next in order came the debat< resolved, ''That the ternfof th< Ridgefield higTi school should bi cut to eight months next year anc the money saved be expended on th( library, laboratory and athletic ap paratus." Affirmative, Pendleton Gains, Onida Pattison. Negative Ed .vin Folk, Lallie Peak. ' All the pipers were splendid and showed excellent work on the part jf the debaters A very lengthy discussion took place after the debate and add ed greatly to the program. Janice Morgan, Claud Harris and Ilene Hailing were appointed to act as judges, and their decision was ren dered in favor of the affirmative. By a vote of the society two new laws were added to the constitution Alter the report of critic the socie ty adjourned to meet Friday April 7. School Correspondent. The Best Hot Weather Tonic GROVES TASTELESS chill TOHiC cinches the blood, builds up the whole syste>u iud will won derfully -trensthen and fortify j ov io withstand the depressing effect of the hot ?ummer. 50c. * i SPENT $1,000 BE FORE HE SOLVED PUZZLING CASE. SHADOW LIFTED FROM HOME OF PROMINENT MERCHANT. Mrs. D. G. Free Regained Health in Almost Miraculous Manner. A home made happy, a life given renewed strength and relief from Buffering which had continued six | years and which had continued six j years and which had reduced her, health almost to that of an invalid ' - that is the resujt of Mrs. D. G. Free's taking Tanlao, the master medicine, according to the state megt given by her husband, who is proprietor of the D. G. Free Fur niture Co., of 430 Assembly St., Columbia. "I have spent at least ?1,000 to secure relief for her, but Tanlac is the only medicine which bas given her relief," he declared. . '1 sometimes believe Tanlac is the medicine the Lord sent her," added the giaieful husband. "I ?hall always be glad to recommend Tanlac for it is a wonderful medi-1 cine. I intend sending my mother; several bottles for she needs it. "My wife suffered terribly with I indigestion and for six years she I was supposed to be threatened with dropsy of the stomach, which caus ed her constantly increasing suffer ing. She had no appetite, and was confined to her bed the greater part of the time She employed ser-1 vants to do al! ber housework. : When bbe began taking Tanlac, Mrs. Free was a physical wreck, and seemed steadily becoming worse, despite all that medical I science seemed able to do for her. I was spending au average of fifty dollars per month for medical ser vices for her. '.We had ?nally come to the con clusion that her case was beyond relief. 1 was in a desperate frame of mind. Seeing Tanlac so inten sively recommended for stomach troubles, she decieed to try it and the immediate result was wonder ful ? ' After she had taken two bottles the servants were discharged, and Mrs. Free began doing ber house work, something ehe had not done in years. Her appetite is good now, and bee. eats anything she wants. She is regaining weight rapidly, and her palor has been re placed by a rosy color. She bears little resemblance to herself as she was a month ago, and she is in tine spirits. "It is almost unbelievable that any medicine could V>i-intr such won derful results, but Tanlac has done so in the case of Mis. Free, and it cannot be praised too highly. She is now taking her third bottle." Commenting on this,endorsement, T. W. Galyon, Slate agent for Tan lac, said: "Such statt ments as this, tel lins: of marvelous relief brought by Tanlac, should convince the thoughtful of the medicine's merits. Tanlac, which is a combatant of disorders, a tonic, appetizer, and in vigoraut. is what hundreds of ailing persons need. Il seems to build up the entire system, and creates a healthy appetite, promotes digestion and assimilation of food, vitalizes the blood and brings back good health." Tanlac, the master medicine, is sold exclusively by Penn & Hol stein, Edgefield; Johnston DHU Co., Johnston; G. W. Wise, Tren ton. Price: $1.00 per bottle straight. -Adv. Bank of Parksvilie Established 1908 Capital $18,000.00 Resources $35,000.00 Pays Five Per Cent, on Time Deposits A Savings Account is a life insurance policy for your family. Poverty is death's running mate. You can bunk by mail. We Make Liberal Loans on Good Security. We have a complete line of men's and boy's suits. Hubenstein. Honor Roll Branson School 1st grado: May Brimson, Ruth Thomas, Tom Timmerrnan, Abram Seigler, Albert Seiner. Advanced First: T C Strom, Willie Doolittle. 2nd grade: Cmnie Brimson, Gell Morgan, Elizabeth Rearden. 3rd grade: Harling Morgan,Floyd Thomas, Buller Doolittle. 4th grade: Price Morgan, Ruby j Morgan, Elizabeth Timmerman, i Nettie Doolittle, Eugene Rearden, | Claud Bartley. 5th grade: Ruth Morgan, Wil moth Seigler, Ruby Brunson, Dan Brunson, Mattie Thomas. 6th grade: Eugene Bninson, Pearl Reel, Ben Seigler, Evan Mor gan, Cris Thomas. 7th grade: Savannah Morgan,. Tot Brunson, Corrie Thomas, John j Mealing Morgan, Jim Brunson, Ab i ney Brunson. I 8th grade: May Belle Reel. THE SMALL ACCOUNT Many people hesitate about opening a Bank Acconnt, because they have not much money with which to make the start. They seem to think' a small sum is too trivial. They overlook the fact that the greatest for tunes in the world beean with small sums-are com posed of single dollars-made up of single dollars. This Bank has never put a limit upon the amount with which you can open an account with ns. We.welcome the small, thrifty depositor. Some day such a deposi tor is BOUND to become a big depositor. May we welcome yon here-never mind how small an amount you may bring? Always remember life holds nothing trivial-Louis Xl. THE BANK OF TRENTON TRENTON, S. C. Hours: 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. We pay 5 per cent, on time deposits. O. P. BRIGHT J. C. HUGHES TELL US YOUR TROUBLES IF ITS PILES GET A BOX OF CHALMER-OS PILE SALVE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Tested for Two Years. Cured Ninety-Nine Per Cent Treated. Convincing, Reliable Testimonies on File. First Application Brings Relief Three Applications (in most cases) a Cure Treatment Confidential Price 50c. JE?~ Send Coin, Money Order or Stamps. MANUFACTURED BY BRIGHT & HUGHES Edgefieid, S. C. 1916-SPRING--1916 AVinter is now behind us and the glad, happy spring time is upon us. We must now lay aside heavy win ter garments and don those suited to the change of season. We have anticipated the needs of our patrons by purchasing, while in New York some weeks ago, a beautiful stock Spring Dry Goods and Notions-every thing new; nothing lias been brought over from last season. By going to market in person we were able to buy to the best advantage, getting the best offerings at the lowest possible price. Goods along many lines have advanced since ours arrived. It matters not what you need for the spring in wash goods of ali kinds, in all the late fabrics and newest colors- we have them Our stock of Notions is filled with the newest novelties. We are also showing all of the popular things in Spring Footwear. The new lasts and leathers are on hand for the men, women and children. j. w. PEAK Prescriptions. Compounded WITH THE UTMOST CARE Any Hour of the Day or Night Only the Purest Drugs are Used Your Patronage Solicited Complete Stock of Fancy Groceries COLLETT & MITHELL