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Ea?abltshrii 1B35. J. L. MINIS.-..Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at SI.50 per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at be postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published unless accompanied by the writer's came. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at Advertising rates. Wednesday, April 12 Owing to the high price of drugs, you'll probably hear of more people drinking "sassyparilla" tea this ^spring than usual. Not only Easter and the Glorious ^Fourth, but it appears now that Santa Claus will come and go before Col. Dodd lays hands upon Villa. One by one the newspapers join the 3istof "yellow journals." The Adver tiser itself, contrary to our expecta tion, has become one of them. Having put his hand to the plow, President Wilson is not disposed to tum back. He has announced that Villa will be pursued until he is seized bodily. The Advertiser would not give a last summer's straw har. for thc chances of the men who will oppose the Hon. John E. Swearingen for re election to tile office of State superin tendent of education. A headline says, "Col. Dodd's Wing ed Horsemen Lost to News Gather ers." Altogether new equipment is required for morlern warfare and ."winged horsemen" are among the newest, later even than th? aeroplane. Loss to South Carolina. Expressions of regret that Mr. W. 3. Sullivan has loft South Carolina to make Charlotte his borne come from all parts of the State. For the past five .years Mr Sullivan hr.s been tho publisher of the.Columbia Record,having through the adoption of progressive methods been the means of n on- than doubling the circulation of Columbia's afternoon paper, causing it to take front rank .among the afternoon papers of the South. He has become half owner o: the Charlotte Observer and we predict that under his management this, the leading paper of North Carolina, will make as great forward strides as did The Record under his management. The newspaper men of this slate will greatly mi.-s Mr. Sullivan, and while ?they give him to North Carolina with reluctance, yet they wish him every possible success in his new field. Citadel Growj in Efficiency. There is no institution of learning in South Carolina that stands higher than the Citadel. The masses of the peo ple appreciate as never before the splendid work that it is d"ing in equip ping young men for the duties of citi zenship. It is very gratifying too to the friends of the Citadel that the prestige of the institution grows with the passing years. Its fame has gone .?broad in the land. .The army officer made his annual ? T?sit to the Citadel cadets last week, and after completing a most thorough inspection he had only words of the highest prai-;e. This particular officer bas been detailed for this special duty far four consecutive years and he sta ted a few days ago', that the Citadel is doing even better work than it did last year, ranking very close to West Point in actual efficiency. It all the more deserves the name of "West Point of the South." The inspecting officer stated that he is in favor of the bill that is now before congress providing ior the commissioning of 10 members of the graduating class of the Citadel as lieutenants in the regular army without examination, instead of only two as at present. No More Trading Stamps. The merchants of Augusta have pledged themselves to discontinue the giving of trading stamps with pur chases of merchandise. In fact, this form of advertising is becoming more andmore unpopular in the cities. Peo ple are learning that they pay a dear price for the so-called premiums. At iirst that were led to believe that the merchants were giving them some thing extra-in addition to the mer chandise purchased-for their money. The Advertiser has always been of the opinion that the giving of trading stamps was unwise, as well as unfair to the public. Every merchant should give his patrons the best value possi ble in mercandise, and this he can not do if he cuts tho quality or inc reases the price in order to pay for the premiums Awarded through the trading stamp I system. It is far better for the con sumer to purchase outright such arti cles as are given for premiums. In the end it will pay them. Away with the deceptive practice of giving patrons something for nothing. Bear in mind that you never get some thing for nothing. You pay for ?. in one form or another. That's what the patrons of merchants giving trading stamps have been doing without their knowledge. Let the practice be stop ped forever. Cotton a Wonderful Plant. The people of the South are so ac customed to cotton that they are un mindful of what a wonderful plant it is. The lint of the plant supplies clothing for every occasion-from over alls for the laboring man to finest fab ric for my lady who sits in her draw ing room. The seed of the plant, which were at one time regarded as a worthless product, supply food for man and beast. Fats or oil are extracted that are as palatable and nourishing as any vege table oil on the market. The cake or meal, with the husks from the seed as a filler, supply the cheapest, aa well as one of the best, food for cattle. Furthermore, cotton supplies its own food, its own fertilizer, which is not the case with corn and the other cereals. T\e agricultural department has just issued a statement advising farmers to use meal as a fertilizer, instead of using other forms of plant food on the market. Potash in the form of salts is practically unobtainable at this time, and nitrogen and acid phosphate have advanced tremendously in price be cause of the use of nitrates and phos phoric acid in the manufacture of mu nitions of war. Cotton seed meal con tains all of those elements of plant food, which make it especially desira ble as a fertilizer at this time. The seed from an acre of last year's cotton provides heavy fertilization for an acre j of this year's crop. What other plant will do this? Field Day a Great ?uocess. In spite of the unfavorable weather, the second annual Field Day was a ( j pronounced success. A detailed report j giving the list of prize winners will be j found elsewhere in this issue, written by Prof. Copenhaver. Thc Advertiser congratulates all who j had any part in making the day a sue- j cess upon their splendid achievement. And we commend the spirit of co-ope- i ration that was manifested by teach ers, trustees, patrons and pupils throughout the county. Many schools | came as far as 12 and 15 miles with j every pupil present. Such a record is something of which one should feel ; proud, and we are confident that Su perintendent of Education Fuller has been greatly encouraged in his work hy tho faithfulness and loyalty of the ed ucational forces throughout the coun ty. The splendid response is also large ly the result o\ his work of the pant, j He keeps !:: close touch with trustees, j inspiring and encouraging them in every way possible. The people of tho town of Edge field were honored by having so many rep resentative people from all parts of j the county as their guests. We, the I people of Edgefield, hope that at some future time we sh*:ll have the pleasure of acting as host again when the sun beams brightly, instead of having low ering ciouds frown upon the occasion. However, in spite of the inclement weather, we believe everybody e.ijoyed the day and were glad that they came. Certainly the people of Edge field-all of our people-were glad that so many ..vere present. Let not a year pass hereafter with out a Field Day for the schools of Edgefield county. The coming together of the people from all parts of the county, especially under such whole some and helpful influences, can not be otherwise than productive of great and lasting good. We have just received a beautiful line of line crepe de chine waists in maize, Mesh and white at $2.51). Mukashy Bargain House. An old darkey in Richmond was desirous of joining a fashionable city church, and the minister, know ing it was hardly the thing to do and not wanting to hurt the old chap's feelings, told him to tro home and prav over it. In a few days the darke*' came back. "'Well, what do you think of it by this time?" asked the preacher. "Well, suh, replied the darkey. I prayed an1 prayed an' de good Lawd, he says to rae. Richard, I wouldn't bother mah head about dat no mo'. I've been tryin' to get into dat church maself for de las' twenty 3 eahs an' I ain't had no luck at all." We have a nic<* line of white corduroy skirts for ?1.25 and up. iMukashy Bargain House. Just received a lot of boys' wash suits at 35 cents and up. Mukashy Bargain House. FOR RENT-A five-room resi dence near the high school. Pos session given at once. Apply to J. L. Mims, News From Collier. It has been some time since I have seen anything from our little town in your paper. So I th ou ?rh t I would write a little of 'the hap penings this week. We have had a fins rain this past wiek, which we were very glad to see so we could finish fixing up our hard land and plant some cotton and corn. Some have already plant ed, but I guess they are some what scared since it has turned off cold. The grain crop is looking tine since the rain. Hope we will make a good crop this year as the corn is getting low in some of our cri bs. We had a nice crowd at Republi can church last Sunday. We had a few of our old members and friends with us. Uncle Ive Mealing and Mr. and Mrs. J. B.Adams, and Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Adams, of Plum Branch, S. C., came down in their auto for the day. We were glad to have them with us. Mrs. J. Maude Aflams of Plum Branch, S. C., has been spending a while in our community with her aunt, Mrs. . George Adams, and while she was down she went fish ing and caught several large ones. That is what most of the people are doing now. I am afraid some of them will lose their crops this year. You can see Mr. Torn and Tuck Mathis and Jimmie Ham mond passing nearly every day go ing fishing. Airs. J. T. Littlejohn came home with Miss Alpha Hammond for the week end, and while she was down tliey made a flying trip to Augusta in Mr. Hammond's auto. We are al ways glad to have Mrs. Littlejohn among us. Mini Eva Adams is b ponding a while with one of her school friends, Miss Viola Schumperi of Pelion,! S. C. Miss Balah Jumper, of Spring field, 6. C., has been spending some lime in our community with her sis ter, M r.s. Wallace Prescott. She has made a good many friends since ?he has been here. We regret very much to see hor leave. I think some of the young men fell very much in love with her and we seldom see them on!, in gnciety since her de-j par tn re. We feel*.-ure some of them1 will he making a flying trip toi Springfield before long. We hear that orange blossoms! are budding i:i the Rennbliuft!) sec tion and think they will soon bloom. Mrs. Kl len llriggy, Mrs Ti.m Jell Briggs and Dr. Tray I or Briggs were the guests ol' Mr. and .Mrs. E. B Mathis une (lay last week. Mr. Graf ton Hammond and his i sister Anna spent ?.he week-end with! llieir sister Mrs. Homer Williwaw.; Mrs. E. B. Mathis and M rs;''G. I A. Adams haw linen on the sick list; for som? time, but I am glad to say. they are much belier. We ??ope io see our Supervisor j down in this part of the entity be-j fore long and give us some fine! roads as he has in other sections. I We feel sure lie wili if he has the I time and don't forget us. We have a fine Sunday school in our community. We have S u rid ay [ school every Sunday and preaching i every third Suildaj afternoon bvj Rev. J. T. Li i tie jon. We have a tine lot of teachers and officers. Professor Wallace Prescott is our superintendent and baracca fach ?r. He is one of the beet known. We are very glad to have Professor and Mrs. Prescott among us. . We hope they v/ill make thia their per manent home. Mrs. D. T. Mathis and her daughter Miss Ellie made a flying trip to Augusta last week. Mr. Hallie Wells spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wells. Mr. Tom Adams, one of our bachelors, says he has about 100 little chickens flue for Tom isn't it! That is better than some of the married folks are doing, Tom is not married, but says he is willing to be, for he is tired of living by himself, and as it is leap year he thought perhaps ho would stand a chance. A Reader. Collier, S. C. The Wonderiuld Medicinal Value of Lemon Juice is used to its fullest extent when com pounded by The Mozley Lemon Elixir Co. with other liver tonics, laxatives, aro matics, stimulants and blood purifiers, the whole making that ideal LIVER MEDICINE. More than 43 years attest that there are none "JUST AS GOOD" in permanently relieving Chronic Con stipation, Indigestion, Billio?sness, Diz ziness, Sour Stomach, Bad Breath, Pains in Back or Sides, Loss of Appe tite, or anything caused by a disordered or torpid liver. It builds you up at the same time it cleanses the Liver and Bowels. "ONE DOSE CONVINCES" For Sale and Recommended by Penn Sc Holstein, Edgefield, S. C. Celebrities Cheap. Sam Gompertz is said to be going to build a new amusement place at Coney island, on the site of Dream land, with everything free except ten cents admission. Probably that is why he was the largest bidder at the auction of the contents of the Edon Musee. He bought John Purroy Mit chel, William the S. O. Bill Sulzer, W. Jennings Bryan, Anna Held. Sarah Bernhardt and 12 other assorted fa mous people, all in a lump, for $190, or $10 apiece. He just missed getting 19 "makers of history," from Cleopatra to Roosevelt, which went en masse for $230. Thomas A. Edison, clad in a check sui!., was sold separately for $10, and Colonel Goethals brought $10. Both beat Governor Whitman, who was disposed of, "scenery and every thing," for $7. Some of the large prices of the day, paid for group lig ures, in which the auctioneer protest ed that the very wax at 25 cents a pound was worth more than the bid, were Admiral Fletcher bombarding Vera Cruz, five figures, $25; General Funston entering Vera Cruz, eight fig ures, $49; Lee's surrender at Appo mattox, 14 figures, $100; Pope Piu3 lying in state, four figures, $40; "Hor rors of the Spanish Inquisition," $50; Hans Schmidt, $10; and the execu tion of the four gunmen, $40.-New York Commercial. The King and the Peasant. A lot of good space, time, ink and sympathy is being wasted on old King Peter of Serbia, in telling what a sad thing it is for him to be a king with out a kingdom, of how he was lifted tenderly from his horse, of how he was taken to Italy and is to live in a palace in that country until the time comes when he may return to his own land. And while all this is being written the Serbian people, the peasants who have been tramping barefooted along frozen roads, whose homes have boen destroyed and whose loved ones have, in many cases, been killed in battle, are forgotten.-Savannah Nows. Buried by Lantern Light. By the light cf lanterns tiie berty of Annie BI. Scott of Phoenixville was interred at Grove Methodist Episcopal cemetery, West Wfcitcland, alter a trip of ten miles, which had consumed two days. By night the procession had reached Kimbolton, live miles from thc start ing point, where the trip was aban doned and resumed in the morning, but it required until late the second evening to reach the cemetery, the read leading for the main part through fields because heavy snowdrifts cloded the highways.-West Chester, Pa., Dis patch to Philadelphia Inquirer. Good and Faithful Servant. Sir S. Ponsonby-Fane is dead at an age of ninety-one years. The span of his years becomes apparent when you appreciate that ho was an attache of the British legation at Washington in 1846-47. That was when James K. Polk was president. James Buchanan secretary of stat o and the J\lo:cic;an war was on.-Cincinnati Tinies-Star. Candidate for Warden. I respectfully announce that 1 am a sandidrte for warden of th? town of Edgetield from the third ward. P. A. IIIGIlTOWiCR. We handle groeerie*, ol' <:ouisc, bat the Kl NM) --I* Herb's w. handle and Ibo WAV wu handle them and thu wav we SERVE YOU that is <sh;it c-in.*titu!u* the stipei*ior*Kervice jue gets who dcal> with EATMORK GROCERY ?). J. LaGroii?. Mgr, Tm: HOME OF GOOP FATS. FOR SALE: Or exchange for farm product, one incubator (100 egg capacity) and one brooder. For further particulars address J. C. Hughes, .'ox 19?, Edgetield, S. C. Come to us for your garden seed. We sell Huist's seed, the kind that never fail to germinate. The best cost no morn than inferior seed. Penn & Holstein. Notice? I desire to notify my friends and the public generally that I am agent for the National Monument, Tomb stone and Mausoleum Company of Canton, Ga , and solicit your orders. This company is located near the marble and granite quarries of Georgia, and is in a position to make very low prices on all classes of work. I shall be glad to call and see anv one interested. GEORGE L. WRIGHT, Colliers, S. C. April 12, 1916. Notice to Stock Baisers Aly Jack will make the .-eason al Wm. Allen Mobley's farm wt-st end Ed is to Street, Johnston, S. C. He will stand as follows: Service fee $15.(JU insuring foal, 55.UU pay able when mare is hied, ihe balance when colt in foaled. Notes or con tracts for deferred payment* must be given. Not liable idrmld acci dents occur. Phone ?Io. l?-3. ! B. T. BOAT W RI GU I*, Johnston, S. C. 3-22-ct. Card of Thanks. We desire to express our pro found gratitude for the many acts of thoughtful kindness that were rendered by friends aiiH neighbors during the late illness of our be loved husband and fatbr", Dr. W. E. Prescott, both while he was in the hospital as well as at. home. We desire to thank especially our faith ful pastor, Rev. J. T. Littlejohn, aud the physicians, Drs. Grafton, Whitlock, Crane and Houston, for their untiring efforts in his behalf We shall always be deeply grateful for the expressions of sympathy and for the many acts of kind ness. Mrs. Julia K. Prescott, Mrs. F. L. Parker, Wallace T. Preso#fct, Eustace H. Present, Ellen, Ruthand Edith Prescott. We have just added a complete line of cut glass to our stock. New and very attractive designs, with prices ranging from 75 cents to ?11.50 per piece. Collett * Mitchell. flS.KiflG'S fl?fcW feSt?Gij iiiliS WiSJ Sorely Sfoo Thai ^oaah Bank of Parksvilie Established 19G3 Capital $18,000.00 Resources $47,370.00 Pays Five Per Cent, on Time Deposits A bink is a reservoir into which and out ol' which ii<>w tn. financial resources of the oom m ti lily. We have m??ney t" lend .on. We will guard your sav iutrs and make them work fui you. We are Conservative We are Safe Prescriptions WITH THE ? Any Hour of tl Only the Purest Your Patron Complete Stock o COLLETT & 0. P. BRIGHT First Application Brings R (in most cases) a Cure. Price Kif Send Coin, Money On MAXI TAC BRIGHT & EDGEFIE: Candidates7 Column FOR SUPERVISOR. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for the office of supervisor of Edgefield county and solicit the sup port of the people, pledging myself;to abide the result of the Democratic pri mary election. J. M. BELL. To the Citizens of Edgefield County: I respectfully announce m?'self as a candidate for Supervisor of your coun ty, and if elected will try to serve the people as near right as I conceive, pledging myself to abide by the results of the election, and support the nominees of the democratic party. W. G. WELLS. I hereby announce that I am a can didato for the office of Supervisor of Edgefield county and solicit the sup port of the people, pledging myself, if elected, to serve the people to. the best of my ability and to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. J. W. HUDSON. Morgana, S. C. I respectfully announce to the voters of Edgefield county that I am a candi date for the office of supervisor and &ledge myself to abide the result of the emocratic primary election. R. J. MOULTRIE. I hereby announce that I .Mn a can didate for the supervisor of Edgefield county and solicit the support of the people, pledging myself to abide by the result of the primary election. J. 0. SCOTT. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for the office of supervisor ol' Edgefield county and pledge myself to abide the jesuit of the Democratic j primary election. R. N. BROADWATER. For Cltrk of Court. To theCitizens of Edgefield County: I announce myself as a candidate for Clerk ot Court of Edgefield County, pled:inj[ myself to support the nomi nees of thc Democratic Primary. W. M. WRIGHT. FOR SALK-Fifty bushels tine Ira prov ud Toole cotton seed at S I.UO per bushel. Lung staple at ?1.50 Jas. I). Mathis, Trenton, C. FOR SALK: SU registered, Po land china hogs any age and per-, fectly marked. A bargain for a Breeder. Address Mrs. Georgia T. McKie, North Augusta. S. C. R. F L> l. . TMOST CARE 3 Bay or Night Drugs are Used age Solicited f Fancy Groceries ; MITCHELL J. C. HUGHES elief. Three Applications Treatment Confidential. 50c 1er or Stamps, rr H r:i) BY ; HUGHES LD, S. C.