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( GIVES ADVICE TO HUSBANDS Writer Offers the Suggestion That More Men Should Occasionally Praise Their Wives. Apparently there are some men in the vorid who would not be likely to live long if by any possibility they should be betrayed into praising their wives, remarks the Philadelphia In quirer. The man of this description is a self-sufficient creature, who evidently believes that creation was instituted for his benefit. He is a little sur prised and a good deal annoyed that thing3 were not arranged more to his liking, but he tolerates the arrange ment, not because he approves of lt, but because he cannot help it. The wife of this man is a woman whom no old maid should envy. And no old maid should ever marry this man when his wife is worn out and laid in the grave; if she does she will regret it to her latest day-that is, unless she has backbone enough to put the man where he belongs and keep him there. And it is never pleas ant to any true-hearted woman to feel that she has to master her husband in order to live comfortably with him. The man who never praises his wife will find fault with everything on every possible occasion. It is the easiest thing in the world to find fault -easier than the proverbial sliding down hill. It gets to be a habit with some men, and they are hardly con scious when they are exercising it. Why cannot a man show his wife that he appreciates her efforts to please him? Why cannot he praise the pudding of his wife as well as the cooking of her neighbor Smith? Why cannot he speak kindly of her mince pie, and charitably of her sponge cake? Why cannot he say that the new hat is becoming to the face of the woman who loves him? Kind words make his wife happy, and no decent man ought to withhold them, and he will find that the general run of affairs in his household will be smoother all around. QUICK WIT SAVED BURGLAR On? Can Imagine Police Officer's Feel ings When He Realized How He Had Been Fooled. The up-to-date burglar is a quick witted criminal, and nothing delights him more than to be "too many" for tho constable, says the London Mail. To accomplish this he sometimes ex hibits a good deal of wit and daring. Here is a case in point. A constable, going the rounds of his beat a few rights ago, noticed a light in a house from waich the family and servants had gone to the country. Af ter pulling the bell several times a man put his head out of the bedroom window to say that he would be down In a few minutes. He came down in a dressing-gown and carrying a candle in his hand. The constable explained his suspi cion, whereupon the man stated that he had just run up to town to see that all was right. After chatting for a lit tle, he invited the constable to have a glass of wine. He lit the dining room gas and produced a bottle of port. Af ter they had drunk each other's health he let the constable out and bolted the door after him. The man lost no time in getting the "swag" together, and left the house by another exit. Highly Dramatic. Backward and forward he paced, his eyes wild and rolling, his face haggard. As the minutes passed his agitation increased. "Will she never come? Will Bhe never come?" he wailed . _-iy. "Al ready it is 15 minutes past the appoint ed time, and yet she is not here!" He pressed his hands to his fevered brow and waited. He tried to sit in vain, and still waited. He gazed sadly through the window and went on wait ing. At last! Ah! The sounds of little footsteps on the stairs. He turned to the door, eager, excited. Yes, it was she! "You have come, then?" he gasped, dizzy with delight, as he grabbed his hat. Yes, the stenographer had come back and it was now his turn to go out to luncheon.-Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph. Humility's Power. A woman once came to the cave of a Bage who was renowned for his pro found analysis of her sex. "Father," said she, "let me sit at your feet awhile. I am but a woman faulty and foolish and weak-but I would fain be the pupil of your learn ing and the disciple of your virtues." And the sage, secure in his wisdom, consented. Then he laid himself down to sleep in the shade of a rock, out of the glare of the sun. When he awakened he was blindfolded and bound hand and foot-a prisoner to love. He had protected himself against every feminine weapon except the most dangerous one-humility!-New York Evening Sun. Beginning of Jury System. The jury system with twelve men comes down to us from the time of viking invasions of England, those peo ple customarily dividing their lands into cantons, and each canton into twelve portions under twelve chiefs. These passed judgment on the more serious criminal and civil cases and the custom has outlasted all the inter* gening centuries. HE KNEW WHEN TO ESCAPE Story Teller Made His Little Contri bution to Gathering, and Then Left Hurriedly. Story telling was in progress In the village pub, and the nexv In turn was a railway plate-layer. Round him gathered an expectant audience. "It was Just such a night as this," he began, "bright and clear, with a touch of frost. I was going down the line, when I saw before me, lying right across the rails, a great beam! For a moment my heart stood still. Then a distant rumble warned me that the midnight mail was approach ing. With a great effort I flung my self between the obstruction and the line, and the great train passed un harmed." There was a thoughtful silence af ter he had finished speaking. Then somebody said: "If you couldn't lift the beam, how did the train get over it?" "Yes," another interposed, "and If you flung yourself between the ob struction and the express, why didn't you get killed." "Both questions are easily an swered," said the plate-layer, sidling towards the door. "The obstruction was a moonbeam, and I jumped for ward so that my shadow took its place. Then-" He got outside just in time.-Lon don Tit-Bits. [CARRYING TWINSHIP TOO FAR .Elder Brother Protested Against the Accuracy in Duplicate Careers. They were twin sisters, six years old. They ate, drank, slept, worked and played like twins. Their careers so far had been almost Identical. They had a brother, eight, who looked down upon them with the superior wisdom and experience of his two extra years. One morning all three were walking to school together. The sidewalks and streets were for the most part covered with ice and snow, making navigation quite difficult even for strong, young pedestrians. It was too early for the sun or father to have cleared off the pavements. Suddenly one of the twins slipped and fell solidly to the sidewalk. No sooner had she accomplished this graceful descent than the other one did likewise. "Aw, just because she lost a tooth yesterday and then you went and pulled one of yours out, too, is no rea son why you have to fall down when 6he does," was the disgusted comment of their eight-year-old brother.-Co lumbus Dispatch. Expensive Repairs. In order to stimulate his trade, the village blacksmith hung out a sign that read, "Whatever It Is, I Can Re pair lt." On the morning of April fools' day, the town wag elbowed his way through the usual crowd that was collected round the door, and handed the blacksmith the parts of a broken lamp chimney. "I'd like you to put this together for me as soon you can, John," he said, winking toward the crowd. The smith took the ragged bits of glass, examined them carefully while the idlers looked on with considerable amusement. Then he went into the room in the rear of the shop. Step ping across the alley to the grocery store, which was out of sight of the crowd, he bought a ten-cent lamp chim ney exactly like the broken one. How everyone laughed when he stepped out of his little room a moment later and put the whole chimney into the aston ished wag's hands with the dry re mark: "I'll have to charge half a dollar for that job." CONSTIPATION CAUSES BAD SKIN A dull and pimply skin is due to a slmr<iish bowel movement. Cor rect this condition and clear vour complexion with Dr. King's New Life Pills.- This mild laxative ta ken at bedtime will assure you a full, free, non-srripping movement in the morning. Drive out the dull, listless feeling resulting from over loaded intestines and sluggish liver. Get a bottle to day. At all Drug gists, 25 c. 1 I Stock at Rea? We desire to inform our g buyers went into the Nor g early, and we secured many g are showing the largest lim g boys that we have ever she g stock of staple dry goods th g in to see us and let us show g money. Every departmeni g est and best of everything. We extend a cordial invitation t 5 Millinery and Ready-to-Wear Depai g shapes and trimmings, and our milli g if we haven't it in stock. We are 6 tailor-made suits for women that hi g the new fabrics in the popular co & prices. Do not fail to come in to se & many Edgefield people have been tr Augusta 916-918 Broad Street Doctors would oblige some nervous people by telling them how to dress to avoid being struck by lightning. Civilized methods in darkest Africa would lead the natives to shoot craps to see whom they'd belong to after the war. Just as Infantile paralysis is effec tually banished by a fresh magazine article the reckless malady breaks5 out again. Holland is protesting the seizure of fistiing boats. The whole neutral world is fast becoming one comprehensive protest. Say what you will, the annoyance that people who don't work can give people who do is entirely .beyond com putation. It begins to look as though nothing would end the European struggle ex cept the Intervention of the irreducible minimum. Now that a study of gifted children is advocated every mother in the land will begin to take fresh interest in preparedness. Few American Institutions are so firmly established as the custom of taking exhaustive testimony after the harm has been done. As there are still 11,000,000 men without automobiles in this country the motor car makers can save their tears for a later date. The man who clings to an old-fash ioned motor car ls at least protected from thieves. Nobody is going to steal a car he has to crank up first About the only good feature of the extra hour of daylight Is that some husbands won't be able to stay out quite so late at night as formerly. The British have captured the Ger man port of Pangan! in East Africa, which is the first most of us had heard that the Germans owned such a place. Mistake those trench fighters make Is In trying to set up housekeeping In their underground apartments. The furniture won't stand the wear and tear. "Temperance and labor are the two real physicians of man." Isn't lt sur prising how many men make it a busi ness of dodging these two particular physicians. When a girl ls scheduled to become a bride in about two months, she looks down in pity from her summit of ecstasy upon the poor princesses and queens of the earth. The fall styles are on exhibition, and the girls say that they are scrump tious. But don't let that worry you. You'll be permitted to wear your last year's furnace gloves just as you ex pected to. But perhaps the country ls need lessly disturbed about those sharks biting oi? people's legs. The experts declare that this sort of thing very sel?om happens. And hardly ever twice to the same person. A German submarine bombarded a British town and killed a woman. Somehow, the women are always get ting in the way of the submarine at tacks, possibly with the perversity of their sex, when the assailants would rather bring down fighters. NEGLECTED COLDS GROW WORSE A cough that racks and irritates the throat may lead to a serious chronic cough, if neglected. The healing pine balsams in Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey-Nature's own remedy-will soothe and relieve the irritation, breathing will be easier, and the antiseptic properties will kill the germ which retarded heal ing. Have it bandy for croup, sore throat and chronic bronchial affec tions. Get a bottle to-day. Pleas ant to take. At all Druggists 25c. 1 The Best Hot Weather Tonic GROVE'S TASTELESSchill TONIC enriches the blood, builds up the whole system and will won derfully utrenirt_cn and fortify yov to withstand the depressing effect of the hot sumner. 50c. sonable Pri?es Edgefield friends that our them and Eastern markets lines at the old prices. We e of Clothing for men and wn. We also have a big tat we bought early. Come you that we can save you t is chock full of the new o the ladies to come in to see our ? .tment We have all of the latest e ners can make just the hat you want S showing the largest assortment of jg is ever been shown in Augusta. All ? lors. All going at very reasonable g ?e us at the same old stand, where 5 ading for years. Bee Hive ! ABE COHEN, Proprietor | Your Patronage Solicited. We have gone direct to the manufacturers and have made large purchases for every department of our store and we were never better prepared to sup ply the needs of the people along all lines. In Furniture we have a full line of Bed Room Suits, Sideboards, Hat racks, Extra Bureaus, Rochers and Chairs of all kinds and grades. If you need anything in Furniture see us before buying. We carry a full stock of Trunks from the smallest to the largest and from the cheapest to the best. We also have a complete assortment of Suitcases, Hand-bags, etc. Come in to see them. Now is the time to discard your old, burned-out stove and buy a good stove or range. We carry a large stock at reasonable prices. Also see our heaters. Our vehicle has always been one ot our strongest department. We car ry a large stock of Buggies, giving our patrons a large and varied assortment of grades and styles, color of trimmings, etc. If you need a new buggy take a look through our stock. We can please you in quality, style and price. We also carry one of the very best farm wagons on the market. Scores and scores of farmers in Edgefield county have tested them thoroughly to their sat isfaction. All sizes always on hand. If in need of anything in our Undertaking Department, let serve you. ' We also carry a full assortment of Coffins and Caskets. Our hearse responds promptly to all calls, day or night. We carry our large stock of Groceries and plantation supplies on our first floor. We buy in large quantities at the lowest possible price and make close prices to our patrons. We solicit a share of your patronage. Edgefield Mercan tile Company. Ladies Walk-Over Shoes we invite the ladies to come in and see our very stylish WALK-OVER SHOES Nothing better on the market. lWukashy Bar gain House. Turn On the Lights! The Invincible Dayton Electric Lighting System will give you Better Service Last Longer Cost Less Than any other kind of lighting plan! on the market. It is cheaper than acetylene-cleaner, safer, less expen sive to operate, and will last a life time. WI? HAVE A VALUABLE BOOK that tells yon all abont Electric Lights for the Farm. Write for a copy or call and see nt. The Dayton Electrical Mfg. Co. Dart on. ?Wc. U. S. i. R. H. Middleton Clark's Hill, S. C., Dealer in Light ins Plants and Water Works. To Prevent Blood Poisoning; apply at once the wondc-rftil old reliable DK PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL. a sur yical dressing that relieves pain aud h gals K the same time. Not a liniment. 25c. f^Ktm OUR ?rf**"" Edgefleld Friends Invited We are showing the largest and best selected stock of Clothing, Hats and Gents' Furnishings that we have ever brought to Augusta, and invite our Edge , field friends to come in and inspect it when in the city. We also have an Up-to-Date Ladies' Department on our second floor and in vite the Edgefleld ladies to make our store their shopping headquarters. Come in to see us, when in the City J. Willie Levy Company Nervous? Mrs. Walter Vincent, of Pleasant Hill, N. C., writes: "For three sum mers, I suffered from nervousness, dreadful pains in my back and sides, and weak sinking spells. Three bottles of Card ni, the woman's tonic, relieved me entire ly. I feel like another person, now." TAKE Cardui The Woman's Tonic For over 50 years, Cardui has been helping to relieve women's un necessary pains and building weak women up to health and strength. It will do the same for you, if given a fair nial. So, don't wait, but begin taking Cardui today, for its use cannot harm you, and should surely do you good. E-72 fi *4 Bank of Parksvilie Established 1908 Capital $18,000.00 Resources $47,370.00 Pays Five Per Cent, oi ime Certificates of Deposits We have all the resources of this big country behind us to lend yon money to the extent of your needs. We are Conservative We are Safe DR J.S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE Residence'Phone 17-R. Office 3. Only One "BROMO QUININE" To eet the genuine, call for iull name, LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE. Lookforsignatureof E W GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Stops cough and headache, and works o?C cold. 25c,