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ffefkM ^toffees /. L. M/MS,-.Editor Published everv Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year fe advance. Entered as second class matter at be postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published Qfaess accompanied by the writer's ?une. Cards of Thanks. Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. Wednesday, Mar. 28 America has the M's that are so much needed-men, means, munitions. Haveyouboughtyourchautauquaticket yet? Betterhurrybeforetheyareallsold. Millions of patriotic Americans are awaiting their country's call and will follow Old Glory wherever duty leads. The Germans are not like Truth. When crushed to earth they, as a na tion, will not rise again. If rumors of war with America make the old^Kaiser sick, what will actual warfare do for^him? Since onions have advanced to twen ty cents per pound, we haven't heard of anybody objecting to butter a la onion. _ _ Expressions of discontent among the masses in Germany that are leaking out, in spite of the censors, portends greater trouble for the royalty than has yet befallen them. The ex-czar of Russia is said to be the wealthiest man in all the world, his estate exceeding two billions of dol lars. However, we would not be in his shoes for his shekels. The liquor forces no longer point to prohibition in Georgia as a farce. The "bonedry" law just enacted by an extra session of the legislature called for that purpose will keep Jacksonville and Chattanooga liquor out of Georgia. The Spanish-American war was an eye-opener to the world as to America's fighting force, and we entertain the belief that the war we are about to en gage in will again make the world take notice that America is on the map and is in the front rank of the world powers. Men, men, men, men!-The cry everywhere is for men, more men. The army needs men; the shops need men; the mines need men; the farmers need men. There is no place for the idler, the drone. Men who will not work should be made to work, right now. It would probably be a fine thing, at this juncture, if Germany would do one of her characteristic Smart-Alex stunts by sending one of her sub-marines to our Atlantic coast just to "showoff." It would have an admirable effect that of causing our men to fall over each other to reach the naval recruit ing stations. America throws out a challenge to Germany to send one of her devilish little diving craft into At lantic waters at this time. Commendable Activity of Methodists. Whenever an individual or organiza tion rests upon its oars, is satisfied with past and present achievements, that very moment decay and disintegration set in. Unless there is a constant de sire and effort to press forward, mak ing the achievements of to-day step ping stones to greater undertakings cn to-morrow, there can be no growth or permanent development. Acting upon the principle or natural law that stag nation means decay and activity in creases life, the members of the great Methodist denomination have projected great things, for which The Advertiser heartily commends them. First, an educational campaign bas been launched in South Carolina by the Methodists of both Conferences to raise the enormous sum of $300,000 for the better equipment of their three col leges, Wofford, Lander and Columbia college. While this may to some ap pear to be an Herculean undertaking, especially with the nation about to thrust itself in a world-wide war, yet we confidently believe this great body of Christians, more than 100,000 strong, will press forward until every dollar of the coveted sum is secured. A second great task which our Meth odist friends have undertaken, one which likewise calls forth our hearty commendation, is the erection of a magnificent house of Worship in Wash ington, D. C., at a cost of $400,000. The structure is to be of white Georgia marble and the cost is to be borne by the Methodists of 16 Southern States This is a noble conception-a com mendable undertaking! Washington is noted forhandsorre secular and State buildings-the peers of any in the world-then why in the name of the Great Cause should not churches like wise in a visible and tangible way mag nify the Christian religion in the na tion's capital? Organize an Edgefield Company. War with Germany is inevitable, and every loyal American says let it come. Further forbearance will mean a for feiture of national honor and the sacri fice of principles for which our fore bears fought, bled and died. When the national congress convenes in extra session Monday an open de claration of war will be made, which will be followed by a call from the President, the Commander-in-Chief of our military forces, for men to rally around the flag. When the call comes, South Carolina will gladly furnish her quota of men, and Edge-field county, a county that has never been found lag ging, will send to the front thc flower of her manhood to battle for the RIGHT against MIGHT. The Advertiser would urge ir. advance of the hour of enlistment that our young men form a company of their own, rather thurn enlist in other coun ties and States. The advantages o? organizing a local company ore too numerous to need reciting. Let broth er fight beside brother, neighbor be side neighbor, enjoying the splendid fellowship and comradeship that comes only through such association.. And too when the historian shall have re corded their deeds of valor, let the Edgefield of to-day, like the Edgefield of the past, have credit for the prow ess and achievements of her brave boys. Let Edgefield men gather pres tige for Edgefield and ma'-.e history for | Edgefield rather than for some other county or State. This county can send to the front as 1 brave a set of men as ever drew sword, and again we urge that they go out as j an EDGEFIELD COMPANY. Negroes Prefer the South. During the past six months there has been a considerable exodus of negroes from the South, particularly from the weevil stricken districts; Hundreds have gone North from sections of this State. On account of the return of foreign ers in large numbers to Europe to en list in the army, there has been a dearth of labor in the mines and pub lic works of the North, and in order to fill the places made vacant by the re turn of immigrants to their native heath, large Northern corporations have sent representatives through the South inducing negroes to seek employ ment in the North. The offer of high wages and free transportation caused many to go. However, upon reaching their Northern destination, most of them have not found that section the Utopia that it was represented to be. The severity of the Northern climate in winter has worn heavily upon them. Then, too, to offset the higher wages than is paid in the South, the demands of employers are far more exacting. Even white Southern people have ob served that the average Northern cor poration i? almost brutal in its lack of sympathy and this has impressed un skilled negro labor to a greater extent. After their curiosity has been satis fied and the novelty of the change wears off most of the negroes prefer to return to the agricultural South, realizing that the industrial North is no place for them. The following letter published in a Georgia paper was written by a negro to his sister written upon arriving in Philadelphia: Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 28,1917. Dear sister Gracy I rived here chues day and dis is Wenesday morning. I drap you these few lines to let you know if you want to see de last of you baby Bruther please send me $47.00 at once, and I mean I will come right strait home you needn't allow for no stop over I mean I will come strait thru. Your Dear Dear Bro. DeLoach-Padgett. The following is a copy of invitations that have been issued to the approach ing marriage of two Edgefield young people who are held in the highest es teem by a wide circle of friends: Mrs. Emmie E. DeLoach requests the pleasure of your presence at the marriage of her daughter Emmie to Mr. James Irving Padgett on Wednesday evening the eleventh of April one thousand nine hundred and seventeen at eight o'clock At Home Edgefield, South Carolina. GEO. F. MIMS OPTOMETRIST Eyes examined and g.aeses fitted only when necessary. Optical work of all kinds. EDGEFIELD, S. C. Mr. Robert W. Glover Died in Augusta. Mr. Robert W. Glover, a respec ted citizen and a -worthy, straight forward, honorable man, d?ed yes terday morning at an early hour, at hie home, 1444 Broad Street. Mr. Glover is survived by his sor rowing wife, Mrs. Maggie Glover; two brothers, Edwin Glover, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and A. A. Glover, of Worth, S. C.; and sis ter, Mrs. Dr. J. E. Greene. He was born April 2, 1807, in Edge field County, S. C. He was the son of Arthur A. Glover and Eliza Hughes Tillman Glover. Up to a short while ago, Mr. Glover was of the Augusta detec tive force. He was a conscientious and painstaking officer, and the. commissioners of police and lieu tenants speak in the hiebest terms of his ability. He was honest and trae in all things. His intimate friends know that, though not a man of means, he, in his big-heart erl ness, gave of his earnings in charity. Many a poor soul, at po lice headquarters, has known of Bob Glover's generosity. Mr Glover has not been well for for some time. He suffered from Bright's disease. He felt it very keenly, in the police shake-no, that he would have to do patrol duty and said that he did not believe he would be physically able to perform the work. He was given the place of wagon officer at headquarters, an attention which he appreciated very much. However, he had this assignment only a few nights before he had to give up. 'His illness told on him rapidly. Loving hands and the best of medical skill ministered to save him. But, as stated, he passed away quietly, shortly after 3 o'clock Monday morning. Mr. Glover had scores of friends who have learned of his death ?with the deepest regret and who feel deeply for his good wife and family in their sorrow and bereavement. Augusta Chronicle. Her Servant Problem Was Easily Solved SINCE THEN SHE SAYS SHE HAS FELT BETTER THAN IN YEARS. . "I AM SO THANKFUL" WENT BIGHT AFTER CAUSES OF UER TROUBLES AND RESULTS WERE PLEASING. "Tanlac relieved my stomach trouble, those choking spells, arid the other painful symptoms I had in a few days, and I have not suffer ed with these ailments since," says Mrs. J' F. Burgess, of Belton, on February, 24, while praising Tan lac iu a public statement. "I had been a sufferer for a long time from indigestion and several other ail ments that were the result of the indigestion. I had severe choking spells and it seemed that there was a lump in my throat as big as a hickory nut, and it was impossible for me to eat without hurting after wards and I had no appetite, either. '"My nerves were bad and I was troubled a lot with sleeplessness. Part of the time I was so weak 1 was 60 weak I could not do my housework, and shortness of breath was another ailment that caused me untold discomfort. "I had heard so much about Tan lac, and my condition, it seemed, would not improve, so I decided to give Tanlac a chance to better it, and Tanlac did all right. It reliev ed the nervousness, and I nev er have nervous spells now. I was freed of the indigestion, too, for which I am thankful, and I soon was strong and able to do my work. Those choking: spells were ended. In fact, I am in good health and have been since a few days after I started Tanlao, though I quit taking Tanlac six months ago. I had been in bad health about two years before I started taking Tanlac, bat about a year ago I became so mach worse that I had to have a servant do my boase work. "Tanlac got me in good shape, and I feel better now than I have for seven or eight years. Tanlac, the Master Medicine, is sold by Edgefield, Penn & Holstein. Cold Soring8, H Ernest Qnaries. Edgefield, R F D No '2, J. H. Reel. Johnston, Johnston Drag Com pany. Modoc, G C McDaniel. Parksville, Robertson & Com pany. Plum Branch, J W Braoknell & Son. Flam Branch, R F D No 2, E P Winn & Bro. Trenton, G W Wise. SOWIE FACTS ABOUT AFRICA Every Eighth Person of the Popula tion of the World Lives in the Dark Continent t Nearly one-fourth of the earth's land surface is comprised within the continent of Africa. It is as far around the coast of Africa as it Is around the world. Every eighth person of the world's population lives in the Dark Continent. The blacks double their number every 40 years and the whites every 80 years. There are 843 lan guages and dialects in use among the blacks of Africa. Only a few of the languages have been reduced to writ ing. Thirty-five years ago tho export of cocoa from the Gold Coast amount ed to $20. Today is is over $8.0U0,00?. The coal fields of Africa aggregate S00.000 square miles ; its copper fields equal those of Norm America and Eu rope combined, and it has undeveloped iron ore amounting to five times that of North America. Africa h;?.s -10,000 miles of river and lake navigation, and water powers aggregating 00 times those of Niagara Falls. If Africa had thc same proportion of railroad mileage as the United States according to its size, it would have a million miles of track instead of the 25,000 miles now in operation. One area in Africa unoccupied by mis sionaries is three times the size of New England, a second would make four states like New York, a third would cover eight Iowas, and a fourth is IS times the size of Ohio. Through out Africa there is one missionary for every 133,000 souls. Almost the entire continent is now under European flags. France has a colony in Africa 20 times the size of France itself. The British flag flies over a territory as large as the United States, and extends almost without in terruption from the Cape to Cairo, a distance of 6,000 miles.-World Out look. DOGS ARE REAL DEMOCRATIC They Share With the Small Boy Entire Freedom From Snob bishness. With the real boy a dog is very much at home and entirely at its ease. Perhaps it ls happiest with a crowd of boys at their play, or starting off on a holiday tramp. That man must indeed be a "grouch" who has not many times envied both boys and dog. His envy is sharpened by the reflec tion that the dog knows and under stands the boys better than he himself could hope to do. The dog must be a bit of a tramp, perhaps even a rowdy, taking joy in the rough and tumble of life. Fortu nately few dogs are the worse for their breeding or capable of being spoiled by education. They are never snobs. It has often been observed and here is a point for the considera tion of the students of the canine na ture and social order*-that dogs seem to prefer what Is worn and shabby to the spick and span. It is the same with boys, who have a natural repug nance to anything in the way of fur niture and carpets that ls too fine to be used. There Is no better teacher of democracy than the dog, if he has but half a chance. And boys are apt pupils. CLEVELAND BIG BOLL $1.65 Per Bushel Dixie Wilt-Resistant, busheL..$1.75 Moss's Improved, bushel.1.50 Couliette's Long Staple, li in., bushel_1.75 Hartsville No. 9, Long Staple, bushel_ 1.75 Webber No. 82, Long Staple, bushel. 1.75 Velvet Beans, recleaned, bushel 1.90 Soy Beans, peck.90 Our seeds are extra One. All kinds of Garden Seeds. E. Mason Crum & Co. ORANGEBURG, S. C. SEEDSMEN Lucas VEU/O-TONE FINISH For All Woodwork sod Fanu'tare Just what the name suggests-a soft, rich, hand-rubbed finish. With Velvo-Tone you can stain, varnish and produce hand rubbed effect in one oper ation. Formerly required three. Ask for color card. W. E. LYNCH & CO. 103 Whenever You Need a General Tonic I Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove'g Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic proper des of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives ont Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. ; a Is rapidly approac wish to appear in We are well prep? your wishes in all Our line of Was! Chines, Sport Silk you. A new shipmen rive this week. ? you wish to mab needs. We have had a nice and constantly recei show you. Miss Cov show you this line. REMEDY FOR STOMACH WORM Drench of Copper Sulphate Has Been Found Most Satisfactory by Ohio Experiment Station. Sheepmen having flocks infested .with stomach worms and tapeworms may free the animals of such pests by treatment before turning out to spring pasture. For this purpose a drench of copper sulphate has been found most satisfactory In the flocks of the Ohio experiment station. Two fluid ounces of a solution made by dissolving an ounce of copper sul phate (blue vitriol) in two quarts of water is sufficient for a yearling, and a two-year-old sheep needs three fluid ounces. A long-necked bottle or a rubber tube and funnel may be used to give the dose. Most effective re sults follow when the sheep are fasted for a day both before and after treat ment Water should not be given for a few hours preceding and following the dosing. Digestive disturbances, poor appe tite, loss of flesh and general weak ness indicate the presence of worms. Lambs are most seriously affected, the experts say. Ridding the sheep of worms in the spring will result in fewer losses in the lamb crop. To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System [Take the Old Standard GROVE'S ! TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron builds no the system. 20 cents SOME STRIKE IT RIC TO PUT A LITTLE I INTHEBANK^ EVERY WEEK THERE is no money in sure and positive. M is the satisfaction th; tive in every way, bo and that it is safe. BANK OF E OFFICERS : J. C. Sheppard, Presii E. J. Mirna, Cashier; J. H. Allen. Assist! DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Thoi Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins, C. C. F?lle ? TIME bing*, when we all our spring togs, ired to look after our various lines. L Goods, Crepe de s, etc., will please t of Pumps to ar Cliat will be what e out your shoe business in this line, iving new things to /an will be glad to A MERCILESS JUDGE. One Who Shows No Favor. A merciless judge is Father Time. Before him the weak and the want ing go to the wall. Only the truth can stand. . For years the following statement from anEdgefield resident has withstood this sternest of all tests. Mrs. K. L. Lowe. Cedar Row, Edgefield, says: "My back bad bothered me for months and I be came weak and all run down. From other symptons, I knew that my kidneys were at fault. Doan's kid ney Fills gave me quick and posi tive relief." (Statement given April 12, 1911.) NO TROUBLE ?INCE MORE TUAN THREE TEARS . LATER. Mrs. Lowe said had no occasion to use Doan's Kid ney Pills for some years,, as they cnred me of all symptons of kidney disease. " Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Lowe has twice publicly recommended. Foster-Milbum, Co. Props., Buffalo, N. Y. "I have Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure. The worst cases, no matter of how long standing, fire cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing: Oil. It relieves pain and Heals at the same time. 25c, 50c, $1.00 Zimmerman Co.-No. 51 i doubt about the bank, it is [aybe slow, but there it it is sure. Posi th that it will grow, :DGEFIELD dent; B. E.^Nicholson, vice-President mt Oashier. 3. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, B. E. r. E. J. Mirna. J. H. Allen.