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/. L.Ml.WS,.-.Editor PubKshed every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year th advance. Entered as second class matter at be poatofhce at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published ???ess accompanied by the writer's Mme. Coads of Thanks. Obituaries, Resolu to? and Political Notices published at MVtrtfriog rates. Wednesday, April 11 Cunning little Cupid can even outwit Mars. Yes, we are all Allies and Allies to the end. Now is the rime for every good citi zen to double his corn acreage. They say many young women wel come the call to arms. Every school in the county should at tend Friday. Edgefield will welcome all who come. A little exercise in the gardens these mornings will be good for the purse as well as for the health. The most effective way in which "Uncle Sam" can serve the Allies will be as their banker. As an expression of loyalty to her foster-mother, America, Cuba has de clared war against Germany. The man who is not whole-souled in his desire to "lick" the Germans ?3 only a half-hearted American. The Columbia Record says, "Every time cotton jumps a dollar a bale Bre'r Boll Weevil smiles and pats his tummy. ' ' President Wilson's Democratic, as well as warlike, address before Con gress has been a nightmare to the Kaiser._ The man who is more loyal to Ger many than to America should take up his abode in the country that is most suited to his "likings." When old Glory is unfurled to the breeze the enemy will be made to see more than the 48 stars that represent these UNITED States. The disloyal American citizen is a traitor to his country and, therefore, is unworthy of the confidence of his fellows. If the Kaiser should meet the fate of Napoleon and be exiled, what island or country would want him? America doesn't. The war was "Made in Germany" and we believe that nation will be the first to cry "Enough, enough," so peace, too, will be "Made in Germany. " The cry is for more economy but it will take more than a world-wide war to cause most of the fair ones to break away from the Easter bonnet habit. The supply of clothing for each Ger man citizen has been cut. Let us hope that German women do not have to wear less than some women in this part of the belligerent world are wear ing. Every citizen should regard himself as commissioned for spy-hunting duty. Secrecy and censorship on the part of the government will be useless as long as so many German spies roam the country. In urging the raising of more food stuffs in the South, the authorities in Washington should designate just what the people of Georgia should grow. They have been raising too much "cane" already. According to the population of the ] nations at war, Germany's enemies outnumber her six to one, with practi- ' cally unlimited financial resources , against her. How can the Central .powers expect to win ultimately against . Such overwhelming odds? When the weight of 48 United States falls upon the Kaiser he will send out an S. 0. S. call or a Macedonian cry. But there will be no one to answer. All of the balance of the world, except I the three allies of Germany, have united i to crush once and for all time the Pms- ' sian military machine. < According to The Record, there is a German family in Columbia and every ! member of the family, even down to the smallest child, speaks the German language fluently, and yet the eldest ' son in the home is preparing to enlist under the Stars and Stripes. This loy- < alty should be a stinging rebuke to disloyal Americans. Can Serve at Home: Hundreds of farmers will'" lay aside selfish pursuits and offer their services to their country for duty on the battle field. Others who are just as brave and loyal are so environed that ?cbive service at the front is practically im possible. But those who belong to this latter class can serve at home by rais ing food supples. Large armies must be supplied with wholesome food and the people at home must also be pro vided for, and to do this will make it necessary for our people to husband their resources and grow every food crop possible this year in as large quantity as possible. The demand is greater, while the reserve supplies are nearly exhausted. The severe winter injured a large portion of the grain crops of the West which will make it impossible for other sections of the eountry to be fully sup plied from that source. Therefore, it behooves Southern farmers, our Edge field farmers included, to pay less at tention to cotton and more attention to corn, hay, potatoes, peas and other like crops. The need for a larger sup ply is imperativefandour-farmers must act at once in making their plans. If more than is needed for home consump tion is grown on the farm, it can be readily sold at profitable prices. Serve your country by supplying the necessities of life for the men at the front and for their families at home. President's Address Doing Its Work. That matchless address of President Wilson before Congress urging a de claration of war on Germany, which is surpassed by few, if any, State docu ments, has been printed in full in the leading German papers. At first, Ger man officials objected to having this address, which attacked the Prussian autocracy and breathed of Democracy in every sentence, given" to the Ger man people, fearing the result would be a revolution, such as Russia has experienced. But probably realising that it would finally reach the German people by indirect sources, consent was given to have it published, and already the turning on of the light from.Amer ica is bearing fruit. The Emperor, seeing the hand-wri ting on the wall and in the hope o? stemming the tide, has promised "af ter his warriors return from their work" to bring about certain reforms that will give the people more power. It appears, however, that_the people will not wait until after the war to as sert their rights. A few reverses on the battle front and the continued pinching of hunger will cause them to rise en masse, at least those not in aniform, and demand the dethronement of the Kaiser. Such an upheaval in Germany would not be any nearer the impossible than was the Russian revo lution. The President's message is getting in its work and will finally leaven the whole German empire. Let us hope that this golden day is not far distant. Reflects the Edgefield Spirit. Although now a resident of McCor mick county, the following from a for mer Edgefield veteran reflects the Edgefield spirit of loyalty and patriot ism: Parksville, S. C., April 9, 1917. Governor Richard I. Manning, Colum bia, S. C. Dear Sir: As so many are express ing themselves in reference to the present crisis of our country, I desire to say that the enclosed piece of poetry expesses my sentiments in full. .Yours respectfully, W. JASPER TALBERT. Make One More Gun for Me. Yes, sir, I fought with Jackson and faced the fight with Lee, But if this old Union goes to war, make one more gun for me, I was with them atManassas, the bully boys in gray And heard the thunder roaring 'round Stonewall Jackson's way. And many a time this gun of mine has blazed the road for Lee, But if this old nation's in for fight, make one more gun for me, i'm not so full of fighting, nor half so full of fun, As I was back in the Sixties, when I was at Bull Run. lt may be my hair is white-such things you know must be But if this old Union's in for fight, make one more gun for me, [ haven't forgot my raising, nor how in Sixty-two, Dr thereabouts, with battle shouts, we charged the boys in blue. [ say I fought with Stonewall and fought them with Lee, But if this old Union's in for war, make one more gun for me. D. A. R. Meeting. Mrs. Wallace Tompkins will be the hostess for the next D. A. R. meeting, which will be held on Tuesday afternoon, April 17 at 4 j'clock. All members are expect ad to be present to discuss plans for 'Preparedness" work for this organi sation. Mrs. N. G. Evans, Regent. FOR SALE-Five hundred bush sis of Cleveland and Imperial Big Boll cotton seed at $1.50 per bushel. B. B. Jones, ? Patriotic Meeting at The Home of Mrs. B. B. Jones. Answering a call of patriotism, a large number of women met at the home of Mrs. B. B. Jones on Mon day afternoon for the purpose of in augurating a movement tending to preparedness. The ministers of the town had been invited to meet with them and Captain Collett who has recently returned from Washington where he had gone in an effort to have our Edgefield Riflemen recog nized as a War Unit. Mrs. N. G. Evans was called to the chair and. after some prelimin ary discussions relative to making a flag for our boys in the event of their being called to the colors'. Dr. Pendleton Jones was called upon for a short talk, which he gave in his usual happy vein. Mr. Collett was next called upon, and he stressed the necessity of en couraging our young men in every way possible to rally to their country's call. Mr. Shannonhouse urged the need for a display of our national colors on every possible oc casion, insisting upon the need of our having them displayed upon our houses and wearing them upon our persons. He said that nothing so soon arouses patriotism as to see the colors. While we love our Confederate flag, now is the time to show all respect and love possible for our national flag. Mr. Blalock in a happy effort wanted to know what was the matter with our State flag. In a more serious mood he declared his willingness to give up his only son for his country. Mr. Gunter also spoke of the need of displaying the flag at all times, and said that if he had no family he would be found among the early volunteers, that this was the time when all of her sons should rally to the standard of our country. Proffessor Lyon was now called upon to tell us of some plans for a grand rally on Friday, Field Day. It is a peculiar ooincidence that the flag borne by the Edgefield Riflemen during the first months of the War Batween the States was made in the house which stood on the site of the one now occupied by] Mrs. Jones, and where it was decid ed at this meeting, to have the new flag made. That flag was made by Mrs. Rebecca Bland oat of the breadths of her wedding dress, and was raised at Fort Sumter in April, 1861. It has been preserved all these years by Mrs. Elizabeth Nich olson whose brother-in-law com manded the Riflemen. Miss Sarah Collett will get up-1 plans for work for our women, which will be announced at a meet ing to be called later. The meeting! closid with the singing of our| National Anthem. An interesting feature of the oe-; casion was the honoring of those in the house who had already given their loved ones as volunteers. Those were requested to stand and proved to be Mrs. N. G. Evans, who has a uephew in the Navy, hav-j ing gone from New York; Dr. and Mrs. Jones who have three sons and two nephews already enlisted, (Dr. Jones said that he was scattered from Virginia to Georgia); Miss Isabel Chappell, who has a brother in the service, and Mrs. Agatha Woodson, who has two sons in the Georgia Infantry, one captain of the company stationed in Augusta to guard the Arsenal, and the other! sergeant of the Regimental Supply Company in Savannah. Mrs. B. B. Jones was given the thanks of all for inaugurating this move which has been in all our hearts but had waited for her to take the initiative. Much is hoped for from this meet ing along the lines of preparedness, as by it we well prepared those meetings to follow. Union Meeting. The union meeting of the 2nd | \ division of the Edgefield Baptist association will meet with the Ebe zer Baptist church on the fifth Sun day in April and Saturday before, at ll a. m. Devotional exercises led by the moderator, verbal reports from the churches after the enroll- ? ment of delegates. Subjects: 1 Which has the greater influence in our day the church or the world? S B Mays and W J Gaines. 2 The reflux influence of mis-. c sions? J D Hughey, and L R \ Brun80n. 3 How can we best induce our | { appointed delegates to attend our union meetings? Walter Carpenter, 11 H L Bunch, and G W Medlock. 4 Does the life of the individual member of the church of to-day, compare favorably with the teach ing of our Lord in Matt. 5-14? \ Jerome Courtney and Rev Joe a Gaines. Sunday service to be provided for. P. B. Lanham, for Cora. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. I Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. . E. W. GROVE'S signature on etch box. 2?fr 1 DA GARDNER The Greatest American Contralto Assisted by Harold L. Lyman, Flutist At the Opera House April 18 At this recital Miss Gardner will prove that Thomas A. Edison has actually re-created music I NO CHARGE FOR TICKETS I . ? I which may be secured by application to this store. Don't miss wonder- St fill TONE-TEST. Call, write or telephone for Complimentary tickets. ? Andrews Brothers Company I Augusta's Exclusive Edison Shop 870 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia An Appeal for a Dying Tov For the past five years it 1 strack the majority of the basin men thit the town is dying. W is the question raised? Simply cause Capital is not put behind town, but taken away to help otl cities. This does not mean r estate or bank capital, bul the pl; shoppers and their capital. In other words, cash taken to 1 city to buy goods that could bought right here in your own to1 is not only a knock at the town, t another shovel full on the grave. lif all the shoppers would buy home it would help the town wc derfully. In that way all the lo? ?tores could b? improved, and won oause the town to become more pn perons. Which in the end wou cause water works and sewer sysfc to-be established; also an all d electric current. Why? Mere because the people had taken it i to their heads to push their ov toyv? and that is certainly the on way to make a town grow. You will remember that the lea ing speakers of the Augusta Boost trip while in Edgefield were stror for the people to bay what tb< could at home in that way helpir their home town, and not goir elsewhere unless they couldn't g what they wanted at home. If you would only pause and coi sider that one good investment gen rally leads to another. What be ter investment could be made than plan of buying at home causing th town to flourish, and cause its pee pie to take a pride in it. A save the-town-plan could be worked u causing the people to trade at home helping their home town and no the other. A plan that will in i few years time put the towi on a better footing, and better pros pects for an Up-to Date City. Tha is if this plan could be put in opera lion and make a person who had t( shop elsewhere think that they wen a traitor and had no personal wei fare for the town at heart, or caree if they lived in it or not. Time Jvas when the town did a thriving business,and had prospecte of a bright future before it, but all of a sudden it has ceased to grow. Whj ? Simply because many of its citizens have deserted it, taking their money elsewhere, leaving the :own in a lurch, and not caring if :heir next door neighbor had to nove the next day (to where better iitizenship was in evidence) or not. It is not to be denied that our ?.oung men are leaving the country ,owns everywhere and concentrating n the large cities. All the large iities are growing with tremendous rapetus. What will our country owns be like in another quarter :entury, and what will our cities be ike? Is the oountry to be drained >f its capable young men and hs msiness capital, leaving the farmer, n his isolation, to get his supplies rom afar? I look at it from another view )oint: Will the big cities be able o support all the men who go into hem from the small towns and ;ountry; and what kind of living viii these men and their families lave, if they survive at all? It tands to reason that the vast majori y of breadwinners will be employ es, with small means and no inde >endence. But suppose that the irae comes wheo the cities are rorged with people. Already we ire approaching this situation. The ligh cost of living is a reflection of t; crop failures, or labor disturb- {; anees, might deal the masses in the city a fearful blow. For years the city workers, espe cially, have been crying in a chorus that never stops: "We must have living wages." But suppose that the time comes when the highest wages possible will not support them. The only answer will be "Decentralize the population." Not only will it be "BACK TO THE FARM" but "BACK TO THE SMALL TOWN. "A Citizen." STATEMENT Of the Ownership, Management, Cir culation, Etc., Required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912: Of Edgefield Advertiser published Weekly at Edgefield, S. C., for April 1, 1917. State of JSouth Carolina, County of Edgefield. Before me a Notary public in and for the State and county aforesaid, per sonally appeared J. L. Mims, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the editor and owner of The Edgefield Ad vertiser and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid pub lication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of Au gust 24,1912, embodied in section, 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business manager are: Publisher, J. L. Hims, Edgefield, S. C. Editor, J. L. Mims, Edgefield, S. C. Managing Editor, J. L. Mims, Edge field, S. C. Business Manager, J. L. Mims, Edge field, S. C. 2. That the owners are: (Givenames and address of individual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock.) J. L. Mims. 3. That the known bondholders, mort gagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securies are: None. 4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of sto:k holders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appear upon the books of the company as trustee of any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain state ments embracing affiants full knowl edge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockhold ers who do not appear upon the booka of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this af Rant has no reason to believe that any Dther person, association, or corpora tion has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other se :urities than as so stated by him. J. L. MIMS. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of April, 1917. Seal. E. J. Mims. My commission expires at the pleasure of the governor. DON'T LET YOCIR COUGH HANGON A cough that racks and weakens is dangerous, it undermines your wealth and thrives on neglect. Re lieve it at once with Dr. King's New Discovery. This soothing balsam remedy heals the throat, loosens the phlegm, its antiseptic properties kill the germ and the sold is quickly broken up. Chil dren and grown-ups alike find Dr. King's New Discovery pleasant to take as well as effective. Have a bottle handy in your medicine chest for grippe, croup and all bronchial affections. At druggists, 50c. 3 tl Master's Sale. State of Sooth Carolina, County of Edgefield, In Court of Common Pleas. 2. L. Crooks-Plaintiff-Against R. J. Swearingen-Defendant. Pursuant to a decree in the above ?ntitled cause, I shall offer for sale it public outcry, to highest bidder >efore the Cout House, Town of Edgefield, County and State afore taid, on Salesday in May 1917, the ame being the 7th day of said nonth, between the legal hunrs of (ale the following described realty, o wit* All that lot or tract of land, sit ?ate, lying, and being in the county >f Edgefield, State of South Caro ina, about 12 miles Southeast of Sdgefield, C. H., containing eigh cen (18) acres more or less, known LS the B. B. Swearingen tract, and )ounded on the North by lands of ?? H. Swearingen, East by line jrancb, South by la/ids of W. W. Swearingen, West by Columbia dirt oad. Terms of Sale Cash: If purchaser ,t said sale shall fail to comply with he terms thereof, within one hour rom the Lime of said sale, said ?remises, upon direction of plaintiff, ir his attorney, will be rdsold on aid day at the risk of the former mrchaser. J. H. CANTELOU. Master E. C. April 6, 1917. Notice to Stock Balsers My fine jack will stand for the eason at .the farra of W. F. Hol ton, just a mile north of Edgefield. )ue care will be taken but each arty must be responsible for his wn animal. Fee reasonable. -4-2 A. L. KEMP. For Sale or Bent. My store building and residence t Red Hill possession given Sept. , or Jau. 1, 1918. This is one of the est stands in cuntry for a country Lore. H. E. Quarles, Cold Spring. 4-4-6t pd. Estate Notice. All persons holding claims against ie estate of the late James A. tolland will present the same prop rly attested to the undersigned for ayment, and all persons indebted ) said estate will make payment to ie undersigned at once. J. G. HOLLAND. Estate Notice. Having been legally appointed as ie Administrator of tbe Estate of [rs. Cynthia R. Quarles, deceased, ll parties holding claims against lid Estate will file same with me, i required bv law. Arthur E. Quarles, Administrator. P. 0., Modoc, S. C., R. F. D. April 2- 3t.