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'-1 * Estaiilialjp?i 1835. /. L. Af/MS,.-.Editor --_ Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published inless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks. Obituaries, Resolu tion and Political Notices published at dVfertising rates. Wednesday, June 20 Now that we have left off bottled "corn," wa will have more canned corn. _ The United States have the mean? and the men necessary to win this war. AH that is lacking is training and this can be gained in time. Who can tell us why we have had no intelligent woman in this county con ducting girls' canning clubs? We are, in this respect at least, about five years behind some of the other counties. Billy Sunday did not miss the mark very far when he said in a sermon in New York the other day: "If you turn hell up-side down, you will find on it these words 'Made-in-Germany' ". In sections of the country where there is a plethoric condition in the money market the bonds sold "like hot cakes." Considering their wealth, the Southern people made an admirable showing. "Uncle Sam" asked his people for $2,000,000,000 through a bond issue and they promptly handed $2,000,000,000 over to the old gentleman. Don't you know that response make3 the great man in the White House feel just fine? Among the subscribers for the Lib erty bonds, the man with the longest name was Gust J. Papatheodrokou moundurgistomichalakopulos, of Chi cago. Please do not ask us to prc nounceor even spell the name without having it before our eyes. Every liberty-loving, free-born, high minded American citizen would rather die a thousand deaths than live under the Hohenzollern yoke of tyranny. For that reason American manhood will rally by the millions around Old Glory until there is not a vestigebf German autocracy left. Forts of Embarkation. The announcement was made several days ago that Charleston and Savan nah have been selected as ports from which troops and supplies will be ship ped to Europe. Apparently, these ports have not received the considera tion in the past from the national gov ernment that they should have receiv ed. It is conceded that, from the stand-point of deep water, accommo dating some of the largest craft afloat, Charleston ranks among the first ports of the country, and yet it has never received recognition in a large sense from the government. Even the navy yard in Charleston is not regarded as of any considerable value and had it not been for the persistent efforts of Senator Tillman, it would doubtless "hav^been abandonej^^^f ?fofo&,. ton is extensively used as a port of em barkation, asort of base of supplies, du ring the war, it will put the city and port?n the naval map in large letters. Incomes and Wealth Widely Differ. Some idea of the relative wealth of the two section, as well as the vary ing incomes, can be gained through the income tax collected during the year now closing. In the State of New York the enormous sum of $110,431, 480 was collected under the federal in come tax law, while in South Carolina only $547,649 was collected. A num ber of things have contributed to this enormous wealth of New York in comes representing of course a pro portionate amount of wealth. In this connection it would be inter esting to know how much money has gone into the State of New York du ring the past 50 years in federal pen sions alone. That which has found its way into South Carolina is infinitesi mally small as compared with New York. The interest on pensions alone in New York, compounded for 50 years, would amount to an inconceivable sum. Another thing that has enabled New York to amass such immense wealth has been her commerce, which con sisted almost exclusively of manufac tured goods, while that of the South, and South Carolina in particular, has consisted of raw material. The profit on manufactured goods is enormous as compared with that on raw material. Indeed, much of the time South Caro lina's raw material has been sold at or below the cost of production. Under such conditions New York and other Northern States will grow richer by leaps and bounds, while South Carolina and other raw material producing States will increase in wealth at a much slower pace. Should Make No Change Now. The State Board of Education is planning for the adoption of a large number of new next books for the pub lic schools, which means that thou sands of dollars worth of books that are reasonably well preserved will be discarded altogether as worthless or disposed of for a mere song. Were the matteroT making a change at this this time discretionary with the board, it should have deferred the sweeping change until the next year or the year after. The Advertiser has never been in sympathy with those who believe that the same book9 should be used indefi nitely without the. adoption of newer and better books, books that are more in keeping with modern methods of teaching. But on the other hand, in a crisis like the one which now confronts I us, we do not believe parents should be forced to incur considerable expense in order to change text books. Continu ing the same books for a year or two would save a considerable sum at a time when economy is being preached on every hand, and the schools or pu pils would suffer but little. Government's Estimates Not Guesses. Whenever the heads of departments in Washington, after making all possi ble research and investigation, make an estimate it can generally be relied upon. Occasionally they go far afield, but sources through which the depart ments receive information are them selves not infallible. When the call was made for registration under the selective draft law, the director of the census was requested to examine his records bearing upon the male-inhabi tants between the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, and make an estimate of the number who would be liable for regis tration. The figures were placed at 10,000,000. A great many persons were skeptical, stating that so large a number would not be included in the ten years. The practically complete returns from all the States give a total regis tration of 9,611,816. Add to this num ber the men who are already in the army, navy and national guard and the grand total will easily reach 10, 000,000. Do not be too much disposed to dis count or discredit government esti mates. They are far from being wild guesses. Southern Made Good Roads. Without accident to a single train or passenger, the Southern Riilway System established a ?pen did record in the handling of the immense travel to the acnual re union of the Confederate Veterans at Washington, the attendance at which was greater than ai any pre vious reunion. From the morning of June 2 to noon of June 8, the Southern handled into Washington for this patriotic event a total of 30,490 passengers. To accommodate this movement, forty-three special trains were operated besides 512 special cars on the twelve regular trains operated into and ont of Washing ton every day. The operation of both the regular and special trains into Washington was accomplished without undue delays, special pre caution and care having been ex ercised by the Southern's entire organization to make the movement a_fiuaggas.- - - ?.._ The return movement began Wed nesday evening, June 6, and from that time until Saturday at noon the Southern handled out of Wash ington twenty special trains in ad dition to the regular trains, all leav ing Washington on the scheduled time arrauged for them. As the veteran tickets are good to return until June 21, many of the veterans and visitors are taking advantage of the time to visit friends and will return home on regular trains so that only about twenty-five extra trains will be needed to provide for their homeward jurney How To Give Quinine To Children. FEBRILINE is the trade-mark name given to an improved Quinine. It is n Tasteless Syrup, pleas ant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try it the aext time you need Quinine for any pur pose. Ask for 2'ounce original package. The same FEBRIL IKE is blown ii bottle. 25 cents. . BILIOUSNESS BsTTERS AND KIDNEYS Committees For Red Cross Campaign. The following committees have been appoited to solicit contribu tions in the different sections of the county for the Red Cross fund: County Executive Committee : B. E. Nicholson, J. H. Allen, W. H. Harliner, J. Wm. Thurmond, J. C. Sheppard, S. J Watson, H. G. Eid.-on, W. W. Miller, ?ettis Bouknight, H. E. Quarles, J. H. Self. Bacon-W. H. Smith and E. N. Smith, Johnston, R. F. D. Cleveland-C. C. Jones, W. F. West and J. W. Quarles, Edge field, S. C. Colliers-Dr. J. N. Crafton, D. T. Mathis, H. W. McKie and Joe Hammond. Edgefield-W. B. Cogburn, W. A. Strom, B. B. Jones and Dr. J. G. Edwards. Johnston-P. C. Stevens, J. W, Hardy, Dr. G. D. Walker, Rev. M. L. Keister,;Rev. W. S. Brooke, Rev. J.H. Thacker, W. C. Der rick, J. W. Marsh, A. M. Clark and W. P. Yonce. Long Branch-G. W. Scott and G. C. Holmes. Meeting Street-J. F. Payne, J K. Allen and J. H. Cogburn. Meriwether-H. T. Medlock, J. 0. Soott and R. W. Glover, North Augusta, R. F. D. Cleora-C. M. Williams, L. R. Bruneon and P. W. Cheathara. Pleasant Lane-J. M. Shaffer, S. T. Williams and F. L. Timmer man. Red Hill-W. T. Prescott and R. M. Johnson. Ropers-Rev. P. B. Lanham and R. A. Tiramerman. Trenton-Rev. J. A. Gaines and E. N. Smith. Talbert-R. T. West, S. C. Seig ler and J. D. Hughey. In Memory of Mrs. Victoria Evans. "Leaves have their time to fall!" From season to season we learn from youth to silvery age to look with joyous eyes, upon the faces of the beautiful flowers as they smile up from where they have been en tombed by winters icy hand. It is only the truth graven upon the leaves of our mind, that when a friend passes from view, cut down by the north wind of death, that the star of faith, rises luminous upon our overwhelming grief a id we know that as the leaves return to the trees and the flowers to their stems, so the loved ones are beyond the changing shadows of times effacing fingers. Just a month has borne its record beyond the space of time. Amidst the nearest of earth, Mrs. N. G. Evans (Victoria Gary) like a leaf in the autumns golden light, of a well spent life, this historic woman passed away, in her beautiful home in Edgefield; coming in the summer of lite to take possession of the homi.' her famous brother M. W. Gary, bequeathed to her, she with a dignity, born of a great mind, dispensed royalty to poor and rich, a beautiful hospitality, springing: from a noble christian heart. To know* her was a liberal education. Her recollections of men like R. E. Lee and others, with whom she was socially thrown as the wife of Cap tain N. G. Evans of the U. 6. A., afterwards Gen. of the Confederate Slates army, her simple language and raarveleous memory was a thing of beauty-from Witherspoon line age the great signer of our wonder ful document gave charm to her every action. You came from her presence with a feeling created by her, that you had given this lovely woman much pleasure. Abbeville yet will point with sin cere pride as being the resting place of ?his wonderful family who have given to the nations Signers. Sena tors, Jurist, Doctors, Warriors and high minded, "pure as snow and chaste as ice," mothers and daugh ters. They are true in friendships, sincere in theil belief.?. They sleep in majectic peace, awaiting the time that mu9t come to all, the great day of returning life, when friend shall see friend in the glorious Resurrection Morn." To her family and friends we give sympathy, for "flattery can not smooth the dull cold air of death." We all await the "inevitable hour." To choose that momentous hour is brightened by the luminous person alty of the dear mother's love for "He who doeth all things well," and so her children know that from under the eod the beautiful soul has fled in exquisite beauty to the great White Throne, where she awaits one and ali of them she loved wise ly and well. A. G. G We carry a mos g such as United I Pumps, Jacks, Sa I Tool Boxes, Pressu 8 Monkey-Grip Vee< We have a filli have rock-bottom oline-^-the best so Stewai Ec Hope My Statement Will Benefit Others. MRS. DELLINGER DECLARES SHE LIVED IN CONSTANT DREAD - FEARED SOMETHING AWFUL "I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT I'D JUST GO ALL TO PIECES," J SHE SAID. " I hope my statement will bring benefit to others," said MRS. L. A. DELLINGER, of Cayce, S. C., a suburb of Columbia, as she began to tell on April 28th of the great results Tanlac gave her. "I took three bottles of Tanlac and I'm free of all ray ailments now and I feel fine. I have not taken any medicine since I quit taking Tan lac. I was so poor and thin and weak when I started talune- it, but the medicine made me strong and hearty. I suppose I gained at least ten or fifteen pounds in weight. "When I began taking Tanlac I was suffering awfully with a nerv ous stomach trouble and I was just so nervous I could not hold a con versation with anyone. I don't know why, but I would just go all to pieces. My appetite had almost. gone and I was awfully dizzy al most all the time. I thought, too, that something dreadful would hap pen to me and I lived in constant dread. At times it felt as if my heart would jump out of my body, too. But thanks to Tanlac, I am now free of those troubles and I'm glad to recommend Tanlac to any who suffer as I did," Tanlac, the Master Medicine, is sold by Edgefield, Penn & Holstein. Cold Surines, H Ernest Quarles. Edgefield, R F D No 2, J. H. Reel.. Johnston, Johnston Drug Com pany. Modoc, G C McDaniel. Parksville, Robertson & Com pany. Plum Branch, J W Bracknell <fc Son. Plum Branch, R F D No 2, E P Winn & Bro. Trenton. G W Wise. A blackmailer wrote the follow ing to a wealthy business man: "Send me five thousand dollars, or I will abduct your wife." To which the business man re plied: "Sorry, I am short of funds, but your proposition interests rae." Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic propertiesof QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives I out Malaria, En.icb.es the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. it complete stock of auto accessories, States Auto Tires and Inner Tubes, fety Vulcanizers, Blow-Out Patches, ire Gauges, Red-0 Skid Chains, Horns, aol oil. ng station for gasoline, and always prices on Highest Grade Filtered Gas Id by the Standard Oil Company. 't&Kernaghan Igefield, South Carolina HAIL: Protection against Hail damage to crops can now be had by a polioy in the HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO., through E. J. Norris Agent. See or phone Mr. Norris. To Prevent Blood Poisoning apply at once the wonderful old reliaMe DK PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL, a sut eical dressing: that relieves pain and heals af We sim? time. Not a liniment. 25c. 50c. Jl.OO. Notice to Creditors. All persons indebted to the estate of Mrs. M. A. Houston, deceased will make payment to the under signed at once, and all persons hold ing claims against the said estate will present them properly attested to the undersigned for payment. W. C. Derrick, Administrator. An Ambition and a Record TTHE needs of the South are identical with the needs of the Southern Railway: the growth ani success of one mean' the upbuilding of tbc ether. The Souihern Railway asks no favors-no special prtrilCfC not Recorded ta ethers. The ambition rf the Southern Railway Com [?ny is to fee thal Baby of Intered that h b.'-n of co-operation between thc pub ic and tue rsUroadSj to -re prrfcctr.l ti.at fair and fraaS policy in tbs stanage, rr.rr.t of railroads v. Licit ir.iitci the COatidetiSe of goverr.ni'. mal ?tend?) iJ rra!ii:e that iiberaiiry of treatment .vl.i.b will ei.able it to obtain the additional capital needed for the acquisition of better and enlarged fadllile* ?neidest to the deland fur inerrairn and better Service; und. cna?y lo take i's niche ir. thc hady p?!h>c ?f tb? South alongside of other erra: industriel, .?"'ur. na uiorc. bu: v.'.tli equal liberties. eo,ual rirbuanii equal opporatnijet. .''The Southern Serves the South." Southern Railway System FARM LOANS! Long-Term Loans to Farmers a Specialty. Your farm land accepted as security WITHOUT ENDORSER o other COLLATERAL. Unlimited funds immediately available in der nominations of Three Hundred and up. Established 1892. JAMES FRANK & SON, Augasta, Ga. AN D MULES I have a few Second-Hand Horses and Mules I will sell for What You Think They are Worth B. F. JONES, Edgefield, S, C. Jones' Stable.