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EHtoblishr? 1S35. /. L. MIMS,._Editor Pu >lish?d every Wednesday in The Adv- tiser Building at $1.50 per year in : ? /ance. Fingered as second class matter at tic : ;)stoffice at Edgefield, S. C. . I communications will be published ar ?53 accompanied by the writers nt DI . Curds of Thanks. Obituaries. Resolu te ? ind Political Notices published at c ;ising rates. Wednesday, July ll it is even too hot for the B. V. D's. [lave you canned all of the fruit and . jetables you can? The Russian army is making the ons feel the might of the new . lillie. . ? 'rmer? have not done all they can their country unless they have .nted all of the foodstuffs they can. he way in which the Germans are ting munitions does not indicate Kat there is a dearth of exp'osives in >:jrmany. _ The lack of politics is proving to be almost monotonous. However, we wish there were no elections except every four years. Make the boys have a good time du ring vacation but at the same time give them pleasant employment for a portion of their time. They say it is mighty hard for a fel low to stay at home while h?3 automo bile is new, being as proud of the new possession as a child is of a brand new toy. Wonder how many Edgefield far mers are feasting upon new crop bis cuits? The newly harvested wheat should now be ready to grind into flour. Eggs, like oysters, are considered oat of season in the months that do not contain an "r" but, being about the cheapest substitute for meat, not a tew housewives still add eggs to their daily menu. Just like every other true American would have done, Gen. Pershing in his first order to his army in France urged his men to "treat the French people, especially the women, with the great est courtesy and consideration." Let us show the world that those who fol low Old Glory are gentlemen and not brutes. ? Importance of Air Craft in War. Military experts who have studied every phase of the war have stated that the deciding stroke, the blow that will finally turn the tide of battle, will be made by the air fleet. This means -of attack has been wonderfully devel opped in the past three years. Early ir. the war it was regarded as a mar veieus feat when a single aeroplane reconnoitred above the enemy's terri- 1 tory spying out the land, while now, in 1 addition to being the eye of the army, < th* aeroplane is regarded as a very i effective means of attack. They now ] alvance in squadrons, resembling a flock of geese in mid-air, and throw ,t!ieir death dealing devises into the iamp of the enemy or into some unsus- | . peeling community inhabited largely , ?by women and children. The attack ] 'made a few days ago on London by 20 (German aeroplanes, killing and wound- , ing hundreds of persons, shows how an . enemy can terrorize the people left back in the homes. j It is conceded that American avia- I tors are peers of any in the world and : it is predicted that this arm of our forces will achieve marvelous things in Europe. Monday a squadron of army airplanes, now practicing in an aviation field near Chicago, made a flight of one hour and a half, covering a distance of practically a mile a minute, without accidentof any kind. As there is so little materis! in an airship, they can be rapidly built and at comparatively small cost. There for?-. American airships should beso thici northern France by the dawn of th 'W year as to darken the sun, like i- writable cloud of blackbirds. American Made Dyestuffs. During the past three years Am can scientists have been forced to ply themselves along new lines in der to supply the deficiency causee the inability to obtain from out! sources greatly needed articles of o merce. For example, practically of the dyes used in the cotton woolen milU of this country were ported from Germany before the w Nowhere else in the world could a gether dependable dyes be obtair After the British blockade shut German imports the imperative n for dyestuffs in this country eau chemists to apply themselves to end that satisfactory dyes be produ here at home. It is claimed that problem has been solved and that e after the war closes America will be dependent upon Germany for d of any kind. The Du Pont Pow company has announced that it i soon embark upon the making of s thetic dyestuffs in large quantiti For so large a corporation, one t can command the best talent and most expert knowledge in the count to undertake to relieve such an e barrassing situation means much the various industries that are comp ed to have dyes before they can marl their products Our Boys Royally Treated Abroad. The appearance of American troc in France, making ready for acti service in some sector of the bat line of 400 miles, has caused genui delight in all parts of the civiliz world. This positive and practical a surance of America's aid, served a? stimulous to put Russia on her fe again, she being now convinced th America is interested solely in esta lishing democracy throughout the woi and has not sent troops to Europe f the purpose of pillage and plunder a aggression. While our boys are on this unselfi mission it is gratifying to know th their services in the cause of humani are being appreciated, an;l that thi are shown every courtesy and atte tion. If such be possible, they are b ing lionized more in France than th< were when they first landed in En land. In an account of the Fourth i July celebration in Paris, Gen. Pe rsl ing is quoted as saying: "I thought it was magnificent to st the way everybody-men, women ar children-pressed around our boy hung flowers all over them and tri? to shake hands with them and embrac them. It was really an overwhelm^ sight. I never saw such sincere d< light on any occasion as was shown t the people of Paris." South the Home of the Negro. While negroes have been repeated! told by white persons and leaders arnon their own race that the South is th best place for them, yet they hav been loath to believe the statement Not only are climatic and industrif conditions more favorable for negroe in this section, but the white people upon whom, as a race, they are large ly dependent it matters not wher they reside, understand them bette and, in the main, treat them better There are doubtless instances here an< there in which negroes are not just): dealt with. But these cases are few As a rule, they receive what they earl and deserve. The industrious, econorn ical negro here in the South not onl^ makes a good living but accumulate! some property. However skeptical negroes may haVi been in the past as to the South being the best place for them to reside, cer tain things have recently transpired ir the northwest which will force them to the conclusion that "the land of cot ton" ia the very best place in all the world for the negro. The riot which occurred last week in Illinois in which many negroes were killed and their property destroyed is only the begin ning of friction between the races in the North. And The Advertiser ven tures the statement that during the ensuing six months there will be a1 turning of the tide and negroes will be :oming back to the land of their nativ ity as rapidly as they have been going North during the past year. Do You Practice Economy? The people of America have not yet oeen forced to economize by the war. Certainly the people of South Carolina lave not. Even the high prices of ?veryday necessities have not been felt to any considerable extent, because practically everybody has some credit sr a small surplus of cash that could oe drawn upon for a short time. Even the contributions made up to this time to the Red Cross and other similar worthy objects have not caused our people to give of their means until they actually feel it. But, mark our prediction, if the war lasts as long as those high in authority expect, millions of people of America and thousands of people in South Caro lina will be made to feel the ravages of war, if not the actual pinching of poverty. Then, why not begin now to conserve your individual resources? Why not begin now to live well within your income? in normal times a man may for a time afford to spend more than he is making, being assured of an increased income in the future. But intimes like thia whence the assurance that even an increased income, which is improbable, will meet the increased cost of living. Furthermore, by the end of the year, if not before, the need for Red Cross funds will doubtless be greater than at this time and every citizen will be ex pected to do his full part in supplying the needs and relieving the suffering of our boys who will by that time be doing battle in northern France. Be gin now to economize in order that you may contribute to the relieving of human suffering when the call is made. S o u t hern Has Made Good Record. Fairfax Harrison, President of Southern Railway Company an nounced today that out of substan tially 18,000,000 passengers handled by the Southern Railway Company for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1917, not a single one was killed. The management takes the utmost satisfaction in this achievement which has sought to attain, and nearly, but not quito, attained for several years past. It reflects not only greater human care and efficiency in operation, but the im proved facilities which have been .progressively installed on the ? Southern in recent years. The handling of these eighteen j millions of passengers required 71, 775 trains, composed of the average numbei of passenger cars seating 72 passengers each; it means 249,780 passenger cars. If these passenger trains stood end to end on the rail road tracks they would extend for 5,457 miles; more than six times the distance from Atlanta to Kew York. If one passenger had been carried the total distance that these passengers were carried he would have gone around the world 35,093 times, and had 15,150 miles then to travel. Sleeping On Porches. Houses are very important for comfortable living on farms. Many of them are not as comfortable as they should be. Whether the weather be hot or cold, or pleasant, when one is in the open, the farm home is a great factor for comfort able living. But one should never feel that one is morally bound to sleep in the house during all kinds of weather. Sleeping porches are now consid ered a necessity in many cities and towns during the warmest weather of summer. Were it not for sleep ing porches in crowded cities many people would suffer in very warm nights, especially in Northern cities. Fortunate are farmers who have : porches where beds may be tempo rarily arranged for comfortable sleeping. Heat may not be oppres sive, except on very rare occasions, as is tho average summer in the Southwest. But when such times come it is highly desirable that rest be had so the duties of the day may be met without difficulty. While it is a fact that people living on farms get more out-of door exercise than others there are many, especially women and small children, who need more fresh air than close homes afford. The sleep ing porch will permit it.-Farm and Ranch. How Breweries Are Used in Dry States. Mr. F. J. Haskin has told the Chicago Daily News what has be come of some of the breweries in States that have gone dry. They are used for canning clams, making vinegar, handling dairy products, cold-storage warehouses, making artificial ice, meat packiug, making yeast, dry cells, soap, chemicals, moving picture films, paints, varnish and "everything from ice to Logan berry .juice." One has become a hospital and another a church. The Coors brewery at Golden, Cal., was famous for its size and its beer, but nothing could save it agaiust the dry wave. So one of the Coors brothers took over the plant and is now doing a thriving business in malted milk. Another brother bad prepared himself as a chemist to follow the brewery in dustry, and when that became im possible he undertook to help father out in an investment that S3emed to be going wrong. There was a clay deposit out there and a company had been formed to make a table ware from it, and the old gentleman had put quite a lot of money in the industry. But things were not go ing right; the man who started the business had wandered' away, and there were problems in research that had not been mastered yet. Now, from ferments to clay is quite a jump for a chemist, but if his grounding is good the difficulty is half overcome before he begins. At all events, after the junior Coors got fairly well started in the work the troubles began to fade away. They are now turning out a grade of laboratory porcelain that will make the German ware hard to in troduce in this country after che war is over.-Manufacturers Ree1 ord. ' i JOHNSON LETTER. (Continued from First Page.) and Mr. -Edgar Black, violinist. Miss Martha Boozer gave several sweet vocal selections. The hostess served iced tea with three kinds of sandwiches, the pa triotic colors being artistically carried out. Mr. P. N. Lott has been quite sick for two weeks but is now im proving. Sergeant Brice Feagle has gone to Macon, Ga., after a short visit to his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Satcher. Miss Annie Crouch entertained with a most enjoyable party on Saturday afternoon, tho honorees bping four of her class-mates, two of whom have just married: Mes dames W. Wallace Turner, Eugene McAlpinc and Mesdames J. Howard Payne and Archie Lewis. This happy occasion was hau out on the attractive lawn under the larire trees, and several tables and com fortable chairs were about for pro gressive Rook. The cool and pretty surroundings made the game all the more pleasant, and when concluded the four honorees were presented with lace centerpieces. The hostess assisted by Miss Helen Lewis, serv ed ice tea, sandwiches and pickle followed by an ice course. The last meeting of the Emily Geiger Chanter, D. A. R., was held last week with Mrs. B. T. Boat wright, and "the Cedars," her pret ty country home, was bright with flowers and many flags about. The stormy afternoon prevented a large attendance, but eleven members were present with several visitors. The meeting opened with the Regent Mrs. M. T. Turner in the chair. Annual reports of officers and com mittees were heard. The pledge to the P. A. R. School at Tomassee had *15 added to it, and a good amount was set aside to be used for patriotic purpohes, 830 having been made at the "Tom Thumb" wedding, this being in charge of Mrs. M. R. Wright, chairman The Chapter decided to observe "Self Denial Day," as requested by the State Regent, the amount secur ed to go for patriotic purposes. Boxes were to be placed at the drug stores for any one who wish to take a part. Several other matters of Chapter Augusta He You Thes( Two lea dav, of tl news, COY< Augusta B few papers ers. If \( ti and of th Augusta B Pill out Tlie ??g?i A ugus Please se Sunday, fo Enclosed of GO cents Herald, pa; P. S.-SPECL livery Route, $1 $4.00 for twelv< Mail 7 work were disposed of, and Mrs. Turner then turned the gavel over to Mrs. W. S. M obley who is to be the next Regent. Mrs. Turner thanked the chapter for the really beautiful and splendid co-operation during her two years of office, and the members also expressed their appreciation of her faithful service, she not having missed a meeting during the time. The Year Book Committee for the coming season was appointed by Mrs. Mcbley, chairman, Mrs. O. D. Black, with Mesdames M. R. Wtight and F. M. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Werta of Columbia spent a part of last week nere with relatives. Miss Annie Crouch has gone to Mullins to visit friends. Mrs. J. A. Dobey and children are at home from a visit to Mrs. Dorn in Spartanburg. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lott and Marion have gone to Hendersonville to spend awhile. Mrs King of Savannah, Ga., ha? been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mamie Kuiet. Miss Rother and Miss Martha Boozer of Columbia, and Mr. Edgar Black of Columbia, snent a part of last week here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Cox arrived on Thursday last from their honeymoon, and are now domiciled in their home on Church street, i Mrs. J. H. Culbreath of Tampa, Fla., is visitiug Mrs. J. L. Smith. Mrs. Eugene McAlptne of Hurts ville, is visiting in the home of her father, Dr. S. G. Mobley. Misses Ola and Ella Smith are at home from a visit to Union. Mrs. J. H. White has gone to Ednyville, N. C., to spend two months hoping to be benefited by a change of climate. Mrs. Mary Waters is at home from a visit to her sisters, the Miss es Huiet at their summer home at Hendersonville, N. C. Mrs. James Culluin is the guest of her mother. Mrs. Annie Harrison. .Mr. and Mrs. W. Wallace Turner and Miss Frances Turner and some friends of Edgefield, spent the 4th in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Strother, at Chapells, this being a spend-the-day party. DR J.S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. raid's Special Need The 1 3 Days of ised wires, with 40,00 ie latest telegraphic irina: the whole worl ferald readers a news si in the South give to 1 )u want the news of ie world war. you'll 7 ?J herald. the coupon below and ii ...- -r ?ta Herald, ita, Ga. md nie The Augusta1 Herald, r...._.months i t?nd $., which a month, the subscription pi ps for the above. Name. P. O.. \L R. F. D RATES If you live .00 pays three months; $2.00 for ? s months. is Coupon J Says Slie Thinks the World of lt. MISS SHELTON, OF GREEN VILLE, EXPRESSES HER APPRECIATION-WERE TWO HARD YEARS. RE tfAR K ABLE C II ANGE H AS BBOTJG HT GREATEST INTEREST IX LIFE Fon HER. "I just think the world of Tanlac as a general tonie and stomach remedy and I'm glad to recommend it," said Miss Lillie Shelton, of No. C Baco St., Greenville, in a state ment she gave June 1st. "I took Tanlac for a generally run down condition and chronic appendicitis. I had been in bad health about two years and I suffered a great deal from indigestion. I was as nervous as I could be. I never ate anything at all hardly. In fact, I ate just like a bird-a little at a time. I suffered awfully with headache, too "The Tanlac got me in a greatly improved condition in a short time. It uiade me sleep better than I had slept for two years, because it qui eted my nerves. Tne Tanlac gave me a good appetite, too. 1 began to rest well at night and my whole system was built up and strength ened. The medicine certainly did make a great improvement in my condition. " Tanlac, the Master Medicine, is sold bv Edgefield, Penn & Holstein. Cold Sorings, H Ernest Quarles. Edgefield, R F D No ii, J. H. Reel. Johnston, Johnston Drug Com pany. Modoc, G C McDaniel. Parksville, Robertson & Com pany. Plum Branch, J W Bracknell & Son. Plum Branch, R F D No 2, E P Winn & Bro. s Trenton. G W Wise. HAIL: Protection against Hail damage to crops can now be had by a policy in the HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO., through E. J. Norris Agent. See or phone Mr, Norris. War Service mice that ;heir read the world, need The aail to-day. i I 1917 iJ?ily and at th? rate ice of Th e months*. on a Rural De six months and