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EsiabiifiijpiJ 1S35. /. L. MIMS,._..Editor Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building atSl.bO per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published unless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at dvertising rates. Wednesday, August 22 Unofficial Report of Local Ex emption Board. The exemption board has been strenuously engaged for nearly six weeks, the work being far more voluminous and arduous than the average citizen realizes. The local exemption board succeeded the board of registration and under the regulations gave the "Red Ink" numbers to the registration cards and made the lists which were for warded to Washington for drafting. After the drafting waa reported from Washington the work of mak ing ready for the physical examin ations began. The board acting under the regulations called 400' men for examination on August 4-, 6 and 7, this being double the county's quota. Having failed to secure thy necessary number from this call, the board called 400 ad ditional men for examination for August 17, 18 and 20. From the total of 8u6 men called for examin ation the board, unless reversed in a eTeat number of cases by the Dis trict Board, will secure the county's quota and also a necessary reserve lu addition to .the quota. Up to this date 768 men have been examined physically and of this number 284 were discharged as physically deficient. One hundred and eleven claims for discharge ha*ve been granted and more than 160 additional applications for dis charge have been filed and will be passed upon after affidavits have been submitted as provided in the regulativ*. A totai of 193 men have bsen accepted and certified to the District Board for military serv ice, but notice of appeal will be filed with the local hoard in some of these cases. The board has had official notice that 30 per cent, of the county's quota will be ordered for mobiliza tion September .3. The others will be ordered out soon after that date. The board will experience no diffi culty in having a sufficient number of men ready for military service as the calis for moblizatiuQ are issued from the government. Still Doing "Trench Duty." The editor of The Advertiser is still doing "trench duty" for the government. However, after an other week, the work of the exemp tion board will be considerably lighter and more time can be given to The Advertiser. For the present we beg the indulgence of our read ers. Ink for Labeling Bottles. In a small bottle place an ounce jand a quarter of methylated alcohol, add a half-ounce of shellac, and when this last ls dissolved immerse the bot tle in hot water until the solution ls warm. Then add slowly, while stir ring rapidly, a solution composed of .one hundred and fifty grains of borax dissolved In two ounces of water. Finally add coloring matter to ?suit, four or five grains of methyl vier tlet being satisfactory and dissolving well upon shaking. This makes a very fine waterproof ink for writing the la bels upon bottles and for other pur iposes about the darkroom. Dear Old Husband. The superstition about the word "husband" is not yet slain. Recently a philologist went into a church and heard a young curate discourse on marriage. "Think." he said solemnly, "of the beautiful idea underlying the ..word 'husband'-houseband, the band ,or bond of the house." The phlloio jgist had difficulty in restraining himself "from laughing aloud. The "band" of 'the word "husband" Is merely a cor 'ruption of the Scandinavian "bonde," 'a peasant.-Exchange. PROGRAMME Hardy's Church, Aug., 28-29. 10:00 A. M.-Executive committee meeting. W. M. S. Session Delegates will be seated by divi sions, wearing their colors. Music will be furnished by ' North Augusta choir. 10:30 A. M.-Devotional, Mrs. A. B. Young. Hymn, "Jesus Calls Us." Scripture. Prayer. Calendar topic for day. Welcome, Miss Marjorie McKie Response, Mrs. W. J. Gaines. Music. Superintendent's address and chart report, Mrs. J. L. Mims. Report of division presidents with charts, Mrs. B. N. Talbert, Mrs. Julia Prescott, Mrs. J. M. Bussey. Payment of expense fund. Presentation of badges to honor roll societies. Chart reports of secretary and treas urer, Mrs. Prescott Lyon and Miss Hortense Padgett. Vocal solo, Mr. Henderson. Western Division Institute, our school of methods, Mrs. W. O. Whatley. Aged Ministers' Relief, Mrs. W. B. Cogburn. . Message from State President, Mrs. W. E. Lott. Collection. Music. Recommendation of executive com mittee. Election of nominating committee. Appointment of committees on time and place and resolutions. Appointment of messengers to Edge field association at Rehoboth church. Music. Recess. Y. W. A. Session. Miss Emmie Lanham presiding. 2:30 P. M.-Processional of young women. Devotions. Mrs. C. J. Dennis. Greetings, Miss Sallie DeLaughter. Response. Roll Call with verbal report from each society. Distribution of apportionment cards and literature. Music. Address of Y. W. A. superintendent, Miss Emmie Lanham, with chart. Address, Mrs. George E. Davis of Orangeburg. Demonstration, "Lasting Founda tions," ten girls of Republican church. Payment of expense fund for Y. W. ?. South Carolina's Place in Southern Union, Mrs. J. W. Peak. Music. State Missions at Edisto, Mrs. W. H. Cannada. Mission Study, Mrs. W. S. Middleton. Prayer. Adjournment. Sunbeam Session, Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman Presiding. 10:30 A. M. Hymn, "Jesus Calls Us." Minutes. March of children. Devotional, prayer calendar topic for the day, Mrs. J. T. Grffiis. Motto Scripture by Sunbeams. Greetings, "Estelle Cooper. Response, Lillian Pattison. Roll call of bands, each presenting a verbal report. Distribution of apportionment cards and literature. Payment of Sunbeam expense fund. Presentation of badges to honor roll societies. Address and chart report by Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman. Superintendent of Sunbeams. Music. Solo by Ruth Prescott. The Red Man, Eleanor Minis. Victory Meeting of Honor Roll Band, presented by Mrs. Walter Stephens' Sunbeams. Recitation, Margaret Courtney. Message from jState.president, Mrs. W. J. Hatcher. Mr. Lake's Sunbeam Song. "The Mother on the Sidewalk," Elizabeth Timmerman. Offering. Message from State Corresponding Secretary, Miss Kellah Fair. Music. Folks Need a Lot of Loving,"Red Oak Grove Sunbeam. Characters from Miss Lula Whilden's "Life Sketches." Report of committees on literature and personal service. Closing Session. 2:30 P. M.-Music. History of Woman's Work in Edge field Association, Mrs. J. C. Mims. Report of nominating committee. Election of officers. Report of committee on time and place and resolutions. Minutes. Quartette. Report of committee on obituaries. Vocal Solo-"In His Presence,"Miss Nan Gunter. Reading, "When Earth's Last Pic ture is Painted," Miss Jennie Pattison. "Shall We Gather at the River." Adjournment. ?ucSkf era's Arnica Salve The Best Solve In The World. QUICK AID GIVEN WOUNDED Rapid Treatment After Battle anti New Cleansing Methods Save Lives of Many Soldiers. Lieut. Col. Gilbert Barling, C. B., a famous English surgeon who Is con sulting surgeon to the great base hos pitals at Rouen, which accommodate 15,000 patients, says that since the war began Immense strides have been made In the surgery of the battlefield. Two improvements that may be noticed as having taken place since the outbreak of hostilities, writes a coi respondent of the New York Times, are In connection with the rapid treatment of the wound ed after a big battle and the cleansing of wounds. Five or ten miles behind the fighting sufficient casualty clearing stations each holding about 1,000 men-have been organized to deal with all the casualties that may reasonably be ex pected, so that once a man Is picked up by the stretcher bearers he receives 'adequate treatment within a very short time. Here also Is a special hospital, perhaps of 50 beds, for abdominal cases, which are the most urgent. In the old days such wounds, because of the delay before they could be treat ed and cleaned, were generally consid ered to be fatal ; but under the new conditions, by which a man so hit is placed in an ambulance and sent oft! Immediately, If necessary, without waiting for other wounded to be placed in with him, the dangerous delay is overcome, and the wound kept aseptic and more amenable to treatment. OIL TO BE KING IN FUTURE Necessity for Petroleum Producta Shown In War as Well as In In dustrial and Domestic Life. The European war Is without a doubt doing more to direct general at tention to the claims of oil and Its mul tltudiness products than any amount of advertising in normal times could have accomplished, says a writer in the Petroleum Review. The prent Hash of arms on the con tinent has from its commencement shown that the necessity for the prod ucts of petroleum In up-to-date war faro is no less than In either the indus trial circles or in domestic life. We ure today ns much dependent upon the ' refined products of crude oil as we ace I upon wheat and other necessities of J life, and as time goes on, and the uses i which are constantly being found for t petroleum multiply, our dependency ( upon oil becomes the greater. j It Is no surprise, therefore, to find that not only are petroleum products c generally commanding greater atten tion than they ever before did, but 6 that a particularly healthy atmosphere v permeates tfcose enterprises which ' have laid themselves out-and sue- ' cessfully so-to engage In the produc tion, the refining, the transport or the distribution of petroleum products. There is, in short, no mistaking the . fact that in the future oil will be king. "Lallah Rookh" Centenary. Is the war holding back any poem c comparable with "Lallah Rookh," the ] publication of which was delayed by ? the Waterloo campaign, and took place * Just a century ago? ? Perhaps few read the famous Ori ental romance nowaday*, but Moore's , reputation when he wrote it was such that he was able to sell it when he had scarce put pen to paper. Murray offered 2.000 guineas for it, but the poet's friends thought this too little, and approached Longman, stipulating that the price should be "not less than the largest amount ever paid for a poem." "That." said Longman, "was the ?3,000 paid for .Rokeby,' " and on I that basis a bargain was struck, the publisher's only stipulation being that Moore's poem should be equal to Scott's In length. Even so, Longman had the best of the bargain. Seven large editions were sold within a year, and a quarter of a century later Long mans still regarded "Lallah Rookh" as "the cream of copyrights."-Manches ter Guardian. Camphor Groves. Camphor groves may some day be ns familiar to us as peach orchards and orange groves. Agents of the de partment of agriculture have found that when planted in hedges 15 feet apart camphor trees will yield each year about eight tons of trimmings- to the acre, from which about 200 pounds of gum camphor can be distilled. At p/esent prices that means a profit of about $100 an acre. The camphor trees are hardier than many of our fruit trees, but are suited only to the southern half of our country.-The Youth's Companion. The Difference. Major General (addressing the men before practicing an attack behind the lines)-I want you to understand that there is a difference between a re hearsal and the real thing. There are three essential differences. First, the absence of the enemy. Now (turning to the regimental sergeant major), what Is the second difference? Sergeant Mifjor-The absence of the general, slr.-London Tit-Bits. Doing His Best. "I hope you'll keep my photograph next to your heart, Ferdy." 'Til keep lt as close as I can. I hove no pocket In tho garment Imme diately next to my heart." Just So. "It is said the soldiers at the front are smoking cigars made of roots, barks and cabbage leaves." "That may account for some of these reports about noxious gases." OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN. Will be Called on to Fill Places of Men Called to Colors by Draft. PREPARE NOW. KEEP FIT ' AND STRONG. . The draft has been completed, and in a short time a million healthy, young men will be called away from the shop, desk, raine, or held to prepare for the great task of upholding the dignity and honop of the nation and insure world wide liberty and freedom. It is upon the shoulders of the women of the nation that the great burden of carrying on the indus tries ot the nation will fall. And lhat indomitable, unconquerable, American spirit will manifest itself now as it did in the old days and oar women will prove that the old saying,"The hand that rocks the cra dle is the hand that rules the world" is equal to the occasion of keeping the going. But-you must be fit. The strain will be tremendous. The majority of women are unused to the steady gjind of ten hours of manual labor. There will be many backaches, stomach disorders, kidney and blad der trouble will be common and many of the ailments peculiar to women will become almost daily occurrences. Acid Iron Mineral is the solution of the problem. It purifies the blood, aids digestion, creates appe tite, renews energy, increases weight, stiengthens dormant mus ?les, tones up the system, brings a aea?thj' color to the skin, and re stores weak kinneys and bladder to lorraal. Acid Iron Mineral is not a "dope" jr patent . medicine. It is a pure latural iron preparation, obtained "rom the only natural medicinal ron mineral deposit of its kind cnown to the world. In addition ,o three forms of natural iron, Acid [ron Mineral contains potas^ura, naenesiura, calcium, and sodium, nedicinal properties wnich your loctor will tell you are efficient in he treatment of stomach, kidney ind bladder disorders. At all druggists in 50c and $1 lizes. rimber Land for Sale. 400 acres of land, well timbered, md situate near Pleasant Lane tbout nine miles North of Edge ield. Will sell land or timber. For terms apply to Benjamin 3oatwright, Ridge Spring, S. C., >r B. E. Nicholson, Attorney, .5-2t. Edgerield, ?. C. BITTERS Family Medicine. Customer the I I desire to announce will operate the ginnery a; You will find in my s less Hulls at all times. B and Feedstuffs. To those who have in each and every one, and have not in the past given business with them. Giv 1 expect to hold your busi will use every effort to pie My gins have been gi results than I. My price use 2 J to 2j pound baggin your plans to gin with me ciated. For the convenience < A book for you to keep a eveiy bale ginned, all seed and ask for your book; thc at results. Always before selling money. Telephone 100 Woman's Committee ot the Council of National Defense. 1. What id the Council of Nation al Defense? ? body authorized by Act of Congress in August, 191(3, consisting of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Sec retary Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Com merce, and the oecretary of Labor. This Council was directed to nomi nate the President, and the Pres ident to appoint an Advisory Com mission of not more than seven per sons, helieved to be especially quali fied to assist in its work. 2. What is the purpose of the Council of National Defense? The co-ordination of industries and re sources for the National secu rity and welfare and the crea tion of a new and direct channel of intercourse and co-operation be tween men and women and all de partments of the Government. The Council has power to organize sub ordinate bodies and committees. The Woman's Committee of the Council or' National Defense is ouch a creation. 3. What is the purpose of the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense? So to co-or dinate the activities and the re sources of the organized and un organized women of the country that their power may be immedi ately utilized in time of need, and to supply a new and direct channel of communication and co-operation between women and governmental departments. 4. By what method is the Wo man's Committee co-ordinating the woman's power? By the organiza tion of State Divisions which in turn organize local units of all wo men's associations and societies without regard to creed, purpose, or color. Women not belonging to any organized societies are open to its membership. 5. What are the Departments of the Woman's Committee? 1. Registration for Service. 2. Food Production. 3. Food Conservation. 4. Women in Industry. 5. Child Welfare. 0. Maintaining Existing Social Service Agencies. 7. Safeguarding Moral and Spir itual forces. 8. Educational propaganda. 9. Liberty Loans. 10. Red Cross and Allied Re lief. 6. What are the resources open to the Woman's Committee for car rying out its program? All Gov-i ernments are open to the Woman's Committee. Their experts are ad visors of the Committee and through the Committee go out to women direct, the prompt and au thoritative requests and information which the Government wishes to pass on to them. 8. How is the Woman's Com mittee of the Council of National Defense supported? Its mern -TO THE 'S of the Oil *ublic Gene that 1 have leased the plant fro > heretofore. I will buy seed tock both Feed and Fertilizer I ly prices will be in line with pr the past patronized the Oil Mi earnestly solicit their continiK the Mill their business, 1 shall e me a trial is all I ask. It is i ness. 1 fully understand this, :ase you. ven a complete overhauling, an for ginning will be as LOW a: ir, which will be furnished at ; if not your entire crop, any p )f my customers I have had ma complete record of your cotton [ sold and every bale sold. Gil re is one here for you. Keep seed or buying feed, get my RED OAK GROVE. (Continued from First Page.) Griffis from Cleora were guests in our town last week. Mrs Mamie Bussey and Miss Marie have returned from a visit to North Augusta. Rev. P. H. Bussey is with his home folks this week. Our sister churches, Red Hill, Republican and Modoc. also Anti och and Rehoboth have enjoyed good meetings, having good and able men to comp to their rescue. Brother Brooke of Johnston, Gaines ot Trenton, and Jones of Edgefield. It was fcuch a good and wise idea that the pastorless churches try to keep together. Chairmen of Council of Defense for Townships of Edgefield. Blocker-Miss Ida Timmerman, Pleasant Lane. Collier-Miss Ellie Mathis, Col liers. Collins-Mrs. Lyttle Young, Cold Spring. Hibler-Miss Maggie Winn, Plum Branch. Johnston-Miss Orlena Cart ledge, Johnston. Meriwether-Miss Lila Lanham, Edgefield. Moss-Miss Sara Nicholson, Edgefield. Pickens-Miss Sallie Dunovant, Edgefield. Talbert-Miss Lucille Culbreath, Plum Branch. Wise-Trenton-Mrs. P. B. Day, Trenton. Chairmen for the other townships will be awarded as soon as I hear from them. S. E. Rainsford, Chairman. Free of Charge. Any adult suffering from cough, cold or bronchitis, is invited to call at the drug store of Collett & Mitchell and get absolutely free, a sample bottle of Bosebee'sxGerman Syrup, a soothing and healing reme dy for all lung troubles, which has a successful record of fifty years. Gives the patient a good night's rest free from coughing, with free expectoration in the morning. Regular 6izes, 25 and 75 cents. For sale in all civilized countries. FOR SALE-A good cow fresh in milk. For price, etc., apply to P. W. Cheatham, 22-2t. McCormick, S. C. hers serve without compensa tion. The Council provides head quarters, an Executive Secretary, clerical help and franking privi lege. / 9. Where are the headquarters of the Woman's Committee of Nation al Defense? The headquarters pro vided by the Government are at 1814 N. St., N. W. Washington, D. C. Mill and rally m the Addison Mills, and and sell meal and hulls. deal ; also, loose and Lint evailing markets on Seed ll I wish to thank them ;d favors. To those who appreciate a chance to do ip to me to satisfy you if and with this in view I d no one can assure better j the LOWEST. I will reasonable prices. Make art will be greatly appr? cie a lot of record books, i crop-every bale picked, i your first bale with me your record, don't guess prices. I will save you J. G. ALFORD, Edgefield, S. C.