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jLET EVERY CHILD OWN TREE Wany Reasons Why Its Possessio? Exerts a Beneficent Influence on Period of Adolescence. Every child should own a tree., A tree is a symbol of life. It lives. It stands for everything that is noble. It ls rooted in the soil and stretches It self toward heaven. It stands for pa tience, humility, persistence, beauty, courage and God. The child should plant the tree himself and thereafter watch it grow year by year. He should put his hands on its rough bark and say : "This is my tree. I will stand by lt and live up to it" ; It is curious how blind we sometimes are to certain ideals because we can not see and handle them. We need something to connect us with the in visible but none the less potent and ?formative world of aspiration and in spiration. What could be better than la tree? There is something about the silent ifceauty of a tree that casts over us a .?pell of calmness and invincibility. jThe storms of life may sway and break K)ur branches, the grim and melancholy jautumn may strip us of our brilliance, ?but the spring will come once more ;and clothe us in a new glory. So we >go on fulfilling the majesty of the law. If your child owns a tree, the mern jory of its beneficent influence will ?cling to him through life.-Country ?Gentleman. ?ADAM HELD UP AS MODEL [.Undoubtedly First Man Had Many Points of Superiority Over the Modern Husband. Adam, the first, was a man of lova ble disposition and a model husband, ?o I am informed by the recorders of .early events. Never once in the recol lection of his biographers did he speak lill of his beloved soul mate in the pres ence ol human company, and accord ing to '."hose who were let into his ex clusive confidence and w?re able to <know all his private affairs, he never 'kicked on her cooking, nor growled at her housework. Whether she wore ?her gowns high-cut or low in the neck .was a matter bf little or no concern to him so long as she was respectably attired in the fashion of the period. [And when she got fired from the Palm garden for nibbling apples without, isomeone's consent, Adam didn't sneak ? .off to Reno, as husbands do today, to , apply for a divorce. No. He cast ! lasMe his overalls, threw up his job iana went out with the little lady like ia little man. That was the kind of a isparerib he was.-Cartoons Magazine. Bonuses for Babies. It is often suggested that state (bonuses should be paid for babies after tthe war, in order to increase the popu lation, remarks a writer In London Tit bits. Australia has already set the ex iatuple In this respect and since 1912 ia good number of parents have re ceived the f 5, which is the maximum al lowance for children of white parent ?age. But state bonuses fall into Insignifi cance when compared with the sub stantial sums of money which are now and then allotted to babies by generous (individuals. A notable instance oc 'curred at New York four years ago. 'The manager of the traffic department iat the Waldorf hotel had done frequent ?services for a rich steel magnate, and .always refused anything in the shape lof gratuities. But when the traffic ?manager got married the steel magnate .declared that he would get even by [forwarding a bonus for the first baby. iThe baby was born about twelve ?months after the marriage, and the 'Pittsburgher kept his word by forward ing a check for ?5,000, to be put in the ?bank as a trust fund for the child. ' Fathers and Sons in Congress. The statement that the election of Ljohn H. Bankhead to the United States ?senate and that of his son, William B. ?Bnnkhead, to the house of representa jtlves from the state of Alabama is the ?first instance in the political history of ;this country where father and son have ?served contemporaneously in congress ?is an error. Henry Southard of Bask dngridge, Somerset county, New Jer jsey, was elected to congress in 1S00, ?serving until 1S11, and again in 1S14, ?serving until 182L February 16, 1S21, 'his son, Samuel L. Southard, took his .seat in the congress as United States i senator from New Jersey, and was at ?once assigned to the joint committee .on the Missouri compromise resolu tions, and both voted in favor of them. It is claimed that Senator Southard . was the actual originator of the resolu tions, and induced Henry Clay to in troduce them. . Remembered Fellow-Sufferer. An acquaintance formed in a boat full of castaways half a century ago bore tangible fruit for Frederick Clough of San Francisco, who has been notified that through the will ot Henry Ferguson of Hartford, Conn., he is left a bequest of $100 a month ?for the rest of his life. Clough is now [seventy-one years of age. When he ?met Ferguson, Clough was a sailor on ithe old clipper ship Hornet, and Fer ?guson was a passenger. The ship ?caught fire in the South Pacific and ;the two escaped in a boat with thir teen members of the crew. After for Ity-four days of extreme hardship, iduring which they ran short of both ?food and water, the party finally made ?one of the Hawaiian islands. Theirs (was-the only boat saved. Clough and (Ferguson both went to San Francisco, ?the former remaining there and the ?latter returning to his home in Hart? ?ferd. ^tatotototototototo:?tow S FALL OF A PI LLARS ta _ Pa ta ta to By E. RASBURY. fe VtototototototototototoV "Miss Lena, you sholy is Iookln' good in dat white wropper. You look too nice to wurk. I'll come up to de house by-an-by an' straighten up. You jes' res' yo'self." When Judy expressed admiration for me or was solicitous of my comfort? I immediately experienced a vague feel ing of impending trouble. "I mos' forgot dat yaller Sallie is on de back porch waitin' to see yer." "Which yellow Sallie?" Yellow Sallies are as plentiful on an Arkansas plantation as roses in June. "Dat hyf'lutln' nigger what calls her self Sadie." With a snort of contempt and a high head she trudged off to the kitchen humming: "De fire will ketch you sinner, run." "Good mornin', Miss Lena," said a neat looking yellow girl, as I came down the back veranda. "Miss Lena, I'se in a little trubble an' I wants you to help me outen it. I'se named Sadie, an* I helps Liza wid yo' clo'es eve'y week." "Very well, Sadie, what Is the nature of your trouble?" I felt no surprise at the request, as I had held the office of peace restorer for the plantation during the ten years of my happy mar-, ried life. "Ole Judy's at de bottom uv lt," glancing indignantly at the open kitch en door ; "dey call her a mournin' shep ard, a pillar of de church, but I calls her a straight out old hatian, I does, an' If she warn't ole 'nough to be ray mammy I'd play a chune on her neck." Sadie's anger was evidently growing as she prepared to relate her woes, and as I heard an ominous snort from the klthen I thought it advisable to have the story quickly and be done with it. "It's dis way, Miss Lena," resumed Sadie. "Eve'y body knows me an' Manuel has been fixin' to get mah'dfor some two years ; but since he has been wurkln' round de house here and un der de 'fluences of dat old hatian, his love has been a coolin' an' a coolin'. So Liza, she ups an' says he been con jured, somebody's put a bat in his bed. I tried not to b'lieve her, but 'fore Gawd, Miss Lena, when Sabbath after Sabbath went by an' Manuel either jes' stopt at de gate as he past gwine to church, or didn't come 'bout a tall, I jes' got a thlnkln' It an' warn't hardly able to eat nothln'. Liza, she jes' kep' on 'bout de conjur, tell I jes' couldn't stan' it no longer. So me an' Liza puts out over to Manuel's nous' when we was sho he was in de fiel' at work, What do you rec'on I foun' dere, Miss Lena?" I could not imagine. "They wus three bokays on de tabul, a bottle of mus' on de mantle she'f, a pair uv yo' ole lace curtains 'doming der winders, a pair uv Mr. John's slip pers under de bed, some cake I mos' know curad from de big hons', 'cause 'twas in one uv your bes' white nap kins, an' a photograf nv dat ole hag a hangln' on de wall." "Well. Sadie," said I, a new light dawning on rae, "since you love Man uel and want to marry him, why don't you put pretty fixings in his house? You are younger and better looking than Judy, you know." "Yes, I knows, Miss Lena, but I Isn't got nothin' perty. Now, if you'd give me er old tidy I'd put it on his cheair and try it." I signaled ray willingness. "While you'se in de house, please ma'am, gimme a little harts-horn for Liza's haid." I begun to search for old finery, dreaming the while of helping Sadie to beat Judy at her own game, thereby smoothing the course of true love. Gathering up the "find" and the am monia bottle, I went back to the ve randa to discover a living moving mass on the floor, composed of kicking feet, bobbin? heads and flying hands. Sadie hoisted the white flag with a shriek. Judy, the ancient, arose wind ed, but triumphant and silently re sumed her daily avocation as if noth ing out of the ordinary had happened. The crestfallen Sadie took the things I handed her and disappeared. The next morning "the mistress was also the maid." As I was toiling over the midday meal in walked Sadie, smil ing and happy. "You jes' go to de hous', Miss Lena," she said, "I'll finish de dinner. Do mournin' shepard won't be here-no, she won't be here soon." Sadie laughed mysteriously. "Last night I seed Judy an' ray Manuel come into de church arm in arm, an' my blood pintedly blled, I tells yer. Pres ently Brother Jarrett, he calls mourn ers an' we all sings, 'fire will ketch you, sinner, run.' "Manuel goes up to de mourners' bejnch wid a lot more men. Den out falls de shepard in er trance-like dald. I puts de bottle of harts-horn in ray pocket, an' goes up too. We mourn ed a long time, and Brother Jarrett, he say, 'Why doan yo' pray, don't be stiff necked an' keep de shepard precon scious all night." Den we all went to whar she lay and dropt on our knees to mourn an' pray. I cotched de shep ard lookin' at Manuel outen de corner ob her eye, so I comes through an' falls out, brtngin' Liza down wif me on de top ob de shepard. Miss Lena, somehow dat harts-horn got In de shepard's eyes, an' mouf. an' nose, au' she comes to 'mazin' quick. Yessuui, you jes* g'long to de house outen de heat, me an' Manuel ten' to de wurk." (Copyright. 1917. by W. G. Chapman.) Optimistic Thought. ; Those only despise the pun who can? i not make one. Not a Swede. Alderman Capltain is a member of the home guards of the Twenty-fifth ward, says the Chicago Herald. He took Alderman Toman out to see the drill soon after the latter returned from Investigating Boston saloons. Toman was put In line and the In structor announced that he would give a lesson In Swedish gymnastics. The younger men went through the drill with ease. Toman began to puff. He finally blurted out: 'Tm too old for that sort of stuff." "How old are your Inquired the instructor. "Thirty-eight" "Fine," commented the Instructor. "The Swedes use this sort of exercise at the age of sixty." "I'm no Swede; Tm a Bohemian,' said Toman as he got out of line. British Tommies' Wit The British soldier is famous for his humor, and in Malta, recently, he rose to the occasion. The system of horti culture in the island is, of course, al most unique. The ground being most ly plain rock, gardens are formed by Importing soil and just laying It out on the hard surface. Thus the small est possible patches are used as gar dens, and are shifted, at will, from place to place, the whole performance being a source of great interest to the British Tommy. "I have seen our sol diers," says one writer, "standing In rows staring in wonder at the busy workers, and once I heard a large cor poral bear witness to the effect it had I on him. M,Well,' he said, 'after this I reckon I'll keep a cow grazing, in the window box, when I get home.' " ?ucklen7s Arnica Salve The Best Salve In The World. A S To Show a Member of ' His Country in A STAR FOR EV An U nique Device in Keeping With Loyally and Patriotism for Our Country. Display the Red Service Flag wiih a blue star in center, on the pole with your U. S. Flag. Then everyone will know how many of your household is serving Uncle Sam. Show that your boy ls not 2 slacker. The Service Flag is 2x3 feet, and i? Red with a White center in which you can have one or more blue stars to show how many boys you have given to the service of Uncle Sam. Sent with a year's subscription to The Trl-Weekly Constitution for $1.50. These flags alone sell for $1 at retail. Thou sands upon thousands o? them are country. One star means one soldi means three soldiers. They are all State how many stars you want on \ send $1.50 to The Trl-Weekly Constll BARRETT & (INC0RP( COTTON ] Augusta Chevro] We desire to no1 we are agents for t rolets Automobiles, let us show you. We are also s Fords. E. P. WIN MCCORMICK AND PLUA Women! Here is a message to suffering women, from Mrs. W. T. Price, of Public, Ky.: "I suf fered with painful..." she writes. "I got down with a weakness In my "back and limbs...I felt helpless and dis couraged. . .1 had about given up hopes of ever being well again, when, a friend Insisted ? Take CARDIN Tiie Woman's Tonic I began Cardul. In a short while I saw a marked difference... I grew stronger right along, and it cured me. I am stouter than I have been in years." If you suffer, you can appreciate what it means to be strong and well. Thousands of wo men give Cardul the credit for their good health. It should help you. Try Cardul. At all druggists. E-73 ERVICE FLAG your Family Is Serving the Great War. rERY SOLDIER. mgm ; COMPANY )RATED) FACTORS ??1 Georgia [et Cars tify the people that he celebrated Chev If you want a car. ? elling second-hand N & BROTHERS 1 BRANCH SOME STRIKE IT RICH TU PUTA LIT IN THE BAN EVERT WEEK Cormiaht 1909, br C. E. Zi^wrnu Co.- -No. SI THERE is no doubt about money in the bank, it is sure and positive. Maybe slow, but there is the satisfaction that it is sure. Posi tive in every way, both that it will grow, and that it is safe. BANK OF EDGEFIELD OFFICERS : J. C. Sheppard, President; B. E. Nicholson, Vice-President E. J. Mims, Cashier; J. H. Allen. Assistant Oashier. DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, B. E Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins. C. C. Fuller. E. J. Mims. J. H. Allen 5 Come to us for your winter foot wear. We have a large stock of CROSSETT and SELZ-SCHWAB SHOES nothing better made for the money. We are showing all of the latest lasts in all of the popular leathers. What about a new fall suit or hat? We can fit you and please you. Come in to see us. DORN & MIMS HULLS AND MEAL I am now selling cotton seed Meal and Hulls-7 per cent, meal and old-style hulls. I buy in car lots direct from the mills, and can sell as low as the lowest. Attractive price on meal and hulls in exchange for seed. A. M. T?MMERMAN BIG STOCK OF FALL MERCHANDISE We desire to inform our Edgefield friend that our buyers went into the Northern and Eastern markets early, and we secured the best stock we have ever bought. We are showing the largest line of Clothing for Men and Boys that we have ever shown. We also have a big stock of Staple Dry Goods that we bought early. Every Department is Chock Full of the Newest and Best of Everything We extend a cordial invitation to the ladies to come in to see our Millinery and Ready-to-Wear Department. We have all of the latest shapes and trimmings, and our milliners can make just the hat you want if we haven't it in stock. We are showing the largest assortment of tailor-made suits for women that has ever been shown in Augusta. All the new fabrics in the popular colors. Do not fail to come in to see us at the same old stand, where many Edgefield people have been trading for years. Augusta Bee Hive 916-918 Broad Street ABE COHEN, Proprietor