University of South Carolina Libraries
?EHtablisbr? 1B35. /. L.M?MS.Editor /-----i Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the posLoffice 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 advertising rates. Wednesday, March 20. vim When Americans in full force go a-gunning the Huns will go a-running. When you lose your temper don't make an effort to find it. Let it be gone forever. Somebody has figured out that Eastei falls earlier this year than it will agait in this centurv. Well, liquor is scotched at last. Only six permits granted in Edgefield county in nearly three weeks. Most young men who are engaged in sowing wild oats are unmindful that the harvest season is sure to come. Prosperity moans more money for the government, as well as for the individual. Morejthan 6,000,000 persons will pay an income tax for the year 191S. Edgefield county's judge of probate has the thanks of a vast majority of j the people for tightening up on the quart-a-month law. Who said prohibi tion would not prohibit? Strive to produce a bumper crop this year of everything that grows on the farm, giving especial attention to food crops. "Live at home," should be the farmer's slogan. Our hearts grow heavier as the casualty lists grow longer. Our hearts are heavy because soon or later the shadows may fall across the [threshold of Edgefield homes. Have you encouraged your children to invest their savings in thrift stamps? If you haven't you have lost a golden opportunity for encouraging them to | form the saving habit. Th" Kaiser would stop the sale of thrift stamps if he could. Therefore when we push the sale of stamps along we give the Kaiser a thrust. Every boy and girl can in this way do their bit. If you need to have the fires of patriotism rekindled in your breast, come to Edgefield next Saturday, lt will be a red-letter day, a history making day in the historic old county. If the government places an adequate supply of nitrate of soda in their reach, farmers will do the rest. We have never seen tillers of the soil enter upon a year with greater resolution and de termination than farmers are doing this year. Ex-President Taft advocates the putting of an army of 5,000,000 men into the field at the earliest possible moment. There is little doubt that ? an aggressive policy means an earlier termination of the war. Tardiness tends toward a long-drawn-out strug gle. The fact that a large cracker or bis cuit company that has a nation-wide j patronage is now making 16 different kinds of crackers and cakes that do not contain any wheat flour is unmistake ble evidence that flour is not as indis pensable as many have supposed. Atlanta's present mayor, unlike some of the past, is absolutely above re proach and right-thinking people everywhere rejoice that he won a sig nal victory over the man and woman, both vicious and contemptible charac-1 ters, who attempted to blackmail him. Their fate should be a warning to others | of their stripe. French Gallant Fighters. As the war wears wearily on anol onslaught is daily expected from Germans. Just where the point centre of the concentrated attack be, whether against the British, Americans or the French, no one tell. We believe, however, the Al are abundantly able to repulse i attack, it matters.not what point r be selected by the Huns along the i flung battle line. Two signal defeats stand out agii the Germans, the battle of the Ma and pronged attack at Verdun, and believe a third will be added, to list when the offensive is attemp by the Germans after many months preparation. The marvel of the wc has been the victory which the Kre: won at the Marne, hurling back German forces in a most decisive m ner. And then at Verdun, where mi than 500,000 Germans were slaughter the gallant French forces distinguisl themselves again. The handful of Belgians did go fighting, the British and the Canad? have likewise repeatedly shown wh splendid material they are made i but to the French we pay spec tribute. Whenever they have measui sword with their enemy they ha come out victors in spite of overwhel ing odds. Our own soldier boys v stand shoulder to shoulder with t French in their determination to h< at bay the demons in human form central Europe. Meeting of the U. D. C. Mrs. E. P. Jones presided ?ver very short business session of tl 17. D. C. at the Red Cross roon on Monday afternoon. Owin<r illness in the home our Secreta was unable to be present so tl reading of the minutes was di pensed with. Mrs. Jones read two interestir communications from our Distric President, Mrs. O. D. Black cot cerning our pledges, which we hav decided to increase this year, te dollars to be given to our Edist District Scholarship to Wiuthroj and ten dollars each for the Stat Winthrop Carolina Scholarships Our dues have all been paid. Mn Jones announced the following de egates to the District Conference t be held at Allendale, and as it is short distance by Automobile, it i hoped that these ladies will get tc gether and secure automobiles an drivers and go over for the daj they are: Mrs. B. B. Jones, Mrs Alice Jones,Mrs E P Jones, Mrs Jiu Byrd, Mrs. Joe Cantelou and Mrs Agatha Woodson. The Confei euee is to be held sometime ii April, the date of which will be an nounced later. Mrs. Woodson made a plea fo money aud material with which t< carry on the work of the making of hospital garments in the Rec Cross, and asked that the U, D. C adopt this department of the Rec Cross work, several sums of ont dollar dollar each were pledged The following offering money : Mrs. E. P. Jones, Mrs. R. A. Marsh, Mrs. Woodson, Mrs. Alford. Mr. John L. Addison pledged ? 1.50, Mrs. Jim Bvrd SI.00, Mrs. Ed Rives material for two suits ot pajamas: It was deemed advisable to try to gut up the money by pledges, rather than to have an en tertainment. Our women are so busy that they can hardly find time to get up one. All ladies who are willing to help in this most lauda ble cause, may hand the money or material to Mrs. Woodson or any of the women of the committee at the Red Cross rooms who will turu it over to Mrs. Padgett and have it credited to this department. < Auother matter of interest which came up was iu regard to collecting old or worn garments during the present week and next to turn over to tue Red Cross who are calling for these things to be sent tc Bel gium and Northern France, It does not matter how worn the garments are, they can be used. Women and men are asked to send their cast-off clothes up to the Red Cross rooms where they will be taken in charge, packed and sent off by Mrs. J. H. Nicholson aud her committee. Mrs. Woodson extended an invi ation to the chapter to attend the Carolina Day exercises to be held on Wednesday morning the 20th in the auditorium of the High School. This is the first public entertain ment giveu by the children of the Bald Eagle Chapter and serves as their anniversary day, as well as a celebration of the birth-days of South Carolina's illustrious gener als, Hampton, Butler and Gary. Ir was decided to ask Dr. How ard T. (-ree, pastor of the First Christian church ;of Augusta to come Up to make our Memorial Day address, and Mrs. Woodson was asked to extend the invitation. The time for holding the meet ings of the chapter have been again changed. So we meet aa here-to fore on the 2nd Tuesday, and on 2nd Tueseay in April the chapter will have Mrs. O. D. Black with us, and we are all hoping for a large and representative meeting. There was no historical session. "Smile and be Happy/' Had you ever really thought of the bigness of a little smile? Very small and. meaningless it might seem, but yet sometimes, just one smiling face will bring cheer and happiness to a multitude who are finding it hard to be content with their lot in life. So if such a little thing can help to make this old world of ours, (which is solemn enough already) happier, I say old "joy killer," do try and pull a grin, for what's tho use going around with a face just about one mile long. Everybody has troubles of their own without yon lamenting yours, in fact people try to avoid the company of a grumbler and instead, love to be with that person who sees something funny in most everything. Perhaps some of ybu have had a frown frozen on your coun tenance during the past extraordi narily severe winter and of course you had a little cause to be in this condition for with the little heater minus coal and the general plus snow, it was almost impossible to be pleasant. But now "Old Jeri miah," that everything has burst forth into new life with the coming of spring, you have absolutely no rieht to go around moping, for who can't smile with the soft gentle air kissing the cheek, the blossom ing trees delighting1 the eye and songs of the birdlings drowning ont all thought of cares and fears. Surely this land of ours is a utopia anyway for in its beauty and sun. light we hear not the burst of can non across the sea nor do we behold any such suffering as is theirs "over there." Mothers and fathers some of you are worrying over the boys but listen, you just stop right now for the boys are happy and enjoying the marvellous adventures as all boys naturally would enjoy. Then be thankful that you and your sons are living in such a grand and glorious age, (for surely we are all fortunate who have this privilege) and that these fair sons of yours will make our land 6afe for de mocracy and safe for the generations to come. Not long ago I heard one of the soldier boys telling of his adventures in training camp. He said that there was nothing that helped so much as being cheerful, for when out on a lively hike with their backs nearly breaking under the heavy load and each step making them more weary, at that very in stant some old pal would give you a real healthy smile and strike up the little song which n?ver failed to make the load just a little lighter i and the heart a little stronger. "Pack all your troubles in your old bag, smile, smile, smile. "While you elucifer just light your fag, smile boys that's the style. What's the use of worrying never was worth while. Just pack i your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile." If the boys can show this spirit, let's back them up and if you hav'nt anything else to be real happy over, why he glad yon havn't a "Kaiser Bill'' to boss you around and you'll not only smile but burst out in a tit of laughter. - Written by 10th grade pupil Edgefield Graded School. MAYOR OF TOWN WAS VICTIM OF INDIGESTION. Twenty Years Ago, However, A Friend Told Him What To Take, Says It's Great. FRIENDS BACK HIM UP. 'T take pleasure in talking with people troubled with indigestion worries," says Mayor E, S. Pink ston, of Parrott. Georgia. "Because I have been there myself and know what it is lo be troubled with indi gestion. I suffered more or less for several years. Along came a friend one day, years ago (nearly twenty years ago I guess) and he told me about Acid Iron Mineral. I took it and was relieved and since that time I have recommended it to oth ers who have taken it also with good results. You can put me down as a booster of "A-I-M," declares this popular gentleman who, being Mayor of Parrot Georgia, may be depended upon not to endorse any thing without genuine merit. Acid Iron Mineral may be pur chased at almost any drug store in the south. If not handy just seud a dollar to the Ferrodine Chemical Corp., Roanoke, Va., and a great big twelve ounce bottle of this highly concentrated and freshly put up Acid Iron Mineral will be sent anywhere prepaid. During 1918 over 100,000 farm ers will use their International cul tivators for every crop that requires cultivation. See one at Trenton Fertilizer Co., Trenton, S. C, T?YEVER before our millinery Xl stock was so large and well selected as it is this season. We have several hundred shapes in stock. Also, a large stock of Ready-to-Wear for Ladies, Misses and Children. A large assortment of Ribbons, Flowers and Velvets. Give us a trial before you buy your hat and we will save you money. R?BENSTEIN CARLOAD OF I have just received a carload of the latest model Overlands cars, which will be the last shipment at the old price. After April 1st all Overland cars will be advanced $100. Better place your order at once and save the advace. I have all of the popular sizes and mod els in stock. Come at on 3e while you can get what you want. I shall be pleased to demonstrate any of my cars to those who contemplate buying. J. D. HOLSTEIN, Jr.