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| m m m m ? South Carolina must feed itself this year. So must every other Southern State. The Charleston Cotton Exchange, along with the other Cotton Exchanges of the South, joins with Secretary of Agriculture Houston and Mr. Hoover, the Food Administrator, in appealing to the South co produce-not only the food it needs for itself, but food for our boys in France and for America's Allies in the Great War. It is the judgment ot the cotton men ot the South that the interests of the South and of the nation require this year that food acre age should be secured first, and that then such acreage should be planted in cotton as can be cultivated and gathered under present labor conditions. The world needs cotton, of course-but it needs food more. Without victory no man can say what the value of cotton will be. "Without food there can be no victory. There is a widespread impression, that the South, led on by 30-cent cotton, is on the verge of sacrificing its food acreage in order to plant every available acre this year in cotton. The Cover growers not to d. the appeal of the Government at Washington and ;rnment, not only through Secretary Houston, but through Mr. Hoover and Secretary Mc?doo, is urging the cotton o this. The leading Cotton Exchanges of the South have gone on record as hoping that the cotton growers will heed _._i "i. nr...u:_.1 " Plant More Foodstuffs The Charleston Cotton Exchange believes that this is the course of patriotism and of sound business sense. It feels that it is onlv necessary to call the attention of the planters to so important a question in order for them to do their full duty in aiding America to win the war. Don't plant more cotton and less food. Plant more food and less cotton. Let the slogan be: "FOOD AND FEEDSTUFFS FULL AND RUNNING OVER!" THE CHARLESTON COTTON EXCHANGE Daylight Saving. At last the daylight saving bill has been passed by Congress and now goes to the President for his signature. His approval will mean that on the last Sunday in March, or two weeks from tomorrow, all the clocks in the land will be set forward one hour, at 2 a. m., being set back again on the last Sunday in October. For the seven months when the days are long every one will begin the working* day one hour earlier than they have bpen in the habit of doing, closing their la bors an hour sooner, or while the sun is still shining, and thus, by using the night for rest, effecting a great economy in the use of artifi cial lights. Of course it is easy to say that anybody who wants to get up and begin work sooner could do it with out an Act of Congress; but the fact is that most people are disin clined to quit their beds in the morning until they are compelled to do so. The value of the d iylight saving plan is that it automatically forces business of all sorts to take an earlier start. Our whole scheme | of marking the time is a pure'y ar- j tificial one, and what is now being ( done is to recognize practically and , sweepingly the difference between , winter, when the time between snu- . rise and sunset is short and summer when it is long. ] The plan has been in operation j from the beginning of the war in j all the warring countries of Europe. ; It has proved its value there and ( no good reason has yet been sug gested why it should fail to do so j here.-News & Courier. i - Smiles With Thrift. 1 Io every smile there is a good - Btiff punch. There is nothing in a 1 grouch but waste. Waste breaks r down instead of building up the a country,- and nothing should be encouraged except that which ?milds. In ?ll walKs of life there should be practiced an economy which conserves yet does not weaken. In the administration of the public af fairs of our state every dollar nec essary to public service, intelli- 1 gently and economically adminis- j tered, should be provided, but not one penny for purposes unnecessary. ' Needless expenditures drain the 1 people's substance In this hour of 1 our country's need our public offi cials should take prompt action looking to the elminination of eve- ' ry condition or influence operating < against highest efficiency, whether ] it be of man-power, food-power or ' other of the state's resources. 1 We who remain at home have a ! task to do, much less exacting than 1 have the boys in the trenches, it is 1 true, but no less important nor im perative. If we are sincere we will chance nothing upon waste, an in sidious, enemy at home, while our country needs our full strength! abroad. And the more cheerfully we go about our task the lighter it will be and the more we will be able to do. Then, too, it will be more agreeable to our own consciences. Let us "cut out" waste and **cut in" more thrift and smiles. In each of these latter there are good stiff punches and our country needs punches ringing good and true. Farm and Ranch. Vegetables for Canning. The garden will have a greater value this year than usual because of the greater demand for food. We are concerned with producing an abundance of foods, not only for present needs, but for future emergencies. The garden should do more than supply the table with fresh vegeta bles in season; it should produce vegetables to can for winter. While you are transplanting to mato plants do not forget the can ner. Plant enough to pay you for getting a home canning outfit if you don't have one. T' ore are many vegetables suita ble r~~ canning. Beans are often popu.cr as a product to can. Corn ian be saved in cans. It requires rigorous steaming and cooking to save sweet corn, but farmers do md find it worth while. Tomatoes are perhaps the most jopular vegetable for home can ling. It is served in many dif ferent ways and easily canned. Every home should have an aburi lan ce. Sweet potatoes are not very dif icult to can. While for the far ner the potatoes may be kept and taken directly from the klin, the lotel man likes canned potatoes, rhe same is true with other vege ables, such as spinach, etc., that nay be grown early or late.-Farm .nd Ranch. . More Work Necessary. Disloyalty and selfishness have )een shown in some instances iraong laborers in demanding fewer lours of work per day. Just as some irma would extortion in time of rreat stress so would others upon vhom the government is more or ess dependent for labor seek selfish idvantages for themselves at the ex Dense of the government and the aeople who are demanding the nee jssary co-operation to win the war. This is no time for selfishness nor :or special favors. No true Ameri jan can for a* moment refuse any .easonable sacrifice necessary to get Dur army ready. Those who are not jailed to the front are called to as sist the army and the navy or the people who are supporting the gov ernment. Whether on railroads, in ship building establishment, on canton ments or on farms, every American must do his full duty. Every day's work should count. Every man. wo man and child should be anxious to do more work than would ordinari ly be required in order that our war preparations may be hastened and our country be made more efficient for the great task before it.-Farm & Ranch. God Bless Qur Men. ''God bless our splendid men. Send them back home again, God bless our men; Make them victorious, Patient and chivalrous, They are so dear to us, God bless our men. The above verse is sung in every church in Canada and is uned in this country as an addition to our Na tional Hymn. A large shipment of ladies silk skirts in stripes, checks and solid colors. Prices from ?4.00 to ?7.50 arrived to-day. Rubenstein. To the Farmers ofEdge field County We are Jobson System dealers for this county, aud as such are ac tively engaged in bringing the com mon sense methods of easier and more profitable farming to every nook and corner of our section. These methods and the remarka ble Jobson plow have received the endorsement of great Agricultur ists, State officials and practical farmers ali over the country, and these benefits are beir>g extended to all parts of the country at a rate that certainly proves its merit and genuine, practical advautage. No farmer can afford to overlook the opportunity of a thorough investi gation of this system before going further with his spring work. The Jobson plow has no equal in preparing the land (late or early, wet or dry) before planting, and it is also of extraordinary value in working crops and in getting ready For second crops. In fact, it is jomething the farmer needs every month in the year. A little investi gation demonstrates this beyond ioubt. Call on us for literature and full particulars. We're here to serve you. Jobson plows now in stock. W. L. Dunovant, Edgefield; V. E. Edwards & Bro., Johnston; Tren ton Fertilizer Co., Trenton. DR J.S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. Surely Stoo That Couch. ^iiiiiiiii?irig?irHiift?i?i'r IF K 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 Iback and limbs... I felt helpless and dis couraged...! had about given up hopes of ever being well again, when a friend insisted I Take The Woman's Tonic I began Cardui. 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 Cardui the credit for their good health. It should help you. Try Cardui. At all druggists. E-73 This World J. T. HARLING OFFICE OVER Bank of Edgefield, S. C. Carpenters and Painters. Work nine hours; from 20 to 38? cents per hour. Compensation for all overtime. W. A. PARDUE, Bath, S. C. Lost or Strayed-One red year lingjeft ear cut off. Strayed from my farm about the 1st of January. S. VV. Miller, Edgifield, S. C. R. F. D. 2. 2-27-4t. Fertilizers for 1918 We beg to announce that we are now ready to deliver fertilizers for this season, having secured a liberal supply which we have on hand in our warehouses ready for delivery. Haul your fertilizers now while you can get your supply. Do not wait until there is congestion of freights, when you cannot get goods shipped. Armour. Swifts and Eoyster our spe cialty. Mixed goods with potash, mixed goods without potash. 16 per cent, acid; 26 per cent, acid, cotton seed meal. The Edgefield Mercantile Co. 5?_? F. E. GIBSON, Presidents LANSING B. LEE, Sec. and Treas. S The Best Time to Build is Now Free booklets on Silos, Barns, Implement Houses, Residences, etc., with suggestions of great value. Also "Ye Planary" service through the Lumber Exchange of Augusta. Ask for further information if interested. The service is with out cost. Woodard Lumber Co. Thone - - 158 AUGUSTA - - - - GEORGIA Qua-ity-MOTTO-Service