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Ss?abitaltp?lS35. /. L.M?MS.Editor Published every Wednesday in* The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the pos'voffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be published an'.ess accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks. Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. Wednesday, June 5. WS.& wassnsosswsn 108OSD Vf TBS UNITED STATES ^GOVERNMENT Buy Them And ?Help Win The War jrOB SALE EVERYWHERE ! Do Your Part. Not everybody can buy Lib erty Bonds, but by buying Thrift and War Savings Stamps every man, woman and child in Edgefield, however small their income, can have a part. The person who is not willing to have a part, just because perchance it may be a small part, is a slack er. DO YOUR PART. BUY STAMPS. Most young people now-a-days are mighty good spenders. Having felt the force of the Amer-1 kan army in Europe, the Germans j have sent their submarines to our j shore by way of retaliation. Old Sol made a very effective over head attack upon the war gardens during the past week. Too hot even for nut grass and potato bugs. The lurking of German submarines along our shore should cause apa thetic peoplejto wake up and realize that a war is being waged against America. There is work for everybody. Let overalls supplant bathing suits this summer. There should be no time now for lounging lazily around wa tering places. As the "sweet girl graduates" do not have to go to the training camps as scores and scores of young men are doing, they should be assiduous ly engaged in effective work at home. My, how the wheat patches are prized this year! And well they should be. Our prediction is that 10 acres of wheat will be sown next fall to every one that was sown last fall. If those devils who committed their murderous assault in Atlantic waters ever return safely to Germany, they will be presented with crosses of honor as tali as the Washington monument. Don't allow the ?boys, especially the boys in town, to loaf during the ?Ummer vacation. Give them some ? light work, if they are not large enough to wield the hoe or plow along with larger folk. Busy hands seldom get into mischief. No Short Weights Tolerated. There are degrees of dishonest men Mark you, not different degrees of honesty or dishonesty, but some men are more flagrantly dishonest than others. And about the most dishonest of men, in this time of great stress and strain of the pocket nerve, is the one who gives short weight-on ly 14 or 15 ounces to the poundv Sev eral days ago a proprietor of a meat market in Columbia was fined $10 fer not giving full weight to a cus tomer. Instead of being permitted to pay out of the trouble with the coin that had been dishonestly taken from others, he should have been made to wear stripes. Had he stolen a whole cow he would not have been allowed to pay out of the trouble and stealing ounce by ounce from hundreds of patrons who trusted him was just as great an infraction of the moral and civil law as stealing the whole cow from one maa. An unfortunate Incident. That Manning-Tillman incident is unfortunate, especially for Governor Manning. As the Greenwood Index very properly states, Governor Man ning should have exercised frankness toward Senator Tillman by going to him with his personal views as to the political outlook, instead of going to Mr. Burleson or to President Wilson. A statement concerning politics made by a governor carries usually greater weight than a similar statement made by a citizen from the rank and file. Senator Tillman very naturally want ed the report to the effect that the administration in Washington is be hind one of his opponents, set at rest. We believe that Senator Tillman has been benefited by having the en tire matter laid before the public. American Women Brave. That the Germans concentrated their air forces upon destroying hos pitals in France, killing Red Cross nurses and others by the hundreds, just at this time when an appeal was made to American women to volun teer as Red Cross nurses for duty in Europe, can scarcely be regarded as a coincidence. It was rather scheduled for this particular time in the hope that it would strike terror to the hearts of American women and cause them to remain at home. Our women are not made of that kind of stuff. The Germans have misjudged them. Instead of keeping these angels of mercy from going to Europe, they will accept the challenge and go over seas in larger numbers. American women are willing to stand side by side with our men in this fight for humanity, and there will be no letting up on their part until victory shall be perched upon our banners. Woman's Christian Temper ance Union. Monday afternoon was the date for the regular meeting of the Flow er Mission department of the W. C T. U. of which Mrs. W. B. Cogburn, Mrs. N. M. Jones and Mrs. W. L. Dunovant are the committee. Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth was host ess for this occasion, and every mem ber seemed enthusiastic to be present and have a good audience for the guests of honor of the afternoon, Mrs. Annie I. Rembert and Miss Car oline Guignard of Columbia. Mrs. Cogburn presided', over the Flower Mission program, and after the de votions by Mrs W. L Dunovant, call ed on little Lucy Scurry to give the selection, "The French Orphan," as this is one of the Flower Mission ac tivities. After she hau given the po em, Mary Lillie Byrd passed a little box around to each one for a- contri bution for the support of a French Orphan. This box will be held for several meetings and then opened, when it is hoped that it will be full. Elizabeth Johnson, a pretty little girl of eight years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Johnson, played a pia no solo called,"Wayside Roses," and was heartily cheered by the listeners. Mrs. Shannonhouse sang, "Jesus Saviour Pilot Me." Flower Mission and Relief report which is as follows: Committees were appointed for the County Home picnic on Saturday, and for the entertainment for our college girls on June 14 at the Edge field Opera House. The consideration of the question ef wheat conserva tion was also brought up and the use of barley as a substitute suggested, and an article on this subect and a number of barley recipes published in that connection. The flour is being sold by Mr. L. T. May. A number of ladies present proved their patriot ism as well as their loyalty to the W. C. T. U. by telling of their barley experiences All who had tried it ex pressed gratification at the results. At the close of this business, Mrs. Annie Rembert of the State Board of Health, was introduced to the Un ion and visitors and gave a very com prehensive and practical exposition of the duties of us all not only to the tubercular patients in the camps, but to those left at home and an ap peal for the conservation of the man hood of our country from this trou ble. She also told of the Sanitarium work in Columbia, and the plans for these institutions foi the colored peo ple, stating that Bettis ? Academy trustees have already offered ' from 50 to 100 acres fo:- the location of a sanitarium for colored people. Following Mrs. Rembert, Miss Car oline Guignard, who is conducting the Surgical Dressing class at the Red Cross rooms, told of the work of this class, and the wonderful dis covery that fatality in wounds was caused by germs and how the stand ardized dressings of all kinds made by the Red Cross are the savers of lives-that in Edgefield our loyal women, afar from the scene of battle may learn and are learning to make these dressings and send them across the waters where they are sterilized and are largely instrumental in sav ing the lives of our boy3 over there. At the close of the program all the women repaired to the spacious and delightful atmosph?re of the front piazza, which was literally filled with | many of our best and bravest. Here ice-cream and cake were served by the two lovely daughters of the host ess, Mrs. W. D. Allen and Mrs. Wil liam Anderson of Florida. As the guests entered, grape juice punch Iwas served. I Economic Importance of Trees. The value of trees to mankind can [scarcely be overestimated. There are manv different kinds of trees and eaeh one has a special use. Let us look at some of the uses Most of the trees are sawed into lum ber for building purposes but some are used in their form for telegraph poles, masts of ships, and timbers of mines. Wood-pulp, from which most of our paper is made is produc ed from small spruce trees. We also get many by-products from this tree which are very valuable. From the pine come tar, pitch, turpentine and resin. From the bark of the hemlock we formerly tanned leather. Maple trees supply sugar and syrup. The most important use of forests is to prevent floods and freshets. Floods and freshets each year do millions of dollars worth of damage in the destruction of bridges, buildings and other property. When water flows off rapidly from tha hills the valuable form of soil is lost. There are many ways of destroying forests, such as fires, which is noth ing but carelessness. Forest fires de stroy not only the trees but render large territories useless by burning up the humus or organic part of the soil. Then trees are cut and planting does not keep pace with cutting. The forests of the United States cover about 550,000,000 acres, or more than one fifth of the total area Yellow pine, which supplies one-third of th lumber consumed in the United States ranks first in value ; white pine second, and Douglas fir third. Seien tifie forestry is now practiced on about 90 per cent of the public for ests and about 2 per cent, of the wood lands privately owned. Only about one-fifth of the wooded area of the Unitd States is under govern ment control. After we see the great importance of trees we will all agree that scien tific foresty should be practicd on a 100 per eent. basis. (Paper written by 10th grade pu pil of Edgefield High School.) Helpful Meeting For Colored People. Alarge number of colored people, gathered at Bettis Academy Sunday, the occasion being their annual misr sionary convention. Having compit? ed the routine business, the afternoon was given to two very helpful ad dresses. The exercises were presided over by A. W. Nicholson, the princi pal of Bettis Academy who requested Mr. J. L. Quinby of Graniteville to introduce the speakers. Mr. Quinby is not a successful business man but an active, zealous Christian man who is always ready to lend a helping hand to every worthy cause. He is one of the trustees of Bettis Acade my and gives the principal helpful co-operation Mr. Quinby presented Mrs. Annie Iredell Rembert of Columbia, the field secretary of the State Board of Health who devotes her time chiefly to preventig and stamping out tuber culosis. She gave the hundreds of col ored people assembled a very instruc tive and helpful address on improv ing their manner of living, their home conditions and the proper prep aration and serving of food. Mrs. Rembert in speaking of what the State Board of Health is doing for tubercular victims among the colored people stated that district hospitals will be established in which they can receive the proper treatment. Con vincing proof of the effectiveness of her address can be found in the vol untary offer of A. W. Nicholson, the principal of Bettis Academy, to do nate 50 or 100 acres of land as a site for a hospital for the second con gressional district. The board of trustees of the school own 300 acres. Mrs. Rembert was followed by Mrs. Rebecca Walton who is employ ed by the State board of health to work among the colord people. She likewise made a very effective ad dress. After appealing to the mem bers of her race to be loyal and pa triotic, she spoke.of disease germs and how to escape them Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mims also spoke briefly upon being requested by Mr. Quinby who is actively en gaged in the uplift and betterment of the colored people I hereby announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the of fice of magistrate of the 6th district of Edgefield county and pledge my self to abide the result of the Dem ocratic primary. A. GILCHRIST. FOR SALE-1 Duroc. Jersey sow and 6 fine pigs four weeks old. Price reasonable. ' A. A. Edmunds. Where your We will put dies' and M: white and b . * j This is your { money can ( i Watch the s would like t< children, an( it. All shoes in Sale to be fe Notice Of Opening Books Of Enrollment For Voters In The Democratic Primary Election, etc., etc. Notice is hereby given that the "ollowing committees for enrollment lave been appointed to enroll the voters of Edgefield Covmty in the Democratic Primary for the year L918, and said books of enrollment viii be opened at the places designa ;ed for each club Tuesday, June 4th, I 1918. j Bacon.-W. H. Smith, Secretary;! jl. M. Smith and B. B. Bouknight at; Bouknight's Store. Cleveland-C. C. Jones, Secretary; I T. W Quarles and T. Wallace Quarles j it Quarles' Store. Colliers.-Dr. J. N. Crafton, Sec-1 .etary; D. T. Mathis and E. B. Math-1 s at Mathis' Store. Edgefield Democratic Club No. 1 L. W. Cheatham, Secretary; A. E. Padgett, and N. M. Jones, at Jones md Sorf's Store. Edgefield Democratic Club No.2 T. W. Kemp, Secretary; T. A. High ;ower and T. J. Paul at the Edge ield Mercantile Company. West Johnston.-W. M. Sawyer, Secretary; E. H. Smith and John fVright,.:-at Lott-Walker Company's store. East Johnston.-A. M. Clark, Sec retary; W. S. Mobley and S. G. Mob ey, Jr. at J. C. Lewis' Store. Long Branch.-E. L. Scott, Sec.; Luther Yonce and L. C. Clark, at Lewis Clark's Store. Meriwether.- J. A. Thurmond, 3ec. J. T. Reece and J. 0. Scott, at F. A. Thurmond's Store. Meeting Street.-J. K. Allen, Sec.; T. R. Blocker and J. H. Cogburn at F. H. Cogburn's Store. Moss.-P. W. Cheatham, Sec.; r. A. Williams and W. A. Reel, at heel's Store. Pleasant Lane.-J. T. McDowell, Sec.; S. T. Williams and F. L. Tim nerman, at F. L. Timmerman's Store Red Hill.-H. E. Quarles,. Sec. ; 0. D. Timmerman and R. M. Johnson at EL E. Quarles' Store. Ropers.-F. F. Rainsford, Sec.; B. T. Lanham and J. D. Boswell, at Rop e's Store. Shaw.-W. W. Wise, Sec.; I. A. ?Vebb and A. J. Day, at A. J. Day's Stor?. Talbert.-J. D. Hughey, Sec.; A. Gilchrist and E. P. Winn, at E. P. iVinn's'Store. THE The store to the Old Days dollar is good as it use to be. on sale about 75 pairs of La isses' Oxford's and Pumps, both lack. opportunity to prove that your lo what it use to do. ihow windows and see what you 0 have for yourself or one of the 1 save your money while you do* the sale to go at $1.39. >r one week, June 8th to 15th. :ORNER STORE that always says, Thank You The qualifications for membershid in any club of the party and for voting at a primary are as follows: The applicant for membership, or voter, shall be 21 years of age, or shall become so before the secceedirig gen eral election and be a white Democrat. He shall be a citizen of the United States and of this State. No person shall belong to any club or vote in any primary unless he has resided in the State two years and in the County six months prior to the succeeding general election and in the club district 60 days prior to the first primary fallowing his offer to enroll; PROVIDED, that pub lic school teachers and ministers of the gospel in charge of regular organized church shall be exempl from the pro visions of this section as to residence, or otherwise qualified. Under the rule a new enrollment is required. B. E. NICHOLSON, County Chairman. May 27, 1918. J. H. CanteloQ for the judges. On the rebuttal Mr. William Gaines and Miss Annie Sue Broad water showed very keen thought. The McDuffie Literary Society is an honor to the man for whom it is named, to the school, and to Edgefield county. HEARD IN EDGEFIELD. McDuffie Literary Society Cele bration. The fifth annual celebration of the McDuffie Literary Society which took place in the Hi<rh School au ditorium Friday night, was excel lent in the extreme. The declaim era and debators showed both tal ent and work on their selections. Mr. Elwyn Moore presided with ease and charra. Those in the declamation contest were Rhae Tiraraerman, Mitchell Wells, Wil liam Folk and William Jones. These contested for the O. Shep pard medal, which was won by William Folk and presented by Hon. B, E. Nicholson.. Music was rendered by Misses Ilene Hading and Grace Tompkins. The ?abject for debate was Resolv ed "That South Carolina Should Have State-wide Compulsory Edu cation." For the affirmative were Frances Jones, Edwin Folk; on the negative were AnnieJ Sue Broad water, William Gaines. While the judges were making their decision a humorous selection was given by Miss Annie Mae Col breath. The judges decided in favor of the affirmative, while compliment ing the negative very highly. The best individual debate was also de cided by the judges, this in favor of Mr. Edwin Folk. The reward, five dollars, being breseated by Mr. How Bad Backs Have Been Made Strong-Kidney Ills Corrected. All over Edge?eld you hear it. Doan's Kidney Pill's are keeping up the good work. Edgefield peo ple are telling about it-telling of bad backs made sound again. You can believe the testimony of your own townspeople. They tell it for the benefit of you who are suffering. If your back aches, if you feel lame, sore and miserable, if the kidneys act too frequently, or passages are painful, scanty of color, use Doan's Kidney Pills, the remedy that has helped so many of your friends and neighbors. Follow this Edgefield citizen's advice and give Doan's a chance to do the same for you. J. G. McNeill, Battle St., says: "Six years ago when I was living in Greenville, I was afticted with lame ness in the email of my back, which was undoubtly caused by my kid neys. My Kidneys didn't act right, being sluggish. I got a box of Doan's Kidney Pills and used them and they Removed the trouble." Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a, kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that cured Mr. McNeill, Foster-Mil burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. A full line of Hams and Break fast Strips, fresh every 10 days. Try our Georgia Cane Syrup. 90cts. per gallon. L. T. May. We have a large assortment of silk dresses in Taffettas, messaline and crepe de chine. Rabenstein. A large shipment of shapes and ribbons. Arrived to*day. Rabenstein. . New Orleans molasses in 10-galloa kegs at 75 cents per gallon. L. T. May.