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Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at SI.50 per year in advance. Entered as second class matter at the pos'vOffice 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, June 26. TOR ?SINGS STAMP* If SUSO BY THU UNITED STATES .GOVERNMENT Buy Them And iHelp Win The War IFOR SALE EVERYWHERE Can everything that can be can ned. Help to make War Savings Stamps save the day. Mr. Ford may have a blow-out but he will land in the Senate without a puncture. You can make Mr. Hoover smile by being able to report a record-break ing chicken crop this year. It requires about all the strength a fellow can muster to take him through these hot Hoover days. Every time you lick a War Sav ings Stamp you are helping to "lick" the Germans. On with the licking! Whenever there are more candi dates than voters at campaign meet ings there isn't much doing political ly. Some people who never "cussed" before are*"'cussin" the Kaiser, which is another sin the old cuss is respon sible for. The sale of men's hats appears to have been greatly curtailed by the civilian hat being supplanted by the army hat. With Austria out of the fighting, Germany's downfall would soon fol low. Therefore, our prayers are with the Italians. Dissatisfied German subjects, be ing unable to leave Berlin by any other route, are flying to places of refuge in airships. There is not an individual vho cannot leave off some unnecessary expenditure of money in order to purchase War Savings SLamps. Let's stamp the Germans, using War Savings Stamps. Are you well supplied for the job? If not, make large purchases at once. Place a 1-cent stamp on your mag azines after you read them and pass them on to the soldiers. They must however be of current issue. Old cop ies will not be forwarded It may not be a difficult matter for the womenfolk to keep sweet on a *\vo-pound purchase of sugar, but it requires more than that to enable the menfolk to keep sweet. If sugar continues scarce, the lem onade season will be delayed. The gubernatorial candidates are daily doing the impossible-that of making thirty-minute speeches in fif teen minutes. "Kaiser calls his best troops against Pershing's men," says a head line. The Germans no longer "make light" of America as a factor in the war. And we are just beginning to show them what we can do. After the county's quota of War Savings Stamps has been sold, if there is a fellow who is able to buy stamps but did not, there will be in his inner consciousness a feeling that he is unworthy of being called an American citizen. And he is, too. Not everybody could buy a liberty bond but everybody can buy either a thrift .r War Savings Stamps or both. The Yorkville Enquirer very pert inently asks: "If you are not living for God and your country, what are you living for anyway?" This ques tion furnishes food for serioius re flection. Let's have reports from the wheat crop in Edgefield county. A farmer in another county has stated that he harvested 25 bushels from an acre but we believe Edgefield county can surpass that. Judging from the small number who are attending the State campaign meetings, the people refuse to be come wrought up over politics this year. The war is the overshadowing issue at this time as it should be. War enthusiasm is becoming very markedly more and more intense. Dur people are loyal to the core and are saying so in words and deeds. There are many sections of this wide country in which, should disloyal ex pressions be uttered, there would simultaneously be a demand for the crude old remedy, "tar and feathers." Even if our Allies, after bearing the heat and burden of the day for four years, have largely spent their I forces, with 48 States, such as com pose the United States, banded to gether with one increasing purpose, I which is never to let up until the ! enemy is crushed, there can be but; one end-an overwhelming defeat of Germany. Keep Him in the White House. Unless the war ends before the good j year 1920 arrives, President Wilson will be urged to continue at the helm of the Ship of State and, as danger-, ous as will be the third-term-preced ent thus set, it will be best for the nation and the world at large that he accept the Democratic nomination. The "Divinity that shapes our ends" j raised him up for this world's crisis. Enjoy Them Without Sugar. The rains of May and early June made a 100 per cent blackberry crop this year. But with the sugar supply j about 20 per cent things have been somewhat out of adjustment. Don't j forget, however, that we are at war and our people should be willing to eat blackberries "dry so" if our boys in uniform need the sugar. The con- j sciousness that our soldiers and our Allies are well supplied with sweets | should cause us to bear sugar-hunger without feeling the privation. An Herculean Task. Every phase of the war and every thing connected with raising, equip ping and supporting the large and steadily increasing army is projected upon a large scale. When a depend- j ent relative of a soldier receives a check each month it seems that very j little time and effort are involved in sending out the check. But when j we consider that more than 850,000 . of these checks are sent out every month, requiring the services of a force of G,000 employees, we can form some idea of the immensity of the task. The disbursements of the j Treasury Department for allotments | and allowances aggregated $97,000, ' 000 up to June 10, and there will be a steady increase with each succeed ing month. Give Him Undivided Support. j For i.. first time in a number of years Hon. John E. Swearingeh has ' opposition in his candidacy for re-1 election to thc office of State super- 1 intendent of education, which office I he has filled so capably and so satis factorily to the people for a decade or more. We do not know his oppo- j ncnt personally, nor do we know any-1 thing as to his qualifications for fill- J ing this responsible position, but we feel very confident of the result. Having made a wise selection in plac ing Mr. Swearingen at the head of the educational system of South Car olina, we believe the people will con tinue him in office. Under his gener al supervision the schools and col leges of the State have flourished as they have never done before. Therefore, there is no well founded reason for a change. Mr. Swearingen has made good from the day he enter ed upon his duties and will continue to give entire satisfaction. Having come from good old Edge field stock, the signal success of Mr. Swearingen's administration was noth ing more than was expected by all who knew him and his special fitness for the work. Let the people of Edgefield give him their undivided support. We believe they will. Will Edit Farm Journal. That South Carolina is to have an agricultural journal which is des tined to take rank along with the leading agricultural journals of the country is now assured. The Caro lina Farmer and Stockman, which was founded by Mr. J. Rutledge Mc Ghee last fall, has passed the experi mental stage, having at this time a circulation of 17,000. Mr. McGhee has been fortunate in inducing Mr. William Banks, until recently the able editor of the Colum bia Record, to have become associated with him. Having purchased an inter est in the paper, Mr. Banks will be its editor-in-chief. We regard Mr. Banks as being one of the ablest newspaper writers in the" State, and he is especially fitted for the agri cultural field. For some time he was connected with the Department of Agriculture under the lamented E. J. Watson, it being there that he first manifested a penchant for agricul tural journalism. The Carolina Farm er and Stockman is now manned by an unusually strong force in every department and we confidently ex pect to see it grow in usefulness and power, taking front rank among the leading agricultural journals of the country. Health at Camps Good. j The government has left nothing I undone that would improve the health conditions at the training camps. The ?leading surgeons and scientists were assigned the duty of improving con ditions some months ago and the re sults have been very gratifying. Our young men who are going to camp are safer from a health or sanitary standpoint than they would be at home. The following from The State as to health conditions at Camp Jack son, where most of our boys are sent shows what persistent efforts are made to prevent Hisease of every form : "The health situation at Camp Jackson continues far above the ave rage. It was expected that the influx of new men would raise the sick rate over the record of last week but the general good health of the re mainder of the camp has brought this week's sick rate down to several point below last week's record. The greater part of the sickness in the *camp is usually among the new men so that their entrance would normal ly send the sick rate ballooning. "No diseases are prevalent in the camp this week and no new cases of meningitis have been reported for quite a while. The one death which was reported was due to broncho pneumonia. "The work of the camp surgeons has practically become almost entire ly prevention work. The fly and mos quito menace has been practically nullified so that the only flies and mos ?citoes seen at Camp Jackson are dead ones. Every building in the camp has been screened. Squads are still busy ditching and draining the camp. Where this is impossible the water holes and streams are kept oiled. The sanitary detachment which has charge of this work is using a generous amount of larvacide in ad dition to the usual oil. This larva cide unlike the oil does not float on the top of the water but circulates through it, killing the larvae beneath the surface." - m <=> m Senator Tillman Doing Much Work. The State has received the follow- ? ing communications for publication, relative to Senator Tillman's health: Union, S. C., June 17, 1918. Senator James Hamilton Lewis, i Washington, D. C. Sir: Senator B. R. Tillman's ene- ; mies are circulating the report that he is mentally and physically brok- > en down and therefore unfit to rep resent South Carolina in the United States senate. . . I I think every one feels that Sena- ,' tor Tillman should be returned to the ? senate if he is able, mentally and phy- i si cally, to perform the duties requir- ! ed of him. < Will you bc kind enough to write me about the physical and mental i condition of thc senator? < Thanking you, I am, sir, i Sincerely, i L. G. Southard. I Mr. L. G. Southard, < Union, S. C. My Dear Mr. Southard: I am in receipt of your letter of 1 June 17 and in reply will say: ( Senator Tillman is now in his 72nd ] year, and is not the vigorous debater 1 he once was, nor is his physical strength so great that he should be ? required to squander it, but he does c as much work as any man in the Cap- I itol. His mind is clear, his heart is I clean, his experience is ripe and his patriotism above reproach. That he : has done great things you all know. That he is continuing his splendid ? work here we know, and bear cheer- t ful testimony to this fact. Cordially and sincerely yours, I James Hamilton Lewis. -c New Orleans molasses in 10-gaIlon 1 kegs at 75 cents per gallon. _L. T. May. Mow To dive Quinine Tc Children. reBRILINE is the trade-mark name Riven to an f improved Quinine. It is a Tasteless Syrup, pleas- ? ant to take and does not disturb the stomach. k Children take it and never know it is Quinine, i Also especially adapted to adults who canuot take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor I cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try 't the next time you need Quinine for any pur? ? Dose. Ask for 2-ounce original package. Tho Vame is blown is boUlc. 25 cent? THE Ak Must be arouse careful Nation, if and to it is eve Stamps. The moi will end. The longer the ' we will all have t< decided that it is 1 purposes by loans those who are ma" times-Hence the Not only are ti but there is a tax made to pay accoi ed passenger, frei; to increase the cos We are well ste Oxfords, Pumps, Flaxons, Batiste, ] Keep your eyes that appear therei Programme of the Edgefield Baptist Sunday School Con vention to be Held at Mountain Creek Church on July 24 and 25. First day, Wednesday-Devotion al services at ll o'clock A. M. con ducted by Rev. C. G. Wells. Organization at 11.30 A. M. Reports from each Sunday School. Query at 12.30: The country Sun day School as a force to enunciate principles of Christian helpfulness and neighborliness.. Opened by J. W. Kesterson, M. B. Hamilton, W. B. Cogburn. Adjourn for dinner. Wednesday afternoon 2:30 P. M. Query: An illustration of the ideal Sunday School, first in the country ind second, in the city or village.. Opened by Rev. T. J. Watts, State Sunday School secretary and J. H. Cantelou. Query: Does it add to or detract from the spiritual welfare and growth jf a church to have a Sunday School n the neighborhood of a church but lot at the church? Dr. E. P. Jones, 3. Sheppard, Rev. P. B. Lanham. 2nd day, Thursday. Devotional ixcrcises at ll A. M. conducted by 1. D. Hughey. Query at 11:30 A. M.: How to in ;erest and hold the senior members )f the church in Sunday School work, ?ev. J. E. Jackson, J. L. Minis, S. B. Mays. Query: What relation does the Sunday School hold toward the sol lier in the world-wide war?-Rev. 3. B. White, W. G. Blackwell, J. G. HcKie, S. T. Adams. Adjourn for dinner one hour and t half. Query: Should the collection of the Sunday School go to benevolence and he church support the Sunday School -Opened by Rev. E. L. Kugley, W. \ Butler, Rufus Johnson. Query: Woman's work in the Smi lay School-J. H. Courtney, A. S. rompkins, W. E. Lott. I hereby announce my candidacy br election to congress from the Second Congressional District, pledg ng to abide by the rules of the )emocratic Party, and to support he nominees thereof. The store J. D. Hughey for Com. T. G. CROFT. ?ERICAN PUBLIC d to the importance of becoming a it would hasten the end of the war, ry one's duty to buy War Savings re you give now the sooner the war war continues the larger the tax that 3 bear, because the Government has dnwise to raise all the money for war i alone, as it would place no tax on king enormous profits during the war tax. he large corporations taxed heavily, so placed that all private citizens are -ding to their means, viz.: the increas ght and express rates, all which tends st of living. )cked on summer wearable?, such as White and Black Hosiery, Mulins, Nainsook and Underwear. 5 on the show windows for bargains in often. :ORNER STORE that always says, Thank You. Program of the Baptist Union to be Held at Edgefield Bap tist Church on Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30. Devotional exercises to be conduct jed by Dr. E. Pendleton Jones at 10: 30 A. M. Saturday morning. Organization and reports from the various churches in the division at ll oclock A. M. and enrollment of delegates. Query at 11:30 A. M.: Will this great world-wide war lead people to seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness?-Opened by Rev. H. B. White, Dr. E. P. Jones, M. B. Hamilton and others. Query at 12:30: Our duty as Bap tists to the State Baptist Hospital Opened by Rev. C. G. Wells, E. J. Mims, J. H. Cantelou. Recess for dinner till 2:30 P. M. Saturday afternoon : Query: Are we as a Christian peo ple observing the Sabbath day to keep it holy? Opened by W. B. Cogburn, J. K. Allen. Reports of Committee on Hospi tality and other announcements. Query: Prayer as a power for the boys in France. Opened by C. E. May W. H. Harling and others. Sunday morning. June 30, 1918. 10:15 A. M. regular Sunday School services with some features on edu cation conducted by J. H. Cantelou, Superintendent. 11:30 A. M. Sermon by Rev. C. G. Wells. Dinner and recess till 2:30 P. M. Query: Giving to our country as a means of grace and systematic giving Opened by W. W. Fuller, S. B. Mays. All churches in this division are earnestly urged to send up delegates at this Union Meeting, as each and all will be most cordially welcomed. A. S. Tompkins. O. Sheppard. J. L. Mims. E. J. Norris. Committee. I hereby announce that I am a can didate for congress from the Second Congressional District and pledge my self to abide the result of the Demo cratic primary. N. G. EVANS. 0aac5cB<B?n?: s ?irsB?ce Sc* live The Best Salve la The World. Authorized Agents for Sale of War Savings Stamps Edge field County. White. EDGEFIELD. W. W. Adams & Co. The Bank of Edgefield. The Farmers Bank of Edgefield. G. V. Crouch. Dorn & Minis. Willis J. Duncan. S. F. Logan. W. E. Lynch & Co. Maj. T. J. Lyon. Amos R. Moore. Penn & Holstein. H. C. Porter. Albert Rainsford. E. S. Rives. j Dozier Tompkins. ?Miss Helen Tillman. Miss Miriam Norris. ! Miss Genevieve Norris. JOHNSTON. ? The Bank of Johnston. ?The Bank of Western Carolina. ?P. N. Kesee. ?J. C. Lewis. Lott-Walker Co. j J. Neal Lott, i Maxwell & Co. : W. W. Rhoden. G. W. Scott. JOHNSTON R. F. D. i G. ai. Smith, jj. R. Smith. ?Jas. B. Tompkins. ?Thos. R. Hoyt. O. W. Wright. TRENTON. Walter W. Wise. The Bank of Trenton. TRENTON R. F. D. A. Cato. F. F. Rainsford. G. F. Long. COLLIER. J. O. Atkinson. EDGEFIELD R. P. D. J. R. Blocker. R. O. Quarks. S. N. Timmerman. MODOC R. F. D. J. W. R. DeLaughter. J. T. Griffis. J. A. Hamilton. O. 0. Timmerman. PLEASANT LANE. J. M. Shaffer. C. H. B. Williams. ., ?? r'~-~ fl JP rrrr: KUST rois ?t?T??.????L~l BILIOUSNESS 2c* E?BTTE&S ANDKiTOOia