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f?%$dd ?k?vtttrstt fcHtoblLSltr?. I S35. ? J. L. MIMS,_Editor. Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $1.50 per year in advance. Uttered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be pub lished unless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Res olutions and Political Notices pub lished at advertising rates. Wednesday, August 14. Let's begin to prepare for the home-coming of our boys. When captured, the Kaiser should be turned over to Everet True. The consumption of so much sug ar was only a habit, and maybe .a bad one. In weather like this it is a difficult matter to interest a man in next win ter's fuel needs. The note of optimism found in the letters from our boys at the front makes the folk back home feel better. Under the new ginning rates there will be a few bales of cotton weigh ing less than 500 pounds this fall. According to an exchange, when a widower begins to comb his hair so as to cover the bald spot, he has decided to find another victim. Provost Marshal General expects fully 50 per cent of 1918 registrants to be placed in Class One, and Edge field county will not be a disap pointment to him. It does not pay to violate the food laws, even in a small way. The Horlick Malted Milk Company was forced to turn over $50,000 worth of its products to the government for violating the flour regulations Better take good care of your Ford. It may be a long time before you can get another. Fifteen of the 21 Ford assembling plants have clos ed on account of the shortage of ma terial and Ford production has drop ped from 3,100 to 750 cars per day. No Peace Yet. Heretofore when the Huns made special drive, gaining a temporary victory, they came forth with a peace M proposition. At present the Allies are gaining not only temporary but per manent victory after victory but they have yet no offers of peace for the Huns. No peace can come to Germa ny until the Kaiser and the Germans are crushed. This menace to human ity and Christian civilization must be removed for all time. The Allies have no peace terms yet to offer. Stand by This Edgefield. Boy. An Edgefield boy who has made good, serving his State ably and re flecting lasting honor upon the old county that gav'e him birth, is Hon. John E. Swearingen, who has filled the office of State Superintendent of Education for the past decade. This year he has opposition, and while we feel confident that he will succeed himself by an overwhelming majority, yet The Advertiser would like to see the people of Mr. Swear ingen's home county stand by him to a man. Let the people of the State see by our practically unani mous ballot that we endorse his ad ministration. He has done much con structive work for the educational interests of South Carolina and dur ing the years that lie before him he will be able to accomplish more than in the past. Let's poll 1,500 votes for John Swearingen on the 27th of August. Plan to Market Slowly. In spite of the large government estimate of the cotton crop of some time ago, followed by a considerably revised and curtailed estimate, the staple will bring a good price this fall. If it does not, farmers them selves will be largely responsible for a decline. With a surplus brought over from last years' crop and prac tically no exports, the price will sure ly drop if cotton is rushed on the market. This year, above all years of the past, cotton should be market ed slowly. It should be a fine thing if the mills were made to search for cotton this fall, rather than for them to be urged to buy. A reversal of the usual order would insure a good price for the staple. Plan to market cotton slowly. Af ter pressing obligations are paid hold the remainder of the crop until a satisfactory price is offered. Unless such a course is adopted by farmers, the price may be less than we now expect. Farmers can largely control the situation. Few Die of Wounds. Naturally we are solicitous about our boys at the front, -fearing that the worst will befall them. But offi cial figures given out by the War De partment a few days ago should al lay our anxiety to a great extent. Officially attested experience of our Allies during the past four years shows that only 1 in 20 men who are wounded and sent to the hospi tals die. This includes death from disease as well as those who die of wounds. Of all soldiers wounded in action more than four-fifths return to active service, many of them in less than two. months. Only about 14 per cent of the wounded are dis charged for physical disability. We have the comforting assurance too, that our surgeons have the ex perience of the past four years to profit by and it is probable that the proportion who die from wounds will grow less and less. As the heart less Huns -have done their best in de vising implements of death and tor ture, it is not likely that other and new methods of inflicting death and suffering upon our men will be pro vided. Since the tide of battle has turned, they will have all that they can do, and more besides, to defend themselves. No time will be at hand for providing new means of attack. A Worthy Deed of Philippi W. C. T. U. Through the efforts of Mrs. Mary Cullum, president of Philippi W. C. T. U., and the generous contribu tions of the good friends of temper ance and Philippi, $25.00 was con tributed for the electric fan fund for the base hospitals. Mrs. Cullum was very appreciat ive of all the kind responses to her request and the names of all those who contributed follow. Mrs. Cul lum also writes that they had a most profitable meeting at Philippi, Rev. . Robt. G. Lee preaching and conduct ing the revival services, and wrote . that 19 names were added to the: church. R. D. Ripley, 50 cents., H. W. '. Jackson, 50 cents., Johnnie Jackson, 50 cents, L. D. Holmes, 50 cents, Mr. ? and Mrs. Jas. Temples, 50 cents., : Tommie Lott, 50 cents, J. E. Frank lin and son, 50 cents, Ed Scott, 50 cents, Malachi Boatwright, 25 cents, Mrs. Butler Derrick, 25 cents, Mrs. Lucy Holmes, 15 cents, Mrs. Mary , Cullum, 25 cents, Mrs. Will Jackson, , 25 cents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Scott, 25 cents, Mrs. A. W. Williams, 25 , :ents, Claude Clarke, 25 cents, D. W. "Clarke, 25 cents, J. M. Carpenter, 25 cents, W. H. Carpenter, 25 cents, W. Bledsoe, 25 cents, Avory Frank- * in, 25 cents, King Franklin, 10 cts. Foe Clark, 25 cents, W. J. Carpenter, 25, cents, Willie Derrick, 50 cents, J Jessie Derrick, 25 cents, Claud Der rick, 25 cents, Fred Derrick, 25 cts. Mrs. J. M. Derrick, 25 cents, Mr. . ?ap. Derrick, 25 cents, Rev. A. C. j Baker, 50 cents, John Rowles, 25 :ents, Bennie Richardson, 25 cents, F'rc.nk Timmerman, 25 cents, Sam Thomas, 25 cents, Ed Pardue, 25 ' :ents, Welly Yonce, 10 cents, D. W. 5 Sanders, 25 cents, L. O. Yonce, 10 1 rents, W. C. Yonce, 10 cents, George . Thompson, 25 cents, J. L. Prince, 50 1 :ents, Jessie Moyer, 50 cents, Wil- 1 liam Jackson, 25 cents, Darling Jack ion, 50 cents, J. M. Brown, 25 cents, ( .7rank Gibson, 25 cents, B. S. Thom is, 20 cents, J. P. Hite, 25 cents, einher Lott, 50 cents, John Bryant, s 15 cents, Ernest Jackson ,25 cents, 1 \lrs. Mattie Claxton, 25 cents, Tom ?ipley, 25 cents, Elijah Derrick, 25 ( :ents, Tom Hollies, 50 cents, Moyer ' .-iolmes, 50 cents, Lewis Holmes, 25 1 jents, Charley Holmes, 25 cents, Ben- 1 iamin Day, 25 cents, Mrs. John Der- ' .ick, 25 cents, A. Woodward, 25 cts. Mrs. John Claxton, 25 cents, W. B. 1 iackson, 10 cents. Bal Rhoden, 25 ' ..ents, E. S. Fulmore 5 cents, Ollie ( bulmore, 25 cents, Bud Rhoden, 25 ' ;ents, Georgi Rhoden, 25 cents, . Hugh Clarke, 25 cents, Cecil Thomp son, 25 cents, J. B. Thompson, 25 1 :ents, Ed Cullum, 25 cents, Lem Cul- 1 um, 25 cents, Karl Cullum, 25 cts. 1 Bomar Scott, 25 cents, Fletcher Der- 1 rick, 25, O. P. Kirkland, 15 cents, 1 John Claxton, 25 cents, Jessie Wil- 1 liams, 50 cents, Mrs. Jessie Williams, ' 10 cents, Mrs. Dave Derrick, 25 cts., 1 Mrs. Johnnie Herrin, 15 cents, Mrs. : Cleveland Clark, 25 cents, Mr. Cart- : ledge, 25 cents, Lawrence Yonce 25 1 cents. ! Mr. Norris Receives Letter ! From Mr. Scott. Mr. E. J. Norris, Agt., i Edge?eld. i Dear Sir: 1 I want to thank you very much for your prompt settlement of my ' late fire loss of tenanted dwelling, store and stock, which is very much j appreciated by me. ] H. H. Scott, Sr. ] CONGRESSMAN BYRNES RECEIVES OVATION AT AIKEN. Meeting Indicates Aiken County Overwhelmingly for Byrnes, Notwithstanding Fact That There Are Two Other Candi dates From Same County. Before a throng that packed the Aiken Court House almost to suffoca tion, the candidates for senatorial and congressional honors from this congressional district made addresses here last Thunda v. Mr. Evans, a son of Edgefield and of illustrious forebears, pitched his address on a high plane. He used no Billingate, he- hinted at no "cuss" words but spoke in the even, polish ed tenor of the thoroughbred gen tleman. He thought Congressman Byrnes had made a big mistake in not upholding the Selectiva Draft. The said Selective Draft had done wonders for America. He recited sev eral instances of bravery among the soldiers now in France and stated that the draft had the effect of mak ing good soldiers out of the negroes as nothing else could have done. Hon. G. L. Toole followed the Edgefield speaker. Mr. Toole was full of debate and denunciation. He pitched right in. He started in a high, key and lc.pt it up. Losing sight of the fact that he who controls himself is greater than he who controls a city, he got mad and showed it. He sailed in hammer and tongs on "Jimmie;" Byrnes. Ev ery now and then he would pound a most voluminous book he had placed on the desk before him and shout, "I have the records!" He lost his head. Mr. Toole did not keep calm enourrh for his listen ers to fully catch his words. And then came-to use John Ed win Stanfield's words: "The uncrown ed Knight of the Arena," Theo. G. Croft, Esq., candidate for congress. Mr. Croft didn't get "het up," he held the ribbons of self control light ly and easily in his hands. He is a fluent speaker and impressed his au dience as such. He said he would an ticipate Byrnes, who was to follow him, in explaining the endorsement of thc Republican, Carmen-for post master of Aiken. Byrnes had charg ed him at Graniteville with overlook ing the splendid sound hearted tim ber in the Democratic party to en dorse C. E. Carmen, who, although a good citizen, was not of the Wilson Democratic faith, and in fact was one of the Presidential Electors for Woodrow Wilson's opponent, Charles Hughes. Mr. Croft read a dispatch from a friend at Washington, D. C., which stated that the records of that parti cular case were destroyed, but also stated that "it appears that Theo. 3. Croft did endorse Carmen. The speaker stated that he was not jure that he had signed his name to ;he endorsement, but if he had he ,vas "man enough to acknowledge it. He with the other candidates seek ng the Byrnes seat, charged that Congressman Byrnes had chosen and Furthered the volunteer system in ;he face of President Wilson's dis ipproval, against the Selective Draft system as now in vogue. This was thc nain string on which all three of ;he Byrnes opponents harped, though t is true that Toole charged Byrnes .vith signing a plea to Lloyd-George, England's premier, for the freedom )f Ireland-this, too, in face of the fact that the leader of Democracy, Woodrow Wilson, made a plea him self for the "Rights of Small Na :ions." Xcar the closing of Mr. Croft's ad Iress Chairman Stanfield beckoned ;oward a door of an anti-room in .vhich Congressman Byrnes in the center of a croup of friends had jeen listening to the speakers. As the young congressman stepped forward a tumultuous and spontane JUS cheer went up over the audi ;nce which lasted for several min utes. In announcing Congressman i Byrnes, Chairman Stanfield said: 'From the heart of the common peo ple has many a leader come; I now present to you one such. Raised an orphan boy by a widowed mother, he nas gradually climbed his way from that widowed mother's knee to a nigh place of esteem and honor; you know him, he has been the stenogra pher in this very Court House and yet again the honored solicitor for your district-I have the honor to present to you the Honorable! James P. Byrnes." Amid another thunder of applause and calls for "Jimmie! Jimmie!" Mr. Byrnes stepped out before the crowd. A little pale and work-worn from continued service at his post in Wash ington, he looked, but the fire was Lhere and he let the sparks fly. He charged that Croft was trying to keep the scent off his own trail for endorsing a point blank Repub lican for the Aiken postoffice by mak ing charges against him (Byrnes). He denied absolutely that he had vot outlook for fall business is better than ever, and will soon have on display some of its pretty fall goods. Although prices are still going up every day, we find that it will be to your advantage to inspect our goods before you buy elsewhere. Keep your eye on The Corner Store. A live coal always at tracts attention. THE CORNER STORE The store that always says, Thank You ed against the present Selective Draft and called on any man to prove it. He did vote, together with other solid Democrats against the draft law which left a loop hole open for slackers and the sons of rich men. He stood by the President through thick and thin- had never voted against him and never would he was a Democrat from South Car olina and stuck to his party. On ev ery one of the 134 measures offered for the prosecution of the war his name would be found on the roll in favor thereof. He had been called to the White House many times by President Wil son for consultation on matters of trust and weight and enjoyed that great man's confidence. To cap the climax, as it were, and to set aside forever all attempts by his oppo nents to reflect on his loyalty, he pul led from his pocket a letter from the Hon. Carter Glass, of Virginia, close friend of the President and staunch leader of Democrats? and read the President's endorsement of him to the people-for Woodrow. Wilson makes no mistakes in his choice of men. The letter, which arrived in Thursday's mail was addressed to Congressman Byrnes by Hon. Carter Glass, read in part: "President Wil son said to me, 'Say to Congressman Byrnes for me that I have never once doubted his whole-hearted loyalty; I consider him one of the ablest and most trusted members of Congress: Byrnes is a fine fellow." Waving the president's splendid endorsement in his hand, Congress man Byrnes concluded: "Whose word do you take? That of men who want my job or the President of the Unit ed States? If I am good enough for Woodrow Wilson God knows I ought to be good enough for you." To any one not blinded by preju dice and of unbiased mind the Aiken meeting of the congressional candi dates was most decidedly in Con gressman Byrnes favor. - Journal and Review. Advertisement. FOR SALE- One two-horse pow er gas engine as good as new. Also one House punch and shear combin ed in good condition. E. W. Samuel. WU Surely Sioo Thai Couafe NOTICED BIG CHANGE IN JUbT TWO DAYS. GREENVILLE MAN TELLS OF LONG STRUGGLE WITH DREAD ILLS, HE TRIED FIVE YEARS. MEDICINE FAILED To GIVE DE SIRED RELIEF-TOOK TANLAC AND Now ENDORSES IT. Regarding the great relief that Tau lac gave him from stomach trouble, which after five years de veloped into pellagra, F. S. Crum ley, of No. 8, Buncombe St-i Green ville, have the following state ment: "I spent several weeks at a Gov ernment pellagra hospital at Spar tanburg, but after I came home what 1 ate continued to hurt me. Gas formed on my stomach and I had pains in my stomach. My ap petite was not good and I could not rest at night. "I began to take Tan lau and it soon corrected my stomach trouble, lu a couple of days I could tell a big difference. My food was di gested, gas stopped forming on my stomach and those pains left me. The Tanlac soon got me so I could eat aa much as anyone, my nerves were quieted and I began to sleep soundly at night. "Tanlac is a fine medicine for stomach trouble, and I am glad to recommend it, to all with such ailments. " ; Edgefield, Penn & Holstein. Cold Springs, H. Ernest Quailes. Edgefield, R. F. D. No. 2, J. H. Reel. Johnston, Johnston Drug Com pany. Modoc, G. C. McDaniel. Parksville, Robertson & Com pany. Plum Branch, J. yW. Bracknell & Son. I Plum Branch, R. F. D. No. 2, E. P. Winn & Bro. Trenton, G. W. Wise. ^is '?os 'o?z .* ~M -WK* -">m ic *i?3ja PUB vn>t (.....'<::."'.: ll "?lo 2nj|C?H apdaspav S.JSJ?OJ id siqnt[3i pio '(njjspnoM am Xo pajto OJP 3u;pncis ?Jnoj A\oq jo j";;tua on "sasna JSJOAI aqj, ""na i.uo/m saiagujaa jaujp 'satos PIO sama ? Notice of Letting Contract to Construct Pontoon Bridg es at Shaw and Mc Kies' Ferry. The County Board of Commission ers of Edgefield County will receive bids for the construction of two pol toon bridges each 90 feet long at Shaw and McKie's Mill across Ste vens Creek, according to plans and specifications furnished by the Coun ty Supervisor at his office at Edge field, S. C. on August 25th, 1918, at eleven o'clock A. M. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a good and sufficient bond for compli ance with contract. The County Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. R. N. Broadwater, J. 0. Herrin, J. N. Griffin, County Board of Commissioners for Edgefield County, S. C. August 8th, 1918. THE CONFEDERATE COLLEGE. No. 62 Broad Street CHARLESTON, S. C. A Boarding and Pay School for Girls. Begins its Session October 2, 1918. Historical Institute situated in a healthy location. Advantages of city life, with large college yard for out door sports. A WELL PLANNED COURSE of studies in a home-like atmosphere. A BUSINESS COURSE open to sen niors, and Elective courses to juniors and seniors. Two Domestic Science Courses, giv ing practical and theoretic knowledge of cooking.. A well equipped Library. For catalog and further information apply to the College. How To Give Quinine To Children; FEBRILINE is the trade-mark name jriven to an improved Quinine. Itis a Tasteless S>rup, pleas ant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor rinding: in the head. Try ?t the Jtext time you need Quinine for any pur pose. Ask for 2-ounce eri?inal package. The name FEKRILINE in hlotvn in boUle. 25 cents The Bes? Hot Weather Tonic GROVE'S TASTELESSchill TONIC enriches tnt blood, builds up the whole system and will won derfully strengthen and fortify you to withstand the depressing effect of the hot summer. 50c.