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J. L. MIMS,_Editor. Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $2.00 per year SB advance. Entered as second class matter at tho 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, October 23 Wanted, by the Kaiser of Germa ny, a remedy for insomnia. Although strikingly characterist ic, the last German note was not germane. If he has never taught them be fore, Hindenburg is teaching his men how to retreat. The prevailing disease behaves like it might be German, instead of Spanish, influenza. As the market lags the farmer lugs his cotton home, which is not a bad thing to do at this time. Our boys in Flanders are already experiencing weather as cold and disagreeable as we have here in mid winter. The weight upon the shoulders of Wilhelm," that of a tottering empire, ' is far greater than old man Atlas was called upon to bear. While the Kaiser is fuming, the Allies are fighting. And the road to Berlin grows shorter and shorter day by day. One hour longer in bed beginning next Monday morning, thanks to Mr. Hoover, Mr. Garfield, or some other "high-up official. If Germany has a representative at the peace conference, it will be one from the plain people and not of ao-called royal blood. Peace will not come until the Kai ser forever sheaths his sword and forever doffs his crown. He realizes it now but is "dying hard." The Germans can hear the scream of the American eagle from the Alps to the North sea-a most un welcome sound to their retreating ears. Little wonder that Woodrow Wil son's notes pass at 100 cents in ev ery corner of the globe-Hunland exceptecf. Because they are endorsed by 100,000,000 Americans. . The Kaiser sought more territory and lost what colonies he had. He sough', greater honor-even to the wielding of the world sceptre-and will lose what honor he had. Hereafter it will not be casting opprobrium upon a fellow to speak of him as a "bloated bond holder." It will only mean that he is more patriotic than some other "men. Early in the war some member of the House of Commons, advocated the granting of a loan to Belgium of fifty million pounds, without inter est, vehemently proclaiming that Germany would be made to pay the interest later. And it sees now that the Huns will have to pay compound interest. Just as fhe horrors of this war has caused Sherman's definition to become almost empty and meaning less, so the - present pitiful plight of Wilhelm has caused the expression "uneasy lies the'head that wears the crown" to be tame. His inaudible groans doubtless equal the wail of the doomed. Should Study at Home. The closing of the schools through out the State for a month or possi bly, longer just at this time is ex tremely unfortunate and yet, it was, taking all of the circumstances into consideration, the wise and prudent thing to do. It is unfortunate be cause the work of th? entire session will be more or less affected. It is true that the lost time can be made up by more intensive work through out the term or by prolonging the session into next summer. But nei ther means will be satisfactory. To ?dopt the plan of more intensive work would probably mean a lack .f thoroughness and to prolong the term into next summer will bring unsatisfactory results, because chil dren become exhausted as the hot weather comes on and never do as satisfactory work. The closing of the schools was a necessity. It could not be avoided. But parents can offset the loss large ly by having the children study at home. The nights are growing long er and several hours of profitable study could" be done each night, in addition to observing study hours during the day. Encourage the chil dren to undertake regular, system atic work while the school is closed. A course of reading in connection with their studies would be helpful. We must not let the cause of educa tion, or interest in our schools, lag even for a day or a month. A better educated citizenship is one of South Carolina's greatest needs. American People Patriotic. The splendid response from the people to the appeals made in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign, the subscriptions aggregating consider ably over 26,000,000,000, shows that the American people are loyal and patriotic. It is well that this manifestation of loyal support of our army was made at this time, keeping the morale up to the highest possible degree. Just at the time when it appeared that Germany was ready to yield to any demand of the Allies, later developments* indicate that the Prussian spirit in Germany is not/ yet broken, they are not yet vanquished. Until there is more un mistakable evidence that the Ger mans will yield, in reality as well as through promise, the spirits of our men at the front should be kept from becoming depressed by letting them know that the folk back home appreciate their service and sacri fices. The over-subscribing of the fourth Liberty loan speaks in louder and more convincing terms than any; wordsVe could utter. President Wil son has, in effect, pledged our Allies every man and every dollar < in Ame rica to caus? the downfall of Prus sian militarism. And the people have spoken, endorsing this pledge in un mistakable terms. Have a Carpet of Green on Every Acre This Winter. Soil-wasting is the agricultural South's great economic sin. Every where we see evidences of it. Our muddy streams are freighted with plant foods, leaving ?behind them gul lied fields, poor farms and poorer farmers. Upon the solution of this prob lem depends our whole agricultural future; for there can be no prosper ous agriculture without rich lands. Happily, however, thousands of our best farmers are already learning that fertile soil is the very first es sential, if profits are t? be made, and are taking steps to save their soil and add to their fertility. Ih this work of soil-saving and soil-building, cover crops are an ab solute necessity; and the best of all cover crops are the legumes, for they not only hold our soil and the plant foods and keep them from washing and leaching away, but at the same time they are taking nitrogen, our most needed plant food element, from the air and storing it for the crops that are to follow. And of all the le gumes that may be used for soil-sav ing and soil-building during the fall, winter and spring months we place crimson clover first. The seed re quired to plant an acre will usually cost less than the seed of other win ter legumes, anil the crop is ready to plow under in April for a crop of corn to follow. Bur clover finds its best use as a part of a permanent pasture combination, though some farmers are using it very successfully in cultivatted fields* as a cover crop to be plowed under in thc spring, while the late maturity of vetch makes it most valuable as ? hay crop. Rye and oats, while they are of course not legumes and add no plant food to the land, are very valuable cover crops and should be used in all cases where the legumes are not used. They of course need no inoculation, and getting good stands of them is here is that any good winter cover comparatively easy. The 'point we would emphasize crop, legume or non-legume, will pay handsomely. They are so badly need ed, in fact, that we simply cannot afford to be without them. Every farmer should aim to have his whole farm covered with a winter carpet of green. The rewards will be sure to come, in the form of richer fields, bigger crops and more profits.-The Progressive Farmer. FOR SALE: 500 acre farm, 250 in cultivation seven miles north east of Aiken. Fine land. Price to quick buy er, $17,500. C. L. JONES, Mgr. Mon?tta, S. C. SUCKLEfrS 5STMEOMLY cEsiufiNE AB8SCA ?MJE Prepare Now For Decent Barn lots This Winter. August is the summer month when the farmer has the most leisure. For this reason we want to again make a plea for better farm yard conditions for next winter. Mud and dampness are the only winter climatic condi tions unfavorable to livestock in the South. We believe that mud . and dampness are greater obstacles to livestock production in the South than cold and snow are in the North. At least the lots can be, drained,. the ground floors under the shelters can be raised, and the roofs fixed so they will protect the stock from dampness next winter. During the dry hot wea ther of August one is likely to forget just how bad the lots and- shelters were during last winter, but. if the mudholes of last winter are not filled, the lots raised above the surround ing land or drained during August they are not likely to receive much attention later when farm work be comes more pressing: Clean, dry, com fortablequarters, even though"'they give no protection from the cold, are best for all animals and being best save food, or what is more to the point keep the livestock in better condition on the same feed."-The Progressive Farmer. . IIMFORNMS WORLD Q? ITS PROVEN VALUE. MRS. CONRAD GLADLY -TELLS OF AER GOOD FORTUNE, GOOD RESULT^ QUICK. HEB HUSBAND AGAIX FEELS LIKE A BOY ANO NO LONGEU Wouf?iEs. .?i -? Mr. Philip Conrad, of Earlton, N. Y., suffered so that he used to get up in the middle of che night and sit and smoke and try LO read to compose his nerves. , Now he feels like a boy of fif teen. The story of his remarkable change was told by his wife. "My husband suffered a shock last Christmas that left him almost helpless," Mrs. Conrad said. "He became completely run down. His nervous system was so shattered that many times he would get up in the middle of the night and walk the floor or smoke or try to read. He bad no appetite and grew very weak. His stomach had become disordered and no food seemed to digest properly. ''After we had tried many pre scriptions without any resultj, our druggist recommended that we try Taulac. He said he thought it was the best possibld medicine that we could gefrfor my husband, so I sent for a bottle. ? "He noticed almost immediate results from the first bottle and after the fourth day he could sleep. This started him to building up. l?e now sleeps welland has a fiue appetite. Tanlac seems to have built up his entire system, as we were told it would. He ^says he feels like a boy of fifteen, he is so much better in every way. We are glad to let others know how good Tanlac is, because we think that a medicine that will do what Tan lac does should be advertised every whtre no people can learn of it and be benefitled." Edgefield, Penn cfc Holstein: Cold Springs. H. Ernest Quarles. Edgefield, R. F. D. No. 2, J. H. Reel. Johnston, Johnston Drug Com pany/ Modoc, G. C. McDaniel. Pa* ksville, Robertson & Com pany. Piura Branch, J. W. Bracknell cfc Son. Plum Branch, R. F. D. No. 2, E. P. Winn cfc Bro. Trenton, G. W. Wise. When Experts Disagree. The conversation turned to the subject of damage suits, and this anecdote was recalled by Senator George Sutherland, of Utah, v A man in a Western town was hurt in a railroad accident and af ter being confined to his home for several weeks he appeared on the street walking with the aid of crutches. "Hello, old fellow!" greeted an acquaintance, rushing up to shake his hand. "I am certainly glad to see you around again." "Thanks," responded the injured one. "I am glad to be around again.' "I see you are hanging fast to your crutches," observed the ac quaintance. "Can't you do without them?" "My doctor says I can," answered the injured party, "but my lawyer says I can't."-Philadelphia Tele graph. Only One "BROMO QUININE" To get the genuine, call for full name, LAXA TIVE BHOMO QUININE. Look for signature o? E. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Stops "c-ugb and headache, and works oft cold. 25c. -3 OT Q O CP ?ss o cc PQ Q fe ?! co OT -J as OT M ?-( fa OT > O? H 25 ' O dd P o And it will be to y and Coat Suits-ah dresses in Satins an ^ Our Fall] but it is being dep] we are carrying on( price, namely, The ladies and Kreider ; Bed-Room Slipper? Come and see the r for the price. 'We A good line of Toil Be sure and ? every Sature THEC Your Country is First^ J NOTICE. On account of the fact that our clerk, Mr. M. A. Watson, will have to be absent the 1st Tuesday, at tending the United States Court in Greenville, the December meeting of the County Board will be held the first Monday in December, in stead of the first Tuesday. All per sons having any business with the board will heed this notice. R. N. BROADWATER, Supervisor. ' CITATION. State of South Carolina, County of Edgefield. By W. T. Kinnaird, Probate Judge. Wherea's, Mrs. Leora Simmons made suit to me, to grant her Let ters of Administration of the estate and effects of Manning E. Sim mons. These Are Therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Man ning E. Simmons deceased, that I they be and appear before me in the,' Court of Probate, to be held at j Edgefield Court House at ray of-1 fine on November 7th next aftenj publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoou, to show .cause, if any they have, why the said Ad- j ministration should not be granted.) Given under ray Hand, this 2lat day of October A. D., 1918. \V. T. KINNAIRD, Probate Judge E. C. Oct. 21-St. A. H. Corley, Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. For Sale. My home, six rooms, butler's pan try, back_ pantry, electric lights, large corner lot, enough room for another house on side street, fine gardens in high state of cultivation, splendid well containing 15 feet of water. Nice two-room servant house in yard, wood-house, chicken yards, etc. T. J. LYON. FOR SALE- A lot of best grade of Texas and Fulghum oats for seed. See me before buying. S. F. LOGAN. ielp It! W. S. S. and Liberty Loan Bonds Wiil Do It Weather Is Near our interest to call in and see our linc of Cloaks >o Sweaters. We will be glad to show you the d Serges. ^ine of Shoes is Now Complete eted daily, because our customers have found that ; of the best line ot shoes to be had at a moderate CT Edwin Smith shoe and Dolly Madison for the and Skuffer for the children. A pretty stock of ; now on -hand. lew Bath Robes just received. They are beauties have them in assorted sizes and colors. let soap at moderate prices. . see the special offer that we make lay on Sea Island and Drillings ORNER STORE ' J ? 50 a o CS SJ H so < GO .fl ?-? S3 00 H X M r 3 po DO > Si co ra 50 H rr1 O > SJ co o as GO o Kelp It! W. S. S. and Liberty Loan Bonds Will Do It OH SMUT SCH TO PUTA UT IN THE BAN EVERY WEEK CoD?rteht 1909. b* C. St. ZiwxicrmaD Co.-No. 51 THERE is no doubt about money in the bank, it is sure and positive. Maybe slow, but there is the satisfaction that it is sure. Posi tive in every way, both that it will grow, and that it is safe, . BANK OF EDGEFIELD OFFICERS :' J. C. Sheppard, President; B. E."Nicholson, vice-President E. J. Mime, Cashier; J. H. Allen. Assistant Oashier. DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, B. E Nicholson, A.S. Tompkins. C. C. Fuller. E. J. Mima. J. H. 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