Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LIFE'S PUIRTY (Continued from page One.) fessed Jesus. This maiden was very much in earnest, and all things ap peared to her in a new light, but the test question came to many items of conduct not heretofore debated. How I much time and money should be spent on her dress, and what kind ?was allowable? After this noble maid en triumphed through faith in Christ, and again the tempter came, the hum .f earthly desire deafened her to the Master's voice. Most of her young friends played cards, danced and ??went to the theatre, as they had op portunity, and many of them had for gotten the fourth commandment. She .was more than once stung by ridicule ?when she refused to join them, but in .this she was firm, and su<-h as by words, so called, or vulgar words, were not in her heart, therefore could '?ot be uttered from her lips. Yet she found she was not without a fault. I She had a hasty temper, and she con- j fessed that her cousins who danced j ?nd played cards sometimes excelled her in amiability. What would she io"! She would confess her weakness and go to God in prayer. \ Dear girls, there are places in life se narrow and dangerous that we ?an pass through them only on our knees. Mary Arden in tears over the cof fin of her father, won thc unbound ed love of John Shakespeare, and .they were happily married about the year 1557. This beautiful specimen of woman was the mother of William Shakespeare. So it isn't, as you see, the frivolity .f life, the m ch going with the mas culine sex, and needless familiarity .with them that wins the hand of friendship nor the heart of devoted love. The girls that are wanted are God's girls, Good girls from the heart to the lips; Pure, as the lily is white and pure From ic? he?ri to its sweet leaf tips. The girls that are wanted are home girls .iris that are mother's right hand; That fathers and brothers cw trust too, And the little ones understand. - "She girls that are wanted are wise girls That know what to do and to say; That drive with a smile or soft ans wer, The wrath of the household away. The girls that are wanted are girls of sense Whom fashion can never deceive: Who can follow whatever is pretty And dare what is silly to leave. The girls that are ?wanted are care ful girls Who will count what a thing will cost; Who use with a prudnt, generous hand, But see that nothing is wasted. The cheerful, the witty, the bril liant girls, They are very few understand; But ch, for the wise, home girls There's a constant and steady de mand. Ho Great Act of Heroism Required. If some great act of heroism was accessary to protect a child from eroup, no mother would hesitate to protect her offspring, but when it is only necessary to keep at hand a bot tle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and give it as soon as the first indica tion of croup appears, there are many who neglect it. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is within the reach of all and Ss prompt and effectual. Card of Thanks I take this means of thanking my ?eighbors and friends for their ex treme kindness and many manifesta tions of love and sympathy to us dur ing our sad bereavement caused by the death of my wife. We shall never forget these* very kind friends, and ahall be glad at any time to return their kindness in any way we can. E. J. Mundy and Children. To the Dyspeptic. Would you not like to feel that yoar stomach troubles are over, that yo? can eat any kind of food that you crave? Consider then the fact ?hat Chamberlain's Tablets have cu red others-why not you. There are ?any who have been restored to health by taking these tablets and can now eat any kind of food that they crave. Whenever You Need a G?nerai Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON, lt acts on the Liver, Drives out .Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents, j . OUR BOYS. (? Tribute.) In every heart a paean swells A thrill of pride and glory, For Edgefield's boys on foreign soil Mid battle's din and foray. In olden days old Ninety Six Gave men both young and hoary This time, we sent our boys away To fill our land with glory. On France's fiercest battle ground, In Flanders or Picardy, These boys have all filled ranks which show That they are brave and hardy. Of loyal stock, each valiant one Sailed forth to meet the foeman, Leaving at home to fill his place A noble Red Cross woman, Knowing full well, his cause was hers His part 'gainst Germans pressing, Her part to staunch the blood to bind the wounds And offer prayerful blessing; Their hearts are leal, in woe or weal Their names adorn a story That adds a page to Edgefield's fame, And covers her with glory. Each mother's son, each noble one Whom Edgefield gives the Ages, Will make a name of dauntless fame Well writ on hist'ry's page?. Neath Thierry's walls white lillies grew, And lifted lordly petals Neath Thierry's walls the armies fought, The Lillies lost to battles; Yet crimson from the battlefeld, These lillies lifted loyal Red faces to the morning su? Rising so strong and royal So did our boys from battle's din Lift loyal hearts though gory. To meet the coming of that son Which shines for Freedom's Glory. Oh, mothers of these noble sons Lift up your eyes, tear dimmed, Beyond the far flung battle line, And see there, limned Against the foe in stern array Your sons in armor clad War proof against the foeman's ire, Courageous, unafraid, Begirt with ropes ef Mother's prayer, Hope walks beside then? ever, And Faith who guides their feet steps, E'en dow? te Death's dark river. Unfurl your Service Flag for them Fling stars upon its white shield, Add to each star the loyal name Of one more son <>f Edgefield So shall we honor these our boyi, Who offered on War's altar The gift of all in life held dear, With never fear nor falter; And since these gold stars find a place Upon that flag's white glory. May they but add another page To Edgefield's blood bought story. Agatha A. Woodson. Don't You Forget lt. Bear in mind that Chamberlain's Tablets not only move the bowels but improve the appetite and strengthen the digestion. They contain no pep sin or other digestive ferment but strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its functions naturally. GIN NOTICE I will continue to operate my ginnery Wednesday Thursday and Friday %/ of Teach week throughout JANUARY. J. G. Alford .Whenever You Nee? a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic propertiesof QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches tue Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. %t (Bug's RMI Bsswen SILLS THE COUGH. CURES THE L'JN?S? THEIR TRIBUTE TO FIGHTER Spontaneous Expressions of Admira tion From Colonials at Sight of Gallant American Destroyer. The next sunrise found us anchored at the entrance to an English harbor. Ahead and astern, as far as the eye could reach, stretched a Une of ships walting to carry food Into England. That ls how England ls being starved by Germany! And that is how the British and American navies are do ing their work! Aft?r several deeply loaded ships had shot in past UB we got our pilot and joined the procession. Bound out in the opposito direction a powerful destroyer of the latest type swept up. three black plumes trailing from her funnels and a great white bone In her teeth. She was the very- spirit of dash and daring, with a tinge of swank. "I say, that's a tophole," "Look at that," "Absolutely lt," "Ripping," was chorused In the English of the Isles. A big South African nudged me. "Tank, look at that flag." It wa* the Stars and Stripes.' More than all the speeches I had heard on thlo sign.'Hen ii ce of this war to tlie Anglo-Saioiuj meant rho quick glimpse of that fine ship under that flag outward bound to defend the shores of England. "Come on, Springboks, a good one for the Tnnks," yelled the big colonial, and the men who had licked the Ger mans ia East Africa and who were going to lick them In France roared the Znlu war cry.-Gregory Mason tn Outlook. INNER MAN WELL FORTIFIED American Soldier, Ordered to the Front, at Least Did Not Set Out c-n Mission Hungry. An American doughboy entered a restaurant in the -Rue Richelieu and after carefully studying the menu, or dered dejeuner. The waitress brought him bacon and eggs, cheese and a pint of beer. When he had finished eating he paid his bill and called,the waitress. "Now I want some lunch." This time she brought him a plate of roast beef, vegetables und chicken, which he washed down with half a dozen cups of tea ; then he paid his bill and ?ailed the wondering waitress back again. "Now. my dear, I want dinner." He ate some beef, vegetables, ap ple? and drank a bottle of wine. At 1:30, after having taken all three meals at once, the soldier left the res taurant, and n little while later set out on a mission to the front.-Stars and Stripes. Nitrogen From Atmosphere. There lias been erected at the Unit ed States department of agriculture's experiment farm at Arlington, Va^ the largest experimental plant in the Unit ed States for the production of nitro gen from air. The nitrogen so pro duced ls combined with hydrogen to form ammonia, which can be used in tlie Manufacture of explosives and fers tillzers. Experiments with the view of increasing tho efficiency of the proc ess are now belog conducted by the bureau of soils. The Haber process of manufacturing nitrogen is being em ployed. This process involves the pro duction of ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen. The two gases are mix ed In the proper proportion, put under high pressure and subjected to Intense heat. They are then passed over a spongy iron, whereupon a portion of the mixture combines to form am monia. Fish-Skin Shoes. At tho recent exposition nf the chemical industries at New York there was an interesting exhibit of leather made from the skin of fishes, shark, porpoise and tuna fish, .which showed it to be ns full of good qualities as leather made from the skins of ani mals. Scientists of the Pratt- Institute and the United States bureau of fisheries have been experimenting with fish skin as a substitute for leather, und the raw hide of sharks and porpoises al ready is in commercial use. Porpoise skin razor strops have been used for years, and other kinds of fish leather would have been on the market long ago, the scientists say, had it not been that there was an abnndnnce o? real loather. Industrial Exemption. Conscription boards have their trou bles, and occasionally a tragedy, but once In a while they have a little joke, too. The local draft board at Scotts burg thinks it has a "good one" oci the third district appeal board. Recently the Scottsburg board sent up papers of a man who sought ex emption becuuso of marriage since Au gust 5, 1018. In due time the papers were returned by the appeal board with the ruling "deferred classification re fused. Place can be filled by another." It is presumed that the appeul clerks wrote a reason for refusal of an appeal for exemption on industrial grounds on the pupers instead of the one intended for case.-Indianapolis News. Impedimenta. How much stuff does a Yank take Into the line? lt all depends on the Yank. In one squad you will see il man carrying full pack, including extra shoes and overcoat, and wearing a whole string of corned Willie cans much as a Fiji Islander wears a loin cloth. Another man in the same squad will go rp minus his blouse, and car rying only a blanket, gas mask and helmet.-Parts Sturs- and Stripes. REPARTEE THAT HAD STING Barber Made Some Little Mistake When He Started to "Kid" the Youngster in Khaki. It was all the barber's fault He had no business kidding the young boy. Goodness knows, the man in uni form never said anything to the bar ber before. This was the way lt was: The young soldier was a frequent visitor at the burlier shop on the ave nue. He didn't have so much of a beard, but yet lt demanded shaving once in a while. The barber had no ticed that the boy only cume in on Saturday evenings. So he said : "Say, son, how's It come you step in here only on Saturday nights? Don't you need a shnvo often er; can't you got leave, or won't you poy union prices?" The boy blushed. "I get the leave all right, and Uncle Sam pays me about as often as any boss barber, but you see, I shave myself once a week, and let you -shave me once a week, too." "So you're Just on semi-friendly terms-with the safety, eh?" urged the barber. "Oh. I wouldn't nay that," replied the soldier. "You sec, I have two girls in this town. One I see every Wed nesday. Then I shave myself. The other I see every Saturday. Then I pay you the fifteen cents. Mary like? the jtnov^e soldier type, clean-cut, clean-shaven, handsome fellow. I see her on Wednesdays. Ruth thinks she cares for the bloody, ^cratched-up son of battle. I we her on Saturdays. Now**you understand?" "Maybe," laughed the barber, as he sharpened his never-ready razor. "You'll glvo Mnry my regards to night?" "Mary!" said tho soldier. "Mary! Ble.<s you. man, did yon think I was going to see Mary! Nope. I see Ruth every Saturday night."-Indianapolis News. DIDN'T WANT TO BE LEFT OUT Doughboy Had Good Job Behind the Lines, But1 He Hated to Miss the Big Show. He was an American in Frnnce In ?a uniform trudging along toward the front, a husky chap wearing a worried look on his face. "Say. do you know where the Nthty ntth Is?" he asked. "Right on the road going straight toward Germany." "Not through fighting yet, are they?" bo queried anxiously. "Nope; they're never through." "You've said It, Bo. You see, I kind of batted out of luck. They sent me ofi* to school, and I've missed a lot of the show. I'm on permission now, but I figured I*d come up and fight awhile with the old crowd instead. Got six days more before I report for the new job," '^What kind of school did you go to?" - ''Horseshoeing school. I graduated first-class horseshoer. Not bad work, but too far back to get any Boches, That's the reason I'm spending permis sion with the old outfit. I heard they're going right after the Heinies, so I came out to get in on the party. I ; gotta beat it along. So long." Ile trudged along the dusty road, speeding up in spite of his pack, to i catch up with the "outfit" before the show was all over. Misused Donkey. The British transport to Buku and bark again ls .said to have been largely accomplished by donkeys, writes Nor man Hapgood in Leslie's. In Mesopo tamia the donkey does nearly every thing. Ile delivers the drinking water to the houses of Bagdad. He trans ports vegetables, fruit, marble, brick for ordinary life. In war he carries the soldier, his kit, and the donkey's own meal of barley. Where did the donkey ever acquire the reputation of being stupid? He is amiable, indus trious, sure footed. It was on a donkey that Mahomet went to heaven to learn the will of God. The Savior on Palm Sunday entered Jerusalem on a don key. The Utile animal's history Is dis tinguished, as his character is strong and his intellect sound. That the writ ers of fahlws and the concocters of say ings have contrived to ruin his fame there ia nothing in history to justify. Triumph of American Dyes. . The latest official reports for the fis cal year which eAfcd with June show that the America1! exports of aniline dyes for 1018 annunted'to $7,290,080. This, when eoiT:pa.*-.?d with our Imports of aniline dyet in 1914, is significant of Uve strides mad? by American chem ists in the dye fhuatlon. Germany supplied these coal dyes before the war and America paid rrttire than $7,000,000 a year for the prodctts. Today Amer ica makes enough o? the leading colors for home needs ami ls supplying othor countries in large quantities, aa th? exports Indicate. In tlie early days of 1915 there were but seven companies in America pro ducing colors. Tod&y lt is estimated that there are a-boul 150 concerns ic this line. Interested in firearms. When brother returned from Snnday school, mamma explained to him that he soon would be olfl enough to sing In the vested choir and prohahly would be accepted as a member, if he was a good boy. She emphasized the matter of deportment and said some who were good and faithful in attendance got toi carry the cross in the proces sional, others to carry flowers. "Do any of them carry revolvers?" little brother inquired. A CAR LOAD OF EXTRA GOOD 'ennessee Mules All broke and ages right Will make prices right Guaranteed to be as Represented BETTIS CANTEL0? Augusta Packing Co. Augusta, Ga. On New Savannah Road, on Belt Line Phone 518-P. O. Box 818 We buy Cuttle, Hogs, Sheep, Calves. In the market at all seasons of tile year. Car load lots or less. We charge no commission SHIP US YOUR CALVES Large Stock of Jewelry to Select From We invite our Edgefield friends to visit our store when in Augusta. We have the largest stock of DIAMONDS WATCHES CLOCKS JEWELRY CUT CLASS AND SILVERWARE of all kinds that we have ever shown. It will be a pleasure to show you through our stock. Every department is constantly replenished with the newest designs. We call especial attention to our repairing department, which has every improvement. Your watch or clock made as good as new. Work ready for delivery in a short time. A. J.. Renkl 980 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. m Iii III ?l?XW ?Pi^S Thc demand thc coming year for Cotton, Cora, Grain, etc.. will far exceed that of any recent years. Thc half-starved peoples of Europe are even now crying out for food and cloth ing. And thc world is depending upon thc Farmers of America to Supply it. You cannot raise a 100 % crop unless you have a 100fi soil. Fertility is largely a rrattcr of balanced conditions of the soil. Phosphoric Acid, Ammonia, and Potash must bc present in thc proper proportions if bumper crops arc to bt; raised. PI limpe PP?TP? If Pi g Um I EJ?I ?OIS mik* DOS3SL1S t@S?! vimM because it contains available Phosphoric Acid, Ammonia ard Potash in the right proportions. Every bag is stamped with our Giant Lizard Tnv!e-Mark. Loo!; for it-it's for your protection, and better place your order fer Planter's ri?h? now and avoid delayed delivery. Ask our agent in your town for information, fre* advice, or p::ccs, or write us direct. Planters Fertilizer cz Phosphate Co, MANUFACTURERS CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA i i ii? i fl, 11\