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Reason Why That Department of the Service Wouid Be Most Appropri ate for the Town Drunk. Thc (own was md exceptional. It had a weekly newspaper which had an editor who mn it seemingly on natural gas. and it had ? town teller ot* fish stories, and it had a town pump. But this town wouldn't lie complete with out a town drunkard, and'; th's town, somewhere in America, of course had him. The drunkard, as is usually the case, was the subject for much earn est ena versa tiou among the children, and lioinc-lovihg elders would hold him \;y tts a horrible example to their worldly ignorant heirs. This drunk ard was not unusual, either. Ile had his sprees, and his alternating moods when he would "hit the sawdust trail." Th- war rame on. ?md it shared with the drunkard as a topic ot* equal Im portance for the town. 'Many of the boys unlisted. Some of them went into . Infantry; others luto other branches of thc service. (.'?iv evening tho banker's little son came In earlier than usual from his ?nevltable baseball game. The old drunk's enlisted 1" he an nounced breathlessly to the family, who always did manage to pet start ed onritii: before the young son did. "What?" demanded bis father. "I saw him drunk tills morning.** "Yes. I know." replied the son. "Everybody saw him drunk. But* Tom McDonald, the big kid that goes to high school, and is a sophomore, an' umpires our games, an' thinks he knows everything about everybody, well, he said he did. 'Ole Drunk's gone again,' I sai'!. 'Yep.' answered Tom. 'I heard he'd joined the tanks.' "Now. what do you think of that?" "He'd better Join the navy," mut tered the banker, as he slowly but tered his war-bread. AFRICAN DEMAND FOR LACES Trade of That Section Sure to Be Well Worth Cultivating, According to a Consular Report. No laces, embroideries or dross trim mings of any kind are produced in West Africa. Of machine-made goods, principally cotton, large quantities are Imported, being supplied chiefly by England, France and Switzerland. The native women use them in embroidered under and top skins, chemises, chemi settes and kimonos. This is true as rejrards the nut ive women in all West Africa, even in The far interior. They laney the top chemi sette, or short chemise, worn as a ki mono. For the most part thf goods are embroidered, bur many have bemm to wear purnients with inser? ions and laces. Light figured and dowered voiles and dimities are well liked in Sen eira 1. Many of the women are seen wear ing some of the best qualities of these .goods especially the voiles, though, of course, the cheaper .-.Tades of tho dimi ties lind a larger sale While no sta tistics of Importers ure available, the trade undoubtedly is of sufficient Im portance to cultivate. All the large im porters are more or less interested In these articles, as in comm poods gen erally, and would appreciate samples with price lists.-Consular lteport. New and Powerful Explosive. For many years mercury fulminate has held its place as a detonating substance superior to all others. Of recent years, however, its place has been threatened by c.; her compounds which bid fal? to replace ir. Une of thc most promising of these is lead azide. a salt of hydronitric acid. This acid forms a great number nf salts, as mercury azi de, silver azide and so dium azide. Large crystals of lead azide and mercury azide have been found tn be very sensitive to mechani cal shock, says the Scientific Ameri can, thc sensitiveness increasing with the size nf the crystals. Even the breaking of a single large crystal Is said fro bring about explosion. Crys tals as large as :\ mm. in length, when dry. often explode wheu brushed with a feather. Contrivance Defies Germs. > Baltimore woman, Miss Cornelia F .vc. has devised u simple scheme rn prevent the possibility of contamina tion when making use of a common drinking glass. It consists of a square of rallier stiff waxed paper, folded through the center, and when desiring a thirst quencher of any kimi the paper is placed over the cdpe of the glass and ?he lips then can not come in con tact with the glass and therefore there ls no exchange of perms. A supply nf these ?Hipers can be carried conveni ently in the purse or pocket, or they may be made more substantially nf cel luloid or some other equally suitable material and one of the lip protectors made io du a prolonged term of duty. Self-sacrifice. "Has the war made any change In Sponuoleigh?" "I should say so!" "In what respect?" "Spongeletgh says that In view of the fact that his friends are buyinp Liberty bonds and contribu? inj; tu war philanthropies, he considers it his pa triotic duty not to borrow more than $T> at a time from tiny of them.** Birmingham Age-Herald. Cause for Thanks. 'I met a "teal optimist the other day," said .he war hospital surgeon, "a fellow tu whom I certainly doff my hat. He hud lust a leg and when they picked him up the first thinp he said was: "Thank (Ind lt was the leg With the rheumatism!'" PROUD CLOCK. j "Tr's funny," said the hall clock. "Tick-tock, tick-tock," said the liv ing-room <.!<?(.!<. not for off, "will you tell me what is funny? lt's a most peculiar tiling for a clock t<? say 'It's funny' Cor no reason at all." ; "Bul I have a reason," said the i hall clock. j "That's all riu'hr. then," said tho liv I ing-room deck. "You apologize, d<> you?" asked the I hall clock. "Well, no. not exactly," said the liv iag-rooin clock. "What do yi>u do, then?" Inquired the hall ddek. "I tick and I tock and T keep tho time ha, ha," said the living-room clock. "I'm cracking a little joke my self." "Why won't you apologize?" asked thc hall clock. "For the simple reason that I don't feel I should. I said 1 thought it was silly and peculiar for a cluck to say 'It's funny,' without any reason, l"it as long as von have a reason 1 don't j think ?t's peculiar nt all. So tell me ? your reason for saying 'It's funny,'" ended the livisg-roora chick. "Ot" course, situated as I am In this fine position In tho hall." said tho hall dock, "I hear n great deal that is goini; on. I soo tho people com . lng in." "You also soo thom going out," said the Hviiig-rooin clock, j "Bright clock, bright clock, tick-tock, tick-tock." said the hall clock. "Well, shall 1 continuo my story?" ' "By :il! lnouns. I won't interrupt again," said the living-room clock. "I hear tho people talk, grown-ups Oh, Dear, I Wish I Weren't So Fat." and children. How some of thom can tnlk! My! But they talk and they talk and they talk." "Will, lot thom." said the living-room clock. "Don't we tick and tock, tick and tuck, tick and tock?" "That's n wise speech," said the hnll dook, "and I'll forgive you this time for interrupting." "I didn't think about it," said the liv Ing-room dock. "I forgot I was in terrupt ?ni: again. "1 cannot say that ? ohjoot to the p opie talking so much," continued the j hall clock. "Of course If I did object j to ii I don't suppose I could do any- ! thing about ir. I might stop and ger ' mn down, but that wouldn't do any good. "It's always so foolish to run down and get our of order. Tr. takes such a j long time to tret fixed again." "One would think," said tho livinz room dock, "that you were a doctor or a trained nurse or something like 1 that, instead of lodrig n hall clock." j "Why?" asked tho hall dook. "Well, all that chatter about getting run down and nut ?r ol der." said the ? living-room dook, "sounded to me like a doctor or a mined nurse or a per son giving advice." "That's all because you hoar tho; people talking about their illnesses in tho living room." said the hall dook. "I spoke in the correct way for a clock to speak. But I must tell you what strikes me as being funny." "Oh, yes." said tho living-room clock, "you must tell nie. We don't want to end off talking about some thing different from what we started with." "Well, ir wouldn't have mattered sn much if wo had finished it righi away and then gone on to talk of something else. We have finished the first thing we were talking about." said tho hall clock. "It strikes me ns being very funny when I hear tho people talk about their figures. Tt sooms that each per son lins one figure, and a figure means a person's shape. A little girl will come in ?nd say: 'Oh. dear, I wish T weren't so fat. T'd like to be thinner.' "Ami a grown-up lady will say: 'T wisli I could put on moro weight. My figure Is not what It should be.' "It strikes mo as being very funny," said tho hall dock, "because each per son only has ono figure whereas we have figures all over our faces. I have figures in twelve places and they are all right and just as they should ho. "Yes. lt does scorn funny to hear people talk about their ono figure; when a dook has so many figures and never has to worry about any of them at all ! It makes me feel very proud Indeed!" S?mm;e Knew. "Sammie." said the visitor, "do yon know why people use Un- expression, .blue Monoay T " "Surs," said Sammie, "that was the day I spilled the bluing on ma's lao? curtains when the lady came to wash." Well Known Civic Leader Shows How a Vegetable Garden Will Cut Thc Famiiy Store Bill In Half A.-lan?a, Ga.- (Special.)-"Few peo pie realize the actual aioney-saving power of the home vegetable gardon and what it can bo made to conuib Ute in tho way of food for the fa ra ils- table," says President H. G. lias tings, of the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce, and tho Southeastern Fair, in discussing the matter ol' food supply for tho South in 1019. "Unelo Sam, through tito United States Department of Agriculture." said Mr. Hastings, "estimaied the value of the vegetables produced last year in home-'gardens of tho United States at three hundred and fifty mil lion of dollars. This means that much actually saved by the garden make":; from their store bilk--. "Win never there is lack ol' food or money io buy food, no matter- wheth er it he due to world-wide food scarc ity, boll weevil damage or otb ev cause, the firsC word 'Uncle Sam* passes out to tho sufferer is to make a good big hon?- garden. Why? Because the right kind of a '-onto garden is the quickest, cheapest and best, source of futid supply there rs. "Tlio great i rouble hero in tho Soul ii is thai our people don't take the homo garden seriously enough, or give it the attention that its importance as a food producer and money-saver justi firs. lt is mostly made with a 'lick and a promise* and '.he cultivation and replanting it gets during the growing season is mostly or the unfulfilled promise kind. "With the present and certain-to-be continued high food price.; on the one hand, and the very groat uncertainty as lo tho price that cotton' or other cash crops will sell for next, fall, it is a time above ?ill others to play safe. "This is no time to gamble on cot ton. N'one of us can teil within 15 cents a pound what il will sell for next fall. Tho farmer who makes few or no store deb.s for food, producing his own and family needs on borne acres, is safe regardless of cotton prices, and he is tho only one who is safe. "The right kind of a home garden maintained ail through, the season and given a square deal in the way of cul tivation, is the greatest store-bill-cut ter on record. A quarter lo half an aero garden for the average family will cut. the siore bill in half." Tjs HTCHli Wi ll to suffer is divine: Pasa Hie coiintcrslsro. "Endure. Not tu him who racily dares, Put to Min who nobly bears, ls thc victor's garland sure. LET US REMEMBER. A woman's hands should have an much care as her face, for they are fully as much in evi dence. Du not uso a stove-lid lifter or a stick of wood for a hummer; have a too! box in the kitchen where such things may be quickly found. Bruised nails and gouged fingers are painful and oft cn slay with us for mouths. There is no economy in using old or worn-out utensils; learn lo keep up-to-date equipment in th" kitchen. A workman is known by Iiis tools. Fse Rina H wooden spoons for stir ring and avoid burns, as they never got hoi in the dish over the heat. Have a soap sha er. in which gather all pieces of unscented snap I-? usc in the dishpan; this will be a saving of both soap and the hands. Save steps by using a tray or a wire dish ilrnlnor in removing dishes from the fliii?r .ide. Gue trip saved is v. irlli mental effort and many time il mps may be divided by ten. When standing for any purpose, such as Ironing, if a stool is not con venient to use. fold a heavy rug to stand upon. Tito spring unfier the foot will make a great difference, tufting tho pressure off the tired fijfet. Good sharp knives, n re?lab?e can opener and a good knife sharpener will save the temper which is often ruffled by poor tools. A bottle of kerosene should bo kept near tho sink, which may be rubbed after each washing with a cloth damp ened in the coal oil; Ibis will take off soil and clean the sink much quicker than any powder or soap will do. A mil of soft absorbent paper is Invaluable in the kitchen. It may bo used to wipe up spots on table or floor, or tn remove waste from dishes, thus saving in the dishwash ing. When food burns on, in a dish, do not scrape it. but put a teaspoon of soda ami enough cold water to cover the bottom and let it simmer for an hour or two: then if there an; any obstinate spots, mb with a piece of pumice stone, which will not leave had sera''.'hes to roughen tho surface. Ssark?eru's ?irnSca S<nE ve fine Sesi Ssivs En Thc Worid. peint. Ga a ?o iii o..r pends pro . ri i>rp*..c, Even nt 1 - e?? b a : lices no ono can ' ? " ".' food and r* ' ' tpr? 7 ?rea j L'!.T.V: . ' 2 \ . ... ? :?. 'l.L oJ'.Lcn price li.".; a ti--o :\ odors to play i ? . ' ? . grain K '. .' : : ' . efl ycr.rov. "T ?oo? v: co i . ; -onnd. rightly r-or.L-.1., :l " '.' t-~d;id a ul kept *'" '.. '. i' ?-..:. can ho v . IQ i . . v ur liv I !.*"'' * ? ". ,. U17 '.';..'?'?. . .. j . t c .1 . ? -1 ??_? I?a: :: " ' 1 ? 1 " ' '. ?ck tells ail ahout the ;!; ' i V. .d cZ a r.' sav ing surdon and tho v ;e'ablas lo put in it. it i ills : Stfcjt inc - -v i < roi < ns well and shown you the clear road io real and '-' . '""'.* ?ai*ni ! royp< ri ty. It'3 HAS. '...CZ CO., Atlanta, Ga.-Advt ySrm your bowels, where t?icy :", ijMj rrc absorbed inuxyour [ :J J. r system. Indigesiion,con- h'.^ i ,;i r::.'on, headache, b?d rr.. \ KL&B Hood, and numerous !'" gj ether troubles are bound *"% .A ! SJ to follow. Keep your I . ; Syriern clean. ?.s thous jsf?gp' :."'!s of others do, by t>:---vj tahiti ?'in occasional dose / , cf the old, reliable, veg Wrm ciablc, family liver mecU cine. ! ? Thedford'3 . Btack-DrauM Rik Mrs. W. F. Pickle, o? J fci"7.-a Rising Fawn, Ga., writes: Eft IS3M? "We hr.ve used Yiied- m r-v-C ford's Black-Draught as i MMI a ?amily medicine'. My C* i- '-:-| mother-in-law could not g|v IILI lake calo-ncl as it seemed f nffigfl too strong for her, so she Eg WTxk used Black-Draught as a ?.? fer mild laxative and liver ?-'VI regulator... We use it feJ in the family and believe ra Si ?: it is the besf medicine for feJ %W the liver made." Try it. ^ wB&A Insist on the genuine- k? rigs Thedford'S. 25c a pack- Bp ? ase. _ E-75 Buv War Savins: Stamps until you can't see. Then see me. Geo. F. Minis. Optometrist. EdgefieId,S.C. KARRIS' PRESSING CLUB I take this means of letting the people know that I have re-opened my pressing club, and will appre ciate their patronage. I am better prepared than ever to clean and press all kinds of garments, both for ladies and gentlemen. All ?vork guaranteed. Let me know when you have work and I will send for it and make prun.pt delivery. Wallace Harris Sheppard Building Down Stairs For Sale Ginning Outfit. One 15-horse power gas engine One 60-saw Lammas gin. One power cotton press. Two mulei, one 1200 pounds and ono HOD pounds. Apply to ir. Q. BUNorr. North Augusta, S. C. Route 1. ?iSg-.s nm LIFE pms The Pills That 2o Cure. Con?richt l'>09. br C. C Zimvcrmar C0.--N0 51 ?HER? 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 thai it will grow, ! and that i? is safe. OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, President: B. E.* Nicholson, vice-President E. ... Minis, Cashier; J. II. Allen. Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Tho*. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, B. Ej Nicholson. A.S. Tompkins. C. C. Fuller. E. J. .Mima. J. H. Allen BARRETT & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS f? Augusta - - Georgia Jg ARRINGTON BROS... & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Seeds Corner Cumming- and Fenwick Streets On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. I Distributors of .Marathon Tires and Tubes. None better, but our price is less. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED See our representative, C. K. May. F. K. GIBSON, Pres. 0. C. LEE, Sec. and Treas. Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen ? is destined to be a year of great business activity. Concession from present values not anticipated. We would suggest to those contemplating construction work to complete their plans at the earliest date possible. We solicit your patronage and shall be glad to serve you Woodard Lumber Co. Corner Robert and Dugas Streets AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 'Phone 158