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tsiabltshr? 1B35. J. L. MIMS,_.Edltor. Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $2.00 per year in advance. Entered 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, February 12. . . Rush the early garden. It will help to lower the high cost of living. They tell us that Germany has a President. His task will not be an easy one. "A constitutional or no constitu tional?" is a question that is puz zling many legislators at this time. The over enthusiastL- suffragists who burned Persident Wilson in effigy on the White House grounds did not help their cause along by such ridic ulous proceedings. The one vote that was lacking in the Senate to carry the suffrage amendment will probably be gained upon the convening of the next Con gress on March 4. That new $6,000,000 revenue bill is of sufficient proportions to make the people sit up and take notice. Every individual will either directly or indirectly have to pay this tax. The friends of the Citadel are working for a bigger and better Cit adel. The war has given this institu tion an opportunity to show what it has been doing by way of training young men. Notwithstanding the fact that the English fired in one day last Septem ber $24,000,000 worth of ammuni tion at the Germans, they could not stem the onward march of the enemy until the "Yanks" came upon the scene. Another evidence that old section al differences are being buried is found in the action of the Tennessee general assembly which has passed a bill making Lincoln's birthday a holi day in Tennessee, one of the Confed-1 erate States. It matters not what plan will be adopted by the Peace Conference to preserve the world peace of the fu ture, the French people will never sleep with both eyes closed. They will henceforth and forever keep one eye on thc*:r treacherous neighbor, Ger many. Casualties Still Being Reported. We have now entered the fourth month since hostilities ceased and yet thc long-drawn-out casualty list is still being daily published. It does seem that the government could weeks ago have given out to the pub lic a complete list of all casualties. With every part of the army so well organized and with rapid means of transportation and communication a vailable, such a delay seems unrea sonable. Wonder how^ long before we shall have the last and complete offi cial tidings of the casualties as a re sult of the war. Will be Fought. Hub Evans' proposed gallon-a month law will meet with the stub bornest kind of opposition. Besides being a step backward from the standpoint of prohibition, increasing the supply of whiskey during demob ilization of the army would be ex tremely unwise. As we have three of the large training camps in South Carolina it is imperative that whis key be suppressed as much" as possi ble. If there be any change in the j existing law at this time, there should j be a reduction rather than an in crease in the supply. Help School Children. On account of the epidemic of in fluenza which caused the closing of all schools in the county, for two ! months or more since the session be- j gan, thc pupils will have to do inten sive work if they pass up to a high er grade at the close of the session. Withom; regular and systematic as sistance from parents, children will | be unable do to this. Subordinate everything else in the home to the children and their studies. They are entitled to and should receive first j attention. After a few short years the i opportunity fer receiving an educa tion will have passed to the present generation of boys and girls. Give the attention while it is most needed. Memorial Service in Honor of Senator B. E. Nicholson. Following a long standing and beautiful custom, the senate last Wednesday at noon held a memorial service in honor of the late Senator B. E. Nicholson. For nearly two hours the members of the senate, many of whom have been associated with Mr. Nicholson in the house and senate for the past ten years, gave utterance to heartfelt and very beau tiful tributes. Men who have witnessed memorial services in the halls of Congress have said the memorial service in honor of Senator Nicholson would have done credit to the national house or senate. So earnestly, so feel ingly and so tenderly did his co workers speak of the worth of Mr. .'Nicholson as a public servant and as Ja man, that tears moistened the eyes j of many who were present and who loved the young statesman from Edgefield county. Would that I had ?these tributes in manuscript form ?and could publish them for the bene 'fit of Mr. Nicholson's relatives and1 friends. I Among those who participated in ! this beautiful memorial service were Senators Ridgcll, Shelor, Walker, Banks, Johnstone, Laney, Christen sen and Padgett, who represented practially every part of the State. At thc conclusion of these ad dresses Ex-Gov. J. C. Sheppard, who ;had qualified as the successor of' ; Senator Nicholson, arose and in ai j very fitting manner expressed sincere j appreciation on the part of Edgefield county for the many beautiful trib utes to the lamented Senator Nichol- ' I son. i Senator Nicholson's desk in the ! -senate chamber has been draped in ? mourning and it will until the close j of the session. J. L. Mims. For the Children. Too much care cannot be exercised j in selecting a cough medicine for children. It should be pleasant to take, contain no harmful drug and mose effectual in curing their coughs I and colds. Long experience has shown that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meets these conditions. It is a fa vorite with many mothers. ?Notice of Application for In corporation of The Edgefield . Cemetery Association. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned will apply to the Hon. W. Banks Dove, Secretary of State, at his office in the City of Columbia, S. C., on the IS day of February, A. D. 1019, for a Charter incorporating the "Edgefield Cemetery Associa tion" organized for the purpose of holding and conveying property as a 'Cemetery Association in or near the Town of Edgefield, S. C. A. H. Corley W. H. Harling J. W. Stewart Agents February 12, 1919 Edgefield, S. C. EDGEFIELD EVIDENCE FOR EDGEFIELD PEOPLE. The Statements of Edgefield Residents Are Surely More Reliable Than Those of Utter Strangers. Home testimony is real proof. Public statements of Edgefield peo pie carry real weight. What a friend or neighbor says compels respect. The word of one whose home is far away invites your doubts. Here's an Edgefield woman's state ment. And it's for Edgefield people's benefit. Such evidence is convincing. That's the kind of "proof that backs Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Mattie Sharpe, 4 Battle Row, says: "About two years ago I was down with my back, so bad I often had to crawl on my hands and knees when I had to go up stairs. Dizzy spells bothered me too, and sometime at night it felt as if the bed was go ing around. I tried many remedies without getting relief until I finally heard of Doan's Kidney Pills and used them. After I had taken four boxes I felt that I didn't need any more." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same Mrs. Sharpe had. Foster- Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. NOTICE Any parties having boats in my pond will please get them out before Feb. 20th. If not out by that time I will take them in charge. v S. E. MORGAN, Edgefield, S. C. 9 e . v o o e o e o o . e ? o oe* . c . o o n c> o HEART OF EILEEN .....?..............ea (Copyright, 191S. Ly McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) Eileen Wainwright, leaning back wearily against the cretonne-covered back of the piazza rocker, could not help overhearing the conversation go ing on just inside the club window. At first the words had no meaning, for her own thoughts were busy with other things. Then she realized that some ono, an often referred to "she," was most unpopular with the convers er, and suddenly hearing her own name mentioned she realized that she herself was the subject of this un pleasant discourse. It was Mrs. Langdon Merrill talking to her sister, Mrs. Enoch Cuthbert, about her son, Lionel Merrill and Eil een herself. "Don't you see it all, Jennie?" said Mrs. Merrill's voice. She's come back because she's tired of nursing. You know that's what both the Wainwright girls did after their father lost his money-trained for nurses. And as she and Lionel had a sort of boy and girl affair, she thinks she'll take it up now where they left off. I shouldn't worry about it. only the girl's a rav ing, tearing beauty. She's got that sort of ethereal look about her that appeals to a man. And she knows It, you can gamble, and she's going to play for big game. But she's not going to marry Lionel Merrill if know anything, just when he was be ginning to take an interest in Mary Evans-the very thing I've set my heart on all my life. I don't know what the Aberdeens meant by asking her here ! Why didn't she go to France, where she's needed? I've no patience with nurses who don't go to France." There was more, but Eileen, decid ing she had heard enough, got up and left. v Her indignation had cooled to a quiet amusement. She joined the Aberdeens at the end of the terrace, watching a set of ten nis. "Thirty-love." explained Jean Aber deen as Eileen came up. "Lion Merrill and Mary Evans are winning." It was the first time Eileen had seen him for seven years, and she approved of what she saw. "Wliy didn't Lionel join tile army?" she asked Jean. "Why!" Jean's eyes were indignant. "Because his mother wouldn't let him. It's a shame, when he wanted to go so. The set over, Lionel came up to the group on the terrace.* "It's little Eileen back again," he said, taking her hand and looking searchingly down Into her eyes. "And she's come back a very beautiful lady-but it strikes me, a sad lady. We'll have to have a few par ties to brighten her up. I see that." Eileen laughed and shook her, head. "It's not a time for parties, Lionel. One can't feel festive these days." Mrs. Merrill arrived In time to hear the remark. "You're very patriotic. Miss Wain wright. One would think your patriot ism would carry you across seas." Eileen's face clouded. "I wanted to go," she said simply. "My sister and I drew lots and she won." Several days passed In which Lionel ^lorrin managed to see Eileen very of ten. Then, one soft evening In June, when the stars were struggling through a long pale twilight, he told her he loved her. . "Eileen, dear, I love you," he said suddenly. "I can't let you go back to New York. I can't let you go away again, my white angel." She drew away gently. "Lionel, we must not talk of love. It can't be. You see, I know your mother, doesn't ap prove of me. And I'll never marry a man against his mother's wishes. Good by, dear boy. I must go In. And please don't try to see me again." Two days later Doctor Harbison came downstairs nt the Merrills', where Mrs. Merrill was anxiously waiting for him in the hall. "It's pneumonia, Mrs. Merrill. Lionel must have a nurse right away. But there isn't an extra nurse in the state. "But what -hall we do?" 'Tra Pure i don't know, Mrs. Mer rill:" "I '.ave it," she exclaimed. "There a girl-a nurse visiting near here. Per haps she'll come." But her voice was unwilling. Mrs. Merrill herself called on the telephone and stated her case. "I'm sorry," said Eileen. "My rest Is over, Mrs. Merrill. I must return to New York today. The babies and mothers need me. I'm pledged to them and to the soldiers, if they need me on this side. I can't take any one else." "But Lionel needs you, my dear Miss Wainwright. If he were a soldier would you nurse him?" "Yes." "Then, my dear, he'll be a soldier. He has always wanted to be one. It ls my fault he wasn't. If I consent when he gets well will you come?" "Yes, I c:.n do that without breaking my pledge." "And Miss Wainwright! There ls another thing. I've been fearfully un kind. I-I think Lionel cares for you a great deal. If you can forgive me. I am going to ask you to be kind to him." "It seems," mused Eileen thoughtful ly, as she hung up the receiver, "that it takes the fear of death to move some people's hearts. I often wonder If this war Isn't just for that very thing! Of course, I'd have gone. hoy. dear, but ?t didn't hurt your mother to cosx me-and lt didn't hurt her to promise you to your country either, my soldier." . wfflgsnMCTBV"??gyiEK'gaysi F^Tpyrararre WE ARE AGENTS For the James Davis line of Wall Paper which is the best line of paper to be seen in this section. We have just receiv ed six sample books and they are new cn display and ready for your inspection. The designs as well as the quality of the paper is sure to please you. _We can make you a price from 29 cents to $2.00 a double roll, in side wall and ceiling paper. By seeing the display books you have the advantage of seeing the largest line of wall paper put but by any manufacturer. Sanatas Oil Cloth and Glazed surface paper for the Bath Room will wash off and has the looks of tile. Parrish's Stained Glass Paper will make your home attract ive. For the Front Door of the Vestibule, Bath Room Win dows or transoms. 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All persons owning property of any kind whatsoever, or in any ca pacity, as husband, guardian, execu tor, administrator or trustees are re quired to make returns of the same to the Auditor under oath within the time mentioned below and the Audi tor is required by law to add a pen alty of 50 per cent to all property that is not returned on or before the 20l;h day of February in any year. All male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years except those ex empt by law are deemed taxable polls I_ The 50 per cent penalty will be added for failure to make returns. For the convenience of tax payers, I or my represer tative will be at the following appointed places on the dates mentioned to receive tax re turns. The office will be open to receive returns from the firas day of January till the 20th day of Feb. 191?, aa pre scribed by law. J. R. TIMME RM AN, Auditor, E. C. S. C. Dec. 17-1918. NOTICE-My friends and cus tomers having wheat to grind, please bring it in between now and March 15th, as I expect to shut down at that time in order to put my mill in first class condition for the coming wheat crop. S. E. MORGAN, Edgefield, S. C. Formerly the Walter H. Smith Mill. FOR SALE: One young mule and one young horse, both home raised, also four Essex pigs. Lee Gibson, Edgefield, S. C., R. F. D. 3. Commercial Fertilizers For Nineteen and Nineteen We desire to notify our farmer friends that we are ready to supply their fertilizer needs. We have ready for delivery reliable brands of fertilizers that have been tested for years by farmers of this county, and have over and over again proven their merit. Besides the mixed goods, we carry a large stock of meal and acid phosphate for mixing any formula you desire at home. Come in to see us and get our prices before you make your fertilizer contracts for 1919.