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Zetuhitohth 1335. J. L. MIMS,_Editor. Published every Wednesday in The advertiser Building at $2.00 per year a advance. Entered as second class matter at ?he postofhce at Edge?ield, S. C. No communications will be pub lshed unless accompanied by the ?Titer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Res tlutions and Political Notices pub Ighed at advertising rates. WEDNESDAY, MAY 21. - I These ar; fine day for growing .1 \ peas, peanuts and potatoes. If the ex-kaiser has a good lawyer, he will advise him to plead guilty and throw himself upon the mercy of the Allies. The placing of a tax on a dose of castor oil administered at a soda fountain shows that they've taxed a bout everything they could think of. j The war was started by the Kai ser'sdesire to rule the world with his , sword and it ended by President Wil-1 son ruling the world with his pen. We haven't yet heard of anyone applying for the ambassadorship to Germany. Mr. Gerard will hardly de sire to be ambassador to New Ger many. Everett True should be in Wash ington this week to swat the first sen- ' ator or congressman who raises his voice against the peace treaty or the League of Nations. These record-breaking times bring many changes. When congress last convened President Wilson delivered his message in person, while the mes sage Monday was delivered from !| overseas by cable. Senator Dial will live up to his name, having declared that among his first votes in the senate will be one cast for the turning back of the clock. A good beginning for the sen ator. There has been a change in time , that hits the average school boy hard- ^ er than the change of the clock which ' gets him up an hour earlier. We refer to the time added-to the school term ill order to offset the closing in mid session caused by the epidemic of in- . fluenza. I. |i Allies Can Now Laugh. j-, It may not be quoted literally, but there is an old saying which runs j something like this, "He who laughs j last laughs best." In their heartless ? slaughter of the Russians in .1915-16 ^ and in their murderous march to- t ward Paris eariy in 1918, the Ger- j mans laughed loud and long. Finally j a turn came in the lane of Fortune, L bringing the Allies a time to laugh, \ and the Germans are taking their '0 medicine with the ugliest sort of ? grimaces. L _-- . Everybody-sWill Be Benefitted. | To call our fleet that will transport our products of export and import !a "the merchant marine" is a sort of j misnomer. The advantages that will accrue from such a fleet of ships are not confined to the merchants. Every I one of the more than 100,000,000 1 American peopie will be benefitted. e On with the building of a merchant n marine! Let the number of ships be w unconfined! It is gratifying to note ^ that all German ships seized in Amer- j? ican ports when war was declared on Ci Germany, will become a part of our,0 merchant marine. The Allies can lay S no claim to them. Extermiante the Flies. We know of no more effective stroke, says Orangeburg Times and "j Democrat, than a swat that disposes of flies to the number of 4,353,504, ^ 072,000,000,000,000 ac one time. Yet every fly living on the first day of June will be the great-gr?at-great great-great -great-gTeat- grand-father , or mother of that many flies by the . 28th of September. Wonder who i . made the calculation? i.i Well, at any rate, if these figures ^. be only an estimate and are but half- j way correct it will pay to Jo as much ? swatting as possible. We do not like ? the word, but- there is nothing else so t, NASTY as a fly. If a fly were follow- b ed on even a portion of its meander- s ings about the premises during the * day, the superlative degree of its a filthiness would easily be established, ti Therefore, let's poison and kill as r many flies as possible every day. 'g BoneHtted Physically. Instead of. returning to their ho: broken in health, the young men } rallied to the support of the "Si and Stripes" in the world war C? back from the training camps from service overseas stronger better men. JVlany of them who wi from banks, offices, stores and ot indoor occupations were pale, t and flat-chested, but came back v xhe bloom of health upon tl cheeks, with well developed ch< and broad shoulders. The official i ords show that the average gain weight of the men who entered military service was 14 pounds. While the men were at times s jected to great hardship, yet "Ur Sam" took the best care of them p sible. The outdoor life, regular h its, eating of pure and very nui tious food made the men in the s vice 100 per cent, physically fit. Tl built up a tremendous reserve fo: which enabled them to withstand : a time without ill effects the exposi and hardships incident to mode warfare. No country ever called into m tary service a finer body of men th the nearly four millions of soldh who wore the American uniform, a on the other hand no country 1 ever sent a finer body of men back civilian life than the men who ha laid aside the uniform which th wore with such great credit and he or. Aside from the victory achieve the money expended in training t American army was well spent, has set a new standard for the ph sical manhood of America. In t generations that shall follow the will be a large percept, of physical f?t men than there existed at the ti'i the army was organized. Success Will Come. After many lives have been saci fleed, snccess will come from the a tempts now being made to establh a line af trans-ocean airships. Havir accomplished the at-one-time,-seen ingly-impossible-feat of trans-cont nental air flight, scientists and e: perts are concentrating upon the coi necting of the continents by airshi transportation. The Advertiser pr< diets that out of repeated failures, tc gether with the sacrificing of man raluable lives, will come a degree c ?uccess that will be a marvel to th world. The war seems to have enger iered a sort of daredevil spirit i: men; they seem more willing >tha: formerly to challenge the impossible being totally unmindful of danger. A year ago when the airplane mai service was established betwe?i ?Vashington and New York many pre iicted faliure. But the official record! >how that the net profits for the yeal ierived from the air service amount; ;o-$18,000. Encouraged by *,he sue :ess of the xperiment between Wash ngton and New York, a similar ser rice will be established between New fork and Chicago. Who knows but that before the lassing of another decade Edgefield's .ural routes will be served by carriers n airships? Unless our public roads >e improved, such a service may be indertaken before the passing of ten ear. Airships have passed the experi mental stage. In fact, considering the ery short period in which the flying f heavier-than-air machines was un lertaken the results achieved have al eady been marvelous. A large meas ire of success will attend the efforts f the scientists who persevere in the evelopment of transportation by irship. A Hospital For Edgefield. The physicians of the county have or some time been actively interest d in establishing a hospital, a county ospital in Edgefield. It is a county .ide enterprise, Edgefield being se ?cted as the most suitable place for ie hospital because of its central lo ation. No one will question the need f such aa institution for this county, cores and scores of people go to the ?ty hospitals from different sections f the county each year for surgical peration and for special treatment, 'here is no good reason why they can ot be cared for right here at home. 1 lis effecting a considerable savin? nd enabling them to be near their 1 amilies. 1 Then, too, there are a great num- 1 er who do not go to the city hospit- I ls, who are just as much in need of 1 ospital treatment, because they can * ot afford the expense. This is the lass that should be provided for lie people who can not now go away rom home. It is estimated that to erect and ? roperly equip a hospital of thirty or orty rooms will require an expendi ure of about $40,000. An effort will e made in a short time to raise this 1 um among the physicians an'i people * rom all part of the county, and when concerted effort is made we trust ? hat there will be a generous and cady response. Edgefield county has ood churches and good schools, and along with these institutions, if we ave to have a well-rounded county, should go a well-equipped hospital to provide for sick and suffering human ity. Let it be borne in mind,, however, that for a hospital locaced in Edge field to fill the need that exists in the county and in order for it to be the success that it should be, it must re ceive the united support of Trenton, Johnston, Edgefield and every rural community of the county. Every shoulder must be put to the wheel and kept there, making the institution grow so as to meet this increasing de mand that will be made upon it. Death of Mrs. Ernest E. Padgett. The recently purchased cemetery lot now has two newly-made graves near the entrance, that of Mrs. Er nest E. Padgett and her little babe. The babe was born Wednesday morn ing and Mrs. Padgett died Wednes day afternoon at 6:40 o'clock. The announcement of her sudden death cast a pall over the entire communi ty. The interment took place Thurs: day afternoon, the funeral being con ducted by Rev. A. L. Gunter. Before her marriage Mrs. Padgett was Miss Berta Hill, having descend ed from an old, honored and widely connected Edgefield family. Mrs. Padgett was a devout Christian wo man, having been an active and zeal ous member of the Methodist church from her girlhood. Her influence was not only uplifting and ennobling but by her gentle manner and sweet dis position she won the love and esteem of all with whom she came in contact. But few, if any, persons in Edgefield were more widely or more genuinely beloved than was Mrs. Ernest Pad gett. In answering the summons of death, this good woman has been re moved from the stage* of human ac tivities but her influence is still with us. Countless lives have been sweet ened, ennobled, ^inspired by her Christ-like walk and conversation. In mourning her untimely taking away we should not forget to be grateful for the blessing of this well-spent life in the county and in the town even for a few short years. It has been a priceless asset. The father and mother of Mrs. Padgett are both dead but besidas her devoted husband she is survived by one sister, Miss Margaret Hill, and three brothers, J. B., J. L. and Baron Hill. Do Your Best. Everyone should do all he ean to provide for his family and in order to do this he must keep his physical system in the best condition possible. Mo one can reasonably hope to do much when he is half sick a good share of the time. If you are consti pated, bilious or troubled with indi gestion get a package of Uhaminrr ain's Tablets ano fouow che printed lirections, and you wiu so?.n be i. A ng all righc and amx LO UO a .la., "s ,vork. A woman who was troubled wich .hronic nightmare and who frequent y cried out in her sleep, advertised 'or a room and board "with a family vho would not object to screaming in he night." Among the answers she eceived was one which asked, "How iften would you require us to cream?-Boston Transcript. "That young man stayed very late gain, Edith," "Yes, papa; I was showing him my licture post-cards." "Well, the next time he wants to tay late, you show him som.1 of my lectric light bills." Boston Tran cript. Youncr Hopeful-My teacher told s to-cu; that the tongue is the organ f speech. Henpecked Father-But did she zl\ you that in women it is an organ .ithout any stops?-St. Louis Globe democrat. Grist Mill. When you come to Edgefield to aul guano, freight or on other busi ess put a sack of corn on your wag n and bring to my mill. I have just ad my mill rocks sharpened and I lake better meal now than I have ver made. You can save time by atronizing my mill. Your corn round while you wait, practically no ime lost. Give me a trial. Satisfac ion guaranteed. A. L. KEMP, Edgefield, S. C. FOR SALE: Sows and gilts ready red. Apply to J. E. MIMS. For Sale-One McCormick binder ,i good repair, and one milch cow, -ith first calf. Apply at The Ad FOR SALE: White peas for plani ng E. S. JOHNSON, Edgefield, S C. 4-16-4t. I Do You Long to be Young Again Foolish question, isn't it? Every one longs to be ; young again to live once more those careless, rapturous 9 years of youth and irresponsibility. Thanks to Booth S Tarkington, that joy can be yours. This master inter-1 preter of youth has given us by all odds the funniest I book about his funniest hero since he created the im- 9 mortal "Penrod." I Begin Booth Tarkington's new story now. Get Pic- g torial Review now. at the pattern counter. How you will laugh and laugh at the two boys and the girl who run a newspaper. Booth Tarkington has never written anything funnier than "The Oriole." It is even better than "Penrod" or ''Seventeen." You'll adore meeting Herbert Atwater, Jr. The "Oriole" will delight you. Don't miss this story for anything. If you want to laugh, go now and get the current issue of Pictorial Review. With the coming of summer fashion decreer all sorts of dainty, sheer, cotton frocks, simple in line and with charming trimming touches. One of the latest novel ties is the reticule pocket which is a smart phase of the popular outstanding pockets. The Pictorial Review patterns have them. See the new Middy snits just in. Also a good line of Middy Blouses just received. Your for Service, The Corner Store