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The Saloon Itself A Substitute. By Charles Grant Milier. The saloon itself has been a "sub stitute" for the home the church the school, and other wholesome institu tions. Whiskey has been the substitute for children's shoes, for their edu cation, for their chance of advance ment. Drunken loafing has been a sub stitute fer honest labor; squandering has been a substitute for saving, and , poverty a substitute for good pay. Does one recovering from disease seek a ''substitute?" There is not a true mother but has looked upon the saloon w'th a quiver of fear for the safety of her boy. Is she asking for a "substitute?" There is not an enlightened mind in all the land but '.'.nows that the sa loon is the cesspool which has been breeding four-fifchs of the vices and crimes that curse humanity. Pauper ism, disease, degeneracy, insanity, failure, suicide, emanate f'-om this cesspool as poisonous vapors emanate from a malarial swamp. Do these curses require "substitutes?" Who thinks of suggesting substi tutes for the jails that are tc be emp tied, the poor houses to be closed and the hospitals no longer needed? Throughout the country reading rooms and recreational centres .are being established and it is at these places that the young and unmarried men as well as those who have fami lies may spend their evenings with profit and with good to themselves and the community at large. But those are not substitutes; they are the real thing. Perhaps definite substitutes will be found; but here are some that have already found themselves. Empty pockets will be substituted by full pay envelopes; bare baby feet will be sub stituted by shoes; tears will be sub stituted by smiles; despair will be substituted by hope and aspiration; for drunkenness there is the ready substitute, sobriety The supposed need for a saloon "substitute" arises from the asump tion that the saloon supplies some real social service. It is a false as sumption. For every man who ever "got a good job" in a saloon, ten thousand have lost theirs there. "Lots of legitimate business has been arranged in a saloon," eh? Line it all up beside the businesses that ?have been wrecked there, and see it shrink to insignificance From every part of the country re ports are coming in which show that practically every case where a build ing has been vacated by the saloon a legitimate business of some kind has stepped in, taken down tffe sign, clean ed up the place, ren-?ved the screen and proceeded to be or some real val ue to the community. No, it is not a substitute we need; the need is effectively to get rid of that which has been doing the substi tuting, thus freeing the home, the church, the school and other helpful forces from deadening restraints and liberating manhood, womanhood and childhood to grow and develop to the maximum. The ene d'/eet and effective sub situte for the saloon is rigid enforce ment of the law. This alone will fill up its grave and sod it over out of sight.-The Christian Herald. A World's Heartache. The great world's heart is aching, aching fiercely in the night; And God alon* can heal it, and God alone give light; And the men to bear that message, and to speak the living word, Are you and I, my brother, and the millions that have heard. Can we close our eyes to duty? Can we fold our hands at ease While the gates of night stand open to the pathways of the seas? Can we shut up our compassion? Can we leave our prayer unsaid Till the lands which sin has blasted, have been quickened from the dead We grovel among the trifles and our spirits fret and toss, iVhile above us burns the vision of the Christ upon the cross; ind the blood of Christ is streaming from His broken hands and side, nd the lips of Christ are saying, "Tell my brothers I have died." A Voice cf God, we hear Thee above the shocks of time, Thine echoes roll around us, and the message is sublime; No power of man shall thwart us, no stronghold shall dismay When God commands obedience and iove has led the way. , Frederick George Scott. Cures Old! Sores, Other Remeaas Won't Cure. The worsr cases, no matter of how lons: standing, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves Pain cud Heals at the saue time. 2: !, 50c, ll& the New F l>0N'T LET HIM LURE AWAY Y< You remember how the Pied Piper on his pipe and lured the children awaj who are trying to induce people to sell Stamps. They are making "golden" pr cerns which they say will make you r Don't let the Pied Pipers make a !nug HE TELLS WHAT HE THINKS OF ?RICA Syrian Says Now ls Time For Every Man To Prove Patriotism-An swer Found in War Savings Stamps. It sometimes takes the new-comer to appreciate America. The native born is often too close t6 the situa tion to realize what this country moana to the world today. He is used to ell that it offers, taking it as a mat ter o? course, and frequently loses the vision In sordid detail; while the new-comer-but listen to what one cf thea had to say. He is George E. Rihbany of the 1918 class of the Boston High School of Commerce and he came to this country from his native land, Syria, when he was 10 years old. In a four minute Bpeech on the value of War Savings Stamps, given at the school j recently, he said tn closing: "Hate is ?ot characteristic of the American people, but the Germaos taught us unwillingly how to hate them. Now lt ls a sin not to hate tha spirit the Hun showed and not to abol ish it from the face of the earth. Of the latter we are positively sure, be- j cause the American passion for jus tice is a hundred f?mes stronger than was the German passion for conquest. "I never entertained the idea of be com'ng an orator and I am sure that I lack oratorical ability, but such qualifications are unnecessary on an occasion like this, because the only and best inducement to a true Ameri can is the call of his duty and govern ment, and not eves the best oration of the greatest speaker of all times. "Whether we all realize it or noL we are now in the midst of a period which will be known to all the op pressed peoples of the world as the Americanization period. Now is the . time for every one of us to prove I whether he is a sham American or a genuine American." The practice of thrift and the pur chase of War Savings Stamps are just now good indications of the genuine American. They make for financial j independence, freedom, prosperity and j happiness. UNCLE SAM'S MONEY BEST LN THE WORLD a Color Looks Good To Boys Coming Home After Seeing Only Foreign Currency for Months. Just how good American money ? looks to a man away from home ls ? illustrated by the story told by one of j those boys who fought in France in the war for the preservation of civil ization, and who afterwards saw ser vice across the border in Germany. Sergeant H. H. Coffee was attached to Company L, 354th Infantry, and for six months was at Trier, Germany, 30 miles from Luxemberg. Now he ls back home. "While we were in France,"" said Sergeant Coffee, "we were paid in French money.' And afterward, when we were In Germany, we were paid In German money. The difference be tween the French and German mopey, as compared with United States mon ey, ls amailng. It le printed on white paper, and one gets an awful wad of it for comparatively a small quantity of American money. ..When we got this foreign stuff the boys were very liberal with lt. They would ganfble with it, would lend lt aad handle it very carelessly. But whea we got to Breat on our way home, and that money was exchanged for real American money, all that lib erality disappeared, and lt was guard ed jealously." That 1B one of the lessens the war ha? taught. American money, any promise to pay on the part of Uncle Sam, is mighty valuable in the eyes of the world. That ls why the Liberty Bonds found so ready a market, and that is why the War Savings Stamps look just as good us money.. They are both evidences of indebtedness on Uncle Sam's part and his written .promise to pay. There is no record yet that ho ever failed to meet an obligation. >led Piper DUR GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. of Hamlin Town played a siren tune '. The land is now full of Pied Pipers their Liberty Bonds and War Savings omises; they are offering stock in con lon. Hold your government securities, laing stock and a sucker out o? you. KEEP GRIP ON YCCR WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Advertising Clubs Issue Warning To Protect the Public Against Ubiqui tous Stock Swindlers. Various ways for prospective Inves tors to detect the unscrupulous stock promoters are contained in a bulletin recently issued by the National Vigi lance Committee of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World. The bulletin indicates several unmistaka ble signs of the "wild cat" stock ped dieis which owners of War Savings Stamps and Liberty Bonds will do well to consider before exchanging their valuable securities for the offerings of northern stocks. Tho warning to prospective Investors la as fpllows: "So far as we have been able to as certain not a single case has ever been reported where the promoters of a le gitimate, worthy interprise have of fered to take Liberty Bonds in pay ment for the capital stock of a new company. We believe that the very offer to take Liberty Bonds should piompt the bond owner to consult a banker or legitimate broker as to the value of the stock that is offered in exchange for the bonds. The offer to exchange is an earmark which should serve as a warning. "Another earmark of the faker ls his attitude when it is proposed to postpone action pending an investiga tion. He will usually sneer ati the thought of consulting a banker or broker of standing, suggesting that of course, they would.not recommend the stock because they have stocks of their own to sell. "In such a case the prospective In vestor might be sensible enough to remember that it ls the one who cast" reflections upon business nn of standing who is likely to bf. the fl'*-1 by-night salesman, and that the band er has been in the community many years and will no ioubt continue Lu business for many raorp. Ile :*.?r;:h'. j reason that an established firm' would figure that lt could not afford to deceive. Yet there are thousands of people who allow themselves to be hoodwinked because they belove such fairy stories." HAND GRENADE BANKS WILL SOON BE READY Children Are Urged to Begin Saving Money At Once So That The;/ Will Not Lo3e Any Time. Some 250.000 hand grenade banks will be ready for distribution in the Fifth Federal Resei ?<e District, by August 20, according to a statement issued at the War Loan Organization of this district. Every one nf rhese hand grenades was manu?E'tured to carry destruc tion to the HUUB. and now, with per cussion cap and explosive removed, they are to serve In tte campaign for thrift. Made into penny-slot banks, they will be lent, one to each child under seventeen years old who calls at a bank. Then, it enough money to purchase one or more War Ravings Stamps ta saved in a specified time, the hand grenade becomes the prop erty of the child. There has been some delay in Washington in getting the grenades ready for distribution, due to the large number that had to be prepared for their new capacity, but it is now as sured that they will shortly be ready. Every child who would like a real souvenir of the great war can get it by celling at the bank as noon after Augtwt W as possible, for there will probably be more than 250,000 chil dren in the district who will want the grenades, and the suppl> is necessar ily limited. Meanwhile, the children are urged to begin saving at once so that they may have a "running start" when the I grenade banks are delivered. The j sooner enough money is .saved to buy , a War Savings Stamp Lbs sooner the hand grenade belongs to the child, ? and the sooner tbs child begins to ? save the sooner the desired end irill be reached. Coin Thrift into Thrift Stamp* Branch Copy No. 522 ? I Next Time-Buy CORD TIRES They are the tough tread tires and a x marvel in their re sistance to wear. BIG TIRES-EXCESS MILEAGE Time to Rr tire? iBuy FUk> Yonce Motor Company EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA r GEORGE F. MIMS OPTOMETRIST Eyes examined and Glasses fitted for all Errors of refraction. mm You cannot lor have a large assorl make themselves c See our hot-weal are reasonable. Large stock of popular leathers. If it's a Straw h can fit you at a rea Largest stock of shown. Can fit ar Now is the time You can get what Do THE CONFEDERATE COLLEGE 62 Broad Street CHARLESTON, S. C. A BOARDING and DAY School for Girls. Begins its session October 1, 1919. Historic Institution situated in a healthy location. Advantages of city life with large college yard for outdoor sports. A WELL PLANNED COURSE of stud ies in a home-like atmosphere. A BUSINESS COURSE open to seniors and elective courses to Juniors and seniors. TWO DOMESTIC SCIENCE courses, giving practical and theoret ic knowledge of cooking. A well equip ped LIBRARY. For catalog and furthur informa ition apply to the College. rm Weal Es Here iger put oft' buying hot weatli :ment of everything that men omtbrtable these sweltering da; ther clothing, all sizes and all v Oxfords that are stylish and at or Panama that you need, sonable price. Shirts and Summer Underwea ly size from a small boy to the to supply your needs before tl you want. Come in to See Us ?rn & IHii HARRIS' PRESSING CLUB I take this'meana 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 work guaranteed. Let. me know when you have work and I will send for it and make prompt delivery. Wallace Harris Sheppard Building Down Stairs Ililli ther 1er garments. We and boys need to rs. reaves at prices that du rabie-all of the come to us. We ,r that we have ever largest men. ie stock is broken. tis