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The W. C. T. U. Part of tl Centenary Celebration in Ol The following paper was read Mrs. Estelle Norris of Johnston i meeting of the Edgefield Union Monday the fourth of August. ] NorriB talks beautifully on the C tenary Celebration which she atte ed. To be permitted to attend the C t-snray Celebration held in the beai ful Capital City of Ohio was a v great privilege, and we heartily wi ed that every white ribboner co have been with us. We seemed to going at the right time as the weat] was ideal. The night we spent on i Pullman was so cool that we iou blankets very comfortable. The scenery from the car windo was simply magnificent. Persons w have never seen the mountains canr intelligently sing "My country 'tis thee" I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills, My heart with rapture thrills e With their heads touching t clouds and little white cottages ne: ling at their base and their qui grandeur and serenity, all seem to ii part strength and comfort just to lo at them. And then that iovely Fren Broad River threading its way in zi zag fashion on and on through fie r and meadow, made a picture that o ly an artist with paint on canv could reproduce. For miles and miles the car trac! run along with beautiful fertile VE ley and lovely river on one side ar the everlasting hills on the other. W marvelled at the ingenuity of mt that could perch a little home awi up on the mountain side and id! wondered how they got the lumber v there to build it. Farther on you come to the unde lating fields of golden ripened grai ready for the harvest dotted here an there with substantial looking fan houses, a glorious country. It was fe this goodly land that our brave bo> sprang to arms and came from offic store, factory, shop and farm to de fend her ideals, her principles and he soil, even with their life blood. We were saddened to think of th heart-broken women in Ohio, in Ken tucky, South Carolina and in th North, East, West and South, "Rach ael weeping for her children am would-not be comforted because the; were not," and overseas the dea< forms of our hero boys are lying ii "Flanders fields where poppies blow.' After reaching Centenary ground! there were many interesting thing; taking place outside of the wonderfu exhibits in the buildings. We wem up in the grand stand which seat! seventy-five thousand people and sav educational pictures on tbs largesl movie screen in the world, one of the big things at Columbus. Its picture surface is 115x115. Six men work the lantern. We heard McAdoo speak out there and witnessed a most beautiful pageant called "The Court of Colum bia." It gave an American a thrill to see the lor line of cow. boys and In dians, and agriculturists and Mex Americans all dressed in their native costume. Mountain and school chil dren dressed in red, white and blue costumes etc., all pass in review be fore Columbia and a representative lay an olive wreath at her feet. Columbia is the most beautiful place in the whole wide world to-day, and the Rainbow Division played "My country 'tis of thee," "Dixie," "The Star Spangled Banner" and "The Son of God goes forth to war." That seemed to be one of their favor ite selections and we wondered why, oh why, did not the Sons of God go forth to war sooner than they did on the prohibition question. We were trained to think away back yonder that our blessed men could legislate anything in and legislate out and we trusted them to do no harm, and be cause the God of this world had blind ed their eyes with the big American ?Iver dollar and the whiskey revenue, they fell down on their job and be cause every hillside and hamlet of thjs fair land was groaning under the insufferable burdens imposed them by King Alcohol, the Daughters of God went forth to war and instead of martial music, the tears and prayers of broken-hearted women and chil dren. Their only weapon was the sword of the spirit and their only in signia, the little white ribbon bow but they did have sense enough to organ ize and every day at the noontide hour they turned their faces to the east and with one accord their prayer went up to the great "I am," "Oh Lord, how long?" and God touched the heart of good men and the Anti Saloon League and others and after we had tried and proven our God, the answer came. The government sent out this man date, "The grain shall go to the mil ler and not to the brewer" (glory be). And no more smoke issued from the tall black chimneys of the breweries, - _ and instead of saloons we are to have the "oases." God moves in a mysterious way, and if we do not listen to the still small voice then shall we witness the thun der from Sinai and the earthquake and the late war. It is said that on the last night of license that the wildest orgies were held in cabarets and saloons and the ballet dancers jumped to top of tables and danced and held aloft their glass es and quaffed the rosy wine and li quor flowed like water. Some in these Bacchanalian feasts committed sui cide because they would rather die than live without John Barleycorn and the next morning we were per mitted by a good providence to walk into the department of the W. C. T. U. A. radiant place! The brightest, coolest looking spot in the building. We looked into the beautiful face of Frances Willard and said "Our glo rious leader, you have led but we, the women of the W. C. T. U. have 'carried on.' " We women admire and are proud of women like Dr. Anna Shaw, women who have attained, wo men with splendid intellectual gifts and wonderful oratory, but we are simply not in their class. But for our Frances Willard we have genuine af fection. She seems like so many other little women that we know and love. Did you ever notice how frail she 1 looks and that little bird-like tilt to her head, that listening attitude al ways in her pictures? Like Joan of Arc, she listened to the heavenly voices, she caught the vision and oh, how we rejoiced that day, that from j a poor little temperance worker she had risen to be the queen of a nation and we wanted to take one of those laurel wreathes offered to Columbia and hang on her picture, and wonder ed why some one did not do so. A physician could have profitably spent an hour in the W. C. T. U. booth, everything in a medical way pertaining to the health of the mother and child being featured in a aeries of pictures. The welfare ' of the child from a tiny baby on through child hood and youth until he emerges from the college door prepared men tally and physically to enter into the battle of life. There you found all kinds of literature on the Deaconess work in the way of schools and hos pitals, and stereoptican slides and Dther panels showing the work of the W. C. T. U. Anna Pritchard George ?rives a most graphic and correct pic cure of the Centenary Temperance work in the Union Signal. Our time was so limited that we lid not stop to take notes but we felt gratified that the W. C. T. U. had seen given a large, conspicuous place in the Asbury Building. From there we went over to Amer ican Building No. 1 and there came jpon what was called the Columbus Square. It represented a street of 'Good Will Industries." Here men md women are given a chance to nake a decent and honest living. Nearby stands the city church with ill the up-to-date departments of a nodel church and in the space design ed as a cafeteiria, the Frances Wil ard lunch room was placed. It had a ittle stairway which led to a balcony ibove with little tables close together ind lunches and ice cream were serv id at a nominal price. Home made ;andy called "Frances Willard Can iy" was sold there. My, but it was rood! Josephus Daniels had been invited ;o lunch that day so he addressed the :rowd below from the balcony above. I wish I could tell you about the symphony called "The City Beauti ful," given there that morning, but t would consume too much time. There is so much work for women ;o do and that only women can do, in ;he reconstruction lof the world. Wo nen as the helpmeet of man and wo llan as the mothers of men can teach ;he world that 'The might with the right and truth shall be And come what there may to st? nd in the way That day the world shall see." A Travelling Man's Experience. You may learn something from the following by W. H. Ireland, a travel ing salesman of Louisville, Ky. "In the summer of 1888 I had a severe attack of cholera morbus. I gave the hotel porter fifty cents and told him to buy me a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy and to take no substitute. I took a double dose of it according to the directions and went to sleep. At five o'clock the next morning I was called by my or der and took a train for my next stop ping place, a well man." Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard zentral strengthening tonic. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives ont Malan a .enriches the blood .sod builds up the ey B tem. A true tonic For adults end children. SOr THE STILL SMALL VOICE. When thou art hurried, or worried, or cumbered with care, Or thy thoughts are vexed and sore, Hide away in the heart of prayer. And tightly close the door. Then when the sounds of earth grow dim, Find God, and talk a while with Him. I Then rest for a space in that quiet place, And hold His hand in thine: Look into the sunshine of His face, And thou canst not fret or pine. I Then when thy thoughts from self are free, [Listen, and He will talk with thee. A Great Remedy. The merits of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy are well known and appreciated, but there is occasionally a man who had no ac quaintance with them and should rea/i I the following by F. H. Dear, a hotel man at Dupuyer, Mont. "Four years ago I used Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with such wonder ful results that I have since recom mended it to my friends." FOR RENT: Onr. and two-horse farms. Apply to MRS. A. F. OUZTS, Route 3, Edgefield, S. C. 8-6- 4tpd. NOTICE. All persons holding claims against the estate of Miss Martha Corley, de ceased, will present the same duly probated, to the undersigned at the Judge of Probate's office, Edgefield, S. C., on or before August 26, 1919, or be forever thereafter barred. W. H. NICHOLSON, Administrator C. T. A. *m f| HOUR KODAK FINISHING ? All Rolls developed 10c; packs A. fcd 20c. up; prints 2ic.-4c.-5c. enlarging 35c. up. Specialists-we do nothing but kodak finishing. All work guaranteed to please. Eastman Ko daks, Films, Supplies. Columbia Photo Finishing Co., lill Taylor Street, folumbia, S. C. The C. & B. Hat Company 123 Broad Street JACKSONVILLE, FLA., is the owner cf and is carrying on the Mail Order business formerly handled by the H. W. Clarke Hat Company. All orders should be sent to them. AGENTS WANTED SEND FOR CATALOGUE J. H. CANTELOU Attorney, at Law Will Practice in All Courts. Office Over Store of REYNOLDS & PADGETT Reasons ! Why you should use Caidul, the woman's tonic, for your troubles, have been shown In thousands of letters from actual users of this medi cine, who speak from personal experience. If the results obtained by other women for so many years have been so uni formly good, why not give Cardui a trial? Take CARDUI The Woman's Tonic Mrs. Mary J. Irvin, of Cullen, Va., writes; "About ll years ago, I suffered untold misery with female trouble, bear ing-down pains, head ache, numbness ... I would go for three weeks almost bent double ... My husband went to Dr. - for Cardui . . , After taking about two bottles I began going around and when I took three bottles I could do aQ my work/' ESQ WANTED. Splendid opportunity for men and women selling guaranteed hosiery. Handsome profits made in either full or spare time. Full line of men's, wo men's and children's up-to-date styles. Large commissions. Experi ence not necessary. Write PHOENIX HOSIERY CO., West Market Street Station, Philadelphia, Pa. way at it iSjP* Just for a minute, look at the tire proposition from our standpoint. We are in the tire business here, to stay. We can remain in business only so long as we please our customers. Consequently, it pays us to handle p:ood tires-United States Tires. They're the tires we sell. They're the tires you should use. We have then: to mc every need ci price cr use. ? StatesTires Good Tires STEWART & KERNAGHAN, Edgefield, J. M. WISE & SON, Trenton, Local Dealers Abbeville-Greenwood Mu tual Insurance Asso ciation. ORGANIZED 1892. Property Insured $4,268,300. WRITE OR CALL on the und? signed for any information you ma> desire about our plan of insurance We insure your property againsi destruction by FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT NING and do so cheaper than any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared tc prove to you that ours is the saf eal and cheapest plan cf in su ran ca known. Our Association is now licensee to write Insurance in the countiei of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor mick, Edgefield, Laurens, Saluda, Richland, Lexington, Calhoun. and Spartanburg. The officers are: Gen. J. Frasei Lyon, President, Columbia S. C., J. R. Blake, Gen. Agent, Secty. and Treas., Greenwood, S. C. DIRECTORS. A. 0. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. C. J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C. J. R. Blake, Greenwood, S. C. Au W. Youngblood, Hodges, S. G. R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. C. J. Fraser Lyon, Columbia, S. C. W. C. Bates, Batesburg, S .C. W. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAKE, GEN. AGT. Greenwood, S. C. February 1st, 1919. LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works and Mill Supply House AUGUSTA GEORGIA Cotton Oil, Gin, Saw, Grist, Cane, Shingle Mill, Machinery Supplies and Repairs, Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Grate Bars, Pumps, Pipe, Valves and Fittings, Injectors, Belting, Packing Hose, etc. Cast every day. GASOLINE AND KEROSENE ENGINES Pumping, Wood Sawing and Feed Grinding Outfits. LIQUID AND CAKE IL. WHITE SHOF DRESSING KEEP YOUR SHOES HEAT TKl F.f. DAL LEV CORPORATIONS jm, au rr* LO, H.Y. fe \vjpineiis Gh?ldrens ' and M eris Shoes. 'IW3SBB3SSEBBBSEESSC\7SES3S3SESS. You Should Be Considering the Screen Question We believe our mill-made screens will more than inter est you. )Ve manufacture them of various woods and of bronzed, galvanized or black wire. Every order is special for either windows, doors or porches. We carry nonstock of made up screens. Write^for Free Catalogue and Prices. WOODWARD LUMBER COMPANY QUALITY AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Phone 158 SERVICE