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EfltabliBtjru 1335. J. L MIMS,_Editor. Published every Wednesday in The ?dvertiser Building at $2.00 per year tn advance. Entered as second class matter at &e 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, August 27. Edgefield's golden opportunity for a Carnegie library has probably gone forever. *** The Advertiser can not accept Gracefully the result of the election in Charleston. . ?. Would that every mid-winter split log-drag could be easily converted into a sprinkling devise! *** Buy what you actually need and not more, if you would hold in check the cost of living. *#* Next summer you can say to your friends: "Meet me at the hotel on the corner." *** When Gen. Pershing leaves Brest next week on the Leviathan it will be a big man sailing on a big ship. *#* What has become of the old-time farmer whose wont it was about this season to predict an early frost? They're about to offer free taxi cabs for visitors in New York. Let's -all plan for an autumn visit to the metr?polis. * ** "Wilson pardons sleeping soldiers," says a headline. Our President's heart is commensurate with his intel lect. Unless there is a change in the trend of affairs, we shall have' in this country a "Government of the people, for the people by organized labor." ' * * * After reading the result of the Charleston election we can not ex claim with the poet, "One truth is clear, whatever is, is right." * # * We trust that farmers will be made to realize practically and tangibly this year that the smaller the cotton crop the larger the bank account. *#* Edgefield dirt has become so valua 'e that one fellow is said to sprinkle yard so none of his'n will blow r in his neighbor's yard. * * * breviations have their day. "A. has passed into history and may . L." soon follow! But "C. 0. ?ve will have with us always. **# A museum in Amsterdam has a bot tle of wine of the vintage of 1540. Somehow or other it won't keep near ly that long on this side of the Atlan tic. ##* Tell your dollars good-bye when you send them away to a catalogue house. They will never return to help your schools, your churches and your community at large. *** The only way v/c can account for that majority in the Charleston elec tion last week is that Charleston is one of the nearest points to Bolshevik Europe. #** If the Astors, Vanderbilts and some other limelight members of the monied aristocracy didn't have money by the millions, it would soon all be spent in the divorce courts. ### Cotton goes up and down, up and down, but thanks to the "bulls" its I upward tendency exceeds its down- ! Ward tendency just a little each day now. #** There are as many remedies sug gested for profiteering as there are brands of patent medicines on the market and they are all about as in effectual. ### When Caruse arrives in America he will be met by a Mexican impres ario who will offer him $10,000 a night for ten appearances in the City of Mexico. We opine that it will be rejected. It is worth this modest sum for an American who has no m'.re voice than a crow tc even visit the cap ital of Mexico, where human life is worth but little more than that of a rabbit. Now is thc time to provide a si :er or warehouse for cotton. It is valuable to throw around on rround. Hundreds of Edgefield fa ers paid dear for some experie last year. ##* We know very little, in fact nc ing of the Czecho-Slovaks, hut we inclined to think a little more hig of them since they bought a cargo 22,000 bales of our cotton a few d age. #*# President Wilson has had the ba bone one time to say NO to the mands of railroad employees. Pr ably he realized that the people wo not stand for further concession apparent never-ending demands. Railroads a Perplexing Problem The chaotic condition in this coi try, industrially and commercial which has followed in the wake of I war is causing gravest concern. Pr lems are pressing themselves upon I men who are charged with the resp< sibility of shaping the affairs of 1 nation and they grow more and m< perplexing with each passing id, Among these are the railroads, first it seemed an?easy matter to d pose of them by simply turning 1 properties back to their original ov ers, but deficit after deficit had to met before conditions made it pos ble for the government to release hold on the railroads. The monti deficiencies in operating expens alone have been met by repeated s propriations from the national trei ury after the great increase in passe ger and freight rates failed to supj the needed funds. A large element, the railroad ei ployees, are clamoring for permane government ownership, for they ha fattened under the appropriation-1 meet-expenses-system. But the peoj. are having to foot the' enormous bi ?through the high taxes imposed, J sax nothing of the enormous increa i in transportation charges, which ha had much to do with increasing tl cost of living. The question now arises as to he these excessively heavy pay rolls a to be met when the roads are 3-ctur ed to private owners. It is believe that the people will resist any furtb increase in rates and that the oper tives w\ll resist any decrease in pa So there you are, face to face wi1 a very perplexing problem. The trul j is, it is costing too much to op?rai the railroads, but just how this is \ be reduced we are unable to say. *** ! Moonshine Liquor Unfit to Drink. If persons adicted to the drin habit would take a sober, secon thought before purchasing such stui as is offered for sale now at exorb tant prices, they would in many case resist the temptation and also escap being practically robbed of their mc ney. If we remember correctly, dui ing the days of the old bar-room; whiskey that was fresh from the di! tillery, even when pure, was classe as "green" and unfit to drink. Bu it appears now that some person drink whatever is offered for sale, ri gardless of its age, quality, or wha it is made of. The following from th Lancaster News should be sufficien to make those who buy moonshin liquor sit up and take notice, if yoi will pardon the expression: "Sheriff Hunter hands this to Tb News for publication. It is from tb Mocksville, N. C., Record: "For sev eral weeks we have heard it rumoret that blockaders in this section wen making whiskey from corn meal anc stable manure. We have recently learned that stable manure is beini used extensively now in many parts of the county to make whiskey. Thej say four bushels of meal or corn chops and eight bushels of stable manure will make 16 gallons of whiskey thal sells now in the cities at $24 per gal lon. We have heard that certain dis tilleries have recently been reported because the blockaders took manure from the horse stables of the neigh bors." The thought of drinking such con coction is positively nauseating. Prob ably very little whiskey is made of filthy substances of any kind, but it can be depended upon that men who become so depraved as to operate a distillery in defiance of law will give little thought to cleanliness and sani tary conditions. They would hardly employ some one to swat flies about their unlawful plant. Cotton Pest Coming This Way. Prior to the war with Germany, scarcely a day passed that one did not read some warning in the papers of the coming of the boll weevil, but as war clouds began to overshadow ev erything else, one heard and read but little of the weevil. Nevertheless the pest was active and was either ad vancing or recruiting its ranks, mak ing ready to cross the Savannah in great hordes. Boll weevils are now only found in large numbers in sev eral of the lower Savannah valley Carolina counties, but the infected "re gion of Georgia is rapidly widening nearer and nearer toward Augusta, making it easy for the pest to invade Carolina farms in large numbers at some early d \y. It is needless to longer cling to the hope that this sec tion will not be invaded by boll wee vils. They are coming, and the wise, prudent farmer will begin, and begin at once, to meet the situation square ly. Considering the acute labor situa tion, and the steadily diminishing available supply, it will be impossible to grow cotton profitably when the yield is very materially reduced by boll weevils. The high cost of'pro duction, the varying and often unfav orable climatic conditions, the dam age by the weevil will make it impos sible for farmers in this section to grow cotton at a profit. So we would do well to plan for diversifying on a larger scale than has ever been prac ticed before. The Augusta Chronicle had the fol lowing to say of the situation in Rich mond county, the county just across the Savannah from us, a few* days ago: Since its first appearance in Rich mond county, little more than two weeks ago, the boll weevil has been playing havoc with the cotton crop, and is now said to be present in large numbers in four different sections of the county. The first of the pests were found on the Brandon place, at Edie, about 20 miles south of Augusta. Since then it has made appearance on the West brook place, near McBean, the Rhodes place, on the Washington road, and in the neighborhood of Rennison's school house, about 12 miles from this city. The fact that the boll weevil has struck Richmond county gives poor prospects for next year's cotton crop. Though no great amount of damage will be done to this year's crop, which is now nearly ready to pick, the wee vil is here and will begin its deadly work early next season, it is said County Agent Bright McConnell stated yesterday that the boll weevil does not begin migrating until about August 1, which accounts for th? fact that they were first found in Rich mond county during the first few days of this month. They are supposed, to have come from Jefferson or Eurke counties, both of which are near Edie where the first boll weevils in this county were found. Increased Capital Stock. The stockholders of the Farmers Bank held a meeting several days ago and decided to increase the capital stock of the bank from $60,000 to' $75,000 and they are finding no diffi culty in placing the increase. The new stock is being offered at a con siderable premium so as to place the new and old stockholders on the same footing. The book value of the stock of the bank is about $260 for each $100 of stock and purchasers are pay ing this premium for the increased is sue of stock. Stock in this institu tion has always been a gilt-edge in vestment which makes it easy to place the new issue of stock. For Sale at Auction*. The undersigned will sell at auction to the highest bidder at ll a. m., the first Monday in October, the build ings, stalls, fence and all improve ments on the Edgefield county fair grounds. This will afford persons who contemplate erecting barns, ten ant houses, garages, etc., an oppor tunity to secure first-class second-hand material at a reasonable price. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. Terms, cash. J. R. Cantelou, President. J. G. Tompkins, Sec. and Treas. In one of the first trenches were 5,000 negro troops, supported at some distance in the rear by a force of whites 10,000 strong. A newly arriv ed- negro trooper, who was visibly ner vous, was being "kidded" mercilessly by his companions. "What'd you do, Hennery," one of the tormentors asked, "ef ten billion o' dem bush Germans wuz to pop up outen de groun' right 'bout as close to you as nineteen is to twenty?" "I ain't a-tellin' what I'd do," Hen ry answered, "but I know whut de res' o' you niggahs woud do, an' I know whut de papers back home would be sayin' de nex' mawnin'. Dey'd have big headlines: "Ten thousand white folks trampled to death.' " A Boston man who was passing the night at a hotel in a southern town told the colored porter he wanted to be called early in the morning. The porter replied: "Say, boss, Ah reckon yo' ain't familiar with these heah mod ern inventions. When yo' wants to be called in de mawnin' all yo' has to do is jest to press de button at de head of yo' bed. Den we comes up an' calls you."-Boston Transcript. VALUABLE FARM LAND FOR SALE We are offering the follow ing valuable farms for sale, affording an opportunity to prospective investors and home owners to get every de sirable property. See our Edgefield managers, S. B. and J. H. Nicholson. One tract of land contain ing 122 acres, known as Hamey place, in the incorporate lim its of Edgefield, one 10-room house, 2 tenant houses? barns and all necessary outbuildings, wire pasture, well and run ning stream. Very cheap. 281 acres 12 miles from An tioch school and church, six miles from Edgefield, one 6 room house, 2 4-room houses, 2 barns, 18 acres in cultiva tion, 50 acres in wire pasture, running water. 122 acres on Scott's Ferry road, one mile from school and church, on R. F. D., 5 room house, barn and other outbuildings, 3-room tenant house, two wells, running stream, 200,000 feet of long leaf pine. All of place fenced with woven and barbed wire, divided in 5 fields, nice orch ard, 6 miles from railroad. It will pay to investigate this. 200 acres I4 miles from Edgefield on Edgefield-John ston road, sandy land with clay sub-soil, 125 acres in cul tivation, beautiful building site and desirable place-good community. 30 acres one l2\miles from town on Blocker road. 144 acres 2 miles from town, 3 tenant houses ; high state of cultivation, 176 acres, 1 6-room house, 2 barns and other buildings, 1 3-room tenant house and bjirn, 100 acres high state of cultivation, 76 acres fenced '(woven and barbed wire), 2 .live streams, 300,000 feet saw timber, 12 miles from church and school. Cheap ? easy terms 141 acres one and balf miles I from Edgefield, three ree and five room houses and barns, live stream 'through place, 50 acres fenced, 110 1 acres in cultivation. Cheap. Easy terms. Mr. G. W. Broadwater, 118 acres, on . Dixie Highway, one 8 room house, two barns, one 4-room ten ant house, sixty acres in cultivation, 200,000 feet of saw timber, 58 acres fenced. Easy terms. A farm in sight of Berea church, now owned by Mr Frank C- Watson, containing 104 acres, nice new dwelling, all necessary buildings, grist mill, and all conveniences of a country home- This place is in high state of cultivation, and will make a bale of cotton per acre. George Berry, Sr., farm, four miles from Trenton near Southern Railway, containing 254 acres. This is one of the cheapest and best we have Tenant houses and land in high state of cultivation- Will be glad to show it to you. Dr. B. F. Jones' farm, con taining 39 acres in North Edge field on Dixie Highway, one six and one seven room dwellj ing, barns and 3-room tenant house- This property is in one of the best neighborhoods vin Edgefield on the Dixie High way, where land will always be valuable and growing in value. This is a nice finished home that will suit any one D. B. Hollingsworth^ "Brun son Tract/' containing 140 acres- One 6-room dwelling, barn and other buildings, one tenant house; sand and clay soil. Located on Dixie High way three miles from Edge field, adjoining the J- B. Hill Place- This is an ideal place to liye- Easy terms. SOUTH ATLANTIC REALTY CO. S. B. and J. H. Nicholson, Managers, Edgefield, S. C. / W?ENGES & COMPANY COTTON FACTORS BEST STORAGE FACILITIES Advancements on Consignments UGUSTA, - - - GEORGIA. NOTICE! The SMITH FLOUR MILL will be ready for grinding on or about September 1, The mill has been thoroughly overhauled, and put in first-class condition. Have put in new set of bolting cloths, with other improvements. The mill will be run as heretofore, but under my special supervision. E. W. Samuel Mr. S. B. Nicholson wishes to announce that he is with the South Atlantic Realty Co. with its home office in Greenwood, S. C., and NOT with the Davis Realty Company. OUR NEW STAND AT Postoffice Corner I will move the first of September into the store on the corner which has been occupied by the postoffice, and will confine my business to Heavy and Fancy Groceries. I will greatly in crease my stock and will be in better position than ever to serve our patrons. I appreciate the very generous patron age that has been accorded me in the past, and will do my utmost to render the best possible service at the new store. J. D. KEMP