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??iabltfii?ru 1B35. J. L. MIMS,_.Editor. 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. r No communications will be pub lished unless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Res olutions and Political Notices pub ished at advertising rates. Wednesday, January 28. , Our Columbia Letter. Columbia, Jan. . 27.- Doubtless many persons who are not familiar with the routine or modus operandi of legislative bodies wonder why the legislative mill grinds so slowly. In matters of a general character, those affecting the people and State as a whole, there is no short cut in legis lation. Purely local and uncontested measures can be "railroaded through" ore body and then sent over to the other for concurrence with great rapidity. But all general legislation mu st be referred to the proper committee after the first read ing and there it lodges from one to several days before being sent back with a favorable or unfavorable re port, or perchance both through a majority or minority report. Upon a second readingj after being acted upon by the committee, it is then thrashed out on the floor of the House or Senate, according to which body has it for consideration, and with each step there is more or less ; delay. In committees bills are fre questly held up in order to accord hearings to persons who are interest ed in their passage or failure to pass. There being many minds in a body of more than a hundred men, 124 in the House, it necessarily follows that there are many pet schemes, each man claiming that his educational measure, his good roads bill ,or his something else, is the best. These dif ferences must all' be discussed and reconciled before any final conclusion especially favorable conclusion, can be reached. It is not infrequent that an entire morning or night session is consumed with the discussion of some small measure that is finally killed, or with some measure of state wide importance and, failing to reach a definite conclusion, debate is ad journed to another day, at which time the measure is made a special order-given priority, so to speak and then the whole matter has to be gone over again. jj Por this week's legislative pro gramme there is no one item or phase . of legislation that towers above an other, only minor matters are being disposed of. Probably the most im- r portant on the calendar at this time j' is a bill that would make some chang es in the Tax Commission. A decided ] effort was made last session to aboi- ( ish the commission entirely, but sen- 1 timent is not sufficiently strong for that. Some men whose pocket nerve ^ has been pricked through the raising of certain taxes by the commission, notably in some of the Pee Dee coun ties, are endeavoring to change the ? personnel of the commission. It is * conceded by men who are informed 1 upon such matters, especially those who realized what a farce the old State equalization board was, that the act creating the tax commission "was one of the wisest pieces of legis lation that has been enacted in the ' past decade. The commission may 1 make mistakes, its members would be more than mortals were they not to make mistakes, but upon the whole it has caused the tax burden ?f South Carolina to be more equit- ^ . ably distributed than it has ever been before. The two great questions that stand out boldly above all others for this general assembly to consider are Education and Highway Impiove- . ment, and before an adjournment is reached, some time the la+cer part of February, something definite and I trust practical and helpful, will have been done. I am preparing a good roads bill for our county, look ing to a referendum on a bond issue for the county, which I shall intro duce if concurred in by the other mem ?>ers of the delegation. A State high way system, connec'ing county-seat with county-seat, is all right as far gs it goes. But what we need most in Edgefield county is an improve ment of 'the public roads leading from the railroad back into the rural fastnesses over which farmers can haul fertilizers in the spring and their crops to market in the fall. It is good and well to provide a system of automobile . highway, more for pleasure and joy riding than for real business, but first and foremost should be considered the masses of the people whose teams have to draw heavy loads to and from market. Al most without exception, the roads from towns to towns are already the best roads in the State and the roads in the rural communities the worst. Build first the roads that are most urgent and that will benefit the great est number of people. More next week. J. L. MIMS. No More Carnivals for Edge field County. Realizing that some carnivals that have pitched their tents in Edgefield in the years gone by were baneful in their influence and a means of spreading diseases, to say nothing of the greatly demoralizing influence upon school children and servants, Mr. J. L. Mims early last week intro duced a bill in the House prohibiting guch aggregations from making ex hibitions in Edgefield county. It is rather a striking co-incidence that this measure was introduced just be fore the carnival came to Edgefield last week. The town authorities re fused to grant a license for the town of Edgefield but undismayed by this refusal, the proprietors pitched their tents beyond the town limits, proving to be a nuisance to this community. When this bill above referred to be comes a law, as it will, in a week or ten days, Edgefield county will not again be annoyed by carnivals. The text of the bill introduced by Mr. Minis is as follows: "Sec. 1. That after the approval of the act, no carnival or other trav eling shows exhibiting under tent, shall be allowed license or be allowed to exhibit within the county'of Edge field, except circuses, which may be licensed for a time not exceeding forty-eight hours, in any one year. Provided, the provisions of this act shall not apply to chautauquas. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon its approval by the governor." OF LOCAL INTEREST Some People We Know, and We Will Profit by Hearing About Them. This is a purely local event. It took place in Edgefield. Not in some faraway place. You are asked to investigate it. Asked to believe a citizen's word; To confirm a citizen's statement. Any article that is endorsed at home Is more worthy of confidence Than one you know nothing about, Endorsed by unknown people. L. W. Redd, 34 Cedar St., Edge field, says: "I used Doan's Kidney Pills some time ago when I was troub !ed a great deal with backache. I was injured in an accident and from that :ime o nmy back caused me a great leal of pain. It was hard work to straighten up after I bent over. A friend advised nie to try Doan's had ley Pills and I took his advice and lid so. After I had taken half a box learly all the pain left me and after further use all the pains disappeared. kt times since I have used Doan's Sidney Pills and they helped me in ;he same splendid way." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't ?imply ask for a kidney remedy jet Doan's Kidney Pills-the same :hat Mr. Redd had. Foster-Mdlburn :o., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 'Better Sires-Better Stock." Clemson College, January 14 What shall it profit a man to raise ivestock if he lose his time fooling vith scrubs. Consider the following facts, Mr. Farmer, and remember ;hat "Poor Richard" said, "A word :o the wise is sufficient." 1. That good sires pay hecause ;hey transmit their good qualities to :heir offspring. 2. That the good, qualities of good purebred sires are (a) uniformity' af product, (b) better quality of pro duct, (c) increased quantity of pro duct whether meat, milk, eggs or wool. 3. That long and careful selection of animals (such as has been giver in producing high class purebreds) is the reason why they transmit their good qualities without fail. 4. That these better products are more profitable to the farmer be cause they command better prices. 5. That scrub sires are unprofit able because they cannot transmit to their offspring the good qualities mentioned above Why is a scrub sire? FOR SALE: Five room house with outbuildings and lot containing about Ihree acres adjoining High School in the town of Trenton. Apply to LEILA B. LEPrARD, 14A West Baker Street, Atlanta, Georgia. GAVE THANKS FOR ARMISTICE Fervtnt Gratitude to God Was First Thought of the Gallant De fenders of Verdun. The artillery fire died out, and there was a pause that seemed like the sud den end of the world. Then from the 40 bells, high in the towers of the old cathedral at Verdun, pealed forth those silvery tones that proclaimed again, "Peace on earth." The armistice had come. Slowly the great doors of the ca thedral opened and in rushed GOO allied soldiers. Doctor Maurer of the Red Triangle, says a writer in Association Men, quietly walked to the altar rail and knelt there. Captains, lieutenants and soldiers reached for the bell ropes, and he feared the opportunity for religious service was lost. But they saw the lonely figure and came into the choir space. As he rose all was quiet. "Boys," he said, "I believe we all. want to sing and that we ought to sing the Doxology." At Its close Doctor Maurer raised his hands, and Mohammedans, Catho lics, Protestants and Jews bowed their heads and fell on their knees. Amid the ruins 600 soldiers knelt-Moham medans bumping their heads on the stones, Catholics devoutly crossing themselves, and Jews and Protestants with hands clasped, faces shining and eyes lifted. Doctor Maurer led in that everwon derful prayer, "Our Father Which Art in Heaven." He then suggested that the Americans sing, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," while the English sang "God Save the King." At the close of the singing the French soldiers pushed for ward and sang, as only Frenchmen can sing, the "Marseillaise." The French general caine forward and took Doctor Maurer's hands. "I want to thank you," he said, "for lead ing these men on this occasion of grace to offer praise to God for the deliver ance of France and for the safety of the world." OLD TURKISH TRADE UNIONS Guilds Formed of Members of Various Industrial Vocations Common in Constantinople. Whatever may be the eventual gov ernment of Constantinople, the count less guilds or corporations created by members of the various industrial vo cations followed by the population will probably respond slowly to the change. In Constantinople, says a writer on Turkish life, every trade and calling has its own union, many of which are of long ancestry: the esnaf. or guild, of the shoemakers, for example, ls said to have been granted power to judge and punish its own members for public offenses as long ago as the six teenth century, In return for some service which it then rendered Sulei man the Magnificent. Organized for the common benefit as traders or work ers, the members Jf the guilds are ad mitted irrespective of race or religion so long as they follow that particular occupation. The business of the or ganization is conducted in lodges, the* officers of which have bren held re sponsible for the gon?f behavior of members. Although future conditions in Constantinople will doubtless modi fy them, the esnafs will probably con tinue to be a power. Schools of Dunkerque. One of the things that deeply Im pressed the company of journalists from some twenty different nations who reeentty visited Dunkerque In a party was the story of the public schools. Dunkerque, althongh it es caped occupation, was under constant bombardment; the enemy at one time and another bad the city under fire by land, sea and air, but, except for a short time in the beginning when the buildings were used for war purposes, the school.*- of Dunkerque, like those of Reims, continued In session, and new se'.->olnooses were built. When ever the city was bombarded, the pu pils, big and little, marched to the cel lar in orderly procession, and some times the entire session was held there. If a schoolhouse was partly shattered, it was raptured at once, and school promptly resumed; nothing. In short, was allowed" to interfere with the con tinuity of the schools of Dunkerque. Peanut Now Important Crop. The peanut has accomplished won ders for agricultural development, and has Increased production by acres and doubled the value of land in many sections. It similarly heiped Alabama through the crisis when the appear ance of the weevil played havoc In the cotton fields of that state. It has done well throughout the South, and Virginia,, which formejrty stood first in Its production, has sunk to fifth place. The peanut oil Industry has added to the value of the crop, and this year the total harvest and value were the greatest ever recorded, In spite of a reduction In acreage. The once de spised" peanut has proved Itself a valu able agricultural asset to the South and the country, and the end ls not yet.-New Orleans Tlmes-Plcayune. Everyone There Named Levy. There ls a peculiarity about Little Tancock island. Lunenhurg county, Nova Scotia, which ls not generally known. Nearly all the residents ure named Levy. lu fact, only a few years ago all the residents bore that name. In the majority of cases the given or Christian names ls taken from the Old Testament. The Levys claim to be direct descendants of the men who fol lowed the fisherman's calling on che shores cf Galilee In the time c. Christ. mm M See Our Fifteen Cents Window SK AS? fi nw V's^V? The Corner Store Mm SPECIAL ATTRACTION ED GE FIELD THEATRE Friday, Jan. 30 At 8:15 P. M. MORRISON AND CLIFTON IN t An Irishman's Promise A comedy sketch that is scream from start to finish. In connection with that famous moving picture, "Silver Threads Among the Gold," starring the famous actor, Richard J. Jose. SURE YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS IT. Admission: 25c. and 50c. plus war tax. BB THERE!