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How Enforced Prohibition Will Help Our Country. (Prize Essay written by Miss Noni Morgan in the W. C. T. U. contest.; How will enforced prohibition hel] our country! It will help in man; ways; First, we would think of hov it will help the man who drinks whis key. It will put him on a higher plaii morally, mentally and financially. Many a good man's morals have been ruined by whiskey. Many a gooc woman and her children have suffer ed from the lack of food and. clothing on account of a drunkard husband and father. Many a man would have brought his,children up in Sunday School and church if it had not been for drink. It kept his family away from church because they had no way to go nor sufficient clothing to wear. Prohibition is bringing about a great change in this way. Many bright minds have been ruin ed xby the effects of a drunken father, even extending into the third and fourth generation, so any one can see the depth of drunkeness. Many a big-hearted, bright boy's mind has been fired by the use of whiskey. Our peniteniaries are full of them today, that would have been good citizens if we had had prohibition twenty years ago. Prohibition does not make murder w ers or thieves. No doubt if we had had prohibition in time of the Civil War-as we had in the late war-the Confederate soldiers would have won, although they were outnumber ed by a great majority. 'Prohibition will help the old men, middle-aged men, young men and boys, thereby making us proud of the future generation, that we are striving to make 100 per cent. Chris tian Americans. Prohibition will help the old men. So many of our old Confederate sol diers were in the habit of drinking alcoholic drinks, and doing without whiskey in their declining years, will .help them to live a better life and prepare themselves for the Vast Be yond. Prohibition will help the middle aged men, because those that have boys of their own, will be able to lead them to be better men, as boys are apt to follow in their fathers' footsteps. I have seen before now a man's daught .rs ashamed of their father in town or out at public gath erings. Sometimes a father that drinks whiskey invites young men to drink with him. even invites them into his home where his daughters are. Oftimes causes men not to have respect for his daughters as they should have. Prohibition will benefit the young man, because on Sundays he will go to church and not off on a drunken spree. He will be in better company at church than he would at a card table or at a pool room. It throws him with the highest class of people. My advice to man, instead of drinking whiskey, is to drink a glass of water. In ancient times, in drinking in hon or of a friend, it was the custom to take as many cups as there was let ters in the name. The Greeks drank first, in honor of their Gods, and then in honor of their friends. A frequent number was three, in honor of the Graces, and nine, in honor of the Muses. My advice to the men of Edgefield county is to emulate their example by drinking pure water. An example which it will be well for you to heed. "There is no lurking de mon in a glass of pure water. Its use brings no sorrow in premature death. Temperance is a bridle of gold. He who uses it rightly is more like a god than a nlan, moderation is the silken string, running through the pearl chain of all virtues." One of the greatest ways in which prohibition will help, is to our boys that are growing up. We hope that it will be enforced so that they will never know what a drink of whiskey is. It will enable them to grow strong er, morally, mentally and physically. lt will turn them into a different channel altogether. It will enable them to never fill a drunkard's grave. If we had had prohibition ever since the Civil War, Edgefield coun ty would be blooming with wealth and prosperity. Think of so many homes that have been mortgaged and lost, of the poor mothers and chil dren that have had to leave their lov ed ones on account of a drunkard husband and father. If the money that has been spent for whiskey in our county had been put in building roads we would have better roads to day. Some of the farmers are grieving about the boll weevil, but whiskey has done more harm than any weevil could do. The boll weevil can be over come by planting other crops but whiskey can only be overcome by Enforced Prohibition. Prohibition helps the man who sold whiskey. It will enable some of them, at least, to enter into the Great (Continued on Page Eight.) l??i The connecting link between the Chero-Cola W^Jf Bottler and the Chero-Cola consumer is found in the slogan-"-perfect service" Whether it be to serve soda fountain tracie, grocery store or refreshment stand, this service is always the same. To the Young Man Are your "Boy Scout" days about over? Have you about completed your studies? Are you about ready lor the real great battles of life? Then listen to your banker for just a moment If you haven't an account at the bank, no matter how small, start one to-day. Don't put it off. Your financial success depends upon it. Hake the start Add to your deposit. The habit will grow. Some day you will thank your banker for this advice-providing you follow it. Of course our bank extends you an invi tation to open an account, The Bank of Trenton, S. C. We Can Give You Prompt Service on Mill Work and Interior Finish Large stock of Rough and Dressed Lumber on hand for Immediate Delivery. Woodward Lumber Co. QUALITY-SERVICE Corner Roberts and Dugas Sts., Augusta, Ga, THE FAR E RS BANK OF EDGEFIELD, S. C. Capital and Surplus Profits - - - $135,000.00 Total Resources Over.$800,000.00 SAFETY AND SERVICE IS WHAT WE OFFER TO THE PUBLIC Open your account with us for the year 1P20. Invest your savings in one of our Interest Bearing Certificates of Deposit. Lock boxes for rent in which to keep your valuable pa pers, etc. All business matters referred to us pleasantly and carefully handled. We Solicit Your Business. Hudson, Essex and Maxwell Motor Cars { i We carry all of these cars in stock and will take pleasure in giving a demonstration, All of these cars are increasing in popularity as the people of Edgefield county know more about them. Ask your friends who own one. We have on hand a full line of accessories. Come in when you need anything for your car. We carry "Diamond," "Kelly-Springfield" and "Norwalk" casings and tubes. Our corps of competent mechanics do all kinds of repairing, rendering prompt and guar anteed service. We also do welding of any kind. Hamilton Auto Co. State of South Carolina County of Edgefield By W. T. Kinnaird Esquire, Pro bate Judge. Whereas, J. S. Satcher made suit to me to grant him Letters of Ad ministration of the Estate of and effects of Frances Idella Satcher. These are Therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said Frances Idella Satcher, late of above county and State, tha tthey be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgefield, S. C., in my office on March 12th 1920 next after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administra tio . should no tbe granted. Given under my hand, this 25th day of February, Anno Domini, 1920. W. T. KINNAIRD, J. P. E. ?kt S. C. J. H. CANTELOU t4f\ Attorney at Law j Will Practice in AU Courts. Office Over Store of ^ REYNOLDS & PADGETT i Telephone No 103. ir King's New IBiscwery KIL? ? THE COUGH. CITSS THE LUNGS.