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1zatMisl?tb lf?35. 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. 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, August 18. Some Curious and Interesting Vines. Monday morning The Advertiser was honored by having a call from Mr. R. M. Derirck, familiarly known among his friends as "Uncle" Rufus Derrick, than whom the county boasts of no better citizen; While chatting with us "Uncle" Rufus told .us of some very interesting vines that have come under his observation during the past years. He once had a pumpkin vine that grew to ninety feet in length and did not bear a pumpkin. It may be said to have heen "nothing but lei ves." He also had a watermelon vine that sent out two long vines, each thirty eight feet long, with only one melon on each branch or vine. Mr. E. L. Yonce once grew a gourd vine that bore 175 gourds about the size of an average water gourd. Mr. John L. Derrick grew a water gourd with a handle or neck 30 inch es in length and he had a volunteer watermelon vine in his yard that pro duced eleven melons that would average twen ty pounds in weight. Mr. Henry Jackson had a pumpkin vine that bore nine pumpkins the size of a water bucket. Mr. James Gibson once had a scal lopped squash to grow on a water melon vine. Mr. James Temples once grew two gourds as large as a half-bushel. He made a half-bushel measure of one of them and used it on his farm. The at*)ve items a?e very interest ing and we can vouch for the truth of every word, because they came di rect to us from "Uncle" Rufus Der reck, whose word passes current for 100 per cent everywhere. We didn't get the information from any of the candidates. Civic League Holds August Session. The Civic League met in the li brary Monday afternoon, August the 16th, with Mrs. Edwards, president, presiding. After the Lord's prayer was said in unison the regular routine work i was dispatched. \ The treasurer's report shows a ] balance of $93.00, out of which a } -bill for fifty new books must be paid, j The new perpetual loose leaf en ..-cyclopedia has been received. This e set ot T>ooks cast $82.72, and it is v earnestly hoped the general public ? will ferm the habit of s using this splendid work as a reference, there- c by compensating the league for the j . ^expenditure. The cemetery committee - reporte their work in creditable condition $102 of the 107 contributed by pa trons for this ourpese has been spent and the work must be discontinued until more funds are raised. Per haps there are some who have not sent their contribution to the chair man, Miss Ethel DeLoach, who will . yet do so. The president had a letter read from a director who made an attrac tive offer to stage a juvenile perfor. manee. Further correspondence was decided on and it is hoped through : this means to reimburse the' depleted treasury. Further announcement will .be made on this subject. It is a source of embarrassment to the league that no suitable place for .the sessions of our district confer .ence of Federated clubs has been found.'The need for a creditable wo man's building is felt more and more and must eventually lead to the real ization of this great ideal. The necessity for immediate new quarters for the library was demon strated as, a storm coming up, the room was absolutely flooded. Mrs. J. G. Holland was appointed a com mittee of one to attend to this im portant business at once. New book eases are very much needed, though ?no definite arrangements were made concerning them Mrs. W. L. Dunovant, chairman, Mrs. J. G. Edwards, Mrs. W. E. Lott and Miss Ethel DeLoach were ap pointed a committee to arrange the details' of the 1920-1921 Lyceum course. Miss Sarah Collett appeared be fore the league and presented a pe tition calling upoh the Chamber of Commerce to bear upon the owner and lessee of the Opera House to put in the necessary chairs and re pairs' to make the building comfort, able, and to protest against the rent al prices. This petition will be signed by the presiding officers of the dif ferent organizations. The league heartily endorsed* the petition. This completed the business and the meeting stood adjourned until the third Monday afternoon in Sep tember. Meets at Parksville. The annual meeting of the Edge field Baptist Association will con vene at Parksville Wednesday, Sep tember 8. Bear in mind the date, as some confusion has arisen on ac count of an error in the minutes as to the time of holding the associa tion. Every church in,the association should be represented by a full del egation. As there is practically no farm work at that time to claim the attention of farmers, every country church should be well represented. The town churches will have no good excuse either. Kentucky Farmers Make Mon ey by Culling Poultry. Many people are skeptical regard ing the advisability of culling the poultry flock during the fall months. Many more people have never given attention to the farm poultry flock, and do not realize that it can be made one of the/most profitable lines on the farm. The poultry' culling campaign will be carried on in Edgefield county un der the Home Demonstration Agent during the early fall and it is hoped will bring more people to realize that the farm flock is much more profit able than ordinarily realized. It is safe to say that 30 per cent of the hens on the farm do hot produce enough eggs during the year to pajf for the feed they consume. By sim ple tests which can readily be under stood by the owner of the flock, these unprofitable hens can be elim inated; the same number of eggs will be produced and there will be a material saving in the poultry feed bill. The poultry culling campaign in Kentucky last year proved to be a great saving to the owners, of farm poultry. Following is a brief report of the culling work as carried on dur ing the fall months of 1519 in that state. The poultry specialists with the assistance of the county and Home Demonstration Agents culled 666 flocks of poultry in 66 different counties. They handled 36,247 hens and culled 11,443 or 31.6 per cent as being unfit to pass through anoth er season of egg production. In this :ampaign the average farm flock vas composed of 54.2 chickens of vhich 17.2 were unfit. Mrs. T. A. Poulter of Anchorage, Ky., culled ier flock and found it a profitable jiece of work. Her flock consisted of ?2 Rhode Island Red hens. She cull id 19 fowls on August 25 as being infit. The previous w?ek from her ?ntire flock she obtained 92 eggs or m average of 25.3 per cent. After :ulling her flock, the culled hens, 19 n number were placed in a pen by hemselves for a period of one week. They laid only one egg during this ?me while the birds not culled laid .02 eggs or 45.9 per cent. Last year the culling work as onducted in Indiana was estimated .s being worth about $75.00 to the iwner of the average farm flock rhen systematically carried on. The arm flock of poultry in Indiana is riuch larger and therefore, totals a ;reater value than found in this Jtate. However, the same principal .pplies and the South Carolina far rier can and should cull his poultry his fall. The poultry flock should be . paying investment to every farm n the state. This can not be ex ?ected, however, unless proper man igement is given. Cull the flock of leps and keep only tTTose which will eturn a profit. For detailed infor nation consult your Demonstration Vgents. SPECIAL for Saturday only, One jot of Florsheim Oxfords at $5.95 :ASH. REYNOLDS & PADGETT. If you do not carry fire insurance >n your automobile or truck you ?eed a "Pyrene fire extinguisher. )ne may save you a loss of a thou ;and dollars or more. A "Pyrene" laved Mr. Frank Logan's truck on August 16. Better b,uy one before rou need it. Too late then. YONCE & MOONEY. (POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT) What a Farmer Says; of Senator Smith and His Candidacy Mr. Editor: Please give me space to write a few words relative to the nomination of the succe,ss or to Senator E. D. 6mith in I the United States Senate. With out disparaging the merits of I the three good lawyers oppos ing Senator Smith-such as may be found at most any bar in ?he state-I wish to urge the importance of reelecting "Cot Iton" Smith on his record. Impossible for me to enum erate in this article one one hundreth of the things done by him as our senator for the whole people, and especially [the farmers and other labor ing classes. He "was once pres ident of the Cotton Growers' Association and was very ac Itive in exerting his every ef [fort to increase the price of cotton. After becoming our ?senator he secured th'e passage of the cotton futures act, pre senting the depression of (prices by the tender of value less cotton on contracts; co operated in the standardiza tion of cotton grades; com parison of grades; offered res olution to ascertain how much American cotton is needed abroad and the best methods of supplying it; secured gov ernment cotton reports, and [the census department to fur nish number of bales of spin nable and unspinnable cotton on hand; secured appropria tion during the war of a fund of 20 million of dollars for the distribution of nitrate of soda among the farmers at cost saving them from $25 to $50 ton; favored pushing our cotton goods to every part of the world; had the embargo on potash lifted as soon as the armistice was signed ; the erec tion of a nitrate plant practi cally now complete at Muscle, Shoals to manufacture nitro gen from the air, which wil save the farmers millions of dollars; secured the amend ment of Section 13 of the new 'banking and c/rrency law 'whereby the farmer is given six months time on agricultu ra Ap ap er as against 90 days on commercial paper, thereby enabling him to have the prop er credit for holding and mar keting.-his crops; cooperated in passing the Farm Loan Act, which placed farm lands for the first time in the history of this country in a position where it was possible for farmers to use their land as an asset on easy terms,-supported strongly the views of Presi dent Wilson during the war-on war measures, and being chajr man of the Interstate Com merce, his*T)art was most ex acting; ' favored the Good Roads Act, favored restricting immigration, and in this re spect protected the American laborer from cheap European laborers, is a strong supporter of the Regional Banking sys tem, holds a high position on seven ate. committees in the sen This is only a short review of the senator*^ work in the senate. We have seven mem bers in the lower and two in the upper house of congress, and of the nine members eight are lawyers, and Senator Smith is the only farmer there. I admire lawyers, but do feel that we ought to keep in congress the only farmer we have there. Many of the law yers are able and patriotic but whenever I think of them, I am reminded of the picture in the Blue Back speller which reprseents two neigh boring farmers that had a dis pute about a cow, and one of the farmers was holding ^the cow by-s the horns, and the other by the tail, and a lawyer on each side milking. Can we afford, with the im portant problems to be solved in the next congress to send a new man to the senate, for he would have to be there for years, however bright he may be, before he could have the experience and influence that Senator Smith has? Shall we turn out one that has proved himself so worthy to make an experiment? I am a farmer and feel that he has greatly benefitted me and every other laboring man in the state. If there were anything in the record of Senator Smith showing that he had not made an able and conscientious sen ator, these lawyers after him would certainly have discover er it, for I notice that even a man at Washington, D. C., is trying to dictate to our people of South Carolina who they shall elect to the senate. One of his principal objections to Senator Smith seems to be that he answered to only about h^lf j of the roll calls since there. The surprise to'me is, that he, with all. his important commit tee assignments, could answer | to that many, but he certainly did answer to important roll ?alls,- a number- of the- roll calls were undoubtedly on non essential matters. This man, writing against Senator Smith from Washing ton, D. C., seems to be a law yer, and the failure of all?nese awyers to uncover in Senator Smith's record in the senate anything against 'him,, con inces rce that he has made us a moat vigilant sentinel on the watch tower, and I say to the business men, farmers, cotton n?ill operatives and laborers f all classes, let us give Sena-, tor Smith an overwhelming) vote at the ensuing primary, and show the administration and other people at Washing ton that he has the confidence of his people, for this will in-! crease his power there to work | for us. Very truly, J. W. QU ARLES. A Strong Endorsement or "Py rene" Fire Extinguisher. Messrs. Yonce & Mooney, Edgefield, S. C. Gentlemen : My truck caught fire on Main Street near your garage August 16 and two men from your garage saw the smoke and flames rising from the truck and rushed to the rescue, each carrying a "Pyrene" fire extinguish^ er. On reaching the truck they api plied the "Pyrene" chemicals and in less than a minute the fire was alto gether extinguished. I am . confident that the "Pyrene" saves my truck from destruction by fire and conse quently saved me not less than $500. I am deeply grateful to you and your men for the timely and valuable service rendered. Yours truly S. F. L0G??7" August 17, 1920. SPECIAL for Saturday only, One Lot of Florsheim Oxfords at $5.95 CASH. REYNOLDS & PADGETT. FOR SALE: A good Guernsey cow with youg calf. Apply to MILTON P?RKER, JR. 8-18-lt. Union Meeting. The Union Meeting of the second division of the Edgefield, Baptist As sociation will convene with the church at Republican, August 28th and 29, 1920. 11:00 a. m. Devotional services by the moderator. 11:30 a. m. Roll Call of the churches. Discnssion of subjects 1st How may the layman in our churches be led out into larger fields of service?-S. B. Mays, M. O. Boat wright. - 2nd. How may our churches exer eise closer and more helpful and brotherly watchcare over their num hers than they now do?-L. R. Brunson, Rev. W. R. Barnes. Saturday Afternoon 3rd. How may we secure better attendance upon and derive greater benefits from our union meetings? J. H. Courtney, J. O. Atkinson. 4th. What should be the term of a deacons office in the Baptist church? -G. W. Medlock, Tom Adams. Sunday service to be provided for. P. B. LANHAM, For Committee. JgLECTBIC The Best Tonic, BITTERS Family Medicine. f \ (Continued from Page 5) Davis Real Company FARMS-Edgefield County-FARMS 1920-FOR SALE-1920 No. 3532 Sixty acres of chocolate clay land two rabies from Edgefield to wards Cedar Grove. Fifty acres in cultivation and ten acres in woodland, and about half of place under fence. Good orchard; new four room house with kitchen and porch on one side; plas tered and painted. Two tenant house of three and four rooms each, and in good condition. One good barn 40x60 feet, and a small barn at each tenant house; also a well at each house. Rents for 3,000 lbs. lint cotton. Price S100 per acre; half cash, balance two annual pat men ts at 7 per cern interest. ~ No. 3533 152 acre? six miles from Edgefield on the Five Notch road, and known as the old Munday place, and one, mile from school and church. Sand and clay loam, and 8* acres-in cultivation, 25 acres in pasture, and about 40 acres in woodland. An'orchard and fairly good four robora frame house, and good barn and two springs. Rents for 2,000 lbs. of lint cotton. The phice is in good shape for sub division into two equal parts. Price $42.50 per acre; one-third cash, balance two annual payments. No. 3536 188 acres known as the J. P. Lfagood place, located on the Blocker road ten miles from town, one mile from school and two and a half miles from church. 110 acres in cultivation, 20 acres in pasture fenced with hog wire, 20 acres in bottom land and 50 apres in woodland. Tbe'land is red loara. Two St?ry residence of seven rooms and hall, all finished. Fine orchard. Three ten ant houses of three and four rooms each in good condition, and two barns, crib with two stalls and three auto houses. Well, spring and live stream. Price $65.00 per acre. No. 3535 325 acres one mile from corporate limits of Edgefield, on the Dixie Highway to Trenton, Aiken and Augusta, and 800 yards from Park Hill siding on the Southern Railroad. More than three quarsters of a mile frontage on the Dixie Highway. The place is sub-divided into four small farms of 62 acres, 74 acres, 84 acres and 105 acres acres, with good frootage on the Highway to each tract. Old Colonial residence of eight rooms, two balls and two porches on front, first and second floor. Four tenant houses and barns. Well watered-three wells, spring and live streams. Sandy soil, cultivates ver.v easy and bas good crops this year. More than a quarter million feet of good saw timber One of the finest old homesteads available near Edgefield. Will sell as a whole, or either tract separately. Price and terms reasonable. No. 3536 One 10-acre tract, one ll 47-100 acre lot and one 7 34-100 acre tract of the Mrs. Cobb land between Sheriff Swearingen's home ' and Dixie Highway. All of these traci? front on the new street, "Aiken Avenue, run ning through this property. Also 10-acre tract fronts on the road passing Sheriff Swearingen's residence. This 10-acre tract is one of the most ideal building sites near Edgefield. Prices and terms are right. No. 3537 281 65-100 acres ol the Dr. Corley place four miles from Edge field on the Meeting Street road, lying on both sides of the road, and is sub-divided into six tracts of 47 5-100* 56 5-100, 49 60-100,j 56 60-100, 38 15-100 and ?4 20-100 acres respectively, and each tract has buildings with the exception of one. Four of these tracte front on the new public road to Meeting Street and Ninety Six, which runs directly through the place, suitable for two or more tracts to igo together. About 150 acres in cultivation, and seme ' of the best cotton io be found in this section this year. This is dark gray and clay land, with 50 or 60 acres of original oak and hickory forest, and more than one hundred thousand feet of pine saw timber. Will sell as a whole, or separately. Price as a whole $45.00 per acre on good terras'. Call to See Us or Write for List and Further Information DAVIS REALTY COMPANY M. W. SHIVE, Manager HOME OFFICE: . EDGEFIELD OFFICE: Greenwood, South Carolina Main St., Opposite, flew Byrd Bldg L.-:- s "Guaranteed by Gibbes" Have You Had Your Car Painted Lately? You, no doubt, have driven your car a good long while now since you had it painted ; and even now you'd hate to give it up because of the time it would take to paint it. But it won't take so terribly long. Drive it down and let us look at it. We'll tell you how soon you can get it,, what it will cost, and everything. "Guaranteed by Gibbes" Write Us or Phone L. D. 9935 Gibbes Machinery Co. Paint, Top and Upholstery Department COLUMBIA, S. C.