University of South Carolina Libraries
?dgeffetd ^?vtttmt . tstabltshp?? 1335. 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 lashed unless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Res olutions and Political Notices pub : ished at advertising rates. Wednesday, September 22 Let's keep -Edgefield growing Think of something that can be done to keep things moviri'. ?w m * m Who in Edgefield county can beat Aiken's champion cotton picker, who one day last week gathered 49 pounds of the staple? ? * ? * * Compulsory education is what .should have been embodied in the original draft of the Constitution of this great Union. Wouldn't America "he head and shoulders above all other nations had -compulsory educa tion been ttfe law of the land all down through the generatoins? * * * * a Edgefield's finances may be just little muddled but the old county is not "busted." We venture the state ment that there is more wealth in .Edgefield county now than at any previous time in its history. Just be patient and everything will work out all right. * * * ? Liquor Question Dangerous. When will aspirants for office learn that it is dangerous to advocate a backword step in the matter of li quor legislation? Had Mr. George Warren left the "modification of the Volstead act" plank oui of his plat form, in all probability he would to day be the United States senator jelect. No doubt Mr. Warren is, as he stated, a prohibitionist, but the peo ple would not follow him in sufficient numbers to elect him in his advocacy of making less stringent prohibition enforcement laws. The fact is, such laws can not be made too rigid. Li quor is not a necessity, on the other hand it has proven a curse since the ?days of old Noah, and laws which .'suppress its sale can not be made too stringent. * * * ? ^ Colleges Overflowing. The papers say nearly all the col lege walls of the State are bulging with students. Some have every nook and comer filled and still have a long -waiting list. This should not be so. With bank vaults well filled and new barns being built to receive the stead :ily increasing harvest of the past few .years, surely it should not be saidn that even one ambitious boy or girl ' is turned away from college in South Carolina. Yet that is the case. Even with such a condition existing dem agogues and men of small vision cry | ( extravagance when efforts are made to enlarge our institutions. No money i v ^ ever wasted that is spent on the j .^education of the boys and girls of j ; South Carolina. They should be pro- < .vvided for first-through the public { ..? school, high school and college-then j "Jlet .other things follow in order of ! ??.their importance. When will our Deo- J .pie learn to put first things first? ? * . * ? j Iv J Modern Martyrdom. * Unless there is intervention in j h -some form within the next forty- j ' eight hours Terence MacSwiney, ? lord mayor of Cork, who is now in ? the throes of death in a London pris on as the.climax of a hunger strike, ?? will boa suicide. He will take his . own life,-not through sudden or vio t lent means, but by a determined re_ i fusai to take sustenance for his body, lt has now been forty days since food of any kind was taken by him, which is the longest fast yet on record. \ .There are varying opinions con cerning the martyrdom of MacSwin- j ey. Some say he should be released, while others are of the opinion that| if he stoutly refuses to eat and. pre fers that means of entering the val ley of the shadow of death it is no body's business but his, and let him take the consequence of his premed itated act. Well, be -all of that as it may, there is a vein of sadness about the whole affair. But if the authori ties that be, those who fee1, that they j have acted in accordance with a con scientious discharge of duty in plac ing him in prison, were to relent and release him, because of his self-in flicted punishment, then that would! be the end of enforcing the law and authority by means of incarceration. Everybody in London hereafter when imprisoned would go on a hunger strike, in order to secure their re lease. It is bad to let MacSwiney die a martyr in such' a manner, but would it net be worse to let him gain his release by such a course? Commends Resolutions on Sab bath Desecration. Dear Advertiser: Will you give ,me a short space in your paper that I u\ay take off my hat and bow my thanks to those la dies for those resolutions on Sabbath breaking? It was timely and to the point. God bless them! I heard ? Methodist preacher in St. Augustine preach to a large congregation of all denominations on the "Sins of the Day." He called a spade a spade; he drew his bow at a venture and the arrow flew and there were a lot of them hit in the joints of the harness. He said the women in Florida put on clothes in the winter and dressed in atmosphere in the summer. And he also said that he hoped and prayed for the day to soon^ come when the mothers would teach their daughters to build their dresses higher up and lower down. He told them that bath pools and automobile riding were sending more men and women to hell than any other two things. I can't say how our branches and creeks in this state are but I know how it is in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mex ico. You can see women by the hun dreds with every inch of their limbs exposed and hardly clothes enough on to flag a train. I wish to say through The Adver tiser that my reason for not writing |Ir. C. M. Williams' tribute for this week's issue is that I was sick with a cold at the burial and went from there home and went to bed, where I've been for eight days, suffering from sciatica of the brain nerve. I'm better now and will have it ready .for next week. It. has been the "boll weevil" all summer and fall, now it is "do you think the women will vote?" I ans wer "yes," and hail the coming day. A lot of fellows are crossing the bridge -before they get to it. Some are foolish enough to say it will bring on another war. If a lot of the men who can't read or write were disfranchised, in my opinion, we would have a better country. Yes, I am glad?he time has come when the ladies All cast their ballot and know who snail reign over us. J. RUSSELL WRIGHT. LOST: One white and lemon spot ted male pointer dog. Reward for re turn to Dr. B. F. JONES. Do lt Its an easy thing to do It's a cinch to do it BY But the man whose life Is the man whose stunt In Our New-Our Ct SERVICE, SECUB PLI COUR THE PEOP SMALL DEPOSITS ? STE1 HA JUST RECEIVED ? 1 SON Hats in the new si Come in and let us show 1 time to discard the old stn DORN i JOHNSTON THEATRE Thursday Sept. 30 EDGEFIELD THEATRE Friday, October 1st MARY PICKFORD m "DADDY LONG LEGS" -Mothered by an Ash Can Christened by a Telephone Di rectory-Reared on the Whole sale Plan-Hating the Orphan age Trustees-An Enemy of prunes and the victim of a kind ly nature and Apple Jack Judy blossoms into girlhood, the radiant product of "Daddy Long Legs," her unknown Ben efactor-Then comes the spite of a hothouse flower and Judy almost loses her Happiness I with her Heart. The above outlines in small degTee the various episodes through which the famous Judy passes, but it gives no idea of the fun and frolics that, at tend the Great Prune strike, and of how Freckles and she innocently drank hard cider and became very 'tight" indeed, nor does it show the pathos of the maltreated baby dying in Judy's arms, and the loyely scene, where mother flits like a shade on the screen through material things to claim her baby orphan. And the love story of Daddy Long Legs, and how his identity it at last revealed, and the cattishness of the pampered Angelica, that spoiled daughter of the rich, and the lovely wealth of baby fun that cannot be quenched despite the awful condi tions of the penitentiary orphanage. To all mothers, whose daughters and sons are inclined to become a lit tle fractious and disconted, it .will bring home to them in full the gran deur of a mother's love, and what life can be without it-it will render their fathers and -mothers and sisters doubly dear, and will bring out all I the full protection of a brother's love. Every grown up has read thjH book surely; and every scene th^^ made the book famous has been por trayed in this classic picture, than which Mary Pickford herself says she has "done nothing better." Adults 50 cents, children 25 cents plus War Tax. Now a thing TO-MORROW, E AND BYE, is SUNNY, is "DO IT NOW." Dmhination Quarters ITY, STABILITY JS TESY LES BANK \ APPRECIATED ?oooooooeooooo [SON TS arge assortment of STET lapes and popular colors. :hem to you. lt's about iw hat. v SWIMS f rivy When the Cold Days Come it will be to your advantage to know where you can get what you need at a price that suits your pocket book, and it seems that we are going to have some .cold weather this winter due to the fact that there will be a scarcity of coal this winter. Better look over your supply of winter clothes then come in and let us show you what . you need for the coming cold days. We feel sure that we can please you when you see our display of i HATS, TAMS, COAT SUITS, DRESSES, SKIRTS SHIRT WAISTS, UNDERWEAR, SHOES HOSIERY and DRESS GOODS and best of all 'just now you will see a lovely assortment of SWEATERS. Just the thing for these cool mornings. TRY US FOR SERVICE WE STRIVE TO PLEASE The Corner Store wm A CLASSICAL SELECTION ?F "Low-Priced Items," From "The High Cost of Living," Sung in a Low Key Measure for Measure Mow Listen to the Strain: Ladies* Coat Suits The very latest of the finest materials, in all shades, at unusually LOW PRICES. Dresses They speak for themselves. Snappy designs in all shades arid materials. Get one at a BIG SAVING. Ladies' Hats We have as pretty hats as anywhere in at LOWER PRICES. Men's and Young Men's Suits They are arriving daily. Tailor made and latest styles. We guarantee the fit and good wear. All very reasonably priced. Walk-Over Shoes Our Walk-Over shoe stock is now complete. Men's and ladies' shoes are of better grade than ever before. Each pair of Walk-Overs will last twice as long as any other brand and they look better. Prices are right, too. Peter's "Diamond Brand" Shoes The real school shoe. Get your boys and girls Peter's shoes for school. They are guaranteed solid leather. While waiting for our new store, which is now being remodelled (formerly E. S. Rives' store), we are selling every piece of merchandise at lowest possible prices. We are after sales, not profits. Come around and let us serve you. < I. MUKASHY The Store of Better Qualities and Lower Prices