Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, September 22, 1920, Image 4
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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'.
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Who in Edgefield county can beat
Aiken's champion cotton picker, who
one day last week gathered 49
pounds of the staple?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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? ?
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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
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Come in and let us show 1
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JOHNSTON THEATRE
Thursday Sept. 30
EDGEFIELD THEATRE
Friday, October 1st
MARY PICKFORD
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"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
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arge assortment of STET
lapes and popular colors.
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SWIMS
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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
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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
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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