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?irta?tUu>?ia35. J. L. MIMS,_._Editor. Published every Wednesday in The .Advertiser Building1 at $2.00 per year in advance* Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield S. C. "No communications will bc pub lished unless accompanied by the ?SKriter's name. Card of Thanks, Obituaries, Res olutions and Political Notices pub . lished at advertising rates. Wednesday, November 17. One ton of coal in the bin is worth two en route from the mine. m * * m Socks are getting cheap enough to don again and too cheap to darn. * * ? . Dry goods ?quotations show that sheeting is declining to the former price of shirting. * * * * The stork, always a welcome visi tor, seems to be making Edgefield its headquarters right now. ' * * . * It is altogether fitting that the first president of the League of Nations should be a Belgian. ? * * * Under wheat is a mighty good v p!ace for cotton seed as long as the prices range around forty cents. * * * * A certain Virginia railroad is like some individuals' we know. It spent 2ast year $1.03 for every $1.00 it made. * * * ? With apples still selling for a big nickel each, the apple grower is in a better plight than the cotton grow er. * ? . V Senator Harding will sodh have a new occupation-that of cabinet maker. Wonder if they'll require him to join the union? * * *. # Should not a man provide as good shelter for his faithful horse as he does his Ford? Let the owners ans ter. * * * * The biggest liar in Edgefield coun ty is the paterfamilias who says he doesn't mind getting up and making the fire these crisp mornings. * * * * The sower should go forth to sow these November mornings in order that he may become a reaper when the May and June mornings come. * ? * ? In order to stimulate food produc tion, The Advertiser has a great mind to offer a prize to the farmer mak ing the longest chain of sausages. * * * * ' Keep the boys and girls in school and in/College? cost what it may. No .sacrifice is too great when it is made dior the education of the youth of the icountry. * ? * * " Ifs true that many of our far mers, like the rest of us, have de flated purses, but they have well fill ed corn cribs. So let's think on the latter when inclined to be blue. * * * ? lt is well nigh criminal to send money away to mail order houses now. Dollars are few and getting fewer. Let's keep every penny at home possible. ? * * * _.,?... Learn . a lesson from the present practice of the- littie barnyard hen in keeping up the price of your pro duce by holding the supply well with in the demand. ? ? ? . If you are going to live at home, -.as many farmers have resolved to do next year, start by sowing suffi cient wheat to bread the family. Af ter a few weeks it will be too late to make your biscuits at home. Certainly at a time like this, there is no place for the liquor maker or .liquor dealer. They are both outlaws ind should be dealt with severely .vhen caught. Every dollar is needed ..now in legitimate channels. * * * * "Want to know what is making the .price of cotton go down? Farmers lave to sell and the mills do not have :o buy. There is a world of differ 3nce between an eager and an in different or unwilling purchaser. * * * ? 50n the surface the decline in trices ri?ay seem to be of benefit to ;hose of us who live from tin cans ind pap^r bags. But we of that class have proportionately less to buy with, so after all there is no turn of fortune in our favor. * * * * ""Wherri brooding over financial disappointments, compare your con dition with that of an armless blind nan who has to read haised type or etters with his tongue. Your misfor mne is not one-millionth part of his. * * . . Let everything else go but hold to rour honor. Pay all you can on your siebts and then go like a man to your creditors and state your case face so face. Few indeed are the creditors who will not carry you over after you have honestly done all you could. Let everything: go but your honor. * * * . With the. resources of #?? national ?anks alone more than twenty-one ?llions of dollars, there seems to be io good reason for "?iis so-called de lation which will well nigh bankrupt the whole country before the end is reached. It seems that there has been same mighty bad financiering some where. It will probably be said the Democrats did it-maybe they did. League o? Nations Assembles. Monday was a momentous day, in ternaticnally speaking. The first ses sion of the League of Nations as sembled in Geneva on that day. For ty-two nations sent representatives and fifteen others are asking for ad mission. The United States, along with Russia and Germany, will not be represented. We hope the Ameri can people will not be judged by the company we are keeping. But for politics "Uncle Sam" would occupy a seat at or near the head of the table. Call it what you may, Heaven knows that something is needed to preclude the possibility of another world conflagration. The League of Nations in its initial form may not be, in fact is not, perfect, but it could be added to and taken from until an international bulwork would have been raised around-every nation, the weak as well as the College Hazing Under Ban. While it may never be stamped out altogether, yet public sentiment against college hazing steadily grows stronger. College authorities are dealing with those who practice haz ing with less leniency than formerly also. Secretary of the Navy Daniels who has a way of striking at the very heart of things has gone on record as being unalterably opposed to haz ing. Recently in speaking of hazing in the Naval Academy, Mr. Daniels said: "If they put a few hazers in the penitentiary it would be a fine exam :ple for other would-be hazers. In structions to the superintendent of the naval academy have been to show po compassion in dealing with hazers. If a cadet was found guilty beyond doubt he was to be summarily dis missed. There will be'no toleration whatever to hazing at the, institu ' tion. I "The United States is spending too much money on these students to al low them to violate the rules. There are too many young men anxious to come to Annapolis to bother with those who disregard the regula tions." * * * * Money Does No* Make Happiness. No, when you see a man with his hands in his pockets these mornings he is not protecting his money from pick-pockets. Precious few of us have any money in our jeans just now. ; But we can be happy anyhow. Money does not make a fellow happy. We have in mind a wealthy planter in Edgefield county who drew his sav ings, a considerable sum, too, from the bank and put it in cotton around twenty-six cents, thinking fifty per cent, profit by May a sure thing. The price tumbled day by day. In a few days he. entered the market again around twenty-one cents, KNOWING this time that it would not go lower. Now it is off a few more cents and doubtless the poor fellow, who al ways leads one to believe from his pessimistic whine that he will spend his last days in the County Home, is spending sleepless nights, figurin' in mind his .profit and loss. This is^ only one ' case lof a thousand which could be ,cited$to show' that jnonejt.-does hot make--happiness. Real happi ness comes from within and not from the tangible things with out. Money makes the old m?re go but it doesn't make happiness. Be A Man. I am going to give some advice to the young men of the county. To be a man is to walk in the steps of the blessed Christ and to help some poor, struggling soul toward heaven. Try to be a man and see how much good you can do, how many tears you can dry, how many wounds you can heal, how many broken hearts you can bind up, how many of the poor you can help. That will increase your own happiness and will help others. Let us not continue to cry hard times. There is a lot of crying done ahead of time. We, love the man with roses on his tongue, the man whose voice is full of the music of the birds, the man who can hunt birds without a gun, whose handshake is an inspi-* ration and a benediction, to every one whom he chances to meet. It is like a sunbeam on the mountain side, that vanishes when a cloud of sor row or untruth bvershadows, it is the loving hand maiden down in the val ley of sorrow when the sharp strings of injustice persecute and where prosperity may fail to find its way. So let us stop complaining of hard times, and thank the good Lord for the many blessings received from His hand this year of grace. And let us ask for grace, faith and patience, that we may be able to meet every issue as they come to us. Let us look .out on the great book of nature and^enjoy the beauties of the forest this fall season and be happyl Mirth is God's medicine. Every body ought to bathe in it. All this rust of life ought to be scoured off by the ale of mirth, it is better than energy. Every man should rub him self with it. One without mirth is like a wagon without springs, to be jolted by every pebble over which it runs. But above all, keep out of debt. It is the bed-rock on which to build. You are out on the sea of life, each one must be his own .captain, exam ine your chart and see that your com pass points in. the right direction in order to round up a successful busi ness life. Now let us stop for a mo ment and just think what debt is, and what it means in the end, and you may better understand what this advice is worth to you. Debt is worse than cyclones, flood or fire. It is .a ghost that will not sit down, but will sit upon your bed post as a night mare that will rob you of sweet sleep. It is a shackle to your energy. It holds a man to the spot when the golden opportunity is but a step away. It keeps a fellow with his nose to the grindstone. There may be flowers along his path way, but his arm is too short to reach them. He is like one with ball and chain to his leg, he can not be his own master. Others dictate "or inter fere with his plans. Like a dog with a block, he is kept within certain bounds, and his locomotion is very slow, but he has to keep moving to get there at all and at the end of the year he finds that buckle and tongue wont meet. He doesn't have time to sit down and think and plan. There may be shaded spots along the way, but. only the man free from debt may find and enjoy the shady places in life. Debt is not only a shackle, a quicksand, but it is an eating cancer. It ruins the disposition, produces despair, eats away life itself. This disease, this cancer, not only eats away the energy and the brain, but it polutes the atmosphere of your home, places the red placard of pes tilence beside your doorway, throws a shadow about your fireside, and always finds you flat on your back when opportunity knocks at your door. It has ruined many a good man and blighted many homes. Debt is not only a nightmare, a cancer, a shackle to your feet, but it is a horse-leach sucking the very life blood from the home. It is a stinging adder a biting serpent. If you must go in debt, whatever you do don't strain your credit. Stop, loo?., listen! young men, I am not talking through my hat. What I ara writing is from personal ex perience and observation. If you will take this advice is will do you good. J. RUSSELL WRIGHT. County Medical Association Met. The regular meeting of the Edge field County Medical Association was held here Thursday, the following of ficers being elected: Dr. J. G. Tomp kins, president; Dr. T. H. Weider man of Johnston, vice president; Dr. S. A. Morrall of Trenton, secretary and treasurer. Dr. W. D. Ouzts of Johnston was elected official report er for the association. Dr. J. G. Ed wards was elected a delegate to the State Medical Association and Dr. J. G. Crafton was elected alternate. Dr. W. P. Timmerman of Batesburg, president of the State Medical As sociation, was present and delivered an address. Dr. Sam Harmon of Co lumbia, counselor for this district, was present and also made an ad dress. Dr. J. G. Edwards resigned as secretary and treasurer and the as sociation gave a rising vote of thanks for the long record of faithful ser vice. At the close of the program an elaborate turkey dinner was serv ed in the Court House by Ijhe wives and friends of the resident physi cians. Long Branch Items. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Scott and Miss Lorene Scott motored to Batesburg one afternoon last week. . Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Clark took a business trip to Augusta recently. Frank and Monroe Yonce who have been ill of pneumonia are very ^rnuch better,:-: r- ngr i?. J. IL-ScotWnd fcem Cuflum have gone to Alma, Ga., to visit relatives. Ernest Scott of that place is quite ill. Miss Evelyn Scott of Edisto Acad emy is expected to spend next week end with her home folks. B. D. Derrick and son, Fletcher took a trip to Augusta recently. Winfield Scott had a very serious accident while playing "see saw" at school recently. He is now- getting on fairly well, though confined to his bed. Misses Nelle and Marie Rhoden visited Miss Alma Clark recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Herlong and family of Ward were calling on friends in this section last Sunday afternoon. The Long Branch school ifl plan ning "an entertainment for the first Friday night in December to raise money to buy new library books. Everybody is expected to come and help in this good cause. There will be boxes of lunch, a cake walk, and various other amusements. Miss Bess Ferguson spent the week-end with Miss Mattie Hare. Berliner Holds Divorce Record Berlin, Nov. 14.-A Berliner holds what is probably the world's record for matrimonial bravery. This is proven by Prof. Silbergleit in the statistical yearbook for Berlin just issued. This particular citizen of Berlin has been divorced several times and has recently taken his ninth bride to the altar. One man has had eight wives, one his sixth, two their fifth wives, ac cording to the statistics! In each case the men' avoided picking widows, real or grass, insisting on marrying women who have never been mar ried. , Another side of Berlin's sociologi cal condition is revealed by the stat istical yearbook. During the war giv en figures show that there were six teen unwed mothers, under fifteen years of age, fifty-one under sixteen years and 187 under seventeen years. The total proportion of un married mothers below the ages V>f twenty to those that were married in the period between 1914 and 1917 was 3,387 to 1,484. In 1913 there were 3,387 women under control for their morals by the police. In 1918 the number had increased to 6,093. WANTED: Men or women to take orders among friends and neigh bors for the genuine guaranteed ho siery, full line for men, women and children. Eliminates darning. We pay 75 cents an hour spare time or $36.00 a week for full time. Expe rience unnecessary. Write International Stocking Mill?, Morristown, Pa. r7M m Saturday was i we sure had a jammed to the as if on rollers The prize win eve. The "b. the lol lo wing: Firs Sec( Thii We are cert air for the way in success, and w from this store have some woi NERY and C Be Sure to We have conv stand behind, in other words Get Try a botth Remover, tai The C mm ww Aj^eyille-Greenwood Mu rial Insurance Asso ciation. ORGANIZED 1892. Property Insured $8,875.360 WRITE OR CALL on the andes signed for any information you maj desire'about our plan of insurance We insure your property againsl s -- , destruction by FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT NING and do so cheaper than any Com l pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared tc prove to you that ours is the safes; and cheapest plan of insurance known. Our Association is now licensee to write Insurance in the counties of> Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor mick, Edgefield, Laurens. Saluda, Richland, Lexington, Calhoun and Spartanburg. . The officers are : Gen. J. Frasei Lyon, President, Columbia S. C.. J. R. Blake. Gen. Agent, Secty. and Treas., Greenwood, S. C. DIRECTORS. A. O. Grant, Mt Carmel, S. G. J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, 8. C. J. R. Blake, Greenwood, S. C. A. W. Youngblood, Hodges, S. C. R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. C. J. Fraser Lyon, Columbia, 3. C. W. C. Bates, Batesbnrg, S .C. W. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAKE, GEN. AGT. Greenwood, S. C. January 1, 1920. Eyes scientifically examined and glasses properly fitted. GEO. F. MIMS, Optometrist-Optician, Edgefield, S. C. FOR RENT: One two or three horse farm with modern six room dwelling, good land and hog pastures, located seven miles from North Au gusta, S. C. Mrs. F. M. BIGGAR, . 619 West Avenue, North Augusta. 11-3-20. jp mm i ra The ;t Event Ever EE ge the last day of our merchandise crash, and : record-breaking crowd. The place was ; door the entire day and goods moved out to hundreds ot"satisfied buyers. ners were as happy children at Christmas lind man's bluff' stunt gave the prizes to t Prize-Miss Ruth Tompkins. md Prize-Mrs. E. H. Crews. rd Prize-Mrs. John Kemp. ^ lly thankful to our customers and friends which they turned out and made the sale a ill promise them that in making a purchase ! in $he future they will still find that we iderful BARGAINS in SHOES, MILLI LOAKS. See Our Half-Price Table ?need the public that what we advertise we Every sale made and everything we say; we stand for truth and truth pays. Your December Pictorial. Just in. / 3 of the ODO-RO-NO Depilatory Hair ide by the famous Odo-Ro-No Company )orner Store WM WM Sim WS mm wm mmmm ?5^?^??s . ivs wssBom Dixie Highway Fruit Store We will open a first-class fruit and candy store in the new hotel building this week. Ail of the tropical fruits and fresh candy of all kind? will be on Sale. Fine line of smoking goods. MODERN SHOE-SHINE STAND Where you can get a good shine any hour in the day. COME IN TO SEE US Dixie Highway Fruit Store B. B. RUSSELL, JR. R. E. ALLEN RUSSELL & ALLEN INCORPORATED COTTON FACTORS 857, 859 and 861 Reynolds Street AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Bonded' Warehouse. Liberal advances on cotton in storage. Correspondence invited and consignments solicited. i-:-i Oh account of the financial condition of the country at large (and I am included) I will sell for the next two weeks: . 24 lbs. Flour at $1.50, barrel in proportion. 12 lbs. (>1 pk.) Meal at 40 cents, bushel in proportion. l ibs. Wheat Brand 4 cents, 100'lbs. in proportion. 1 lbs: Corn Bran 2 cents, IOC lbs. in proportion. 1 lbs. WTbeat 4 cents, bushel in proportion. 1 Iba. Chicden Feed 3 cents, 100 lbs. in proportion. And my entire stocic of building material must so now. C. S. Johnston