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??? ? - -; Ss?al?l?shr?l335. 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 cummunications will be pub lished unless accompanied by the writer's name. 1 Card of Thanks, Obituaries, Res olutions and Political Notices pub lished at advertising rates. Wednesday, August 17. We haven't heard of any dogs "cut tin' up" during dog days this year. . * * . Thece's nobody on this beat who^can beat the Abbeville gardener growing beets who grew a seven-pound beet . * . . V It provokes a laugh that> a Georgian should cast the first atone at another State because of the presence of a mob. . * * * ' Wouldst not be analag'ous to the pot calling the kettle black for Georgia to call South Carolina to account for at . tempted mob violence? . * * *. A French prima donna has pakb$12, 000 for a bathing suit, and still the wonder grows how so small a garment could be worth so large" a sum. ?? m i* ? * TThe alarming increase everywhere of deaths from unnatural causes is likely to cause life and casualty insurance companies to increase their rates. ? . . * * ' Those red-handed murderers, Fox and -Gappin, are getting some, free auto ?rides from city to city, but it is safe to say,that they are not "joy rides." . . . . Notwithstanding her numerous pre vious "farewells," Madame Sarah Bernhardt in an interview in Paris a few days ago, said she will say "fare well",to America personally next year. L . . * . ?Some "newspapers Tare making fur ther increase in their subscription price in order to meet the high cost of publi cation, but The Advertiser will endeav or to keep its head above water with out additional increase, for the present at least ? * ? ? "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." When Miss Alice Severn became the bride of George T. Harding she-'had greatness thrust upon her in that she became the mother of a President, in law. . * * * This admonition from the Newberry Observer should be kept constantly be fore our people: "The ballot is a duty as well as a privilege. The person who votes'or does not as convenience or in clination"dictates is not doing his, or her, duty. Every voter should exer cise this privilege." SI . * . * * The Newberry Herald and News in .referring to the;political platform of an .aspirant forlegislative honors says "a platform is" made to get in on, and when it come to carrying out the plat form after he |gets to the legislature ?that is an entirely different matter." ^Unfortunately, more often than other wise, this-statement^ concerning plat forms is true. . Too Great a Burden. Somebody has figured out that Amer ca's expenditure for armament con tinuing at the present rate through a period of forty years, will be more than Germany's total indemnity of $33,000, .O00.000, the payment of which will ex tend over a like period. We do not vouch for the figures, but if they are correct it is,.a burden too large for any nation, especially in time of peace. * ? . ? Regarding "Summer Capitals." This "summer capital" foolishness was started by the presidents, and now nearly every governor in the nation is having his "summer capital"-the South Carolina governor on Paris Mountain, for i?ist^nce, and the North Carolina governor at Asheville.-New berry Observer. The Observer is about right in speaking of the summer migra tion of presidents and governors as "foolishness." If hundreds and thous ands of Columbia's men, women and children can brave the heat of the cap ital city in summer, why could not the Governor do so? Then his official pres ence would be easier of access to a* greater number of his constituents from every part of the State, instead of spending several months of the year in one corner of the State. ? ? . ? i Still Riding Donkeys Bareback. Some twenty-odd years ago, while the writer was sojourning for a short .season at a summer watering place in I South Carolina, one sweltering July af ternoon, with a group of children fol lowing at his side, a young man ap peared-upon the lawn of the hotel astride a donkey bareback, evidently, as the guests sitting upon^ the long ve randa thought, for the purpose' of at tracting attention. Certainly so un usual a spectacle at once made the rider the cynosure of all eyes. Inquiry elicited the information' that the free show performer was Mr. Henry Ham mond, a young lawyer of Augusta. Although this young: lawyer of Augusta is now a judge, his rushing into the? newspapers with a letter addressed to Governor Hardwick of Georgia to re port the visitation of an armed body of men from South Carolina which oc curred a'week before, as if His Ex cellency did not already know it, indi cated that he still bas a penchant for riding donkeys bareback before the gaze of the populace. Send Boys and Girls to College. The writer was greatly pl?ased to hear a father who'has had a series of financial reverses say the other .day that he expects to send his two daughters back to college this falf, this being their senior year, even if he had to sell a piece of land to do it.. Th?t's the way to Jook at it, for such a decision is putting first things first. There should be not one less boy or girl sent to college from Edgefield county this fall than last. Let no sacrifice, however large, be considered too great. After a year or two the bey^r girl will have passed the -college age and then it will be too late. Their destiny will have been largely fixed. * A Beautiful Life of Christian Service. Though somewhat belated, owing to circumstances, the editor of The Advertiser can not refrain from pay ing a tribute to the .lamented Mr. Henry W. Jackson who departed this life on Saturday, July 30. In his death Phillipi church sustained the loss of one of its most active and most exemplary members, a deacon of many years of faithful service. Phillipi community has lost a man who was a tower of strength under any and all conditions, and Edge field county has lost a sterling citi zen who stood four-square to every thing that was upright, honorable, of good report, and for the public welfare. ? In this day of fast living and ap parently growing disregard for law and constituted authority, it seems a pity that such a life, so pregnant with influences and forces for good, could not be spared on and on to re strain and counteract the forces of evil in the world. It. was a great privilege to converse with such a man as Mr. Jackson whose weight of years, together-with long and varied experience, enabled ; him to speak with profound wisdom which always proved helpful and inspiring. For more than three score years, we do not know his age, Mr. Jackson fought a good fight and kept the faith. Now he has entered upon eternal rest and has received the reward prepared only for those who are ployai and faithful during their earthly proba tion. . A Woman's Prayer. (From J. A. "Stamps, Texas.) 0, God, I ask thee not for shorter hours or higher wage: not for a lar ger house nor jewels rare, not idle ease. The privilege to vote does not ?my raving soul appease, and truly not for fame or fortune, Lord, pray. But give me a love, a husband's love, as pure and true and fine as I give him. Give me a man with body clean and innocent of wrong, .as he re quires that I should be. Give me a man so strong, that him ? can re spect and trust and love. That prayer is mine.-Essie Rock Dale. To keep in living with the above prayer should be the resolve of every man who intends to marry a virtuous woman. All men want virtuous wives but very few men are living a life that would naturally merit the love of a virtuous woman. I have con tributed the above prayer in hopes that it mill have the same impression on other young men as it has had on me.-Success Magazine. * Tribute of Respect to W. L. McDaniel By Cold Spring Lodg No. 301 A. F. M. Whereas, God in his wisdom has seen fit to remove from our midst our brother. Whereas, we feel his loss and the loss to his family^ he it resolved: First, that we extend our sincere sympathy to his bereaved family. Second, that a page in our minute book be spread to his memory. Third that a copy of these resol utions be sent to his bereaved family Fourth, that a copy be sent to the Edgefield Advertiser. W. D. Cheatham, T. A. Williams, W. A. Dow, Committee. Controlling the Peach Tree Borer. / One of the most serious enemies of the peach tree is the peach tree bor er, according to Professor J. R. Wat son, entomologist of the Florida Ex periment Station, Gainesville. He writes as follows concerning the borer: -rt , "There are few moths (which lay' the eggs ' from which the borers hatch) in the spring and early sum mer, but most of them hatch out in August and September. Immediately after hatching the females lay eggs on the trunk and larger limbs of the trtts, seldom over two feet above the ground. The egg hatches . in <a week or less and the young borer crawls down the trunk of the tree to the ground. Its boring .into the tree causes gum to exude. It feeds in the tree through winter and spring, some times till July. "To control the insects, 'the earth should be mounded about the trees in July to a height of a foot or a foot and a half. Most of the adult moths as they issue from the pupae in the trees", will be unable to make their way through this dirt and will perish. The young borers which hatch out from the eggs laid on the trunks and limbs, encounter the mound and at once enter the trunk of the tree in stead of the crown or roots. In this situation they are easily gotten at. "As soon as all eggs have hatched, which will be in October, the mound should be leveled and the bark scrap ed and the borers dug out! They will not have penetrated deeply at this time and will be easily scraped off or dug out. "Another remedy is to spread para dichlorobenzene (a white powder) around the base of the tree (not touching the tree) and then mound and pack the earth about the tree. An ounce of this powder is a dose for a tree six or more years old. Ap ply the last of September or first of October. The powder gives off pois onous fumes which kill the borers. Since the ohemical is seldom carried in stock by'retail druggest, growers will find it advantageous to order it. at once for use this fall." Summer Poultry Notes. The males and the females in the flock of old fowls should already'have been separated, but if this has not yet been done, by all means get busy and do it now. A rest during the re mainder of this year will mean better fertility-next spring, a more rapid molt this fall and more health and contentment among the hens without being bothered by the rooster. The hens will lay as well or better without the services of a male bird, and infertile eggs have the added ad vantage of keeping better in hot weather. As soon as the young cockerels be gin to nag and worry the pullets, they I too, should be separated. That this will be better for the good develop ment of the females is obvious, while it will be better - for the males1 be cause they will fatten better and quicker as bachelors and may there fore be sold at a greater profit. Push, the young roosters for mar ket-at least the ones that don't look promising .enough to keep for breed ers. Don't keep market fowls too long; let them go when they weigh two pounds. A bunch of useless males will eat up the profits. On the other hand, save all the best of the early pullets for winter layers. Don't let a paltry dollar cause you to part with a nice, big, likely looking young pul let, because she will produce several ?dollars' worth of eggs for you next winter. The water supply for the flock of fowls ie a matter often neglected on farms during the summertime. This is bad practice, because pure, fresh water is every bit as essential to the health and comfort of poultry as to any other kind of livestock. It is sur prising how much water fowls will drink during hot weather. See that they get all they want and whenever they want" it. Also keep is clean and pure. Whe?t and oats are. best grain feeds for chickens during the sum mer. The less corn you feed for a while now, the better, because it is very heating and fattening. A more cooling food is very desirable now, and it may be practically non-fatten ing with no harmful results. Wheat bran is good, and many people like thespian of having it constantly be fore their fowls in self-feeding hop pers during the summer. They can not eat enough of it to hurt them. Wheat screenings are cheap and not bad for occasional (ibut not regular) use.:-Farm and Ranch. Lost: Thursday, August ll, a lady's gold Elgin wrist watch be tween Smith's pond and the home of Mrs. Emmie DeLoach. Suitable re ward if returned to Miss Edith Ouzts, Edgefield, S. C.. 8-17_ltpd. - We have just received ?nd will give you here India, Rope, SI v Celesti Cordichet Crochet We have also received i So if you do not see airy be glad to order it for j signs from this catalog, Our BARGAIN Prices on good for this month. 1785 1921 I THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Open to Men and Women Entrance examinations, and ex amination for the free tuition coun ty scholarships at all county seats, Friday, July 8, at'9 a. m. Four-year course lead to the-B. A. and B. S. degrees. A. special two year pre-medical course is given. Spacious buildings and athletic grounds, well 'equipped laboratories unexcelled library facilities. A dor mitory for men. Expenses'moderate. For terms, catalogue, and illustrated booklet, address NOTICE ! Concordia Lodge No. 50, A. F. M.- will i hereafter hold its regular communica tion on the SECOND MONDAY night of each month in stead of Friday night as heretofore. All members are kindly requested to observe the change and be pres ent accordingly. J. .H. CANTELOU, W. M. Edgefield, S. C., August 1, 1921. Eyes scientifically examined and glasses properly fitted. * GEO. F. MIMS, Optometrist-Optician, Edgefield, S- C# Lombard Foundryf Machine, Boiler Works and Mill Supply House AUGUSTA . GEORGIA Cotton OU, Gin, Saw, Grist, Cane, Shingle Mill, Machinery Supplies and Repairs, Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Grate Bars, Pumps, Pipe, Valves and Fittings, Injectors, Belting, Packing Hose, etc Cast every day. GASOLINE AND KEROSENE ENGINES Pumping, Wood Sawing ssd Feed Grinding Outfit* W PRICES a new reduction on ROYAL SOCIETY THREADS, our prices on this well known thread : :rand and Satin Floss 5c. the skein rhree skeins for 10c. a Rope Silk 6c. per skein , y * Six skeins for 30c. Thread is now 10c. per ball Strictly. the new catalog of Royal Society Stamped goods, thing in our present stock that you want we will rou, and you will be sure of getting the latest de REMEMBER all Shoes and other items, as advertised, are still \ Yours for service, omer Store GINNERS, OIL MILLS AND MACHINERY OPERATORS We have a large and well assorted stock of Machinery Supplies at present low-prices. We only mention a few of them: Babbitt Eelt Dressing Belting, Rubber Belting, Leather Belting, Gandy Ejectors Flue Flanders Shaft Hangers . Pulleys, Wood Flue Cleaners Injectors Pulleys, Steel Files Iron Shafting Steam Gauges Lubricators Pipe Toola Water Gauges' Packing, all kinds Wrenches, all kinds Engine Governors, Pipe, Valves, Fittings We have anything that should be found in a first-class machinery supply house. Columbia Supply Company 823 W. GERVAIS ST. COLUMBIA, S. C. NOT WHAT OU MAKE UT WHAT OU SAVE THAT COUNTS Copyrirht 1909, br C. E. Zimmerman Co. -No. 6* EVERY DOLLAR that you spend foolishly, every proportion ate amount of money that you earn that it would be possible to Bave and do not, is only money that -you have to work for again. On the other hand every dollar you put in the bank is money that is going to constantly work for you. Which is the best; money always working for you, or you always working for your money. Come in and start that bank account. Don't put it off another1 day. BANK OF EDGEFIELD OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, President; A. S. Tompkins, Vice-president; S. J. Mims, Cashier; J. H. Allen, Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS: J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, ld. C. Parker, A. S. Tompkins, J. G. Holland, E. J. Mims, J. H. Allen.