Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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"Uncle" Rufus Derrick Visit the Soldiers' Hone in Columbia. . Editor Edgefield Advertiser: I visited the home for the old C< federate soldiers in Columbia for 1 first time and I feel like saying son thing about what I saw, putting in as few words as possible. I was met on the porch by Ca W. H. Stewart, the superintende: and he gave me a cordial welcon telling me to come in and make n self at home. I was given room nu ber 24, about 14 by 20 feet in si: There were two single iron beds the room, with good springs and thi mattresses, two sheets, heavy wool blankets and one pillow. The roc also had a dresser with drawers ai mirror, wardrobe, with hangers f clothes. In one corner was a bas with running hot and cold wat pipes. There were tall glass windon screened to keep out flies and mo quitoes, also a transom over the doi for ventilation. The room was light? by electricity and opened on a broz hall running the full length of tl building. It was told that there wei 35 rooms like this one in the hom all of them well furnished like tl one I occupied. The home is locate on a tract of 60 acres of fine land i the edge of the city. The superb tendent's home is near by on tl same tract. At one end of the mai building connected by a hall lighte all night with electric lights, is tl hospital for the sick. I was surprise to see such a well equipped and con fortable building and how well th old vets are cared for. It may be th? they were treated poorly at som time in the past but now they are a traeted all right. They have a good superintenden and two good ladies who do all the can to make the old veterans com fortable .A hall is provided with com fortable seats and an organ for re ligious services. They have preach ing every Sunday at the home b; preachers from the city. The gooi Christian women visit the home one a week and sing and pray with th old veterans. They sing the old timi songs that the old soldiers like. The: made me feel like I was in a pro traeted meeting. One ?ady called oi the superintendent to make a tall and he said a home without a womai was a very poor home. He said w< have two in the home here and thej are worth their weight in gold, Mri New and Miss Myers who is said t( be such a good nurse. In times past they killed hogs with out hams and had only the middling .meat but now they kill hogs wit!, hams and serve them in the home There are two rows of tables in the dining room and 12 sit at each table. When the bell rings the veterans march in the dining room 'and each one takes a chair at his place. No one helps himself until the superintend ent knocks on the table, says grace and then all commence to eat. A waiter comes around and gives each one coffee and milk. No old soldier is allowed to go in the dining room with his ocat off. I was shown around the grounds by a good old friend, Mr. M. C. Whit lock, who was well posted about everything. I saw fine rutabagas, Irish potatoes and two acres in sweet potatoes. They also have hogs and milch cows that give four gallons each of rich milk. The porch is sup plied with ice water for the old vet erans. The home is located only a few hundred yards from the trolley car line that comes out from the city. There are now 66 old veterans in the home and they are expecting two or three more soon. Only two of the 66 veterans have living wives. Eighteen old soldiers have died in the home this year. When one of the old soldiers dies and his people want his body sent home he is put in a good coffin and sent to his old home. If they are not sent home they are bur ied here. None of the veterans are allowed to wear overalls in the home. They give them good cloches to wear. They are occasionally given fur loughs to visit their old home. The old veterans greet each other like brothers and talk over their experi ences and the different battles they were in. If any of the veterans com plain of being sick the nurse comes at once and gives them attention. The doctor visits the home once each day. I have tried to write about the home just as I saw it and as it was told to me. If what I have said is not correct, it was not told to me cor rectly. I would be glad if every old veteran could read what I have to say about what I saw at the home for the old soldiers in Columbia. I was a member of Company A, 19th Regi ment, South Carolina Volunteers. R. M. DERRICK. Johnston, S. C. Sparks From the Baptist En gine That Won the Race. The Budget Plan did it. ' The Full Budget was very popular. A hundred Budget churches have been added to our roll. A number of Half Budgets have become Full Budgets. It took 448 letters to bring in our 3,832 names. The largest list of new names (100) came from Pastor Dean Crane's church in Columbia. Calvary Church, Charleston Asso ciation, was among the first Full Budget churches with a big list. A large number of single subscrip tions help to swell the total. Eastside Church, MoColl, wired the money to cover forty-six names. It is the first time a church was so anxious to pay us money that they sent it by telegraph. Pastor Mullis did it. Brother Hubert Noland who drove the Methodist engine is a fine sport, and always comes up smiling. Don't shoot the Circulation Mana ger if he fails to get every name on every list right the first week. He is doing the best he can. Help him. When we have tabulated results by associations there will be some more sparks from our engine. In The Courier office we are all working hard and smiling. We are feeling fine, thank you. Our engine is in the round house but sitll panting, "I thought-I-could, I-thought-I-could."-Baptist Courier. Tons of Money Move. Chicago, Nov. 7.-Two hundred and fifty tons of money, about $50, 000,000, were moved through the streets of Chicago's congested down town district during the last few days, it was learned today with the announcement of the Chicago fed eral reserve bank that it has complet ed moving all valuables from the old home to the new $7,500,000 building at La Salle and Adams street s, where it is now installed. The new treasure house, protected by 3,500,000 tons of steel and enor mous masses of reinforced concrete, has storage room available in its vaults for all the gold of the federal reserve system, more than $3,000, 000,000, should an emergency ever arise to make its transfer advisable. The bank has a total gold reserve of? about $517,000,000 but much of this had been kept in Washington ?because storage facilities in the old building were not available. A large part of this gold will eventually be returned to Chicago and stored, it was announced. Cleora News. (Written for last week.) We arc glad to say that we are having real pretty weather and the farmers are sowing a j?reat deal of grain. The union ' meetings of the first and second divisions were largely at tended. Miss Pearl Reel of Edgefield spent last week with her brother, Mr. W. A. Reel. We were sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Emmie Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Seigler are re ceiving congratulations over the coming of a little daughter in their home. Miss Eliza Ann Williams is visiting her brother, Mr. Osman . Williams of Belvedere, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Seigler spent Sunday with Mrs. George Coleman. Little Eileen Morgan, the attrac tive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Morgan spent last week with her aunt, Mrs. T. G. Morgan. Our Sunbeam band will meet Sat urday afternoon in the home of Miss Ruby Morgan. HAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS ?F YOU HAS T' PUSH A MAN UP/ DEY 61 NALLY C0ME A T?ME W'BN Copyright. 1921 by McClure Ntwspaptr Symflctt* I World Will Have Less Wheat This Year. Total world wheat production, ex cluding Russia and Mexico, is now es timated at 3,012,293,000 bushels by the United States Department', of Agriculture, based on official and un official estimates from reporting countries. The revised estimate, for the same countries last year was 3, 049,074,000 bushels. The previous estimate for this year was 3,093,870, 000 bushels. Adding to the world production figures the stocks on hand in so far as they have been obtained, a total available supply of 3,192,037,000 bushels for use the coming year is in dicated, compared with 3,192,337, 000 bushels during the past year. The yield of wheat in France is (estimated with 323,467,000 bushels in 1921; in Germany 69,670,000 bushels compared with 107,798,000 bushels; in the United States 819, ? 123,000 bushels compared with 794, 893,000 bushels. A late unofficial; es timate places production in Jugo slavia iX 47,800,000 bushels, a de crease of 12,200,000 bushels ?rom the previous estimate and of 4$f>8, 000 bushels from the yield last year. The total yield for Europe includ ing revised estimates is placed at 985,650,000 bushels compared with the previously published estimate of 1,100,991,000 oushels, and the re vised estimates for last year of, 1, 215,084,000 bushels. Latest reports continue to predict a yield in Rus sia sufficient; to supply domestic re quirements. Increased acreages have been sown in Argentina and Aus tralia.-Farm and Ranch. Bible Thoughts for This Week Sunday. STAY WITH THE LORD:-The Lord ls with you, while ye be with him ; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you ; but If ye forsake him, he will forsake you.-2 Chronicles 15: 2. Monday. WAIT PATIENTLY :-Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart : wait, I say, on the Lord.-Psalm 27: 14. Tuesday. A LOVE FEAST:-Better ls a dinner of herbs where love ls, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. -Proverbs 15: 17. ag. Wednesday. THE ONLY SAFE TRUST': Some trust In chariots, and some In horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.-; Psalm 20: 7. Thursday. SPEAK THE GOOD WORD : Heaviness in the heart of man maketh lt stoop: but a good word maketh lt glad.-Proverbs 12: 25. Friday. PRAYER FOR WISDOM:-So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wis dom.-Psalm 90: 12. Saturday. HOW TO CONQUER AN ENE MY:-When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his ene mies to be at peace with him.- \ Proverbs 16: 7. t *~H--.? ALL BABY EELS ARE BORN IN THE OCEAN ! They later migrate up fresh water stream to mingle with their cousins, the cats, but the mackerel at Huggins' Store are bred, born and raised on the coast of Maine. They are fine for breakfast. The price ia Each big Mackerel.15c. No. 8 Coffee, "our city's best drink," -a pound.-. 40c. Buck-Eye Sausage meat, a can_"30c. Fish Roe, a can_.30c. Argo Salmon, a can...-29c. California Prunes, a lb.-25c. Dromedary Dates, a package-10c. Early Breakfast Flour, "none better" -25-pound sack...._$1.15 Oysterettes, a package._._.08c. MRS. DUKE'S MAYONNA TSE...35c. Social Tea, Orange Sandwiches, lb., 35c. You are welcome at HUGGINS' STORE AT THE DEPOT Trespass Notice. I hereby give notice that all hunt ing, fishing and trespassing in every form whatsoever is prohibited on my land. This means everybody and the law will be enforced against, those who fail to heed this notice. Keep off of my premises. A. G\ OUZTS. Only One "BROMO QUININE"' fo get the genuine, call lor full name, Liu. . riVK BROMO QUINIKE. Look for aisrnattire o fi. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Stope coush and headache, and works off cold. 25c The Ei EDGEFIELD, S. C. The Economy Stor steps. $10,000 w( Sale C Noven Abbeville-Greenwood Mu tual Insurance Asso ciation. ORGANIZED 1892. Property Insured $17,226,000. FRITE OR CALL on the trader signed for any information you may desire about oar plan of insurance. We insure your property against destruction by FIRE, WINDSTORM, or LIGHT NING and do so cheaper than any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are . prepared to prove to you that ours is the safest and cheapest plan of insurance known. Our Association is now licensed to write Insurance in the counties of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Edgefield, Laurens, Saluda, Rich land, Lexington, Calhoun and Spar tanburg, Aiken, Greenville, Pockens, Barnwell, Bamberg, Sumter, Lee, Clarendon, Kershaw, Chesterfield. The officers are: Gen. J. Fraser Lyon, President. Columbia, S. C., J. R. Blake, Gen ' ent, Secretary and Treasurer, G vood, S. C. -DH A. 0. Grant, Mi L , S. C. J. M. Gambreil, Abbevnle, S. C. J. R. Blake, Greenwood, S. C. A. W. Youngbl?od, Dodges, S. C. R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. C. J Fraser Lyon, Columbia, S. C. W. 0. Bates, Batesburg, S. C. W. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAKE, General Agent. Greenwood, S. C. FOR SALE: One nice oak bed room suit for $30; also four porch rockers, all for" $5. See them at the home of Mr. J. W. Morgan. C. M. MELLICHAMP. FOR SALE: 100,000 Charleston Wakefield cabbage plants grown from certified seed. Prices: 1,000 @ $1.50; 5,000 @ $1.25 per thousand; 10,000 @ $1.00 per thousand. G. W. M. TAYLOR. FOR SALE: Pure bred Duroc Jer sey pigs, subject to registration, just the kind to purchase as a foundation for hog raising. Better begin stock raising at once. Leave your orders at The Advertiser office. Pure Drugs We carry a large stock of drugs that are pure and fresh, from which we compound prescriptions with the utmost care. We are constantly replenishing our stock and can compound your prescrip tions without delay. We respectfully solicit a share of your prescription business. Mitchell & Cantelou PHARMACY fo Drive out Malana And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC? You know What you are taking, as the fonnula is printed on every label, showing it ?9 Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The Quinine drives out malaria, the Von builds no the system. ??0 cent/ GO Prices AT S onomy Store NEW HOTEL BUILDING e upsets all merchandising by drastic )rth of merchandise must be sold in the NEXT . TEN . DAYS Ipens Friday aber 10th, 9:00 A. M. We Can Give You Prompt Service on Mill Work and Interior Finish I Large stock of Rough and Dressed Lumber on hand for Immediate Delivery. Woodward Lumber Co. QUALITY-SERVICE Corner Roberts and Dugas Sta., Augusta, Ga, ARRINGTON BROS. & GO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Feeds Gloria Flour and Dan Patch Horse Feed Our Leaders Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED See our representative, C. E. May. I Barrett & Company (INCORPORATED) g COTTON FACTORS I Augusta THE FARMERS BANK OF EDGEFIELD, S. C. Is Depository for Public Funds of Town of Edgefield, of County of Edgefield, of State of South Carolina and of the United States in :his District. The Strongest Bank in Edgefield County SAFETY FIRST IS AND WILL BE OUR MOTTO Open your account with us for 1922. At the same time, start a Savings Account with us, or invest in one of our INTEREST BEAR ING CEhTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. Lock boxes for rent in which to keep your valuable papers. All business matters referred to us pleasantly and'carefully handled. t ' WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS