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Establish i 835. J. L. MIMS,_Editor. Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $2.00 per year tn advance. Entered as second class matter at fte postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be pub lished unless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Res ?lutions and Political Notices pub lished at advertising rates. Wednesday, July 2. While the editors are away the "devils" can play. Germany signed the treaty but it was an act of the hand and not of tho heart. Now that cotton is nearing thirty five cents we are glad it is too late to plant more. Edgefield real estate is getting ! ? higher than.it is sometimes carried ?j by a March wind. All eyes henceforth will be on Germany to see whether it keeps faith with the rest of the world. God was not with the Germans in battle, as they boasted, but He will henceforth be wi?h them, if they will, let Him. Well, the sinking of all those Ger man ships had at least one good ef fect: It made a lot of us look up Scapa Flow ' on the map. What are the boys doing since school is out? Better keep them busy with the right things or they will be busy with the wrong things. Wonder who will own the first air ship in Edgefield county? We are al together willing for some other fel low to have that distinction. lt Here's hoping that the big cotton corporation will go into training dur ing the summer and be prepared to |* win some big victories next fell. And still the wonder grows that some enterprising publisher has not already put a new map of the world on the market since the treaty wa? signed. Harry Thaw's name is appearing in bold print again. One regret inj* connection with the war is, that Har ry was not put in the first line trenches and taught a few valuable lessons. Noboi.^ ever thought the Sahara would ever spread over the oceans so as to include America, and yet, since Monday night at twelve o'clock this country, technically if not practically, has been as dry as Sahara. Many an American boy had to go ? all the way to Europe before he could be made to realize how much he was loved in the home. It should not re quire a world war for us to let our kith and kin know that we love them. ~ Will Not Keep in Cellars. Some big, rich fellows near the whiskey centres doubtless stored their cellars with whiskey before July the first for future consumption. But it is a widely known fact that whis key will not keep long stored in cel lars. Some how or other, it grows a little less each day-sometimes less and less several times a day. Finally, .the erstwhile "wet" cellar becomes as "dry" as a bone. Don't .worry about the liquor that has been stored in cellars. The law of supply and de mand will take care of that problem. ? Should Devoutly Give Thank?. Now that the war is, in reality as well as technically, at an end, the people of Edgefield county should de voutly give thanks to the God of B?t ies who has so tenderly watched over our hundreds of boys who went out to give their lives, if necessary, for their country. We doubt if any other county in the country has so much to be thankful for as has Edgefield county. While scores and hundreds of young white men from other counties were k'lled outright or died of wounds received in action, Edgefield county will have all of her sons re turn to their homes except four. And as our heart wells up with gratitude for this protecting care, it at the same time goes out in sympathy to the parents of the boys who never again will take their accustomed places around the fireside. The Advertiser suggests that a day preferably some Sabbath, be set apart as a day of thanksgiving for the safe home-coming of so many of our boys. Within a few short weeks all will have returned and it will not only be fitting, but eminently proper, that public thanksgiving services be held in the churches of the county. The colored people should likewise give thanks for the safe return of so large a number of colored soldiers. Surely they too, have much to be profoundly grateful for. Some Dirt More Valuable. ' Notwithstanding the fact that] much Edgefield real estate is chang ing hands at prices hitherto unheard of, there can be found dirt that is of much greater value. The Green wood Index reports the following sale of New York Broadway real es tate that is somewhat ahead of Edge field! "Some idea of what New York city dirt is worth is gathered from a recent sale of a piece of real estate an Broadway by Vincent Astor, son ot the John Jacob Astor who lost his life cn the Titanic. The property sold | was said to be one of the "largest ?ingle holdings on Manhattan Island" ind yet it had a frontage of only 200 feet and ten inches on Broadway. However, there are ten five story j buildings on the rear, fronting on 13rd and 44th streets. It has an an- j lual rental value of $320,000 and the 1 price said to have been realized by ! poung Astor was five million dollars. I "The entire property has been in ! ;he hands of the Astor family for ;hree generations. "It is of historical interest that it xas on this spot that Gen. George 1 Washington and Gen. Israel Putnam | net on September 16, 1777, to dis- ; :uss the plans of the American army j jrior to the battle of Harlem the next ; lay. "Land in that vicinity is valued at( >o much per square foot and on that >asis was this property bought, ' iround $150 square foot. The locality j n which the land is located, Times ! i Square, shows steadily enhancing] igures; and prices may reach levels is yet undreamed of. The same thing s time of almost any town as dan gerously high and yet they are bound o go higher-unless the Bolsheviki ake the country and overthrow the 'overnment." Meeting of Third Division, W. I ; M. U. at Modoc, July 9. The third division W. M. U., of Sdgefield association including the ? .hurches at Plum Branch, Parksville, ji tfodoc, Clarks' Hill and Red Oak '; Jrove will hold a conference or divi-ji ion meeting on Wednesday, July 9, !< ?eginning at ll o'clock with a pro-!] pram as follows: L Mrs. J. M. Bussey, Parksville, pre- j|< iding. Devotions, Mrs. Zelpha Thurmond. Greetings, Miss Fannie May Mc- ! ( )aniel. J Response, Mrs. W. J. Talbert. j( Roll Call of Woman's Societies, j ( rith verbal reports from each. "Some Ideals to be Reached by our \? innual Meeting," Mrs. J. L. Mims. jj "Th a Important Task of Winning j j Roman's Enthusiasm for Missions," '.ev. Mr. Coogler of Parksville. Announcements. Recess. Afternoon Session. Devotions, Mrs. C. L. Harper. Y. W. A. Session in charge of Miss mmie Lanham. Roll call of auxiliaries, responding erbally. Account of Southern Baptist Con entior. in Atlanta, Miss Kathleen kenrick. Vocal Solo, Miss Osborne. Sunbeam session presided over by [rs. Tillman. Roi Call and responses from bands. Exercises by Red Oak Grove Sun eams. Address, Dr. R. G. Lee, Pastor of dgefield Baptist Church. Every r.ociety is expected to send ^presentation. All visitors are wel amed. ummer Complaint Quickly Relieved. "About two years ago when suf ?ring from a severe attack of sum ter complaint, I took Chamberlain's olic and Diarrhoea Remedy and it ?lieved me almost instantly," writes [rs. Henry Jewett, Clark Mills, N. '. This is an excellent remedy for olic and diarrhoea and should be ept at hand by every family. Mosquito biting time. Get you a losquito Bed Canopy and sleep in eace. THE CORNER STORE. To Prevent Blood Poisoning pply at once the wonderful old reliarle DI 'ORTriR'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING Oit. a sui ?cal dressing: that relieves pain and heals ai '? S-UIK time. Not a linimeot. 25c. 50c. Ji.Oft JOHNSTON LETTER. ' (Continued from page One.) Officers were elected for the com ing year: Regent, Mrs. W. F. Scott; 1st vice regent, Mrs. P. N. Lott, 2nd vice re gent, Mrs. M. R. Wright; Recording secretary, Miss Bettie Waters; Cor responding secretary, Mrs. J. H. White; Treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Brown; Historian, Miss Mallie Waters; Reg istrar, Mrs. J. Neil Lott; Auditor, Miss Zena Payne. The subject of the program was "The Flags of the Allies" and a good paper on the subject was given by Mrs. J. L. Walker. The hostess invited all into the large dinng room where places were found at the beautifully appointed table by dainty place cards. The deco rations were of nasturtiums, the chap ter flower, and ferns. An elaborate salad course with iced tea and sher bert was served by Mrs. Calhoun Kammer and Mrs. Shelton Sawyer. Miss Dorothy Starbuck is visiting Miss Louise Hoyt. Mrs. Ona Denny Reece of Colum bia is visiting Mrs. T. R. Denny. Rev. and Mrs. Pleasan E. Monroe of Leesville, were visitors here last week. Rev. David Kellar left on Monday for Columbus, Ohio, to attend the World's Centenary Celebration. On the eve of his going, his church pre- j sented him with a purse to cover all j expenses of the trip. Others attend ing are Mr. and Mrs. Olin Eidson, and John Olin, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Eidson, Misses Eva and Jessie Rush ton and Mrs. M. E. Norris. Mr. and Mrs. Livingston spent last week here with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Milford. District U. D. C. Conference. The Edgefield delegate was never more delighted than to find herself domiciled with that delightful Barn well-Aiken-Edgefield family, the Ham monds. Old Major Spann Hammond is the last remaining son of the nota ble Governor James H. Hammond and while 85 years old, has a mind of great brilliancy and his retrospect was as clear as in a man many yeats younger. There surrounded by the many evidences of his families' former grandeur, he lives a quiet life with his devoted help mate, who was Miss Hanson Dunbar of Beech Island. They have two sons, Dr. Dunbar Ham 1 mond of Blackville and Mr. Jas. H. : Hammond of Columbia. The conference was ententained \ at a delightful informal reception at t the home of Mrs. Rich, after which automobiles were provided to take ; the visitors and delegates to the Ma ? ( sonic Hall where a lovely, lovely <? luncheon was served. .Never wa5 th:re \ nore tasteful and simple decorations t ar a more sumptuous feast served ir. i: :hree courses-canteloupes lor the 's irst-for the second, a half chicken \ >n toast, peas en casserole, creamed ? potatoes, tomatoes with mayonnaise ( iressing, dainty rolls, ice tea. For-the -\ lessert, ice cream in red blocks and square white cakes with a Confeder ite flags done in the icing. There was nerriment and jollity in spite of the nclement weather. Mrs. Black gave a very happy oast to the Davis Lee ^hapter, vhich is the baby chapter in our )istrict and numbers only 34 mem lers. "Here's to health, wealth and ;rowth." At the school building our session /as held. The reports were all very :ood, but the principle thing for .rhich this conf erence will be remem bered is that it was decided to give hundred v.aliar liberty bond, which he district purchased last year by :5 cents subscriptions to the 1917 918 Hero educational fund. That ?aves us with a fifty dollar bond and , bonus of about $14 in the district unds. Our Winthrop scholarship for his year is assured. This scholarship s vacant now and it would be a good hing if some of our girls would ap tly for it. It is worth $100 and free uition. Admission is by examination, he applicant being a descendant of omeone who served in the war be ween the States. The application ias to be signed by the chapter pres cient and sent to Miss Armida Moses, iumter, S. C. Any girl wishing to pply for the scholarship should stand he regular Winthrop examination >n Friday, July 4th, and write to Miss doses for application blanks. The Aiken women got ahead of us n the matter of entertaining the con erence next spring. They did a good leal of lobbying so when a call was nade for invitations Edgefield only eceived 23 out of the 67 votes cast, ["hey voiced the wish to come here lext time however. Altogether, it vas a most delightful and successful inference. AGATHA A. WOODSON.. | . We Have No Trumpet to Blow In announcing that for the month of July we are going to close out a few odds and ends, such as broken stock, broken sizes and shop-worn goods. We do not have to announce a big slaughter-sale in order to draw the crow,, due to the fact that we have bought wisely and haven't any great stock to sacrifice. Due to the recent rise in staple cotton goods we don't see any reason of closing out our present stock (which is sufficient for fall trade) and putting in more at a higher price. By holding on to our present stock of this class of goods, such as Sea Island, Sheeting, Percale, Outing, Chtck Homespun, Cheviot and Ginghams, we will be in a position to sell our customers this fall at a price that they have been paying all the summer. We are going to put on sale for July, sixty pairs of children's and Misses' Slippers at 50c. ; sixty pairs of Ladies' Slippers at $1.00 per pair. All other slippers (soft soles excepted) and pumps in the house going, at one third off. This is a saving of $1.67 on a $5.00 pair of slippers. Invest now, for the leather market is still rising, and present indications are that it will continue to do so. .All men's Athletic Underwear going at 39c. the garment. Same goods in B. V. D. will cost you $1.00. Seal Pax Unions, worth $1.75, going at $1.15. All boys' Underwear in Athletics ct 15c. per garment. 85c. Unions going at 59c. each. This is cneaper than these goods can be bought for on the present market. Come and see the values. See the window display of the above Bargains Also look for other announcements in all July issues. By holding a sale in this manner it gives us a better chance of finding your size and number and serving you to your satisfaction.. Money refunded if not satisfied-48 hours limit goods bHng out. No goods charged at these prices. The Corner Store ?BBBHBBD A Texas Letter. To the Readers of the dear old Adver ser: It will be borne in mind that I am i native of the dear old state of South karolina. Spent most of my childhood lays on the James Dom place situa :ed on the Edgefield and Ninety Six ; ?oad near Dom's Mill Postoffice. I am mw receiving the good old Adverti- : ;er once a week, as I stated in a ; ;ormer letter that my father was a (ubscriber to it when I was quite a :hild, and naturally I appreciate it ; rery highly. I see in it a great many i Young Man Do You Want to I ] ATTENE We have Carolina Farmer and and any other you wish to select: Anderson College Bailey Military Institute Chicora College for Women Coker College Columbia College HERE All you have to do is to secun the only farm paper published in t news and editorial matter relating the people easily, for once they kn in addition to the fact tbat they wi have in the home. EAS Here is the way it works out: your apare time this summer, we w of the institutions you select above than 200 subscriptions we pay you 200 we give you in cash 25 per cen In addition to this we will aid aod belo you get subscriptions win THIS IS OUR PROPOSITI full particulars. We furnish all ni CUT THIS CAROLINA FARMER AND ST' COLLEGE DEPARTMENT, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROL Please send me, without any obli regard to your scholarship plan, wi names of relatives and old acquain tances and places that are dear to me. For instance, Stevens Creek and Mountain Creek churches and many others too numerous to mention. Your name Mr. Editor is very fa miliar. The Mims' old plantation was not a great way from Ninety Six. I will now mention a few other names of my early recollection. John Smyly, Stevens, Childs, Nicholson, Gary, Bland, Ouzts, Faulkner, Har ling, Dorn, Horn, Timmerman, Hol loway, Culbreath, Sheppard, Bowles, and Williams. These are enough to Go to College at Our Expens Extra Money This Summer? ) THE COLLEGE OF YOUR C! Stockman scholarships open in the f Charleston College ] Presbyterian College ] Draughon's Business College 1 Furman University ] Greenville Woman's College 1 IS OUR LIBERAL PROPOSE ? 200 three-year subscriptions to the i he State. It is a regular standard f to agriculture. You can get people i ow you are trying to pay your way th ll see the value of the Carolina Farra >Y TO GET SUBSCRIPTION If you will secure 200 three-year au1 ill give you absolutely FREE a schol , or at any other institutioo you wanl in cat*h 33 per cent of every dollar j t of every dollar. you all during the summer, by havic uh will be credited to you. ON. Write to-day on the attached ( ecessary literature and receipt books ? OUT AND MAIL TO-DAY. OCKMAN, IXA. gation on my part to accept them, fi; )ereby I can attend college next seaso NAME... ADDRESS (TOWN) . COUNTY... show that I recollect some of them. One other I want to mention is the Cogburns. Yes, the Quattlebaums too. The crop prospects in this section are reasonably good after being dam aged some by heavy rains, hail and sandstorms and worms. Now, if you see fit to give this space in your columns, I may write again. E. M. McCRELESS. Colorado, Texas. Dg.fflNG'5 RiEW ?i?C?VOTB vyi?l Syrfilv Sioo Thal Cnuoh. Young Woman ;e or Earn Some HOICE. ollowmg South Carolina colleges Limestone College Medical College of S. C. Woman's College of Due West Porter Military Academy SVofford College riON: karolina Farmer and Stockman, arm paper, and carries all tbe right around your section to take rough college they will help you, 1er and Stockman as a paper to s. bscribers at $2.00 each during iarship valued at $130 at any one ; to attend. If you secure more ou take in, or if you fail to get ig our Field Representative come soupon, aud we will send you und help you do it. . ill particalars and information in m at your expense.