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J. L. MIMS,_' -Editor. Published every Wednesday jn The Advertiser Building at $2.00 per year in advance. _ Encered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield, S. C. r . No communications wiH be pub lished unless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Res olutions and. Political Notices pub lished at advertising rates. Wednesday, October 29. President Wilson Not Sustained. President Wilson seems to want the flood-gates raised * for liquor again. He surely had not weighed the subject sufficiently when he vetoed the prohibition bill Monday. The country is near enough the bow wows now, and if liquor should be dispensed freely again in'congested centres where strikes and disorder of all kinds already exist, What would become of the country? President .Wilson knows that whiskey would add fury to the fires of unrest and discord that are burning with increas ing intensity throughout all parts of the north. We need now all of the sanity and conservatism that can be mustered [ to restore order out of the Bolshe- j vistic chaos that seems to be spread- i ing everywhere. Nothing would be . more disastrous than' to again open ! barrooms in the districts where thou-1 sands and hundreds of thousarfds of 1 workmen are idle. Conditions are bad | enough now and they would be made i infinitely worse by havings whiskey inflame the minds, passions and prej udice of these men. ' Congress did right when it passed the measure over the veto of Presi dent Wilson by a vote of 176 to 55. The great need of the hour is sober min of sound judgement and dis cretion. President 'Wilson s*hould havt taken the opposite stand and not : avor che open sale of whiskey at i this time. * * * * Support The Lyceum. ? It was a fortunate day when, sev eral years ago, a committee of citi zens contracted for a-lyceum course. The highest evidence of the need of entertainments of this character in Edgefield was found in the fact that 'at first the lyceum was not popular. Cheap shows and lower order of en tertainments were more largely pat ronized. . But as time passed the tastes of our people grew until final ly lyceum entertainments were apr predated and largely patronized. These nigh-class? entertainments have ran educational value that should not be overlooked. They edify and enno ble as well ?s entertain, and for that reason deserve, and should receive, the loyal support of the people of Edgefield. Some may say that the entertain ments are not given at times by the best class of talent. Well, it should be, borne in mind that to engage the b?|t" talent requires a considerable sum' of money, and if the committee which has assumed the responsibility for the Course, is to have the necesy sary~funds ?to- engage good talent, our people^must patronize the enter tainments)-must purchase the sea son ticket^ Let us assure the ladies who are managing the present course bf our hearty support and cp-opera-1 iion. This can 'be done through pur-! chasing tickets and talking for the lyceum. ' Instead \of knocking it, boost 'it. Such a course , will not only .make it easier for those, who have as sumed the burden of managing the present course, but it will, at- the same time, insure a stronger aiujl bet ter course for next season. We trust that the time wili.n^ver come when the people of Edgefield will have no lyceum entertaaments to attend. They afford helpful and wholesome diversion for'.our/pe?ple ?t a very reasonable cost,'' - \i& Letter From Our -Boston Scribe Dear Advertiser: ? went, this afternoon, with niy spirit on tip-toe, to hear the grave, kindly man, Kreisler, play. There are .some things we never question, one ' of them is the worth of sterling sil ver, the grandeur of the Alps at sun set, and another is the authority of Kreisler on the violin. J sometimes think*of "what doth it profit a man" if he admires those whom everyone else admires, and yet what doth it profit him if he fails to admire them? The loss would cer tainly be his, not theirs. . He looked a little sad, certainly not because of lack of appreciation, 'for above him, before him and even far back of him sat exnectant thou sands Vhose very faces were radiant ^as he stepped out on the platform, ' but perhaps he'looked sad because the^knowledge of the possession of a great gift had humbled him. I would like to think of that as true. Such complimentary things as this .were printed on the program: "As 'personality, as musician, as violinist, .Mr. Kreisler wins the vast and varied audience. In the concert hall he is sincerity itself, bent wholly upon the niusic in hand, quietly resolved to play it in the full measure of his abilities, 'courteously considerate of the desires of his hearers, so long as he can keep his own fine standards." I always like to know how people look who are famous. He is'about forty-four years old and of the Ital ian type, moderately tall with ,dark hair and eyes. He never seemed tired of bowing in gracious acknowledge ment of praise that must now be so vary commonplace to him. Such is the man who can make a wooden in strument, that once, perhaps grew in the forests of Europe and weathered the rain and snow, sheltering birds in its branches, speak and tell al! the manifold sounds of the forest, all the mysteries . of nature and all the despairs and ecstasies of mankind. FLORENCE MIMS. 142 Hemingway St., Boston, Mass. Some Good Effects of the Coun ty Supervising Nurse. Says one writer, "Tomorrow is no bigger than the children of to-day. In proportion to Laura'? vision and John's, will civilization go forward or dwindle out." Amiel, the Swiss philosopher de clares that, "in health there is liber ty, meaning fullness of opportunity, heartiness of effort." This is said to be the age of chil dren, when everything and every body is concentrating on tie perfect development of the child, that one, who will bye and bye set thc stan dard,*and as Dr. Lee says "We can 1 not hold on to outgrown standards in an ongoing world." Nearly every magazine you read contains articles on the care and wel fare of children. Better Babies Con gests, have taken the place of Baby shows, when the beauty of the child, J rather than its all around develop ment, was rewarded. To-day the prize goes to the fine specimen who has the proper weight and good com plexion and healthy appearance, not to the little fairy whose mother has the most taste in its adornment and displays the bluest ribbon or pinkest sash. ; When the United States was at war with Germany, and our men were 'being given physical examina tion, a large proportion of them were physically defective. Some ?for such comparatively small things as poor teeni, or a few pounds underweight, were ? assigned to limited service or not accepted at all. This state of af fairs became of great concern to our national government, as this condi tion was not previously known, no health census having ever been tak en.. We can readily see how great a thin? it will be when such a census is taken of the 20,000,000 public school children of America, and their exact physical condition is contained in government statistics and aid fol lows according to the" needs. ISdgefield has always been a strong and healthy county. Our red hills and pine trees have made rugged cit ,izens of our inhabitants. In the early I days of our pioneer fathers, it must have been the survival of the fittest. We have as few paupers as we have millionaires. Most of our people are on a financial equality with homes of their own, and parallel opportunity. The first thing we can do for our children is to study their physical condition. Our physicians who have been the stay and comfort of the peo Iple are overwhelmed with attending Ito those who are already victims of disease. What we need now and al ways, with their sympathetic co-op eration, is investigation and medical inspection of those who have not ,yet shown any outward signs of disease, for most of the physical defects "trna underweights of our men called" into service were unsuspected and pre ventable. -, Edgefield -oun'ty is peculiarly for tunate in having secured such an ac ceptable nurse as Miss Grace Brum baugh, who has b?fen/in our;midst I now nearly a month. Jfothing ,which has ever come to Edgefield b/ii met with a more hearty response than this movement for better health con ditions. She has completed the in spection of the Edgefield school, hav ing examined ten grades, and made demonstrations in two country schools, and is now in the midst of her examination of the Trenton Graded school.- In every place she has visited, they have very enthusiasti cally invited her to return and con tinue the work. A very close inspection of each child is made and a tag placed on them to be carried home to the pa rents, giving the child's weight sud height and wait it should weigh ac cording to the samo standards which the govenrii3i:t uses for rh;* solders. On one side of the tag is this ad monition : / Bureau of Child Hygiene, State Board of Health, Columbia, S. C. "Help your country, and Uncle Sam by keeping your body strong. Sleep long hours with windows open. Bathe your body often. Use your tooth brush daily. Have a daily bowel movement. Eat plenty of green vege tables, cereal, fruit. Drink no tea or coffee. Drink at least one pint of milk a day. Watch your Weight. "Do as much better as you can." The mothers read the tags and if there is any defect, a personal note is sent her saying "Consult your fam ily physician," giving the reason for such consultation. Even if the trou ble is already known to the mother, it stimulates her interest or anxiety in regard to the child, for the child is enthusiastic over the nurse if all are like Miss Brumbaugh. The counsel of the nurse, as she converses with ?ach one stimulates them from within to make their own efforts toward health. Our children are becoming ambitious to be well, and even to grow fat. Even those children whose parents have urge'd them to partake of whole some food without effect, find that the counsel of the nurse has met with enthusiastic response. It is a notable fact, hardly without exception, that parents make very poor teachers either in music or lit erary pursuits, for their own chil dren without the influence of some outside stimulus. Perhaps this is best so that the child will not receive all its impressions from mother and father, but will absorb new ideas from other sources. Miss Brumbaugh is giving some good advice to the children as she goes along, not for their health alone but as to their need for strength that it may lead to higher scholarship and better scholarship to the occupancy of their proper sphere in the commu nity in which they live. The teachers in the Edgefield High and Graded School have been cour teous and helpful to Miss Brum baugh, and the fact that they know from the charts left with the school, the exact physic?l and mental condi tion of each child in their respective grades should be of inestimable ad vantage to the child as well as to themselves. Prof. Brocks has been very loyal to the interests of the chil dren and their parents in urging them to follow Miss Brumbaugh's in struction. She has found the teeth of the children of Edgefield and the arches of their mouths unusually fine ?and who knows how much of this is due to the sentiment made by our good dentists, unselfishly made, for the care of the teeth in our commu nity? jThis, Miss Brumbaugh consid ers a great asset and she has added her weight of testimony to that of the dentists by impressing them'with the importance of taking care of their teeth. Every individual has his or her pe culiar influence, and this is one of Miss Brumbaugh's effects: One little boy, under her admonition on the care of the teeth, has, from a very reluctant fellow along that line, Come to be very enthusiastic, and each morning after having gone through the brushing process, goes to his mother and grins and says, "How do they look now?" He has fallen un der the spell., Mothers should wel come every aid which gives sponta neous self-movement to their chil dren and not be jealous of any other person's influence. Let us welcome every^ instrumentality which will add to the child's welfare. The greatest powers and influenc es of this world are the unseen, in visible forces, only seen in results. For instance, ihe splendid play in the Opera House on Friday evening. The public enjoyed it immensely, but not many dreamed of .the varied and multiplied influences which had to be exerted, the obstacles in thought to be overcome and the pow er of one mind over another to bring it into harmonious beauty. All visi ble facts have their beginning in .in visible influences. In proportion as these are wholesome and working for. community uplift, in that proportion^ will existing ignorance or evil be. cor rected, and events come to pass which will give our splendid county a pure and more wholesome atmos phere. Miss Brumbaugh will, as soon as the schools are inspected, have her office ready to make examination of children under school age and will interview mothers as to the care of their children. 'IN A BAD WAY' Many an Edgefield Reader Will Feel Grateful for This Information. If your back gives out; Becomes lame, weak or aching; ? If urinary troubles set in, Perhaps your kidneys are "in a bad way." Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak kidneys. Local evidence proves their merit. Mrs. E. P. Jackson, Edgefield, the following statement April 12, 1911: "Several years ago I used Doan's Kidney Pills when I was suf fering "with a weak and lame back. My sides and hips were sore and I could'nt sleep well on that account. Doan' Kidney Pills rid me of that at tack of kidney trouble and I am glad to endorse them." , On February 7, 1918, Mrs Jackson said: "Doan's Kidney Pills have prov ed themselves splendid when I have used them in the past. I gladly con firm all I have said in my former statement." Price 60 cents at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan'sKidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Jackson had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 1 FOR SALE: Pair of mules, two horse wagon, buggy, mower and rake; corn, fodder, hay and plow tools. . CHARLIE B. LANIER, Modoc, S. C. 19-15-lt. FOR SALE: Registered Big Bone Poland China pigs, ready for deliv ery. Sire weighed 600 pounds at 18 months old. SIDNEY MILLER, Trenton. S. C. 10-15-4tpd. CSNU1NS Modern Merchandising has taught people how to judge values, and no tricks of the trade, as some merchants practice, are needed in these days to sell goods. The secret of success is to have what the customer wajits at the right time, and not to force upon them something that they can't use. It has always been the policy of this store to please its customers in every transaction, and your money is refunded and credit given cheerfully on any sale that is not satisfactory. Then you can trade with us knot?g that at all times you are getting a square deal, and at the same time you are trading with a store that always tries to treat its customers right. The Corder Store Service Counts / MUK ASHY Announces Great REDUCTION in PRICES Men's and Young Men's Suits We invite your inspection of our large stock of suits. As stated previously, we placed our orders for men's suits early, and thefore at lower prices than they cost to day. You have the advantage of saving from $10.00 to $15.00 on your suit this fall. W? are very glad to offer this opportunity to our customers. MEN'S SUITS: Well tailored Serge, Broadcloths and other good qualities. A large stock to pick your choice from. $50 value at . $38.50 $40 value at . $28.00 $35 value at . $23.00 i YOUNG MEN'S SUITS: We carry a very large stock bf the most up-to-date young men's suits. They are all very attractive with silk linings and in alJ. shades of the'best qualities. If you want a smart suit we have it here, and let us gladly show them to you. value at . $39.50. $35 value at , $25.00 value at . $28.00 $30 value at . $22.50 Ladies' Ready-to-Wear This fall we carry a complete line of Ladies' Snits and Coate tii.it snre will please you. We invite the yoong ladies' especially to look ocr stock over if they want attractive fall modele of coate and suite. You can secure your suit much cheaper here than elsewhere. Come and we will gladly convince you> COAT SUITS: A large stock of attractive suits in all shades and quality. $70.00 value at . $49.00 $40.00 value at . $28.50 $50.00 value at . $35.00 $35.00 value at . "S25.00 COATS: High-grade Coats-Fur, Plush and Cloth. $60.00 value at 50.00 value at ... 40.00 value at 35.00 value at . .. 30.00 value at $40.00 $30.00 $25.00 $22.50 $20.00