EatabLtalpd 1H35.. /. L. MI MS.-Editor Published every Wednesday in The ?ivertiser Building at SI.50 per year I j advance. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Edgefield. S. C. No communications will be published unless accompanied by the writer's name. Cards of Thanks. Obituaries, Resolu tions and Political Notices published at advertising rates. The rank is but the guinea's stamp; the man's the eold for all that. -BURNS. Wednesday, Mar. 10. The split log drag season has not closed vet. Ty Cobb is among the celebrities who are visiting Augusta. A lull in the war gives Harry Thaw prominent position again. The situation is improving. Bread has declined to five cents the loaf. "French announce further small ad vances." Probably a few feet a day. Dispatches say Madame Bernhardt is able to sit up-but she can't walk yet. Have the English and French no sub marines with which to even up with Germany? I Thus far that powerful English navy has done but little except furnish tar gets for German submarines. Cotton is still coming in. Better buy some and store it away. It's cheaper j now than the 1915 crop can be made. The scenes have so shifted as to bring Turkey and Greece to the fore front in the heavy headlines, if not in It's snowing down in Texas, not withstanding it is March, which adds another t) the long list of reasons why we do no . care to live in Texas. It is reported that the rural police men of Charleston are seizing contra band whiskey. Wonder what the city policemen are doing along that line? There are already eight avowed can didates for congress to succeed Con gressman Johnson, with probably a baker's dozen yet to be heard from. Those Mexicans had better promise to be good. President Wilsen is about to decide that there are times when "forbearance ceases to bea virtue." The express company has issued or ders to its employees looking to the enforcement of the one-gallon-per month law which becomes effective Friday, March 12. The sheriff of Newberry county is allowed an automobile and $1U0 per annum for its up-keep. It is probable that the allowance for the up-keep of the official machine has to be supple mented by about half of the officer's salary. A few days ago a white man was sentenced to the electric chair from Greenwood and yesterday Laurens sent a man to the chair for arson. By pursuing the policy of "standing by his friends, ' ' the former governor, cheated the electric chair of its dues. Change of Method Needed. The manner in which the engrossing department of the legislature has been conducted is being quite generally crit icised. As a result of the old, out-of date system of copying bills by hand, two of the most important measures enacted by the recent legislature are defective. It ts said that the bill pro viding for the tax commission and that providing for the reorganization of the hospital for the insane may both be declared null and void because of er rors made in the engrossing depart ment. Instead of having copyists, some of whom are lacking in expe rience, the department should be or ganized along modern lines. The force should be composed of experienced stenographers and the bills should be copied on typewriters instead of by hand. Who will take the initiative in re-organizing the engrossing depart ment of the legislature? It appears to us that somebody has been negligent or the system of copying bills would have been altogether changed long .ago. A Welcome Visitor. There was general regret over tl State when early in the new year tl Newberry Herald and News suspen ed publication on account of fina cial troubles. Now there is wid spread rejoicing because Mr. Aull h been able to place the good old pap on a sound financial basis again, has been a strong factor in Newber for many years and we trust that will appear throughout the years wit out missing 'a single issue. We w< come the Herald and News to our de again, and extend cordial greetin and good wishes to brother Aull. Seed Selection. It will not be amiss at this seas for The Advertiser, which is alwa deeply interested in the agricultui progress of the county, to remind fs mers to give due attention to the pro er selection of the seed they plant, is impossible to obtain a satisfacto harvest from inferior seed. It requir no more laoor or fertilizers for a cn grown from inferior seed than for 01 that comes from strong, well-bred see while the result at harvest time w widely different Be sure that y< plant good, sound seed that have be< selected with care. Let this be tri i of the garden and field crops. Strong With The People. President Woodrow Wilson has con plet^d the first half of his first tern and while doubtless his administratic has mistakes to its credit, yet there no gainsaying the fact that he is stror with the people of every section. Fe presidents, if any at all, have ha more difficult problems to solve tha Mr. Wilson, and the splendid mannt in which he has directed the affairs c this great nation has called forth th admiration of some of his most bitte antagonists. Bul; for having a man c the Woodrow Wilson type in the Whit House, this cour try would in all prob ability have become involved in a wa that would cost thousands of lives an countless millions of dollars. Mr. Wil son deserves the commendation of th people of every section. Compulsory School Attendance. Will the people of Edgefield count; avail themselves of the local optioi compulsory sc100I attendance law' Already several districts in other coun ties have made the law apply to theil schools. There is a growing sentimeni in this county in favor of compulsory education and it will be interesting tc note whether the law, even in its pres ent mild form, will be invoked to in crease attendance upon the schools. The new stn tute provides three forms of operation: First, upon the petition of a majority of the qualified electors I residing in the district; second, upon election following the petition of one fourth of the qualified electors residing in the district; third, upon election fol lowing a petition of a majority of the ru-1? es of any town containing 1,500 inhabitants. Well Deserved Rest. After arr almost continuous session of Congress lasting through a period of nearly two and a half years, Senator B. R. Tillman is now at his Trenton home where he will enjoy a well-deserved period of rest and relaxation. In spite of the fact that he has been constantly in the forefront of the fight incident to the enactment of Democratic princi ples into law, Senator Tillman has stood the physical strain splendidly. Being entirely in harmony with the President, Senator Tillman's presti:e, influence and wise counsel have beerr of inestimable value to the administra tion, all of which has been duly appre ciated by the President himself. Congressman James F. Byrnes is also enjoying a period of rest at his home in Aiken. He has all along been one of the most alert and active mem bers of the national house of represen tatives, and has rendered valuable ser vice to his constituency, to his party and to the nation. Although one of the youngest members of Congress, Mr. Byrnes has frequently been ap pointed on some of the important com mittees, giving him an opportunity to render service of lasting value to his constituency and to the people at large. Half Your Living Without Money Cost A right or wrong start in 1915 will make or break most farmers in the Cotton States. We are all facing h crisis on cotton. Cotton credit is up set. The supply merchant cannot ad vance supplies on 1916 cotton. You must do your best to produce on your own acres the food and grain supplies that have made up most of your store debt in the past A good piece of garden ground, rightly planted, rightly tended and kept planted the year round, can be made to pay half your living, It will save you more money than you made on the best five acres of cotton you ever grew! But it must be a real garden, and not the mere one-plant ing patch ia the spring and fan. Hastings' 1915 Seed Book tells all about the right kind of a money-sav ing garden and the vegetables to put in lt. It tells about the field crops as well and shows you the clear road to real farm prosperity, comfort and independence. IT'S FREE. Send for it today to H. G. HASTINGS & CO, Atlanta, Ga.-Advt What Others Say j Make Ends Meet. They say- preachers are not good financiers. Wonder how it is then, that they manage to get along at all on the small sums their stingy con gregations pay them.-Newberry Ob server. Real Belligerents. It is generally and universally recog nized now that this European war is being waged between England and Germany. The other powers are count ing only as allies, but in no sense as principals.- Yorkville Enquirer. "Fishy" Dog Story. . A "boom" paragraph from Gaffney tells of a man who has a collie dog that drives the cows home from the pas ture, and picks out the animals that have beun eating wild onions, so their muk may be given to the hogs. -York ville Enquirer. Give Wife Half. The new liquor act requires a man, if he keeps liquor at all, to keep it at his home, ls that so the wife may get her share? Good idea. If liquor is a good thing for a man, why not for a woman? The husband should not be permitted to appropriate ail the good things for himself.-Newber ry Observer. Warning to Cotton Growers. With Germany bottled up, Italy and Roumani:! coming in to help the Allies the end of ihe war may be said to be insight. All the same, Col. Aldrich is right in saying that all our plans ought to be made as if the war was a^ cer tainty for the rest of the year. Unless cotton acreage is cut fifty per cent the price will be about the same next fall that it is now.-Greenwood Index. A Warning to the South. The threat of the Allies to shut off all shipments to Germany has its spe cial warning for the South. Whatever comes of the present move, it illus trates the possibility that we may wake up almost any morning to find ourselves without a European market. Farmers who have been encouraged to hope that cotton may bring a big price this fall should take heed accordingly. The man doea not live who can foretell what the next six months may bring fortr for the United States. To plant hesvily in cotton this summer will be criminal folly. Those who do so will bmnd themselves the worst of speculator;. News and Courier. {. .$. fr ?Iii I Smile Provokers J fr I + fr / f >[.* ?*-?/. .$ ? v -]~> v1-I* v* -I- v? 'I* v v *!* ^ 'I4 ' I* 'M'* v '?'* "My son, said the father sicily, suppose I should be taken iway suddenly, what ' would becoue of you?" t "Why, .said the son, irreverently, I'd stay right here; the question is, what would become of vou?" Mistress (indignantly)-Jane, whatever did vou mean by wearing] my lovv-neckcd evening dresss it the bus drivers' ball last night? Really, you ought to have been a chained of yourself!" Jane (meekly)-I was mum. You never beard such remarks as they made. Sammy was not prone to over exertion in the classroom; therefor? his mother was both surprised, and delighted when he came home one noon with the announcement, . I got IOU this morning." "That's lovely, Sammy?" exclaim ed his proud mother, and she kissed him tenderly. What was it in?" "Fifty in readin' and fifty in 'rithmetic," replied Sammy, radiant-] ly. Shortly after the reconstruction period began, an old southern plant er met one of his negroes whom he had not seen since the latter's libera tion. "Well, well, slid the pfanter, what are you *doing now, Uncle Josh?" "I's a-preachin' of de gospil." "What! You are preaching?" "Yassuh, master, I's a-preachin'." "Well, well! Do you U3e Dotes?" "Nossuh. At de fust I notes, but now I demands de cs.sh." Judge. We have just received feveral Iota of men's Blue Serge suit?. We have one lot of 25 all-wool serges which we picked up at a bargain while in New York, the kind we solo last season at 112.50, at $6.50 while they last. Hubenstein. An Appeal to my Friends and Relatives. Help me to win one of The Au gusta Chronicle's prizes. Send your subscription to rae at Plum Branch, S. C. Price of the daily and Sunday ?6.-00 per year, 6 months $3.00, 3 months $1.50. . . i ? . Mrs. J.?M?ude Adams. Plum Branch, S. C. DEEDS, NOT WORDS. Edgefield People Have Absolute Froof of Deeds at Home. It's not words but deeds thal prove true merit. The deeds of Doan's kidney pills, For Edge-Held kidney sufferers, Have made their local reputation. Proof lies in the testimony of Edgefield people. T Gray, Gray street, Edgefield. says: "Ki3ney trouble came on me with torturing pains through my back and sides. The action of my kidneys was irregular. A depressed and tired feeling took hold of me and it was only through a great effort that I could get around. My back was lame ar:bate Judge. Whereas, Henry TMedlock has made shit to me, to grat him Let ters of Administration of the Es tate of and effects ofMrs. Mattie C. Medlock, deceased. These Are Therefoieto cite and admonish all and singar the kin dred and creditors of tl said M re. Mattie ?. Medlock, de?ased, that they be and appear me, : the Court of Probate, to be held i Edgefield C. H., S. C., in ray one on the 2nd day of April next Jter publi cation thereof, at ll o'ock in the forenoon, to show eau, if any they have, why the saidAd minis tration should not be graed. Given under my Han-.ir.his 10th day of March A. D., 1915 W. T. Kin.ird, Mar. 10, 1915. J. XE. C. BITTERS Family idiciiw. ? PROGRAMME For Praise Service, Johnston Baptist Church, Sunday Night, March 14th, 1915. Organ voluntary, Miss Willis. Processional, "Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty." Hymn, orchestra accompaniment. Soprano and alto duet, "Beautiful Country," Mrs. Latimer and Miss Clara Sawyer. Prayer. Anthem, "Lift Up Your Head, choir. Offertory, Miss Willis. Mixed quartette, "Though Your Sins Be As Scarlet," Miss Mobley, Mrs. Latimer, Avery RIand and F. M. Boyd. Scripture reading, Dr. King, pastor. Hymn, orchestra accompaniment. Sermon. f Anthem, "Jesus Lover of My Soul," choir, with soprano obligato by Miss Mobley. Hymn, orchestra accompaniment. Benediction. Miss Lilla Maude Willis, organist. F. M. Boyd, choir director. Whooping Cough. Well-everyone knows the effect of Pine Forests on Coughs. Dr. Bell's PineJTar-Houey is a remedy which brings quick relief for Whooping Cough, loosens trie mucous, soothes the lining of the throat and lungs, and makes the coughing spells less severe. A fam ily with growing chi'dren should not he without it. Keep it handy for all Coughs and Colds. 25c at your Druggist. -2 Landreth's Garden Seed. When in need of garden seed. Irish Potatoes, Corn, Onion Sets, etc., let us supply your wants. W. E. Lvnch ank account is unhappy. Il mt it off any longer, when natter to start a bank accou BANK OF E OFF ' ?;RS : J. C. Sheppard, Preside I. J. Hims, Cashier; J. H. Allen, Assistai! DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Geo. lainsford, B. E. Nie; olson. A S. Tompk dien. Bedding Sweet Potatoes. From Sooth Oaroltna: -'Pleat-e riend rae the beet method for bed ding sweet potatoes early without the use of gla??." Make an excavation a foot deep and five or six feet ? ide and three feet loni; for every bushel bedded. Then ?et a lot of fresh horse ma nure and pile it near till it heats atid then pack the excavation full of this and cover with Lb ree inches of sandy soil. Put a thermometer in the bed and watch the heat rise and begin to decline, and when it has fallen to 75 degrees bed the po tatoes and cover with two inches of sandy soil above them. Then cover wi til a good coat of pine straw, and watch the bed that it does not get too hot. If it threatens to get too hot remove the straw and punch holes in it to let the heat out. Af ter the sprouts appear keep the pine straw off in sunny days but return it if the night threatens to be cold. I have grown them well in this way, but I find that a frame and class sashes is better and cheaper in the lonir run. - tVoirressive Farmer. Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gle Mills, Engines, Boilers, Supplies and repairs, Porta ble, Steam and Gasoline En gines, Saw Teeth, Files, Belts and Pipes. WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS Gins and Press Repairs. Try LO M BAUD, AUGUSTA, ?A. ************ ******** * Who Help to Make lie Flyers Safe > Drug Store lelp Make Your ney Safe ?ventatives, Palliatives We're On Guard MITCHELL ************************** * * * * * * * merman C0.--X0. 44 ihappy homes, undred has a bank in a hundred who has a : seems almost foolish to it is such a simple, easy nt. DGEFIELD mt; B. E. Nicholson, vice-President; it Oashier. W. Adams, Thos. H. Rainsford, John ins, C. C. Puller, E. J. Mims, J. H.