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/. L. MIMS,_.Editor

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Wednesday, October 3,

The I. W. W's are getting theirdues.

Twenty-five cents cotton brings pros¬perity to Dixie.

The hammerless shotgun has becomeas dangerous as the unloaded gun.

The policy of "Jive and let live"seems to have been cast to the wind.

Russians are still rushing to ruin.Who can save them from themselves?

The recent murder of so many moniedwidows makes a fellow want to diepoor.

Every dollar you invest in the Lib¬erty Loan drives a nail in the Kaiser'scoffin.

The Provost Marshall offers $50 re¬

ward for all draft dodgers. You knowof any?

In their food allotment Germans get3 eggs a week, which is 2 more thanwe are getting.

The Advertiser's slogan for the Lib¬erty Bond campaign: "Sell a bale tobuy a bond."

There can be no peace until Germanautocracy is dead and buried-face-foremost, at that.

What? has! become of the old-timefarmer whose wont it was at thisseason to predict a hard winter?

We do not know anything aboutLaFolIette's pedigree but it is safe tosay that he is not akin to Lafayette.

You can bet your last dollar that theKaiser and the members of his house¬hold are not living or pinched ration?.

According to the Pickens Sentinel,the Missouri man who performed hisown marriage ceremony has no one toblame but himself.

While everything else has advanced,government bonds sell for the oldprice, which makes them an attractiveinvestment at this time.

If yon can't have a little change <

jingle in your: jeans with cot- <

.ton at four pounds to the dollar, you'dmight as well give up hope. j

We know of a man who is so loyal to 1the Allies that he permits with patiencedepredations from English sparrows. 1Were they German sparrows he would 'shoot them early and late. i

The Advertiser will not make a pre¬diction as to who will be the first Ger- .

man ambassador to America after the

war, but we will venture the statement 1

that his name will not be Bernstorff.

About the only man who has not

profited Jby the war is the salariedman. The cost of living mounts higherand ! higher but, unfortunately, the

salary of many a man remains the

same.

If some of "Uncle Sam's" senators

and other men in high places had been

subjects of the Kaiser and had been as

outspoken in their treason, they would

have been executed early in theircareer of disloyalty.

The Germans should be made to feelthe barbarity of their own methods bya return of the mid-night mid-air raids.

It is about time the Englishjand Frenchwere dropping bombs in larger numbersupon German cities.

Buy a Bond Now.

Many a man says I would volunteerfor military service if it were not forso and so-this, that or the other.Well, all such men now have an oppor¬tunity of making their dollars do dutyfor them. Not only can you serve the

government with your dollars but youstill own them in the form of a Lib¬erty Bond. Buy a bond and in that

way serve the government. The quickerthe better, for the $3,000,000,000 mustbe raised in 30 days. Do your bitNOW.- i» <^> -

Camp Branch News.We are all out again after so

much rain. If we just could hayegotten this rain in August, howmuch better our crops would havebeen, but the Lord knows best.Most of the men in this section

are working at the camps in Augustamaking good money, we can't blamethem even if they do have to leavetheir families.

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Griffis came

through a few minutes Saturdayafternoon. He has sold his ford.Camp Branch has a nice new

bridge now built by Mr. Will De-Laughter. We did not get it beforewe needed it.Mr. John Burnett spent week-end

at home, returning to Augusta Sun¬day.

Mr. Tom Burnett and Mr. GeorgeDeLaughter also are working inAugusta.

Mr. Jim Burnett is now in train¬ing at Camp Jackson in Columbia.

Mrs. M Eentire and family willmove back to North Carolina nextweek.Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bailey spent

week-end with her father, Mr.Agnew near Red Oak Grove.

Mr. and Mrs. Peeler from NorthCarolina enjoyed a week's visit toher parents.

Mrs. Fannie Barrow from NorthAugusta returned home after a twoweeks' visit to her sister, Mrs. J. R.DeLaughter.The Holiness metting broke Sun¬

day night after preaching some finesermons for three weeks.

CAMP BRANCH,Modoc, S. C.

Petit Jury, First Week, OctoberCourt.

W. A. Morgan, Moss.J. A. Smith, Wise.B. L. Mims, Edgefield.E. M. Walker, Johnston.J. R. Williams, Meriwether.W. P. Culbreat.h, Talbert.J. Walter Sawyer Johnston.H. L. Corley, Talbert.R. A. Griffis, Moss.C. L. Berry, Shaw.T. A. Broadwater, Pickeos.Jesse P. Tiramerman, Blocker.A. J. Lewis, Johnston.S. M. Mitchell, Ward.G. T. Duncan, Shaw.I. D. Yonce. Ward.J. M. Swearingen, Shaw.W. A. Clark, Ward.J. H. White, Johnston.R. T. Warren, Pickens.J. M. Bell, Elmwood.J. D. May, Wise.T. B. Holmes, Ward.Geo. D. Rhoden, "

M. A. Taylor, Edgefield.Callisnn Kemp, Talbert.T. L. Talbert, Collins.J. W. Peak, Edgefield.W. M. Agner, Collins.T. H. WhitlocK, Shaw.S. E. Powell, Meriwether.J. H. Calliham, Collins.S. J. Reynolds,J. T. Reese, Meriwether.J. E. Huiet, Pickens.G. W. Scott, Ward,

Rich Lands a Prerequisite toProfits.

With cotton at §100 a bale, thelifference in value between our av¬

erage yield of one-third of a baleper acre and a yield of a bale pericre amounts to 86G.66. Even at550 a bale, the difference is §33.33per acre.Now since the cost of breaking

:he land and planting and making;he crop are practically the same, its evident that wo have a very widenargin indeed in which to pay for;he extra cost of making the extra

pield. Soil-improving crops andfertilizers may be used rather lav¬ishly if they will double 'or treblethe return.

But, as in everything else, there'sa right way to go about the matterof getting double the average yields.The use of commercial nitrogenwill often pay, but the use of atmos¬

pheric nitrogen, supplemented byplenty of acid phosphate, will paybetter. Moreover, it will furnish us

the humus that 95 per cent of our

soils so sorely need.Here, then, is our first and big¬

gest farm management problem,and its solution is through the use

of plenty of velvet beans and peasin summer and clover and rye inwinter. These mean rich landsand prosperous farmers.-Progres¬sive Farmer.

The Pilis That Do Cure.

IS DISPENSER OF COMFORTOne Englishwoman Does "Her Bit" by

Keeping Open House for WoundedMen's Visitors.

There is a large class of English¬women, writes a London correspondent,who have to keep their own homes go¬ing, but who manage to take time tohelp to ease the war strain. She visitssoldiers' wives and families In darkand dirty streets, as do most of herfriends and hundreds of other women.She never goes empty-handed. To pay.for these luxuries she dispenses withhelp In the housework, rising earlierin the morning to do lt herself. Herels the experience of one:

In the course of her visit to a hos¬pital a tall, sad, young Scotchman won

her sympathy. He was grievouslywounded, but what he seemed to sufferfrom most was homesickness and a

wild longing for his. own people, es¬

pecially his mother. "She can't affordlt," he said when asked why she didnot visit him. "She could get a half-fare warrant, I know, but even thenshe's not accustomed to travel, andshe'd be lost in a strange town."

This gave her an idea. She wouldask the mother to come to Leeds andstay with her ! She met her at the sta¬tion and took her up to the hospital,Where the excited boy lay.For a few days the old Scotch wom¬

an stayed with her, and then returnedto Scotland full of gratitude and de¬light nt having seen her son. She was

the first of many guests entertained bythis warm-hearted Englishwoman. Sol¬diers' wives came, sometimes bringingwith them a baby-once or twice ItWas a baby the father had never seen

before, born while he was at the front ;soldiers' sisters, sweethearts, mothers,all poor women who could not affordto have come without her offer of hos¬pitality. They arrived tired, anxiousand sud, and she comforted them andcheered them, and they went away hap¬pier to know that their dear ones had£0 kind a friend at hand.

CAMELS ARE IN BIG DEMANDGreat Numbers of Beast of the Desert

Used by the British in Defenseof Egypt.

Along the banks af the Suez canaland thence along the old coast road tothe east you will find today betweenthe endless series of British encamp¬ments caravans of camels passing toand fro with their burdens or lyingpatiently at their mangers and chew¬ing the cud with that tranquil expres¬sion of the beast which no stress ofwar can disturb, says the ManchesterGuardian.There are more camels gathered

here than ever were assembled In thebazaars of Cairo or Damascus. Thoughthe defense of Egypt has been carriedforward from the canal itself to thehills and dunes of the Sinai desertand to the Land of Promise beyond,the camel is still an integral part ofthe defensive scheme. Roads and rail¬ways, it is true, run out here and thereeastward from the bank, but there re¬

mains a vast hinterland unreclaimedfrom the desert, waste, In which our

troops continually move.

The World on Wheels.According to a report by the office

of public roads, which takes notice ofsuch matters, there were 8,512,090 au¬tomobiles and motor trucks and 250,-S20 motorcycles registered in theUnited States in 1916. This is an in¬crease of 43 per cent over the registryof cars and trucks for the previousyear. The gain was greatest In theSouthern states, where it reached SOper cent. On the estimate of the pres¬ent population there is now an automo¬bile for every 29 people in the UnitedStates. On the basis of comfortableseating capacity, this makes room forone-sixth of the inhabitants, saysThomas F. Logan in Leslie's. Or, inother words, if properly apportioned,every sixth or seventh family would befound supplied. The total license reve¬

nue derived from this source for 1916was $25,865,370, which represents an

Increase of $7,699,6;"9 over the receiptsof the same character for the yearbefore.

For Old Linoleum.An old linoleum, if not worn into

holes, may be refroshed and made al-jaost as good as new with little trou¬ble. First, be sure that it is stretched'and tacked as closely as possible.Then paint It all over with two coatsof any good wash paint, letting thefirst one dry before supplementing itwith the second. When this Is quitedry, give the floor a coating of orangeshellac. After this ls dry, go over ltwith a second coat. This gives an ex¬

cellent finish to the floor and win makethe linoleum not only look well, butadd greatly to its wearing qualities.An oil mop will keep it clean.

Why Cherries Are Red.It was the theory of Darwin that

nature made cherries beautiful to theeye for a definite purpose. Red, hesaid, was the most prominent and at¬tractive color. Cherries turned to thathue in order to attract birds. Birds,noting the brilliant globules, tastedthem, found them to their liking, toldother birds and consumed the crop,swallowing seeds and all. In this waythe cherry stones were carried far andwide over the country and droppedwhere they might grow Into othercherry trees.

Wouldn't Wal. That Long."So you're a bill collector, eh?""Yes, slr.""Do you believe In a hereafter?""I certainly do but I'm not going

te walt until then to co-lect this bill."

Invitation to Visit Our Second Floor

We desire to call the attention of our patrons and the public generally to the largestock of furniture and house furnishings of all kinds, which we carry on our second floor.Every department was replenished early, and we can sell at very reasonable prices.

FURNITURE : Wc are showing a complete stock of furniture. When in need ofa bureau, wardrobe, sideboard, china closet, hat rack, dining table, dining chairs, rock¬ers come in and let us show you through our stock. We extend the ladies a specialinvitation to call. .We also carry a large assortment of iron beds, all sizea.

Ask to see our stock of Mattresses in cotton and felt. Our ''Blue Ribbon" springmattress is the best on the market. Try one. '

ART SQUARES AND RUGS: We are not only showing the largest but the pret¬tiest assortment of Rugs and Art Squares that we have ever bought. Can please themost exacting buyers. An inspection of our stock will convince you.

STOVES, RANGES AND HEATERS : This is the season for casting the old stovesaside and purchasing a new one. We have all sizes of stoves and ranges from the bestmanufacturers. Large stock to select from.

Vehicles and HarnessDo you need a new buggy? Come in and let us show you the strong line of bug¬

gies and carriages we sell. They are made by the most reliable manufacturers in thecountry. We have any style you want.

Our stock of harness is large and our price is as low as the lowest. Single anddouble wagon or buggy harness to select from. We also carry a full stock of saddles.

Undertakers' Supplies' We always have a large assortment of coffins and caskets to select from-anything

from the cheap coffin to the best metal casket. Our hearse responds to all calls-dayor night.

Heavy Groceries and Plantation SuppliesOL. our first floor will always be found a large stock of heavy groceries, farming

implements, hardware and plantation supplies of all kinds. Let us supply your needsin every department. We can make it to your interest to make your purchases at our

store.

Edgefield MercantileGARRETT & GALHOUN'.'WEEKLY COTTON* LETTER."The buying movement orr the

part of the shorts of both futureand spot contracts found its culmi¬nation during the past week, and atthe present writing having suffereda substantial re action the marketfinds itself in a waiting positionpending the issuance of the Gov¬ernment Report which makes itsappearance at ll o'clock October2nd. This report is expected bythe trade to come somewhere around62 inasmuch as two private report¬ing agencies have made this aver¬

age at that figure, which agencieshave in the past been more or lesscorrect in forecasting the Govern¬ment figures.The position ot the spot market

remains unchanged from the statusthat has attained during the pasttwo weeks. Spots in the south,over the entire belt, briuging a

substantial premium over prices ofdeferred positions on the New-Yorkcontract market. Offerings are ex¬

tremely limited and when we takeinto consideration the large forwardcommitments which have been madefor the October delivery, it is ratherhard to realiz», with the presentlimited amount of cotton for sale,how the dealer will fill his require¬

ments on the basis of present values.Fluctuation in prices may be broadon account of the limited supply ofcontracts in the New York market,but in the main any decline of con¬

siderable value will be met with a

stubbon resistance on the part ofthe producer. It looks to us, notwithstanding present high levelsthat values must seek a higher ba¬sis in order to induce.a freer mar¬

keting of the crop. This letter isnecessary for the immediate require¬ments of the consumers.

Yours very truly,GARRETT & CALHOUN.

Sept. 29, 1917.

Free of Charge.Any adult suffering from cough,

cold or bronchitis, is invited to callat the drug store of ' Collett &Mitchell and get absolutely free, a

sample bettie of Bosehee's GermanSyrup, a soothing and healirip: reme¬

dy for all lung troubles, which hasa successful record of fifty years.Gives the patient a good night'srest free from coughing, with freeexpectoraiion in the morning.

Regular sizes, 25 and 75 cents.For sale in all civilized countries.

rrrn KZST FOK. BILIOUSNESS

^ BiffT£ S AX» "viONEYS

YOUR ROOF-i

It should be handsome, durable,fire-resisting and economical. If youwill write us we will convince youthat all these qualities are combinedin the famous-

NePonsetAmerican

Twin ShinglesMade in beautiful red or green

colors. These shingles form ashand-some a roof as you can find. Theirslate surface guarantees long wear.We can't tell you all you shouldknow about them in this small space.We'd rather have you see them.Write for samples and prices to-day.

The YoungbloodRoofing and Mantel Co.607 Broad St. AUGUSTA, GA.

Mantels, Tiles, CratesMetal Roofing, etc.

Only One "BROMO QUININE"To gret the genuine, call ¿or full name, LAXA¬TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for signature ofE. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Stopscouch and headache, and works off cold. 25c-

Vl'ûi Sureäy Síoo Thal Gouah.

Hardware forEdgefield Farmers

We want our friends throughout Edgefield county to knowthat our hardware store on upper Broad Street is well suppliedin?every department with just what they need. We buy inlarge quantities.We are offering some Oliver Chilled Plows-one horse, one-

and-a-half horse and two horse-at very low prices. Get the gprice of other dealers and come to us. Then you will see thebargain we offer.

Laige stock of Blacksmith tools of all kinds. We also carryharness and saddles.

Let us sell you a shotgun cheap and supply you with new

club shells that were bought early.Now is a good time to paint. Let us sell you your paint.

HARDWARE DEPARTMENT OF

E. M. ANDREWS FURNITURE CO.1289Broad Street Augusta, Georgia