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Union Meeting.

The union meeting of the third
division will meet with Red Oak
Grove church July 1880.
ll-Devotional by moderator.
observation-disclosures of delegates
with reports.
1st Query: What is the POSSIBLE
ties of a prayer meeting in a church!
J G Mckie. J M Bussey.
End Query: Why am l a Baptist,
from choice or from environment!
G w Bussey, J G Harvley.
1890: Adjournment for dinner.
3rd Query: Are Baptists as progress.
sive as some other denominations:
Rev. J F Warren, LG Bell.
4th Query: How can we get our
mission work on a cash basis.
Sunday morning-Sunday school
in usual order, missionary sermon
by Rev. G w Bussey.
1890: Adjournment for dinner.
Sunday afternoon, song service.
Sermon by Rev. I F Warren.
H. E. Bunch,
For committee.
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ERADICATION OF CORN SMUT
Only Method Is to Cut Off Smutty
Stalks and Burn Them-No
Treatment Of Seed.

CBy O. N. ALLYN. Illinois Experiment
Station.)
There is no treatment Of seed corn
for smut. The spores which cause
smut in corr live over from n year
until the next in manure. soil, refuse,
etc. n the summer, under favorable
conditions these spores which may
have wintered in the soil or Nay have
been hauled to the field in the manure,
find Judgment on the tender parts of
the corn plant, usually by the action
Of the wind, and start to grow.
The source Of the srore S not the
seed corn, therefore, tire. melt will
do no good. This only meth of Grad
ication is to cut off the smutty stalks
and burn them. This, of course, is i'm
practical.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-26
Get Somebody Else.

The Lord had a job for me,
But l had so much to do
| said, You get somebody else,
Or wait till | get through"
l don't know how the Lord came out,
But He seemed to get along;
But l felt a kind o. sneakin'-like-
Knowed I'd done God wrong.
One day ! needed the Lord,
Needed Him right away,
But He never answered me at all,
And | could hear Him say.
Down in my accusing heart,
"Nigger, Use got too much to do;
You get somebody else,
Or wait till l get through"
Now, when the Lord He have a job
for me,
| never tries to shirk;
| drops what | have on hand,
And does the good Lords work.
And my affairs can u along,
Or wait till l get through;
Nobody else can do the work
That God marked out for you.
Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-26

A DOCTORS REMEDY FOR cQ7SFS
AS a cure for Coughs and cglds
DR.. Bells Pine Tar-Horey COM
bines these remedies in just the
right proportion to do the most
good for summer coughs or colds.
A trial will prove the value of this
splendid cough medicine. Or. Bells
Pine.Tar Honey soothes the irrita-
ton, stops your cough, kills the
cold germs and does you a world of
good. A 25c. bottle will more
than convince you-it will stop
your cough. At druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-26

FOR SALE-Several thousand
tomato plants, ready to be trans.
planted. Leave orders at the Bank
of Edgefeld.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-26

For Com. on arrangements.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-26
WILL SLOAN'S IMMINENT RELIEVE
PAIN?

Try it'and see-ohe application will
prove more than a column of claims.
James S. Ferguson, Phila., Pa,
writes: Il have had wonderful re-
lief since I used Sloan's Liniment
on my knees. To think after all
these years of pain one application
gave me relief. Many thanks for
what your remedy mas done for
me-" Don't keep on suffering, APP
ply Sloan's Liniment where your
pain is and notice how quick you
get relief. Penetrates without rub
bing. Buy it at any Drug Store. Csc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-26
The Women Of France Under
War Conditions.
(By Edw. Fox Sainsbury.)

No poor words Of mine can do
Justice to the noble women of the
Great French Republic. Before the
war the great mass of the women
were models of good wives. good
mothers, good housekeepers and the
friends and loving helpers of the
poor or afflicted, but there were Ger
tain classes of idle, frivolous women
of fashion giving up their lives 10
pleasures and indulgence, which
wealth always brings in lis train.
Paris and the large cities were the
centers Of luxury, wasteful expendi-
ture and selfish indulgence. Mad.
ame and her daughters spent their
days and nights seeking new amuse-
ments, new distractions to while
away the idle hours and danish
boredom.
1t was once said by a French
writer. Paris is the heaven of wo-
men and the hell of horses" As
suredly the women were petted,
spoiled, tlatterod and pampered, and
we fear the poor horses of those days
received more blows than corn.
Happily all this is now changed.
How would women used to such
unhealthy moral surroundings be-
have when the demon of wal stalked
the land? The wiseacres shook
their heads and prophesied social
disaster and scandal. These croak-
ers only looked on the surface Of
things: the painted faces, the per-
fumed woman of fashion, luxurious
homes, costly dresses, high living,
diamonds, carriages and automo-
biles, but they forget or never knew
the ardent patriotism, the ceaseless
energy, and the courage of the
All the evil prophecies have been
falsi6ed.
At the first signal of national
danger, so soon as husbands, sons,
brothers, or hances were summon
ed to save their land, the mask fell
off, frivolity and selfish pleasure
were banished and 10. the true wo-
men and their true natures APP
peared.
When the wal tocsin sounded
from every church steeple in France,
her women knew that the hour of
sacrifice had come, from chateau
and cottage all we're prepared to pay
to the utmost the price of duty; lux
uries disappeared as if by magic;
fne dresses and jewelry we're put
aside; with one accord ali classes
with stout hearts set themselves the
task of helping to defend by their
helpfulness and charity their dear
Mo,herland and their dear ones at
the front.
There were no wrlnging of hands,
no tears, no complaints, no idle
words. Every face was atame with
hope and resolution. The VOWS
then made that SO long as strength
remained it should be used to serve
the land they loved so well, have
been kept.
Seven millions of men have been
called to defend the Motherland.
Seven millions of women have filled
their places behind the ploughs, in
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Annual Farmers Institute at
Cleora.

The Cleora farmers club will have
their annual barbecue and picnic
on Thursday, August 10. Promi-
nent speakers will be on hand to
address the crowd on topics of in
terest to the farmers. Everybody
are especially invited to come and
have a good time and hear some
thing that will be interesting to all.
Dinner will he fifty cents for men
ard boys over fourteen years of
aye, women and children free.
G. NJ. Williams,
For Com. on arrangements.
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workshop, in warehouse or wherever
men were employed in peace time.
Women tram drivers, women farm
ers, women bank clerks, policewo-
men, all helping, ali toiling, all
sacrificing. Here in England and
Germany grumblers wall over high
cost of living, and because the State
machine does not work so smoothly
in wal as in peace time. Let the
grumblers come to France and feel
ashamed!
In France the average cost of liv-
ing is double that Of peace times. in
England about fifty per cent. high
er. Thrifty and clever as 7 the
women the average French woman
is underfed: she sees that her chill
dren have enough and shares her
short allowance with less prosperous
neighbor. Charity, State-aided char
ity, she will have none Of it. The
food given as charity would choke
her: her pride would suffer. Thank
Heaven there are none of those de-
grading and demoralizing i~nstitu-
tions-workhouses in France.
Hundreds of thousands of women
live on half a dollar or less q day.
Think of it! try and realize what
half a dollar a day means, for food,
rent, and all expenses, yet none
complain. They suffer with a smile
on their thin intelligent faces!
In recording the noble deeds of
self-sacriice Of French women it is
a duty and pleasure to pay a special
tribute to the women formerly be-
longing to the religious orders, the
nuns, little sisters of the poor-all
have done their duty and will do so
to the end.
While the men are fighting for
national liberty; while they are fall
ing daily, defending the frontier,
the women are bravely fighting pow
erty and sickness, keeping home
ready and waiting, possessed of in
finite patience, the dawn of that day
when the war-worn and war-soiled
warriors will return, if God so wills
it, to their loved ones. Heaven
grant thai day be near at hand!
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Campaign Meetings.

There have been some additional
campaign meetings provided for
Edgefeld County, and the dates of
some of the meetings have been
changed by request. Following is
a list of The campaign meetings as
at present fixed:
lst. AT Johnston, on Saturday.
July 22nd.
End. At j. J. Grlftis', on Friday.
July 2Sth.
3rd. At Golfers on Wednesday,
August 2nd.
18th. AT Meeting Street on Thurs
day, August 3rd.
9th. At Ropers on Saturday,
August 18th.
7th. At Trenton on Saturday,
August 18th.
sth. At Edgefeld on Saturday,
August 26th.
8. E. NICHOLSON,
Co. Chair.
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Net Worth Much When Cleared.
In the corn belt at 500 per acre. This
appeared to him to be a very reason
able price for q farm in that region,
until a careful analysis Of the propost-
ton called his attention to the large
amount Of waste land IN the farm.
Actual measurements and careful es-
Inmates furnished the following data:
50 acres rich. sandy loan, not stony.
not rough, gently s!oping, we'll
drained; actual value Sl25 per acre;
Sl25HoO
Is acres poor land, sandy, stony.
rough, billy. probably Of little or
nc agricultural value; actual
value Y
g acres poor pasture land, wet land
that can be drained. but that can
not be drained at a profit; actual
value SO per acre; Si0,<%5 .......... $50
go ON
50, S0+16J=SS0.
these figures gave the farm, includ-
ing buildings, a value CT $50 per acre,
though a part of It was worth consid-
erably more than the average price
per acre asked for the I'm. An item
lied study of the farm, acre by acre,
end a detailed study Of fences, build
ings and other improvements, should
always be made before purchasing.
Such investigation often calls atten-
ton to enough improbable acres to
stop the sale.
Utilization of Improbable Acres.
"To what extent and at what rate
we should attempt to decrease the
number of improbable acres depends
largely on the increased demand for
agricultural products. The law Of d.
minishing returns prevents the re-
clamation Of waste land until the ris-
ing prices or cheaper methods of pro-
duction make such action practicable.
Frequently it pays better to spend
time and money in the further i'm
provement Of acres that are now prof
table rather than in the reclamation
OF less desirable land.
"-------A~--
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won, for the question Of how to fasten
wire to concrete posts has been a diff
cult one.
The new device consists of a slot
made at an angle in the post, while
a vertical slit Is made to connect with
the outside cut. The wire Is placed
in the slot while loose, and when
frightened cannot get out of the groove.
The idea looks sensible.
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FASTENING WIRES TO POST
Difficult Problem Said to Have Been
Successfully Worked out-idea
Looks Sensible.

A new way to fasten the wires to
concrete posts is being tried oct sue
cessfully, it is claimed. If it works
we'll a real triumph will have been
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-26

FOUND-A gold bracelet on the
street crossing between the store Of
Collect e Mitchell and the Edge
field Fruit Store. Apply at The
Advertiser office.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-11
DEMOCRATS OUT
/ FOR INOIVIDUAr
Will Not Make Effort To Snare
PrOgressives AS a
Body

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.--Play for
the separate vote" and not absorp-
tion of the Progressive party will
be the line along which the newly
named Democratic committee and
associated campaign committee Of
Progressives will fight TO re-elest
Woodrow Wilson president. This
was made plain today in the an
nouncement from national headquar.
ters giving the personnel of the two
committees.
The two committees will confer
with President Wilson in Washing
ton on Aug. Is and II. I'VE have
no intention to attempt to absorb
the Progressive party We recog-
nize in It a group of Independent
men and women who are lighting
for the same progressive principles
for which we stand. We want their
cooperation in re-electing President
Wilson" Chairman Mccormick said
The Detroit times., 1916-08-11
WHEAT PRICES
ARE EASING OFF
Crop Reports From Abroad In
crease Visible Supply
of Grain

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Reports from
abroad that the worlds wheat crop
isn't going TO be so small as was
predicted, caused a further drop In
wheat prices today September was
down 1-2 at LAP IA December
down IA at Las IA; May down
SIS at 1.50 rs. Corn steadied on
heavy buying after declines on
favorablc weather conditions in the
corn belt had caused an early drop
September was up 5S az SS Is; De
cember down IS al 20 10, May un-
changed at 73 3-4. Oats had an easy
market, general selling forcing
prices down further with the ex
ceptlon OF MAJ which gained Slight
~ on heavy buying orders. Sep
tember was down Is at AZ rs; De-
cember down 5-S at 46 Ia and May
up IA at so,
Provisions were steady
The Detroit times., 1916-08-11
WOMEN TO
DECLARE FOR
GOV. HUGHES
BY UNITED PRESS.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Cal, Aug.
11.-A declaration for Charles Evans
Hughes, in return for his avowal of
federal woman suffrage, was expect
ed to be adopted at the executive
session of the Woman's party con-
ference here this afternoon. Non
partisan pleas by the conference
leaders, who strongly favor endorse
ment OF the Republican candidate,
was counted upon TO overcome few
Socialist and Prohibition delegates
who wish the conference TO stop
with opposition TO President Wilson
for his refusal to aid in passage of
the Susan h. Anthony federal suf-
frage amendment
Announcement OF the Woman's
party election policy will be made
at an open-air meeting tonight, at
which the leaders. including Miss
Alice Paul, Miss Anne Martin, Miss
Gail Laughlin and Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Blatch will speak.
The Democratic congress came in
for severe criticism in speeches by
Mrs. Florence Bayard ITilles. Mrs.
William Kent and Mrs Sarah Bard
Field, at this mornings public ses-
sion, on the present status Of the
Anthony amendment
The Detroit times., 1916-08-11

authorities say such action by Great
Britain constitutes trade stealing"
In case the state department can
prove that Great Britain has been
guilty of the offenses charged, the
strongest protest thus far made
against English trade practices will
be sent to the English government.
for, officials say, such a situation
would be intolerable. In this con-
nection it was confirmed today that
Ambassador Francis has been nego-
tiating for better cable facilities be-
tween Russia and the United States.
Authorities had understood, how
ever, that Francis principal propo-
sal to Russia was for a more salts
factory routing OF the cablegrans.
Thus far the department has TAX
en- no official hand in the cable SIT
uation, though officials say they are
watching the matter with interest.
Some say the actual laying OF the
cable between the two countries
may prove impracticable, but all
agree that II American trade Is 70
spread In Russia improved cables
are necessary-andt that these must
be free from tampering.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-11
ALLEGED TAIUPERING is
BACK OF MOVEMENT FOR
DIRECT CABLE To RUSSIA
American Firms Charge
Orders Are Held Up in
Great Britain

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Charges
that Great Britain has been actually
stealing American trade by with
holding cabled orders sent from
Russia to this country have been
under investigation by the state de-
partment, II was learned today, fol-
lowing dispatch from United
Press Correspondent Simms, in
Petrograd, stating that Ambassador
Francis has been negotiating with
the Russian government for a direct
cable service between Russia and
America, involving the laying OF a
new line. Every case has been care
fully probed, but thus far the de-
partment has been unable to prove
the charges are true.
The protests came from American
firms. They claimed that orders
cabled from Russia have been held
up by British authorities and some
times even turned over to British
firms, who, in turn, submitted bids
to the Russian concerns.
State department officials regard
the situation-if proved-as perhaps
the most fragrant interference in
American rights thus far. Privately.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-11
UPWARD TREND
ON N. Y. MARKET
Bull Movement Is FOrecasted
BY Days Trading on
Exchange

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE New
York Evening sun financial review
today says
Although there was no sugges-
tion today either in the volume OF
business or in the movement OF
prices that speculation was running
into a big bull affair, many traders
asserted the market merely was
iockeying for position and that with
a definite settlement OF the railroad
labor controversy the preponderance
OF favorable factors soon would be
reflected in sustained forward
movement.
"As a rule quotations huctupated
within narrow limits. but in a few
OF the active Issues substantial i'm
proyement was recorded while in
the greater part OF the session
prices for the majority OF stocks
showed a firm undertone. despite
the lack Of public buying and ef-
forts at times by bearish traders TO
induce liquidation.
After the FIRST burst OF speed
both in the course OF quotations and
in the volume OF business, quieter
tendencies developed, the trading
element apparently being uncertain
regarding its own position and that
OF the public
Bonds were not active, but in.
yestmsGt houses reported a heavier
inquiry for Investment Issues than
recently noted. especially for the
short term variety Money was easy
and the known movement OF cur
rcncy in the week apparently fore
shadowcd an increase in bank re-
serves in today's clearing house
statement
The Detroit times., 1916-08-11
FIGHT OVER
WIFE LANDS
THREE IN JAIL

Three Rounanians were arraigned
before Justice Richter. Thursday,
charged with assault with intent to
do bodily harm upon George Masara,
another Roumanian All are Ford
employees. Previous 10 the alleged
assault, TO which the trio pleaded
not guilty, Mlsaru obtained capias
for Nicholas Dorigo, % years old,
charging slandcr against his wife.
Ford investigators, interposed, Il is
declared. and the capias was qnash-
ed, but n fracas resulted neverthe-
less The trouble occurred in n
Hamtramck dance hall Dan Capa-
zan. p years old, and JChn Popiei.
q, were the other two men ar
rested
The Detroit times., 1916-08-11
Grain and Provisions

DETROIT. Aug Wheat
opened steady and appeared IKE 10 I0'-
lowing the decline OF Thursday me
general tone Of advices from Chicago
Rous.s favored decline Those who
had been advising purchases thouSht
the advance had been too rapid ana
favored selling and IL was noted mat
cash prices were not following fu-
lures to the highest points. There
WAS bearishness In recent Austrian
reverses because these appe arcd -
bring peace nearer and the threat OF
federal Investigation into the high
wheat prices made longs feel uncom-
Portable. These were among the
causes OF Thursdays decline and were
still in effect Friday, but the fact
that foreigners took 100000 bu. at
top prices encouraged the bulls.
Liverpool had some strength and
the Chicago market made small ad-
vance Immediately after the opening.
but the feeling was general that
wheat had made gain enough for the
present and there was no enthusiasm
on the buying side. Wheat is not
coming freely 10 the Detroit market
and there Is almost no demand for IL.
but at southwestern points farmers
are marketing freely and recent eX-
ports have not been large. Dealers
are looking for n very large Increase
in the American visible supply next
Monday. There are not many bears,
but the bulls are loss aggressive.
Wheat was active all day but
worked back to Thursdays close at
the finish.
Rye advanced lie and cloyersecd
15C.
Fridays wheat quotations-Cssh
No rcd. st47. September opened
without charge at Sl.4g. touched Sl4s.
advanced to $50 and declined TO
$40. December opened at 3l53ta
lost lc, advanced 10 tl.54l1 and de-
clined 20 {l.53ha No, ! white, sl.42
Friday's coarse grain quotations
Corn. Cash No. ,, S7I4c; No. ) yell
Oats-Standard and No. white.
A5c new No. white. i4lsC, Scptcm-
bcr, 45c, No. { white, 4?la a l3lrc
Ry"-Cash 40. ?, Sl.05is
Beans--Immediate and prompt
shipment. $50. October 1890,
prime alsike. se.7j; prime timothy,
3S alfalfa, sl0G1l.
Flour receipts Friday were 1000
bbls and shipments 1000 bbis.
Wheat receipts were IL cars. Stocks
are l7l,ooo bu. against $4,000 bu. n
year ago.
Coarse grain receipts were cars
OF corn. Is OF oats and Of rye. ship
ments were 5000 bu. OF corn. Stock 8
are $4,000 bu. Of corn. $4,000 bu. OF
oats and HOO bu. OF rye
Prices year ago IN the Detroit
wheat. s2Lsc for No. 3 corn and 64c
for standard oats.
Primary wheat receipts were 1885
GOO bu.. against l.4ll,000 bu. year
ago.
Receipts Of wheat Friday-Dulutb.
% cars against year ago, Minnea-
polls l5t cars, against 10; Winnipeg
i35 cars, against As: Chicago, 3iS cars
against 445, southwest. 10000 bu
against $4,000 bu
The Detroit times., 1916-08-11
TRADING BOOMS
ON THE DETROIT
STOCK EXCHANGE

Trading on the Detroit Stock ex-
change, Friday, was exceptionally
active. Continental took surpris.
ing squirt, advancing sharply from
33 "a, Thursday afternoon, 10 36.
Friday. More than 500 shares were
sold Thursday afternoon and nearly
as many Friday morning, The mar
ket opened at "a bid and sales were
made between 35 IA and 80 3.4.
REQ Car was up quarter in the
bid. but no stock was offered.
Iron and Steel. listed issue that
has been dormant for some time.
brought some inquiry, Friday and
wen, up q point as result
Ford OF Canada was sold In small
quantities AT 344 The bid Friday
was 337. and the Offering $50.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-11
DOG Commits Suicide

JOPLIN. Nc, Aug ll-Facins
the gun Of Jack Morton. city pound
master. little FOX terrier. suspect.
ed Of having rabies committed -u,-
eide The other day before Morton
could pull the trigger. IN, pound.
master was called to kin the terrier
al house near come mines lie dill
not believe IL VAS mad. hut never
theless aimed a shotgun nj the head
OF the dog. which TODD staring ill.,
uocently az him Hofore Morton
could pull the trigger. however, Tin"
dog suddenly and with "a single yclp
plunged into a small mine cave-iu
filled with water 70 sanl, FROM
sight without a struggle
The Detroit times., 1916-08-11
EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK
nuuniue A Sfeyeua

EAST BUFFALO. y. y. Aug. IL
Cattle. Receipts five cars. steady;
choice TO prime native steers. 50 20 g
10; fair TO good, Ss5oq 10; plain. 50
e $50, Ch'sce heavy butcher steers
Ss5o09; fair 20 good. SSds50, best
handy steers, ss25qS.75, fair 70 geoodd
$725MS25. light and common, 1915 q
725; yearlings. sSq925; prime fat
heifers.. S75oaS25 best handy butch
er heifers. s7.50T7.75 common 70
good. ss 5017.25: best fat cows. 81 "a
: so; good butchering cows. $6d65O;
medium TO fair, s5.25 g5.75; cutters,
s. 5eHi75; Gamers, s325 I425; fancy
bulls, ss.75a725, good butchering
bulls, sG.25m so; light bulls. $50
$50. best feeders. s7504775; COM
mon 10 good. s675d725; best stock
ers, 1926 q 80, common to good, Sc
Hogs: Receipts. 30 cars: higher,
heavy and yorkers, 5000, pigs, sl0.25
dlo5O.
sheep. Receipts. FIVE cars; steady,
top lamb, l1dll 50; yearlinRs. $3.50
$3.50. wcthors. $Sms.25. ewes, 81 a
.775
calves: s5d1S.