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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-11-07

pleased to see him.
Mr.. John Whatley of North Au-
gusta, also Mr.. G. E. Petty attend
ed services at Red Oak Grove last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holland of
Greenwood were the guests of the
latter's parents lastiweek-end.
Mr.. Sam Agner manifested by
his deeds he possessed some public
spirit, thus improving our road
otherwise the mail carrier would
have had to abandon the road.
There is much being said about
the condition of our roads, but un-
less there is some work done, du-
ring the winter we will have TO
abandon other transportation than
mail service.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-11-07
Only One "BRoMo QUINlNE"

To get the genuine, call for full name, LAXA.
TIVE BRoMO QUININE. Look for signature Of
E. W. GROVE. Cures Cold in One Day. Stops
cough and headache. and works of cold. 2Se.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-11-07
Edgefield School News.

The regular meeting of the Litera-
ry Society scheduled for Friday,
November 2, was postponed until
Friday, November 9, on account of
the entertainment given by the
Edgefeld ladies on that afternoon.
@Miss Kate Minis entertained the
members of the McDuffie Literary
Society on last Friday night with
Halloween party. 1t was the most
delightful entertainment we had
ever attended.
School Correspondent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-11-07

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
Thirty Cent Cotton
 Sooner Than Expected

1E1 ABLY in the cotton year, after lA the market began to recede from the 25-cent level which had been attained, some statisticians there were who predicted with confidence that the staple would bring 30 cents before January. The boldest prophets hardly expected to see it go to 30 cents in November, but that goal was reached this week, and not few on- servers are now talking about 35 or 4O-cent market before the next crop is planted.
 When the government estimated this years yield at 11,500,000 bales these figures were accepted as con- servative, but late fall conditions may cause the forthcoming estimate to fall below 11,0O0,00O bales Should the crop prove to be only 10,500,000 bales the market would jump to 35 cents or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
x < x German Language in Song

MM USICAL AMERICA discusses GV4 interestingly the question of language in the master songs. When the United States declared war against Germany no music lovers thought any the less of Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Franz, Brahms, Wagner and Richard Strauss; but as the feeling against the enemy decpened the question arose concerning the probable future atti- tude of opera houses and concert halls towards the use of the German lan- guage until the war was over.
 The Metropolitan Opera company Snas already eliminated German works from this seasons repertory. Others will give operas in German as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
Bolsheviki Government
 a "Ghastly" Failure

CIT EXPERIMENTAL unfitness'' 9 will prove the undoing of the Bolsheviki in Russia. It is incredible that mob of wild-eyed anarchists, many of whom act and speak like the veriest lunatics, could for any length ] of time control the destinies of a mighty nation like the Russians and the vast country which is theirs.
 Give the Bolsheviki plenty of rope and they will eventually hang them selves. There are already evidences of their inability to dominate the situ- Iation, Their government" is farce, which would be more ridiculous did it not have such a tragic meaning for hapless Russia and the cause of the allies.
 The Petrograd correspondent of the London Morning Post writes that the Bolsheviki have made "ghastly failure of their attempt at adminis- tration." This was to have been ex- lpected. Lenine and Trotzky, apparent ly the strongest men among them, are nothing more than soap-box orators with a gift of gab and disordered brains. If these two precious rascals arc the ablest Bolsheviki, what must the rank and file be?
 The gold reserves of the Russian empire are reported safe, far in the interior General Kaledines, Cossack chief, is said to be in secure control of the food producing regions of Euro pean Russia, with loyal troops to do his bidding. The Bolsheviki will get neither food nor money, nor any other help from America. Their attempts
 
 to seize state funds have been frus- trated. It is only matter of time before these disturbers will be put down, let US hope, forever. Their leaders may try to sell Russia to Ger many, but, using the vernacular, they
 will find it no easy matter to deliver
 the goods"
 It is worth while remembering that lPetrograd and Moscow do not repre-
 sent the whole of Russia, neither are
 the Bolsheviki voicing the sentiments
 of Russia's millions, who are yet to
 be heard from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
THE RAMPANT PRESS AGENT

have been taking from the beginning.
 Our soldiers and sailors are not blam- able for the dispatches our enthusiastic correspondents are writing about them. Our soldiers and sailors are doing their duty. In time they will prove themselves worthy the best pen pictures our great est descriptive writers may draw around the subject of American arms. But at present our arms represent little force lacking in any basic soldierly quality, but because they are lacking in numer- ical strength and that highly specialized training which they must have before they are sent in to take their full part
 News of our boys is interesting to us but we must not forget that the most significant events coming out of Europe are fathAred by French, British and Ital- ian soldiers who to all intents and pur- poses are American soldiers, for they are fighting Americas fight every time they fire a cartridge. It is well also to feel that when our armies finally go over the top, if they acqut themselves as well as the French and British have ae- louitted themselves, we could not possi- 3bly ask more of them, for since the be- ginning of time the armies of lnen have not fought with greater valor and skill than the legions of France and Great Britain have fought at Arras, at Ypres, at verdun and at Cambrai.
 It is embarrassing to our fighting men for us to heroize them to excess in ad- vance of the achievements which we know they will in due time accomplish, and creates as The Age-Herald says, an unfavorable impression among the sol diers and civilians of the allied nations.
 There will be plenty of time next year in which to celebrate the American sol- dier. The American soldier would lln- doubtedly have us control ourselves until the hour comes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
THE REAL ITALY

From "The True Italy,' by William
 Kay Wallace, in the December
 (Christmas) Scrbner.
 Prejudices die hard Ideas soon be- come fixed. Only a great upheaval such as a war, or other stern ordeal moves us to revise our preconceived notions and examine the truth of our premises
 Nations at war, like men in their cups. are apt to reveal the whole truth. Shams, make believes, sterile hypoc- risies fall to earth, the traditional self fades into a dim background, and a nation stands forth naked, its true self.
 Latent passions famed to flame by war scar the soul and fuse inherited characteristics into new elements, SC that the real temper of people stands revealed, illumined by the fires that burn along it's battle line.
 So it is with Italy!
 Most of us love Italy, few know her. Too few have troubled to study the recent development of this great and gifted race of men which has come to take up again the heritage of ancient Rome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28

usual. While songs other than those by German composers are greatly in vogue, Schubert and Brahms are found on the majority of recital pro- grammes
 In referring to Germany's song literature Musical America says:
 Soldiers and sailors have been
 among those who most enthusiasticaI- ly applauded beautiful rendering of these great lyrics. But this may not always be and singers would do we'll to take counsel of prudence. Wagner has been temporarily eradicated from the operatic schedule because reason able foresight was not exercised dur ing the past summer to work up some
 of his operas in English. The con-
 ceivable objection to the German Ian guage, which is undeniably legiti-
 mate, may quite as well operate
 against the short lyric as against the music drama. It behooves the recital list, therefore, to study his Schubert and his Brahms in our own tongue without delay, to be armed against sudden emergency. Certainly the
 'Erlking' and 'Feldeinsamkeit' in the Ivernacular would be highly acceptable, not to say welcome"
 As Musical America contends, this experiment should, be started forth with, if for nothing else than to make trial of the existing translations, and Tiff these do not serve the purpose, to provide better ones. When it comes to symphonic music no one will think for moment of giving up, even for the duration of the war, the German immortals.
 It is where German words are heard that irritation may be in evidence.
 But with symphony music it is diff lferent. In the first year of the war
 Beethoven and Schumann were heard
 as often in London as ever. And so | it will be in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
Turning Courtroom Into a Theatre

THE average courtroom is a dreary
 < place. The procedure is formal and severe. The protagonists in most of the drama acted there are forlorn specimens of humanity. The iaage may have rare dignity and poise. The lawyers may possess an air Of pres- perity and profound wisdom and there asy be one er two well-dressea men on the aly, bat most of the persons
 ei7p courtroom are the every Gas sort.
 But let a beautiful woman commit crime. Let wealth and fashion be- come involved in a tragic romance. and what change there is in the sordid surroundings! How speedily the atmosphere of commonplace woe and suffering is transformed! The battered chairs and railings, the cus- pidors and all the other drab appoint ments of the average American court room is small town remain. They are the same, yet not the same.
 There is certain glamour cast over the place. It is gruesome, maybe, but nevertheless fascinating to ninety nine people out of hundred. News paper men and photographers flock to the scene. Pictures deemed worthy of the front page and eagerly studied by millions of readers are taken when the chief actors adopt a striking pose. The leading counsel is not ignored. Color stories' are pounded out by scores of typewriters. Dispatches are sent flying over the wires to the smallest villages and hamlets of the country, describing the characters in the cast and the particularly the salacious--details of the plot.
 Thus is built up in an incredibly short time the groundwork of typi- cal newspaper sensation. Morbid curi- osity is sated to the utmost anc strange prejudices are created either for or against the fair defendant. Is it any wonder that the judge and tho jury in that particular courtroom subject for the time being to nation wide publicity, find it difficult te maintain strictly judicial attitude o1 mind?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 NNN the day that it was announced N PershiRs would take a few resi- W ments of American soldiers to France and that units of the American fleet would join the allied fleets in the war zone, we feared that from that time on it would be, so far as the press agents were concerned, an American war, with the British and French and Italians fighting only incidentally.
 Every practice skirmish of the little handful of Americans in the front line trenches is battle" in which the Ger mans were outclassed in every respect, while former feats of French and British soldiers dwindle into comparative insig- nificance beside these mighty exploits
 The newspapers are Beginning to pro- test against this thing that the eorres- pondents are doing to our innocent sol- diers and sailors in an effort to heighten thrill them with sensational narratives.
 The dispatches of these correspondents should be suppressed in the opinion of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, not be- cause they contain any facts of value to the enemy, but because they are both trivial and in very bad taste
 Ut is absurd remarks The Birning- ham Age-Herald "to picture them as spreading terror among the Germans and filling their French comrades with awe by their exploits. These reports not only do our own troops an injustice, but if they are read in France, create an un- favorable impression. Roasting is always in bad taste, but particularly so when it has no foundation in fact.
 The American soldiers at present are simply going to a war school. They have not even graduated. They are working hard at dirty business, but those of them in the trenches are having q picnic as compared with the part that the soldiers of our allies, now seasoned veterans,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
BEFORE THE FALL

I heard a wise old codger say That when the German Kaiser Has finished with this little fray He'll sadder be but wiser.
 st. Paul Daily News. Which goes to show that any jay Who's bent on earthly hoggin' Will soon or later see the day When he hits the toboggan.
 Youngstown Telegram. While we admit the Kaiser nick Is wiser. also sadder, We doubt if any lunatic Could be one durned bit madder.
 Springfield Union What care we, though his frenzy rise And threaten to undo him? If German people were more wise They'd speedily see through him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
THE RuD FLOWER

Henry Van Dyke in the New York In dependent.
 June 1914 Tn the pleasant time of Pentecost, By the little river Kyll, followed the anglers winding path Or waded the stream at will And the friendly fertile German land Lay round me green and still. But all day long on the eastern bank Of the river cool and clear, Where the curving track of the double
 rails
 Was hardly seen, though near The endless trains of German troops Went rolling down to Trier. They packed the windows with bullet
 heads
 And caps of holden gray They laughed and sang and shouted When the train was brought to stay They waved their hands and sang agaif As they went on their iron way. No shadow fell on the smiling land No cloud arose in the sky; could hear the rivers quie. tune N9 When the. train had rattled by; But my heart sank low with a heavy
 sense
 Of trouble-1 knew not why, Then came into a certain field Where the devils paint brush spread Mid the gray and green of the rolling
 hills
 A flaring splotch of red An evil omen, a bloody sign, And a mark of many dead saw in vision the field-gray horde Break forth at the devl's hour, And trample the earth into crimson mud In the rage of the Will to Power All this dreamed In the valley of the
 Kyll.
 At ttlo sign of the blood red flower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
A1ahama Conference to Meet

T am sorry I will not get to attend the Alabama conference which meets at Dothan on Wednesday," said Rev. F. M. Glenn, .'but Dr. Branscomb, the edi- will attend as the Advocate is the con nectional organ of both conferences.
 The Alabama conference takes in west Florida a. well as South Alabama. Some very important matters are to anxious as to what action it will take on the consolida tion of the Southern university and the Birmingham col lege, the question which proved such live one at woodlawn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
more on very short notice.

more on very short notice.
 It usually happens that the farmers have little or no cotton on hand when spectacular quotations feature the market, but this fall they have been able to hold a considerable percent age of their crop for fancy prices, and many of them have done so. But those who sold early got big price, ard are satisfied.
 1t is safe to assume that more cot ton is now held on the farm than has been the case in any November for many year. A great deal of cotton will be sold by the producer at 30 cents and over.
 The prices that will prevail within the next three months will cause some farmers to increase their acreage in 1918. But the continued high pres sure prosperity of the cotton belt will depend largely upon the expansion of the crop diversification movement. No matter what the price of cotton may be, the way for the farmers to become rich is to plant small acreages and cultivate intensively; and then turn their attention to food and feed- stuff crops.
 As long as the south feeds itself and raises cotton as a surplus cash crop it will be adding largely to the wealth of this section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
AMERICAN FIRST AND LAST

Clarence Stratton, in Leslies.
 All the foreigners within our boundaries are here by their initiative; they have chosen to live in the United States. While they are here they should conform to our national life; they should obey our institutional regulations. There should be no loophope of linguistic ignorance to explain or excuse any violation of our laws, as was done recently in thed raft tolerated for a minute to interfere with laws, as was done recently in thed raft registration. The hundreds of densely populated districts in our cities where English is foreign tongue should bs Americanized immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Begins Unique Service

T have inaugurated new departure In the Wednesday evening service of the Norwood Methodist church." said pr. J. A. Duncan, the pastor. T call it The Happy Hour and I offered this chal- lenge to my people: Come to this ser vice, and if 1t is not different from any religious service you have ever at- tended, and if it does not make you forget your troubles, and if you are not enthused, then you need not come o7tH but if you come through a sense of duty you are at liberty to go to sleep and I will not wake you; but aft CT you have aroused yourself. l will issue you a card declaring that you have earned the right to sleep or stay away by having tried it and found 1t dull and uninterestinR.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
Keeping the Issue Straight

q am greatly interested in getting the people to understand why we are at war with Germany since her paid agents have done so much to try and poison the minds of the public against some of our allies, and particularly to- ward England" said James W. Don- nelly, and I wish to congratulate The Age-Herald on it's editorial stand along the line of bringing out the real atti- tude of the Kaiser and his ilk to- wards this country.
 We need just that kind of stuff and we need it badly. l think the Four Minute men have a great work to do in arousing public sentiment to the fact that this is Americas fight and the quicker we all get into it the soon CT it will end"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A scAPEGoAr

"1n some respects I find it an advan- tage to have stupid servant in the house." remarked Mir Dubwaite
 "why do you say that?"
 Mrs. Dubwaite is kept in such state of mind by the blunders of the servant she .forgets to call attention with her usual frequency to my own shortcom- ings"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
PLAIN SPEAKING

"But you have loved other girls in the past. How do know you will be con stant to me?''
 Your own heart should give the an swer to that
 Pooh, pooh. Reginald Let's be sen sible. I don't feel like the heroine of novel and you certainly don't look like the hero"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
CongratuIates Birmingham

T wish to congratulate the Birming ham boys on drawing, or rather win ming so many captaincies and first lieu tenancies at Camp Oglethorpe," said William A. Davis of Anniston
 Tt is a credit to them and to the city. It means a great deal to young man in the way of discipline and train ing to have been able to land one Of the prizes I have seen some young fel- lows go off stoop shouldered and care less in their bearing come back with springing step and upright carriage. Camp life soon takes off surplus flesh and hardens mans muscles and quickens his movements. If there is any manhood in man military train ing will bring it out, just as it will show up the yellow in the Stacker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
SAFE AND SANE

SAFE AND SANE How long have you had your carr" About one year." Have you ever broken the speed laws?' Never What kind of motorist are you, any, way?" "The kind who is consistently ignored by joke writers and police court re porters'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
cAm1rzhMdAauttH
X REVERSIBLE pnovERB
m the Buffalo Enquirer.

From the Buffalo Enquirer.
 Countries are not without honor save by their own prophets.
 For. example:
 Lord Northcliffe roasts his own couna try and holds up to it the example of tho United States And
 Colonel Roosevelt roasts his country and holds up to it the example of Great Britain. The ancient proverb works either ena first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
DESERVED REBUKE

DESERVED REBUKE John Henry Bibbles, would you take the bread out of your childrens' mouths to buy gasoline?"
 Tut, tut, my dear. Why this melo- dramatic attitude? Am I doing anything of the sort?'
 Ut amounts to that. You've ruined your credit with our grocer, but you take precious good care to pay your garage bills promptly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
WAITING THEIR TURN

"Over the top" our boys will go,
 "Over the top to victory; Some day a breathless world will show How fight the sons of liberty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28

BEGINNING THE DAY--I would face the facts during the hours or this day. I would know myself, my faiIings. my sons. | would look my self straight in the eyes. Am I afraid: Am I untrue: Am I hang ing back behind the battle lines: Am | withholding my strength: 0 God, send me over the top. In Chrfst's name. Amcn.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
LUXE M'LUKE SAYS

HtaNE NM SA1 Once in about 40 years husband comes home as early as his wife thinks he ought to.
 You may have noticed that most of the kicks about the pilot of the ship of state come from the steerage passengers 1 A wife isn't a bad scout in some ways. She Will go around bragging about her husbands ability, even when sine doesn't believe in it herself. i What has become of the Mexican situ- ation? Have the many Presidents of that republic managed to kill each other 1 off? As dear old Bob Gonzales used to say: "A Mexican President is a man of great executionve ability Why is it that man isn't ashamed i to do lot of things he would be ashamed to be caught doing? 1 Once in a while nature stores a lot or brains behind pretty face and gives a woman power to change the map of 1 the world.
 1 There is always trouble when wife requires more admiration than can be supplied by one man. l You may convince people that you are better than you are But you can't con- vince them that you are better than they are.
 It is too bad that the old-fashioned Wlie peaterS nave gone out or style. What fine husbands they would make for some of the militant suffs who are making monkeys of themselves by storming the White House.
 Any married woman can tell you that Ia husband is an animal that goes out ,regularly and come in irregularly.
 A man is often afraid to trust wom- Ian too far. and woman is often afraid
 to trust man too near.
 We are always certain that the minor
 ity is in the right when we are the
 minority.
 Love is something that makes man
 enjoy working 10 hours a day trying tc
 get money enough to give a girl all the
 fool things she wants.
 Some self-made men give you the i'm
 pression that they were in such big
 hurry to brag about the job that they knocked off work too soon.
 link it over and you will admit that
 you never knew man who lived to re- gret having kept his mouth shut. pretty girl can afways throw l straight when she throws glance ir your direction.
 q poor living than keep straight and earn a good one
 Love not only affects mans eyes. bait
 his ears also. That's what makes thu gigglins of the only girl sound like rip
 bling laughter.
 At any rate. Louise Homer can sini t"1'fe Star Spangled Banner without
 Qualm.