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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02
Tremendous Speed.

illuminate Of mercury, which II
used as the original decorating charge
In torpedoes, expands at furious rate.
A writer In the illustrated World
makes comparison between this rate
OF expansion and an express train trav-
cling at the rate of 90 miles an hour.
Imagine" he says, $4,000 feet q
second-instead OF the 80 feet sec
ond made by a mile-a-minute train
and you will know why illuminate OF
mercury going of In your hand will
carry finger with 1t and yet not burn
your coat" That Ii the ultimate In
spaad
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

There is plenty of evidence that
Allied prisoners in the hands of the
Germans have been treated in man.
ner that would have made Anderson
vile look like a pleasure resort, and
there is reason to fear some of our
men are treated the same way. This
nation must strain every resource to
put an end to this hellish state of
things and prevent their ever being
possible again.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

Kaiser Bill tells his Germans that
they needn't be afraid of coming of
great American armies to France.
Only the other month he said it was
not possible for great American arm
les to come to France. Bill will finish
by handing his strictly ornamental
sword to an American officer and
begging Americans to shield him and
his family from the vengeance of an
outraged Europe.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

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Will take higher rate, which will be
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Reading Notices: sc. per line for first
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Legal advertisements at legal rates.
Electros must be mounted, or charge
will be made for mounting.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

Lakeland Star blames us for our
expressed desire to visit Coney ISL
and. Says we should conserve our
cash and pay railroad fare only to
Indian Rocks on Clearwater Beach.
Beg to inform Lakeland Star that
just as good salve for sore eyes can
be seen at Silver Springs any sum-
mer afternoon as at anyplace in the
world, and we can hop into some
friends auto and go out there fol
nothing any time we have time.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

such long line of coast from SO
many well-protected and fast travel
ing vessels. Now comes his emps,
Kaiser Bill, and says: "Vital forces
which are streaming across the sea
to the enemy are being attacked by
German submarines, which are GER
tain of success"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

The young man taken from his
family and told, "Get into that trench
climb out and be shot," is also a
rubber stamp. 1t is the only way to
run a war.-Hearstpaper.
No; there is another way to run a
war; it's the way practiced by
Hearst's friends, the Bolsheviki.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

If all the town was as neat and
pretty as the little park by the city
hall, so carefully tended by the fire.
boys, Ocala would be the beauty spot
of Florida. The boys know the worth
of utility as well as the value of
beauty. Their little garden back of
the firehall is the best-tilled spot of
land in Ocala.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

The city marshal, the other day,
loaded up his trusty rifle and went
on the warpath for stray dogs. So
far, he hasn't reduced the price of
sausage. Stray dogs are not so often
in Ocala as they used to was
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

A considerable influx of Mexican
labor for use on farms in the south
west has been approved by President
Wilson who has waived certain pro-
visions of the immigration laws.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

Rev. William Sturgeon of London,
predicts rush of Germans to Amer
lea after the war, in search of liberty.
They will be about as welcome as the
smallpox.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

The United States will buy jewe1ry
and precious metals of any kind in
lots of 500 or more, and will pay at
the rate of S20.67 an ounce for gold
and ST an ounce for silver.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

You don't have to give or sell your
platinum jewelry to the government,
but you will be patriotic and helpful
if you do. And you will be decidedly
unpatriotic if You try to buy any be-
fore the war is over.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

The Allies expect the most tremen-
dous of battles on the western front
soon-the final desperate attempt OF
Germany for decision before win
ter.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

The other day, German high nav
al officer gave as reason WHY so
many American troops had been land
ed in France the fact that it was i'm
possible for the U-boats to guard
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

The shipping board announces that
Americans between 21 and 80 who
qualify as coal passers or fremen on
vessels will not be called upon for
military duty.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

"Buck Private is an honorable
grade. 1t belongs to about two mil
hon husky young Americans, and
there would be no winning the war
without them
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

The son-in-law of Col. House has
been exempted from the draft by
special request of the state depart
ment.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

War badges will be awarded to
civilian workers employed for at
lease four consecutive months in gov
eminent industry. Service bars will
be given for employment beyond
four months.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

The British government has placed
$350,000 order with the American
Chicle Company for 60,O00,O0 sticks
of chewing gum for the British army.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

Home guards meet at the armory
at 8 o'clock this evening. The new
guns will be put in use. If you be-
long, be on hand.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

Man is reported to have been Great
ed in the image of God but it was a
man who told about it-Times-U Union.
So far, there is no record of God
denying the report.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

1t is reported that big American
army will make an offensive through
Alsace toward the Rhine. 1t will prob
ably make its offensive toward some
place not reported
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

At the San Francisco custom house,
government officials have been run
ming a lottery, selling chances on
thrift stamps, but the government
suppresses guessing contents in the
newspapers.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

Sales of cigarettes in the United
this year may exceed 10000, 600, 900.
The yearly output ten years ago was
less than 5000, 200, 900.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

Any young lady of intelligence,
muscle, good health and ordinary
good looks-the more ordinary the
better-can obtain a steady job
nursing the sick and wounded SOL
diers of Uncle Sam. Dolls who apply
will find nothing doing.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

Unheard-of wages are being offer
ed by northwestern labor agencies.
Before the war wages were SITS and
So day; now $4 to $3.50 is offered.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

Orlando Reporter Star says Orange
county leads the state in production
of oranges. Well, isn't that appro-
pirate?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

When man thinks more of his
feelings than he does of his work, his
work will be i'll done.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

The photographers who suggested
that the Germans would put Firms
on their submarines should be shot.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

We soon won't be able to see the
public library for the weeds.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

One trouble about public affairs in
this town is the fear of hurting the
wrong persons feelings.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

Careful prescription service, using
Squibb's chemicals. at Gerig's Drug
Store. War Savings and Thrift
Stamps sold. y
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

Two out of every thousand soldiers
in the American army must have
their shoes made to order.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

At the trial of the I. w. w. con-
spirators in Chicago, one testified
that he joined the organization be-
cause he had been fined for breaking
dishes while waiter in a restaurant.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

American soldiers are wearing as
trophies the German emperor's iron
crosses taken from German prisoners
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02

Railroad timetables in hotels have
been removed by order of the govern
ment.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-02
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press IS exclusively
entitled for the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited TO IL or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein All rights of republication OF
served.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26
Heiuht Zeppelins Can Reach.

Basing his statement on accurate
measurements Of q Zeppelin that was
brought down il England last Octo-
Der, on known facts regarding the lift
ing power of hydrogen gas, on the
state of the barometer during the
flight, on the temperatures Of the air
recorded in tn airship's log, Jhadoo
Jahoz writes in Aeronautics as fol-
lows:
cit wcull appear from the foregoing
that the latest type Of Zeppelin is de-
signed to be able to attain a height OF
1900 to $4,000 feet when over its OBJ
jective and after dropping it's bombs,
but is capable of going even higher
under stress of circumstances and at
the risk Of suffering some slight dam
age on returning to its base. These
conclusions accord well with Mr.. War
ner Aliens statements that these air
ships are built with a view to flying
between 10000 and $4,000 feet or
course, on q short flight they could 30
higher, in view of the reduced quantl-
ty of petrol to be carried"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26
DADUS [ENN(
AEY Tall =
~ MARY GpAHAM BONNER
TRIP FOR ANT THRUsHEs.

Daddy had heard Of q curious fam
lily Of birds that had been found and
put in the bird section of 4 zoo. TIE
children naturally wanted to hear
about the queer old birds so they asked
Daddy to begin his story right away.
"Dear me-" said Daddy. $50 l must
begin at once. must I? Well, I enjoy
telling stories to two little people who
seem to want to hear them so much.
"Once upon a time a man was look
ing in far off lands for queer kinds of
birds-birds that were rar and won-
derful. The usual kinds he passed by
without noticing them at all This
made some of them rather angry. But
when he passed before Mr.. Ant Thrush
and saw how strange he was, he stop
ped right off, and said:
"'Nill you come and live in our land
in a big zoo where people and people
and people will stand before you every
day and say how wonderful you
are?'
"And the ant thrush said he would
if he could bring his wife along too.
Mr.. Ant Thrush had just been mar
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26
Union Meeting.

The Union Meeting of the End Divi-
sion of the Edgefield Association will
meet with Hardy's church, June 29-3O:
Devotional service by Moderator. Sub
lects for discussion.
1st. Name and discuss some of the
greatest h%indrances to christian devel-
opment, and the progress of the cause
of Christ's Kingdom in the world.
C. w. Medlock,
H. l.. Bunch,
End. The best plan to conduct church
finances.
J. D. Hughey,
Rev. J. w. Kesterson,
j. O. Atkinson.
Ord. How may we induce all OF our
church members to be more Interested
and enthused in mission work.
S. B. Mays,
l.. R. Brunson,
George Wright.
Sunday q. M. Community Flag Ser
vice Program.
Hymn-"Mine Eyes Have Seen.
Prayer.
Solo-"Keep the Home Fires Burr
ing" Miss Minnie Lanham.
Reading of the Honor Roll, Rev. +.
B. Lanham.
Prayer.
Anthem-"A Song of Victory"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26
nToo Many Old Menu-Lenine.

A favorite idea with Lenine, fire.
uuently advanced in his Petrograd
career, IS that there are too many old
men in positions Of supreme response
bility, Current Opinion states. His
most dramatic effect before the coun-
Gil of soldiers and workers was won
in a crisis on q vote that might have
overthrown him. He babe the dele
gates in thunder tones to look into the
first mirror they saw. The faces re-
Elected would be those of young men.
What, on the other hand, would be the
color of the hair Of the rulers opposed
to the great social revolution? Gray
The revolution is youth, hope, the flu
ture. Against it are ranged the gray
haired rulers Of men without ideals,
evil you have an old mems war or q
young mems peace" The hit was
immense.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26
OWE THEIR LIVES TO WOMAN
How Mrs. John Hays Hammond Won
Fardons From Grim Old "Oom
Paul" t<rugef.

John Hays Hammond, an American
citizen, was in prison, under sentence
of death. He had been tried and con-
victed of high treason to the South
African Republic. One Of four leaders
of the reform movement in the Trans
vaal. he was charged with completely
in the famous Jameson raid, found
guilty, and sentenced to die.
Only one person lived in the Trans
vaal with sufficient power to set aside
the death sentence passed upon the
man who is known today as the great
est mining engineer in the United
States. This was Dom Paul Kruger,
then president of the South African
Republic. He was an old man-nar-
row. bieoted and possessed Of an In
tense hatred for the eager, grasping
strangers who he believed had sought
his country only to despoil it.
John Hays Hammond was among the
most entcrprising and, consequently,
one of the most disliked, of the foreign
residents of the Transvaal. For years
he had been employed as an engineer;
first by Barney Barnato, the English
mining operator, and later by Cecil
Rhodes, to locate diamonds in Dom
Paul's country. Dom Paul disliked
him. He disliked all men who brought
swarms Of eager reckless adventures
into his country. And he made life as
difficult for them as he could.
In 1896 the world was startled by the
news that q British adv%enturer, Doctor
Jameson, hxd led a raiding party OF
armed men into the Transyaal. The
raid failed. John Hays Hammond
was among those arrested on the ac-
cusation of having instigated jane
sons attack on the South African Re
public. He was found guilty and SEN
fenced to die.
But tho brave, cool-headed wife OF
the eminent American mining engineer
did not intend that anything disagree
able should happen to her husband.
Ever since their marriage, in 1851,
Mrs. John Hays Hammond had fol-
lowed the fortunes of her young en-
gineer, no matter where they took him.
But when they threw him into jail
under q death sentence, she decided
that it was time for her to interfere.
She made up her mind to see Dom
Paul Kruger and tell him that she had
come to save him from the crime OF
putting an innocent man to death. 1t
was not easy to see President kru-
ger, but Mrs. Hammond proved equal
to the task. 1t was not easy to con-
vince q man who harbored q deep, ST.
lent contempt for women, that q wom-
an was worth listening to; but Mrs.
Hammond was successful. Before she
left his Office, Mr.. Kruger had prom
ised to spare her husbands life. The
president of the Transvaal republic
kept his word to Natalie Hammond.
Her husbands sentence was commut-
ed to Imprisonment for Is years and
later on, he was freed on payment OF
a fine of S125,0O0, and Mrs. Hammond
had the extreme happiness of knowing
that through her intercession, not only
her husbands life but the lives of the
men arrested with him had been saved.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26
The Human Factors
I'm Good Service

There are three parties to every tele-
phone conversation-the party calling,
the trained operator, and the party who
answers. All three share alike the respon-
sibility for quick and accurate telephone
service.
The calling party should give the cor
rect number in a distinct voice, speak
ing directly into the %transmltter, and
wait at the telephone until the party an
swers or the operator reports. The called
party should answer promptly.
Patience on the part of the telephone
user and the telephone operator is also es-
sential to good service.
Wben you Tskpbone-Smie
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE NAM
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY 80
j. Roach; Manager, Aiken, S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26
Abbeville- GreenWood Mu-
tual Insurance ASSO-
citation.
ORGANIZED 1892.
Property Insured $4,000 900.
ORGANIZED 1892.

WRITE OR CALL on the under
signed for any information you may
desire about our plan of insurance.
We insure your property against
destruction by
FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT
MING
and do so cheaper than any Com
pany in existence.
Remember, we are prepared to
prove to you that ours is the safest
and cheapest plan of insurance
known.
Our Association is now licensed
to write Insurance in the counties
of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor-
mick, Laurens and Edgefield.
The officers are: Gen. ]. Fraser
Lyon, Presiden, Columbia, S. C..
j. R. Blake, Gen. Agt., Secy. &
Treas, Greenwood, S. C.
DIRECTORS.
A. o. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. c.
]. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. G..
Jno. H. Childs, Bradley, S. c.
A. W. Youngblood, Hodges, S. C.
S. P. Morrah, Willington,S. C.
L. N. Chamberlain, Mccormick S. G.
R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. c.
F. L. Zimmerman, Pint Lane, S. G..
J. C. Martin, Princeton, S. c.
w. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. c.
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GEN. ACT.
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26

ried, and when he marries in honor Of
the occasion his black feathers on
the top of his head turn into white,
soft, downy feathers-just like a big,
full flower. He calls it his wedding
suit. and he wears it for some little
time. At no other time, but just when
he is getting married, does the ant
thrush wear such a fine ~headdress.
"Now Mr.. Ant Thrush was about six
inches long and very graceful-he
wore q lovely slate-colored suit, and
his headdress would appear and dis
appear all the time. 1t made him look
very beautiful and at the same time
very strange.
Mrs. Ant Thrush wore a lovely
brown dress. But I must tell you
about their mouths-or rather their
beaks-for the man was so delighted
with the usual way their beakS went
up in the air. They curved straight
up and the man thought probably they
would always have to stand on their
heads when they ate or drank. But
as they looked very well fed, he didn't
worry about that.
"Let's be starting. then said the
man. we have q very long trip be-
fore us and you want to take it slow
" so you will not look all tired out
when you arrive
"The ant thrushes thought it was
perfectly splendid to be taken such
care Of. They loved being thought so
rare and wonderful.
"Sut suddenly it dawned on Mrs.
Ant Thrust that she was leaving all
her family behind, and while she was
very devoted to Mr.. Ant Thrush, she
thought it would be lonely without
some of her sisters and brothers and
cousins.
"She began to cry quite hard, and
the man hadn't any idea what the trou-
BILE could be.
"Even in the far off lands though,
there are little fairies always around
to see what they can do, and they
whispered to the man:
"sMrs. Ant Thrush wants some of
her nearest cousins and relatives to
go along too. Now she is sorry she
has said she will 60 because she thinks
she will be so lonely
THAT pleased the mar more than
very fine to have q whole family Of
rare birds with him, and he at once
invited Mrs. Ant Thrush to ask any
of her family she wanted, so there
was great rejoicing all around and a
whole family of ant thrushes went
to the new land to be admired.
s"Later on, as you can imagine, many
of the handsome Miss Ant Thrushes
and the beautiful Mr.. Ant Thrushes
married and when they did every single
Mr.. Ant Thrush wore his wedding suit
of soft white downy feathers.
"Of course, we wouldn't call Il q
suit-for Only his black feathers at
the 1op of his head would change into
white, but every Mr.. Ant Thrust con-
sidered that such a marvellous and
wonderful change was worth calling
by q fine name in honor Of q fine oc-
casion, and in truth such a change
does deserve the fine and honorable
name Of a wedding suit.
"And everyone in the new land to
which they came said they thought
they were the most curious family Of
birds ever seer or ever heard of! And
every ant thrush was glad and proud
to belong to such q family"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26
Mater In Cistern.

Harry" said a mother to her little
SOL, "I wish you would run out and
look into the cistern and see whether
there is Only water in it." A few min
utes later the little fellow came back
and reported, sits full on the bottom,
mamma, but there amt any on top"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26
All Het Up.

81 could understand when they stop
ped re from cussing mules"
"Well?"
"But I started to cuss a tractor thu
other dsy and got called down for that
Now has a tractor any feelings? Ana
Wer mo NAt"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26
Your Patronage Solicited.

Your Patronage Solicited.
| desire to notify the public
that l have purchased Mr.. j. D.
Kemp's interest in the repair
shop and grist mill and that l
will give my personal attention
to both. Send me your corn and
| will make first-class meal.
Give me a trial is all / ask.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
ALBERT L. KEMP.
Edgefeld, S. G..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26
Appreciation.

aHow do you like shakespeare"
sob, I treasure our set Of Shake
speare more than any other works we
have" said Mrs. Dubwaite.
"I'm glad to hear you say o
eyes. It's really the only set In oul
living room that matches the wallpa
per-"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-26

1855 1918
College of Charleston.
South Cardinals Oldest College.
134th Year Begins September 81
Entrance examinations at all the
county-seats Friday, July IL, at 9
a. m.
Four-year courses lead to the B. A.
and B. S. degrees. A two-year pre-
medical u r is given. Military
training in all courses.
A free tuition scholarship is as
signed to each county of the State.
Spacious buildings and athletic
grounds, well equipped laboratories
u~nexcelled library facilities.
Expenses moderate. For terms and
catalogue, address
Harrison Randolph, President.