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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-04-03
RED CROSS made OFFICIAL
WAR film Distributor

The American Red Cross has been
designated by the government as the
official and exclusive distributor Of the
United States official war pictures
both motion pictures and stereoptcon
slides-and likewise the sole distribu-
tor in this country Of all official
French war pictures hereafter releas-
ed except those pictures which are
distributed through the news week
lies.
In the Southern Division, comprising
Georgia, Florida, the two Carolinas
and Tennessee, the Bureau of Publ
CITY will handle these pictures and all
requests for same, whether by chap.
ters or by motion picture theaters,
must be made to the publicity director
There are already on hand at the
national headquarters in Washington
five motion picture films, two multiple
reel and three single reel pictures, and
two sets Of stereopticon slides which
NAV be had in either black and white
or in colors. The Southern division
has lust placed an order for these
Aims and slides, and as soon as they
arrive in Atlanta they will be offered
to Charters throughout the division al
a small rental.
These pictures show various scenes
and activities in France and elsewhere
IN Europe, and should be most inter.
esting to the people Of the United
States. Some Of them picture war &C.
tivities and others the work of the
Red Cross in Europe.
The United States official pictures
are taken by the Signal Corps, Photo
graphic division, Of the United States
Army. The French official pictures
are tsken by the Cinematographic and
Photographic Division Of the French
Army.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-04-03
THE DEAD PAST
By CEClLLE LANGDON.

Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union }
81 am glad you have found friend
at your new place Of work, Roland,
said Mrs. Vincent.
'He's a good friend, too," replies
Roland Vincent ut was awful strange
and awkward the first day or two, for,
you see, knew nobody among my fell
low workers, and it isn't much like
school. I thought they would say
wouldn't do when I blundered and
made mistakes half dozen times.
Then my new friend, who has charge
of the stock room, spoke to me and
told me to see him at the lunch hour.
"What is his name, Roland!' In
uuired Mrs. Vincent.
"Robert Leigh. He is a queer act
ing man, hardly ever speaks to any
body, but has been so kind and helpful
to me-"
1t got to be so finally that Roland
visited Mr.. Leigh regularly once a
week. When he did so, he remained
till after ten o'clock at night.
"It's just jollyw Roland told his
mother repeatedly. "Mr. Leigh has
gas stove and a regular housekeep-
ing outfit. He gets up meal about
as fine as yours, mother, and that's
saving a lot. TheE he clears the table
and gets out the books, and goes over
what I have read for the week. am
learning so much, mother"
"Does he never smoke, or drink, or
play cards, or that like?" questioned
Mrs. Vincent anxiously.
"Oh, never that!" replied Roland,
quickly. "He has a cabinet Of curl
osities. Once, long time ago, he says
he knew all sorts Of men, for he was
doing some detective work. In his cab
met he has the rope that hanged a no.
torious murderer and q knife with
which foreign prince was assassin
ated. He showed me last night trick
gambling outfit, and proved to me the
frauds employed to defrnud gambling
victims. It was so interesting"
Mrs. VIncent's eyes dilated. She
seized Ronald's arm with a trembling
hand.
ooh, my son! my sonl" She spoke
in so intense q tone that Ronald view
ed her In wonder, promise me never,
never to touch card y
"Don't worry about that" returned
Roland Mt once Anybody hearing MIR.
Leigh tell what gambling leads to
would never do So"
81 wish you would ask Mr.. Leigh to
tea some evening, Roland" said Mrs.
Vincent. ave must return his cour-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-04-03
A Beauty
Match
By JAMES BRANARD
(copyrieht, 1917. Western Newspaper Union.

ilCopyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Uuion-)
My chum, Tom Nicholson, at twenty
was as likely young feller as you
ever see. He had q head of black
hair thick as q mop. His well-kept
white teeth under his black mustache
formed fine contrast, and he had q
clear complexion. Sailie Morgan was
as purity for gal as Tom was for a
man. She too had beautiful head of
hair reachin' down when she stood up
to within a foot of the floor.
Well, they soon got engaged and
Everybody said they'd make the hand
soonest couple that had ever been mar
ried in JoneSbourgh. But them beauty
marriages with nothin' else to back
Fem up are unsartin'. Tom had nothin'
with which to support wife, and Sal
lie wasn't q robust gal at all, so the
weddin couldn't come off in hurry.
Tom was offered position away out
West, and he and Sallie concluded
that he'd better accept it, and when
he found he was dozen well he could
come for her and take her back with
him.
I reckon there was sorrowful
parten, only they was bouyed up by
the hope that after year or two
they'd git together again. Tom left
"a photograph of himself and took one
of Sallie. Toms was just like him,
but Sallie's not showing her red lips
and a tinge of color in her cheeks
wasn't quite so pretty as the original.
Sallie set Toms picture up on her
bureau and every time she combed
her beautiful hair she divided her
glances between the hair and the
photograph.
Tom hadn't been away from Sallie
ten minutes before he began to write
to her. He started in while the train
was rolling out of the station. By
the time he reached the place he was
going to he had letter of thirty
pages written, and had mailed her
postals at all important stations. Sal
lie began written as soon as her eyes
We're dry enough after cryen, to see
Ihe paper she was written on. Inc
first few days after Toms departure
she only stopped written for meals.
Them letters kept going from one
to the other for years. Just when they
began to grow less-just when they
stopped, only Tom and Sallie knew.
Tom was unfortunate in everything
he undertook. He got sick year
after he parted with Sallie, and was
in tho hncn;t"i 49, -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-04-03

ond Red Cross campaign eleven nIo.-.
after the first, which was started On
June IS, 1917. The War Council had
been appointed by President Wilson
only five weeks prior to the beginning
of this campaign. so that its first great
task was to provide means for carry
ing on relief work during the war on
scale commensurate with the mill
tary operations.
More than $1OO,OOOOOO was contrib
uted in response to the first call for
financial aid and contributions plus
interest brought the total receipts
from the first drive up to S105,O99,527.
OF this amount, S170O6,121 was re-
funded to Red Cross Chapters for To-
cal relief work OF the balance, ST.
721,91S has been appropriated, leaving
a balance of $10,371,217 available for
appropriation. France has received
appropriations amounting to more than
thirty millions. During the week pre-
ceding Christmas the Red Cross con-
Quoted a membership drive which re-
suited in the enrolment Of approx
mately 2200O,O0O new members. This
was followed last month by cam.
paign conducted by the Junior mem
bership of the Red Cross which result
ed in the enrolment in the collateral
organization of practically all Of the
school children in America.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-04-03

--..cyeu that coun-
terfeit presentment Of an austere, dig
nified looking man to be that Of the
father he could not remember. She
became strangely agitated.
Roland" she said, 81 have taught
you from childhood to regard your IA
ther as dead to u.s."
"But not really dead, mother" per-
sisted Roland.
"At all events lost to the world and
to u.s." continued Mrs. Vincent. II for
bid you ever to mention his name
again." Mrs. Vincent broke down in
tears and hurried from the room.
One evening Roland came home in
a great state Of excitement. He was
earlier than usual, and his ami
mated face told that he was stirred up.
"Oh, mother, I guess our good luck
has comet" he cried buUyantly. "What
do you think? The house is going to
open branch in Rio de Janeiro and
Mr.. Leigh is to take charge Of 1t ut
big salary. He says he has been work.
ing for the promotion for years, and
he has the privilege Of appointing his
own assistants and he says If we will
remove to Brazil he will start me in
as his chief clerk at four times the
salary / am now getting"
Mrs. Vincent had been busting the
furniture and wall hanglngs when Rol-
and came in, and now she listened to
him, duster suspended.
"Won't you come and call upon him
with me?" urged Roland. maybe you
would consent to move to Brazil after
hearing Mr.. Leigh tell Of the great
business prospect it would be for me-
eyes" assented Mrs. Vincent, after a
moment of thought. II think we had
berter have talk with him together.
There is the door bell" and she left
the room. AS she passed into the hall
she struck the cord suspending the
time-honored photograph. Frame and
all came to the floor with crash. Two
photographs fell out upon the carpet.
AS the under one caught the eye Of Ro-
land, he uttered quick ejaculation. It
was Mr.. Leigh!
"Fathes" he said simply, extending
his hand and looked appealingly into
the eyes of the other.
"You know, then" began Mr..
Leigh.
"Only that you must be the father I
have longed to know. Oh, tell me
allp
And then the veil Of mystery that
had so long hung over the past Of
the devoted family was drawn aside.
Born with the instincts Of gambler,
Alan Vincent had risked his own for
tune and that of his wife in ven
turesome speculation, and had lost.
Beggorcd, the wife had resentfully
shut him out Of her life, and he had
become q wanderer under an assumed
name. But now he had repcnted Of
his misdecds and had conquered the
temptation.
A reconciliation begot confidence,
and under blue Brazilian skies they all
began life over again.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-04-03

stancy parated-neither married
anyone else-that one day an OLD
party bald as a coot, and what few
hairs was left on his head white as
snow, stopped me on the street, ano
said:
aren't you Norman Dale?"
"That's my name" answered, look
en- at him trying to remember him.
"Who may you be?'
"Why, Norman!" he said reachen
FOR my hand, don't you know me!
I'm your old chum Tom Nicholson
"You don't mean it?"
"Lord, how you've changed.
wouldn't "a knowed you, if you hadn't
been pointed out to me. Have l
changed much?"
This made me mad and remarked
tsarcastically:
"Not bit. You're the same hand
some feller you was when you left
here twenty-five years ago."
81 want to know" he said, looking
me in the eye to find out whether or
Ino was fattering him.
ION the whole" added, Il think
you've improved"
This satisfied him and he went on
asking me about different persons he
had left in the town, most of whom
were dead. Finally he asked about Sal
lie Morgan. He had swallowed what |
had said about his own appearance, SO
! wondered If he would gulp down
what I'd say about Sallie. said that
she was more mature, but didn't think
she had lost any Of her beauty. He
told me that luck had come to him at
last and he had come home to find
ISallie, and take her back West with
him as his wife.
We talked q long while about old
times and then I told Tom there was
Ito be a lecture that evening; we was
all going, and he'd better go along.
He said he was gong to see his old
Sweetheart. I told him she would be
at the lecture, and he consented to 60
with me.
Tom came to my house for supper,
and q little later we all went tc the
lecture. Sallie Morgan sat three seats
in front of US. Tom looked about for
her and not seeing the girl he left
behind him asked me if she was in
the house. pointed her out to him
She had grown very leshy, weighing
two hundred pounds and her hair
was half white; besides being very
thin, for she had lost most of it after
having fever. I saw Tom shudder.
When the lecture was over and we
were leaving the hail. saw my wife
say something to Sallie who at once
glanced at Tom. ] saw Sallie shake
her head and she got out of the hall
as quick as she cosld. Tom had al
ready made his escape. The next
morning he returned to the West.
Tom was more changed than Sallie.
He belonged to family who grew
old in appearance while still compara-
lively young. Observation-Disclosures.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-04-03
THANKS Received !.
FROM THE front
WILD EXCITEMENT OVER
RECEIPT OF SURGICAL
DRESSINGS
Director Of Woman's Work For Red
Cross Receives Letter
From Paris

The importance of the work that Is
being done by the women all over
the Southern Division of the Red
Cross in the way of knitting, of surgi-
cal dressings and of hospital garments
has been stressed many times, but 1t
has never been shown more clearly
than in the following note of thanks
which was received a few days ago
by Mrs. John w. Grant, Director OF
the Department of Woman's Work OF
the Southern Division, from Mrs: Ger
trude Austin, Chief Of the Red Cross
Surgical Dressings Service in Paris:
% Rue erre-Charron, Paris,
February 2, 1918.
To The Chairman.
Dear Madam:
Your case of surgical dressings No.
IS has just been opened, and we want
to thank you most heartily for your
help.
We are wildly excited here over the
arrival of the first Front Parcels and
the first Standard Dressings. They
are not yet in our stores, but we know
that they are in France.
You can't realize what this means
to us, for we have waited for them
so long and so anXiously.
Go ahead and send US plenty more
Cordially yours,
GERTRUDE AUSTIN,
Chief of Service.
That the Southern Division is doing
its part in shipping these articles to
Europe is shown in the reports of the
division warehouse in Atlanta which
give detailed sta nment of all work
done during the week Not infreqGent-
" as many as 100000 articles are ship
ped for export in a single week, in ad-
dition to all Of the work of inspecting,
cutting out and packing, which IS
done at the warehouse, and to the
boxes which are shipped to the can
tonments in this country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-27
RED GROSS GUM
 SALE A SUCCESS
Approximately S:,O0 Is Ncttrd in Sale of "Rlack Jark" Chewing Gum
 Friday and Saturday,

Approximately S200 was netted in the "Black Jack Chewing Gum" sale conducted Friday and Saturday by members of the local chapter of the American Red Cross society. Tho 'eXa"t amount is not vet known, as all the booths have moi been checked up, but it was stated by Red Cross officials last night that the 800 mark would in all probability b. reached
 \. s. Livingstone and L. A. NoNal- cski, representatives of the Ameri- can Chicle company. who have had the sale in charge. will leavo Nondae ' morning for Little Rock, where q similar sale will be ronduCtcd These gentlemen are travelling oyer tho country conducting these sales for the Red Cross chapters in '1.' various cities. and will make q tour of Texas in this interest Tae gum is sold to the Red Cross society at actual cost and no expense is {. -pcricnct1 hv the organization whatever Th.s branch of war service has netted q very sub Stanlial sum from these safes and tho American Chicle company is to b@ cOmplimentcd on it's patriotism.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-27
PHYSICIANS
 PRAISE ''H0Bo"

Dr. E. J. Lyons, prominent physl- clan (retired) of Lake Charles, La., has put himself squarely on record in advocacy of the Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy, a medicine that is producing +ruly marvellous results for sufferers from Bright's disease and other kidney and bladder troubles. pr. Lyons used the medicine on his wife. For three years she had suffered with urinary trouble. q and other physi- clans treated her," he says, "but could give only temporary relief, the trouble always returning. Finally she could get no relief except when actually un- der the influence of the drugs" Al ter taking the first bottle of Hobo Kid ney and Bladder Remedy she commen- ced to improve until she had taken ten bottles, when she seemed completely cured. He adds: "She has not had. a single recurring symptom and l con sider her cure complete and perman- ent." If you are suffering with any form of kidney or bladder trouble, you should, for your health's sake, certain Nv know more about Hobo. Write for free copy of our intensely interesting booklet, containing sworn testimonials eac. Address Hobo Medicine Manu- featuring Co.,, Singer, La.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-27

Sergt Sam Cook is spending to- fav with relatives in this city. | Corn. Sam F. Hilzheim is visiting
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-27

I oo salesman emboGies more sno ahility to technically fit a hah an shoes 10 a customer and get par .av on In addition to this ability ne ft it'e shoes, he must be in a position lfurnish his patrons With dclln'te ., reliable information a'i to sh"e Ina a',os for certain styles Of clothes. yves $ m not only necessary that he be It .a 10 e;ve newest shoe shape and pie '0 hnt what shoe will go best IDIOTS, owns ~ for this or that special bccasion. of tb;. eccentio,
 Q shoe salesman can pc better ap- noo;ated when you stop to consider le.' e. tew women who go into shoe ,.an sar to buy shoes, enter with pitifnlly hopont;hle my degree of uncertainty as Peiv,k ',hot kind of style they should buy
 ;n great measure rely upon llu aa,esman, ,n not only for a correct ;t hnt leave it to him to "ake a broper selection or 'he shoe ,neS Nunru 1%ora aeain. it is up to the shoe .,a,,nan ,as The customer nas openly anoaded her confidence in his judg- "t which confidence his disposi- ,,n' ;on of the case, will of necessity, es- nni;sh 1 or destroy. The proper course follow. would be to ascertain from ;o customer the kind of style and a,or clothes she had planned to wear ,;th the shoes. In this way an intel ;dart . and satisfactory selection can made to the pleasure of his cus@ omer and with a dual value. to his enartment and himself.
 One of the safest and surest meth- Ids for a salesman to use in cor ;ncing a customer that the informa- i'm o;yen her is to be relied upon ii ~, o,1ote specific instances of the hoes and gown, combinations of vel! roesod women. The writer, here re- s,octs the women of Pine Blu f, shether his customers or not. to wall: tith him through the tea rooms or lew York hotels and along Fifth ave- mo and Broadway for our informa- inn inn as to what fashionable women TO wearing and what "is being one"
 nThis week at one of the most eX- ,usiye gathering places for chatter ng over tea cups and knitting bags. everal groups of women were partlc- 1arlv noticeable for, the good saste hey displayed in the shoes they had hosen to combine with their hats ind coats. ~,
 One young matron wore small hack hat and a maroon velour coar rith seal trimming extending from he hem almost to the narrow belt. Her shoes were mahogany -cOlored alf with gray kid tops and French eels.
 At another table was woman in a triking costume of navy blue velvet, knh broad flat velvet hat and sable tole. This woman had chosen to rear very hightop patent leather oOts.
 For Semi-SpOrts Wear.
 A semi-sports costume next 10 her hade quite a contrast. The girl wore
 short, tigatly-belted coat of nutrla yer full, brown, pleated skirt. A lose-ftting hat of nutria and low eeled shoes of brown calf combined with tan buckskin completed the cos Mme.
 Not far away was anothnr short fur boat, but this time of seal and worn ver a dress of heavy black satin Bray spats over patent leather pumps brought out the note of gray in the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-27
TEACHERS DISCUSS
 PLANS FOR MEETING

A meeting of the executive com mittee of the Cotton Belt Superin- tendelts' and Principals association was held yesterday afternoon at the courthouse for the purpose of dis cussing plans for the meeting which will be held in this city March 13 and 16. It was decided that meet ing of the executive committee be held next Saturday, at which time a program for the meeting will be out lined It is expected that several prominent educators will make ad- dresses at the meeting of this asso- citation. D. w. Gill is president and Asa M. Mccain is secretary of this organization.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-27
MilIcr's An'isertic Off, Known as Snake OH
Will Positively Relieve Pain fin
 Few Minutes.

Try it right now for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lunbe go. sore stiff and swollen joints, pains in the head, back and limbs. corns, bunlcns, etc. Alter one application pain usually dis appear as if by magic.
 A new remedy used internally and externally for Coughs, Colds, Group, Sore Throat. Diptheria and Tonsilitis.
 This oil is conceded to be the most penetrating remedy known. It's prompt and immediate effect in re- lieving pain is due to the fact that it penetratas to the affected parts at once. As an illustration, pour ten drops on the thickest piece of sole leather and it will penetrate this sub stance through and through in three minutes.
 Accept no substitute. This great oil is golden red color only. Every bottle guaranteed. 23c, soc and $1.0O a bottle or 1noney refunded at
 BRASIIER DRUG co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-27

squirrel collar and cuffs of the coat and the silver in the satin brocade of the nat, that was ornamentcd with q brocade of black paradise.
 GfaD suede shoes we're the finish lnS touch that completed Q coat of mole trimmed with fox and toDped by 1at Of black velvet. 4 ratronlv woman was becominaly garbed in a brown velour suit lavishly trimmed in beaver. She wore toquc of brown velvet and burnt ortrich feathers and her shoes were of brown patent leath- CT with dark brown kid tops.
 In summing up these observations made in the fashionable tea rooms it is safe to say that it is close race for first place between high shoes and spats worn over low sn0es. The spats are of taupe tan, gray and white, and are worn over both low and high-heeled shoes.
 Preference for Tw0-Tonc Shoes.
 In the high shoes, the two-toned combinations have the preference. there are combinations of calf and buckskIl, patentleatner and kid, calf and kid and patent leather and suede.
 The dull feathers seem to be as popular for dress wear as those with a highly finished surface In these tWo-toned combinations prevail in the same colors as in the spats-gray, taupe, and tan having the preference. For semi-spOrts wear and strictly uses, the mahogany calf is very popu. lar"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-27
BRASHER DRUG co.
SCOUT OFFICERS
 ARE ELECTED

Harry Smith is troop leader, Frank Boone is assistant troop leader and Sam Steel is scout secretary as the result of the election of officers Fri day night. Scout Master Arthur Hickey of Humphrey admnVs stered the oath to p local boys. T. C. Roberts, boys work secretary of the Y. M. c. A., is acting scout master and will receive his commission within a short time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-27
HER TROUBLE IS GONE.

Mrs. Thomas H. Davis, Montgom- cry, Ind, says she had trouble with her bladder and had doctored for sev- eral months without relief, when Fol ey Kidney Pills were recommended and she commenced using them and got relief. They relieve backache, rheumatic pains, stiff, swollen joints and kidney trouble.-Mann's Pnarm- acy.-Advt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-27
OFFICIALS VISIT CITE.

J. l.. Kendall. division suNcrintand- cnt. and A. p. Hawkins, roadmaster of the MissouriPacific railroad, were visitors in the city yesterday. They made a tour of inspection over the local property of the road.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-27
Certain Cases.

"Do pearls mean teHrsy' "You bet t.:ey do when you don't get your wife the string of 'em she's set her heart on.''