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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
Films Of Rare Woods.

The growing scarcity of the more
beautiful and valuable woods has
made necessary the substitution of 9TH
er and cheaper kinds. Thus hardly
any furniture nowadays is made OF
solid mahogany. and inferior materi-
ais have very generally taken the
place of the disappearing cabinet
woods"
Indeed, high-grade lumber of any
kind is now so costly as TO prohibit
its common use a. the solid body Of
furniture. Manufacturers are resort
ing more and more to the use of We
neers. Articles of furniture. ranging
from tables TO phonograph cases. have
skeletons Of cheap wood covered with
a thin skin of high quality stun.
The skin is usually not more than
one-twenteth of an inch thick. A
thousand board feet Of lumber will
produce 10000 squar. feet of veneer,
Thus a great economy Is obtained. and
the furniture produced by this meth
od Is as pretty TO look at as II II
were what II pmrp"rts to be.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
Rivals.

Gilbert X. Che>irrton said the 9th
er day In New York;
~ am sick of the great horde Of
free verse poets that has sprung up
among us. These little wretches grind
out few hundred words of silly twad-
die that L. without rhyme and with
out reason. and then they think them
selves the superiors of Swinburne.
AT the Greenwich village tea YES
terday a scrawny little free verse poet
said:
"'rm awfully sorry D'Annunzio
has cnpi,ula,ed. you know
care youE asked an old maid In
sandals. 'WhyT"
Nntwlth>tanding our already over
crowded market said che poet, that
dufIer is sure to start writing poetry
again."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
DoWRIES IN THEIR HAIR
Fashion OF Arranging Their
Forms Of Head Dress.

In Bulgaria. from which have come
some of the host interesting Stories
Of the war there are many odd Gus
toms whose origin dates back 10 an
Gent days Many of these customs
have TO do with tighting-for Bulgar-
Ia has been at war very often with
its neighbors in the past-but some
OF the most interesting have their
origin In the paths Of peace.
10 the casual visitor In Sofia. or
indeed, In any of the Bulgarian towns
one Of the most striking sights of the
streets are the women with their
great masses of hair At first view
II seems that no other women In the
world are endowed with so much
hair as are these sometimes very
pretty women of Bulgaria. But when
one looks closer at the head-dresseS
for most of the women 20 about
Observation-Disclosures amazing discovery Is
made that the perfect network OF
hair sometimes covering woman's
entire back In elaborate plaits Is not
are entwlned silver and gold coins.
Inquiry reveals the strange reason
for these odd appendages of goats
hair and money, as not so much for
decorative purposes as for diplomat
&c display You see. every woman
wears attached to the false hair as
many coins as she can secure. Some
of these are undoubtedly handed down
from mother 10 daughter through
many generations. This fact Is evi-
dent II one is privileged TO examine
the curious coins that make up the
head-drcSS-SOme are of ancient dy-
nasties. while the others are exam
Plies of the coinage of all the world
The fashion is certainly conven-
lent one. for suitors and prospective
mothers-in-law can thus tell without
embarrassing inquiries the market
value of an unmarried woman. II y
man likes the face of girl all he
has TO do is TO catch glimpse of
her back 10 know whether ar not II
would be "wise" To seek her hand In
marriage.
II is odd. however. that So much
Importance should be attached to these
dowries by the RuIgarians. for the
coins are rarely If ever spent. When
a girl marries She takes her dowry
from her hair and hides II away.
From time 10 time she adds TO the
dowry the coins she Is able To hoard.
in the expectation OF dividing her
dowry into adequate dowries for each
of her daugliters.-Temple Manning
in Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
MIDGET Babies Often Thrive.

Parents whose children are abnOr-
mally small AT bir.h can take heart.
for recent figures show that tiny in
fants frequently grow up quite robust.
and of normal proportions. Accord.
ing to the observations of an English
doctor. n girl baby born l3 years ago.
to Mrs Warwick Of Barrow-ln-Fur-
ness. for instance. weighed only one
and three garter pounds. She now
turns the scale Ut 80 pounds. ana Is
an exceptionally healthy and intelli-
gent child.
Even more remarkable Is the case
of Leonard Merrick. who stands over
q feet high and weighs $50 pounds. all
Drawn and muscle aud sinsw. At his
birth - years ago. he weighed only
Is ounces, his head was not much big
ger than billiard ball. the mouth
was only just about the size of the
end of n pencil, and the mothers we'd
ding ring would slip easily up the arm
As high as the shoulder.
A baby exhibited at one OF the meet
ings of the British Obstetrical society
weighed only 20 ounces and the Medi-
cnl Times once announced the birth Of
one that turned the scale AT exactly
one pound. Both these grew NJ strong
and healthy. and Of normal proper
lions In short. n small infant seems
likely 20 do as we'll rs u biz one. al
ways provided. of course. that II sur
wives the pcrlls of babyhOOd.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
Hardly Also an Architect.

Thomas Hardy, whose novels and
poems Of WeSsex are published In
this country by Harper & Brothers,
designed the marble tablet which was
recently erected To the memory of
the men of the Dorchester. England,
postal stan who fell in the war. The
veteran novelist, who was an archi'
tect In early life. offered to do the
design, and the result of his work Is
said 10 be Of rare beauty and dignity.
A line from one Of his Wessex poems.
None dubious of the cause. none
murmuring." was chosen as the in
scription for the memorial.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
NEWS Goes FAST
Drum-Beat in Africa Has Tele-
graphic Speed.
Marvellous System Of Signaling Haa
Long Been One Of the Wonders
Of the World.

News Is carried by druln-beat In
Africa al n rate as fast as the tele-
graph. writes a. =. Crawlcy In the
London Daily Mail.
The natives of Central Africa have
wonderful system Of signaling from
VILLAGE TO village by drum-beat." he
says.
"Gencrally the property of the CHIEF,
these official drums, which are many.
forming set of varying size. are as
II rule of the species known aS incl
~ion.drum. This is long. narrow.
hollow cylinder. made from tree
trunk. with the ends closed
The drum is placed In either a
horizontal or vertical position the for
mer producing the best results. Biz
drums carry more than ten miles
by relay n message may traye'
1000 miles In little more than the
velocity of sound.
The drun-rclrphone depends upon
m elaborate code OF sounds. En-
ropean travellers often order their din
uer and nights lodging at the next
village by u drum message. The VII
layers use ii rs we use postal. tcle.
graph aud telephone service--and
her" arc no charges.
For the home service the drum
plays the part also of the church bell.
the clock. the town crier and the daily
newspaper. For instance. Rev. James
Roscoe. whose African adventures and
discoveries have recently been report
ed, notes that il announced birth
or II death. the new moon and the week
~ fast day.
"ro help understanding of the mar
velous code. as complete rs Ian
.s,iage. the remarks of Sir Arthur II.
Ellis (Wriiing Of West Afriea are in
point:
ITO European the rhythm of a
drum expresses nothing beyond re-
petition of the same note AT different
intervals OF time. but TO a native II
expresses much more. TO him the
drum can and does speak the sounds
produced from 1t forming words and
the whole measure IF rhythm sense.
"Thus, AT dance of companies In
one measure they abuse the men OF
another company >. then the rhythm
changes and the gallant deeds of their
own company are eXtOlled. All this.
and much more. is conveyed by the
beating Of drums. and the native ear,
trained To detect and interpret each
beat, is never at fault"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
Navel Coinure.

Oil-sOaked hair /. a novel form OF
coIffure introduced by the Russian bal
let which recently opened in Paris.
The women dancers have cut their
hair short and 50 saturated II with
oil that II looks like skullcap. Their
eyebrows are painted In a long fine
line. which runs right back to the
roots OF the hair. giving the face the
eppearance of Polish doll.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
Practical.

"The time has come. said Mr.
Bricks wife. "whcn woman may for
sake the light. rphcmeral things OF life
and take up the heavy subjects"
And her husband reJoined. YEARLY:
-Are you going to make bread at home
again. Marian"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14

outcome being country
way the seed great nation What cooperation
has done in building great nation will do for each to
munity individually.
MORAL spirit of cooperation the greatest city builder kn
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
LICHT-SIX

The New LICHT-Six SEDAN was
designed by Studcbaker and is built
complete in Studebaker factories.
Siudcbakcr's manufacturing expert
epce and inherent knowledge of
coach building is your assurance
that this Sedan is built TO Withstand
jolts and strains oflong road service.
In its quictness Of power and
freedom from vibration, this NV
LCHT-SIx SEDAN sets new standards
in closed car comfort. Distracting
noises and discomforting body vi.
brations have been eliminated.
We are ready now to demonstrate
and make prompt deliveries.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
Goddess Of the Chase.

"Who was Diana:"
"Dlana was the goddess Of the
chase"
81 's2osr that's why she always has
her picture taken in track suit
Juggler
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
Jnst So.

RE an optlmiSi These glad stO
ries nre bringing IN fai royalties"
"Wen?"
"While there never was n hard-luck
story that was worth more than q
dime "--LOuisyille- Courier-Iournal.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14

COLVINC the transportation
problems of the world for over
~ Oh years has given to Siude-
baker an experience that eminently
qualities them to produce enclosed
cars that are not only beautiful and
comfortable, but highly practical
as we'll.
The New LIcHT.SIx SEDAN is
masterpiece of the coach.buildcr's
art, not only from the standpoint Of
beauty Of line. and rich appoint
ments. but more because il reflects
that inbuilt quality Of stability
gained only by those many years
Of experience.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Cotton Ginning Far Advanced

Washington, Oct. 25.--Cotton of
this years. growth ginned prior to
October 1S amounted to 5,477,S97
bales, exclusive Of linters, compared
with 5,754,5S2 bales last, year and
4,929,1 ,1O4 bales in 1919 to that date,
the census bureau announced today.
Round bales included numbered
90, 371, compared with 140,099, last
year; American-Egyptian included
numbered 7,498 bales compared with
1892 last year and sea island in
cluded numbered 1,2O4 bales compar-
ed with 334 last year.
The ginning report included par
agraph stating:
"The department of agriculture on
October 8, 1921, estimated that the
condition of the cotton crop on Sep
tember rs was 42.2 per cent of nor
NAL, the lowest condition ever re-
ported, which forecasts total of pro
duction of about 6,537,000 bales OF
500 pounds gross. Reports indicate
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Sunday Schools in the Country

The Sunday school at the rural
school house or church, if properly
conducted 80 that the children are in
terested, makes a strong impression
upon those who attend and has much
to do in forming character for moral,
Christian manhood and womanhood.
Every community needs an interest
ing Sunday school conducted and
taught by competent teachers. There
is inspiration in good singing, ear
nest Scripture reading end recita-
tions of the Bible lesson.
Here is where teachers Of the pub
lie schools may exercise leadership
and render effective service to the
community Many of them under
stand music and can lead in singing.
Most of them nav teach classes in
the Sunday school and their services
in religious work at the church go a
long way in inspiring confidence for
leadership.--Form and Ranch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Trespass Notice

Notice is hereby given that hunt
ing, fishing or trapping day or night
is prohibited on my land in the Col
liers community. All stock must be
kept off also. Law will be enforced
against those who disregard this no
tice.
JAMES B. ADAMS.
10-1e.3+pd.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Bury Miss Carwile.

Ridge Spring, S. c., Oct. 24.-The
funeral of Miss Elise Carwile who
died late Saturday afternoon was
conducted ut the Episcopal church
this morning at 10 o'clock. Rev.
Psatross o.. Edgefeld oficiated. In
terment was in the family plot at the
Ridge Cemetery. Miss Car1vile was a
woman of fine character and high
ideals. She was always ready to do
what she could for her church and
Sunday school. She was faithful
member of the Episcopal church. Be-
sides her mother, Mrs. Chloe Carwile,
she is survived by four brothers,
Frank, of Ridge Spring; Richard, Of
Columbia; Edwin, of Charleston and
Stanmore of Clio.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Edgefield School News.

The eleventh grade of the High
School has organized and elected Of
fcers as follows: Eleanor Minis, pres
ident; Kate Minis, vice president;
Robert QUITS, secretary and treas
urer.
The basket ball team, selected to
represent Edgefeld in the inter-Hi
contests, is composed of the follow
ing:
Corrie Cheatham and Kate Minis,
forwards; Alice Prescott and Felicia
Minis, centers; Willie Mae McCarty
and Julia Strom, guards; Addie Sue
McClendon, Mary Lyon and Sarah
Reeves, subs. Maria Hume, Lucy
Sheppard, Emily QUITS, Ruth QUITS
and Elizabeth Johnson have shown
up we'll in the preliminary games
and will, in all probability, get a
chance to play in the inter-Hi games,
The girls team is in charge of Miss
Ruth Tompkins, who is well quail
fed to coach and whose interest in
the team is appreciated by the entire
student body as well as the teachers.
Miss Kate Minis has been elected
manager of the team.
The State has been divided into
two parts, and Edgefeld has been
placed in the Southern division, by
the Executive Committee of the
State Hi League. Supt. S. W. Car
vile, of McColl, has supervision over
the Girls Basket Ball teams. Each
school will be allowed to arrange its
own schedule and all games played
between November 1st and January
1st will count in the final reckoning
for the State Championship. Mr..
'Carwile will arrange a schedule af-
ter January 1st to select the repre-
sentatives for the different sections
of the state, in preparation fer the
final contest in Columbia.
Frances Willard Day will be obs
served by the Edgefeld schools on
Friday, October 2sth. Public exer-
cises will be held in the auditorium
at :15 p. m. Visitors welcome.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Now in MilIedgeville.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Merrill are in
Milledgeville, Ca, where Mr.. Merrill
is engaged in conducting sale. They
made many friends while in Edge
field and Mr.. Merrill was greatly
pleased with his business in Edge
field. He stated too, to The Advertis-
er's representative that he has never
dealt with more agreeable people
than the men for whom he conducted
sales in Edgefeld. He expressed him.
self as being very grateful to these
men for their splendid patronage.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26

that a large proportion OF the crop
has been ginned."
The heaviest ginning on record,
prior to this year, was that of 1916
when 7,SO3,1S3 bales, or 64,S per
cent of the crop, were ginned prior
to October 19. The next largest gin
ming to that date was in 1918 when
6, s11, 351 bales or 57.2 per cent of
the crop were ginned.
Ginnings by states follow: Ala
bama, 426.152; Arizona, 1857; Ar
kansas, 44s,4S4; California, 4,o12;
Florida, S,127; Georgia, 637,12s;
Louisiana, 1875, lis; Mississippi, 512,-
,OO7; Missouri, 4O,333; North Caro-
lima, 444,964; Oklahoma, 347,146;
South Carolina, 494,261; Tennessee,
15s,66O; Texas, 1,74o,766; Virginia,
7,5O5; all other states, 3,079.
Concerning the cotton situation,
Secretary Wallace of the department
.of agriculture, said today:
"The cotton ginned to October 1S,
as shown by the census report, name
.ly, 5,447,397 bales, running weight,
lis 1873 per cent of the October 8
forecast of total production by the
department of agriculture which was
6,537 1000 bales of 500 pounds weight.
$50 far as our records go, the high
est percentage of cotton ginned to
October 1S was 46.3 per cent in the
year 1916, when the crop was a
small one. The smallest percentage
ginned up to October 1S was 37.7
per cent in 1903.
"Our people in the department,
who are qualified to judge of such
matters, say that there can be no rea-
sonable doubt that this years cotton
crop is more large ginned to date
than ever before. In the first place,
the crop is very small one and un-
der such conditions the percentage
ginned to date would naturally be
large. In the second place, the sea-
son has been unusually forward and
reports from practically all sections
of the cotton belt indicate that pick
ing has been practically completed.
In Texas both picking and ginning is
much farther advanced than usual
and about completed except in the
northwest corner Of the state. In
North Carolina rapid progress in
picking has been made. In Alabama
picking is finished in most Southern
and central sections, and is elsewhere
well advanced, with ginning progress
ing rapidly. In Mississippi picking
and ginning have made rapid prog
ress. In Alabama the cotton is all
picked in some localities and throo-
fourths picked in other localities. In
Oklahoma picking is reported as hav-
ing progressed rapidly"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Edgefield Community Fair to
be Held Friday, Novem-
Der 4th, in Opera
House.

General admission to the Commu,
nifty Fair will be ten cents. Those
wanting dinner pay fifty cents at the
door which pays for admission and
dinner. We will be glad to have ex,
hibits from all over the county. Those
having any article they wish to bring
to the fair to exhibit and then sell
we will be glad to handle it for them.
Those having articles to list for
prizes must bring them nj the day
before.
The following is the menu:
Chicken salad, potato salad, ham,
bread, pickle, coffee.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons who are indebted to the estate
of the late R. E. Cheatham to make
payment to the undersigned and also
all persons who hold claims against
said estate to present them to the
undersigned properly attested.
Mrs. May West Cheatham,
Administrative.
October IL, 1921.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Shot Her Husband.

Early Thursday morning Annie
Quiller, VINO resided on the farm of
DR.. j. T. Reese, shot her husband,
John Henry Quiller, with a pistol.
The ball entered near the heart and
caused alraost instant death. Sheriff
swearingea went down and brought
the woman to jail Thursday, finding
her at the home of a relative in Ak
en- county The woman states that
they were playing with the pistol and
that the shooting was accidental.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Death of MIR. ]. Roper Moss.

Trenton, Oct. 21.-The county of
Edgefeld, as we'll as Trenton, the.
home town of ]. Roper Moss, was
shocked and grieved at his sudden
death on Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Moss had been playing checkers. He
complained of feeling badly and
went to the home of his nephew, j..
ID. Mathis, near his store, and sent
for his physician. In three hours he
was dead from heart failure. Mrs.
Moss left him in what she supposed
perfect health to spend the day in
Augusta and reached him just before
the end. He is survived by his wife,
who before her marriage was Miss
|Dolie Walker of North Augusta; a
son, Roper Moss, Jr., and daughter,
Felicia; two sisters, Mrs. j. D. Math-
lis, Sr., and Mrs. Wallace w. Wise;
brother, w. H. Moss. The interment
was at Ebenezer cemetery Thursday,
the services being conducted by Rev..
Mr.. Brooke of Johnston, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Peatross of Edgefeld. The
grave was massed with flowers show
ing the love his friends had for him.
The friends of Mr.. Moss in Edge.
field were deeply shocked by the an
nouncement of his death. Edge
field shares with Trenton the grief
and the loss which has come through
his death. Mr.. Moss was man who
made friends of all with whom he
came in contact and he was as gen
timely beloved by friends here as he
was in his home community. His
death removes from Trenton one OF.
its foremost citizens. He not only
succeeded in managing well his pri-
vate interests but was keenly alert
in promoting the community's well
fare. Mr.. Moss was generous and pub
lie spirited, always bearing his share
of whatever promoted the best in
terests of the town of Trenton. His
loss will be very keenly felt. The Ad-
vertised extends sincere sympathy to
Mrs. Moss and to the son and daught-
er which are left in the grief-stricken
home.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Feathered Money Crop.

There are money crops besides cot
ton-in fact, it is no longer money
crop-which people will have to turn
to. The most fortunate man of which
we have heard recently, in the matter
of having something else to fall back
on in the failure of a cotton crop, is
Mr.. M. w. Hudgens who has drove
of SIS large, fine turkeys. They will
be like so many gold dollars about
the Thanksgiving and Christmas sea,
sons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Hope for His Return.

Rev. G. w. M. Taylor will leave
next week to attend the annual ses-
sion of tie Upper South Carolina
Conference of the Methodist church,
and it is =he earnest desire of the
people of Edgefeld, irrespective of
church afiiation, that he be returned
to this field. His ministry in Edge
field has been very successful and a
change at this time would be unfor-
tunate.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Annex Completed.

The Sunday school rooms of the
Methodist church, Immediately. ad-
joining the church, have been COM
pleted and will be used for the first
time next Sunday. The work of max
ing this addition to the church plant
has been handled with dispatch and
rushed to completion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-26
Petit Jury, Third Week.

Petit Jury, Third Week.
E. B. Dasher, Ward.
B. L. Reames, Johnston.
j. T. Lott, Johnston.
S. W. Sullivan, Talbert.
II. B. Youngblood, Golfers.
W. W. Fowler, Moss
j. M. Rutland, Wards.
w. E. LaGrone, Johnston.
B. D. Derrick, Wards.
j. G. Holland, Edgefeld.
T. A. Hightower, Edgefeld.
A. F. Walton. Johnston.
L. H. Dorm, Elmwood.
F. C. Black, Trenton.
w. S. Marsh, Trenton.
]. M. Wright, Pickens.
Goody Lewis, Elmwood.
W. A. Brunson, Collier.
E. M. Bunch, Meriwether.
N. R. BARLEY, Moss.
T. C. Hammond, Golfers.
]. P. Nixon, Edgefeld.
w. A. Coursey, Pickens.
D. ]. Rowe, Pickens.
S. w. Gardner, Jr., Meriwether.
M. B. Byrd, Blocker.
W. A. Strom, Edgefeld.
j. E. Coleman, Johnston.
L. G. Mitchell, Pickens.
j. A. Switzerland, Meriwether.
G. C. Hamilton, Collier.
F. A. Johnson, Collier.
]. w. Peak, Edgefeld.
S. E. Morgan, Edgefeld.
Geo. T. Swearingen, Trenton.
C. S. Turner, Elmwood.