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The Washington herald., 1922-08-07
GOOD CROPS PROVE TRADE
TONIC IN THE SOUTHWEST
As Threshing Machines Speed Up Farmers
Loosen Purse Strings.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Aug. g.
While the movement of the new
wheat crop continues slow. due to
the farmers dissatisfaction with
the sagging price, the fact that a
stream of potential wealth is pour
ing from the threshing machines IL
giving a tonic to business of every
sort in the Southwest. Reports
from the bankers tell of activity in
buying and the greater confidence
of merchants In the trade Of the
coming autumn. Buyers who de-
MED themselves 1uxuries and some
necessities in order to recoup their
positions have begun to loosen
their parse strings.
The Tenth District Reserve Bank
reports that failures and proceed
ings in bankruptcy have been less
in this district than in any in the
nation, certainly not showing the
farm country as exceedingly de-
pressed. When it is noted that the
bank deposits of Kansas. a strictly
farming State. show $10o.o00,oo0
less than the high mark of two
years ago. the recuperative power
Of the agricultural sections even
under adverse conditions Is evident.
Despite this shrinkase there has
been a steady progress and the
bank failures have been small.
most of them being due to rascal
ity rather than to financial pres
sure.
Big Harvest for 1893.
1t Is Interesting to note that
wheat sowing for next year, for
which preparations have already
been begun. promises to be as large
as for this season. Even with the
low price Of grain the farmer evil
IDENTIFY believes that II is his most
profitable field crop, especially
when he can reap a generous yield.
The primary marketing points are
paying around 90 cents a bushel
and yet the faith in the return
from wheat continues. The fact is
that the average producer has not
greatly changed his methods, ex-
cept that he Is using better seed
and learning how best to plant.
While just now he Is trying to Sc
cure a higher price for grain. the
chances are that IL there Is no i'm
provement in the market for an
other month selling will gradually
increase.
In the readjustment OF financial
affairs there is being felt now the
influence Of the stock of Liberty
bonds and other securities that
were purchased and laid away
when things were more prosperous.
The farmer did not sell his war in
vestments: mostly he still has
The Washington herald., 1922-08-07
MARMION TO HOLD
KENMORE WEEK

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Aug. g.
Kenmore Week" begins at Mar
mion, King George County. tomor-
row. A program has been arranged
by the Kenmore Association OF
fredericksburg. and II is expected
many people will motor to the his
toric homestead during the week
A special program has been ar
ranged for fredericksburg Day on
Thursday. which will include an
address by Gen. Smedley d. Butler
U. 8. M. C. The Fredericksburg
Rotary Club will visit Msrmion
Thursday and take dinner.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-07
What's Going
On Today

outins-Cooiey -Meculloush Post No, q,
American Legion. Fort washinston. Nd.
all day.
place northwest, Q ,. n.
Exeursiou - Aneieat -or1sr HibsrniAns
CAssapssks DeaaA, 81 ~.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-07
BARRETT MEETS
WHITE TONIGHT

NEW YORK. Aug. s.-Bobby Bar
rett. Of Philadelphia and Charley
white. Of Chicago. having finished
their training program. rested today
for tomorrow, they are to toll in the
main event Of Is rounds in q Tex
Rickard boxing show in his New
York velodrome.
The two boxers are down TO the
1Ss pounds required by the articles
of agreement which ID supposed to
hold out to the winner q match with
Benny, Leonard for the lightweight
title. White and Barrett are rscog-
missed as two Of the most persuasive
pnunchers in the i3S-pound division.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-07
THE HERDS WEEKLY REVIEW
Devoted nsndB
Washington Stock Exchange Transactions

The felsng
busiBess Friday. q =
E 0uFnsAea BY n ana
The Washington herald., 1922-08-07

Farmers Of nigh school education earn
about $500 yearly. those with some collage
training made about $500. and those with .
complete eoIiefe training have IN averaR<
yearly income Of t3.oco. according 10 sta
tistics gathered from / 900 Iowa farmer~.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09
Compulsory Vaccination.

The law requires every child who
attends the public schools of South
Carolina to be vaccinated for small
pox and the state board of health in
tends to enforce this law to the let
ter. Therefore, Mr.. w. O. Tatum,
Jr., will be forced to exclude from
the Edgefeld school every child that
has not been successfully vaccinated.
He has no option in the matter but
will be liable for Indictment himself
if he permits a pupil to attend who
has not been vaccinated. If you want
you child to attend school, see that
he or she is properly vaccinated. Mr.
Tatum says he will be allowed un,
til the 1st of October to enforce the
law, which will give everybody ample
time to comply with it without hard,
ship upon anyone. Do not neglect
this important matter and then cen
sure Mr.. Tatum if he is compelled te
send your child from school.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09

Mr.. ]. G. Holland, the newia-
stalled postmaster, is on the jobseaTly
and late applying himself closely; So
as to become familiar with every de-
tail of the business and every phase
of the daily routine of the cfice. 1T
will be his one increasing purpose to
render efficient service, so that The.
patrons of the Office, who are of every
age and size, as well as all sorts and.
conditions OF people, will have no Just;
ground to complainn. Mr.. Hollands
capable assistant, Mr.. Willis Holmes,
is likewise applying himself clogely
to the same end. The experience;
which Mr.. Holmes gained while sserV-
ing in the Johnston postofice is of
great benefit to him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09

boy in :;he home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Bradfeld.
Mrs. Lizzie Huiet has gone to her
home i'll Charleston after a visit to
her sister, Mrs. Mary Waters.
Miss Annie Waters who has also
been visiting in this home has re-
turned 20 Augusta.
Mr.. Clark Edwards is now serving
as assistant Sunday school superin-
tendent of the Baptist church, the
Office being made vacant by the de-
parture of Mr.. James Barnes to At
lanta. Mr.. Edwards was second as
sistant previous.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Strother, Har-
ry, and Josephine are visiting in the
home of the formers sister at New
berry.
Mr.. Oscar Watson and family have
returned from North Carolina and
are again residing here. Mr.. Watson
went with the view of giving the place
a trial, but decided in favor Of John
ston.
Mr.. G. G. Waters received mes
sage few days ago telling of the
death of his brother-in-law, Mr.. Poe,
which had occurred at Vidalia, Ga.
Miss Mary Walker is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Smith, in Newberry.
Misses Geraldine and Natalie Kam-
mer have returned to Blackville, af-
ter visit to relatives here.
The W. C. T. U. meets Friday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Olin Edison, at
5 o'clock.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09
McKendree News.

The protracted meeting will be-
gin on the first Sunday in August
at McKendree church. Rev. M. M.
Brabham will preach on Sunday OF
the meeting and Rev. Johnson will
preach the remainder of the week.
Everybody is invited to come.
Mrs.W. M. Harling and little son
Whitman is back home from Angus
ia Hospital where he underwent an
operation recently.
Master Neil Turner spent Friday
and Saturday with Mr.. Tommie Wal
ker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zonnie Dorm and
family spent Saturday night with
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Zimmerman.
Miss Motto Buzhardt is visiting
relatives at Bradley and Greenwood
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Buzhardt anc
family spent Sunday with Mr.. ane
Mrs. Fronts Zimmerman.
Quite a number attended the men:
prayer meeting on last Saturda!
night at the Church where it vii
fcontinue to be held every Saturda!
night at $3.50 o'clock. The men ant
boys are all requested to come.
The corn crop looks little NOR
promising in this section. The olde
corn is about made and with a fey
more showers the late corn crop vii
lbe safe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09
No. "a.
Meetings at cooper's School
House and Golfers:

Two campaign meetings were held:
last week, one at Cooper"s School
House Thursday and one at Golfers
Saturday: Both were well attended.
and the best of order prevailed. The.
candidates for the house spoke, max:
ing only slight variations from their
opening speeches at Johnston. While
their platforms were practically the
same, yet all Of them are improving:
in orstory and by the time the cam
paign closes they will be finished,
speakers, cooked and primed for SER
vice upon the floor Of the house. But
unfortunately only two Of the FIVE
(what two do you say?) can be ac-s'
corded that honor.
At both Meriwether and Golfers
barbecue dinner was served in limit
less quantity and cold drinks were
served to keep the sweltering throng
cool and comfortable.
A game Of baseball was played af-
ter each meeting between MeriWeth-s
er and Cloliers. Thursday at Coop
er's the victory went to the Meri-s
wether boys and at Golfers Satur-
day the victory went to the Golfers
team. Good ball was played both af-
ternoons.
The next meeting will be at Anti
och Saturday, August 12.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09
We VIZ Pardue Writes About Con.
dition Of Public Highways.
sss3ifnr EdpaHe1d Advertiser.
tor Edgefeld Advertiser:

4 Please allow me space in your val
ffssaIlable paper to ask few questions
sofsour road officials, also call atten-
IEtionsof the tax payers of our county
astos IA few facts in regards to our
tsroads.
RI have Travelled over a good portion
Eof! the roads in thirteen counties in
this state in the past sixty days. I
find fine roads in twelve and one with
not one mile Of good, smooth road
Fin one place, if it has, / would like to
know where it is, so / could ride over
lit. This county is Edgefeld.
j have broken $4,000 worth of
Springs on cars in this county in 80
Idays and have paid s53.05 this year
lauto and truck license. From Febru-
Eary 1st to June 1st if there was a
road machine on a highway except
I2 g1-2 miles on the lower end of the
fplank road, l would like for someone
Ito tell me where it was.-If there has
been a penny of auto tax spent on
1.-The plank road from the Pine House
to the Aiken line in 18 months I
would like to know where it was
spent. I understand that the highway
department has an engineer to look
over our highways, in fact he draws
a check from our county treasurer
for it. I think he must come and go
by rail-, CT he would have something
done.
Z Since June 1st we have had g.
ton truck and one man drawing a
salary Of 500 per month, and only
has two laborers to keep up our high
ways. What he needs is more labor
ers, the salary is all right.
How much auto license tax have
we received since January 1, 1920?
What roads can it be spent on?
Where has it been spent? How much
have we on hand? Which roads are
IA the state highway system? Is the
gasoline taxto be used on the high
Rayssorse $50 i oad purposes?
ing the roads and get Edgefeld coun-
tv out of the mud,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09

now there are between fifty and six.
ty who 1.-THE and some give more
This explains why in spite of the fl,
nancial depression, worse here than
in most places because the bollwee.
vii swept everything clean last year,
our people have responded nobly and
heroically and have kept up with
their apportionatement to the rs
Million Campaign. The people here
are church goers and the pastor has
preached to large crowds at all the
services. We have splendid Baraca
class of seventy-five to hundred
men, taught by the pastor, VINO sup
port two children at Connie Maxwell
Orphanage and do much charitable
work. 1t is potent force in the life
of the church.
We can't say too much in the
praise Of the kindness of these hos
pitable Edgefield people to US. When
we arrived here we found the par
sonage pantry full of provisions. At
Christmas the Baracca class gave the
pastor beautiful and valuable gift,
the church sent me to the Southern
Baptist Convention as their guest,
donating a hundred dollars to us
for that purpose, and the good peo-
pie have kept us supplied with fruit
and vegetables all Spring. But their
kindness to us during the recent re-
vival meeting surpassed it all. We
have been the, recipients of good
many poundings in our day, but we'd
never seen it on this fashion before.
They brought chickens, ham, butter
eggs, milk, flour, cakes, peaches and
apples, ice cream and vegetables by
the bushel and at the close of the
meeting they presented the pastor
and his wife with a purse of $500.
Words fail to express our apprecia-
tion Of such kindness.
It was great pleasure to have
with us last Sunday night DR.. j. S.
Dill of he Courier family. The Cou-
rier was already on the budget of
the church, but we enjoyed having
him and the message he brought.
.2ltWiitflh hest.4wishes to. gouEsand the
Yours in Christ,
Arthur T. Allen.
Edgefield, S. C.
July 5, 1922.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09
The Meeting in Edgefield.

Dear DR.. Cody: The First Baptist
Church of Edgefield has recently
passed through successful revival.
DR.. John F. Vines of Roanoke, Va,.
and Mr.. James B. McCravy of Lau-
rens, S. c., came to US June 26, and
remained ten days. They proved to
be men sent from God and our peo-
pie were greatly blessed by their
ministry. DR.. Vines is an attractice
and forceful speaker and his sermons
were powerful and effective. He
drives home the truth of the gospel
by means of illustrations gathered
from a wide experience extending
over a number of years. DR.. Vines
is uncompromising in his attitude
toward sin and tender and appeal
ing in his presentation of the love
of Christ. Two or three of our best
church workers were converted when
he preached in a revival here nine
years ago. Brother McCravy is a
splendid violinist and soloist and a
successful song leader. He did good
work among the children of the Ju-
nnior Choir and all of us were lift
ed up by the messages in song
brought. Both of these brethren are
genial annd compassionate and it
was delight to be associated with
them and have them in our home.
Although there was but little avail
able material, there were twenty-one
additions to the church.
Our work here has been and is
very encouraging. Although the field
has been pretty thoroughly worked
by my predecessors and there were
only a comparatively small number
outside the church, there have been
fifty five additions since we came on
the field in November. We have one
of the best attended prayer meetings
that I have heard of anywhere.lt is
one of our best services. We've hae
an average attendance of a hundred
or over at all the mid-week services
Sometimes the number reaches abou
J hundred and fifty. A large numbe:
of our young people and older one
|too, talk and pray in public. Recent!
we used seven or eight of our colleg'
boys and girls in prayere service
and every single one Of them di'
! well and the talks made were yer,
creditable indeed. There were abou
: twenty five tithers in the churc
when we took up the work here
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09
w. A. PARDUE,

Trenton, S. C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09
Prohibitions Good Effects.

The effect Of prohibition is begin;
ming to be seen on a large SCALE Up;
to the present it has contended with
petty opinions in getting properly
before the public. In a few places
liquor violations are more than in
former years; in the great cities con-
tempt for the cause did not cease
upon its becoming the law Of the
land; throughout all the. country res
pectable rapers are yet found who
persist l.. the belief that they can get
a modification of the present law
and they never lose an opportunity
to give it dig; and the habit holds;
tt TIE Is 5aa, aa as to ne magnify the lesser evil
the by-word of preacher than at
the profanity of the wicked. For twos
years these things, along with the
lawless work of those whose finan--
cial interests or depraved appetites.
set prohibition in defiance, have
kept the people from seeing the ei-
fects of this great reform, in the
large. But the facts are coming out.
Very accurate statistics on the ef-
fects of prohibition can be had from
records in Massachusetts,. Mr.. Wayne
B, Wheeler of the Anti Saloon Lea
que, has gone into these records
and has compared the average for
seven wet years with the average for
the first two years under prohibition.
1t is to be supposed that these are
the hardest two years prohibition
will ever have. But even so the show
ing makes good reading: (1) AS to
arrests for drunkenness: under whis-
key, 1O8,123; under prohibition, 49,
372; decrease of fifty-five percent.
| (2) Arrests for all causes: under
whiskey, 17S,O72; under prohibition,
1885,; decrease Of seventy-four
per cent. (3) Non-support; average
five wet years, 1887; for two dry
years, 1,611, a decrease of thrty-one
per cent. (4) Deaths from alcohol
ism: average for six wet years, 225;
average for two dry years, 7S; a de-
crease Of sixty-five per cent. 90
Admissions to Boston aims houses:
average for seven wet years, 3,542;
for two dry years, 1,672, a decrease
of fifty-two per cent.-Baptist Cou-
rier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09
w. C. 7. U. Meeting

The W. c. T. u. held delightful
meeting on Monday at the lovely
country home of Mrs. D. B. Hollings-
worth, and was one of the most prof
liable gatherings of the year. Ths de-
votions were conducted by Mrs. sJ.
Norris and Mrs. P. b. Bussey presid-
I'd e: e ct the piano:
W. L. Dunovant, who wrote them ac-
cording to parliamentary rules which
she had learned on her recent visit to
Montreal. She broke the rules, how
ever. and used one adjective and one
adverb, which she said the demands
of the occasion made it necessary,
one being an adjective describing the
refreshments and an adverb describ-
ing the piano solo of Miss Susan
Mathis.
Mrs. Rainsnford gave some run
ming comments on selected quota
tions from Frances Willard. Mrs.
Helen Nicholson read one Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Perkins Child Culture ar
ticles.
Little Misses Frances and Mary Lo-
rene Townsend pleased the assembly
with their music. Frances as pianist,
and Mary Lorene as soloist giving
that lovely vocal selection, "In a
Garden"
Miss Florence Minis read, "Each
in His Own Tongue"
At the close of the program all the
guests repaired to the piazza where
block cream and cake were beauti.
fully served.
AS each entered the home, refresh.
ing punch was served.
Every one was delighted to see
Mrs. Anderson and her dear little
daughter, Elizabeth Hollingswortl
Anderson, who was introduced tc
the interested gathering. Mrs. w. B
Cobgurn, Mrs. Kate Kernaghan ane
others made informal talks on sug
gestions which came to them from
the papers read.
The next meeting will be held will
Mrs. ]. w. Thurmond in September
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09

A little boy was preparing to go
to Sunday school for the first time.
His father gave him a nickel to put
into the plate, remarking, "Be sure
to give your money to the Lord"
When the little boy came home he
still had the nickel.
The father was very much sur
prised and asked, "son, why didn't
you give your nickel to the Lord?"
The little boy answered, 1.-The
Lord wasn't there."-Judge
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09

Rev. J. D. Bailey, Of Cowpens,
takes as deep interest in Baptist his.
tory as any man in South Carolina.
He will not object to our publishing
this postal card recently received by
DR.. Dill: 81 now have my copy of
Morgan Edwards Material Towards
Ia Baptist History in South Carolina
Uutil challenged, Ioshall lay claims
to being the only private individual
owning copy Of Edwards in the
State or out of it. The first cost was
ten dollars. /. have already indexed
it, and am going to have it bound. !"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09

The Baptist Record: eff John D.
Rockefellow lived in Mississippi he
could not leave cent to any benev-
olent or religious purpose in his will,
because our constitution forbids.i
Surely there is something wrong.
when a man can will his properly
for any purpose under the sun ex-
cept religious"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09
Third Division Meeting at
Clarks Hill.

All mission societies of the third
division will be expected at Clarks
Hill on, Aug. 10. Come.
Mrs. ]. M. Bussey,
President.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-09
Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans.

Editor The Advertiser:
The slogan of the World War was,
"Joan of Arc saved France and US. y
A great many people, especially the
young folks don't take time to read
history. I shall give a paragraph or
so of who she was and what she did.
"She was the daughter of humble pa
rents, and was born at Domremy,
France, June 9Th, 1412. She was
taught, like other young women of
hsI stats2aa f s#sife She oraliiods
est ast and pious than her companions
and when about the age of thirteen
wears she believed that she saw
flash of light and heard heavenly
voice bidding her to be diligent in
her religious and holy duties. When
she was fifteen she imagined that the
heavenly voice bade her go and fight
for the dauphin of France. She at
once went to the prince and persuad-
ed him of the truth of her heavenly
mission. She put on male dress and
war-like equipments and with sword
and banner put herself at the head
of the French troops, which her ex-
ample and the knowledge of her
heavenly mission inspired her with
new confidence.
From May 4th to May 9Th, 1923
the army under her leadership gained
many histories over the English at
Orleans. The national courage was
kindled by these successes and while
Joan became the heroine of all
France, she was the dread of all the
English forces, who had been routed
by her. She then conducted the young
prince to Rheims where he was crown
ed July 18th, 1929, and Joan, whose
bravery made this possible, saluted
her king with tears Of joy.
She wisbnd now to return home,
thinking ner mission ended, but
Charles, the man that she had
crowned persuaded her to remain
with the army, and to this she at last
consented. Charles at once saw that
the job was too big for the man.
hence he was more than anxious fol
her to remain, and in a battle with
the Burgundian forces in Campeigne
the French troops were defeated anc
in going over wall Joan was wound
e d and taken prisoner, and was sole
to the English for the sum equivalen'
to $4,000 at Rcuen, the headquarter'
of the English. She was tried before
the Bishop of Beauvais as a sorceres
and a witch, and after long ant
shameful and unjust trial she wa
condemned to be burned to the stake
She suffered this terrible fate Ma.
3Oth 1431. In the year 1856 her tria
was declared unjust, and Joan,
heroine and martyr has since had
most aonored and unique place i
. the pages of history"
It has been over seven hundre
. years since Joan of Arc saved Franc
but she still lives in the hearts o
!, the F1anch people. I have been tol
that when Frenchman passes he
! statue or her picture on the wall, h
uncovers his head with reverence
Il J. RUSSELL WRIGHT.