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OlA OLDEST ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY IN AMERIC The Scottish American: In your issue of January 17th, M Robert Earle May, President of tl Scots' Charitable Society, Bosto said, "I know it would be intere ing reading to me and many othe if President Moffitt or some oth< member of the St. Andrew's Sociel of Charleston, would give us in the: columns a history of its founding Acting on that suggestion, the Si ciety at its next monthly meeting adopted a resolution entrusting 1 me the grateful task of preparir "a sketch of the history of the Soc ety for The Scottish American." brief "sketch" it must be to ada] it to the limits of these columns. 1 do the subject full and worthy ju tice one could fill a good sized bool for the history of our Society, unlil the "short and simple annals of tl poor," embraces a period of almo: two hundred years during which th Society had many stirring exper ences. On St. Andrew's Day, the 30th c November, 1729, a number of Cha: leston gentlemen, nearly all Sco: by birth, formed themselves into society for the purpose of cultiva ing and maintaining "a good undei standing and acquaintance with or another,' 'and with the design "c promoting some public good by the joint endeavor." They called th society "The Saint Andrew's Clul at Charleston, in South Carolina. Membership was not limited to me of Scottish birth or blood, for th rules declared that "any man c honour and integrity, of what natioi degree, or profession soever," ws admissable into the Society. Let us note that this declaratoi of the doctrine of human brothei hood was made by those Scots c Charleston sixty-five years befor Burns sang "It's comin' yet, for a' that, That man to man, the world o'e Shall brithers be for a' that." And how long agon in America history all this happened is shown b the striking fact that the city of Ba timore and the Saint Andrew's Soci< ty of Charleston, were founded i the same year?A. D.. 1729. The list of new members adde in 1780?during the British occups tion?discloses the fact that the S Andrew's Society was loyal to til Crown. Fifteen of those new men bers were^ British officers, includinj besides majors and captains, a Sco tish peer, a baronet, and six col< nels. Between 1781 and 1787 there wj a great gulf fixed; and on the n vival of the Society in 1787 we fin that Gen. William Moultrie wi elected president,?a fact which tel its own story. In the Columbia Htfrald, Nov. 19th, 1787, appeare the following interesting notice "The members of the Old St. Ai drew's Club in Charleston, and thos who wish to,become members of tt same, are requested to give in the names at the Bar of William's Cofft House." " It appears that the Society had r hall nor home of its own until 181' and that its meetings were held i private houses. In the South Can line Gazette of 1732 is an account < the anniversary meeting of St. Ai drew's Club, at which "his exce lency the Governor, Alex. Skene, etc. etc., "and about 49 other men ' bers residing in the province, met j the house of Mr. Henry Gignilliat On St. Andrew's Day, 1815, tt Society dined for the first time i their own new hall, a handson building on Broad street, next ti old cathedral. Here were held the annual and monthly meetings unt 1861, when, on the nieht of Decen ber, 11th, the St. Andrew's Sociel Hall was utterly destroyed in tl great fire which devastated half c Charleston. Fortunately the records of tl Society were saved, as were also tl greatly prized suff-mulls, as anciei as the Society itself. The painting which had adorned the walls wei rescued, and sent for safekeeping i Columbia, there to be lost whe Sherman's army burst Columbia i February, 1865. Of its cherished possessions tl Society values most highly the pare! ment roll on which, besides the nr ginal rules, are the autograph sign tures of all the members from 172 until the Revolutionary War. It somewhat humbling to mere nu with his brief span of life to loc on a parchment that has for near two centuries defied the tooth < time, and has passed unscath< through the perils of wars, siege bombardments, fire, earthquake, c clone, tidal waves, whcih are part < the stirring history of the old cr of Charleston. The St. Andrew's Society of Cha leston has been conducted as a cha itable institution, dispensing i charity to the poor and needy, carii for the widow and fatherless, hel ing any poor Scot who was down c his luck, but not yet limiting i beneficence to any nationalit Moreover, many years before tl State established the free comm( school system, the Society raised fund of $15,000, and built an mai A tained a free school for the childr( of the poor. Charleston is justly proud of hi St. Andrew's Society, proud of i r' splendid record as a dispenser < ie I charity, and also of the fact that n'jis the oldest St. Andrew's Sociei s iin the United States. It is doubtf rs j if there is another in the world i jrj ancient. i Grimshawes, N. C. W. C. Bene 5e, . "I " GRANDMA NEVER LET " HER HAIR GET GRA to j ig She Kept Her Locks Dark ar i-J Glossy, With Sage Tea and A | Sulphur. H i ? 0! When you darken your hair wii s" I Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one cs c J | tell, because it's done so naturall [e so evenly. Preparing this mixtur ie though, at home is mussy and troi st;blesome. For 50 cents you can biie; at any drug store the ready-to-u; 1_; preparation, improved by the add ! tion of other ingredients, calk >f j"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Coe M pound.' You just dampen a sponf is, or soft brush with it and draw th a through your hair, taking one sma t_ I strand at a time. By morning a r'"| gray hair* disappears, and, after ai iei other application or two, your ha becomes beautifully darkened, glo 'r sy and luxuriant. ie Gray, faded hair, though no di J> grace, is a sign of old age, and i we all desire a youthf ul and attra< n tive i appearance, get busy at one e with Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Con pound and look years younger. Th 1- nronorafiATI 1C a '|IC?UJ-WV-UOV pv^/Mi?v?v? V.W..Q? IS ful toilet requisite and not a med cine. It is not intended for the cur n mitigation or prevention of diseasi r" ?Adv. if e STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville, ir PROBATE COURT. Citation for Letters of Administri n j tion. y(By J. F. MILLER, Esq., Judge c 1- Probate: i-\ Whereas, S. J. Wakefield, hat! n with will annexed, made suit to mi to grant him Letters of Administri d tion, of the Estate and effects c i- Sallie Strickland, Betsy Stricklam t. and Jane Strickland, late of Abbi ie ville County, deceased. l-J These are therefore, to cite ar ?, admonish all and singular the kindr* t- and creditors of the said Sail Strickland, Betsy Strickland ar | Jane Strickland, deceased, that th? is be and appear before me, in t'r e-; Court of Probate, to be held at A1 id^eville Court House, on Saturda is August 8th, 1917, after publicatic Is | thereof, at II o'clock in the forenoc ,n,to show cause, if any they hav sd why the said Administration shou ? jnot be granted. i-i Given under my h^nd and seal < se the Court, this 21st day of July, le'the year of our Lord one thousar irnine hundred and seventeen, and ;e the 142 year of American Indepen ence. io Published on the 25th day of Jul >;' 1917, in The Press and Banner ar injon the Court House door for tl 0-: time required by law. >f J. F. MILLER, a-1 Judge of Probate. 1-18-1-2. 99 a !j j DRINK MORE WATER it| IF KIDNEYS BOTHE ft ___ ie! Uric acid in meat excites the ki injneys, they become overworked; g iei sluggish, ache, and feel like lum] ie of lead. The urine becomes cloud; irjthe bladder is irritated, and you nu ;iljbe obliged to seek relief two or thn i- times during the night. When tl ;y J kidneys clog you must help the ie flush off the body's urinous waste < )fj you'll be a real sick person shortl I At first you feel a dull misery in tl ie' kidney region, you suffer from bac ie!ache, sick headache, dizziness, stor it[ach gets sour, tongue coated and yc js1 feel rheumatic twinges when tl re weather is bad. to Eat less meat, drink lots of wate in also get from any pharmacist yoi in'Ounces of Jad Salts; take a tabl i spoonful in a glass of water befoi ie breakfast for a fwe days and yoi h-' kidneys will then act fine. This f i- mous salts is made from the acid < a- grapes and lemon juice, combint !9;with lithia, and has been used f< is generations to clean clogged kidne; in and stimulate them to normal activ >k ty, also to neutralize the acids i ly urine, so it no longer is a source < jf irritation, thus ending bladder weai ?d ness. isj Jad Salts is inexpensive, canm y.jinjure; makes a delightful efferve 3f vescent lithia-water drink which e ty eryone should take now and then 1 jkeep the kidneys clean and activ r-'Druggists here say they sell lots < r-jJad Salts to folks who believe ts overcoming kidney trouble while ig is only trouble.?Adv. P- v . .'vvvv.. . ,n> V MR. & MRS. R. KIRKWOOD'S y* V Jewelers and Optometrist*. V Abbeville, S. C. )n\ n- VVVVVVVVV^VWyAVN ;n ^ ^ V FAIRFIELD. S er > H \vvvvvvvvvvvvvv<> ts. j^l Fairfield, July 30.?Mrs. M. J ty Young returned from Georgia lasl u^ Thursday afternoon after a few days as pleasantly spent with relatives there j The farmers are busy laying bj jtheir crops this week after the gooc ** ' * * AL* mmm4> -PAH rains tnat nave oeen wic paau xc n days. ^ We thank Mr. Charley Dansbj kindly for the fine watermelons senl lti us last week. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Long spenl Saturday night at the home of Mr and Mrs. S. T. Young. ^ Mr. Will Long spent Saturday in night with Mr. David Young. y Mr. J. C. Bowen ran down from ' Greenwood and spent Wednesdaj with home folks. Mrs. S. T. Young spent part of lasl week with relatives at Lethe. _ Misses Alma and May Belle Young spent Saturday night with Misses Maggie and Ruth Young. re Messrs. J. A., E. C., D. A. and 0, s R. Young went to Greenwood ThurisU day on business. Mr. J. W. Long dined with Mr. J, A. Young and family on last Sabjr bath. s_ Miss Maggie Young spent Fridaj night at the home of her uncle, Mr. .T- W. Yoiintr. is ^r' anc* ^rs* Wiley and children of Lethe, spent Sabbath ,e day with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Long j. and family. , js Mr. Charlie Young spent Sabbath j. day with Wardlaw Campbell, j Mr. J. A. Brown wtnt to Abbeville e Tuesday on business. e' In last weeks letter was that the summer meeting at Long Cane would be the fifth Sabbath of July. We ( beg to say as the preacher* that was to help cannot come at that time, it was postponed. x LIVESTOCK AN AID TO SOIL FERTILITY >f When properly handled, livestock [j is an efficient aid to soil fertility, e' We are interested in increasing and j' maintaining the fertility of our soil because we are to prosper in direct j | ratio to the richness of our land, e. I Under the menace of the cotton boll weevil, we should be all the more id interested in maintainng soil fertilsd ity because rich lands are essentia! ie to cotton production under weevil id conditions. With an intensified and j:..?eiretom nf farmine. the jy uivcioiu^u 0J0WH* w- w, ie livestock industry occupies no mear b- place. This is a type of farming yjthat will have to be adopted, undei >n weevil conditions. If we do nol >n' adopt the system or prepare tc e,1 adopt it, the system will necessarilj Id be forced upon us within the nexl (few years and the change will b< 5f under pressure. i in! Livestock will aid materially ir 1(j taking care of the rough feeds pro in duced on the farm and will produc< d- compost for enriching the soil. W( jmust grow our feeds and markel yf them through livestock on the farm 1(j if we are to prosper with stock o1 ie any kind. In handling livestock probably the largest leak is fiustainec I- " m me management ui mc tum^uc or barn yard manures. To care foi the compost produced on the farm means a great dtal of work but ii is work that can be dona at odt R times and it is work that will paj handsome dividends, dividends thai j ' jj. can be observed for years to come it Is the dividend of increased soi jjS fertility, and after we get the habi; lT. we will not be willing to go back ti ty the old wasteful way again. The bes 2e way to handle the farm manure i< ie to clean the stalls every day anc m haul the compost to the fields two oi >r three times tach week. Where thii y. is impractical, the manure shoulc ie be sheltered and hauled to the field! k. as often as possible. Plenty of bed n. ding should be used at all times sc )U that no part of the fertility may b< ie lost through leaching. The depart ment of agriculture estimates tha r. $1,000,000,000 worth of fertilize! Jr value is lost annually in the Unitec e_ States by neglecting the farm ma re nures. We are facing a seriou.1 ir shortage of commercial fertilizers a_ and it behooves us to pay more at 3f tention to the conservation of farn >d manure. jr - /s in The Beauty Secret. kf ^a<^'es desire ^at ^rre-' j si^lible charm?a good jjt complexion. Of course s- J Ytll they do not wish others v- figto ^now a heautifier to has keen used so they e. f p jjUy a bottle of : Magnolia Balm | LIQUID FACE POWDER and use according to simple directions. Improve. mf a vim. Sooth .nu. cooling and refreshing. Heala Sunburn, a topi i Tan. k Pink, White, Rote-R*J. x 75c. at "DruggUti or bv mall Jlrtd. Sample (eillier color) for 2c. Stamp. Lron Mfg. Co., 40 South Fifth St., Brooklyn, N.Y > mmmaammmmmammtmw I The Rosenl II H I r L^CJJC ABI m I OurAi I I Mens and Boy I Straw Hats. I Leghorn and P I Men's and La 1 25 I No goods charged ROSENBERG II ; GERMANY THREE YEARS It' ? AGO AND TODAY world ^ - the o ? Three years ago Germany was re- mur(j joicing in abounding prosperity. Its i commerce encircled the globe; its struc1 t industrial activity was the wonder fT0Tn r and admiration of all nations; its It ' scientists ranked among the world's the s J foremost leaders in achievements; its in its people were honored by the whole It1 7 world, even though some of their the ^ peculiarities caused many thought- stains * ful men to regard with some degree of mj of fear the future of a country Hu where the teaching that "might the / ' makes right" had b$en sapping the will, moral strength of the nation. It was upon j | not realized, however, that the mic- man robe of this disease had so thorough- no hi " ly penetrated the whole body of Ger- Frc j man life as to have made it rotten to prosp the core. has f Outwardly Germany was fair to' man } look upon, and until the fearful day In ori J when Kaiser Wilhelm and his follow- milite 'lers unloosed the spirit of Evil uponjrounc ^ithe world, Germany ranked among and c rlthe greatest and most honored na-'natioi jjtions on earth. In J Today, Germany is not merely!there 3 hated, it is regarded with the most J pare supreme contempt and loathing by cent : ' every right-thinking man on earth. Ifrorn j I Germany, the once rich and pro-1 from gressive country, is today staggering its pi beneath a load of indebtedness which death I bids fair to wreck and ruin the Gov-j which jernment and the people of that land over jand of Austria as well. the v From a country of civilization, with Germany has become a country of the v barbarism. | In ! From a land of prosperity, it has,there i 'become a land of almost endless pov-jfearf . !erty, where woe and want and gaunt of Pr , j hunger are everywhere in evidence. J like i Millions of its ablest men are dead.: sin, s Every family throughout its bor-.find i ? - J* xT_ I jders has suffered tne agony oi mau - three years of its hell-born, unjusti- crime fiable war. beyor j The very flower of its life, the men other whose abilities would, have carried On Germany to still greater world pre- ginni: eminence in commerce and industry, turer have, with their bodies}, fattended the "H - fields of Belgium and France and the li | other countries. civili; berg Mercanti irtment Stores SEVILLE, S. C. \ _______ ^ igustSal -YOUR OPPORI t s Summer Suits, \ anama Hats dies' Low Shoes, Per Cent Off r\ at these prices \ > 1ERCANT1LE COD was left to Germany to lead the Millions o; I in murder on the high seas, in ure may b utraging of women and in the thrones m er of women and children with Europe m; ill-born work of dropping de- end is rea tive bombs on unfortified cities the wrcek the air. ' ter civiliz; was left to Germany to make people, an ubmarine a crime unspeakable men wij0 j atrocity against the world. vi, was left to Germany to write on pages of history the blackest Despite i that ever marked the history which Gei inkind. muster, w< ndreds of millions of people in the overri Allied countries, us in neutral mighty Gt for generations to come, look conquered the crimes committed by Ger- ^ jg pOSSj soldiers with a loathing which tjjis iman words can express. fearful cr )m its high estate of esteem and erity three years ago Germany years alien to the lowest depth of hu- ? failure < 1 _ J.i!. ? A? J ? I _ degradation, aiiu iui wnow | ^ caj der that Kaiser Wilhelm and the, _ try spirit of evil which sur- USE "CA Is him might destroy democracy I LI\ in its grave build a world domin of autocracy. all the experience of mankind When Bi] is nothing with which to com- Sour St the record of Germany's desfrom civilization into barbarism, Get a 1 prosperity into woe and want, Take a C the abounding healthfulness of your Livei >ople into the awful toll of you will s and suffering and sadness ing. Yo ] i, like a pall of darkness, spreads!headache, the land; from its high place in are bilious world's esteem to the loathing with a sic which it is now regarded by ach, or h; rorld. worn out. all the record of human history els clean has been nothing to match the forcing a ; ul crimes committed in behalf with salts, ussian militarism, and Germany, oil? ill others guilty of unrepented Cascarei ? -1.-11 I 1_ i. X hall yet learn that its sins snau j reguiate x, it out and it shall yet pay the j sour, undi, ul penalty of the unspeakable | foul gases is which havfe stained its course | the liver id the combined crimes of all pated was countries of all other ages. the bowels August 6, 1914, at the very be- Rememl ng of this war, the Manufac- straighten s Record said: 10-cent t umanity may be staggered by means hea lorrors of Europe's war, but head and sation will not be destroyed. Don't forj le Co. I ?? M V ll itli r# ; r . :, i? i ' *jm e|?^ ?h 1 i s . IV (U ' H JPANY I H unmHwul _____ ' f men and billions of treaffe lost in this devilish work; ay totter and new maps of ay be necessary before the ched; but mankind will, on of thewe ruins, build a betation?one in which the d not a few unscrupulous feel that they have been Dilointed, will rule." * all of the power for evil -many has been able to e have an abiding faith in uling providence of Al)d that Germany shall be and made to pay, as far as ble for human beings in to atone for sin, for all the , imes and all the misery, >ney loss of the last three ivilization would indeed be jf this should not prove to ;e. SCARETS" FOR 'ER AND BOWELS WHEN CONSTIPATED / lios, Headachy, Sick, for omach ,Bad Breath, Bad ' Colds. 0-cent box. Jascaret to-night to cleanse , Stomach and Bowels, and urely feel great by mornmen and women who have coated tongue, a bad cold, 3, nervous, upset, bothered k, gassy, disordered stomave backache and feel all Are you keeping your bowwith Cascarets?or merely passageway every few days , catnartic pills or castor ts immediately cleanse and he stomach, remove the gested and fermenting and ; take the excess bile from and carry off the constite matter and poison from >er, a Cascaret to-night will you out by morning. A iox from your druggist tlthy bowel action; a clear cheerfulness for months, jet the children.?Adv. ,.J