Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A Plea for the Kiddies. The greatest asset of a communi ty or a nation is its robust, rosy, happy children. Those that are not strong and lithe and healthy are more of a liability. They are seed beds for the development and pro pagation of disease and are not on- ir nsonm* pf'crprnse'anid an a'rely to their own parents, but to the whole community. They are dis- ■ease-breeders and disease-spread ers. .'Unless they develop a strong constitution in childhood, they will be more or less handicapped for fife. Feeble-bodied chlildr^n are bound to be feeble-minded to a greater or less degree. An abundance of out-door play to develop lungs, strengthen bones, invigorate heart, build muscles, purify blood, eliminate waste and charge with vitality and enable all organs to function properly—this is God’s plan in nature for the de velopment of,a sturdy, courageous, progressive generation of men and women, thus preparing the way for a better generation to,follow after. Every generation should be stur dier, healthier, handsomer, happier than the preceding. The /world should have a vastly greater abun dance of really handsome men and jvally beau’iful women than ever before. 1; can hardly he maintain ed that •Kivh U the case. The olive plants that the INalmist counted such a blessing are too commonly scrawny, puny, bleached, inert and anaemic, because of parental and community neglect. The Spar tans had the most splendid men and the most beautiful women be cause their children were given an abundance of outdoor physical cul ture. In group play the social virtues of honesty and honor, truth and fairness, sympathy and unselfish ness, generosity and emulation are awakened, stimulated and develop ed. Freedom from embarrassment, ease in eompany,.cooperation with others, knowledge of human nature and genuine democracy are also ac quired. If properly directed, whole some, happy, aspiring childhood will result. The most of a person’s education is gotten outside of the school-room after all. All of which means that Clinton owes it to itself and is under an actual obligation to its children to develop one or more public play grounds. Surely we. can make no better use of public funds or of private contributions than to ti up one or more of such play grounds and employ capable super visors, who know and are in sym pathy with the spirit of childhood, arc adept in managing children and keeping down friction, are famil iar with all the good games and ap preciate the socializing and educa tive value of wholesome play. Some of our generous citizens Price o! Potash To Be Increased Tax WIH be Placed on Cotton Grow ers. Washington, June 21.—It is appar ent here now, after the hearing before the house ways and means committee on the potash situation, that the in creased price will undoubtedly go in- to egfot 1 within a*stimTUHlTr: congressional machinery being in Re publican hands, and that the cost will come out of the cotton growers of the South. As explained by those who have kept track of cotton legislation for many years, this plan of placing the cost of potash at a high figure is but another indirect method of placing a tax upon raw cotton. The plan Is both unjust.and unfair to the cotton grow ers, considering tho present labor situation, but the facts may as well be faced by the people of the South that despite the best efforts of the national legislators from that section, the tax will go on in a short time, making each bale of cotton cost from |10 to $12 more to produce it. Representative Byrnes of South Carolina presented to the committee statements of the director of the geo logical survey and of officials of the State of Nebraska tending to show that the Western producers had pro- duced potash at a cost of $120 a ton exclusive off freight and should be able tp produce it for less in the fu ture. He stated that during the war they had sold their products as high as $600 a ton and their profits had been sufficient to cover their total in vestment and that a price of $250 a ton would simply enrich them at the expense of the cotton farmers of the South. He stated^that it mattered not whether a price was fixed by a license system, or a tariff duty placed on im ported potash, that if the cost to the farmer exceeded $100 a ton it Would be a prohibitive price and the farmers could not use it. .Captain Marchant commanded the left flank company in the attacking wave on that occasion. As a result of gas South the Hall of States MAT ASl^ STATE OFFICE. Friends Urge Ccdonel Marchant to Bun for Adjntant General. ^ Orangeburg, June 21.—Col. Atticus H. Marchant is at home, after having been discharged from, the service a few days ago. He was in the Eighty- First (Division and took active part In the Argonne-Meuse offensive during the last week of the war> and was in command of Company B. Three Hun- dred and Twenty-fourth Infantry. and exposure at the front, he was sent to a hospital the last Of November. For four months- he was in thfe hospi tal in France and two months after being brought to the United Statep. Colonel Marchant is a graduate of the Citadel, was commandant of Geor gia Military College for six years. He also volunteered during the Spanish- American war. He w'as recently ap- HR9R .Sff.Y.ejngr .Coop- er’s staff. Colonel Marchant has the unique distinction of having served up on the staffs of governors of two States, holding three appointments. He held appointments upon staffs of Gov ernor Terfel 1 and Joseph M. Brown of Georgian The friends of Colonel , Marchant throughout the State are urging him to make the race for adjutant and in spector general at the next primary. Coloney Marchant has not made any statement in this connection, but he may be urged to a decisioh to offer for this Important position. Ice Cream Freezers Just arrived. All sizes. No advance in price. S. M. & E. H. WILKES * .(JU. have already consented to donate land for. a park. Our progressive city administration will doubtless put the ground in shape. Our for ward-looking citizens will dpubtless come forward with the necesary funds to get th^ 1 equipment and employ a qualified supervisor. If there are any moss-backs who will say there were no such things when they were children and we don’t need them now, just remind them that the world moves, and we want Clinton to be in the forefront, and we believe our children ought to have the best and we know that Hundreds of South Carolina sol diers, wounded or ill, lying in tffb big army hospitals of New Tork have received their first special welcome and their first hint of home from, letters and calls from volunteer women workers at the South Caro lina desk at the Hall of States, 28 West - 25th Street, Hew York. Backed only by such contributions as she has been able to obtain. Miss ira B. WrighT ts there” trying to do as well by South Carolina men as other states are doing. Many states have large appropriations. Kansas is spending $35,000, Massachusetts $50,000 and other states smaller amounts. The; South Carolina wo men say they Have received no finan cial aid from the state. Letters, sent out under a plan devised by the War Camp Commun ity Service, are as a rule the first words from home folks to reach the Injured boys after they arrive on the transporta The women invite those.lads who can to visit them at the Hall of States, and In the cases of the severely wounded, they call on the men in the wards, carrying cheer, home papers that are avidly seized, and flowers or fruit. All the hospital activity for the Various states centers at the Hall of States, which the War Camp Com- . munlty Service has established close to the Victory Arch. Here •’Bud dies” meet, at the war’s end, and home folks welcome the boys back. Some of them need more practical aid, some are “blue,” some need a job back home, some want to trace lost families. To all of these the South Carolina women give help. Sometimes they take a “blue” lad to dinner and to the theatre. For those who need Jobs the Wag Camp Community Service maintains a nation-wide employment bureau. Its manager canvasses South Caro lina and other states for positions. Miss Wright, who is from Charles ton, is principally assisted by Mrs. Harley B. Lindsay and Mrs. Pride Jones, who, being a,North Carolin ian, cares for North Carolina men. Miss Wright feels- that -her work, which affords the sole first touch with wounded soldiers, should be better supported by the home state than it has been. She asks the peo ple of the state to send her small contributions even to the amount of one dollar, to pay the heavy clerical work, which .she has had to meet out of her own pocket. Her services are volunteer. The War Camp Com munity Service furnishes the bond ing, telephone service, free ’bus rides, thbatre tickets, light luncheons and the hospital lists, t. Miss Wright’s . ^ address is care of Hall of States. 27 West 25th Street, New York city. Lookout Mountain Seed money could not be spent to better' purpose. We have headed this ‘ ‘ piece ” “ A Plea for the Kiddies”. It is a plea for the tired mothers also. 'So why tarn’? 'Much more could be said, but is it needed ? D. J. B. CHICHESTER S PILLS W TIIK DIAMONB BRAJfD. ▲ Irish Potatoes at M. S. BAILEY 8 SONS Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets rerfora the cause. There is only ooe “Brotno Quinine.” E. W. GROVE'S signature on the box. 30c. We Are >! Mile la bon*. Mated wMi Blue Rlbboe. A»k foccSAJug own a band Pi yeet* kneera ee Bert. Satet. Alwaye ] SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores vitality and energy by purifying and e» riching the blood. You can soon teal its Strength ening. Invigorating Effect. Price Me. « AlwayS Ready to serve |^ou with good printing. No matter what the nature of the job may be we are ready to do it at a price that will be Satisfactory Habitual Constipation Cured la 14 to 21 Day* Next Time—Buy Fisk r . IRES of Long Mileage and Low Cost— and a quality look that you can’t mistake. r Price of 33 x 4 FABRIC Non-Skid CORD Non-Skid Casing TUBE Fits all makes o! casings $31.95 $48.05 Prices reduced proportionately on all sizes. E. W. Ferguson Overland Harper Co. FISRCTinES V . I "LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN” is a specially- r Habitual prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Constipation. It relieves promptly but should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It Stimulates and Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60e per bottle. Refresh Your Principles. When a man starts afresh, either with the newness of a new year or with the stimulus of-altered circum stances or with the Inspiration of a new work, what his start ought to do for him is to refresh the deepest prin ciples by which he liyes.--PfalWpa Brooks. Tla Qaloiae Hut Does Not Affect The Head i - — ! Only a small part of the story of the umreual perform ance of the Overland is a matter of record. In the last few weeks, however, from Oklahoma City, Boston, and Los Angeles have came reports of remarkable tests that prove the power, endurance and dependability of Model 90 cars. Now comes Harrisburg with a new world’s record of 702*5 ,miles a day for 5^ days without motor stop, sealed m high gear. A Model 90 stock car performed this remark tidi able endurance feat. Let us show you a duplicate of this car. * ' OVERLAND HARPER CO., CLINTON, S. C. mam