The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 07, 1917, Page 2, Image 2
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f Safeguards Health
of The Children j
J} Constipation, or Inaction of the <
a ? bowels, Is c. gve.-t miar.ee to J
? health. Ceil c .-tic or purgative ,
' | remedies should r.cv.r to given to <
J ? children as the violence of their ]
< action tends to up .or tho entire ,
< | digestive s -rt . t. A i:.ilil laxative <
Is far pvcfcral t" t'-.o comW- J
<? nation v?" .1 ie 1:. .vtiVe herbs ,
< [ with pv. tin * -omi m 71 r. Cald- <
, > woil's ??. . ?> .repair, oud sold In J
?? drug sto: '3 .* v : . * .* c:rti a hot- ,
< | tie. is highly recitmeudcd. This <
J, preparation cont-,::"j no opiate, ]
, > narcotic, or h j.bit-foi~aJnrf dmg ,
? [ of any desctlptl n, is r.tild and <
J , gentle in Its action, r.r.d brings ]
, relief In an easy, nc.tnrai manner. ,
< ' Its pleasant tajte cywals to chil- <
J, dren and they tite it readily. j
? Thousands of mothers have tee- ,
S > ii A A/1 A 4 A A 4" T\ > 1 ?1
I well's Synn Pippin, and In ccmnt- J
less homes It In t'le standard fam- ,
lly remedy. A trial bottle, Iree <
or charge, can be obtained by ?
writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 456 I
V'ashir.gton St., Montlcello, 1111- i
nals. ;
SUOULiD OKOW MOIIE OATS
To the Farmers of Lancastei
County:
Oats planted this fall will sav<
you money in the spring. Timothj
hay cost $30 per ton this spring. II
may go higher. Oat hay is better
Save by growing it at home. Whei
handled properly, oats may providi
much good grazing during the earlj
spring. If mixed with vetch or crim
son clover, the hay and grazing ar*
much improved.
Oat hay comes in when othei
hays are scarce and expensive. The.
oat crop comes off in time to plan!
Soy beans of cowpeas.
Hints on Growing Oats.
Use the best home.grovn seed ol
the best yielding varieties. Generous
application of farm manures and
properly balanced fertilizers wil
produce good returns. It will pa>
to treat the seed for smut before
sowing. Broadcast oats are usualh
Injured by cold. Open-furrow seed
ing stands severe freezing best. Us<
ample supply of seed in planting, lb
sure the land is well prepared anc
thoroughly drained before seeding
A three-row drill will enable you tc
put your oats in cotton and corr
middles without further preparation
Best varieties for fall seeding ii
this section are Appier, Fulghum
"Red Kust I'roof and Virginia Turf
For further information see you
county agent.
Yours for service.
R. W. GRAKBKR.
County Agent
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Swellings of the flesh caused b;
inflammation, cold, fractures of tlv
bone, toothache, neuralgia or rheu
niatism can be relieved by applyinj
BALLARD'S SNOW LINIMENT. I
should be well rubbed in over thi
part affected. Its great healing am
penetrating power eases the pair
reduces swelling and restores nat
ural conditions. Price 25c, 50c am
$1.00 per bottle. Sold by all deal
ers in medicine. ?Adv.
THE CITY or RIOA ON FIIIE
Burning at .Many Points, Says Iter
lin Report.
Berlin, via London, Sept. 4. Th<
city of Riga was on lire at man;
points when it was taken by the tier
man forces today's army headquart
ers statement announces.
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When the bowels feel uncomfort
able and you miss the exhilarntini
feeling that always follows a coplou:
morning operation, a dose of IIKIt
BINE will set you right in a couph
of hours. If taken at bedtime yot
get its beneficial effect after break
fast next day. Price 50c. Sold b;
all dealers in medicines.?Adv.
THE (;lt\\l) 1)1 l\K AKKKSTEP
Petrograd, Sept. 4.?Grand Duk'
Michael Alexandrovitch. brother o
the former Emperor, and his wif<
have been placed under arrest i;
connection with the counter revo
lutionary plot recently unearthed.
According to the Pen Grand I>uk<
I>mitri-Paulovitch also has been ar
rested.
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Check a cough or cold in the lungs
before it develops a serious case
TiALLARP'S HOREHOUND SYRITI
Is an effective remedy for all sore
ness or congestion in the lungs 01
air pasages. Price LT>ct f?Oc and $1
per bottle. Sold by all dealers it
medicine.?Adv.
NO DKCTSION AS TO
NHW FKKNCII ( Altl.NKI
Paris. Sept. 4.?After a long ses
sion of the cabinet today at whicl
Presidont Poincare presided, an
nouncement was made that no de
cision had been reached as to recon.
structlon of the cabinet or the selection
of a successor to Louis J. Malvy
who recently resigned as minister ol
the interior. Premier Ribot is still
holding conferences with political
leaders.
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TRACE OF MERMAI
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! Scientists Find Skeleton Half H
man and Half Fish.
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> Ancients of All Races Believed Tl
| Beautiful Sea Maioens Once Livec
| ?Maybe Our Forbears Wort
J Fins and Scales.
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{ Mermaids were not mythical cr<
{ tures at all, but real, living beings, i
J cording to some scientists, who,
MijMtori 01 tnis Delier, point to t
skeleton of a strange animal, half 1
man and half tlsh. said to be in<
than 4,000 years old and reported
have been found deeply Imbedded
snnd on the const of China. T1
skeleton, however. Is said to be c<
? slderably smaller than the proportlc
* of a mermaid, according to popul
: conception, which pictures her with
i form much the same as that of a wo
' an. Tt is pointed out. however, tl
_ | this skeleton might have belonged
a dwarf of the species, or to a ki
i of fish which is said to have been co
' mnn in Chinese waters about 6000
, C. And It is conceivable that t
t creature might have grown to lar$
size in a different climate.
, The skeleton which has come
, light after centuries is described
i having had a head, shoulders a
arms like thase of a woman, as prov
by the formation of the bones a
! skull. The lower half of the bo
becnme petrified, nnd In all respo<
-1 was iikc tne tnii or a fish. with sevp
> ] fins. On the hend and the upper p
^ tlon of the body a shriveled skin ?
found, similar to that of an Egyptl
mummy. Tf further proof were ne<
ed. It would seem to be supplied bj
few strands of hair on the head. I?
5 matoloftists have decided that tl
1 was once flaxen and crew abundant
1 Every story of a mermaid pletut
a goddess-like creature sitting upon
J rock In the sea, combing her hair. .
most every one of the ancient rn<
left behind them aenunts of the m
maid. These have been discredit
for ages, being grouped with otl
myths such as the Greeks entertain'
1 The sea serpent and dragon of s\i
. I terrible aspect described by writers
, ) old were ranked with the mermaid
, I n figment of imagination. Hut the d
covery of this skeleton. It Is clainn
l discredits all the theories of clvlll;
' , tlon r .d brings to the fore once nu
j the question so often asked?wt
| there really mermaids?
r I The name mermaid is of Teutoi
origin, corresponding with triton a
siren as used in antiquity. The Ch
deans called this crenture Cannes, 1
Chinese named her Wlmpus, and e\
one tribe of American Indians w?
said to have had a legend of the m
maid. In which they term her Ottaw
* It has been one of the unexplainal
e points of the mermaid legend that
- mnny peoples In such distant parts
g | the globe believed In the reality ol
t| creature half woman and half flsh.
e would be hard to imagine two ra<
j further apart than the Chaldeans a
the Indians, but both knew of the m
maid.
Whatever of truth there may be
1 ' the reported finding of this skelet
- ! It. at uny rate, opens anew one of i
most fascinating chapters In the 1<
of mankind.
Help Uncle Sam Save.
Flow mnny people stop to think tl
. a 1-cent postage stamp costs Un
| Sam as much as n postage stamp
i the highest denomination made?
| Is a fact. Consequently people w
I place two 1-cent stamps Instead of <
-| 2-cent stamp on a letter are lncrens
-' the cost to the government of carry
on the post office, anil the people v
cover a parcel post package w
- small-denomination stamps Instead
? using one of two of high denomlnat
s I to make up the amount of postage
quired are guilty of an act of thoug
i lessness inimical to conservation. 1
department requests the public
1 think of this hereafter, and to do
best to help out Uncle Sam.
He Had Been Drawn.
Capt. Ian Hay Iicith, addressing 1
Chicago City club, recently told 1
following story to Illustrate his stn
ment that life in the trenches had
1 moments of comedy:
"There were two friends In sep
ate bays of a trench. Whenever
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41 .... .. ....ir.!, mm i?y uji?" wouiu fry o
'Aro you nil right, Rill?' and the i
swor would come hnck, 'Yes, I'm
right.' After this had happened s
ernl times the second man cried 01
'Yes, I'm nil right, hut what's the
cltemont about?' Then the first t
answered: 'The men over here, hf
. gotten up a sweepstake on who's
lng to he hit next, and I've dra
, you.'"
Modern Whaling.
A whaling ship hasn't been seen
1 New York for years, but a big Non
1 glan ship named Thor I arrived th?
the other day with 1S.000 barrels
oil taken from 207 whales. The o
fashioned way of whale catching 1
gone out of use. The Thor Is simi
a mother ship, and four steam tra
- lers chase nnd capture the whales a
i bring them to the Thor for the wc
. of cutting up and trying out to
done. There Is no romunce In t
modern game.
Har Duty.
"Emma's hair used to be brown a
now it la golden. Why did a
I changer*
I Ton see, her mot bar wanted her
be a blond, ao Emma felt ahe mi
?bey a mother' dyeing nqmH"
THE LANCASTER NEWS
"! HOPES TO HELP OTHERS ?
- BY TELLING EXPERIENCES ,
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Miss Lena Burns, of Greer, of
!#t Makes Interesting State- th<
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menL an
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WORK WAS TOO HARD. p*
PR- it.
V_ Young Seamstress Made Use of ce!
he "Tip" She Received and
iu- Profited Greatly. th,
>re crc
to "Tanlac is a fine medicine for r
in stomach trouble and it is a g oil nt
tils general ton'-, too, and I'm glad t< on
>n- recommend it as such to any one." of
,ns said Miss Lena Burns, of Greer. S kni
'ur C., in a statement she gave May 11. Kn
"I was troubled with nervousness
m- thj
lut and weak spells before I took Tan- ^
to lac. I am a seamstress and my
nd work is very trying, and it brought ?ni]
m- on my troubles. Indigestion trou- Uk
bled me a lo? and my appetite had wll
left me. I certainly was run down ar<
,er in health and feeling badly when I
began taking Tanlac. 1
"1 decided to take a course of '^r'
ns dai
n,j some medicine, and I had heard so . .
ed much about Tanlac I took it. The ^
nd Tanlac helped that nervous trouble jPt
dy right away and soon I had good rel
[**s nerves. Mv annetite ranie hark- lcb
ra^ and I gained a great deal in *u
or
?? strength and weight. I got bo I
as nf
nn could sleep well, too." "
tin
l>(j- Tanlac, the master medicine, is t
r n sold exclusively by J. F. Mackey ^
er- Lancaster; Peoples Drug & Grooer% J.n]
Ids ro.. Heath Springs; C. O. Floyn su|
' v- Kershaw.?Adv. Ou
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a i. Til K POTATO t'OMKS HACK ""
ter
?>s The huce potato crop which th"
syi
er- Federal forecast indicates will lie
ed produced in the United States this
ier year means that this important I
IMj* food staple will he cheaper, an 1 pe
makes it possible, says the United tin
s States Department of Agriculture.. *'ri
lls. for American families that had t" prl
fd. cut down on potato consumption he ?f
Oil
za- | cause of high prices to restore the ^
>re tuber to a prominent place on their at.
're bill of fare. cn
i The department forecast, based on an
fll o
n(j | reliable estimates from all parts of esi
al- the country, places the total potato ac1
he I yield at more than 4#>7 million r<>'
en | bushels as compared with 285 mil- J"1
?re | lion in 1016 and 260 million in Ul
! an
pr" i 1915. Potatoes of the current sea m<
's- ; son are already in the market in nK
large nnantitleo onH olnno ??? a?
harvested tubers can not be kept ng
i a easily, should be eaten more abund-j
I antly now if spoilage is to be
^es 1 avoided. nd
i Next to the breadstuffs potatoes
'are the most important food crop of
the western nations, the department
in 8tf
points out. i ue> are all the moron,
. important now that the world's ne
jre wheat supply is short, since they fur- p0
nish starch, the principal food ele sir
ment contributed by bread, and so 'e<
may be substituted in part for ftn
tint bread. e(1
c'? It is no hardship to Americans.
of thi
says the department, to eat freely of
ho potatoes; rather, it has been a vc
)nG hardship to them during the past po
lUK half year to forego somewhat the ed
Ing 'bis common food.
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1th Take HKRRINR for all disturb-!
; nces in the bowels. It purifies the
'on howel channels, promotes regular '
rp. n
^ movements and makes you feel QU
'he vigorous and cheerful mi
to '* rice 50c. Sold h.v all dealers in joe
its medicine.?Adv. Uk
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MITIVIKS .\IIOAIt 1> ce]
PtmTrtil KSF. WAHSIIir a <
the Madrid, via London. Sept. 4 It
the (British Admiralty, per Wireless r?'
to" Press.)?Mutinies have broken out ***
lta thoard some of the Portuguese war-! ? ^
ships. Many arrests have been
ar- , nil
, ? made.
ut.
an- i
all be<
ev- stl
Jt: f fol
s Circulars z
ive ??
go- "Is
wn on
Have you something yon j'"
want to teli the people lH
In about? Tell it to them
IN A CIRCULAR. Ut ^
Z us FIX IT UP for yoo.
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 1917.
00" PAPER IS EXCLUSIVET
e Chronicle of New York Probes
3ne's Family History Before Taking
Subscription Money.
Rvery once in a while somebody j
es something nobody else ever
night of doing, and puts It over. All
which lends us to the Chronicle, !
? latest magazine published In New
rk. which has been called "of, for ,
d by society."
The publishers won't admit this 1
rase Is the proper one to apply to
but the fact has leaked out that 1
tain persons who sought to become '
Jscrlbers were turned down because ,
ll p f 11 m I ) * Ktofnelou t??r*??l.l * -*
.. .......... UI..1VI irr> nuuiu IIUl MHUU j
1 close scrutiny of the social rul?.scope.
Hie Chronicle Is published monthly,
the rate of $12 a year, and Is not
public sale. Just who the backers
the project are no one seems to
ew. It has been said that a certnln
nip of well known women got to
iher and said, "Isn't It about time If,
it something be done to kill the Idea of
it society does nothing but engage
'butterfly balls.' 'monkey dinners,'
I night bathing parties,' and the
e? I.et's get out a magazine that *?
II Show we have real thoughts and I
? doing real things. And let's keep I
a secret." I
Vnd here enters .Tames \V. Pennock,
. formerly of Syracuse, N. Y? a
pper little man who talks hlgh-browand
wears suits, ties and hose of
? same shade of green, brown, vloor
grey. He Is the man you nre ...
'erred to when you call at the Chronp
office at Fifth avenue. "Yes, I'm
charge here." he drawls.
'It's immaterial who the publishers * aptur
the Chronicle nre." he answers to
; direct question. Lorn
'Oh, no, it would be Impossible for lliga (
11 to set a copy. They're for our people
tiscrlbers only, and, you know, our Genua
tiscrlbers are Invited to subscribe. (vntra
r contributors? Well, they're our , ri) l,
tiscrlbers. That Is one of the Imslc
as concerning the Chronicle. The ??
ms contributors and subscribers are
lonymous."
American Machinery for Swiss.
Since the beginning of the war Swiss
asants have paid Increased attenn
to American agricultural mncfiinit,
especially to motor plows. The
Incipal drawback to the introduction
modern American agricultural maInery
in Switzerland Is that few
raters own more than five to ten
res and about five to ten head of
ttle; but recently the larger peast
associations have shown an Intert
in such machinery, and they might
t i.-- purchasers of the machines,
itlng them to the fanners. The wur
s made unusual demands on the
rtner, because of the luck of laborers
d horses. This hus created sentt nt
In favor of the Introduction of
)tor-driven machinery for working
e ground, to avoid a serious shorte
at the next harvest.
Donkey Engine Crosses Slough.
\ donkey engine employed In cleart
land on the lower Columbia river,
egon. made n record for Itself by t
issing a deep slough under Its own f
'am not long ago. when no scow was V
nilnhle for Its transportation to u /
w setting. The feut Is described In /
pular Mechanics Magnzlne. The V
aigh was ISO feet across, several
?t deep, nnd had rather steep banks
<1 a soft bottom, hut the engine ford- /
It safely, although the water at )
e point reached the crown sheet of V
> firebox. The steam gauge showod
!) pounds pressure when the engine
is fired up for the trip, and 15
unds of steam was left when It lundon
the opposite hank.
Fish Had Four Feet. ' ,
While fishing In the Iowa river Ray- I
>nd l'eterson caught a strange thing.
cai scientists have pronounced It a
Icoperotisbygnshaway," but some of
r best-posted ntmrods say it is a
id puppy. Anyway. It wits a strange- A
king creature with a body shaped
e an eel. It was 24H inches long,
had a head like a fish with the exptlon
that Instead of gills It hnd
collar of fur Just back of the headr'
had four legs and in some respects
<embled a baby alllgntoV. The little
litial put up a pretty game tight for
Ahile, but It soon died when exposed
the nir. It was sent to a large
iseum in New York city.
Made for Concealment. j
3tlck Injects, which are so called HJA
cause of their resemblance to dry
cks, have two forelegs, which they
d over thler eyes when disturbed
d evidently think that In so dotng
?y are lost to view.
The eggs of these Insects take over
: months to hatch. They are only
e-tenth of an inch In their widest
rt, yet an Insect which at hatching
three-quarters of an Inch In length
packed into them.
The stick Insects destroy the weakgs
soon after they are hatched by
Ling their legs.?Exchange.
Had an Alias..
[n order to save his dog's life, now1
S. Lewis of Hutchison made public
nouncement last week that he had
nnged the anlmars name from Kalsto
Dennis. "I really was afraid
meone would take a shot at him,"
dge Lewis explained, "and, besides,
3 kaiser's name's Dennis, anyway."?
insas City Star.
Difference In Talk.
The English and the Americana
nk the same language." , %
'Not always. In dlscnaalnc grain I \mmmm
? English call everything 'torn' ex*
corn and thay call that tnalaa.'"
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f5 ^"Um-mm!
iff ]&?. That IS
coffee" ,
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a It's got the smell and the smack that
^ make you say, "Set 'em up again."
\ ^or *t8 alway9 *?'r weat^ef when
! rfSjSfjyfll good folks get together over a cup of
^irV ? steaming, staving-good Luzianne. You
1 Jni3 don't buy a pig in a poke when you
cornz buy Luzianne Coffee. No, Ma'am. It
"" oauRstRo^t** clearly states that if it doesn't meet
^_ ^I?*Oruani U.M
your idea of a better coffee, you're
he Luzianne Guarantee: entitled to y0ur money back and *et
after using the contenta if' BuV a can of Luzianne and remc*n,
you are not satisfied adjust your ideas of what good coffee
every respect, your gro- . _ ,
r wiU refund your money. must be. Ask for proflt-shanng catalog.
The Reily ^Taylor Company, New Orleans
KKLIX FOLKS ItK.IOH K All the newspapers printed lead
ir.g articles In which. !u grandilo o
of ltiga Welcomed as Great fiuent language, the victory was reVictory.
presented as having been achieved
don. Sept. 4.?The capture of by force of arms and as furnishing
a used rejoicing among the one more proof of Germany's invinof
Berlin, according to the clbility. Emperor William ordered
n press reports relayed by the flags displayed throughout Prussia
I News correspondent at Am- and In Alsace-Lorraine, the advices
II state.
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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE,
Charlotte, N. C.
For Young Men and Women.
A ILiglrdass School at very reasonable rates.
A strong faculty.
Advantages of City and Country.
Running water, electric lights, steam heat.
Opportunity given to students of helping to pay
expenses by work. Write for Catalogue to
Rev. J. A. Baldwin. Charlotte, N. C.
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;An AmDxtion and a Record :
f ; "yHF. needs of the South are identical with the needs ! \ A
f J of the Southern Railway t the rrowth and luctm ol one mean! J \ /
/ ' the upbuilding of the other. , I 1
f ( The Southern Railway aaka r.o faror*?no apeelal prlallege not I JT
( ? accorded to otbera. I
J The ambition of the Southern Railway Company la to are that t ' *
> I unity of Intereat that la born of co-operation between the public ami 1 ?
J tbe ratlroada; to aee perfected that lair aim frank policy Intbe manage- J J
ment of railroada which Inritea the confidence of r"vernmental , \
agenci-?s to realiae tha t liberality of treatment which will enable It , I
a f to a>btam the additional capital needed for the aci]ulaition of better ami /\
enlarged facilltiea Incident to the demand for Increaaed and better I
I aervicei and. finally? /
f To take Ita niche In the body politic of the South alongaldr of J
other rreat Induatriea. with no more, bit with equal Ubertiea. equal
rifbta and equal opportunities
^ "The Southern S6XTMthe South*"
outhern Railwa^/^^ste^""
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