The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 18, 1918, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
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I WAR TALK!
I By UNCLE DAN
Number Six
F
illio and Jimmie Will Take Mill
Training.
"I am mighty sorry. Uncle Dan,
tills Is your lust night with us. (
you stay longer? We boys ure ha
a peach of a time," said Blllle.
"Well, if you get more out of I
the way of pleasure than 1," said
Cle Dan, "you are going some."
"Blllle, I have been talking serlc
with your father und mother a
ending you to a military academy
they usked me to talk with you a
It."
"Whoopee!" Blllle screamed. 111
wild Indian.
"Now, hold your horses," said U
Dan, "and listen to me. You kn<
sent my boy, Howard, to one of t
schools for a year when he was a
your uge. He was* nurrow chei
stoop shouldered, rather loose Join
he hud the big head und needed
dpline and physical development.
was growing fast and I wunted hi
be strong physically."
"Say, Uncle Dan," said Illllie, "
lleve your description of Howard
me pretty well, eh?"
"Well," said Uncle Dan, "to be f
I think It does; you need the i
thing. Howard did not like It at fli
am told for a few weeks he had 'r
.sledding,' hut after he found thai
only way was to obey orders, he ca
the spirit of the institution and 1
It. We did not see him for aboul
months, then he caine home for a
dajrs. We were astonished at his
pearance. He had gained abou
pounds in weight, his muscles wei
bard us nails, he stqod as strulgt
an arrow, he was courteous, cons
If {P
if, i t,
isi? i
fsoie tno result of six months of
tary tr...alng. Compare lines A-A
B-B In cut.
ate and manly. His awkwardness
disappeared. The change was wot
ful and it was all to the good. I
Is a photograph showing 'before
after taking.' and I am sure no pa
medicine advertisement could hen
"Well, mother and I were deligl
That was ten years ago. and Ho\
says the year he spent at the rnili
academy was the best year of bis
"Now," said Uncle Dan, with g
earnestness, "when such training <
so much good, makes better citizens
at the same time fits a man to do
his country, why should not Uncle
furnish this training at the gov
ment's expense? The government
the right to call anyone to servi
case of war, and without trainin
man is worth nothing s a soldier,
cle Sam has splendid new trai
camps that will soon be available
the purpose, therefore, hen* is do
reason why the Chamberlain bill
compulsory militnry training shoul
passed at once, so that every hoy
stonily fit may have this training
not leave it for his parents to pay
On account of the expense, not one
In .r>0 can take the training now. 1
glad that you can do so. These
crops and big prices. I find, n.ake
farmers rather 'cocky,' and that
best Is demanded by them."
Blllie was up with the lark the i
morning, more excited and enthuslc
than ever. He had a plan. He k
Jiinrr.ie owned a colt worth $100;
he would make almost another $10*
bis potatoes If they turned out \
and that he had from his prev
livings, bought a $100 Liberty h
Billle's plan was to have Jlmmle <
In and go with him. He was dl
pointed to find that Jlmmle would
lack about $300 of having enougi
see him through. His lip quivering
aid: "I'm mighty sorry to leave .
mle."
Uncle Dan was silent a momeni
two, then he asked Illllle to go d
to the orchard and get him some
plea to eat on the train. While he
Cone, it was arranged that Uncle !
and Mr. and Mrs. Oraham would
vance the money necessary so 1
Jlmmle could go. When Blllle retur
be was told about It. He ran to
*phone a^i called Jlmmle, sayl
"Come on over, run Jnst as fast as
ran. I've got the greatest news
mver heard ct."
k \
r
j f WtllS FARGO VET f
PASS IIP AW
"(let Tanlac, a Friend Told Me,"
,Ury' Says Palmer. 1
"TOOK (iOOI) ADVICE
that
viag "\m Now a Different Man," M
it in He Declares?"Now Hid of
Un j My Troubles."
>usly
bout por years, more than a quarbout
tef U cenluiy- Painter, of
j No. 7 Elizabeth St.. Hinghampton
ke a 'las been a valued employe of
jthe Wells Fargo Express company.
fncleund a man with a record like that
iw I has. of course, proved his ability and T I
bese integrity beyond question.
bout This is the sort of a man whose
sted,
. endorsement is worth a great deal
dls!jnnd it is a matter of pride that men
of this calibre endorse Tanlac.
m to "i fe,q just 1 ikt? a good friend felt KE|
for me?I want to help the other
f fits l<"ow vv'1() may ',e suffering," Mr.
Palmer said, and that is the spirii H
rmik which moves such men and women. Bar
;ft,ne They want others to share their JKSj
rst. I good fortune. R3C
ough "For the last six years 1 have felt |JPP
the myself slipping from the path of J.;,
ught health," he continued. "Indigestion I
i < b aw) Lfc
and catarrh had attacked me. Mv
t six
w| appetite became poor, my food did p
i ap-' not ta8te r'Rht and 1 would suffer whi<
t 20 affpr eating. I grew nervous and and
e as was getting run down. I did not our
it as feel well and would get un recline *nc'
------ rope
lner- achy and dull. I knew it would not pf
SSI do tor me to keep on that way. "(Jet arm
'7* Tanlac," a friend told ine, and I to->k *ary
mm his tip. Now I am a different man.
; 1 don't have to fight olT worries and p,
little ills. I am entirely well of my der
I troubles. 1 don't feel any more in on >
digestion and my catarrh has disap- CHto
pea red. I can eat anything without "urn
! fear of it hurting me. My sleep rlsr
WM could not be better. Tanlac lr?s
H done the work for me and I give uso
fl statement now to others. (let on cult
rail the Tanlac Special and start for *ry
VVellville, I tell them."
S| For themselves the well known WA
^ men and women who endorse Tan- ^
M lac would not talk, but the bond of, m
sympathy between such people is j
; ^ strong. Once relieved themselves.!
.H they want others to know of this:
'"y new reconstructive, system purilier cam
j and stomach tonic which, because of
bSI nhol
Tanlac, the master medicine, is
sold exclusively by J. F. Mackey.; ram
Lancaster; I'eoples Drug ft Grocer\
i sles.
mill- ('? Heath Springs; C. O. Floyd,, scon
anJ Keishuw.?Adv. thes
| in i
had whl<
HUNTED BY WILD ELEPHANT prl"
rlere Fi
C?rl E. Akeley, Naturalist, Relates Ex
1( perlence of Being Attacked by Massive
South African Beast. 1
Men. fallc
vard cess
hunter and taxidermist, Cnrl K
tnry tlon
lif,. Akeley, who has spent a great denl ol
Teat l"i Mistaking effort In preparing tin jgjg
does * ?nderful animal groups at the Ameri
, tan Museum of Natural History. D ^
fend known throughout South Africa aa an
Sam elephant hunter. He hns had many
thrilling experiences, one of which hr
has describes in the New York Sun as fol '
e In lows: Al
j, ? Elephants are no more conspicuous- espc
Fn. In their own country than Jack rabbits ?ls
nlng ore in theirs. They are the color of trln,
for the shadows In the forest and almost ^nl
uhle "s Indlsflnguishuhle. Intelligence and '-v
,?r t.miiiuvt'iii'K!! are two or tlieir most grou
(1 he prominent characteristics. When one sbaj
pl,y. knows he in Wing hunted lie will lie In ^'0
and wait, still as a rock, and looking much whil
for. Hke ?ne. ?iid will hunt his hunter as hind
hoy n dog hunts a rnt. this
! atn I had cut a big hull out from a herd *lon
hlg and was following his spoor, knowing 'n*
the well enough that he was lying In wnlt Kroti
the for me somewhere. The hlg henst, as hefn
It turned out afterwards, got my wind costJ
next as 1 was stalking him, and was search- 'ron
istic Ing for me. j treai
new I must have got within ten or twenty CBrl
that feet of him, because I remembered I mny
[) on afterward that I heard a swift rush
veil, hut did not catch sight of him coming. ^
ions The first I knew of his presence was the
ond. a quick vision of his trunk as he
rash knocked me down. Then I caught one
sap- glimpse of hlR little eyes as he curled
still up his tmnk out of the way and tried
i to to Impale me with his tusks. 1 _
' he i had Just time to grasp a tusk with _#rf
Tim- my left hand and twist myself so that ' jjov
my body was between the two shafts
t or of Ivory. I felt th<* Impact of his tusks g
?wn HS they dug Into the ground on either
ap- side of me. and his heavy nose crushed fatf
was against my chest. That Is all I re- .
Dan member. ...
or! wttt
HU" My hunter fortunately shot him dead the
'hat as he was preparing for another ^
ned j wnB unconscious as they car- UprJ
the rled me to the camp, where I Iny for Inr(,
,,g: three months, with my chest so .
y?u crushed that It was doubiful whether
F?? or not I should live.
I
THE LANCASTER NEWS,
Better Farming
rIE FARMER?O
UNCLE SA1V
/ D. B. Osborne. Chllrmin Onil Im n
Mr. Farmer:
('oni am' democra-1
y 'V t Gorman
Upon you la
placed the grave
i' responsibility of
^ l?JU producing abundB.
OSBORNE ant crops witb
:h to feed and clothe our army |
navy; the armies and navies of;
Allies?our own people at home j
the peoples of our Allies in Eu- [
'
lilure would bring disaster to our J
y and an untimely and unneces-1
death to many of our boys who,
? gone forth to battle in defense,
ur liberty.
jt, Mr. Farmer, we know that un-!
the great responsibility placed |
'ou by our Government, that there
o such word as "fail" in your vo- !
llary and that nothing short of In-'
lountable providential causes could j
ent your answering fully to this j
ionsibility.
owever, maximum crops can only |
ia<t i>y me juutcmus an?l intensive
c' *' rtilizcrs, good seed. thorough
ivation, and labor-saving niachinRRED
ON DEATH PENALTY
Samuel Romilly, British States
an, First to Bring End to Capital
Punishment Statutes.
tip remarkable career of Sir SntnRondlly,
thp British statesman,
e to a tragic end 00 yenrs ago. Ho
the first Influential man In KngI
to attempt to bring about the
Itlon of capital punishment, notes
union correspondent. When he call
public life the English statutes
Ished with death nearly .100 crimes,
ring from murder and treason
n to keeping company with g.vpRomllly,
who was of French det,
launched an agitation against
e codes, and In 1808 he succeeded
open!lag the Elizabethan statute
^h made It a capital offense to steal
ntely from the person of another,
om that time until his death he
Wfir nni'BRKlnorlv upninuf
1 statutes, renewing his motions
Ion after session, and although he
'<1, he cleared the way for the sucof
others who kept up the agltaRomllly
was devoted to his
and when she died, October 29,
, the philanthropist fell Into u darn
of grief. Four days Inter his
r had so preyed on his inlnd that
^ent mad and killed himself.
Artificial Wood From Leaves.
rtlticlal wood from dried leaves? ,
clally those of oak, beech or birch
a new product, reported from Aususing
even cheap' - waste rnatethan
the sawdust already similarutilized.
The leaves are ffhely
ind, mixed with a suitable binder,
?ed In molds under a pressure of
atmospheres, and dried by heat
e still under pressure. The best
ler is stated to be viscose, though
may be strengthened by the addlof
a little glue, water-glass, cnserosln,
or other substnnce. The
ind leaves are boiled with soda lye
re mixing with the solution of vis;
and the viscose may be prepared
i a portion of the leaf powder by
ting with soda lye and then with
ion disulphlde. Coloring matter
be added to the leaf powder or
te pasty mixture. Some filler may
leslrnble for special purposes, and
Uimrnnin ouiKiuit; uiciuuc nniicnInfusorial
earth, wood flour and
flour.
+
i
Pigeons as Carriers.
Igeons have been used as messeni
for many thousnnds of yeurs.
e Is the Anglo-Saxon name; pigeon
Norman name. During the fifth
ptlan dynasty. S.tKX) years before
1st. It wus the fashion to domestl- (
) pigeons and to train them as car- ,
s and messengers. The promptness
t which Caesar was Informed of 1
rebellion in Gaol, and thereby en- ]
d to cross the Alps before those !
sing could possess the entire prow- (
. was due to the use of carrier
ons. In the Crusades, these birds
i skillful and faithful messengers.
LANCASTER, S. C.
1 7
: OLD B
f in the South _
* Cow Fei
tnd 1
The at
caught t
but had
mon rlv!
fore, wh
vltntlon
J spring s
Scotlnnri
J" very firs
> and Inn
R<en*nn
lAAinunvv / r*M j ho carrl
C?5SSSS??x...V ?" "'i
3MERSJ ?* **
- j p?r,,
g ; 2 treasure
erp(1 lt
_ ___ __ __ wont on
NE OF Thp n
_ Ing exo?
1'S DEFENDANTS
rl'y as
rovement Committee, Atlanta, Ga. nook. 1
row In
One of your most pressing p"?t> men. of
lenis and one lo be acted up ?n .viibote the hoar!
delay, is tli?- matter of obtaining y u' iinn? tli
fertilizer. h?ltlng 1
In spite of the best efforts of ?b" f; r fr((|
mnnuf ( tutors and the (5< remittent, ,(|,,.P <
iimicr ais i<ir matting rert.rze s art* i
scarce and high in price. Therefore, "
it is all the more necessary that what P't'te tin
fertilizers are to he distributed, should ; ~,,r " m
he used upon soil that has rer. .vet] the filling e\
very best propagations the f: rtr.er is swnllowi
capable of giving.
The mobilization of our arinv, requiring
a maximum movement of
troop trains and su tply trains, has ov- i
er taxed the capacity of our railroads
as never before, and in order for fertilizers
to he disti il.ute?| tiiis season, i ?C1
the movement must of necessity, he- . ,
gin early and the unloading of car; with {
at destination he done with utmost 1 the st
despatch. Kvery car must he loaded UThe ]
to capacity. ^
Today fertilizers are cheaper than 1
farm crops or farm labor. A hale of I
cotton, a bushel of corn, oats or H
wheat, will huv more pounds of fertil- |WI B
izers now than ever before, hence to _ _
assure the performance of n patriotic K jB
duty, with great nrnflt to yourself, or- K 25 I
der your fertilize promptly so that H
you may be sure to get thorn. And ? <
when you get thtm, use thorn with o
tho greatest degree of intolllgonoo.
Satisfactory results aro hound to fob rlorsi
low?both to you and to tho Govern- ?
Pain,
CLOUDS ENVELOP AN ISLAND 25,.
Mass of Rock Near Now Zealand Is
Nearly Three MIIcb in Clroumfarence
and Always Shrouded.
White Island, SO miles distant from
New Zealand, Is probably the moat ex- Faxes
traordlnnr.v Island In the world. It Is
an enormous mass of rock nearly three
miles In circumference, rising 000 feet
above the sea, and Is perpetually enveloped
In dark clouds, which tire vis- a pen
Ihle for iieurly a hundred miles, nays ,dded f(
" ?!"ite!\ , cent to
I he laland consists almost entirely f )r
of sulphur, with a small percentage of 1
gypsum. Some years ago an attempt 1
was made to float a company to work poses ai
the sulphur, which Is of high quality;' For I
but, strange to say, sufficient capital Constltu
WHS not subscribed Th,'Pi>fnm tho
^ i ordinar;
port of sulphur from White Island Is . ... r
fit t% 'IfilflSf*
still very stunll.
In the Interior Is n Inge fully fifty mi 8' 1
acres in extent, the vapor of which has l<on('9 1
a temperature of 110 degrees F. and '"'und o
Is strongly Impregnated with uclds. 1 1-4 m
On one side of this lake are craters Money 1
from which steam escapes with great For p
force and noise. This steam and the sj,jp j)01
vapor from the lake form the dark ? 4
cloud which envelops the island. L
lownshl
Dye6 Blue Eyes Brown. Creek T
Dyeing her eyes was the way a Speed
woman In Iterlln evaded capture by rlous di
the police. She had become known tricts 6
us "the murderess with the colored tricts 21
eyes." To escape detection she ap- districts
plied to her eyes a poison which
changed their color. They were orlg- i *
ina'. y blue, but were more or less success
nil.v dyed brown. While In Jail ft I
the dye effects wore off ami the prls- I fl I
oner's eyes turned blue again. Her
identity is now definitely established.
The murderess also made a futile attempt
to deceive the police hy dyeing
her hair black.
Left-Handedness.
No attempt should bf* made to tench *s_ V.
0U If
naturally left-hnndcd children to use
their right hands, according to P. B.
Ballard, inspector of schools of London,
as it is likely to make them stammerers.
Mr. Ballard supplies the following
statistics: Out of one group of Roys
M5 left-handed children 1 per cent of
pure left-handers stammered, against man, o
4.3 per cent of 3!W> being taught to use o
the right hand. In another group of
207 the llgtuew was 4.2 per cent and menced
21.8 per cent, respectively. ^
treated
When Croup Comes got wo
Treat Externally "
The old method of dosing delicate little j *^ree n
stomachs with nauseous drugs is wrong ; ^at I 1
and?harmful. Try the external treatment !
?Viok's "Vap^XJlub" Halve. Just rnb a I tol
little over the throat and cheat. The vapor*,
released bj the body heat, loosen the me a tx
choking phlegm and eaee the difficult _
breathing. A bedtime application insures * COmr
sound sleep. 26c, 60c, or $1.00. evenln
VKK5^*SALVE ?
FRIDAY,
IOSSY DOTED ON FISH "Gets??t?
on Angler's Prize Salmon fjfl
Pops Off Lunch With Trout |
Ho Plunsat Hot. j Por 85 (j?
ngler could cast a fly, and had ; Get"oft'ai
rout In the south of England, , ere'out of
never so much ns seeu a snl- | you
er. Great was his Joy, there- j Buy * e
en one day he received an Into
flsh one of the most famous
almon rivers In the north of
relates the Field. In the
t cast that he tried he hooked
ded his first salmon?a ten
rst sitlmon is always the most
and beautiful that ever was
d the angler reflected that If A
ed his fish In the hag all day \&unbW~ g^
dry and lose Its lovely sheen.
top of the brae there was a
nook that would answer bis
admirably. He deposited bis
In this nest and. having covwlth
a thick layer of rushes. ?it will Co
his way.
>'st of the flay he caught notli- f'oln r"?^co
|>t n half p< mid trout. Still off pnlnlessl
very happy and content as he between'
homeward, and whistled mer- any corn t
be approached the marshy ; t^'com*1"Clll
tut there he found a Highland All you t
the act of consuining his sal- '
...... . the only an
wlii' h litti" remained except treat a cori
I nrd the tail. Ill his anger be way?the \>
, . .. is tried and
e trout savagely at the cow, Never Irrits
lier fully In the face; but, so tho toe sore.
a taking offense, she seemed bottYe ? Is
o think that he had brought *Geta-It" a1
nine houclie wherewith to com- SPco^^Silc!
feast, for. after gazing at hiin "
nnient with the Innocent, con- ? 11 "*a
cs of her kind, she contentedly aH u<
ed the trout. l,y I-aneastei
Mackey & C
cl. 30. 47 t
districts
II 7 six I k I in
J? UU1 1'AIIN mie-hnif (6
jood oil liniment. That's l0? 12*
uredt way to stop them. ,?1? 33
best rubbing liniment is J 4!l ?'Kht <S]
(10) mills.
JSTANG
IIIM CIIT
NllfltN l a"o?
'ood for the Ailmcnk of for n poH ttt:
es, Mules, Cattle, Etc. exrept ,hoafi
ood for your ou)n A ches,
), Rheumatism, Sprains,
Cuts, Burns, Etc. AllDIr
50c. $1. At all Dealers.
places for li
1018 on the
TAX NOTICE.
Van Wyck
Are Payable from Octo- Hwight >
15th, 1917. to March Tradeavilh
15th, 1918. uary 1C; ;nu
Flat Crec
inlty of one per cent will be January 16. i
ir January payment, two p> 1 Taxahaw?
r February, and seven pei White Blu
March. in the morni
evies for the different pui Welsh's
e as follows: the evening.
State purposes 8 1-2 mills, Kershaw?
itional School Tax 3 mills, Kershaw?
y County purposes 4 1-2 Heath Spri
'ublic Roads and Rridges 6 uary 23.
iterest on Past Indebtedness lieath Si
I mill, Interest and Sinking uary 24.
n C. & C. Railroad Bonds Pleasant
ills, Interest on Borrowed 25.
1-2 mill. Total 24 3-4 mills. Carmel?S
aynient of interest on Town. All able b
-i ,1 a T n ? A If 111 m
ud. ah i icaonui run lO>vn- IWeOIl ItlC ?l?
1 of 1 mill, In (Jill's Creek ape nre liahl
ip 1 1-2 mills, and in Cane male citizens
'ownship 1 3-4 mills. and 55 year
il School Taxes for the va- $3.00 commi
stricts are as follows: Ills- individual sli
and 13 two (2) mills, dis- real estate
2 and 4 5 three (3) mills, erty.
1, 3. 4. 5, 9. 20, 21, 23, 26,
LIED KER FAMILY
TO HER
tart Ago, Thinking She Might Die, Says
She Is a Well. Strong Woman and Pri
Her Recovery.
e City, Tei.?Mrs. Mary Kll- the better,
if this place, says; "After the an<* 1 fit'
f my little girl...my side com- BtroilK *?">n
Cardul. I hi
i to hurt me. 1 had to go back .
bottle when
We called the doctor. He Tbft m,8ery
me.. .but 1 got no better. 1 continued rij
rse and worse until the misery until I had i
nbearable.. .1 was In bed for did not need
* v _ and never ft
aonths and suffered such agony
have never b
was Just drawn up In a knot... .
day to this."
d my husband If he would got you gu)
Dttle of Cardul I would try It... ache, pains I
aenccd taking It, however, that forts, each t
g I called my family about weak, nervot
for I knew 1 could not last give Cardul,
days unless X had a change for trial.
JANUARY 18, 1918.
II," 2 Drops,
irns Pool Off!
into Fool Off 25 Corns.
the greatest corn dlsly
age. makes joy-walkcorn-llmpers.
It makes
e the Statue of Liberty. ,
rty" bottle of "Qsts-It"
me Off In OS* Complete
IMecel"
?free yourself at once
rn misery. It will peel
ly. In one complete piece,
d or young, hard or soft,
the toes, any callus, or
hat has resisted every,-ou
have ever used. Oft
ke magic. Guaranteed,
iced Is 2 or 3 drops of
:hat's all. "Gets-It" Is
fo way In the world to
i or callus. It's the sure
'ay that never falls. It
I true?used by millions.
ites the flesh or makes
It always works; peelsce-a-banana-skln.
25c a
nil you need pay for
: any drusf aioro. or eeni
3f price by 13. Lawrence \
xgo. I1L
ncastcr and recomruenajrld's
best corn remedy
r Pharmacy and J. F.
o.
ind 48 four (4) mills,
five (5) mills, jllstrlct
ills, district 14 six and
1-2) mills, districts 2,
15. 17, 18, 19. 24. 25,
34, 39, 42. 43, 46 and
I mills, district 38 ten
and district 4 0 eleven
citizens between the
ind 55 years are liable
Itntlon tax of three
ars for road purposes,
e citizens between the
ind 60 years are liable
< of one ($1.00) dollar,
exempt by law.
T. L. HILTON,
county Treasurer.
ICR'S NOTICE, v
oar at the following
sting tax returns for
following dates:
-Friday, January 11.
Jonday, January 14.
??Tuesday. January 15.
ngo ?Wednesday, Janthe
morning,
k Church?Wednesday,
n the evening. *
-Thursday. January 17.
ff?Friday, January 18,
ng.
Friday, January 18, in
*
-Monday, January 21.
-Tuesday, January 2 2.
ngs?Wednesday, Jantrings?Thursday.
Jan- j
Hill?Friday, January
taturday. January 26.
tndied m.iln t.?
es of 21 and 60 years of
e for $1.00 poll tax. All
between the ages of 21
a of age are liable for
itation road tax. Kach
all make a return of all j
and all personal propJOS.
W. KNIGHT.
BEDSID
Texas Lady, But R
uses Cardui For
That was six years
11 here and am a w?
in, and I owe my lite
ad only taken half t
I began to feel bett
In my side got lees... * \
;ht on taking the Card
taken three bottles and j
any more for I was w j
It better In my life... 4 1
aa any trouble from tb
ffer from headache, bac j
n sides, or other disco \
month? Or do yon ft
is and fagged-out? If
the woman's tonic,
J. 71