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[?NEWS If ! STATE SKETCHES President Wilson Tuesday receiv-, nn A mpripanization i uic v;uiiuinvKtv? vi? appointed last) April by Secretary j Lane to devise methods of educat-i ing illiterates in the United States,! and to bring about a more general j use of the English language among' aliens and their descendants. The committee was headed by Gov-! enror Manning of South Carolina, and Arthur S. Somers, president of the board of education of New York! City, and has formulated plans ofrj the free education of the illiterates' and aliens, the work to be conducted} especially among national army men,! 'some of whom havs been found by! army authorities are unable to speak, I read or write English. Four aeroplanes, each carrying aj " * * j . I pilot ana an ODserver, inaue men maiden flights at Camp Jackson Tuesday, the planes being first seen from; Columbia shortly before noon and remaining in the air at a mean elevation of about 5,000 feet during a good portion of the day. The dreadful fall army worm has mad4 its appearance in Anderson county and is doing a great deal of damage to the food crops. The in-, Vioo in ovorv pgco nricrinAtftH in I \ *"* " ? ? I alfalfa. It has been first noticed us4 Tially when the alfalfa is cut. The worm then being deprived of green \ food starts marching to some other crop. c The army worm is a dark colored caterpillar about one and one-quarter inch long, when full grown, and has several pronounced stripes running the length of the body. It can ft*"-'/ readily be distinguished from all other caterpillars now in the field by the presence of a plainly marked, white, Inverted letter Y on the head. The worn is the younger stage of certain night flying moths or millers. * V i Rev. H. V. Tanner, pastor of a large Baptist church in Rochester, . N. Y., has been extended a call to the Southside Baptist Church of Spartanburg. Mr. Tanner has ac. .. . eepted the call and will arrive in Spartanburg about the first of October to take up his duties there. Mr. Tenner has betn engaged in religiou? work at Camp Meade, Md., for some time. The home for the Feebleminded will be built at Clinton. This was decided Tuesday, when a committee from the board of regents of State Hospital and State Board of Charities and Corrections met at Clinton and pased upon a proposition which Had been made by tne citizens 01 Kv' * Clinton. It had been decided previously that State lands were not suit able to the purpose and a site near Clinton was examined, and as soon - as possible building will be commenced. ' NATIONAL NARRATIVES Pratically complete returns from 52 of the 82 countines of Mississippi, give Congressman B. Pat Harrison more than 10,009 votes over Sen ator Jamgs K. Vardaman and former Governor E. F. Noel, his opponents in the Senatorial primary held throughout Mississippi Tuesday. These 52 counties poll an aggregate x>f 50,000 votes. Should the propotion keep up in the remaining counJ&X. * * ties, which scattering returns indicate will be the case, Harrison will 'win by a majority of from 15,000 to 20,000, making a second primary ynnecessary. . The navy department announced | Tuesday that the captain of an Arn-j 1 L.J J 4-Viof V.ic I ?ncan vessel IIBU icjjuitcu mab mo vessel rammed and probably sunk a submarine about 9:30 p.m., August 17, near Winter Quarter Shoals, off the Northern Virginiaf coast. The - captain stated that the submarine was struck on her port bow, bringing her., alongside. The submarine ?new- hailed in strong German accent %. saying they were friends, the cap> tain said, but he replied, "they were BO friends of his", and kept on his &- course. I NOTES H| I Both senate and house will begin consideration of the man power bill, extending the army draft age limits to 18 and 45 years, next Thursday, j under plans completed late Tuesday j in race to complete the legislation as, soon as possible. With the bill rea- j dy for senate debate Thursday, the j House committee late Tuesday closed j its hearings and virtually completed; the measure. Disagreement arose again Monday | between the treasury department and the house ways and means committee as to provisions of the new $8,000,000,000 revenue bill, the treasury submitting a letter protesting against the increase in the excess 1 profi' s tax rates o fthe present law. Th.? committee and the treasury have reached an agreement as to an 80 per cent, war tax profit based on pre-war earnings but have been uunable to arrive at a common understandinc on the methods of reachine excess profites, which classification, it, has been estimated, will affect only about 10 per cent, of the total corporations to be taxed. ' I One dollar for a hair cut and fifty cents for a shave will be the standard price of barbers accept the sug- . gestion of the Barber Supplies Dealers' Association, an organization ] which is holding its annual meeting in Chicago. A statement made pub- . lie Tuesday in relation to the sug-1! gested advance in rates said: Hair |. cutting has always been done at too \ cheap a price and most of our people J J feel that this is one branch of the! work that should be paid for at a decent, respectable rate. INTERNATIONAL IDEATIONS. _____ l General Pershing's communique for Monday announced the reward j of the distinguished service cross to 25 officers and men, three of whom , lost their lives in the acts of bravery which won the honor. i " i Emperor Karl has refused to send Austrian troops to the west front, according to a rumor current in Vi- . enna, dispatches from that city declared Tuesday. Uncorfirmed reports recently state- , ed that one Austrian division had been observed behind the German lines on the west front. The mini- ; mum sa:d to have been demanded by the kaiser was fifteen divisions. Hundreds of persons were killed . and wounded in a veritable battle between Lettish guards and rioters ( during food disorders in Petrograd, j according to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph j company. j , The American army in France is | mainly supplied with bread made of I all-wheat flour, the war department j announced Monday, and the daily j, ration of 18 ounces for soft bread.. so abundant that a reduction of 16 ounces a day is under consideration. Soldiers while in the United States , consume "victory bread with the re-j quired amount of substitutes for! wheat flour. Not until they get to! France are they allowed all-wheat' bread." V ^ V COLD SPRING NEWS. Vj V VV VV V VV V V S. VV V V vj Cold Springs, August 21.?Mr. M. | B. Kay and daughter, Annie, spent j Friday with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kay. I Mr. Lawrence Hagen spent Thurs day night and Friday with Mr. Roy | McCombs. Mrs. Calvin Coleman and children i and Mrs. A. E. Newell spent Monday j with Mrs. T. F. Uldrick. Mrs. Levi Morris and children and Miss Essie Morris of New Zion, and Mr. and Mrs. Henrv TTnn<*r?f*lc and family of Bishopville, is spending some time with Mrs. F. E. Hagen. Messrs. Dickey Ellis and Joe Winn returned from Mississippi Friday. They made the trip through the country and reported a fine time. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hagen spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kay. Miss Permelia Culbreth of Abbe/ -V . ^ t _ . ville, spent from Thursday until Saturday with Miss Allie Belle McCombs. Miss Maude Hawthorne of Abbeville, spent last week with her grandmother, Mrs. Cornelia Fant. Mr. Roy McCombs spent Saturday night with Mr. Erskine Hagen. Miss Bodie McMahan is spending this week with her sister, Mrs. Kay Carwile. Misses Addie Mae and Ephemia Uldrick spent Wednesday with Misses Eunice and Ruth Uldrick. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Newell and little Westfield, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Milford. Mrs. Julius Mann and children returned home Friday after spending the past week with the former's mother, Mrs. D. E. Newell. vvvxvvvvxvxv % v V LOWNDESVILLE. V V Lowndesville, Aug. 20?Mrs. Walter Lewis and son, of Columbia, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Harper, Jr.' Mrs. W. C. Tennant and daughters Willie Lee and Janie Katherine, of Atlanta, are visiting Mrs. W. M. Speer. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Allen and children of near Anderson, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Harper. Mrs. | Allen's friends will be glad to know] that she is improving from a recent i illness, having been quite sick since! her arrival last week. Misses Ida and Lois Watson of | Anderson, and Miss Annie Brown of J Latta, are guests of Mrs. B. Bolenj Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Keyser of Pendleton, spent last week-end with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Thompson. Miss Reese Chandler of Sumter, is visiting Miss Cornelia Tennent. Mr. Boozer Bonds surprised his friends by bringing in his bride last Sunday. Mrs. Bonds was Miss Annie Brown of Iva, before her marriage and has many friends here, having practiced her profession as trained nurse on ' several occasions in Lowndesville. Mr. Bonds is being congratulated upon winning the splendid woman. Miss Annie Belle, of Tuxedo, N. C., has been home for several weeks on a vacation. Mrs. D. K. Cooley and daughter, Blanche, are in Brevard for a ten days' stay. Miss Alma Baskins, of Lincolnton, Ga., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. G. V. Speer. miss Annie juee 01 lireenwood, is visiting Miss Mattie Lee Harper. Mr. A. V. Barnes has moved his family back to Lowndesville and is oc ! cupying Mr. R. H. Moseley's residence on Depot street Mr. Barnes! will succeed Mr. Moseley as cashier Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have many friends here who are giving them a warm welcome to their old home town. The ladies of the Red Cross have received a long leter from one of .our boys who recently volunteered his services to Uncle Sam's Navy, expressing his appreciation of the comfort kit the ladies gave him upon his departure. He said the kits not onlyj atioraed the boys much comfort, butj were a constant reminder tliatthe | ones at home stood back of them and! cared fori their welfare. He also! spoke of whatthe Y.M.C.A. meant to the boys. All the boys entering the service from Lowndesville have been furnished with comfort kits and I merely mention this letter to show| that they are appreciative. We should be ever ready to do our bit; 4 I in this way and should contribute; what we can to the Y.M.C.A. funds. ! A number of young ladies from Antreville came over last Friday night and presented a play in our school auditorium, intitled, "A Call to the Colors" for the benefit of their i Red Cross Chapter. They were a \ jolly set of young ladies and we ad- j mire their spirit. One third of the proceeds were given to our branch of the Chapter. vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv FAIRFIELD. ' V vvvvvvvvvvvvvv Fairfield, Aug. 21.?The farmers' around here arte busy picking peas and pulling fodder. Messs. J. F. Long and J. C. Yotfng^ - - I ? luUNLI IIIUUULL I u I Take a glass of Salts before breakfast e if your Back harts or Bladder <: bothers you. ^ The American men and women must s< guard constantly against Kidney trouble, because we eat too much and ail our food is rich. Our blood is filled with urio t acid which the kidneys strive to filter [ out. they weaken from overwork, become \ Bluggieh; the eliminative tissues clog and ^ the result is kidney trouble, bladder weakness and a general decline in health. ^ When your kidneys feel like lumps of _ lead; your back hurts or the urine is cloudy, full of sediment or you are ^ obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night; if you suffer with sick headache or dizzy, nervous spells, acid stomach or you have rheumatism when v the weather is bad, get from your phar- d macist about four ounces of Jad Salts; g | take a tablespoon ful in ft glass of ! water before breakfast for a few days | and your kidneys will then act fine, a This famous salts is made from the acid j of grapes and lemon juice, combined with , lithia, and has been uaed for generations J to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys; to neutralize the aoids in the urine so it no longer is a source of irrigation, thus F ending bladder disorders. p Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot In- , ' Jure, makes a delightful effervescent iithia-water beverage, and belongs in every some, oeoauM noDoay can nuuce t] ' a mistake by haying a good kidney flushing any time. S Y IERSKI Eighty=Seco r? > i Loans and Scholarships For Worthy Applicants ERSKI DUE WES1 -MMtflMilMHM | made a flying trip to Lethe Sunday. 1 They rejorted Mr. J. F. Wiley very sick. We hope he will soon be well n again. f Born?To Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Walker, a son? the 12th inst. F Mr. and Mrs. W D. Purdy and lit- c tie one, Pressley, called Sabbath to ii see Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Leard and family. d Miss Willie Young spent the weekend in Puckett Town; tre guest of d her sister, Mrs. A. R. Walker. g Mr. Luther Edwards, of Puckett e i Town, left yesterday for the Navy I Yard at Charleston. e Mr. T. F. Young and sister Miss ] Fridya with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. ? ; Crawford. j Misses Lellie Langley and Mary i Spence spent one day last week with ^ ! Mrs. F. H. Gable and family. f Messrs. T. A. Talbert and T. F. jy Langley went to Greenwood one day last week on business. ? Messrs. J. A. and E. C. Young went to Hampton one day last week on business. n Mr. David Young mortored Mr. J. j D. Creswell and family to Georgia n ! one day last week to see relatives. v Mr. Jim Crawford dined with Mr. f BIG EATERS GET j: micv TDnilDIC 'hursday. Mr. David Young spent Thursday ight with Mr. J. D. Creswell and amily. Mrs. Mary F. Creswell -and son, 'oster, also Mrs. J. C. Leard andj hildren spent last Thursday evenng with Mrs. W. D. Purdy. Master Lusious Talbert spent Friay a.m. with Roy and Carl Young. Miss Myrtle Young spent several ays last week in Puckett Town the uest of hre sister, Mrs. A. R. Walkr. Mrs. S. L. Long spent Thursday vening with Miss Maggie Young. Little Melvin Wiley, of Lethe spent ho week-end with his grand-parents, Ir. and Mrs. J. W. Long. H (T m T-? /*1 11 .1 x 1 mrs. x. r. \_-reswen ana two cnn-i ren of Harrisburg are spending a' ew days with the former's mother,! Ir.s Mary F. .Creswell and relatives.J' Miss Willie Young spent last 'hursday with Mrs. J. L. Russelle. Mr. David Young spent Sunday ight with Mr. T. F. Langley. llr. and Mrs.] Jeff Long, from ear Abbeville, spent Saturday night rith Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Long and amily. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Creswell and wo children were the spend-the-day uests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Young on! ist Sunday. j, Miss Minnie Belle Talbert and lit-' le Elizabeth Creswell spent Satur-J, ay evening at the home of their ncle, Mr. J. D. Creswell. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Adams and son, ] lalph, left Saturday for Hartwell, 1 [a., to visit relatives. Mr. T. F. Young, of the Navy rard, Charleston, has been spending ome time with home folks and relaives. : V ANTRFVIIIP * ^ I ' Antreville, Aug. 14.?Miss Gene- j ieve Anderson returned home Sun- ; ay after a pleasant stay with Miss i Idith Penell, near Belton. J Miss Mayme Bowen, Mrs. Sam 1 nd Mr. Wayman Bowen ipent the 1 reek-end with Sam Bowen at Camp ackson. Mr. R. A. Keaton and daughter, , 'ay, returned Tuesday after a leasan t stay with Mr. and Mrs. lotte Keaton of Bowersville, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. George Shirley, and hree children, and Miss Annie Pearl hirley of Bowersville, Ga., visited j ? \ NE CO! nd Year Begins Sep Military Instructi Government, Courses in Scienc guages, Hist Philosophy a Medical Cou A College to Dei well as Intel Total Expenses $201.50, i Room, Elect Heat, Tuitio Board at Aci For Informi NE COL Mrs. J. F# Gray last week. Mr. and Mrs. Summie Kinningham and daughtr, Merle, spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Haddon. Mr. Roscoe Knox and children, Mary and Roscoe, Jr., of , Atlanta, visited Mr. Knox's mohter this week, Mrs. Amanda Knox. The meeting is being held at Shiloh this week. Rev. Martin is conducting the services and Mr. Henry Milfrod of Long Branch, leads in the singing. i We're very glad to have Mr.' Milford with us. The Antreville High School will open its doors again for work next Monday morning, Aug. 19th, Miss Kate Eichelberger is principal of the school and with her other able assistants we feel safe in saying, "We will have a successful year." Jump from Bed * ;; in Mnyninff /in#! 111 munmig diiu Drink Hot Water Tells why everyone should drink hot water each morning VI before breakfast Why Is man and woman, half the time, feeling nervous despondent, worried; some days headachy, doll and unstrung; some days really Incapacitated by illness. If we all would practice inside-bathing, what a gratifying change would take place. Instead of thousands of half-sick, anaemic-looking souls with pasty, muddy complexions we should Bee crowds of happy, healthy, rosycheeked people everywhere. The reap son Is that the human system does not rid Itself each day of all the waste which it accumulates under our presVW/n/IA 1IV*4?KV TVM ammaa DUW IUUUU ui UYIUQ. rui CYU; vuuw of food and drink taken Into the system nearly an ounce of waste material must be carried out, else It ferments and forms ptomaine-like poisons which are absorbed Into the blood. Just as necessary as It Is to clean the ashes from the lurnace each day, before the fire will burn bright and hot, so we must each morning clear the Inside organs of the previous day's accumulation of Indigestible waste and body toxins. Men and women, whether Blck or well, are advised to drink each morning, before breakfast, a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful.df limestone phosphate in it, as aharmless means of washing out of the Btomach, liver, kidneys and bowels the Indigestible taateriaf," waste, tour bile and toxins; thus cleansing, sweetening and purifying the entire sliu^fe tary canal before putting'more food into the stomach. Millions of people who bad their torn at constipation, bilious attacks, add stomach, Nervous days and sleepless nights have become real cranks about the morning inside-bath. A quarter ? j -m 11?.V.UV.to ?HIT n/tf puuuu Ul uuivvvuue yuuoyuavo wm uw cost much at the drug store, but ia sufficient to demonstrate to anyone* Its 'cleansing, sweetening and freshening effect upon the s/stem. ', ' *: i *: i * ' 1 1 1 LLEGE tember 18 on under the U. S. i t - - * :e, Literature, L.anory, Mathematics, nd Pedagogy. Prerse Given. relop Character as lect. Last Year Were ncluding Board, trie Light, Steam | n, and All rees. tual Cost. ition Address i rr?r ,L L\jL SO. CAR. II ?J1