Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PROCLAMATION. State of South Carolina, Executive Department At no time in the history of our country has the menace of fire been greater and th? preservation of our resources more necessary. Activities of hostile incendiaries threaten in many parts of the country, causing destruction of needed supplies of foodstugs and other vital staples. These fires will strike at the foun dation of national power and wealth by the elimination of resources. Fire causes enormous direct de. struction of cotton, lumber, grain and other foodstuffs, as -well as a large variety of other materials essential to the prosecution of the. war. Fire cripples productive in. dustry engaged upon war orders to a far greater extent than is generally realized. While causing a vast impairment' in America's fighting efficiency, fire loss is, in the main, unnecessary. J The loss can be materially lessened if each citizen will do his part towards seeing that precautionary measures are adopted for his premis-l es. The burning of your property! through negligence or carelessness' . may not only cause loss and inconvenience, but the fire may spread to . your neighbor's property also. Fire prevention, therefore, becomes a pa triotic duty of every citizen. The cooperation of -newspapers, civic, bodies, and partciularly school systems, will contribute powerfully to! this end. The annual loss by fire to the state of South Carolina is approximately One Million, Two Hun-| - dred and Fifty Thousand Dollars. , In view of the importance of the ' matter, and as a means of arousing our citizens to the magnitude of the; fire waste and induce them to take * more interest in the subjcet of fire ; prevention, I, Richard I. Manning, Governor of the State, by virtue of ' authority in me vested, do hereby .designate and proclaim Saturday,! November 2, 1918, as Fire Prevention Day, and urge that on this day all citizens inspect their property j and give personal attention to the, xemoval therefrom of all rubbish' and debris; that chimneys, flues and' heating apparatus be put in order; that the mayor of each town 'and city by proclamation ask the cooper-' ation of its citizens in having a thor-| ough inspection of all premises in their respective municipalities, to the end that the number of fires may be lessened and the losses therefrom checked. I (Great Seal) In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of the State of South Carolina to be affixed at Columbia on this the twentythird day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hun. ' dred and eighteen. Richard I. Manning, Governor. W. Banks Dove, Cnnrnfow A-f Qfofn VVUIJ- VX k/lxUWV* - His Excellency, the Governor, has seen proper to issue a proclamation! calling on the citizens of the State to observe Saturday, November 2nd,' 1918, as Fire Prevention Day, a copy of same is inclosed for your information and we ask your careful con-j TURN 111 DARK1 " . WITH SAGE TEA i V 1 If Mixed with Sulphur It Darkens so Naturally Nobody can Tell. The old-tima xnixturo of Sago Tea and Sulphur for darkening pray, streaked and faded hair is grandmother's recipe, and folks aro again using it to keep their hair a good, even color, which is quite sensible, as we are living in an age when a youth IUI appearance is ui nit? ^ruaicst uuvantage. * Nowadays, though, we don't have the troublesome task of gathering the Bage and the mussy mixing at home. All drug stores sell the ready-to-use product, improved by the addition of other ingredients, callcd "Wycth's Sago and Sulphur Compound." It is very popular because nobody tun discover it has been applied. Simply moisten your comD or a son Druin v.'iin it anu draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair disappears, but what delights the ladies with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, is that, besides beautifully darkening the hair I after a few applications, it also produces that soft lustre and appearance of abundance which is so attractive. This ready-to-use preparation is a delightful toilet requisite for those who desire a more youthful appearance. It is not intended for the cure, mitigation or prevention of disease. .. " i sideration of the facts mentioned therein. Will you co-operate in this very important matter by having the Governor's proclamation printed in all of the newspapers of your county, giving it all the publicity possible, so that the message may reach and receive the attention of every citizen of our State. 1 The annual loss to the people of our nation by fire is approximately $250,000,000, or nearly equivalent to the interest on $6,000,000,000 of Liberty Bonds. A large proportion of this loss may be prevented by: 1. A thorough cleaning up of all premises, removal of trash and rubbish from lawns and barn yards, such as leaves, dry grass, paper and scraps of every description, then, keeping clean. , 2. By a careful examination of every chimney and flue. If any arei defective put them in good order' before the cold weather sets in. See; fVio-ro io nmner nrfttprtion unden bllAO U1V1S/ IU v^/v? f * ??? ? -? ?? ? all heaters and stoves. 3. Remove all rags and scraps from closets, either seling them to' the junk dealer, or placing them in a metal can in some location where! they may not start a fire in case of spontaneous ignition. 4. Remove all oils, gasoline, ker-| osene, and grease, to some location that will be least dangerous to other property. 5. For storing waste that has been used to clean the automobile | and other machinery, use a metal, can or box in the yard, away from any building. 6. Keep matches in a metal box: where they can be safe from the children and the rats. Use safety matches exclusively, if possible. 7. Before retiring every night, think?have I done everything that is necessary to safeguard the lives of my family and the loss of my property from a careless fire? If. you are not sure, inspect immediately. 8. Watch with a careful eye every article of foodstuff, lumber,; cotton, and everything essential in! the way of war material by careful|y keeping the fires down. If this department can be of as-; sistance to you in any particular, I command us. Yours very truly, W. A. McSwain, Insurance Commissioner. , GENERAL GETS IN WRONG, j When General O'Neill, of Allen-| town, first went to Spartanburg, S. C., his train was three hours late. The negro escort appointed to receive him at the station had been dismissed. The general walked.; Presently he was accosted by a sentry. "Who is you?" "General O'Neill." "Well, you cut the buck and go up there to headquarters to beat de debbil and see my captain and explain yosself. We's been waitin' three hours fer you."?Los Angeles Times. ; j ?Buy Liberty Bonds, 4th Series? GLASS OF SALTS j CLEANS KIDNEYS * If your Back is aching or Bladder bothers, drink lots of water and eat less meat, v / Wlion your kidneys hurt and your back feels sore, don't get scared and proceed to load your stomach with a lot of drugs that excite the kidneys and irritate the entire urinary tract. Keep your kidneys clean like you keep your bowels clean, by flushing them with a mild, harmless suits which removes the body's urinous waste and stimulates them to their normal activity. The function of the kidneys is to filter the blood. In 24 hours they strain from it 500 grains of acid and waste, so we can readily understand the vital importance of keeping the kidneys active. Drink lots of water?you can't drink too much; also get from any pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts; tako a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast each morning for a few days and your kidneys will act line. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with litliia, and has been used for generations to clean and stimulate clogged kidneys; also to neutralize the acids in urine so it no longer is a source of irritation, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in- ; jure; makes a delightful effervescent lithia-water drink which everyone should take now and then to keep their kid- : neys clean and active. Try this, also keep up the water drinking, and no doubt you will wonder what became of your kidney trouble and backache. \ Mrs. Lee C. Harby, a South Caro-i' lina woman, died recently aged sixty years. She was an interesting writer of historical articles and was' a member of many Historical Socie- . ties. She was a member of the Harby and Moses families of Sum-, ter. Secretary of the Interior Lane will visit South Carolina about Nov. I | 15th to look into the reclamation 01 the lowlands which are to be offered returned soldiers as homes. Thousands of acres now useless will be made productive and soldiers given quick occupation. The Congregational Church of An-! derson broke ground last week fori' their building, a t portable affair 1 which is to be shipped from AsburyM Park, N. J. This church has as its'" pastor Rev. Witherspoon Dodge, re-' cently censured by the Presbyterian Synod for his belief on eternal pun j ishment. j Anderson fixed up an emergency i hospital for the sick people of the mill district and excellent work has been done in caring for the people. The hospital has a capacity of _40 beds and is in charge of Miss Rosa Nickles. Kitchens have been started in different parts of the town and are in charge of committees from the churches, from which hot meals are being sent to the sick. Instead of two-thirds of the army doctors being in places of comparative safety, the proportions are just about reversed, and the casualties in the medical corps are quite half half those of the line officers. In the battle of the Somme, 300 British surgeons are said to have been killed and wounded, and the casualty rate among nurses is climbing rapidly up to'the surgeons' total. CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS 6,790,003 BALES GINNED This Compares With 5,573,606 Bales Cotton Last Year and 7,303,183 Bales Year Before. Washington, Oct. 25.?Cotton ginned prior to October 18, amounted to 6,790,003 running bales, including 113,335 round bales and 9,7S0 bales of sea island, the census bu- | reau today announced. . E Cotton ginned prior to October I IS last year amounted to 5,573,GOG ; yales, including 108.293 round bales I and -13,815 bales of sea island. i:; S To the same date in 191G ginnings ? were 7,303,183 bales, including 130,- t .')S0 round bales and 65,010 of sea j; island. Ginnings by states follow: j; This Yr. Last Yr. I Alabama 485,520 225,GGS I Arizona G,0S2 1,421 f Arkansas 417,034 347,149 \ California 10,241 6,119 | Florida 11,831 27,192 a Georgia 1,277,730 1,044,480 \ Louisiana 321,888 352,121 t Mississippi 5S3.901 375,100 | Missouri 19,910 10,008 S N. Carolina.? 295,841 151,100 J S. Carolina __ 795,340 582,301 ? Oklahoma 345,392 311,804 j Tennessee 131,837 39,590 $ Texas 2,050,555 2,000,004 | Virginia 2,020 1,308 All other states 1,203 1,149 Sea island ginnings by states: Florida, 4,058. Georgia, 5,000. South Carolina, 710. GENERAL NEWS. The people of the Isthmus of Panamas doubled their apportionment to the Fourth Liberty Loan. Thomas M. Dougless has been confirmed by the United States Senate, as postmaster of Chester. / Te negroes of Columbia subscrib-j ed about sixty-five thousand dollars to the Fourth Liberty Loan. Gov. Manning has appointed Hon. J. E. McDonald of Winnsboro, trustee of Clemson College, to take the! place of Senator Tillman. I Cardinal Gibbons has been offered and has accepted the honor conferr-; ed upon him by the French Govern-, ment, in making him .a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor. ' The coffin factory at KnoxvilleJ has been ordered to work on Sundays; until the scarcity of coffins is over-' come. This scarcity was due to the. unusual demands made by the influ-j enza. Get the Habit of Drinking Hot Water Before Breakfast 8ay? wo can't look or feel right with the system full of poisons. . Millions of folks bathe Internally now Instead of loading their system with drugs. "What's an Inside bath?" you say. Well, it is guaranteed to perform miracles if you could believe these hot water enthusiasts. There are vast numbers of men and women who, Immediately upon arising in the morning, drink a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in it This is a very excellent health measure/ It Is intended to flush the stomach, liver, kidneys and the thirty feet of intestines of the previous day's waste, sour bile and indigestible material'left over in the body which if not eliminated every day, become food for the millions of bacteria which infest the bowels, the quick result is poisons and toxins' which are then absorbed Into the blood 'causing headache, bilious attaoks, foul j breath, bad taste, colds, stomach trouble, kidney misery, sleeplessness,,im- , P"re blood and all sorts of ailments! ?People who feel good one day and badly the next, but who, simply can pot get feeling right are^ urged to obtain a quarter pound of limestone phosphate at the drug store. This will cost very little but is sufficient to make anyone a real crank on the subject of internal sanitation. Just as soap and hot water act on the skin, cleansing, sweetening and freshening, so limestone phosphate and hot water act on the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. It is vastly more important to bathe on the inside than on the outside, because the skin pores do *\ot absorb impurities into the blood, while the bowel pores do.' ? STAMPS COME HIGHER. I Commencing November 1, the price of war savings stamps will increase one cent, and the price will be $4.22 each until December 1. The increase in price is due simply to the fact that the stamps increase in value each month. War savings stamps mature on January 1, 1923, and the persons who purchased stamps last January have loaned their money to I the government for a longer period | of time than those who now invest? in war savings stamps. For this rea-j son, the longer the government uses one's money the more the government will pay for it. Thus, the September price of war savings staaip* ^H=^hIIII>w II I i I. 11 'I Si Beginning a |! i win; I the His Bh ~oj?jypf li . Peavine He 41 m and uat: it? . II i| Househoh ! j DONALDS, Qhihbh ft 1 was only $4.20, the August price $4.19, etc. The price increase, however, works both ways. Just as the war savings stamps casts the purchaser 1 cent! more each additional month in the' year, so can he redeem it for 1 centj more. For instance, war savings stamps purchased during October | for $4.21 each can be redeemed dur-j ing November for $4.22 each. Of course, Uncle Sam doesn't like to have war savings stamps redeemed a before they mature, but he does not h object to redeeming them for per- i sons who are in sore need of the s cash, and in such cases will redeem ( them any time before maturity with c 3 p^r cent, interest added to the 1 purchase price. If held until matur- c ity of the stamps will redeeemd for c $5 each, which represents interest r at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum c compounded quarterly. t ? Engraved Cards and Invitaions? The Press and Banner Co. I STOMACH Mr. Marion Holcomb, of N a long while I suffered with hatre pains and a heavy fee disagreeable taste in my moi butter, oil or grease, I would regular sick headache. I ha< after a course of these, I wc seemed to tear my stomach no good at all for my trouble THEDF Ri irx-n Vhn%n v M recommended very highly, s( H me. I keep it in the house i m liver medicine made. I do g stomach trouble any more. the jaded liver and helps it m throwing out waste materials M tem. This medicine should I use in time of need. Get a sluggish, take a dose tonigl . morrow. Price 25c a packs 1 ONE CEN1 110 A. M., No' Sell at Public Out jhest Bidder, my CONSISTING OF iy, Stover, Fodd Straw, Farm Imp <0 ,, J Lame i and Kitchen F / Children Love Cascarets?10c ^anay cainaruc is narmiess to tender stomach, liver and bowels Your child is bilious, constipated ind sick. Its little tongue is cofcted, >reath is bad and stomach sour. Get l 10-cent box of Cascarets and itraighten the youngster right up. Children love this harmless candy :athartic and it cleanses the little iver and thirty feet of bowels with>ut griping. Cascarets contain no :alomel and can be depended upon to nove the sour bile and poison right >ut of the bowels. Best family ca;hartic because it never cramps or lickens like other things.?Adv. ? i * ?Buy W. S. S.? "trouble i ancy, Ky., says: "For quite M SB stomach trouble. I would m ling after my meals, a most 3 ith. If I ate anything with M spit it up. I began to have H i used pills and tablets, but H iuld be constipated. It just sK all-up. ^ found they were B ORD'S 11 RAUGHTl ) began to use it It cured H ill the time. It is the best 1 IS not have sick headache or H " Black-Draught acts on m IS to do its important work of H ; and poisons from the sys- m R be in every household for m H package today. If you feel Mlij it You will feel fresh to- ||9 ige. All druggists. 5 sfl i. A DOSE tj 73) ,SHfl f. 19, 18 9 9 9 er, vv neat ISM il ft vt^iirsy/y nflU