Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WHAT YOU GAN 00 TO HELP Eow the Stay-at-Homes Can "Do Their Bit."-Not Asking Too Much. Columbia.-From time to time the Food Administration has giv en the people of this State var ious rules and regulations issued by the authorities in Washington. Just at this moment the chief drive is to conserve wheat. The authorities in Washington are trying to make a voluntary sav ing, but if the American people do not respond, more drastic measures may have to be taken. T'fte Food Administration has worked out the best plan after careful study and closely watch ing results, and have notified the food administrators throughout the country tha't they are re quired to enforce as best they can the following rules : "First, householders to use not to exceed a total of one and one half pounds per week of wheat products per person. This means not more than one and three fourths pounds of Victory Bread, containing the required percent age of substitutes, and about one-half pound cooking flour, macaroni, crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast cereals all combined. "Second, public eating places and' clubs to observe two wheat less days per week, Monday and Wednesday, as at present. In addition thereto not to serve to any one guest at any one meal an aggregate of breadstuffs, macaroni, crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast cereals containing a total of more than two ounces of wheat flour. No wheat products to be served un less especially ordered. Public eating establishments not to buy more than six pounds of wheat products for each ninety meals served, thus conforming with limitations requested of the householders." "Third, retailers to sell not more than one-eighth of a bar rel of flour to any town customer at any one time and not more than one quarter of a barrel to any country customer at any one time, and in no case to sell wheat products without the same of an equal weight of other cereals. "Fourth, we ask the bakers and grocers to reduce the volume of Victory Bread sold, by deliv ery of the three-quarter pound loaf where one pound* was sold before, and corresponding pro portions in other weights. We also ask bakers not to increase the amount of their wheat flour purchases beyond sevent per cent of the average monthly amount purchased in the four months prior to March first. . "Fifth, manufacturers usine wheat products for non-food pu moses should cease such use entirely. "Sixth, there is no limit upon the use of other cereals, flours, and meals, corn, barley, buck wheat, potato flour,-etc." FOR A FULL FOOD ACREAGE Columbia. - Mr. David R. Coker, chairman of the South Carolina Council of Denfense, in his appeal to this State, states the Importance of raising more foodstuff. Mr. Coker himself is a most splendid farmer and is in close tour" ./Ith the national sit uation, and what he has to say is of the most importance. In his apDeal he says : "The food situation is increas ingly serious. High cotton must not prevent a full food acreage. Many farmers do not intend to plant sufficient foodstuffs. These must be reached in these few days remaining before planting is completed." Corn Bread Brigade! Enroll-At this hou- join! Our men are fighting. They need the wheat Sign up-No red tape Simply I eat no wheat As for me and my household, I eat no whet-No rolls. No biscuits. No white br*ad Corn bread. Wholesome! Good. Palatable, Nourishing, You will soon like it better! Stand firm It Is little we can do. I eat no wheat uatil viotorr. how . ever dear, is won! Stand behind your Commandor-in Chief. The President, needs you-man. woman, boy, girl. Attention! Corn Bread Brigade! ? Mysterious Burial in Siam By WARREN MILLER (Copyright. 1917, Western Newspaper Union.) In Siam on the banks of the Klnwng canal, not far from the city of Bankok, lived Lim Thai in a thatched house elevated on posts and looking more like an antiquated barn than anything else. One night Lim Thai came home from a gambling house in Bankok-the Siamese beat the Mexicans in gambling-having lost what little money he had, and settled himself to chewing the betel nut be fore turning in on his straw bed. While thus engaged, the juice of the betel nut dripping through the open ings In the floor, Lim looking through the crevices io the back of the house, uttered an exclamation of surprise and cunning satisfaction. His abode, though a primitive one, stood in the vicinity of the residence of Thee Wan, a rich ivory merchant. Lim had very good eyes and could distinguish dis tant objects with remarkable clear ness. He saw Thee Wan and his wife car rying from the rear of their house a box just large enough to contain a lit tle child. Thee carried the box while his wife held a light. They took the box to a spot about a hundred yards from their house ; Thee dug a hole in the ground; the box was placed in it, covered with earth ; then the man and his wife knelt beside the spot, and they said their prayers. This being finished. Thee led his wife away, she weeping as though her heart would break. Lim Thal was overjoyed. He had often gazed upon the palatial resi dence of Thee Wan and cursed his fate in having to live In such a hum ble abode as his own while Thee Wan resided in such splendor. Lim did not consider that while the merchant had worked hard for his comforts, he (Lim) had spent his time gambling. Lim had a lively imagination, and evolved many explanations of the se cret burial he had witnessed. This was his favorite theory: Thee Wan's wife had an orphan nephew, a minor, who would Inherit a large fortune in elephants. The child had been under the care of his aunt. To get posses sion of the elephants, the couple had murdered the heir and burled him In the rear of their grounds in the dead of night. While Lim was asleep that night he dreamed that Buddha had appeared to him and told him that his theory was correct, and directed him to send a message to Thee telling him that he knew his secret and unless he would send him a hundred tekels (about $60) he would inform the king's officers that he had seen him and his wife I bury their nephew at midnight. Now, while Lim had every c?nfi I dence In his dream and in Buddha, he would rather have examined tho grave himself and confirmed the theory. Un fortunately, the grounds of Thee were Inclosed and guarded by dogs. Lim would have poisoned the dogs, but thc dog is a sacred animal in Siam, and Lim dared not commit such an un holy act. So he proceeded more dis creetly, obeying Buddha's instructions, and sent an anonymous letter to Thee demanding blackmail. Lim waited a week, and receiving no reply, he sent another message to Thee, this time demanding a thou sand tekels for keeping the secret. Since this produced no effect he kept on sending demands, till tiring of threats, he sent one more message declaring that It was the last, and that if the money was not immediate ly forthcoming he would inform the king's judicial officers of what he had seen. This, like the rest of LIm's mes sages, not producing any effect, he in formed the king's chief prosecuter of the mysterious burial and awaited the result. He was soon summoned to court, where he told the whole story, Including the elephant fortune, which had been confirmed by Buddha in his dream. The king was very wroth when he heard of the elephants, for his majesty has a cinch on the elephants in Siam, and it is hands off by all others. He sent an order for Thee Wan to appear before him and answer to the charge that had been made against him and his wife. Thee appeared at the court, and begged that the king send his chamberlain to his house; the grave should be opened, and the contents of the box exposed. The siimo day the chamberlain, Thee Wan, and his wife, and Lim, with at tendants from the court, stood beside the spot where the burial had taken place. The grave was opened, the lid removed, and there lay the remains of a little monkey. Thee explained that it had been a pet of his wife's, that there was no nephew, no elephant fortune; indeed, that Lim had coined the story out of his brain. Lim was taken by the chamberlain to the king and the results of the in vestigation were given to his majesty. Lim begged to be excused for making a mistake which was a very natural one, and the king might have excused him on the ground that his theory had been confirmod by Buddha himself; but his majesty was greatly disap pointed at not being able to confiscate a herd of elephants to attach to his own herd, and consequently not dis posed to leniency. He ordered Lim to be beheaded, and the poor man, In stead of having a house over his head however imperfect, was consigned tc a home under ground. DAY OF REHUNG The Character of Our Sowing De termines the Quality of Our Reapings. "They that sow In tears shall reap in .loy."-Ps. 126:5. Harvest joy does not come from the tears which accompany our seedtime, but from the faithfulness with which we sow even in the midst of sorrow. Sheaves do not grow from tears but from seed. It ls important that we hold fast to the truth just stated, for we are prone to withhold our hands in the days of sorrow. Such days are frequent. Clouds are everywhere. It seems that the sun will never shine again. Hope of harvest has almost died away. "What's the use?" we say, and we are' tempted to make no further effort. Blinded by discouragement, weakened by disappointment, we sit down and bemoan the fate that has befallen us. Thus we postpone or make im possible the Joyful day which might be ours, the day of rejoicing in an abun dant harvest which grew from faith ful sowing. The Day of Sorrow. Not so the Jews in Babylon. Great was their sorrow and distress. Upon the .willows by the rivers they hung their harps, those musical Instruments by means of which they expressed their joy, for they could not sing their national hymns In a strange land ; yet in their deep sorrow they began to sow ?eeds of desire, seeds of resolute pur pose, seeds of righteousness, that they might be flt for communion with Je hovah In their own beloved land. In Babylon they remembered Zion and how their own willfulness and sin had Jieen the means of sending them as ex iles; but instead of giving up in de spair they began to prepare for a new life as a restored people In n restored fatherland. So they made possible the jubilant songs of deliverance. The Reason for Joy. It was not the tears In Babylon which brought them their rejoicing. It was because they had turned from their folly and discovered the truth which had been stated to them so often, that "his salvation Is nigh them that fear him." What blessings come out of these days of tears if only we make wise use of the sorrows that come to us! Headstrong and dis regarding God In the pride of their own strength, calamity had come upon them; but we can almost see these sorrow-stricken people encouraging one another to turn again unto the Lord, teaching their children the truth which they had neglected to follow, and, as a consequence of such sowing, they were rejoiced to see that "truth springeth out of the earth; and right eousness hath looked down from heaven." There is a sowing in joy-or that which ia called joy-that yields a harv est of tears, a sowing to the wind that yields the whirlwind. But the sowing of right thoughts, right purposes, right desires, even though there is no joy at the time, always yields' the peaceable fruits of righteousness and fills the mouth with laughter and tilt? tongue with singing.-Rev. James E. Clark, D. D. An Incident in France. Two thousand men had paraded at one of our great base camps previous to going "up the line." The inspection was complete, and in a few minutes the order, "Quick March," to the rail way station would be given. Just at that moment, while all stood at "at tention," fully equipped, a voice began to sing, Jesus, the very thought of Thee With gladness fills ray breast. And like a wave of melody the song passed from rank to rank, until every man seemed to be singing. The hymn was sung right through to the last verse the officers, meantime, looking on in silence. How many of these men have already looked into the face of him of whom they sang? There was a Christian association hut In that camp at which this hymn was a great favorite with the men-surely much better than the senseless 'Tipperary." -D. J. Findlay in The Chrirtinn. True Thanksgiving. It is eminently desirable that we should emphasise the moral obligation which re.-ts upon every child of God to cultivate the spirit of thanksgiving and to manifest that spirit In Its full beau ty and power in oil the relations of life. The thankful spirit reveals itself in a broad and true sympathy with oth ers who are less fortunate than our selves. It delights to remember the widow and the orphan and strives to carry the message of joy and gladness Into the homes of the sick and the sor rowing of Thanksgiving Day. It looks unto God as the author of every good and perfect gift, and insists on shar ing the blessings which he has bestow ed with those who are needy and In want.-American Messenger. Our Life a Prayer. If we cnn learn how to control our thoughts by trying to reflect God's thoughts, then our whole life will be come a prayer, and by degrees the same mind will be In us that was also In Christ Jesus.-E. V. H. Meus Sanna In Corpore Sano. Health ls one of tho results of right thinking-the knowing of the truth about God and man. Purification of thought Is necessary to the right un derstanding of God and man.-Lillian De Waters. We invite our fri I goods in every depa Beautiful assorte i and other shipment We invite the la H the prettiest we ha S fore the tremendous Too many new tl f? see them. LOST-A broach containing 23 pearls, with 2 or 3 of them lost out. Broach lost in town of Edgefield. Reward will be paid to finder. Leave broach at Advertiser office. 4-10-3t Mrs. R. E. Cheatham. Webber 82 Long-Staple Cotton. A lot of 60 odd bales sold at John ston last week for 40 cents. A few bushels of seed unsold-?2.00 a bushel, cash with order. P. N. Lott, Johnston, S. C. Stewart & Thompson strain of [Barred Rocks-good layers and brooders. Fifteen eggs for ?1.50, cash with order. Mrs. P. N. Lott, Johnston, S. C. For Sale, Crafton Place. 101 acres of good farm land, lo cated in Edgefield County, at Morgana, has good eight room dwelling house, 2 good outhouses; 125 acres in cultivation; balance in timber: has well water and 3 [springs; 2 new barns; has two good tenants paying 2400 lbs. lint cot ton. Forterms and other informa tion address Mrs. Jeesie Crafton, Augusta Hotel, Broad and 5th St., Augusta, Ga Modern Mantels In keeping; with modern tenden cies of architecture. TILING for your Fire Places, Floors and Bath Rooms. ROOFING Youngblood's Old-Style Tin. All grades of Metal and Composition Roofing. NePonset Products 1 American Twin Asphalt Shingles. American Ready-Roll Roofing, NEPONSET WALL BOARD The Youngblood Roofing and Mantel Co. 625 Broad St. AUGUSTA, GA. DR J. S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. g Used 40 Years J The Woman's Tonic % Q ? Q Sold Everywhere Q iring Goods iends to come in and see our pretty spring ?taient. lent of Slippers and Oxfords just received, s arriving several times a week. dies in to see our beautiful Silk Dresses, ve ever offered. They were bought be ^ rise in price, and are marked very low. lings to mention them all. Come in and itch Brothers : Bank Edge field, S. C. Telephone Courtesy The people who get the greatest amount of good out of their telephone are those who talk over it as though face to face. Courtesy smooths out difficulties and promotes the promptest possible connec tions. The operators of the BELL System are trained to be patient and polite under all circumstances, but they will do better work if they meet with patience and politeness on the part of the telephone users. The fact that you cannot see the operator or the other party should not cause you to overlook this. The best results come through the practice of mutual courtesy. The voice with ile smile wins SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE ? AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY J. J. Roach, Manager, Aiken, S. C. BARRETT & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS ! Augusta ----- Georgia Large Stock of Jewelry to Select rom We invite our Edgefield friends to visit our store when in Augusta. We have the largest stock of DIAMONDS WATCHES CLOCKS JEWELRY CUT CLASS AND SILVERWARE of all kinds that we have ever shown. It will he a pleasure to show you through our stock. Every department is constantly re plenished with the newest designs. We call especial attention to our repairing department, which has every improvement. Your watch or clock made as good as new. Work ready for delivery in a short time. A. J. Renkl 980 Broad St. Augusta, Ga.