Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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b r L A F how this ’ HomeTown NERVOUS WOMAN K t”. GOT WELL I#nelp5 (Special Information Service, United States Department of Agriculture.) m /' T "“JS,*sEA PUN BEAUTY III BIIIUM vince Others. Christopher, 111.—“For four years I suffered from irregularities, weak iT”! P r °P° rt,on and picturesque balance- cure any female trouble., —Mrs. ALICB »!.»»> nf oiomonf. k«i«_ ness. nervousness, a n a was in a run down condition. Two of our best doctors failed to do me any food. I heard so much about what Lydia E. Pinkham ’a Vegetable Com pound had done for others, I tried it and was cured. I am no longer ner vous, am regular, A nd lo excellent 1 » Compound will Cottage Seeming to Grow Out of the Ground Can Be Cheap and Not Ugly., Soon the economical sinnir dwelling Is coming in Its thousands, writes Lieut. Gordon Allen, R. E., author of “The Cheap Cdttage and Small House,” in the London Mall. ^ Cost- has always been an essential consideration In the building of cot tages. And some of the very qualities making for cheapness tend also toward a pleasing appearance. Repose and genuine homeliness, the right use of materials, the application of thought and good taste to produce graceful GETTING/AND HOLDING CUSTOMERS BY /MAIL /, Hkllkr, Christopher, III Nervousness la often a symptom of weakness or soma functional derange, ment, wh'.ch may be overcome by this may do overcome ny famous root ana herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Comi thousands of women have xperic If co Lydia id, as npound round by experience. If complications exist, write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.. Lynn, Mass., for suggestions in regard to your ailment then regarded The result of Its long experience is , overmuch about bt yoor service. those are some of the elements help ing to harmonize a cottage home wl(h its environment without adding any thing to the mohey expenditure. Let us examine oar historical cot tages and try to discover by analysis whence comes their beauty. We shall And that the old builders made direct for comfort and convenience—his they j It—without troubling ornament And by mtmmur wmmm PH mWKUm * LATS m m«i o mi Rift mwfst **$.H*t mm m rnmmm : ■ , ■ • yfr.. Wm, mil • from FAIR V(gW PARM !'JOHwffsoWN, ktoxW jtgaiswNwi^W '■i&fc&zzati Calomel Today! Sick Tomorrow! I Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone - ; • - . j , . v . „ . / , * r j- Don’t take nasty, dangerous calomel when bilious, constipated, headachy. Listen to me! Calomel makes you sick; you lose a day's work. Calomel Is quicksilver and it salivates; culomel injures your liver. If you are bilious, feel lazy, slug- A Parcel-Post Package Well Wrapped and Addressed. CUSTOMERS FOR FARM PRODUCE LESSON FOR HUMAN BEINGS World Might Be Better If Mankind Would Copy the Doings of tho Honey Ant An Interesting resident of central Australia Is the honey nnt. This in sect Is found In dugouts goliig down as far as ftve dr stx feet. The open ing Is small, about an Inch across, but If ^rou dig out one of the nests you will And tunnels and crosscuts running from the main shaft. In one or mors of these chambers Is found the true hwieyant. The ordinary workers run the show as a co-operative concern. They collect the hooey, bring it to the nest, and there feed It to certain members of the clan. The sweat stuff Is forced Into these animated pantries until the abdomen becomes so large that the remainder of the ant la a fly speck on It. The swollen ones are ab solutely helpless and have to remain lo the chambers. When the hooey season slackens off the community falls hack on their cold-storage supply. A prod In the abdomen of the honey ant and that patient servant of tho eamp disgorges Ids accumulated fod der and once more resumes normal proportions force of circumstances they were com pelled to use only the building ma terials at hand. What an object lesson for us today! Local materials are still cheaper ! than those from a distance. They al so “weather” better, besides looking more suitable. Slates, for Instance, are jarring and out of keeping In Clay districts. And where stone is avail ; able, bright red bricks offend nature as well as the neighbors. Forty per cent of the cost of a house Is spent on walling. A legitimate i means of saving In this direction Is to reduce the height of bulldlugs. This can be done without taking away from the floor area, which Is so Important Moreover, lofty rooms are not neces sarily healthier thdn low rooms, for tall windows and other kinds of ven tilation can easily be provided. And the lower a cottage is and the more spreading 4s lines, the more pic turesque will It he. Most Satisfactory Way Is to Write to Friends and Rela-. tives Seeking Trade. PROPER BUSINESS METHODS Newspaper Advertising, Circular* and Bulletin Boards Helpful to Farmer in Securing Purchasers—Sta tionery Helps. ZM TO FIGHT MOLES AND MICE effective Protection Must Bo Given Trees If One Would Have Thom Live and Flourish. In Shedeland. Galileo wan n-adln* the Evening Star when .Shakespeare happened along “Well. wftat’a the world doing now, old top?" naked the Immortal one. “Aak me something easier, Rill,” re plied Galileo. “I once got Into serious trouble for volunteering that very In formation.—Buffalo Express. Ho# away all weedy and rubbish under trees. Leave the soli clean and well firmed from the trunk to slightly beyond the spread of the branches. Mound about the trunk slightly. - Scat ter poisoned halts In mouse runways, near .entrances to burrows, mole run ways and in trash piles apt to harbor mice. Be thorough. Poisoned sweet potato halt* are quite effective and keep well In contact with soil except when there Is dnnger of freezing. Poi soned grains are also good. Cut sweet potatoes Into pieces about the size of grapes. Place three quarts of fresh ly cut baits in a pan and wet with water. Brain off the water and slow- Right in the Homs. Mrs. Spendall (looking up newspaper)—Wha^s a sinking Arthur? Mr. Spendall (fiercely)—Mine 1st from fund, Nothing will bring some men. hut out a surgical operation the best there Is In ly sift from a pepper box one-eighth ounce powdered strychnine (alkaloid preferred) mixed with an equal weight j of baking soda. Stir constantly to { distribute the poison evenly. An ounce of strychnine wdll poison a bushel of cut bait. Keep all poison containers plainly labeled and out of reach of children. Irresponsible persons and live stock. Remember, clean, cultiva tion, where practicable, will keep mice In check. In sod or sod mulch or chards make mouse fighting a system atic-annual practice. — The Popular Choice People of culture, taste and refine ment are keen for health, simplicity vtment. and contend Thousands of these people choose the cereal drink -Instant postum as then* table bev erage in place of tea or coffee. ■ Healthful Economical Delicious Proper Housing Important. Many think of housing as something which concerns only great cities. Res idents of smaller cities and towns read reports of high buildings, covering the ground completely, with dark, unven- tllated rooms, crowded with lodgers, and then think of one-story cottages, or, at most, two or three-storied dwell ings of their own cities, and thank God they are not as New York or even as Chicago. It does not do td be too sure that the home town has po dark, unventilated rooms, no house that la a breeder of tuberculosis. I have seen 1n several of the smaller cities of the Middle West conditions that make nearly as good horrible examples In j these respects as any that I have seen In Chicago. But doubtless It is true that more bad housing of the kind mentioned can he seen In a ten-minute ride on a Chicago elevated train than In a month’s survey of smaller com munities hy the most keen-sighted ob server.—Exchange. For producers who wish to market by parcel post the most satisfactory way of finding customers Is to write to friends, relatives or acquaintances In cities, seeking — Pur chasers, on the other hand, often efin lo<»ate reliable producers by correspond ence with friends, relatives or ac quaintances In the country. More than 75 per cent of the produce being mar keted hy parcel post In a number of cities In which Investigations have been mode la sent by persons who ob tained their customers through friends, relatives or acquaintances, according to specialists of the bureau of mar kets, United States department of ag riculture. This method of establishing busi ness relationship Is especially recom mended for the general farmer who has a limited amount of produce. Those who wish to market a great deal of produce by parcel post may find It necessary to obtain customers hy per sonally soliciting strangers or through advertising In newspapers and hy oth er means. Information received from persons who have advertised farm produce for oale Indicates that usually advertising Is not profitable for the general farm er, but often gives satisfactory results to the producer who specializes In some product that can be shipped through out the year. Advertisements should be short and should give a description of the goods, with the prices, and the name and address of the person ad vertising. In some cities the Sunday edition of n newspaper gives better re sults than the dally edition. The per son who advertises must offer a prod uct that Is wnnted by the persons who read the paper at the time the prod uct Is advertised, in the places where tflt paper has a circulation. In other words, he must know what to adver tise, when, to advertise, and where to advertise. • Must Us* Circulars Carefully. Form letters, circulars or cards sent to a selected list of persons have been suggested often as means of obtaining customers for produce by parcel post. The cost of obtaining customers by circularizing is often great, and unless the names of persons to whom the cir culars are sent are selected very care fully this method of obtaining cus tomers cannot be especially recom mended. ' “ printed stationery hearing the name of the farm, with envelopes to match. If the farm is not named an appropri ate name should be selected. A slm- ]• pie, though attractive and businesslike letterhead can be printed without j much cost. It should give the name and location oLthe farm, the farmer’s j name, and a simple statement of the business. Elaborate and highly col ored letterheads embellished wRh Ulus- tratloos of buildings, fruits or animals should he avoided. Blank statement forms or Invoices to fill In and Inclose with shipments should be supplied. Persons receiving produce by mall wish to know the price of the shipment, and by the use of printed statement forms the ship per can furnish this Information with out much trouble. Labeling Parcels. Each parcel must bear the name and address of the shipper, the name and address of the person for whom in tended, and the nature of the con- gish and all knocked out, if your bow els are constipated and your head aches or stomach Is sour, Just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson’s Liver Tone instead of using sickening, sali vating calomel. Dodson’s Liver Tone Is real liver medicine. You’ll know It next morning because you will wake up feeling fine, your liver will he work ing, your headache and dizziness gone, your stomach will he sweet and bow els regular.- You will feel like, work ing. You’ll be cheerful; full of vigor and ambition. Your druggist or denier sells you a bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tone for a few centq under my personal guaran tee that It will clean your sluggish UVer better than/ nasty calomel; It won’t make you sick and you can eat anything you want without being sali vated. Your druggist guarantees that each spoonful will start your liver, clean vour bowels and straighten you up by morning or you get your lirOEfey back. Children gladly take Dodson’s Liver Tfcne because it Is pleasant tast ing and doesn’t gripe or cramp or. make them sick, I am selling millions of bottles of Dodson’^ Liver Tone to people who have found that this pleasant, vege table liver medicine takes the place of dangerous calomel. Buy one bottle on my' sound, reliable guarantee. Ask your druggist about me.—Adv. SOLD ros 60 TEAM For MALARIA. CHILLS and FEVER Also ■ Fire Gsnsrsl Strsnfthsning Tonic. ST ALL V*nr, mwc*. Brain Work. “Adam gave a name to each of the animals.” “Yes,” commented the lesson-weHry small hoy. Maybe having to study all thnt -zoology was one reason \Vfiy he Wasn’t happy and contented In the garden.” FROST PROOF Cabbage Plants ■»rly Jerttey and Charleston Wakefield, 8no- cesalon and Flat Putch. Bjr ezpreaa. 5uu, *1.25, 1,000, *3 U); 5,000 at SI 75- 10,000 and up at 11 ML T. O. B. herr. By Parcel Poet prepaid, 100, 35o| 500, *1.50; 1,000. IS 90. Wholesale aud retail. D. F. JAMISON, SUMMERVILLE. S. C Roman Rye Balaam In an antlaeptlc olnt- mm« applied externally and not a “waah.** It heals the Inflamed eurfaceo. providing prompt relief. Adv. tenrs. able” such as “Fragile” or "Perish- Customers may be obtained by mak ing a personal canvass In a selected neighborhood in a city. The nelghbor- hood sKould be one T whlch,ls not sup plied with a great many markets or green grocery stores In order that the it As tags frequently are torn off, nitx^riwftMtiar written or stamped directly on the outer wrapper or container. If »he only mark of identity of producer and consumer Is on a tag and the tag Is lost, the parcel can neither be deliv ered nor returned to the sender. Producers who have justness enough to Justify them may secure gummed labels worded somewhat as follows; From Fair View Farm. ■» John Brown, Proprietor, Blank. Virginia. PERISHABLE. EGGS. The wording may be changed to suit the product shipped, changing “Eggs" to "Poultry." "Butter,** or “Vegeta bles.” and “Perishable” to “Fragile," as the case may require. These labels. If properly applied, should not come off. They will serve as an advertisement and may result In Inquiries from other customers. Business Relations With Customsrs. Once contact has been made and shipping begun It Is Important that proper business relations be' estab lished and maintained, for on these de pend success. The difficulty frequently met In obtaining the first order makes It Important for the producer to use businesslike methods to retain the trade that he securer. Whether a person is successful in parcel-post marketing depends largely on his adaptability to this work. If routine and detailed work Is distaste ful to him he may never learn how to keep up a business relationship. Thou sands of persons who have been suc cessful In obtaining customers have been unsuccessful In keeping them. The most important feature in -a- business relationship is a square deal. Good grading of produce, strict busi ness honesty, prompt attention to cor respondence and orders, and satisfac tory adjustment of complaints are needed. The consumer as well as thof producer Bhoifld do his part in these matters. Wise men make proverbs that fools may misquote them. U., CHARLOTTE, 3-1919. - T-nurr *1 4 ‘ - • mmm Why Meat Prices Vary in Different Stores trim* item tit Good to chotco atom 17. Common to modium lUOO IS. Y oar lingo, fair to fooef IS lit torn t«4 kotfors • Conning co wo nod Hoi fort TJ Bull*, plain to boot A Poor In fancy cnlvon •V.y.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v ftAv.v.v.v.-X-XvXvXvXvIvXvXvXvX-IvXv.-Xv I , DIRECT DEALING : — V Billboards Go Los Angeles. Southern California's metropolis Is fast becoming a blUhoardless city, ac cording to reports submitted to the city council. Of the 927 billboards and advertising signboards ^ standing last June, 840 have been removed In compliance with the new ordinance forbidding such advertising In the resi dence section. A few remaining boards are left because of a difference of opinion over the wording of Ahe law, but It Is expected that these will be eliminated. The signs to which the majority of the populace objected to talled six miles of apace. Determined op pod t loo had to ba overcome be fore the 0oat placards Anally wart competition may not be-us keen as wouTd be Tn~a nefJjKbprtiobd that has excellent marketing facilities. A su burban district of homes with good In comes offers a good field in' which to solicit trade. In many such districts the delivery service of the groceries Is not as satisfactory as In the city. If a producer’s farm Is on or near a much-traveled road an attractive farm bulletin board placed, conspicu ously near the road Is a help to both producer and consumer In making business contact/ Many city dwellers now travel far dut into the country by automobile, and this fact can be turned to account In* securing customers by using a bulletin hoard. This method will he especially useful on clean, well- kept farms. The statements- on the hoard should give the articles for sale, together w^th their prices, delivered to The purchaser’s door by parcel post, and the main Items should 1 w» In letter- Ing large enough to he read quickly. Stationery a Help. If a fanner expects to den-lop a business of selling produce to ora he will find It advisable to Housewives appreciate receiv ing farm produce which they know to be fresh. Many farm ers within 150 miles of cities have regular supplies of high- grade produce, the quality of which they can guarantee. The P?J! c -?iP°®L9ff ers a means of dir rect dealing between producer and consumer, with profit to both. Parcel-post shipments are In creasing In number, - though probably they always will affect only a small percentage of the farm produce that goes to mar ket. Dealing by parcel post suc ceeds If fhe farmer is careful to keep up the quality of his pro duce, packs It safely and attrac tively. and meets his engage ments promptly—alwajs suppos ing that the consumer also ob serves business methods In the transaction.-. _ / The United States department of agriculture's Fanners’ Bulle tin. 922. “Parcel Post Business Methods.” gives detailed sugges tions regarding means of obtain ing customer* and methods of carrying on business, with sam ples of suitable letterheads, -hill* order blanks and other business forma. X These newspaper quotations represent live cattle prices in Chicago on December 30th, 1918. The list shows price ranges oh nine general classified groups with a spread of $13.85 per cwt —the lowest at $6.50 and the highest at $20.35. Why this variation in price? Because the meat from differ ent animals varies greatly in quality and weight Although the quotations shown are in nine divisions^ Swift & Company grades cattle into 34 general classes, and each class into a variety of weights and qualifies. As a result of these differences in Rattle prices, (due to differences in weights and meat qualities), there is a range of 15 cents in Swift & Com pany’s selling prices of -beef car casses. These facts explain: 1—Why retail prices vary in • different stores. ~ 2—Why it would be difficult to regulate prices of cattle or beef. 3—Why it requires experts to nidge cattle and to sell meat, so as to yield the profit of only a fraction of a cent a pound—a profit too small to affect prices. \ Swift & Company,U.S.A.