Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I - . ■ *■ i *7*** i '^iSIPV 11 "- —W—-*9apvp^ni % - ..'.«’ . v * -*\ BAKNWELL SENTUTKL, BARHWKLL, SOUTH CAROLINA Soldiers’ Settlement Bill May Be Enacted Early W ASniNOjTON.—Tho soldiers’ settlement bill Is believed to be certain of pillage early. This legislation Is designed to provide rural homes for men who have served In the military forces of the United States during tho .war. I’rjndpal features of the legis- x. latlon are: Discharged soldiers, sail* ors and marines'wttT f>e~eTnpfoyetI at $4 a day In the development of public lands; tlnrse who desire may ob tain allotments of the reclaimed land for farming at a price to be fixed lateiv-wRh liberal terms of payment; those who take over such land mu/ ’borrow up to $2,OX) apiece for devel opment of their farms. The bill* will ’carry, authorization* totaling $500,000,000 and will empowej the secretary of the Interior to acquire lands hy purchase, or gift, in addition to using public lands. Projects will be developed hi every state where suitable lands are available, but sites will he selected‘only where there are sufficient areas to form community centers. .-*■•* ■- The secretary trf the interior also will he authorized to put the lands acquired for these purposes In condition f<*r use and cultivation. This work will Involve Irrigation In arid territory, drainage in swamps, stump pulling and leveling In cut-over areas and general restoration, including cleuriug, in abandoned farming sections. Hoads necessary to provide access to tin* projects will be built* ^ ‘ „ • -Cnrh will be advanced to help the soldier-settler get started. r . TTncle Sam gives settlers 40 yeurs to complete payments. The government will furnish instruction through experts in farming. . — THE FARMER MUST HATE RUGGED HEALTH Many Break Downs and Failures Due to Exposure and Hard Work j - i- Catarrh in Some ojf It’s Many Forma Claims Thousands / Every farm family has }ts medicine. cabinet and In almost every one will be found a bottle of Dr. Hartman's \V9rld Famous Peruna. For coughs, colds and catarrh it is invaluable. It’s .use is Indicated In all cases of catarrhal' Inflammation and congestion whether of res piratory organs, stomach, bowels or o^her organs of the body. / » . Mr. W. J. Temple of 300 Lincoln AVe., Delaware, Ohio/ suffered for years with inflammation of the mucous linings of the stomach and bowels. According to his own story he did not eat a meal for five years without distress. He says: “I am . a-ianmimaiid, mu9t__b,e--WtposeilJta. all kinds of weather. After years of suffering, a druggist recom mended Peruna. I took all together five bottles and am a wall. man. Formerly, I could not do a day's work. Now, farm worliir does^ not the least. Peruna Is fatigue me in the best medicine and tonic on the market. Time only strengthens ihy admiration for. It, especially for catarrh and colds. Peruna is sold everywhere. You may buy It in either, liquid or tab let form. Ask for Dr. Hartman’s Well Known Peruna Tonic and if you are seeking health take nothing else. Insist upon Peruna.'’ If you are Sick Ind suffering, write The Peruna Company*, Dept. -7V Columbus, Ohio, for Dr. Hart man’s Health "Book. The book Is free and may help you. Ask your dealer for a Teruna Almanaj:. - The First Kipling Book, r Few who are reading Mr. Kipling’* new voluble of poems have seen a copy of that precious. Item of. KlpUugbtnu, the first edition of “Departmental Dlt-, tit’s." It was, as its author says, “only u sort of hook”—« lean, oblong doekef. wlro stitched,/hound In brown paper and secured wltl/ h*<i tape-,-in IndtatlojL of an Indian government report. A hundred copies or so Were pu.t ioffeth- ,or by the poet jh in self and posted, in imitation official envelopes, “up anil down the empire from Aden to Singa pore, from Quetta to-Colombo." first, i^Vsue contained only .poems, hut others were added to the new edition rapidly called for. until presently tin* book changed its format and grew into a conventional stiff-hack', gllt-tnpped vnl uiiuL—“Hut." sny^ Mr, M t . n • •. .it/iOj't- 8;-a FRESH • CRISP WHOLESOME-DELICIOUS TMt SANITAKY MKT HODS APDLIID IN THI MAKING OS TMISt BISCUITS MAKK TNIM TNS —— STANDARD *f EXCELLENCE 3uw tWlcr hss Iwb. or /net lu shoaUL. *A»k turn or writs as qivioq his oam«. CHATTANOOGA BAKERY UtTr«NM«l TINN. „ 1 WOMEN NEED SWAMP-ROOT THioi Adds >The t went \-six Kipling, "I loved it best when It was a little brown baby."—Manchester Guar dian, ' oimndM of -women have VMney and bladder trouble and never suspect it. Womens’ complaints often prove -to b# nothing else but kidney .trouble, or the result of kidney-or. bladder disease. If the kidneys' are not i.i a healthy condition, they may cause the othyfi or gans to become diseased. Pain” in the back, headache, loss of am bition, nervousness, are often times symp toms of kidney trouble. ' %Y Don’t delay starting treatment., Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, a .physician’s pre scription, obtained at any drug store, may be just the remedy needed to overcome such conditions. * Get a medium or large size bottle im mediately from any drug store. However, if-you wish first' to test this ereat preparation*send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer 4 Co,, Binghamton, N. Y.. for s simpTe bottle.—When writing Jfc sore end PREPARE FOR A LARGER SALARY One on the Judge. A dertnlif judge could not control hi)? temper, and consequently could ,not control other people. One day there was unusual disorder in court, anil at last the judge -could endure It no longer. "It is impossible to allow this per sistent contempt of court to go on,” he exclaimed, “and I shall be forced to go to the extreme h-ngth o^ tnking the one step that will stop it.’ 7 There was a long silencej then qne of the leading counsel rose, -and with just a trace of a smile, inquired: “If it please your honor, from what date will your resignation take effect?” mention this paper.—Adv. Matter of Jurisdiction. At the piaster painters and decora tors' banquet the oilier evening one of thi* guests said to a companion: —- “I notice’a couple of doctors in the gathering.” "Yes, 1 saw them too,” the other {replied. c.'.'r. 1 /'——■ “lb*w L do you account f#r their pres ence here?" T Jokingly the painter answered: “Oh, we are obliged to he very strict oN--tteeount of tin* union. '•How does that affect the doctors?” “Kvery doctor must have a working card, you know, so be tvi11 be able to paint with Iodine.”—Youngstown I dl- egrapU. As Good New Fish in the Sea as Ever Were Caught In times of Tuard prepare for a better job at a larger salary. Modern business demands trained men and women experts. The better the trailing the larger jour salary wlU be. Today our graduates are In the front ranks of modern 1 business. Enr>>U with this well- erjulpped hmtriess collegia, and help to . . - \ //ui make your future sucecas secure. Handsome cats- logue mailed on request. You can enter any time. School open all summer. Raleigh, N. C. and Charlotte, N C. D ATA concerning sett fish having good food value, hut not generally known or uHlIized, tore being gathered by I*. \V. Partridge of the United- States bureau of fisheries, who is in New Orleans to make a study of the drum fish off the coast of that stgte. Mr. 1’iirt- 1 (O I WuriBSH \c , ARE GOOD I < k»j2 /> Ti EATING \ c ridge has spent six week* along the gulf const from Unxumhirs, T«*x., to Pass Christian, investigating fishing Conditfims and Intends to continue lih round of the coast to (la I vest on. “J4-4s surprising how matiy rnrlc- lies of good fish ure practically un used as food." said Mr. Partridge. **The government Is anxious to get a IDsrket for these. America Is one of the — poorest consumers «/f tl.sh In the world * " r * , *—principally because the majority bf <Jo* housewives do not know how to make that fin#! palatable, tbe g«»V4*roi»t»*nt sent no* amt with ah-numstraiurM who taught y > O o a laist winter the WUUueU uf several cities of the country how to prepare dsh properly. The results were remarkable. In St. Louis we were lufortned by the fl-h dealers thut their business had doubled after our visit. "All along the golf there Is an enormous supply of drum fl-h which makes splendid eating, but Is not caught for the tnaiket. These fish vary in weight from 18 to 45 pounds when mature. The largesvauie ever caught tipped the scales ut 1441 pounds. The government ho|H*s thul this fish will i»« used as food. Then there ure the blue rutuo-rs, ludyfish, groupers and many other kinds, which would supply great amounta of food If the public got to know how delicious they are.” The government put the tile fish on the market two years ago In the markets of New Knglund const. Up to that time they were practically uu known ns fi*od, hut now there la a big demand for them. Another fish introduced lately us faxa! by the bureau Is smdk* d sand «hark. Chicago took lO.tNJO pound* of it last winter. This shark is caught *>ff the nsist of Cape Cod, Mass., and resembles smoked halibut in flavor."^ - a He Didn't Get Her. In his “Guil.dhull Memories.” A. Cl. Temple relates a good story coneemiug the duchess of Cleveland and a certain Ssuith African magnate. *uy.s London Tit-Rirs. j The lat’er was showing the lady qver his palatial new home In Park 1 Lunc f and drew lo-r attention to Its gorgeous marble staircase. "Ah!" sin* exeluimed with a sigh, "how different from my old .*t|iireu*e : 11 Buttle ubbej TTiill, voij know, |> all worn nwny T>\ the • 1 f**et of the Crustoh’rs." This retoike, says Mr. Temple, was wholly lost on the Indivldnnl to whom ; •|$t wps addre^rdT he •rtqoir—l If t sh<* were not going to have It re paired. 1 • The reply of the duehess. who was r • • extremely proud of her stuircase. Is not ( i recorde*!. That Language of Ours. “Ah, your idioms, I cannot grasp them.” “What’s the trouble, count?" “The politlciun*is liappy because he was whitewashed.” “Yes?" “Yet the baseball pitcher who was whitewashed today! he is sud.”—Kan sas City Journal. No Trust. “Rufus, aren't you feeling well?" ■—"No, sub. I s not -feelin' very , well. *ah." •“Have you consulted your doctor. Rufus?" “No. sail.; I alti’f done dat, snh." “Why? Are.n’t you willing to trust your doctor, Rufus?" yes, sail; hut de trouble Is lie's nof~so 'aft get her wiflsir to trust* iue. Mill."—Yonkers Statesman. .Wise Agent. “Yes," said she. agent, *\our car has been onlVred. Rut I'm afraid you'll have to wait several weeks for it. I ve lust received word from the factory that they haven’t 11 sioiait tvndy to ship.." * • a sedan? I dou’f wan! a ->ohiu. I told Ton to order a roads* -r." “I know, but your wife said she pre ferred a se*hin so I've g**t the order In for on**, and I hope it’ll I*** ready hvV^ It Fur Fashions. "When dtd the custom Kuniim-r furs originate?" woman. “I diirino."_repljUol the man ably nuiongidhe Ksklmos.” of wearing asked the “I eny stickpin." "Where I 5 - u Foi Ttn* the ?**nrf IMOlHN’Ie."—l : l Eventually. Fritz. I've found I a diamond i*""n of tl !*• Tleillg over ffieri • dd getit with - In the This ‘Old Friendship Sweet. The xenr- have taught *»*m me bitter le»*ons—none w ‘ To"» p nr»d trr-rtH fWotf* ie sweetj- -er than *dk*’. but I terI in. I.. old fr, W ell. • I« h lie miserly.— I "prob Would Trouble Anyone. •PiH*r Jones is troubled with • 1 > ■ Explained. I*cp dn. After reciting “Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight” it. school ^irl Imagines she Is a horn ehM-utlonist. "tVi'll, trim wonPtn’t heT" “IT. or go itliroa —"Tilf tlon. I h ill** money to d suianrip. |U*\ •*. Porto Rico, Needing Schools, Asks Uncle Sam’s Aid iORTO RICO, It appears, needs education nhd wants It. A petition ropiest- lug federal aid hus com** h*‘f«»r»* congress. It is signed hv Arthur Yager, governor, and Raul G. Miller, conmiisaiouer of ctluratiun. It nsks tjiat a law be enacted appropriating a the fear for 20 years, and sets forjth following fa. ts' among others . That according to tin* federal census of 1010 the p*-re**ntage of-:olult Illiteracy in Porto Rico was 0051 that the present estimaled percentage - **t adult Illiteracy Is f>4. That ut the present time there are In 1‘orto Rico 427,<’>♦»♦’> children of lentil sclnad ug**, between the ages of five and eighteen years, K and 215.S10 chib dren **f compulsory school ag«‘. he- French Rival of Poe. Mrs. Bifflac rules, writing In Bookman, says: X distinguish.*.! young American soldier lately astonished me by the extraordinary knowledge in* dls- , play**! of the mneabre (death) and the horrible in American, ltrltlsh ami j French literature. We had a most In- j trestlng Conversation. wNiipnrlng not*** j ns to what wrjf.-rs lo»st conveyed a sense of four ihid of horror, of pity ! ami of terror to their Headers, it was j agreed that TMgnr Allan !‘**e stainls alomv though J** my* jiiitnl In* Inis a ( rival In a 'I’rcneh writer, as yet un- knowu to m\ American tri.-nd, Rurtx'wj D'AurevilLv. wlp»se i-oUeei i*>n <>f slmff [ srorte* mt+T’d "!>**> IMahoi:^!?-' quite live up to tlu-ir name. * J It is easier to see through some fat people ttotn it I* through some thin ones. It sometime* Come* to pass I hat a newly married man I* nlmo*t as foml **f his wife a* he 1* **f himself. Mark . Is only I cation 1 . Twain a ctlbbi •ay* that e with* m caul 4*4 »l ! *'i l*lu- It is Impossible to'buy a friend thut j Is worth the price. Truth Is mighty—mighty scarce. Care andr Responsibility. r T , HE responsibility attached to the preparing of a remedy for infants and children * is undoubtedly greater than that imposed upon the manufacturer of remedies for adults whose system is sufficiently strong to counteract, for a time at least, any injurious drug. It is well to observe that Castoria is prepared today, as it has been for the past 40 years, under the personal supervision of Mr. Chas. 5. Fletcher. rashly. He Spoke Too Fast. No doubt the doctor *|>ok. An inquisitive niece. *♦>*■.ng' htm return from the funeral of a wealthy patient, innocently Inquired: "I’nclc Tom, do you attend the fu nerals of a!) your patients who die?” “Good heaven*, no.” said the doctor. "Do you think 1 have, nothing to do but go to funerals?" tween eight and fourteen years; that of the aforesaid number 1H4,04)T» children have-attended the public schools during the current year, and that more chil dren can hot be admitted for lack of teachers ami facilities. That the resources of tip* people off I'orto ltlco arc not sufficient to meet 1 tholr educational needs and requirements; that at the present time there are -employed 2,981 teachers In Jill grades of public schools, including tin* uni* verslty; thut tho salaries are entirely inadequate; that in order to provide proper facilities for all the children not in school ut the present time 4,<HH) additional teachers carefully trained and adequately paid are necessary. That when theichango^of sovereignty occurred there was not ii single public school building* erected for school purposes In I'orto Rico ; tlml at the j written, present time there are 549 publicly owhed buildings; that 1,200 schools ure Installed—in rented buildings, few ef which meet the necessary hygienic requirements; that to EjciiYiii&^farflltles for all the children not in school 5,200 additional modern schoolrooms are necessary. , The proposed appropriation is to be made available, for school .purposes of all kinds. ; - Special Ink for Peace Treaty. A half pint of unfading ink- patent-G ed by a New Orionn* man was for warded to president \Vi! S: ’h in I’:iris for use in signing the world pence | declaration. _tlaveriinient chemists de clared aftef tests tlaU it Is.impossible to I Head i the ink and That it will last as Jong as the paper on which it is What have makers of imitations and substitutes at stake? What are their responsibilities? To whom are they answerable? They spring up today, scatter their nefarious wares broadcast, and disappear tomorrow. Could each mother see the painstaking care with which the prescription for Fletcher’s Castoria is prepared: could they read the innumerable testimonials from grateful mothers, they would never listen to the subtle pleadings and false argument^ of those who would offer aji imitation of, or substitute for, the tried and true' Fletcher’s Castoria. * > —• . Children Cry For Contents 15 Fluid Dracl y Ill’S ■ 9ooDrops Low salaries make It dillicult to secure trained UngllHh-sncaking. teachers. Couldn’t Read German Sign. “No, I don’t want any Insurance? Didn’t you see ‘No Admittance’ on the (loorT* r * Agent—Sure I did ! The Germans hud “No Admittance" writte n in barbed laafi'K , mm 6 •3 PER CJSMT- If the Constitution follows the ting, education -should keep it compa-uy. A New Problem: The “Joy-Flyer” Now in 0ur Midst wire and bullets outside their trenches, JvLGOHOL- ■ AVe^c!ablcR- r - ! similatin^Uicfood tini trarrvp just the some.—Life. R KCKLiKSS “jsy-flyers” are-already with n,s. and nmy J^.*'‘i/me as much a problem In ^he near future as the reckless auto drivers. During a recent parade in New York, a hydro-airplane flew up and down Fifth avenue, over the heads of a crowd packed Into the „ A .. etreets like cobblestones, at un oleva- l tion estimated to be not more Gian 300 c/7 feet. - . Power Pays. It is said tlm: a sewing machine \yith, an individual motor averages 1,000 stitches a minute, while the old foot-dglven uiachlne accomplishes only ft00 <r 4oo stitches a minute at most. Every aviator knows that flying at law elevations Is fhe most danger ous kind of flying If engine trouble had caused that flyer to come-down, he could not have chosen a side laud ing. Ten to one he would have mashed Into the crowd, killing and maiming many. This occurrence was called to the ‘ Attention of the joint army and nary board aeronautic cognizance, which tut* control Of alt aircraft IUvomw for citflUin*. It was discovered that the reck gaar flyer was a dr Ilian who had no license. To pco'eef the pobllr ft gainst careless flyer* is the object of the aero nautic board. Ltoeaae* wilt b« UmH only to responsible peteai who bare ^usTiAeu as pilots. The government is iwit ofipuaed to d«flUn flying, bit U re^ulfw flat s person must Brat take out a pilot's horn*# to nperwto an ar a btilaa are :4md aitBeul desk. Iijns dolrttf a ptlot w ileena * mnke ssnileaDou in tho Mm army sad aary hoard mt am aaati Everything Spread Out Mistress-—Is the tahle all >*et? Yessutn, J, think. so„ Thereby Promotin^DiiM^ Chcerfalness and RestGoctr^, neither Opium,Morphinenor ^lineraL_NoT NahcoUC 'clptrf ( AuttSf* Mldil *♦*♦* anvthing that Isn’t hcr« I^don’t The man who thinks he knows It all Is an eSsy —-mark for a designing woman. HI - ,-vjr “Great Is Truth, and mighty above all things.” So says the Old Testament, yet it is equally true to-day. Truth shqws no favors, fears no enemies. _ , From the inception of Fletcher’s Castoria, Truth has been the watchword, and to the conscientious adherence to this motto in the preparation of Fletcher’s Castoria as well as in its advertising is due the secret ofifTpopular demand. All imitations, all substitutes, all just-as-good preparations lack the element of Truth, lack the righteousness of being, lack all sem blance even in the words of those who would deeeive. \ •a®} 'jhjT'S* - 'fCnl . Don't forr* Natur* By using vlolant cathar tic*. Wricht . Indus VagctabPs Pills h.lp N’atur- gently but suraly by toatc sad laaa- tits action —adv ' v . >4 A man-liium inferiors .tail) ♦ *Jlf *flt h- m«*et doe* * a n'L lot of III* fctSmik Sitn-xO* So with >tw* •1m ref nsw le rttili. • hen;*et-ked man Ana you i Mothers, motners with the fate of the World in your hands, can you be deceived? Certainly not. Fletcher’s Castoria is prepared for Infants and Children. It if distinctly a remedy for the little-ones. The BABY’S need for a med icine to take thp place of Castor Oil, Paregoric and Soothing Syrupa was the sole thought that led to its discovery. Never try to correct BABY’S troubles with a medicine that you would use for yourself. M0THEH SHOULD READ THE BOOKLET THAT IS AROUND EVERY BOTTLE Of FLETCHER'S CASTORIA cj IN E CASTOR I A^ LWAYS Bears the Signature of Baimlmw 'b|*m gvt at thrtf m*mcg. * - raft I TV *wkal m£a pt* whs*. -~M h p-a# ha