Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ml lilli-il 1111 \|n-nsivi-ly? in so lu-M say ami talk awa\. K'x|ilainiiiu <miIn-iisi\i-l\ Ihiw iim-i- his "I in I. < r 11 vi 111-1 Was | IsIiih'il h> III' KOYt-IIIOI. An* \\ I11-11 Dm- Hall <lm? nut tin- !? Hi- k? |It til a MilVIinT." \iul how his "folks wuz hiKKi-i' I ill k s \n* i|iiu-l.i r-iiii-tln--triKK'-r folks Than any rlan in all that Ian*. An' iiwiu-il a lot mon- nuK'T folks." I iint! - - inlks liki- lli-nm-sy, Whn'il main imiin-ss smm- <li-iusi-i-. I.oi-ati- tin- Km tlu-y'vi- siii-li priil* Ill some f;i| place like Tt'11111'S.llc. Walter 'I. Ihity Long Ride Before Him. A cycl who stopped .-it ;i village inn I mast .ilmiit his abilities iis .1 rider to su :iii extent th.-it tin- landlord ventured iiitiki- ;i wager with him. "Look Inn-, inistiT," said tin* iii k?'i |wr, "mmi i-.'in't riili' up timl dot this road till tin- church clock strik six." "Ihuie," stiiii tin- cyclist. "It's ji close mi livi- now." and tin next nil nti- In- was ding down the rotul "Aflir iihoiit tin hour's riding t cyclist shoiitisl to olio of tin- h standi in, of whom many htul ossein I il: "I say, hits tho church clock still six yet ?" "N'o. you iiliot," wtis the hlunt i ply. "Our church clock never strikes till." - London Tit - Hits. A Threatened Harvest.?As the o; in her hat nodded and trembled th persistently tickled the ear of the in seatedtJ|'. '"|to her. He stooil It In ! - V.'i'llii. tVVHW i m tiously took a huge knife out of I IKH'ket and began to shtirpen it on t sole of his hoot. "Whatever are you g-g-going d-d-do?" gasped the girl. "t?h. don't you worry. Miss.'" sj the man. testing the edge of the Ida ?111 his thumb. "Hut the next time th< (Kites gets in m> cars there's going he a harvest!" It Took Practice.?A colored l? awuitiiiK sentence on a charge stealing chickens in a town in ct Alabama, made the plea that it w his tlrst offense and anyway that t chickens didn't seem to mind it. they never even sipiawkcd when tak off the roostJudge: I'll let you off. Middleton, you'll just tell me how to take chic ens off the roost without making th< s(|iiawk. Middleton: Ah wouldn't advise y to try it. judge. It takes a powerl lot of practice.?Atlanta t'onstitutioi Wise Boy.?A little hoy received toy donkey as a birthday present. "What are you going to call It?" as cil his lather. "King tJeorgc." replied the boy. "t?h no. said his father, "that wot to ver do. That would be an insult the king. Why not call it the Kaiser "Iteoausc." said the little boy indl nantly. "that would Ik- an insult to t donkey."? London Tit-HitsA Sympathetic Fence.?A gent lenttraveling on horseback came upon Irish fanner fencing in a most des late piece of land. "What are you fencing in that I for. my man?" said he. "A herd cows would starve to death on th land." "And sure, your honor, wasn't I fen ing it to keep the poor beasts out it ?"?fount ry t icntlcmnn. Eggology.?Mrs. Youngbride: (1 ciMik says those eggs yon sent yestc day were unite old. tJrocer: Very sorry, ma'am. Th were thi- best we could get. You si all the young chickens were killed i for the holiday trade, so the old he are the only ones left to do the lavin*. Mrs. Youngbride: Oh, to be sure: hadn't thought of that.?New Yo Sun. Prudent.?"Any old shoe thrown the wedding last night?" "Xo. The truest* were saving tlx for farm work." "Any rice?" "What?with foodstuffs so high?" "Confetti, then?" "Say. I guess y0? don't know h< (taper hns cone tip!"?I-a dies' Hot Journal. Undaunted.?"He was riveted to t spot." breathlessly related Romance. "Hid he tile the rivets?" scoffed Rj ism. "Oh. no." Romance was unsquelchi "Fortunately it was only a small sp so that he wrenched It loose and ca ried it off."?Orange Peel. A Discerning Wife.?"My wife is li <1 eorare Washington: I don't believe s could tell a lie to save her soul." "You're lucky! Mine can tell a lie t minute I get it out of my mouth." Puck. Wanted Them Fairly Young.?T following sign is painted on a fence the neighborhood of Rochester: "Ka paid for little kalves not mourn to da old."?Life i BENEFITS OF THE PRESS : A School Girl Essay Written by an "" Illinois Editor. > GREATEST EDUCATIONAL MEDIUM ! Th-s is the Medium that Puts All the ' Knowledge of the World Within the ' ! Reach of Everybody and it is a Medi- ' | um that Must I emain Within Public < ,je! Control in Order that the Public May Continue to Enjoy its Benefits. > /I(J. Tin- I'uMh- Auxiliary say*: I A short itni* ago a hitjh school Kill 1 asK'-'l Mr Kn-iJ .1. K?-rn. editor and ' proprietor ol the News-Democrate in- In-Heville. III., to rt'ltir her to some literature on tin- subject of "The Benetit o? the Press to the Public." at the ,*n siiine tune informing him that she hail tieen directed to cover that topic with an essay. Being unable to llnd anyde thing in the general range of literature treating on the subject. Mr. Kern proi,w ceeded to .sutntnari/.e his views on the subject. confining them to the press of ' I America, as follows: "The press embraces not onl> all ill' ot t tie thousands ot new.S|iiipei's which' an- published in the country, metropolis. small citv. country and village, but also all of tie magazines and the trade and professional and raft and school and lodge and church papers and peiiodicals. "When people speak ot the press. I however, in ordinal's parlance, the) usually refer to the newspapers. "In this restricted s< use, the press I is an institution of comparatively mod- I crn origin. ? "l!i-fore the invention of moveable I type by Cutenberg. it was not prac- ; tical to print newspapers. \ "I" ' "It Ol newsnuDcr t making <li<l not nat'li its present i liIk)> state oi development and el'tirien- < < >. and never could have reached that > ' goal. it the perfecting press and the t v peseMitia inaehines had not lieen in- > vented and made available for use. I "The press is a great convenience to i th> piddle, oi practically inestimable | value. I Records World's Happenings. f "The press makes a daily record of ' alt important happenings of the world. 1 publishes editorial opinions to inform 1 t and influence and direct tin- public ! ?f mind, and it prints ail vert iseinents to ' I reflect tin business status and to express tin- business life and activity of ' tlie community. "In ancient times the inhabitants of ' (tie cities who could spare the time gathered at a designated spot in the ' market place, daily, where some one 1 was delegated to communicate to them ! by word of mouth or in a set speech 1 the news of the day. 1 ' It was tile best that the\ could do ' to* . under tin- circumstances, for they had 1 no press and. unsatisfactory as the 1 ?|- . method was. they had to put up with it 1 f ) for want of something better. "The news was then |Kissed around ' from iMTson to person in the way of 1 conversation, just the same as ordinary 1 gossip is at the present time. 1 "Only people of elegant llcsurc, loaf- ' crs and plutocrats, could spare the time ' to visit the market place habitually and 1 ev ,(ii punctually for the pur|>osc of hearing . the important news told l?y the public ' spoutor from the rostrum. " lis "Th'' result was that the great mass ' ^ of the people remained in utter Ignor- 1 ance of what the rest of the world was doing. to I "Ignorance breeds suspicion and ., credulity and retards progress. I 1(1 | "t'nifty and selfish men took advan({l1 , tngc of the ignorance of the people, j a legated themselves a monopoly of the 1 knowledge of the world anil established 1 autocracies and despotisms and castes 1 uv to lord it over the masses and to roll ' {l, and to oppress them. ' ist Free Press Essential. "In a government like ours, where | he the people rule, it is absolutely neees- , as .s:iry. il' the government In to survive. j ?*n pu ss. operating within legal bounds to j that there l>o n frtt1 and untranimelcd if enlighten tin- public, for deMocrucies k- depend upon tin- intelligence of the nt people for their perpetuity. "The founder of democracy in A liter U on <-a was Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, rul He was one of the greatest men that it. the world has produced. So important did he regard a free press to democa ratio institutions that he said among many other things, regarding the press, '4* 'Our liberty depends on the freedom of press and that eannot be limited, without being lost: the liberty of speaking '''' and writing guards our other liberties.' "In another place in this voluminous works. Mr. Jefferson says: 'The press K* is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man and improving him as a rational, moral and social being.' "The greatest praise ever bestowed on newspapers Mr. Jefferson gave utii n t era nee to in the following statement, however: 'The basis of our governI ^ ments being the opinion of the people, the very object should be to keep that right: and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not i hesitate to prefer the latter.' Greatest of Educators, ur "The press is not only the greatest 'f- eductor. but it is at the same time the greatest entertainer of modern times. ?.v "It prints nil forms of literature from the heaviest to the lighter sort 1 and carries the dearest treasures of ns thought and of art into the homes of ' the people. I "Science and philosophy are given ' '"k the attention thut Is due them. like- ! wise |K>lltics and economics and religion. but page u|>on |tagc is devoted al to poetry and pictures, to music and to ' he kind of fun that stimulates a taste >m for higher and better tilings. "A great part of the work of the school is to prepare the pupils to avail themselves of the henetlts which the press ofTers. m -The school gives the key to the 1U young with which they may unlock - * .U Inn mv ui'lisurt' lilUII ITIIIVII luiiuauio ho previous legacy and our inheritance of all the past and all the dead for the ,1, benefit and use of the living of the present, day and generation. ^ "The press relates the activities, the ot endeavors, the hopes, the ambitions ir' and the aspirations of the human race. Disseminator of Knowledge. "Through the instrumentality of the 1 ke press, ail of the knowledge there is in ' he the world is widely disseminated and generally diffused. All well-informed he people of the present day. obtain the '? major portion of their knowledge and i information from reading the news- t papers. he "If the press of the country would for | in any reason whatever, be compelled to < sh suspend publication, the world would 1 xc reveVt to the ignorance and to the bar- i barlsm of the middle ages, or even to I tate of nature which prevailed In the 0| hlldhood of the human race. Wl "All civilized nations have a press "Barbarians have no press. e* "The benefits of the press to the pubic are so numerous that it is imposilble to enumerate anil word them all n detail in an article of the Ipngth tnd scope of the present one. "An> intelligent jterson can picture hem in his own mind by using his magination and his ingenuity, along he line of the suggestions presented n this editorial. "If there were no press, people would toon forget the art of reading which ' :he> h-arn in school, that is to say. the nasses would. Knowledge would again or ?e monopolized by a small antl prlvl- "Sl fged class or caste who would prosi it lit** it to selfish purposes antl use it ltJ o advance their own tinancial antl so til inter-sts and superiority. "Human society would return to the most primitive conditions. "Itesott -d ignorance instead of a liuli order of general intelligence ivinihl la-come tin- order of the day. nt "I'rmgresM would be at an end antl the n* ountrv wouhl revert in the course of Mine to the conditions that the red-men ,u ivere in who inhabited the trackless nil tUIIRh'd WIUM-mess ui me hiuh-iII world win n thi- intrepid and advenlur- t0 ui;. Christopher Columbus first dis?i.ind ih> American continent." n ? - IV WAR-TIME ECONOMY. ?? \\ How to Get the Beet Without Unnecessary Waste. With tin- world apparently topsyurvcy, women are combiniiiR their efurt.H to work out the problems of their iwii homes, whieh. peculiarly enough, " uive become the problem of the nation is well. Sometimes we confuse the .void thrift and stint and try to make 10 hem syiionomous, and the result is far rotn that desired by those at the head ,v ?f the administration. Thrift means s,? p-ttiiin the most out of everything 'N< making the material Rive the best re- 1,1 ailts and utilir.iiiR the surplus accrued v thrift to do duty In the future when 01 t is found most comfortiiiR. Thrifty ''' leople may never heeome millionaires, th mt as a rule they seldom need the asiistanee whieh eharit.v Rives. StintliiR uis no common-sense reason for exist nee?it means doinR without?food or lothes or comforts or Retting them in 1,1 inch a scant manner that they lose o[ heir importance. StintiiiR does not insure a future liut ri' t frequently insures a job for a doctor causes tail 11 re in school and often the oss of lorcc of character to children. I'lic food iidministration realizing that (i ivcr-z<-aloiis patriots may stint the family frequently, makes use of the slogan "eat wisely and plenty but waste vt lothing." It is not thrift to stint the u family of nourishing food and spend ^ he difference saved thereby on a doc- *' (ir bill, allowing the children to lack 10 for the material for building good w todies, kuskin says of economy: "In ,K1 he Knglisli language we hnve warped lt the word into a meaning it has no business to bear." With us it distinctly nettns saving or sparing, when as a natter of fact it no more means saving han it does s|K>nding; it means a W1 <tewardship-an administration-a pre- iU portioning of resources, and when it il ipplies to the household, it means the s0 lousekeopcr's proportioning the re- vf lourees of the family as regards time, te oppoitunlty, entertainment. effort, ^ money, food, clothing, education, etc- ?< The successful administrator so pro- ui portions these commodities that the H Pest harvest is reaped as a conse- w inence for her family, and mind you, this harvest is not computed by the n< material things only?the furnishings, i>tc.?but by the health, intelligence ind by those qualities of heart and re mind that we secure from those under T inir care. Save wheat, meat, mutton, lo Putter fats, sugar and wool for the use af our soldiers and our allies, liut this cc saving does not mean we are barred te from a generous use of other food sc dulTs as nutritious and as appetizing di If we know how to select them and H prepare them. Two wheatless days a ri week, a one wheatless mesl a day is w no great hardship when we have corn- fci ileal, rye, buckwheat, soy bean meal, fe >at meal, rice, potatoes, tapioca and . orn starch. Ci-ahum and whole wheat flour while en 'ontaining wheat, conserve on the w tvliole a large percentage of white flour a| iside from being most wholesome, yc With oir excellent vegetable oils and Tats we cannot complain of the reduc- nc ion in animal fats that are adapted to yc he coarser foods of the European pc ountries. Mayonnaise, cake, breads md puddings made with vegetable oil y| ire inexpensive, delicate and most nn- m ritious With the cheese, milk, eggs, leans, peas, nuts and fish one can maintain excellent health with only a imall amount of meat. Vegetables and ,-j, ruits are not being sent overseas and h io there is 110 good reason why one (?, should deprive themselves of these del- ?j cacies unless It is to save the pennies ind co irt a doctor's bill. ju Suggestions for Wheatless and Meat- 8f less Days?Chocolate Tapioca. JH 1-2 cup tapioca. 2 cups milk or 1 cup of condensed milk and 1 cup water. 1-S tcaspoonftil salt. ot 1 eK?r. in 1-4 cup sugar. ..a 4 nu.rshmallows- s0 2 S'iwares chocolate. I'otir the milk over the tapioca and tllow to stand for half hour before cooking in double boiler until clear and srell ?lone. Add the marshmallows and >oat until melted. Add the yolk of egg jc and chocolate. cook until thick und tmooth. When cool add one teaspoon .a nil la extract and white of egg well eaten. This is easily made, not exuensivc and very nutritious. Rice and Tomato Croquettes. ... m I-2 cup rice. ^ 1 cup tomatoes. ^ 1 tablespoon onion. 1 tablespoon green pepper. 1 W ta II-4 cups cheese. w 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. t n tvlmur\AAn nnm nto rrh Salt, popper, etc.. to taste. 1 cup chicken or beef stock. Steam the rice in the stock. Cook n ;he "tomatoes, pepper and onion to- cc rether. Rub through sieve and add to :ho steamed rice. Remove from the ?' lire and add egg and cheese and sea- w oning: also to cool. Form into balls, ,n lip in egg. roll in bread crumbs and in iry in deep fautest 40 counts.?Mrs. Kate B. Vaughn. 1,1 " * " h? Somewhat Spineless.?Lerret: What ^ ibout that boy you were going to fr idopt? lfl Yadilloh: Fired him back to the orkhans' home. When a kid kicked him or >n the shins and dared him to put up lis mits. he blubbered that fighting vas wicked and offered to arbitrate.? ^ Exchange. e< DLD1ERHN0 TBEjR BRIDES ories that Are True aid Stories that Are Not Trac. DIIMMK IRflllT PIMP cFlflFB nununu nwvi unw jl i >me Hatty Marriages Contracts^ Without Regard to Consequences and Other Hasty Marriages in Which Consequences Have Been Careful!) Considered, reenville News. Romance has caught a new breath i almost every street in < ireenvilU nee the soldiers have come here herb are enougli stories going tht mnds to satisfy Dumas' collector.' r the next dozen or so years. Alort ibjects have been furnished sewinf irties since August than in any othm irresponding period in hlstor>. You hear tales everywhere, and you in't know what to believe and what >t to. Newspapers would act In ver-ending trouble if they were tc ildish them, and besides it woulu ke eighteen reporters their entirt me to corrolirate the nawatives. Sc ie stories bubble up, are laste d from ague to tongue, and then silentl) e away, while new and more fas II((I.JI1? iuit~a I.UUIL* lu Ifplill Uiriu. rhaps most of the stories are idb ilaver spilt l?y the super-linguists ho knows? And then many of their a> lie true. No one knows. At any te. they are interesting, even if thej e not true. The News gossip expert is made an attempt to reproduce n w of the discourses which havt ached his pricking ears. The Quadruple Alliance. The rumor goes that there wen ur young girls in North Carolina tween the ages of fifteen and renty. who were in love with fout Idiots now stationed at Canti tier: that they caine to Greenville allied their sweethearts simultuneisly and then rented a home on tin itskirts of the city where they all re together. The "rumoress" says lat they are all happy, and indicajus are tlint they will lie so ever allward. Very Quick. "She came right down and turned mind, then walked right out again.' I least, that is what she did if this ory is by any means correct. Tin later of this story says it came diet from a minister and is therefon sentiully correct: "A young lady working in a North irolina city arrived here on Suni.v on No. 37. at about 1.15. A so!er met her at the station and con jed her to the ministers residence here they were married at 2 p. m liey then took a walk about the city t 5.20 p. in., she caught the train r home so as to be there in time foi ork next morning. The soldier went ick to camp. Hoth are working and ippy." Pink Cheeks, Etc. This reiKH't is said to have emanatI from a merchnnt: One of his young lady clerks, whe tis very efficient and a hard worker id who had been in his employ foi number of years, foil in love with a idler. He told her she had "pink leeks and darling blue eyes: and hei nder hands were not im^^^Pwork." 5 ^resMill.V AAJ lfTfWlWtrol ling out with him ut the noon hour id taking un hour and a half dinner or employer reprimanded her. Shf as too pretty to be abushrd, and st ie automatically resigned. She it it working any moreA Little Late. ltail roads nearly always ligure it nuances In one way or the othe his story has been current in oui entity: A you ok la<l> from Oklahoma wa? lining lo Greenville to marry a lieunant, whom she had not seen lot nne time. The train was late, ant d not pet here until after midnight e waited patiently. They were mured alter two o'clock in the morning hile the minister upbraided himseli ir choosing a twenty-four hour prossion. Why Not? A witness, the rumor goes, was died in to attend a wedding of u orking girl to u soldier. She was jparently prosperous, and was verj >ung. "Why are you marrying?" the wit;ss asked her. "Don't you know that >11 are getting on better than yoi tssihly could otherwise?" "Oh. well," said the bride, shrugng her shoulders; "fifteen dollars n 011th extra will come in handy." Black Sheep. Another story is told as follows; A young lady fell in love and mured a private 011 short acquaintance e was good looking, but very frisky tmsequently, when he did not turn ) for some time after the marriage le instituted a seurch for him. Hi id given her his wrong address. Shi arched the whole camp. Last re>rts were that the black sheep wui ill missing. In the Restaurant. "There is one thing the government ight to put a stop to," said the mar the restaurant with a big voice ind that is this thing of letting ildiers ma ry." "Hut how are you going to stop It?' iked another. No satisfactory method was offered Jealous-Hearted. The girl in this rumor was verj alous-hearted. Her home was ir enncssee, and she was In love with e ildier before the troops departed foi imp Sevier. letters followed ir lundnnce after he came here. and ice or twice he mentioned bavins et "attractive girls." She decided lat she had to either get busy or the innce might slip. So she wrote and Id hihi that she would meet him Ir reenville at a certain hour on a corin day. That day arrived, and sh( as at the tryst in all beauteou? lornment. But he was absent. "She is probably out with some othei rl," she said to herself, after waitg for some minutes. She was over>me with anger. Presently, however, she met anher soldier from her home town and as entertained by him for the reainder of the afternoon. She fell love with him. Next day she mared him, and. the rumor goes. sh? >es here In Greenville now. It is said that the next day aftei >r marriage she received a forwardI telegram from her home that was om her former lover, telling hei at he had been detailed to anothei imp for duty and asking her to com< i to that city. ? Greenwood Journal: Mr. W. P eard, of Abbeville, who wku sentencI at the last term of Federal court L i in Greenwood for lnterfemng with | the naval and military operations of the United States while he wan editor of The Abbeville Scimitar to serve a > year and a day and to pay a tine of ' J5o0. has made arrangements to take an appeal to the District Court of Appeals, which sits at Richmond some time in the spring or early summer. Judge Johnson has granted Mr. Beard an extension of time in order to perfect his appeal. When he was conI victed here last November he was placed under bond for 60 days. ' STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE. ( Text of Measure as Passed by General Assembly. Following is the council of defense ' measure as fully agreed upon by the ' general assembly: Section 1. That the South Carolina ' council of defense be. and is hereby, created and established for the purpose of rendering advice and assistance 1 to the governor in the performance of all things he may require of them, in 1 bringing about the highest efficiency in ? the administration of the affairs of l this state, and the greatest eff vr' ness. during our present nationa .."?i* > in the co-ordination of all our state efi forts with those of the federal gov' eminent, as well as with those of other states of the nation, whose functions shall cease with the last day of the ; session of the general assembly to be held after the declaration of peace, unt less otherwise enacted by the general assembly, and for other purjioses. Section That the State Council of Hciense snail consist 01 a-t persons, i who .shall In- commissioned by the gov ernor as follows: D. H. Coker, chairman: William Kliiott. vice chairman: Heed Smith, executive secretary; Wil liam Hanks, Christie Henet. K. M. , Blythe. K. it. Buckingham, S. T. Carter. I Ira It. Dunlap. William Codfrey, J. Itoss Hanahan, I)r. Jas. A. Havncs, C. (). > ilearon, W. I. Johns, Robert Lathan, , W. W. I .one. Mrs. l?ouis Mayes, Miss K. K. McClintock, Robert McDougall, A F. McKissick, Dr. K. H. McI<oiid. A. I C. I'helps. Joint ?5. Richards, W. Mi Kiggs, Carlton W. Sawyer, Frank Sitn mons, J. K. Sirrine, A. V. Snell, John T. Stevens, W. A. Stuckcy. Horace I.. Tilghman. J. W. Wamum. Bright Williamson, Dr. John K. White. All of I them except the governor, the state ' treasurer, the comptroller general, who i shall be ex officio members of the : council, shall be appointed by the gov. ernor, who shall have the power to re> move at any time any member thereof and to till any vacancy that may occur i in said council: Provided, that there be appointed by the governor, on the recommendation of the county delega- | . tion in the general awinlily, one per, son from each of the counties not now , represented in the membership above . s?*t forth. i Sort ion 3. That vacancies shall ho fllloi b> the appointment of members I chosen with reference to their special I knowledge of labor, industries, public utilities, the professions, the development of natural resources, sanitation, . finance, transportation, agriculture and education, or s6me other subject , matter relating to National or State Defense. Section 4. That the services of the L membership of said council shall be of a pnrtlotic nature, for which no flnnn. cial compensation shall be provided. ? but each member thereof, and the f thrtWBMt of the -county, councils, *htdl receive actual expenses when in attendance upon the official business and , duties of saiil council. , Section 5. That said council shall be ( empowered to engage suitable quarters and to employ an executive secretary, who may be a member of the { council, and such expert and clerical assistance or help as it may deem nec. essary and proper for the full discharge of its duties, and to fix reason( able compensation therefor. Section C. That said council shall adopt s.ich rules and regulations as it ( may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. Ft shall have the right to form advisory or other committees, outside its membership, and ' may organize subordinate bodies for its assistance in each of the counties of the state and appoint committees or agencies for special investigations. ..ithei- Iiv the emulovment of expert or *jby (ho creation of committees of specially qualified persons, and may form ' such committees from its own members as may be deemed advisable. Section 7. That all sucn committees and bodies shall act tinder the direc' tion of said council, and report to said ' council from time to time as said central body may require of them. Section 8. That said council, after its L organization, shall immediately notify the t'ouncil of National Defense of its readiness for cooperation, in every possible manner, looking to the defense of the nation and the public welfare. Section 9. That all departments, com missions, boards, bureaus and institu1 tions of this state, all offices of the state or of any county or municipality ' therein, and all citizens shall cooperate : with, and give all such reasonable aid to the council as inay be required ' by itSection 10. That for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of t this act and bringing ubout complete 1 and full cooperation, all associations and organizations In this state, which f are now, or may hereafter be created, for the purpose of carrying on defense or war relief, war remedial work, be, and the same are hereby made trlbutory to and Hubject to the supervision. direction and control of said r South Carolina council of defense, i Section 10 1-2. Before funds shall be l solicited or any financial aid sought from the public for any patriotic or i war purpose, or war relief (other than I such as are authorized by the govern; ment) the proponents of such fund shall I first obtain the written authority of > the chairman of the State Council of I Defense. If his decision shall be adi verse, an appeal may be made to the . executive committee and from It to the > council. Any person violating the proi visions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon cdnvlctlon shall be punished by a fine not ex. ceeding $100. or Imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both. Section 11. That the South Carolina . council of defense, through the govI ernor, shall make full report of Its . actings and doings to each session of I the general assembly and shall recom. mend from time to time such leglsla, tlon as it may deem necessary and proper in furtherance of the purpose . for which said council of defense Is organized. , Section 13. That the sum of $50,000 . or so much thereof as may be neces. sary, is hereby appropriated out of the , revenues of the year 1918 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act: Provided. That whereas, the said council of defense was appointed [ In May, 1917, and there were no funds [ available for its expense, and the ex\ penses of the same were paid out of the proceeds of promissory notes signed on behalf of the said council of defense by the chairman thereof, the state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to issue his warrant to the I'nion National bank in payment of said notes, not exceeding the sum of $5.0??o to l>e paid out of said $50.00h. Section 11. That all acts or ports of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. ? An army balloon, stud to be one of the largest attached to the bulloon training school near Macon, tin., was tired upon last Tuesday during a flight near Eastman, Ga_ Its tackling was damaged. The authorities arrested Clem Clements, aged 4 5. and J I'nited States District Attorney Don- p aidson ordered him held without bail P pending investigation. The balloon ? was piloted by H. W. Pardee. of 1 New Ha\en, Conn. Three students accompanied him. None was injured. * After the bullet struck one of the p tackles of the basket, ballast was un- V loaded, and the men ascended to a s higher altitude for safety. After i proceeding a short distance. the | crew brought the balloon to earth J and begun walking toward Eastman, p Sheriff Mullis, of Dodge county, met 1 the students and told them, it was ^ said, he hud arrested the man who fc tired at the balloon. Clements, how- j ever, denied the charge, it was said. & Pressure upon the railroads' ad- A ministration by merchants and bunk- v ?rs in behalf of merchants, promises to result in the adoption by Director General McAiloo of a system of motor trui k ear to store deliveries, ltelief will be Kiven at once to New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore. t "They say that a man becomes morally weaker as the day wears on: ] less able to resist temptation." "Shouldn't wonder. You know it was near Kve that Adam ate the apple."?Life. *" "*" jj County of York. .s IX TIIE PROBATE CO CRT A By I- It. Williams. Probate Judge of J York County. y WHEREAS LEONARD H. CAS- J TLKS has applied to me for Let- ? torn of Administration on all and p singular, the goods and chattels, rights \ and credits of WILLIAM 1LIFF CAS- V TLKS, late of the County uforesaid, de- * ceased. ? These are. therefore, to cite and ad- j moiii.sh all und singular the kindred j and creditors of the said deceased, to j be und appear before me ut our next & Probate Court for the said County, to J be holden at York Court House on the HTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1918. to J shew cause, if any. why the said Ad- p ministration should not he granted. n Given under my Hand and Seal, this ^ 31st day of January, in the year of Jj our Lord one thousand nine hun- y dred and eighteen, and in the J 142nd year of American Independ- \ ence. V L. R. WILLIAMS. V Probate Judge of York County. * feb. 1-10 f 2t J I The Bank of CloverCLOVER, - 8. C. EVERY BUSINESS DAY ; THIS BA.VK IS HERE TO SERVE y YOU. That's Our businesi and our pleasure?Serving other People? " giving them the very best of Banking f Service from the smallest detail on up to your most important financial proposition. DEPOSIT YOUIt MONEY HERE It will be SAFE, and being on doposlt here will help you to protect yourself against careless spending?the dribbling away of money as money will dribble away when you carry It in your pocket. And then another service that this Bank will render you Is that it will keep u close account of your funds?At least Once In Each Month You will know Just what you have paid out by Checks and how much you have to your Credit, and then too the Bank Way is the Correct , Business Way. Come and see Us. JAS. A. PAGE. Cashier. , i I ?i\ ilL.J I I uut iniru curiuuu Mr. W. F. Jackson, Theodc used your lintless hulls for w< be all right. This is our thi good shape and working eve for beef." nuM RUCh W m COTTON V HU1 LINTU give continuous satisfaction. Star directed, and you never will go ba have the roughage value?100 per and free of trash. They coqibine j do not flux or clog the digestive 1 than old style hulls. . Ts aacura the best results sad to derail thoroughly twoloo hoart bofora i wetting them dewn night end mo mini f this cannot be deoe, wet down at Iu feed the bulls dry, use only half as mc Book of Mixet Gives the right formula for every com bin how much to feed for maintenance, for m Buckeye Hull* and givea directions for I copy to nearest mill. Dtp*. K The Buckeye C Atlanta Birmingham Croon, Angaria Charlottm Jack? For Your Table ( In these days of General High Cost of Living, it is a problem to And the right kind of food to put on your table. We are doing our beat to help you solve the problems that you are up'against. Come and see us for the things you need. We have NAVY BEANS. PINK BEANS MIXED BEANS, IRISH POTATOES. , KING KOMUS SYRUP 1 And many other things that will help you to furnish your taDie wun gooa * things to eat. We want to serve you. SHERER ft QUINN PARKER FOUNTAIN Absolu DUA1Q tr* * I llllJ " Q""' Us sh< J. L Brboo, Prop. CITY ?l "THE SERVICE D 0 Our Clubmaktra. Irs. 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Shillinglaw Smyrna . A. Shillinglaw ... ... No. 2. Sharon . R. Shillinglaw ...? No. 7, Yorkville . K. Scoggins Rock Hill . P. SitTord Clover Ira. John M. Smith Clover eptha Smith No. 4. Yorkville . K. Ccoggins Rock Hill lias Grace Smarr Hickory Grove Ira. J. R. Stevenson Catawba ialph St roup Smyrna Ira. G. L. Suites No. 8 Yorkville lias Edna Thomas . No. I. Rock Hill t. J. Williams No. 4, Clover ieorue W. Whiteaidea Sharon v(T D. Whiteaidea No. 2. Hickory Grove liss MaKKie Wood Clover 'ernie Watson Hickory Grove if. M. Wallace No. I. Smyrna V. W. Wyatt . Smyrna i. C. White Filbert |uay Whiteaidea Filbert . A. Williford No. 2. Rock Hill liss Lizzie Wood No. 3, Clover liss Louise Youngblood No. 2, Yorkville Ire. T. P. Youngblood No. 6. Yorkville Bf The I Jiqiilrpr Nolk-it.s orders for ill kinds of lllffli Grade Comnu-rcial Italinnpsy?ile'ter JltMda. Bttt -Haixln,' iliilcnieiilH, r.tivolopos, Etc. OUR ACCURACY QUALITY SERVICE GIVE YOU "WELL FITTED GLASSES" T. A. W. ELMGREN OPTOMETRIST and OPTICIAN 1207 Hampton St., Columbia, South Carolina of Buckeye HuUs" >re, Ala., says, "We have ark cattle and find them to rd car. The steers are in ry day. All are fat enough MM ^YF SEED .LS S taa t right with them, feed them as ck to old-fashioned hulls. They cent?no lint. They are clean perfectly with other feed. They Tact. And they coat much less p ths eas3s|t eder, wot the hallo boding. It is assy to da this by k tha next feeding. If at aay tiae st thirty awoatas. If yoa prefer to ich by btdk as of aid style bull*. / Feeds Free itioo of feed* used la the Sooth. Tells Uk. for fatteninc, for work. Describes using them properly. Scad for your otton Oil Co. Doot. k , sod LitfU Hoek Mompkit m Mmoom Sttmm WANTED f f ^ ^ ' 30RN AND CORN MEAL For which we will pay the? HIGHEST MARKET PRICE. f you have Corn or Meal to sell, see Us before selling. V? Want to Buy a Carload of Country Raisod Hay. 800 U? if you havo any. CARROLL BROS. ivo juat rocoivod tho bl afloat lot intain Pona over ahippod to Clorhoy aro Parkor Luoky Curvoo. aro aold undor' a Guarantoo of to Batiafaetion and all of thom ild with an Insuranoo Policy to againat Iota by broakapo. Lot ?w You?Priood $1.50 to 17.00. IARMACY Cb.tr, S. C RUG STORE** Stoves and Ranges WE Jl'ST WANT to suggest to our Customers and KTiends. at least to those who anticipate buying a? COOK STOVE or ^ COOKING RANGE? IX) IT NOW. These articles are steadily advancing?they'll certainly be higher within SO to 60 days than they are now. We have a good selection of Ranges and Stoves In stock and you can probably save money by BUYING QUICK HEATERSYES. we have quite a stock of Heating Stoves, for Wood and for Coal, and it is a fact that a Stove is more economical than an open lite-place or grate. M I FORD Licensed I'ndertakcr* and KinliulmerCLOVER. sc. QUALITY, SERVICE, SATISFACTION? Is my motto. My Time and Service* are devoted to the need* and vvunis of My Customer*. I carrv a complete line of ? FANCY AM) IIKAVY ( IttM'KHII'S. I solicit >our patronage on the bams of tjunlitv. service and Satisfaction. Have two cars of r||o\V\ PATENT FLOP It yet to arrive. , Vou had better *ec inc. Your money can pay for no better. I am in the market for I'KAS, t'AXK SKKD or any form of Produce you may have, at Full Market Price*. J. D. HOPE SHARON S. C. Composition Roofing ? THAT OUTHOUSK, Horn or other building on your premises that Is In need of a New Koof. can be chcntdy vvtivil ami thoroughly protected with a First-Class COMPOSITION HOOK. We havi- that kind-Flrst-Class !n Quality?In One, Two and Three Ply grade*. This Composition RootlnK Is an Ideal roollng material for outbuildings?it lasts well. Is easily put on and ;h< expense is mueh less than tin or even good shingle*. The time to apply a new roof Is before It ruins. You remember the Arkimsaw Traveler" LUMBER, ETC. When you need anything in LUMBER or LUMREH PRODUCTS, remember PS. We always carry u line of almost everything in Rough, and Pressed Lumber of all kinds as well as Shingles. Laths. Lime. Cement, Paints, oils. Varnislus, Stains, etc. JNO. R. LOGAN C. LOGAN MOOKE, Manager. EAT AT JOHNS' When You are in town and want to EAT, Just remember JOHN'S Place. I can furnish you with Just what you want and cooked the way you want it. and you'll tind that my prices are Jusi as reasonable us cun be made undei existing conditions. Yes. I'll be glad to huve you eat with me at any time. FRUITS Also remember, please, that I carry a complete line of FRUITS of the best dualities, all the time. And also 1 HAVE CANDIES Of many kinds that will please you. _ lt'JVU Haul ?1||| 1 m dies, I have them. If you want Bulk Candies, I have them, too. See me for Nuts, Chewing Gums. Soft Drinks, Cigurs, Cigarettes, Tobaccos, Smoking and Chewing, etc. Yorkville Candy Kitchen JOHN DEM AS. Prop. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR 1018 Nothv of Opening of Hooks of Auditor for Listing Returns for Taxation. Auditor's Office, December 1, 1917. PURSUANT to the requirement of the Statute on tho subject, Notice is hereby given that my books will be opened in my Oilicc in York Courthouse, on TUESDAY, JANUARY 1ST, 191b, for the purpose of listing for taxation all PERSONAL and REAL PROPERTY held in York County, on January 1, 1918, and will be kept open until the 20th day of February, 1918, and for the convenience of the Taxpayers of the County I will be at the places enumerated below on the dates named: At York, from Thursday, February 7 to February 20, 1918. All males between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, are liable to a poll tax of $1.00, and all persons so liable are especially requested to give the numbers of their respective school districts in making their returns. ft imOADUS M. LOVE, ?' 97 t. ft. Auditor York County. TAX NOTICE?1917 Office of the County Treasurer of York County. York. 8. C.. Sept. 17. 1917. NOTICE Is hereby given that the TAX ROOKS for York County will be opened on MONDAY, the 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1917, and remain open until the 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1917, for the collection of STATE, COUNTY. SCHOOL and LOCAL TAXES, for the fiscal year 1917, without penalty; after which day ONE PER CENT penalty will be udded to all payments made in the month of JANUARY. 1918, and TWO PER CENT penalty for all payments made In the month of FEBRUARY, 1918, and SEVEN PER CENT penalty will be added to all payments made from the 1ST DAY OF MARCH. 191*. to the 16TH DAY OF MARCH, 1918, and after this date all unpaid taxes will go into executions and all unpaid Sin- \ gle Polls will be turned over to the J UOPOPli I Y(uolutsnt?a * ? ? ? ? ? ? dco iui prosecution in accordance with law. For the convenience of taxpayers I will attend the following places on the days named: And at York from Monday, November 19th, until Monday, the 31st day of December, 1917, after which date the penalties will attach as stated above. Note?The Tax Books are made up by Townships, and parties writing auoui iaxes win always expedite matters If they will mention the Township or Townships In which their property or properties are located. HARRY E. NEIL. Treasurer of York County. " * THE ? j BEST PRINTING ? I We have been doing that kind J f for so long that we do not know C I how to do any other kind?Coats a V more? Yea, sir. It costs more V I ?Its worth more same as a 4 f made-lo-measure suit Is worth f 1 more than a hand-me-down? I y but the extra coat to forgotten In y the satisfaction of knowing that 4 a Your Stationery to flt for any ? 1 company?at home or anywhere I C ?that It will command reapect y a ?the stock, the qaaltty, the a 2 good taste, the "know bow," to A h | what makes our Stationery eaa- | C fly worth the price. Send as y A your next order for Commercial a 2 Stationery. I .1 THE YORJLVILLE ENQUIRER X V YorknUe, 8. C. \