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I>1 KERT FOR PEACE. ites Difficulties Likely in Case oi War. * To the Editor of The State. U is a true saying that "it is eas> to get into war, but difficult to get out." No man or set or men can see the end of war or its final result oncv a nation becomes involved. Yet ti.eie are many "jingo" u?ilies and men war wise with very sensitive fe -lings of honor in these United SlaLs 'Ano are urging the government to breai; with Germany 0:1 the least provoca tion. Did any 01' th.se wiseacres eve* seriously think of what it would tak-; or cost the countiy, in men, muni tions and army supplies, to become involved in war wiih any great na tion? Suppose, for argument's sake. Germany saw in her undersea war fare th > strongest and only weapon i by which she could overcome her enemy, by driving her commerce < from the sea, thereby cutting off her . food and ammunition supply and 1 forcing lier lo terms. Would anv , reasonable and impartial man think ? that sbe would give up this strong ] and realiable weapon just because i some few citizens of the United States 1 ?a\v fit to take passage on vessels th?y 1 had been warned off or some few ne- i.i groes who, for the pay that is In ; it, go aboard ships as caretakers o! j ; horses for use in the allied army V j , Suppose Germany sees it to her ad-: i cartage to disregard America's de ; mands upon her submarine warrare : and goes on indiscriminately destroy- | ing every vessel loaded for the allies regardless of their nationality, what would be the result? A rupture,! fcriaking off of diplomatic relations,! followed by a declaration of war.' The German admiralty is right now seriously considering this drastic pro cedure. She has already destroyed ; since her promise to the United States to cease her underwater war fare by the submarien 579 English shins. some of them large cruisers, and 189 for Norway. Besides these e"he has destroyed several hundred for other neutral nations. This was 1 up to November 15. We can plainly , see the result of eGrmany's disre- i Sard of our government's demands. ] {Now, what would be required by us chould 'we be called into war on the , side of the allies? We must do the 1 part of a first class great nation. We must put into the field an army com- j mensurate with our world's-standing. : "We could do no less than the small i Balkan nations. So we should send j at the very least 20 corps of 40,000 ; men each, an army of 800,000. There j , 1 JACKSON, MISS., MAN > :: Jells How To Cnre Chronic Cough \ Jackson, Miss.?"I am a carpenter, and the Grippe left xne with a chronic . cough, nm-down, worn out and weak. J took all kinds of cough syrups without ] kelp. I read about Vinol and decided to * try it. Before I had taken a bottle I - left better, and after takirg two bottles c my cough is entirely cured, atid I have z pained new vim and energy."?John L. i JtowiF. 2 Vinol is a delicious nor-secret tonic T which is guaranteed for oughs, cold* srtri hmnnhit.iR and for nil weak, mil* * Sown conditions. ? Gilder & Weeks, Druggists. New- f berry, S. C. t Solid C ? Any time, anywhe Smokeless Uii flea insurance. No m room's so cold y< breath?just touch Perfection and it th before you are reac For a warm bathrc fast room, or a c room at the end c get the Perfection. pi oon Han^cnmp H nra ft buy, inexpensive to i department store, ha, dealer Use Aladdin Security STANDARD Oil (New Jt BALTIMi Washington, D. C. Norfolk. Va. Ch Richmond. V* ^ould be required as a balance to this Qfaiitry a division of artillery or l.bou uus, anowing lour guns to each 2,lJ0u nfantry. It should be really twice ne number. me cavairy brancii vouid be dispensed witii, as tiie a:r iaits wourd uo me service requiied the cavalry. u wouiu require 400 wagons and >,OU0 xiluieS to na.ul tne Supplies 10 tiifc: j ;oiaieis m uie trencnes irum sup- J /i.y ucpOlb. 1 iili IS llut tuKlilg ill ac .wuui LilfcJ tiiu^sUnQ Wa^OUS 2.I1C1 iauei lo iiaiu cuinp equippase, reserve 4,ii;iua?. Il.uii, mcuital supplies, aill'OU aucco, iieiu uoopxtai, e<.c. it snouid -c a _ liiciiiot;!eu every moutiiiui )L tOuU iOX lliaJl UUU utJaol ill '.(Si, ue .ui .tva ii oLu. t4..o oiati aj i..e<ti V\>JUlu ;e njiie to be nuu 011 tne oilier, iiieic u.uac ljo at itiaoi io tlays supply ul oca cm ruu w^iii t.iti a.maiiit.n. iy .ted i>uu,ouu troops xor 30 uays it Aould require io0,000 barrtJs oi iouj-, i,_Uu,t(jU pouiius oi meat ana juuikucii tnousanu ousnels oi corn and thousands of tons oi hay .oi iioiafcs. Canada required 30 fillips to take over her lirst contingent ui L>y,0t?u Liuups. une tnousand to t* ship. Suppose we crowd in twice that many,, it would take 400 ships to transport the troops alone, and halt :hat many for the artillery, w; 20ns. liorses supplies. So we alci reqiri' a fleet of 600 shipi;. A^ -re are we to get them? We haven't them. Those of the allies are busily i-ngaged in furnishing their own ar mies. So we would have to depend upon the ships of a few neutral na tions, such as Norway, Sweeden, Den maik. Would they be in a condition to supply them? Then this great army would have to be recruited. It has taken us the better part of a year | to recruit an army of 100,000 men on the border, when danger to our coun try seemed imminent. Could we get volunteers enough to engage in a toreign war, where no one individ ually is interested, a war brought about by a few reckless and foolhardy men persisted on going on ships where they had no business, and had been warned away? There would have to come the ruthless draft or conscrip tion. We have only all told 720 pieces of field artillery, none carrying a shell further than three miles, nor heavier than 60 pounds. TvVe would be laughed out of the country, should we take a battery of these toy cannon among the 600 pound howitzers of the European ar mies, carrying shells from six to ten nilcs, weighing 600 pounds. So our tvhole battery would have to be re uodled, new cannon, new carriage, notor tracks and ammunition to do !or at leasi a month. See what would De before us. But taking it for granted that the army of 800,000 tvas well organized, equipped and lad been landed on the shore of Eu. rope, wnere wouia iney uegm we i >ffensive? Winston Churchhill, Eng- i and's first lord of the admiralty, j vhen the war began, while discuss- | ng the situation in one of America's :reat newspapers, deplored the con lition where the central powers, with in army so much smaller numerical v.were enabled by their stategy md science to hold off the allies, witn ^eir prenonderance in men and sup )lies and with a navy of negligible strength, could keep inactive their. sreat fleet of warships. Said he. | 'what is the use of our ships and heir strength, when a little German j lomfort ?re, the Perfection ter means comfort atter if the bed ju can see your i a match to the taws out the chills Iv to dress. >om, a cozy break omfortable living >f the days work ible. Inexpensive to lse. Ask any good rdware or furniture ieutenant, looking through a peri scope and the pressing of a button send to the bottom, our most power ful dreadnought?'' Or "to send their ?reat warships over the mines that rhe central powers had planted over night?" Or of "what use was it to rush men against ioruneu positions, mat uer-1 man ingenuity and science has made ! impregnable?" Men and munition are not wanting with the allies. Today the allies have two men to the central powers' one on ! every line of battle throughout the 2, 000 miles of battle front, and have 900.000 held in reserve. Then Eng- j land and France have 1,000 of re c.uus ni their camps of instruction. Russia has more men than she can equip. So where would be the advan tage to the allied power or the danger to the central powers to send this lit- ! tio avniir r?t" twin 711PM9 While as fCT fact, if men were wanting, Italy, just bt'low them, stands with an army or 2,000,000 that have never smelled the! scent of battle. Whatever difference there should, exist between Germany and the Tinted j European conflict is ended and tliej Stat'es must be settled after the great j less the president has to say about Germany's sinking of ships of other I nations will be best for our country's' honor. Attend to our own business. and let other nations alone. D. A. Dickert. j should be "nipped in fbm bud'1, for ii allowed to ruu unchecked, serious results may follow. Numerous cases of consumption, pncu- [ monia, and other fatal dis eases, can be traced back to a cold. At the first sign of a cold, protect yourself by thoroughly cleansing your system with a few doses of iHtus-im BUCK DRAUGHT the old reliable, vegetable liver powder. Mr. Chas. A. Ragland, 0' Madison Heights, yjl, says: i "i have been using Thed ford's Black-Draught tor (stomach troubles, indiges I tion. and colds, and find it to be the very best medicine 1 I ever used. It makes an old I man feel like a young one." I Insist on Thedford's, the original and genuine. ?-67 Break your Cold or LaGrippe witb a few dosee of 666. HE ALMOST LOST HOPE | IN KEPEA1FD FAlLURt! I (liarleston }Ian Declares He >V;ts Tp ' A lid Down All Night Lull?. * ALMOST DKOVE AIE CRIZY" (liarlestun Kaili\>ati Man Declares 'i'liat at Last ile lias Conquer ed His Troubles. "Tanlac has clone a great deal for me. Since 1 began taking it I have gained ten pounds in weight and I uo not suffer with any ol' tnose destress ii;g ailments and I am steadily im pro\ 'i!': in li: alt.ii and strength." In the.se words, Mr. \V. H. Lewis, a Southern Railway section foreman, ot 44 Drake St., Charleston, summed up the great relies Taniac, "The National Tonic." had given him. Mr. Lewis' statement follows: 4 My system was generally run down and out of tone before I began ta.K ing Tanlae. I was a sufferer with in digestion and nervousness. 1 had con tended with indigestion and stomach troubles for about twenty-five years and it seemed that nothing I took would give me permanent relief, and generally I failed to- get n lief. I have taken a great many different medi cines and have been treated by phy sicians, but I continued to suffer witn my stomach. "Gas formed in great quantities on my stomach and I was troubled a great deal with pains around my heart. At night I was very restless, and my sleep was broken and unre freshing, and I was up and down all night long. Pains in my abdomen also added to my troubles ahd dis comforts. "I was subject to severe attacks of nervousness, and when my nerves were in that condition, any noise. If ii con tinued a while, would almost drive me crazy. "The Tanlac adver-ising had caugh my eye, and finally 1 decided to take it. even if so many c:Iu-r medicine had proved disappoii/Jag to me and had done a lot to kill ay faith in medi cine. But Tanlac proved the excep tion to this rule. Tanli-.e iias done a great deal for me. I have gained ten pounds in weight and ' do not suffer from any of those distressing ail ments as I did. \ My appetita is rood and I digest what I eat and I do not have those pains after eating as I cncp did. "My nerves were quieted bv taking the Tanlac, and I was also improve! so much that -I can sleep well nov and I feel much better and more re freshed in the morning now than I used to. In every way I feel a whole lot better. "My wife also took Tanlac, and it gave her just as satisfactory results as it gave me. "I am glad to recommend Tanlac, because of the results if gave my wife and myself. Tanlac has been of great benefit to both of us, and I highly reo-! cmraend it." ] Tanlac. the master medicine ig sold by: j Gilder & 'Weeks. Newberry, 3. C.f Dr. TIT ITsOlsv.*** v rtm nnnllr <2 H Ti* ' ?r. iiWiiun aj . v k?c*\jv^., jl-*al- , tie Mountain Drug Co., Little Moun-' tain. S. C., The Setzler Company, Po- i maria. S. C, Prosperity Drug Co..j Prosperity, S. C., Whitmire Pharm-; acy, Whitmire, S. C. ACCEPTS LAURENS CALL. Rev. Wilmot S. Holmes Assumes Nen . Pastorate. The State. Laurens, Dec. 18.?The Rev. Wil mot S. Holmes has accepted the rec torship of the Church of the Epiphany and has entered upon his ministerial duties. Ke will move his family here in a few weeks, probably about the beginning of the new year. He was rector of the Episcopal church at Orangeburg. He is cordially wel comed back to Laurens, for he was for several years rector of the church here and is highly re garded by all and beloved by his parishioners. In addition to supplying the Laurens hurch, Mr. Holmes will r~each at Newberry and Williston, It is understood. One of my oldest friends and a mighty reliable one. Many a cough a-nrl rold of mine and mv children too has been stopped by Dr. King's New Discovery." Fornearly 50 years Dr. King's New Discovery has been the standard remedy for coughs, colds, croup and such bron chial affections. At all druggists. Try it. ifW #li< /Jfl )aLl yet as scier tumid melti light born pitfall on O! ture blend red, red moist lips 1 ardent blood of r strongly like a runne tive sweep of velve delicate tracery of v ly violet?a tempes And around all I "mM a Man's. v. My?. * $, :{& 55; X; >:<<5fX' GOOD WISHES By FORTUNE FREE. DMEONE said that the richest person was the one who was fullest of good wishes for others and who received their good wishes in return. Wishing others well did him or her all the good in the world, and the good wishes in return were powerful for good. Don't we find it so ourselves? No one can do with out them. They are our dearest pos sessions. Montague Williams, the celebrated British barrister, once related the story of a rather unlovely old gentleman of miserly habits and rejoicing in the nickname amongst the urchins of the neighborhood of "Old Pickbones." Gen erosity was not one of his virtues, and if he wished any human creatures well he kept it a secret 10 nimseii. ne v>u?> a man who seemed impervious to all good wishes?a solitary old grudger who eared nothing for the good or the bad wishes of any human creature. When he died, however, it turned out that he had been by no means as thick skinned as he seemed. He left a will in which he bequeathed money to dif ferent persons, and ten thousand pounds to some unknown individual whom he directed his solicitor to dis cover if possible. That person had been accustomed to send him yearly an anonymous post card with just, "Best wishes at this time to you." The writer gave no clue as to who he was. J_>icl tne oia gentleman tear the cards up or throw them into the lire? Not a bit of it. He had carefully preserved them?tied them up in a nice packet. "If the writer cau be dis covered," he ordered in his will, 4'i NOTIfE OF .ANNUAL MEETING OF COUNTY BOARD OF COXMIS SIONERS. The annual meeting of tne County Beard of Commissioners for Newberry County will be held on Thursday, the fourth day of January, 1917. All per sons holding demands of any kind against the county, not previously presented to the Board, will file the same with the und^rsigi^gd .gn or he fore the first day of January. 1917, 'hat said demands may l)e exam only of itself?a ne cheek where art indistinguishably? Deneath which the naidenhood throbs r's pulse?a seduc ity throat, with the eins showing faint' tuous bosom? this, Two Arms? Kqueath him ten thousand pounds foi his good will." I would dearly have liked lor the sender of those post cards to have got that money, but all efforts to find him proved unavailing. One cannot help wishing well to th? person who wishes others well. Good wishes are tne Diggest oona on eurui. Isn't it a delightful thing to think that others are thinkkg of us? The well-wisher is thinking of u$. He also puts his good thought for us into words: "I wish you every good luck," or something of that kind. It is like a grasp of a hand pressing ours. It blesses both the giver and the receiver. I don't know which get* the most out of it. There are times when the world ? breaks out into a mighty shout, as it were, of good wishes. Christmas time is the great season. Never had we more need of them than at this coming Christmas time. It is an enormous op pommity xor ine guuu msuci ?.v ixiu.au his power felt. iS if ^ It is a curious and beautiful thing about this Christmas spirit H that year after year it leads us ^ to attempt the all but impos ^ sible, in order to give pleasure ^ to others; while in the end ev |j eryone's joy is the result, not of ? what he has received from oth I- ers, but of what he has done % for them. *yst ^ ^ Utility. "Does your wife favor useful gifts?" "Too much," replied Mr. Meekton. "Last Christmas she bought me a nice^ new snow shovel. ined and ordered paid at said meet iug. H. C. Holloway, Clerk, Etc. J. C. Sample, County Supervisor. 3-1.">-22-29. COTTON SEED CULLER?Ready to s parate your cotton see<i so as to give you pure ana perieci seeu planting or perfect seed for sale for planting. Have portable outfit and rill come to your home. F-tr further particulars write D. L. Hsimm, Sil verstreet,' S. C.