Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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AGENEf Our big sale of met with a generou tion are represente in the benefits of th ful advertising is si we've enjoyed a h. this big sale, we sti merchandise that a: See our off( - All-wool Suiti $35.00. One lot of J4 and sizes, vali Price, $6.75. One lot of I sizes 7 to 18, Special Sale I Ladies' Coa 1K and Sweaters In Dry Goods a market quotations, This big sale is age of it today. 1O'Don S COMMISSION HARS ORAL ARCUM[NTS garding Increased Rates in South i Carolina SHEALY AND LUMKIN TALK 1'ailroads Petition Body to Rule on Refusal of State to Allow Extra' Charges. Washington, Nov. 29.Chairnman t irank W. Shealy, of the Railroadi fiommission of South Carolina, and former Assistant Attorney General M. 0. Lumkin represented the State comn sisn-ere today at the oral argu nbeore the Interstate Commerce I i'~rmission in the intrastate passen radbaggage rate case, on which a I &hearing was held in Charleston last eptemnber. The rairoads are petitioning the In.- r ~tate Commerce Commission to rule erefusal of the State Railroad mnmisison to permit the establish-t e~ot of the increased rates within the I State of South Carolina, which were< auithorized generally by the Interstate Cjommerce Commiission in its order 1 some months ago, known as "Ex parte i 74." John E. Renton, special solicitor of the National Railroad Comrniassion-< ers' Association, also appeared in be Lhalf of the South Carolina commission.< 'fThe kilroads were represented by able counsel in Washington. B. S. Tatlor, I president of the Piedmont and North.. *ern) Railroadl, was also present.| Commissioner Sheaiy made this comrn ment on the case: "The surprising I nt.of it is that the railroads are asking certain things of the Interstate Commerce Commission which were not ('overedl in the commission's ordler 'Ex< prie 74.' One of these is a penalty on the purchase of tickets on trains Dbde. Fabricated Bun~alows give e *wa masy, substantial, endurable, 1our wall-layer construction with tasmlation against Summer heat and Eipped in easy-to-handle sections naa byr plane we furnish. What 9er a Dbdes Fabricated Bungalow. DIXIE HOUSE C( CEABLBSTON, I Whim. See 1.. 1w eosd easeSg ~3 eAe'eue.. DOUS RES $150,000 worth of seasonable s response. The good peoplb d in the merry crowd that i is gigantic eVent. This firm's Abstantially reflected in our s indsome business since the 11 have many choice bargair re worthy of your considerat .rings in Men's and 3 at $19.50, $24.50, 50 Boy's Suits, assori ies up to $12.50, % 30 Boy's Suits, splei formerly priced up Price, $8.45. its, Coat Suits, DrE go in this Sale at H nd Domestics as in our othe hence you get the benefit of ! a money saving opportunit: ?l Dry G( SUMTER, S. C. y persons who board the trains at tations provided with ticket selling icilities. The penalty proposed is ghteen cents on any ticket that is urchased whatever the distance of he journey. If the Interstate Com wcree Commission has the right to egulate matters like this, then there no need for State commissions." VOMEN FIND HOME INDUS'rRY GOOD WAY TO EARN MONEY In Orange County, Fla., one of the iembers of a home club organized by he home demonstration agent is mak rig a specialty of "gift boxes," andl is oing wvell with her enterprise. These ttractive boxes contain a few per ect oranges, grapefruit, and kum unt s and are soldl all packed and eadly for shipment to the tourists who end them North as gifts to friends. )uring the best part of the winter eason this club member sells 40 to 0 boxes a day, and on each she riakes a very fair profit. Thousands of home women are oundl in every State who are anxious o earn money without going from ome to do it. Ihand-painted china, mbroidery, and crocheted thought of s a possible means of producing pin imoney or ~in some instances a most ecessary living incomew. The ama eur manufacturer soon finds, how ver, that the dlemandl for such ar icles is small and that as income pro ucers they are a failure, for almost vex y wvoman is able to make them or herself and few desire to buy hem ready-made. The home demonstration agents who were scat out by the United States )epartment of Agriculture and the tate agricultural college sadlvise the vomen in their territories who are nxious to earn some money of their wn not to try to sell something that he majority of women can prodluce or themselves, but to look over the very man a chance to own his weather-proof, enjoyable born. lead air space between effects Winter cold. quickly erected by' nay handy rou save In rent will soon pay PA PONSE'I merchandise has froin every sec tre daily sharing record for truth ales totals. While I inauguration of is in seasonable ion. Toung Men's $29.50 and Led patterns pecial Sale 1 idid values, to $15.00, 1 11 Isses, Waists alf-Price. r lines we follow ny price revision. r. Take advant. >ods Co. local field and to see if there is n something which people want a: need that the one desiring an incor .an make better than anyone else something that she can supply frc her resources for which there is real demand. The county agen, knowing local conditions and indi' duals, can usually be of much assi tance in helping a woman decide wh is the best ar'icle for her to attem to sell and what is the best way market it. It may be, if the woman lives in t country or in a small town, that s has plenty of honey and curtants a1 ean make the dlelicious bar-le-duce small jar of which brings a good pri in the city, or she many be taught h< t~o make it, if she has the raw rm terial. Blasketry is taught in sor sections of the South where t "long-leaf" pine abounds. The be kets are filled with jars of oran and grapefruit marmalade and a cold to tourists. SIlOWS IMPOlTANCE OF TICK ERtADIICATIO The implortance of the tick-eradic Lion work being (done by the Unit States Department of Agriculture indicated by a letter from an East Louis stockyard firm to a county age in Arkansas regarding a shipment 25,000 pounds of cattle from one the infested areas. These catt while in prime condition, were plac in the qjuarantine pen because of t locality from which they originatt The~d ifference in location caused ar duction estimated at 35 cents p. hundlredIweight, or $87.50 on a sint earload. The cattle were of practier ly the same grade as those fromnt adtljoining county which has been fre from tick diseases through the we o~f the department anad which sold f a higher price. TEST NEw AFIRICAN VARtIETIE AS TO AD)APTlAIITYII TO UI. isten hundred lot.s of seeds a !)lant s of A frican fruits, vegetaibl grains, andl flowers not common this country have beeni sent tot United States D~epartment of Ag ric' Ltre for a test as to their adlaptabl ity to A merican soil as a result of No More RATg or mice, after you use IRAT-SN A It's a sure rodent killer. re ti rd prove it. Rats killed wi RlAT-SNAlP leave no smell. ('r or dogs wvon't touch it. Giuarn 35ic size (I cake) enoughf P~an' ry, Kitchen or ('elhar. 65c siz (2 cakes) for Chick r-ecoops, or 'mall butilding: * 1.25 size (5 cakes) enouaghi '.... r....and out-buiildings. s'' e biildinvs. or factory bail Sold and Guiarantee'd ho 1)' son D~rug Store andl P'lowd UHnrdwnre l'n MORE P[P fOR 1H[ LAZY MIND F Frequently the Only Difference Be e tween the Genius and the Dul- Is lard Lies in the Condition ti of the Body. The brain is not normally lazy. Un- b der normal conditions it functions K properly. Its work, however, is direct- p ly affected by the condition of the h body, especially of the alimentary canal. Stop up the canal and the n stagnated poisons will pollute the en- v tire body. Fill the body with poison v and no organ can function properly; v Imuch less the brain. ti Cog the system by allowing a chromec constipation anid you areA neither fit for work nor association. Such troubles are common with mankind. Irregular habits, rash ap petites, over-worked stomachs and sluggish livers always decrease the ' efliviency of man's brain. v One should always keep the system cleansed. SarDraS, a scientific pre paration of medicinal roots and herbs, I without alcohol, invigorates the slug gish liver and kidneys, soothes the ir-r ritated over-worked stomach, cleanses the system and strikes at the very root of the- many common and dlanger- f Ouis <igestive diseases. It will do what the common laxative cannot. 1 A tablespoonful three times a day before meals will set the system righlt. Ant excellent tonic for liver, stomach, kidney and blood ills. Ask all dlviers and jobbers for Sar-Dra.S. trip made by Dr. I. L. Shantz, as ag KIricultural explorer. Dr. Shantz ac (ompanied the Smithsonian-African expedition. which made a tour of in-'z terior A fiica from Cape Town to I Cairo, penetrating the Orange Free 1 State, the Transvaal, the Congo, East Africa, the Sudan, and Egypt, withl side trips to other parts of the contin- ( eut and adjacent islands. I A mon gthe many new crops, one that is viewed with .interest is a gourdl' 2 tI'et long, which contains 2 gallons of, sicculkpt seed about the size of an almond? The meat of these seeds re sembles that of the butternut in taste, and in addition to their possibilities as Sa nut substitute they are rich in oil.1 Alany iew kafir corns and sorghums, I :as well as grasses, suitable for the semiarid West as well as the pine lands of the South, some excellent (new mangoes, a number of oil plants, t somle dry-land rice, and a large num- t her of grains and grasses are among the specimens. The department has found that several crops which flour- t ish in central Africa are adapted to f the southern parts of the southwest- b ern United States. The American Egyptian cotton and Sudan grass ares among the noteworthy acquisitions as I result of previous expeditions. Subscribe to The Times ot rid ne or PI it ce be ce Ls' at a ne be ge ed isi S nt edi' or ARMERS BEAT LOW MARKET: MAKE WOOL INTO BLANKE3TS Farmers of North Carolina, assist I by a representative of the United tates Department of Agriculture and ie State College of Agriculture, have, iund that there are more ways than: ic .to dispose of wool. They are aving their wool manufactured into lankets and expect to sell the blan 1s Abot l.000 pounds of wool roduced in North Carolina has been andled in this manner. The bottom dr;op ped out of tl.- wool arket for North Carolina. Three 1 ool sales which were to be held at ashington, Greensboro, and Ashe- I ille were abandoned, due to the fact iat there was no market for the wool L prices acceptable to the farners. fter the sales were canceled a large ianufacturing company, with est.-ib shimnts at Win-ton-Salem and Elkin nI 4-1 t' in 1he- proposition to ake up the wool of individual farm rs into blankets. A representative as stationed at Elkin to receive the" ool. Each consignment was weigh I, graded, and a report made up lowing just how many blankets of a !rtain grade and tiuality could - be ade from the lot. This saved the nafacturing establishment the ecessity of advancing Cash for wool n an uncertain markec. Many of thel irmers are now arranging to place ieir blankets on the markets, and it estimated that their wool will aver ge them something like 50 to 55 nts a pound and in some cases more. lool from the State experiment sta on netted approximately 7:1 cents a o-mn and that from a State test arm approximately 8.1 cents a pound.I A $1.00 Ttl-:ATM.\ENT FREE If it fails to help your case of ('c nea, itch. or other skin disease Is Zenerine- with this guarantee. old and recommended by Dickson Irug Store. ICHARD AND GARIDEN NOTES Clemson College. November 29. 'he grape vines should be pruned efore January first. This is to ssen the danger of bleeding, which very detrimental to the musca ines. Old vines trained to an arbor nill stanmd a severe cutting back, ,hich is necessary to produce a good igorous growth and to maintain ruit production. The muscadine grape will pro(luce he best results when trained to a rellis, using three wires instead of vo as in training the "bunch" va ieties. Posts should be at least 81 o 9 feet in length, and set 2 to 3 eet in the ground. The wire should e 2 feet apart on the posts, which hould be 16 feet apart. The vines hould be set at least 25 feet apart ai the row. - For early cabbage Early Jersey Vakefield are excellent varieties, nd should be planted in an open urrow before December first. Sue Xumm4.;a U _ Ir Dodge Brothers Business C continues to prove, in actual u that it is an economica! car. It is economical in its curre cost-per-mile and over a lo period of use. 'til jay you~ to yVitI un and exusmane Trhe halg *>t *s unusuaIy low. J. H. McCOLLUM Sumter, S. C, A MANNING IN''ERVIEW Mr. White Tells His Experience The following brief account of an nterview with a 1anningr man eleven ars ago, aitrquel, will be read vitI: keei interest by every citizen. N. R. White. S. Boundry St., Mann .g, gave' the foillow'ing statement darch 19, 11108: "1 suffered with kid iey trouble for some years. I would zi.ve to get up a good deal turing the uight to pass the kidney -ecretion s viich were highly colored and Cot' aitned a brick-dust- like sedimentt.. I mifered constantly with backache a.J here were sharp pains across my oms1. My hack ached badly aid I cer ainIly was iln mis('ry. I us'd )oars Kidley P'ills antd they gave 11.. sle.. lid relief, makin i 'I : ra to . 11:1.' til DOwm's Kidnevy P 'ilIls. '(iiinmd theni the only r(medv that dir ne4, any good, inl fact Doan 's uiired nt f 1 !l my trou le." l'rir 6tc, at ill deaIlers. Dor. imily ask for a kidney remedy-- ge-. Dowrna's Kitey Pills-the sat me that Mr. W h it'' had. Foster- M ilburn C. Mfgrs., Hul'alo. N. Y. es1ion? is :ii excellenvt il-seas n ,ariety. Te whfite Marrowft ad bla 'yo M arrowfat peas sht 4 be plar ld now. , he-e varieti -s arte roui m11d simlooth aid are perfectiy hare, i the South (uri-ing- the winter se. on. The wrinkled variietie are le tardy and should not ,. plait, 'wfore January 15th. T) PROIE DEATH Miami. Fla., Now. 29.--Circumsta :-es Su rrounditling the death of Mr. Alberta Hawkins, pretty 20-year oi salesgirl, wto was fourid dead in 3mpty bath tub in a local apartmer. building Sundilay will he probed te norrow by a coroner's jury, Corone II. W. Penney ainountced tontight. Although no marks of violeice we:X )1n the body, the police are tanxious f.a i thorough investigation of the a Lions of young woman and her huz band prior to her death having aroui Ad doubts that she met her deatih naturally. Her husband, Van Hay: kins, has not yet been located by ti. luthorities. You Guard Against Burglars, B--; What About Rats? Rats steal millions ot dollar. worth of grain, chickens, eggs, et.. Destroy property and are a menac to health. If you are troubled wit; rats, try RAT-SNAP. It will sure - kill themi-prevent odors. Cats dogs won't touch it. Comes in cak; Three sizes, 35c, 65e, $1.25. Sold ar guaranteed by Dickson Drug Sto" and Plowden lardware Co. ar nt rig .a -r -fft -