Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i * > U i i j jI’H / . PvMtshed DaUjk Except SnnUy a< ^ '♦lorettce, 8. ky t , 18 UN SON AND GARDINER Rleten C/ truneom ldltor. CMee. *. G«Winer, EuelneM Mineger '•WftSCRIRTtON RATES . * Reyablc In advance. OM week - I - 1B One month 60 three months ...... ' •tx-moatha ? -* 0 One year - — ♦■ 00 - »Entered at aeoond cUaa • mattei December 8. i»00. at Florence, 8. C ■■ " ^ OBBl * !**♦♦♦♦♦♦«♦♦'♦♦*«♦ The total enrolhnont of all the ► -TOtrAY*^ ATerrtVERdA^^^T: HCtroots ten years ago was + three-thousand and this year the «n- tho u^ TOllment reaches the njne thousand j U un t>arthquako mark, tylth an average attendance ot ]8 70—Count Demldoff, the Russian 7000. TUs. increase of three hutu savant who married a daughter dred percent within the east .tf/L 1 Bonaparte, died in years Is a retrfvd n^ter beMre eqifar 1 Paris. Born in Florence in 181^ ed and will haidlv be surpassed. '1877—William 0. tiownlow. tii/t In the fifty two districts of the ' room traction governor of Tenn • i cssee, died ai Knoxville. Tenn. county there a*3 sixty-four school ; Boi .„ )„ \v rt he Comrty, a.. Angr buildings, representing a property 2f) 1805. valuation of at least five hundred 1886—.leifcrson Davis :alrt the fonn thousand dollars. j dation stone for the confederate The people of Florence countv ate tnonument in the capitol ground, m at Montgomery. ly opened today. t + ♦♦ + + *** + + * b •' T^ttAYS BIRTHDAYS + !• + *❖❖ + '»■ <•♦++ + + + ♦ + 1888—Henry Stanley met Finn Dasha on Lake Nyanza. Member of The Aeeocleted Rreee ' >the Aiaoclated Free* Is. CTeloelve. ly entU'ed to the nee for republic* ttvn of *11 new* dieputebes credited jo it or not ctberwtae credited In tbt. - peper and eleo to the loc*l news pub • Belied herein. : i\ T THURSDAY APRIL 20, 1020 There is a growing tendency ol .... cyclists to ride the sidewalks of tk city. This is a violation of the ot dlnhnces and the police depnrtmen. *5 is maHlng a concerted effort to breal up the practice. Scarcely a day pas get, but. what some violator Is brought before the recorder on the chargt Cyeilif.ts are warned to keep off tin fide walks with whet Is. Prede.- »tfiaus ut least should have soim ••'lights ami while they may be vs * pecied to dodge automobiles and ve hides in crossing the streets the. should at least (ed safe while walk . 'lug on .the sidewalks. nolme’d land. hlaf Secretary for lie GOOD ROADS AND MARKETS. ~M»vbthev one thing' brings prospei l^ ijid- benefitS lbe public general^ irbA' thau doeb good roads. And on nothing flse has more publh nir.ney been wasted. Some progress it i true, has been made in roa ^bli1ldiiig''<Hthln the past few year, hut nothing to compare wlih the pn gresss made along other lines, an even other sactions, in this partict: It; are making greater progress tha I.. th« South, while even other se« lions of the Somh are making great _ er progress along this Mne than tUl: | immeijlate section and we must loci i to our laurels and keep pace, r. j least, with the progress being mad< t by others. The farmer with produc< | to ^cH or looking for a mark'd ir » whlcli to trade, no longer counts die i liinoe hut he does count hours. TIu | auhnnobile Ins eliminated distanci ‘ and the market affording the bet ! road to his faim is the market h t will patronise. Much‘produced eti 1 the Southern farm is allowed to go to waste for the simple reason that ‘ Vt is too difficult to get the product to market. The wear and tear ot . his vehicles, over poorly construcled t reads, prohibits the marketing oi these products. With good roads ■ radiating in every direction from Florence her trading radius could easily be extended many miles In every direction. People realize that * Florence Is an exceptionally good place in which to both market pro i duce and do their shopping, but many | are kept away for the Hick of better » roads—We hope the time is coming ; - when this trouble will be corrected. justly and pardonably proud of their schools. No county artywhere has made more wonderful progress with is^—UnUnd States * war. hips wore In the past few years man has Floi- ordered' ti<' Micaragua to protect ence county. The schools have kept American interests, pace with the material advancement UU® Mnny of -the Irish revolution of this section, and this progressive is,!< surrendered. levelopmPnt Rasent been coitfned if^ -Foward^Short^. M l*., was ap to any orte Faction nor to the towns and villages, but the , progress has *en universal and the rural com- 1 + + + + + + + + + 4. munilies especially have gone for > TODAY’S EVENTS ♦ ward at an undreamed of pace of de- > 4 4 4 •elopment. | * So longer do the country people Unilpnnry of the birth of llenr, ; nd " «nd their chil ^r ’ n " i,, T ion oft to a boarding school nor to Onp hundred and sevent'■•fifth nn a nd them to the town schools for niversary of the birth of Oliver Fll- heyhave learned that it is far cheap worth, famous Connecticut statesman •r iMd a thousand times better to aP( l Chief Justice of the Supreme them at home imd spend the r °' ,rt nf , ,h<! States. ... , , . A .oval wedding In Japan toda\ 1 ii own local school W |p unite i’rinces" N'eshinioto Ma^a hrough extra tax levies and thus not l;o. a re'atlve of the Emnoror of .la- nly provide,iheir own children with P ;,n - an< ' Prince Lee. former hell he necessary sc! ool facilities but at a ! wo '’''” , <'ie Kurron throne, he «..me lime r. ». ,u , Charles Tt. Crane, me new United he same time furnish their more un- S ., |P ., x ni hassado r to China, ha- 01 Innate noibhb.jrs bott^r and more q*io^to f, oii from S*io idequate school facilities. , Fr-.iu-isco today for his new post al There are few disiriots in the en ‘re country but where the pupils at ■he remotest ends are easily acces sible to the school, however The drug store was filled with wor- ’ rled looks—prescripifon faces. All ! were eager for quick action and the i druggist was doing his best to meet all the demands, a woman, the only one without u preseription in her hand, ,. n »n 1 biK ‘ k »n«l forth until she got i, c u . . ‘‘ r ' n '-'1 directly in tlie path of the druggist Hsh r-oinpo«er. conductor, and oper „ , .. t- ''ail on me. please.” she said snap- Prir.ce Hirolulo. eldest son of tie Emperor of Japan, born hi Tokio. 1> rkffis ago today. Sir Thomas Befchuni. born 41 years agj teep noney *re three districts in the county com- 'rising large areas on account of a narco population, and each of these ’i^triots maintains regular transfer ! uof whereby the pupils are trans- i '»r*ed to and from school every day ! ’tirit-g the school session. ♦ ♦ ♦ * A 4 4 4 4 4 4 IN THE DAY** NEWS 4 '444444444444444 On« of the most notable art ex hil '< *11 u P*’ *))'' v***')' a ptl ''VMH ri fvy\o** : (* Jn there stitn'e, in Pitt- burg, will be formal- It Warms You Up IVr CoutUs, Colds, Smc Throat,- wiien yonr body Aches and is Feverish. . (Mentholated) liOosens the PiileKin—Clears flic Hejid iimi Chest. s-'.e Your Druggist's. EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Jonas Lie, who reat-he hi.s 40th birthday today, occupies a high plate Among the younger American artists. Us pictures are essentially Ameri- ‘ an, Ihe niatorial hr.ving b^en drawn ' ainly from New York and Its vk-in- I y. He has painted the workaday | otld of the waterfront, the glory of 1 •rooklyn Bridge, the beauty of the i •alisades, and the New York skv- crapers. The artist is native of orway and belongs to a Norwegian amily noted for genius in one form »r another. His paternal uncle aftm ‘•hom he was named, was one of the /orlds supreme exponenes of tho bort ! tnry. His aunts were famed ■s musicians, while various other elatlves for generations liad contri- * buted to the cultural history of their! country. Having lost his father in early youth, Jonas Lie came toi the United States with his mother, who was of American birth. While still 1 student at the Academy of Design n New York he cent a canvas, “The 'rav Dav ” to the jury. The picture tvas accepted, well hung, and from thence dates Jonas Lie's recti tar ap- 1 A •earance in American art circles. CHICHESTER S PILLS Ills DIAMOND HRVNI». A Ladlcat A«k your llraszlol f CM<fc*o-*«r « IHouiood Tlrmu . I’HlOlu Rod Mid Cold IlirtallicN | S.>x<t, mini Kith Blue Kil bon. \ / Toko *• ulLrr Huy of your V terunW. A • (or CHI-CII t.S.TFW $ UIAMOMD IIK A Ml PII.I.M, for t‘ years Uuounns Ur-I Snieit.Ah-.nisBrtln..* S3LD BY DRUGOibTS EVEPYtt(<FJtf 2«R*ffOHABOQ*e«6<a*««9 • - - ♦ >444 ONE YEAR AGO TODAY 4 • • IN THE WAR. 4 * 4 4 4 * 4 4* 4 4 4 4 4 4 The main Uerman peace delcga tior. arrived at Versailles. Secertteen bombs were found In the mails addressed to o'’ntuin o nt cetdt allots and public officials of the IT, F, • The chief indications in the V treat nent of RI1-LIMA 1 ISM « etc. are to neutralize the toxins and destroy tht specific poisons U circulating in the body. » ■ ALBERTS RHEUMATIC REMEDY tapully ehnunjtes the poisons, thereby relieving all symptoms and preventing their return. No overloading yo.ir system with drugs. Half a teaspoouful of Albert’s Rheumatic Remedy once or twice a day is sufficient. Price £l.C0. The KELLS COMPANY > Newburgh, N. Y. < atk- impresario, today. Mary Manpeting. for many yeavv a leading actress ol the Am tricaii j stage, now retired, born in London.' 44 years ago today. Lr. AllK-rt A. Murphree. president of tlie University of Florida, born o' Walnut Grove, Ala., 50 years ago t(i 1 day. Alien Sothron. pitcher of t'n > Si Louis American league baseball foam b'm at Dayton. O., 27 years ago t 1 day. Leo M. Traynow Located In Florence The many friends of Leo. M. Tray-i w.r will be lutere! ted to learn ‘that !n has been promoted to manager oil ♦ he Florence. S. branch of the Singer Sewing Mac hine company. He i Isis farr.il> ft'ere nl once.' His district covers the Pee Dee sec-| tion. Mr. Traynor i.; already a big Florence bo'-tt-v ..rid !..sl niglit was 'ialmlng a |r<pn'>-‘0.1 of IfOon fori • t'e Gate ruy. or. as- be styled it,| 'the eovni'g city c-f Fastertt Caro lina tiorlh t f (’harleston."- Uhar-) leston American. plly. “I’m in a hurry. “"’bat did you wish?’’ “Some birdseed—canary bird. And I want the real stuff, none of this camouflaged birdseed—sand. coRnneal, sawdust and a lot of oilier stuff.” “But. lady, we—” Dll, you can t fool me. I’ve been reading up on Ibis birdseed graft. 1 lead in a maga/.ine where they were Jamming all sorts of junk into this stuff we’re feeding our poor little canaries. hlnk of cheating a poor lit- 1 tie canary.” "But, Indy, you don't understand—” ‘ uli. yes. i do understan I. 1 want birdseed Hint has a glaze on It—the ki’d lbat shows if is fresh by ils bright color. 1 don’t want this gritty Muft. 1 know wbnt I’m talking about. | I’ve been reading up and—’’ “How much did you want, lady?” “Hh. about a nickel's worlh.” And flit* poor, unhappy prescription- eers fell in a faint.—Indianapolis News. > ***#*#*#**#*#**-************■********** K4HHHHHMHHHHHHHF I t LOOK HERF FRIENDS READ, HOSEA, 4th CHAPTER, READ, JOEL, 1st CHAPTER, READ, ZACHARIA, 4th CHAPTER^ T H E N GO TO M A C K’ S PLACE TO GET YOUR CLOTHES MADE THAT WILL FIT YOU. A1\CK’S PLACE, 211 NORTH DARGAN STREET FLORENCE, S. C. j OUR MILK IS HANDLED in the most careful manner. From cow tr> your table every s i“i' ui its production and prep- aration has been taken with tii'' sole idea of preserving its parit - anil guarding It from contamination of any kind. It is clarified and pasteurizchl and wholesome, it after vou have rich, pure You'll prefer tri'd it. CENTRAL MiLK STATION Phone 746. Present efforts to signal Mar-- r <' 1 c-'U' that a'"0*’'' tit'* prices offered bv i tho Paris Academv of Science to in ventors Is one n* S r onfl‘l. foutld 'M | ni'inv years ago by Pierre Gvizmatt'i.j which is to go to tiie perso-i wh>,i find^ a way to < nn"nun>«"»te with tbej nbibii-ints of another planet. r 0 th M ^ f X f T.M. * / T No county In South Carolina, tak „ ;-n as a-whole, has more handsomely built, modeinly equipped and fur nished, conveniently arranged, and sLrJStarVy kept school houses than lias Florence county. ,t The progress and development made along educational lines within the pa?-t decade In this county has been nothing short of phenomintil. V*iTtie county Is divided Into fifty two school dlrtrlcts, comprising average area of about 14 1*2 square miles; supported by a property val nation, returned on the tax books of * the county at eleven million, five hrindrtd thousand dollars. Of the fifty two school districts all with the exception of one have voted within the pnst ten years extra school levies; The highest extra levy In the county carried hv auv one district Is 19 mills and the low est special levy, carried by any school district amounts to four mills. While there are still a few of tie J one teacher schools In the county ye* they urs very few and very fat l-f-tween. The average teaching forct. in the county per school Is four , teachers receiving an average salary l nf nine hundred dollars per annum. There are today In the county jj thirty eight rural graded schools as i compared with only eight ten years » -JM*). an increase within the past ( decade of more than three hundred per cent. The average school term Great Convenience—Small Cost Business concerns and traveling men using STATION TO STATION long distance service to great advantage in reaching branch managers and the home office, " here some one who can transact business is likely to be always present. This class of toll service is rendered at much lower rates than the person to person service. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY SKIN PEELED OFF LIKE FISH SCALES BURNIN&AND ITCHING ECZEMA ’ RELIEVED BY T AKING NUMBER40 FOR THE BLOOD Andrew CUantHe. Ka^'.!'makea L lollowh!::'' K U,,> ^ ,;,Wp,, " 0 roHet ' sl, “ , ' l> i '* statement: ”1 could net sdeep'on a, 1 ?] « a, l believe Number 40 will count of h burning and itching ec . j comr^ q.#,’ mn,* me.’* Wiuiesk to zetna which started on my fingers, j sign;,ture. (’hag. \V. Brown. 40 act.-. ■ spread to my hands, arms and limbs,''llrec'ly on the skin througli burning and iiqhing like fice, causing blood and is demiiuded iu ten yearn ago was about four and a ,n '* Hcrn,( ‘ b relieve the paiu. 't urfs, ulc •rs. glandular swellings, half months areorffinv in ih* ' r l ie . 8k,n Peejed off like.fish scales. I chronic rheumatism, catarrh, c-onsti 1 mnnth* 4 « * 1 •#!« uivr linn m uh s. I CnrCPH* Information ^ll 6 tried a number of medicines without pa Mon. stomach, liver and kidney obtainable, while the relief. Number 40 was recommend- trtuble* and all diseases arising from 1 average school term of county for ed to me bv rhas. W. Brown of the Impure ami Impoverished b'ood. this year has been nearly eight H'own Drug To. I improved from Mode by .1. r. Mendenhall. Evans-' 1 now on jjjy v 11 le, Ind. to years a druggist. 1 months and Increase of nearly fifty ^ Hand Sapolk Tleanse 1 ^ Invisioratcf. ' , THE BUTTER WAY. “Po you tell bedtime storks at I your house?" “I used to until my wife gof next to toe. Now I either get home in good stxsoa cr say nothing ii 1 '*-'* tf.” , All tho famous old liquors wor - in- 1 v and manul'm-tured exi lu--i,•.> i iy by monk. - . 3 T 7 DON’T NEGLECT % The torn hi'istery »»( Iltyc the 11 lime an v l or worn up- your machine rcjtairs made save iiK.iie”. ? ^11 get expert work 111 the overhaul rep! icentem ii j..!,—have its matc dressing or ^ * t !! FLORENCE AUTO TOP AND PAINT SHOP . 33 N. Irby. Phone 1G8-L-2 t t|! ill gas ii J ir^- r/ m m m ■/// "7/ I 81 >11 “DELCO-LIGHT is the Best Time and Labor Saver on My Farm” * That’s what many users say. Over a hundred thousand families located in all parts of the world, are enthusiastic about Delco-Light. This is proof of the satisfaction Delco-Light gives. It is an in dication of the high place Delco-Light holds in the hearts of those who use it. * Clean, safe electric lights make the house, barns and premises as bright as day. Electric power does the pumping, separating, churning, washing, ironing, sweeping and a score of other tasks. Greater convenience and comfort come to those who have Delco-Light. Write or call for catalog, price* l and further intereeting detail* CARTER ELECTRIC SERVICE CO., Dealer Lake City, S. C. HOME LIGHT & POWER CO.. Distributor Box 276-281, Columbia, S. C. •o U»5 V- ' iii., jf campktr electric Unfit and power plant for farms and auntry homes, self-cranking— air cooled—hall hearings no belts- only ont pla>:e to oil—thick plates- hug-lived battery—" runs on kerosene. Valvc-in-Head Motor. Over 100,000 Satisfied Users Manufactured by DELCO-LIGHT COMPANY, Dayton, Ohio 'hr- There’s a Satisfied User Near You