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. .V PfMjjl^HppppiPr’f ^' •*.•, 1'vvv/ >v ‘ ’ '• ',- : •'■ •» > nfii'-'Xi,; • —. • V^lMliHP ■■ ——» .- - ^ Except Bandar a* ». Florence, 8. 1«r tRUNlON AND GARDlNKft Neiea C. •runeen, Editor. Chaa. I. Qftrdlner, Buelneae Manager ^S5mmm3£*E"2SEEESS£ESlS!^SmE!mSEimmi£mmE£Em IUHCR1PTION ratm '! w>i. In advaAee. OM«Mk 1 1 • U aoMk •« Ttreo .months 1.75 r fltx ^mtha 3.50 One jiar -, n 5 00 Sflu^ri ■ntered as eecond claaa matter December 9, 1900, at Florence, B. C. I**' ^ . - \ 'k" Metdber of The Aieociated Preae Tie Aaaoclated Press Is exclusive. f V D entitled tp the use (or republics- tlon «( all" news dispatches credited MM A* not otherwise credited In this h '’gage^ and also to the local news pub- ltshed. s bentak .....Si, m , , ”• Wednesday may 5, isso flqbence .daily times t * fe a a ^^rvodhr* 4 * ♦ ♦ ♦ + . .♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ IN THE DAY’S NJEWS IN TJIE WAR. 4 e«4>4>44>44>44>4>4!4>4>4>4> ♦ ——- lecretafPof War Slker returne.l Weenie de Montijo, Emprgss of from France. ! French, for one short period the Italy agreed to rejoin 5 ^ trffe Peace most talked of and remarkable wo- Conference. j mgn of her time, enters upon he’ President Wilson and ijpremlers'ninety-fifth year today. The anni Lloyd George and Olemettceau visit | versary will be passed in Spain, wiii ed Versailles ther theex-Flmpress Journeyed recent ly to visit again the scenes of her That whs really a remarkable meeting at the Blue Bird last night. A hundred men had been invited to attend the preliminary organization dthue rot the Chamber of Commerce and practically every man was in his seat on time. When it is consider ed that the call was one of work and money the response was and may well be rega rded as signlftcane of Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief RE LL-A'NS m0 ■’OR INDIGESTION STOMACH ILLS permanently disappear after drinking tbe celebrated Shivar Mineral Wa- er. positively guaranteed by money- buck offer. Tastes fine; costs a trifle. Delivered anywhere by our Florence agents, Gregg & Ander son, Phono them. PREVENTOL Kills Bed Bugs These loathesome pests spread disease. Kill them instantly by spraying Preventol. Easy to use, clean, does not stain. Also destroys Roaches, Moths, Genrih and Odors. Drives out Flies and Mosquitoes. Special combination Sprayer and Pint Can in handy box saves you money. $1.00 at your dealers. Additional re-fill cans: Pint, 00c; Quart. $1.00; Half tbe pew era Florence. which has dawned in . • i -iU The Zemo, the Clean, Antiseptic Liquid, Gives Prompt Relief There is one safe, dependable treat ment that relieves itching torture and that cleanses and soothes the skin. Ask any druggist for a 35c or $1 bottle of Zemo and apply it as directed. Soon you will find that irritations, pimples, blackheads, eczema, blotches, ringworm and similar skin troubles will disappear. Zemo, the penetrating, satisfying liquid, is all that is needed, for it banishes most skin eruptions, makes the skin soft, smooth and healthy. The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland. O. editor well knows that tbe gentleman In quertlon Is of a ser- loW'tnrh of miud and that when he speaks- lie always has something of. ^>1 value to' say, and hastens to add his apologies to those which have already breh .voiced. • Our fellow editors will recognize in this statenf-nt that tiierd has- been trouble resulting from the hasty and careiess editing 1 ; of copy, ..But: it will sometimes bappeq, poq-^ jj U y a Furnace you can’t tell howgver unpleasant may be the re-1your neighbor the name until you see ‘"feults.t-.* Md investigate. KEEP YOUR HOME COMFORTABLE THIS WINTER ''When, the secretary of the Macon, GUm Ohaibber of Commerce declared tftjtt. ^hfe zijvelfare .of the nation de. pendW- xiph nt he early, settlement of 'rtie housing problem be spoke a ; par- i aMe v In Florence we have peeri the bad pTfeitSiOf the scarcity of houses in' the forced departure of some of n .ieur best potential citizens. The only remedy is to build more housefe and ' this we are trying to do as fast as possible even though the cost some times seems suicidal. the CALORIC original Plpelqss Furnace We are booking order now. Save 1-3 Fuel—Get 1-2 more Heat. We have for every lady calling at our store One Calorie Thimble Free- Come early. - ' \ : CALORIC Distributor Weeks Bradley Hdw. Co. PHONE 71. delegates-at-large to t pnveutipi. The situation in which Califrnia, a rtate crowded with me nand women of, foreign birth, finds herself with Americanization ^oi happy girlhood. Born in Granada, | New,JUaveu..todd.v to select their; del scarcely a decade after the battle of egates to thonaticnal convention a! Wjijteilqo, Eugenie is of mixed Span- San Francisco, isk and Scotch parefitage.L Her fa-1 The Missouri ther was a Spanish grandee, hut herijh^ K*p#hHraft mother was a Kirkpatrick. At the will be named -state conyentlpn f aliens will be threshed out age of twenty-seven, through her ro Miee t at Kansas City today. • j ventien of the California St£td"?! nll'm!!! Thfc; Mtiivihlll factron of Mississippi ‘ >r Agencies, which is i nEurope. Then, in 1870. came the ^pub icans has called a convention, to open today at Rive.s.de, war with Prussia and the overthrow Vicksburg today to name delega..— ot the empire, and she who had been , e \ to H the . natio,,a, 1 toav ' ir ‘ t ° n - t| acc.ltimed . as. “the most beautiful L Ac ' °" r ^ i L rds ratification m 1 woman in Europe- was- obliged to th « -^ffrage amendment ,s flee from France. For half a cen-J from the eDlaware ttiry the former Empress had lived i —p —-— — In retirement, in England, . first at! ' j Chisclhurst, where her husband died In 1873, and since then at Farn- borough Hill. Feel Good AH Oi Relieves the Aching. Feverish feelln Siojis Coughs. Colds, Sore Thro* (Mentholated). Loosens the Phlegm—Clears the Head and Chest. Sec Your Druggist's. 4><»****4>4>4>****4> + 4 y TODAY’S; AnNIVERSARICSj 4 *4> + 4>*4’* + 4>*4>*v«4> + 1820—United States Congress -pro hibited ^citizens from engaging in the -slave trade under penalty of death. , t . 1840- hundred lives lost and ,135,000,000’.in property destroyed ... u g.--at fire m numbing. ‘ | lS4. r (—Col John'J. McCook, one o"i the “Fighting McCooks” of civil | war fame, hern at Carrbllton, O., Died at Rumson, N. Y.. in 1911. 1877—Porfirio Diaz was pioclaltHcd President of Mexico. . , 189a—The Pope issued a letter of | sympathy with the Armenian stiff' ferers. STIMPSON Automatic—Computing - SCALES 100, 30, 6 and 3 pound capacity AH' stales equipped with or with *«•'' ' out scoops. SPRINGS. NO COG WHEELS. - NO RATCHETS Put an END to your scale TROU BLES by repjacjng your old scales with STIMPSONS. .1 am In position to make immedi ate deliveries. EDGAR B. HEAPS 14 S. McQueen St. Florence, S. C. W98--f5erman squadron under Prince ‘Tljenry of Prussia arrived at Kiaoj Chan to demand Satisfaction for j tlio murder of missionaries*iii. Chipa. • > j 1913-Montenegro gave up Scutari to Austria. 1917—The Rt. Hon. Arthur J. Balfour addressed the U. S. House of Representatives, . .. . *4>4>4>4>4>4>4> ♦♦ + ♦* + ** , * TODAY’S EVENTS ♦I* * * + 4> + + + *«4>t* ♦ 4 Old Folk’s Best Friend That’s what many call it, for it puls vim and vigor into old stomachs; rich, red blood into old veins; sound flesh on old bones. Drink a gla-s of this delicious diges- tant with cacii meal. AMERICA’S HOME SHOE POLISH Xour^Hfc Slices’ Best Friends # ShikojA Softergs and Preserves th*i Leather * ’ ’ 4 \ A ,v ' ’■ % * NEW YORK NEW ORlfEAN^ 'j COLUMBIA * * Eugenie, Former Empress of the !•» Frencti. enters ujion her 95th year I*' today. j,* Ut. Rev. Maurice F. Burke, Chitho ! ’ic bishop »if St. Josepli, Mo., cel*'- ( ’ rater his 75t)i birthday today. !• Mexico keeps a holiday today in '•elohration ot the anniversary of her N declaration of independence. The annual convention of the Amer l ,‘ lean Institute of Architects meets in I 1 * Washington today for a three-day j session. , , ' ;<* Connec-ticut Democrats,, meet at ry Shivar Ale PURE DIGESTIVE ARPWATICS WITH SHIVAR MINERAL WATER AND GINGER f . m '■our •f.rocer or druggist will refund jour money on first dozen if you are not pleased villi results. Shivar Ale retails at l^c per hot- i c r $1.75 ppr dozen. If your reg- idar dealer cannot supply yoii, tele- i phone NESMITH POWELL CO DISTRIBUTORS FOR FLORENCE. S. E. Henderson & Co SYSTEMS—AUDITS ’ INVESTIGATIONS ' * • ’ < * ' • , ’ .• i , <; Income Tax Service WE HAVE A LARGE STAFF OF • I COMPETENT ACCOUNTANTS AT YOUR SERVICE Phone 4035, Manson Bldg., Columbia, S. C. | 4- j 4S-K--K****•«•* t-tf -* M’hen your IGNITION SYSTEM develops trouble come to us—for Magnetos, Distributors, Coils, and Generators need SPECIALIZED EXPERT SKILL OF WIDE EX PERIENCE if dependable results are to be had. We repair ALL makes of >. IG NITION. STARTING. LIGHTING systems on Automobiles. 'j; . £ . FLORENCE AUTp ELECTRIC CO. -"/y - iAM Si.*-**! ■? f»j ft.y? 33 N. Irby Rhone 115%L.2 • -.Tv. J “We »«e by the papers that Mrs,, Nick Longworth appeared [. at a social function in Washing- . . fqn. dfid in black satin overalls, flow if some economy fiend will only'sally forth shod with gold- plated brogans, we shall be on the high road to cutting down the cost of . dressing.”, says the An- deftd>n Daily Mail. t, * The fad, , and Jad it is, continues to apread among those who have nothing more serious to think about. The enterprising keeper of the Nov York Hippodrome has dressed the elephttnik v*u blue denims, and we ;'“ , feel8,ure this stunt is'not calculated to, reduce-the cost of anything. In Washington, Mx young lady secre taries, in tbe employ of the govern- * ihent... created quite a sensation one ,4gV this w^ek in appearing for work clad Jn overall trousers with the bot toms .rplledvUP, displaying beautifully i 3Z ' /2 WE8T EVANS ST. REALTORS PHONE 386 | ___ shaped anltjes incased in hlgh prlced *#^*#tHrt$*#*#**#**-*#*4H}4H44:-***»*4t44**4HHHf****^***** # *^.x* D fiHk etockUigs.. Such stunts as the above place the wearing of overall# absolutely in the fad column and kil| alt-effect in reducing the H. C. L. The'.,-■0id Clothes Club” doesn’t S« aeem-so popular with the farist but when It conies to a knockout blow to High Prices the Old Clothes Club , | has the Overall Club skinned a block. LUCAS & BRUNSON * t REALTORS | REAL ESTATE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES— | MAINTAINING FULLY EQUIPPED DEPARTMENTS IN * BUSINESS PROPERTIES. * * HOMES, * LOTS . If AND * FARMS. | EXPERIENCED SALESMEN WHO KNOW 3 THEIR BUSINESS. \ TRY OUR SERVICE. u J WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN OUR LINE. . jj LUCAS & BRUNSON 1 32J/2 WEST EVANS ST. REALTORS PHONE 386 i% r FLY • rt RiW'f jii'hV pr % her? ■ hi ... r-*, J f ( U w Cs-5 \Vy\ y<*\ X -n . A i <Nu«i H H ll • ilLiin Ti * 4 4 4 We Handle the Best in Our Line ’ THE MEMORIAL Subficriptions to the State Memor ial,. Fund are being received daily, but i^et in ruch amounts as had been hoped. Chairman Willcox is arrang ing ft»r meetings to be held at some jmiata in ihe county and expects in tkle yrny to give the campaign some impetus. The quota is approximate- ' ly $12,400 and of this $8,475.00 had been, suSscfibed up to noon yester day. Those in charge‘of the cam paign are a| a Toss to understand why i * (he ^bBcriptions have not been more ** —----eous. They feel that the establishing a memorial to t i oil the South Carolina boys who fell in the war in itself should bfc sutoclent argument for the imrae- ’ dtate, response of the people, and in ; .tahtaft, thM; view they are entirely OOftect. Bat it may be necessary to a stronger appeal before the 1 Campaign : is over. We should not like to sea the committee placed in the position of begging for funds in th.4 cause like this. There are mary In the . city ..of Florence who have not yet contributed. They would feel better. We believe, if they did so im »#dlat*lr. howsyar small, the amount The . Victrola Talking Machine The - Ivers & Pond Kranich & Bach Steinway Kurtzmann Shoninger • Pianos COME TO US FOR * *1 VICTOR RECORDS 4 ■> a i Ha, »ii ll lit! ill 1)11 It 1 4 /T\ a?— 8 111 HI -mmmm ■i} ml v? • # Flies are dangerous germ carriers—more than a nuisance — keep them out of the house and health in the home by using the Curry Fly Tran "The Scientific Fly Exterminator* Used by U. So Gov’t for Camps and Hospitals A Curry Fly Trap placed at your back door attracts flies and catches th$m outside the house before they can do any damage. Works automatically—costs little - galvanized iron wire — lasts for years—far superior to sticky fly paper or poisons/ Made in two sizes, No. 1, 21x21; No. 2, 14x14. / . Ask your dealer for a Curry Fly Trap today—if he is out jobber below will supply him. • ' Dealers: Write for details and liberal terms or wire orders. i At All Good Dealers CURRY FLY TRAP CO., Inc. Tulsa, Okla. DISTRIBUTOR WEEKS-3RADLEY HDW. CO. [k • V •