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THE COTTON' SITUATION. ires
The cotton situation as developed
by the war in Europe, is the most se- 8,ar
rious thing that has befallen the *er<
South since the civil war and de- ,,lor'
mands the best judgment and the cooperation
of cotton growers, merchants,
bankers, and in fact every M
laboring man, to enable it to be victt
properly faced and handled without The
the most serious disaster to all in- the
terests in the cotton states. While arm
almost all of the cotton made in this >the
section has been made upon borrowed *tea
money, the sources from which this natu
money came are well nigh, if not en- by i
tirely exhausted, and just as all mer- one,
chants, bankers, fertilizer compa- pass
nies and others, who advance to far- hind
mers were expecting to receive pay- T
ment of all these debts, it appears >lisl
that cotton cannot be sold and that i>acti
those who made it as well as those to c
who enabled it to be made are alike adm
helpless to turn it into money. pea<
The only thing to be done is to cour
self-reliantly do what can be done thos
and not depend upon the government noth
or outside help, but while of course Tl
taking advantage of all help in sight of tl
from any quarter to sail as close to ship
the wind as possible and mutually do the
all that can be done to stand the conn
strain, helping each other, the farm- also
er doing all he can for the creditor and
and the creditor doing all he can for cons
the farmer. It is idle and visionary will
to expect the government, either of the
the United States or of the State, to othe
do much to relieve the situaion, fur- Of
ther than that the general govern- has
ment can so place its funds as to be mon
most available to the cotton owner, the
and the State pass some act looking wise
to establishment of warehouses. spen
This section never before needed agai
warehouses, and no cotton producing
country has much use for them ^
as in normal times cotton is better w^0
disposed of at once, and in the vast wjjh
majority of cases, where it is held a 8U
it is done at a loss to the holder 0f t]
Such arrangements, if now made, will jntQ
come very late to assist the present js fp
emergency. Whether arrangements who
now being undertaken by the South- 0f ^
ern?aUo? Congress, through its State 0f t
County organizations, by which man
cotton, or a large part of the crop an(j
can he held until better prices arc cent,
obtainable are fully successful or not
longer be the exclusive rndfcey crop of
the South. At the organization of '
the Chesterfield County division of
conic
this Congress a chairman and a committee
of one from each township
were charged with ascertaining how
much warehouse room this county
has, and also to take steps looking dQ
to the holding of cotton, with perhaps dard
other duties. ^
It is suggested that this organiza- decjd
tion also consider the advisability of
to pi
the planting of some other crop to ^
take the place of at least a large
? ' . . . . mach
part of the cotton now being raised ^
It wjll take co-operation and wise ^
judgment to select and to introduce
fii ly
successfully the raising of any oth
er product. It will have to be oiu
that this section can produce as wel La
as it is now produced elsewhere and is de:
at no greater expense, and such prod becai
uct, when found, will have to be in whicl
troduced by the united action of a expr<
large number of planters, so that fa- aims,
cilities for handling and marketing and
can be had without the great expense once
which would fall on one or two men wond
who try a new product. stead
It is suggested that this question be powe
taken up by the committee and that alwa;
any and all persons who have ideas they
along this line suggest same to the whol
committeeman in their respective labor
townships. who
In the meantime all cotton growers, the i
who owe debts on the crop, should
make arrangements at once with
their creditors, to their best mutual
Interests, to so handle this cotton thal
as to pay the debts and conserve the ggar
surplus, and all who are able to hold
tneir own cotton snouid do so until ac0
the market is again established, bor- orui
rowing, if necessary and practicable, er
as small an amount thereon as is
possible. No one knows what is lsed
ahead of us. Cotton may be 15 or 5
cents a pound next spring and we ?0
should, as fai as in us lies, be ready 8(J
for either contingency. (ja,
Bu
COWS FOR FARMERS. air 1
Business men of towns and cities out?
were once satisfied to confine their *viatefforts
to getting new factories for ceive
their communities, now they are ^
beginning to exert themselves to pro- ^
uioting farm interest in wheat, corn Ani
and live stock. specu
The new idea offers a better and what
more successful fiell for small town Wide:
business men than did the old factory
promotion epoch. It means more UP
opportunities and equal ones for the
small town boosters, who are more faces
clflfil'lv t A t K o i r pneo 1 nAlahkAPo I llllrfp
%v mvii i ui at 11C15UUUI o
than are the bigger city fellows. an(l
The latest innovation adopted by fat*
business men for community prorao- "wond
tion has been the purchasing and or u
distribution among farmers nearby of ack
beef and dairy cattle for the purpose H '
of aiding the dairy and llvo stock owe
industry, helping farmers who aro have
hard-pressed for money and raising peacf
the standard and productiveness of jwouh
farm aaimals. and
Among larger cities, Denver, Colo., | rlbui
business men have undertaken to aid The
farmers in the eastern part of the out i
state to purchase dairy and beef of tl
cattle with which to stock their farms calmi
. *
time when the farmers have little i
y money. The Commercial Club "
ort Stockton, Texas, has procured |
fine Jersey cow? for surrounding
is. The business men of Antigo,
have imported four carloads of 1
-class Hosteins this summer J
sold them at cost and on time to
farmers of the county. A northern
city has aided farm boys to
ige in dairying by supplying thepi
cows on credit.
>rt Stockton business men were
ineed by a little figuring that the
' is the foster mother of civilization i
e she furnishes |>u6t,enance for I
umerable hopeless children and so
ributes her share to the building
tie human race. The argument is
od one; the other argument is the
ent scarcity and high price of
What small town cannot do its
e to promote the cattle industry?
i is constructive work which would
t wonders right here in Cheraw.
A COXQEST OF PEACE,
ilton sang that "Peace hath her
iries no less renowned than war." i
poet was right. While nations oi !
old world have for years been i
ing to the teeth to conquer each i
t, Ihe United States has been r
dily and successfully conquering
ire that two oceans separated 1
i narrow isthmus night be made 1
that the commerce of the world 1
i through the canal without let or '<
Irance.
hat task is now practically accom- i
led. While nations are flying at t
i other's throats in the mad lust
:onquer, the Isthmus of Panama 1
its that it has been conqured by v
:eful methods employed by this I i
itry, and It is a conquest, unlike i
e that follow war, fraught with
ing but blessing for all mankind, i
le quiet and successful passage <
le canal the other day by a large t
belonging to this country marked s
beginning of a new era in the
mercial history of this land, and I
in that of the world generally, i
that era will be distinguished by t
tant progress and prosperity that J
result in bringing the nations of t
world into closer touch with each
r. ''
course the building of the canal 1
cost millions upon millions of
ey but it has all been spent for d
welfare of the world. Far other- I
is it with the countless millions a
t to arm nations and place them
inst each other in battle array. d
judge has sentenced a young man l'
drinks heavily to get married
in a month. That judge must be
rvival from the Dark Ages. What
tie woman that might be cajoled ^
marrying such a sot? No man
t for judge or any other position
gives such a sentence. His views
ome and marriage, to say nothing
he rights and happiness of wo,
are an insult to the intelligence
civilization of this twentieth
iiry. n
r
i iiwn8Bj|Ti!iiii y"lo L. M
lved. Such a decision by the
erne Court a few years ago would ^
kindled a confidence that free
?etition would naturally follow,
that all the evils of restrained n
! would disappear like a morning ^
nut tne puDllc nas learneu uy
iwful experience that dissolutions ^
it necessarily dissolve. The StanOil,
Tobacco and other trusts,
ist which the Supreme Court *
ed, continue to flourish, and even
cl
ly larger dividends than before.
>f which goes to show that the
v
linery of the law is very imperDoubtless
the time will come
r
i a decree of dissolution will actumean
something. .
o
,bor Day grows in popularity uuu c
stined to do so through the future
ise it is the one day in the year on t;
h labor gives united and pleasing e
?ssions to its position and to its e
Labor stands in a far higher
more important position than it 11
did, and it has reached it by f
lerful perseverance and with a C
ly growing consciousness of its
r. The workmen have not S
ys been led wisely, and sometimes t
have made mistakes, but on the f
e labor, and especially skilled t
has had wise and able leaders u
have secured the confidence of c
nan in the rank. a
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WHAT'S I> THE WIND a
io:ig minor resu'ts of the war
give disappointment are the nec- a
y postponement of the air flight ^
ss I/he Atlantic and; the yaalit
for the American's cup. The ^
er perhaps more than the latbecause
of its novelty,
is a very sporty idea, this prom- '
attempt to see if mat> can fly c
>? iuc Utcttu. it appeals imirnaui*
ie spirit of adventure and offers u
ectacular test of mchanisui iu
ing new field of endeavor. I
t who knows what surprises in J
light the war itself may bring '
Quite early in the process of S
ion the human imagination cond
the chance that earth's bravattles
would one day be fought
e clouds. I
d now that war is bringing this <
ilation to the test, who can guess (
surprises may be in the store? I
spread already is the expectation '
the army airmen have supprises 3
their sleeves. The confidence 3
which Germany, for instance, I
a hostile continent is hard to
rstand on the basis of known '
strength; so that arm-chair 3
?gists are busy wondering if
erful new engines of slaughter
se in the air may not be in the
of Berlin's" mind,
nay even be that control of motor
r iu flight will, ere the war's end,
been so well established that a
ul flight across the Atlantic ..
1 not have the content of surprise ^
would, therefore, offer little rj,
te of glory. ..
only sure thing i& that the try- ?
icross the water, to t?ay uothiug
tie race for the cop. must await
er time. \ ^
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Smith Defe;
Majority Against H
to Twenty '
GOVERNOR'S RA<
Manning, Cooper and Ri<
Together-Peeples R
ly and Fortner Run
road Commission
and Keliey fo
ant Govt
With returns in from every county
nvolved, it is evident that the entire
South Carolina de'egatioi 111 con*
jress has been returned to office, !
uany of the members by tronienious 1
najorities. |
From the start of the counting it,
vas apparent that only two?Messrs. ??
Whaley in First and Finley in the
Fifth: would be seriously in danger, aaj
ind as the votes piled up these t^o
Irew ahead of their opponents with ta
result that they now have what seem w<
:o be safe leads. w<
In the First District Mr Whaley was an
larl pressel by E. J. Dennis, who ran 8 1
"til I? AAlintvir nn/1 AnApta/l f hn hlJ
*cn 111 vuuiiii j aiiu vuiiivu me Mm
nto Mr. Whaley's territory with a big
ote in Charleston. re
Mr. Finley in the Fifth was behind to;
n the count at one time but his home ne
:ounty, York, came through wifli a st;
remendous majority and put him on br
ihe safe side. dr;
In the Third Wyatt Aiken seems to ^
lave carried the day on the first pri- ^
nary against his three opponents, |
vhile Joseph T. Johnson in the ,
fourth has easily swept the field in an
he first primary. sa:
The Second District was a runaway '
ace, with Congressman James F. wc
3yrnes getting a huge majority. ye;
In the Sixth Representative Rags- . 1
lot
lale easily won over his opponents
former Representative J. E. Ellerbe yg
ind A. L. Hamer. th<
Congressman Lever in the Seventh stc
listrict was unopposed. toi
The vote in1 the Fifth District fol- !
ows: bo
,'ounty Finley Stevenson
Chester 8f?8 1,1 Ti
,'herokee 1.407 1 592 *
Ihesterfield 1,520 1,759
'airfield 728 528
[ershaw 1.280 1,114 an
.ancaster 983 984 so<
rork 2,965 1,071 bei
tal
Totals 9,741 8.225 st^
With only scattering returns ( Iy-<
nissing and with over 125,000 votes bo
eported, it is certain that Cole L. I
^ * | hflT
fnlted States Senate, the majority; ?
gainst him being between 15,000 and alo
0,000 votes. 1
Senator E. D. Smith has been re- wh
ominated on the first ballot. His sai
lajority will be not less than 10,000 Di<
otes. It will probably go higher. B0'
In the race for governor, Manning, rl^
ooper and Richards arc running neck ^
nd neck. About 119,000 votes arc jro
ccounted for by The News and Cour- I a ,
?r in this contest and there are prob- j thj
bly from 10,000 to 15,000 votes still hei
o be heard from. The official count up
fill likely be required to determine 1
rhich two of these three will have to
yn over. *ru
Andrew J. Bethea, antiBlease caijdi- |
ate for Lieutenant Governor, will run Df
ver with B. Frank Kelley, the Blease ion
andidate. - j
Comptroller General Jones, Adju- er
- -- . nu
ant General Moore ana Attorney ueii
ral nioore and Attorney General I'eoral
Peoples have been lenominated.
The second race for railroad com- rQJ
nissioner will be run off between j,e
^rank W. Shealey, of Lexington and 6id
1. D. Fortner, of Spartanburg. ]
There were many suprises in the till
fenatorial contest! Counties which
wo years ago gave heavy majorities SJ1
or Blease either went against him
his time or else the majorities were j
uuch reduced. He secured majorities <
m Tuesday in but eight counties, ov
iccording to the figures in hand, and m<
11 most of these the majorities were
inall and in some may disappear. e>'
Smith seems to have secured either re'
i majority or a plurality in every
ounty except Aiken, Anderson, ,
Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, j01
Jeorgetown, Pickens, Union and wj
fork. Bh
There are less than 7"? boxes miss- re:
ng in the race for Senator, and these ?ti
annot change the results. otl
The totals in the race for Senator 80
nd Governor stads as follows: an,
United Sfutes Senator. dU
ilease r?:{,144
fennings 1,001
'ollock J,?04 an
HO
Smith GS.0S7
sti
Total 12.7,4(11 Bj,
-v I ?,
\MFin IIUI .1 uni ci mi
trowuing l,t t:t
'linkscaoles 1 .Villi be
'onper l%J11
Minoan .. s2.? 'aj
rl>j 13,508 9'1
Tunning
ffullally Odd un
tichards 23,001' nn
ininis i?,s(is ; lui
A. Smith 5,470 a
f. L. Smith * ;,soo th?
Total 118.788 '?f
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THE RAINS DESCENp :
By BREVARD MAYS CONNOR. Z
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Oh. if it would only ral^," B^e had ta
Id wearily. bri
Little enough to md t'w
ke offense at if \ 1/^
5rds one by one, I
d consider their ?' vflBH
mpJe import, fr1'1
it she had said |c
more than once ]^E3.^ ph
at day, and the I o
iteration had IMHffft wli
Id on the man's llHH I
rvea, already \
rained to the t * ._
eaking point by weeks of enervating
y heat. #
He had looked across the table with ;
look In his eyes hers coyld not !
ar. | en
"Will?you?shut?up!" ' ivj
She had sat stunned for a njoment, ^
d then, choking down a dry sob,
Id: W1
"I'm sorry, Dick. You've ^een so 0
rried. It's been terrlb e?this g'
ar."
His face did not soften, end he a'
lghed harshly. Ml
"Yes, this year and last, and the jit
ar before that, and all the rest of qj
2 years to come probably" He
>od up abruptly. "I'm gqing to
ii J 8
She noticed the slight stood of the
yish shoulders and the listless drag
his feet, and then she turned and
>ked out across the baking fields, fu
iere the crowding rows d gray- eo
sen corn drooped as If tht heat f?
;re heavy and bearing then down,
rhe child that lay on the bed tossed ht
d wailed fretfully. After fche had
sthed it back into an uneasy slumr,
she commenced to clelar the ?u
)le, working swiftly to ease tjhe coniction
in her breast. j | h
When her fingers touched ttye fine- a
chiseled edges of the cut | 0
wl that stood so incongruou^^^^^^,
homely war^ she^M^B^^B|
e touch had awakened, y y .' '
He travels the fastest yno jjt ravels
lis mother had said it? thjp same n
o had given them the sugar bowl? o
d it in her presence when ( he and h
:k had gone to tell her tl lelr re- 0
ve, that they were going to >e mar- 0
d. j,
'lacing tiie ironing-board aci oss the
^ks of two chairs, she lift ed the 0
n from the stove and tested it with
noistened finger. The light breeze 0
it stirred the curtains felt :ool on e<
r damp brow, but she did n )t look )re
to see the green haze. t1
Neither did she note the far-o ff hum, e
e the hum of bees when the y gath- (
at the home hive at nigh :fall?a .
m that grew louder, and sw< illed in
lume till it sounded like the rumble r<
a thousand busy looms? louder, c<
ider.
\n eery note sang thfough il ; loud- hi
and higher, and louder and Ihigher | ij
o tho Incrnnalnc pnop nf grfuonxlnff
- ? - ?1 j n
ir. It
rhe shrieks of the child seem ed fee- .
? and impotent in the face of the 1
ir, as she seized it up and 1 lunged *0]
ad down into the swirling dust o?t- Ct
le. 1
For a moment she was but \ playing
of the storm that whirled her
Irta above her head and blinded her.
e was hurtled along until sh? stumid
and fell to her knees on a moufid ii
earth, which with a heart-Leap of g
r she recognized as the storm-house, ci
Then the door yielded, crasb?d_down 0:
er their heads, and from pande- s!
enium she stepped into peace. n
Long she sat with wide-stretched H
es staring into the darkness of their u
ruge, until things began to take on \
dim. ghostly shape, and even the n
t wall opposite came into view. 'r
The mutter was dying lower and .]
ver, and the whine was stilled, t(
icn suddenly there came a clear,
arp tap on the tin door of their
fuge. She caught her breath and
ained to hear. Yes, there was antier,
and two. three, four, .until it w
unded like the preliminary rattle *V
d then the full rolling of a drum. G
The woman breathed in deeply, au- tc
ily, and then she screamed:- 13
"Ilaby!? the rain!?the rain!"
Swiftly she rushed up the four steps
d pushed back the trap-door, half
bbing, half laughing crazlly. She
ted her arms and let the water
earn down her upturned face, as if
e were drinking it in along with k
e thirsty earth.
It was salvation to her life that had
en so near ruin that very day, for ti
was salvation to the corn wherein
f their hopes, and with a glad heart
e turned to watch the torrents pour- tc
; on their fields.
It crept into her face, into her eyes,
til she could no longer bear to look, | p]
d turned. There lay the house in a j
Jicrous mass, one beam erect, like
man lying on his side, his foot in a
e air.
She did not hear the mad splashing
a horse down the road, where her a,
sband, bareheaded, came galloping
Idly through tho rain, a terrible
ir in his eyes. # v,
He did not notice the fields, nor
en the house, but when he saw her
mcBng there disconsolate, his eyes
hted up with a great Joy, and the
?k of terror fled. Swiftly he came g(
to her. I
Dick!" she cried. "Oh, Dick, look ^
the corn!" but he opened his.arms
rt stilled her against his breait. b'
Th0 corn? V'hat do I care foir the 11
n?" And he kissed her agaiq and A'
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PEX LETTER FROM BOX. W. F.
STEYK\SO>.
Chcraw, Aug. 2r>, VJ14. v
Hou. D. E Finley, I
Yorkville, S. C_
My dear Sir:In
your letter relative to appoint
(nts in this county, read at the meetje
here last night, you make the
Utement that the announcement that
11 had promised to be here was made *
r purposes of deceit. I beg to cal
ur attention to the fact that no such
nouncem nt was made. On August
:h, 1914, I addressed you and mailed Aui
u at Washington, D. C., where 1 Bovei
derstood you were, the following ?ru,ss
that
ter:
near
'Hon D. E. Finley, expe(
Washington, D. C. ^
My dear Sir: Empi
I will speak at Mt. sons
roghan on the 20th and at Odom's has c
11 on the 21st and at McBee at ten trioti
m. on the 24th and Patrick at 4 p.m. ^hi
d at Cheraw at 8:30 p. m. of the
:h and you are invited to be at these ^
>etings also. I do this because you ment
ited that you wanted to speak at t0
eraw. \o
Yours truly. Japai
W. F. Stft/enson." a?d
ifou remember that when Mr. Taylor Kln8'
d others, of Mt. Croghan, approtied
us at Chesterfield on the sub
can i
:t of a meeting at Mt. Croghan I of n(
ited that I would endeavor to preV{
range a meeting, and you stated Th
it we would be back in the county by tl
d would come there and that w; "Any
a * nrvnnlr i. ft TIT V.'>f hat/ltlir IHftllJ
loi 9|icaiv fib v/iivian, *'vi ii?? M?f,
ard anything from you I addressed Ch<n
npcej
u that letter and directed that no- jjneg
e be given that I would speak at the Au
ices named and that I had invited repoi
u to be present, but did not know donei
lether you could be or not. Pursu- said
t to that the following notice was dispa
blished in the 'county papers of towa
esterfleld:
lNDIDATES TO SPEAK IN CHES- Ifh
TERFIELD COUNTY. ta
"At this date. Aug. 18th. Mr. Stev- an
son has been unable to arrange Fren
th Mr. Finley for any meeting in A
esterfleld County, but Mr. Steven- berin
n will address the voters of this Fren
unty at the places and on the dates on
allies
ven in the following itinerary an Mr
aley will be invited to join with him In
these meetings: 1??E
J. Croghan, Aug1. 20th,
iby, Aug. 20tn at night kn?"
lom's Mill, Aug. 21st, Th
iBce, Aug 24th, 10 o'clock
.trick, . Aug. 24th 4 o'clott decja
eraw, Aug. 24th, 8:30 p. m. aj; t
This is the notice that has been insiri
fen or authorized by me, and your Th
jinuation that I had given out this nanc
tice to deceive somebody is without ed f
andation. Not only that, but you !'iref
ited that you saw W. F. Stevenson ^ B
Ezells on the 17th and that I said P
thing to you about these appoint- mler
?nts. You will remember that you tQ e]
owed .decided reluctance to even Gern
ake hands with me at Ezells and 1 Au
,d to make the second offer before nn ,
u did so. I was so Impressed with dor's
1$ that I had no further communica- proai
^ with _you there, but I told .your the
fifcrsfe Helt. ttiarVou aiKT W
were both invited to be at Richburg man
i the next day and that I was going 8,80,1
id that I would be glad to know if
u were going also. Capt. Bell said en c
at he understood you were but was ^Jthi
>t sure about the name, and I never A
t any further information from him, gajj
though I told him frankly my ap- man;
Intments. fred
I gathered that you desired to have harr;
i communication with me on the Sub- wour
it of appointments and that you had 8,l0U
ceived my letter and therefore I .
tended the meetings with the exption
of Odom's Mill and Ruby meetg
and stated that you had been in- man,
:ed by me but that I heard nothing flght
)m you as to whether you were refuj
aming of not. and
The terms of your letter, (which I A
d read at the meeting here last dowi
ght) was not such as calls for any few
swer from me directly to you. but Pllot
does call for a statement of the * J*?'
lole matter to the public and there- t
re I am giving this to the press of jnjul
testerfleld County. his i
W. F. STEVENSON. Al
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Berli
Negro Is Killed. tlom
Union.?John F. Faucett shot and ^
istantly killed Will Eubanks. a ne
1 ??1.. TU? ?? '
ru, pert? recently. i iic siiuuini^ uu- g
urred about 8 o'clock near the corner ways
f Plnckney and Academy streets, a
tiort distance Irom the home of the Q
egro. Faucett is a city mall carrier. regjs
[e was exonerated by a coroner's *
try last year alter he had shot and ^
illed a negro girl on his farm about
*o miles north of Union. The shot'
lg t' en was accidental. Fuanks wn? .
.. t* . ^ brilli
hot live times, haucet rurrenderer f . ^
) the authorities. J,.
The
left
JJu.'OS, Sores tweli
Mr. E. S. Coper, Marli'a N Y., capt
rites: "I have never had a Cut, Burn, struj
round or Sore it would not heal." forti
et a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve '?un
b1 ly
?-day. Keep handy at all times for
urns, Sores, Cuts, Wounds. Prevent ^jv
ockjaw. 25c., at your Druggist. tf)e'
t! e
Th
Catnip isn't a cat and it won t nip
pe!:-.
The young of the catnip is called the
Itten nip? ??
?? 1-1.1- 1- - 11.11- I ? ? Hi, f a Kinl'iiL
iiO iClt'm in a iuut3 luo, uui u utv/v*^
in't a little bi? I o]
Vice
A hillock is a little hill, but a mat ^ j (
>ck isn't a little mat? fore'*
Brum
Playing possum isn't so good as tQ
laying for the movies?
A mignonette Is a little mignon, but
soubrette isn't a lltitle sou? *>a'
mane
There is no doubt about the doubt ule
irrounding the River of Doubt? t e s
_ by tl
It's warmer to have grizzly bears ot},er
unt you than to hunt the grizzlies?
Th
thirs
YouYe I)iI|ous and Costive..., acqul
Sick Headache. Bad Breath, Sour
toniach Furred Tongue and Indiges- Tn
on, Mean Liver a"d Bowels of for- best
lenting, gassy foods and waste. A full '* be
owel movement gives a satisfied,
lankfuj feeling? makes you feel *
ae. Effective, yet mild. Don't gripe.
5., at your Druggist.
IPITOME OF TI
DURING ONE
War in
)igest of Happenings Colli
wmtmmmmmimmmmmmm
gust 17?The Belgian seat of
-nment was transferred from
?els to Antwerp, which indicates
the Germans are dangerously
and tin fall of the city may be
:ted soon.
report from Berlin states that
;ror William and three of his
have gone to the front which
iccasioned great outburst of pasin
in the German capital,
e Germans have inflicted great
>n the French In the lighting near
lr and Dinant.
e seat of the Belgian governhas
been moved from Brussels
atwerp.
reply has yet been received by
i to her ultimatum to Germany
the sudden entry of the Island
dom into the European war situis
a factor which may increase
ange of the conflict. The Amerilovernment
will observe a policy
un-interference as to conditions
riling in the Far East,
e following statement was issued
le British official press bureau:
action Japan takes against Gerr
will not extend beyond the
a seas except isofar as may be
<sary to protect Japan shipping
gust 18.?The French officially
ted that the Germans had aban
d Sarrcbourg. The Liege forts are?
still to be intact and a Brussels
itch said the German movements
rds the Belgian center seemed
> checked.
he French troops are in contact
the Germans, but there is no imint
engagement to report," said
official announcement of the
eh embassy at London.
British expeditionary force ntimig
more than 100,000 landed at
eh and Belgian ports and was
s way to form a junction with its
t.
a stirring message to the
is King George said:
uty is your watchword and 1
r duty will be nobly done."
e French commander-in-chief,
ral Joffree, personally reported
ch progress in Upper Alsace and
ired French troops had occupied
he region in Lorraine, 32 miles
e the German frontier,
e former French minister of fie,
Paul Doumer, who has returnrom
the front in Belgium, said
> Zeppelins had been destroyed
un lire and one wrecked by dropinto
a forest.
unt Okuma, the Japanese pre,
declared it is Japan's intention
liminate from China the root of
lan influence.
gust 19?A despatch from Bersaid:
"The Japanese ambassadeparture
from Berlin is apching.
The police are guarding
emh^sy. The Japanese club is
J. Japanstudents ta Cer
universities have left." The Vosie
Zeltung said, commenting on
n's ultimatum to Germany: "One
! declaration of war cannot frightlermany
and Japan's action is
out importance."
dispatch from Rome to the Star
refugees from Madgeburg, Oe-y,
report that German jsoldier1
on 3.000 Italians confined in the
icks there, killing seven and
iding 16 because some of them
ted "Hurrah for Italy."
i American military expert from
lum said: "I left Brussels today,
e was a gool deal of agitation
? as the people thought the Ger?
very near and there had been
ing at Tirlemont. A good many
jees had come in from Tirlemont
Louvain."
German monoplane was brought
i by riflemen at Sterrbeek. only a
miles to the east of Brussels. The
, an ofTicer. had in his possession
$ revolvers, bombs and Interesting
ary notes. His lggs were broken
he' fall, but notwithstanding his
ies, he endeavored to discharge
weapons.
igust 20?According to the few
of news allowed to come in from
in, something like normal condii
prevailed in the German capiThe
price of food is declining,
[) movements have been completnd
a resumption of work on raili
was begun.
mflrmation was received on the
rt that Emperor William ordered
itance to any effort that Japan
make to seize Kiao-Chow.
ong with the announcement ol
fall of Brussels, the official statet
says: "Our troops have met with
iant successes in Alsace, especial
etween Meulhausen and Altkirch.
Germans retreating on the Rhine
in our hands many prisoners and
ity-four guns, six of whieli were
urod by our infantry after a sharp
jgle. In Lorraine the day was less
mate for us. Our advance troops
d themselves fared by exception
strong positions. Tiiev won* hutch
oil n tor attack to fall back in a
which is solidly established on
Soille and along the canal front
Maine to the Rhine,
ic German cavalry occupied BrusAnnouncetnent
was made.
i?g columns followed up this
M-ent.
Consul Leaves Liege.
adon.?Victor H. Duras, American
Consul at Liege, Belgium, reachmdoii.
He left Liege a week beto
make a report at Brussels to
d Whitlock, American Minister
dglum.
Germans Gain Ground.
is.?An official announcement
said that Luneville Atnance and
ard. in the department of Muerind
Moselle, have been occupied
he Germans. The French front
wise has not been modified.
e desire for knowledge, like the
t for riches, increases with the
Isition of it.?Sterne.
je wisdom is to know what is
worth knowing and to do what
st worth doing.
issed 1b he who has the art of
ng friends, for it Is one of Ood'B
gifts.?Thomas Hughes.
rfe"bIGeventsj
WEEK OF THE ^
Europe J|
scbed for our Busy
Tlie Belgian army retired on Ant-1
werp without having been engaged by
the Germans.
An official explanation of the Belgian
tield army's backward movement
towards Antewrp was given in the fol-j
lowing cablegram from London to!
Washington made public by the British
embassy: "The Belgian field army
based on Antwerp, has fallen back in
that direction to cover its communl-j
cation with that fortress. In anticipation
that this might become necessary!
tlie seat of government already had i
been transferred to Antwerp. As Brus-!
sels Is an undefended city and no long-'
er the seat of government, the fact
that the Germans may have occupied
it is not of great importance. More*
over the present position of the Belgian
field army is a menace to the
right flank of any further German
advance u estward."
The death of Tope Plus will be made |
the occasion for another effort to
bring about peace. It was stated that 1
when tlie conclave nipets in Borne to
elect a new Pope it will send an ap-!
peal to the warring nations for peace !
and wil ask the t'nited States to aid
in bringing about tranquility.
August "1?"German cavalry forces ,
passed through Brussels today going
westward. They were followed later
by an army eorps. ?
"A war tax of $40,000,000 was lev!
led on the city of Brussels by the
I German general.
Arrangements wore completed for
the dispach twice daily 6f trains from
Switzerland across France to the coast
under diplomatic auspices. It is expected
the service will commence in
a few days and Quickly repatriate
20.000 Americans and 8.000 English
who are in that country.
A French official note said: A
French dirigible last night threw a
I number of projectiles upon two German
cavlary camps in Belgium, causing
great excitement. Despite the nre
of the enemy, the air craft returned
safely to the French lines."
The Matin said the French had captured
thus far 91 German field guns,
four Hags and 19 automobiles. Lieutenant
Colonel Itoussett. a retired military
critic of excellent reputation
I said the great battle has begun along
' a front of nearly 250 miles, 2.500,000
men taking pnrt.
Great Britain decided to make a
1 loan to Belgium of $50,000,000. The
i money will be raised by treasury bills,
for which tenders were called today.
August 22? A great battle between
the Germans and the allied forces has
begun, according to official announcement.
The battle line extends from
! Namur to Charlerol, which lies about
20 miles to the west.
A despatch to the Reuter Telegraph
Company from Ghent said it is rumored
that the Germans are marching to^iln
~T
'de, a town 14 miles southwest of
Ghent.
A Central News dispatch from
Amsterdam said a large detchment of
' German cavalry suffered virtually annihilation
in the suburbs of Mallnes,
Belgium, Friday afternoon. They were
met suddenly by a squad of Belgians
in motor cars armed with machine
guns. Most of the Germans were killed.
A handful surrendered and were
made prisoners.
The official information bureau announced
that an artillery attack upon
. Namur by the Germans was now in
progress.
An English and a German cavalry
brigade had a sharp fight on the battlefield
at Waterloo.'
August 23?The emreror of Japan
declared war on Germany. This action
was taken at the expiration of the
time limit of Japan's ultimatum to
Germany demanding the surrender of
Klao-Chow. The Japan government
has ordered the beginning of operations
on land and sea.
Coincidentally with Japan's decla1
ration of war against Germany, the
British official news bureau announced
that the Austro-Hungarian Govern'
ment ordered the Austrian cruiser
i Kaiserin Elizabeth now at Tsing-Tau.
to disarm and instructed the crew to
proceed to Tien-Tsin.
The French and British troops face
the greater part of the German army
along a battle line which extends f>-on:
Mons to Luxenburg frontier. The al
i ued armies, whkh have been concen
i trating at stateglc points for the past
i two weeks, are believed to be strongly
entrenched, with powerful forts to lend
' support in holding back the Invaders
Reports are current that Emperor
i Francis Joseph is seriously ill.
While the Liege forts are said to be
holding out. an official statement from
i tlie French Government to!d of the
blowing up of Fort Chaudefontaine by
the Belgian commander after it had
boon razed by German gnus.
Official Russian dispatches claim
victory for the Russian forces, over
three German corps. Grand Duke
Nicholas, commander-in-chief of the
Russian army describes Russian vie-j
torics in East Prussia.
The Servians apparently are driving
out the Austrians, and a late dispatch
by way of Italy said if is announced
at Vienna that the operations agains*
fiervia on the Drina Itiver have been
abandoned.
Announcements
Announcements will lie inserted under
this head until the primary at the
following rates: For Congress,
County and State, f.3; Magistrates and
Cotton Weighers, $l.ot)?cash to accompany
all cards.
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for the House of Representative
in the coming primary,
subject to the rules governing the
same. J. CLIFTON RIVERS.
I hereby announce myself a candlcate
for Representative from Chesterfield
county, subject to the rules
governing the Democratic primary.
H. N. AS KINS.
I hereby announce myself u candidate
for the House of Reprisc*:itaI
tives from Chesterfield County, subject
to tiie rules and regulations of
the Democratic primary.
L. C. WANNAMAKER.
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and Butter Plates. Lamps and lots
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IVe slock Lime Sulphur Wash for
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Fresh Garden Seed and t'ahhago
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?only twenty five cents per
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r UntfA r IM . r.ln AI??? AP ftr? aof
l hum; IIJI iuic U:II; wi itr. iiu^ov
Plantations in Georgia; 1100
acres, in Jefferson County. 40 miles
from Augusta, on fine Auto Road 7
miles from County Seat, of 1-700
pou plat ion; 7 miles of anothe town of
1200 population;8 miles of another
town of 1000 pouplation; 10 miles ct #
another town of 1.700 pouplation, all
connected by fine, graded highways;
nearly; level, sandy loam and clay
land; in thickly settled neighborhood;
7."?o acres cultivated; 1,000,000 to
1 ,.700.000 feet pine saw timber; 2 nice ^
C-room dwellings; 1.7 tenant houees JM
of 3 to 5 rooms each, with shingle
roofs, brick chimneys, glass sash;
large barns; running watter in one
dwelling and burns from ky-draulic
ram, gin house, with two 70 saw gins,
suction outfit steam press and engine
going with the property. Store.
Price only $.1) per acre; good terms
of payment. This lard will sell for
$.70 per acre and upwards In a few
years. New Railroad suveyed through
place. $30,000 was refused for this
place from an Anderson county farmer
last December, who said it was the _
first Plantatation he ever saw. Must x
bring the price named. This is undoubtely
one of the finest Plantations
in the State; very productive, and
highly improved; all buildings nearly
new; send for photographs.
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