Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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♦ * *Sp* If * ^ <fc RED CROSS Jb DEPARTMENT % RARNWP.LL COUNTY CHAPTER. AMERICAN RED CROSS. g EDGAR A. BROWN. CW». MRS. W. M. ANDREWS. V-Cbrnn MRS. G. M. GREENE. Htt. P. M. BUCKINGHAM, Tr»M. I wonder how many of our people know how the Red Crons began T Al- most one hundred years affo Florence Nightengale, an English girt t>f weal thy parentage, became interested in the soldiers of her country. It is said that the year in which 4 ‘she came out” in London that she visited a hospital and was appalled by the dirty and un sanitary conditions and decided then and there to become a nurse in order to make just such places clean and wholesome for the sick. She gave up her society life, in spite of the protests of her family, and traveled on the con- tinentW Europe for twelve years vis iting and studying in hospitals. Short ly after her return to England to found a hospital there, the Crimean War, in which France, England and Turkey fought against Russia, broke out. There was terrible mismanagee- ment in the military hospitals. Sup plies were lacking and several thous~ and men were lying for days in the mud and filth, just as they had been brought in from the battlefields; there was no soap nor towels and only one kind of food, Irish stew, for men so ill that they should have had the most careful nursing and delicate food. In to this scene of misery came Florence Nightengale, called by the British (vovemment as the first woman nurse to enter a British Military hospital. She seemed a real angel of mercy to those sick and dying men She came with a group of women from her hos pital and the dirt was cleared away, the men were bathed and given fresh clothing and temporary buildings were bail!, good food was served; let ters home Were written for them and the fiwmlwr who recovered from their wounds was increased greatly All this was due to the wort of this one ••man Morenrr Nightengale, and her corpe of w»rhers The soldiers of that wsr idolised her and raised a show the if gratitude This she ar «ef*ed on the condition that It he nsod to foam* the I «rhoo4 for girts lur some, is aa kmt wort d«d aot end with the O ttsr fee her eer .twkss, Itewr* |l •pars 1*0* «f the m the idea of an intenudional organiza tion to carry on what ahe had done alone. Ita purpose being to prepare in time of peace for war, and'to wprk for this, not nation by nation^ but all nations together. A meeting of four teen nations was cglled together at Geneva, Switzerland and resulted in the adoption in 1864 of an internation al treaty which gpve to the world the organization of the Red Cross. Under the terms of this Convention, each na tion pledged itself to work with other nations in caring for the sick and wounded of all countries alike and never to fire on a doctor, nurse or am bulance that bore the sign of the Red Crosa. The Convention adopted the emblem of the Swiss banner with the colors reversed ^as a tribute to the na tion which called them together. But all of this was over in Europe and few in America knew of the Red Cross, onTof the work of Florence Nighten gale. In the year 1860 the great Civil War broke out in our country and the care of the tick and wounded was un der what waa known aa the “Sanitary Commission.** But’ aside from this there were many individual women who devoted their lives to the cause, devoted their lives to the cause. Among them Dorothy Dtx, “Mother Bickerdyke,** Clara Barton, etc. Af ter the war waa over Clara Barton went abrond for real and for the first time heard of the Red Croni Society. Largely through her influence the Ge neva treaty wee signed by the United Sutra in I M2 and the American Red Creea wee ealebliahed. She urns made it^ president Thus we ape hear, when end where thie great mpvtmrnf waa begun and I am sure that every tree Aawrtraa wants to help aria the war m which we ate engaged at pfnsaal* .a which amay of ear fathers, hreth era end heehaade are fighting. And while we caanwt fight, that daae net amen that am rennet help wta the war The Red Cvwae stands ne the fivat aid iw mat l‘ n i nan—t» la fact it has the sappert sad eendbisnve •f the United *n4 when yea wear that Red t cws* bdl|sa ywe ace la fie a tvaew pan Mem. •* M Greens. Set T OeR Better Farming in the South FERTILIZER PRECAUTIONS PUnt Food SHould Have A Logal kdrtjr If It U To M«**ur* Up To Food j c gam Wkltr (hr \m*rt raa farmer re^inw d«*d tu th«* work! aide dcm-ind in Itl* f*»r fiMnl. feeds sod nothing. Mr Hi»u»'on. i|i«* 8»*c- reiary of A/r.cel* tur»\ thsi ihi* dor* tiol jiHlify a IHdov n in fr.rro ucfiYin.-. fur h»* lwi'4 Matt d that •• i f n Kr^sitT f»*rtH must U*- put J r rRlhMORK. for,h ,n Ui*' corning months. If tin* .'.outtu rn fnrrmt h to do his Fti.iro iu pt(»«liK':ng foods fur man anti b* Hst, and, at the same time, gro* cot ton fibre for the nation, he must either Incrca.'e his crop acreage, or else grow considerably more pet acre than cus tomary. In view of the scarcity and high price of labor at the present time, if semis to be the part of wisdom for fanners generally not to mate rially increase the crop acreage, but to increase the acre yields. Increase Yield Per Acre Acre yields can be increased by better preparation of the seed bed, by the use of good seed of varieties adapt ed to the region, by using a more lib eral application of the right kinds of For thr krsi results la the tioa of general fl. id r • *rr) tag i'h«»«i»boric an •om* potash should In a»h is mure deiclrwi fa the light and »andy soils than n clay sol la. Not less than ISu to 2#9 pounds of com tdete fertilizers per acre should be used and hundreds of farmers find [more than this amount to be moat profitable. Fertilisers containing these necessary plant foods are generally e* rential for the moat profitable produc- 1 non of all field crops. Since there is | such a world wide need for crops, and since farm products are higher now than ever before, it follows that the farmer who strives to fulfill the n.t tion’s needs Just now by the use of such plant food as is necessary, se cures at the same time the largest poa sible fina'ncial returns for himself. the growing crops. While all of these factors influence acre yields, let us call particular at tention at this time to the kind and amount of fertilizer to be used. Prac tically all of the southern soils are deficient in phosphoric acid, nitrogen and potash and these must be supplied Jn some form to get the largest yields and biggest farm profits. While the proper, use of these materials will in crease the yields per acre and help supply the nation's needs, the wise fanner will at the same time strive to get the largest financial returns from their use To do this, be must exercise rare in buying them as well as in applying them The farmer should understand that plants use fertilisers as floods only at- tar they have bee* dissolved by the •oil water, and that which is aot ooL able is aot available to the plaac It The Ladies are cordially invited io attend our MILUNERY OPENING March 14. j —— i— r • ’ " ' • e C. F. RIZER, Olar, S. C f • • 490 March 1st, $50.00 Advance. < 'f on * . ’ * j . t 9 * " . • . * A , V *’• ^ / k ' ■ ' % ■ • 11 At the old price . .. . .. . . . ,w..JL.. ♦ -l*--—. — -W-Tl- ■* ‘ ^ , . • $635 f. o. b. Flint, Michigan. STRAYED.—From my place near Kline, one dark mare mule about 4 years old; weight 850 pounds, with rope halter on. Liberal reward offered. W. H. Harden, Kline, S. C. EDGAR A. BROWN, JAB. JLLIEN BUSH. • Attaraeya-at-Law. Money to Loan la any Amount for any of Tima * Bamw»||. 8. C Buggies And Mules I have just rpcrfiadl a car load of Bug gies and a car load of Mules. C.F.Rizer, Olar. S. C. American-Made Potash Good As German Kind if there is any doubt in the mind of a fanner about using fertilizers con-1 taining American-made potash, in the belief that It is not as good as that which was formerly obtained from Ger many, his mind can be set at rest by. any chemist or agricultural authority Any one who knows in what form the potash exists in the American-made product will declare that muriate oi suflate of potash is the same to the plant whether It be obtained from American sources or Germany, and that the plant asks no questions as tc where it originated, but feeds on it just the same. RaUe. Home Supplies And Some To Spare “Store bought** foods and feeds an too high priced tor any farmer to pay even if he could find them for sale The wise’ southern farmer will get In a crop of corn and velvet beans, pots toss, vegetabtsa at various Mods grow a fsw bag* and poultry and oth cmfiM M ant far ths naafin at Mi Ths Ura basks will ha spea far tha rollerUsa at Stats. County and SrK*- ! tases for ths fiscal year of Itl? ttnm the Itth day of Ortrbrr. ItIT to the 15th day of March, Itlfl. inclusive. January 1, Itlfl, a penalty of 1 per cent, will be added. February 1, Itlfl, a penalty of 1 per rent, will be added, making a total of 2 per cent, for February. March 1st to the l. r »th, Itlfl, inclus ive a penalty of 5 per cent, will be adiled, making a penalty of 7 per cent, to March 15, at which time the tax books will close. Tax levy will be: For State purposes, 8V4 mills. For ordinary county purposes, 891 mills. For Constitutional school 3 mills. Total Levy 20 1-4 mills. ..Commutation road tax is $1.50. Special schbol levies as follow's: Two Mills—Ashleigh, Baldock, Rar- bury Branch, Cedar Grove, Columbia, Edisto, Ellenton, Friendship^ Green's, Harmony, Long Branch, Meyer’s Mill, Morris, - New Forest, Oak Grove, Riverside, Sand Hill, Seiglingville, Seven Pines, Tinker’s Creek. Three Mills—Barton, Bloomingdale, Cave, Hickory Hill, Owens Cross Road, Red Oak* Shady Grove, Upper Richland. Four Mills—Appleton, Big Fork, Calvary, Double —Pond, Healing The lowest price electrically equipped car on earth—the famous Valve in Head Motor Simon Brown's Sons, BUckviDe, S. C R. S. Martin, Wflliston, S. C W. T. Googe, Jr n AI far. 4. L» Q C \ \ Is A nrl^rann Da r • /\namon f i ninr>arion f o. v^. WHERE THE PUREST OF SODAS AND CREAM ^ WILL BE A Special Feature Send U$ Your Prescriptions rassti PURI DRUGS hove UMlr Mi ■AmUIR i ptnpirtki. Wt wti list this sUtemmL —hhr bo ifif been ctmarj rrmb the drum _ FRESH AND OF THE QUALITY. Wt take the same pride in accuracy of our com pounding of dniffl. To insure the beet dnigs, accuracy in AU- inff prescription* a* specifically ordered by the doctor, bring them to u*. THIS IS OURPHONB NUMBER. • WE HOPE YOU WILL USE IT OFTEN. THE BEST PHARMACY ON THE SQUARE' BARNWELL. S. C. A Springs, Hercules, Hilda, Lees, Rose mary, Reedy Branch, Sycamore. Five Mills—Elko, 2 mills for ordi nary expenses; 3 mills for bonds. Six Mills—-Kline, 2 mills for ordi nary expenses; 4 mills for bonds. Seven mills—Dunbarton, 4 jnills for ordinary expenses; 3 mills for bonds. Light mills—Blackville, 5 mills for ordinary expenses; 3 mills for bonds. Fairfax, mills for ordinary ex penses', 2Vi mills for bonds. Ulmer—-4 mills for ordinary county purposes; 4 mills for bonds. flit Mills— Allendale-6 for ordi nary expenses; 2Vi mills for bonds. Nile Mills—WiUiston, 5 for ordi- naiy expenses: 4 mills for beafe. It*, Mill*—Barnwell, 6 mills for or- 4* Have Stock A new supply of “Remtico”; Carbon Paper and ‘ ‘Remtico” Ribbons for all makes of typewriters. t The best made. Send us your mail orders The Barnwell People, Barnwell, S. C.