Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GOOD IDEA IF IT WORKED' WAS WILLING TO HELP OUT Small Boy*. Shrewd Scheme to Refresh Hie Memory Wat Dependent on Certain Contingencies. The boy entered the hardware store »i»)ost out of breath -and as he stood ooking iarouad in a ituzjded way the •ehopiiian - asked him \vhat he wanted. I don t know," replied the boy, as *e srratehed his head. “Well, then, I-can’t serve idu." said the shopman. ^ <ni see,” explained the l)oy, “when I was coming along I saw d dog fight, and I got so excited that I can’t re member whether my father sent me for a foot rule or mother'.y'anted a packet of tlntaeks." j ■ f “Then you will haw t6 go back Kome and ask them;”/ advised the shop man. ; !|f • “No, I’ll not do that. I’ll go out and see If I can find anottUr dog fight, aiml perhaps, If I can find jone, and *et excited over It, I’ll/remember exact ly what I wanted. You might have a foot rule and a packet of tacks on the counter ready so that fki sddn as I remember I can rush in and snatch wp the right article. Father or mother wvtlTbe getting ver^r impellent." Lost Sent Hjbme by Post. English iieopl# cbmmonly admit that Americans know London/better ihan they do themselves, but fheret iare ex ceptions to the knowledgabljiphess of the brother from across tl]|e seas. Witness the American who cpuld not find his way hack to his hotel from the intricate mazes of the East end. do ing Into a post office, he asked how he could get back. ' "We can poijt you tmck," was the Immediate and surpris ing answer, and In a few minute* he was on his- way home by express letter post. In charge, that Is to say. of a <1imtnutlve boy. Even Londoners are often still unaware that the British postal authorities accept human l*e- Ings as “correspondence," apl that, whatever the weigh! or slae| a flat rate of sixpence a mile Is charged.— C'hiistlan Science Monitor. » Generous Offer of Ftnanelelly Cm* barraued Man tb Almost Des perate Ticket Seller. > Cecil de Mllle. the movie producer, said In an after-dinner speech at Coronado Beach: “The movies have downed, the old- fashioned theater almost completely. It used to he that you could fill a theater If you distributed complimen tary tickets enough; but nowadays—" M. De Mille laughed heartily. “A new play was put on the other night at Atlantic City. ..“Just before the curtain went up a chap strolled Into the theater lobby, awoke the box office man and said: “ ‘This Is the first night of a new play, ain’t It?’ “ ‘Yes, sir.’ And the box office man leaned forward eagerly, hoping to sell a ticket. “ ‘Well, say,’ croaked the chap, Tm broke, boss; so I’m willin’ to go In and be one of the audience for half a dol lar.* " Such Is Fame. • Broadway mas beginning td line up along the rurba In antlclpatlcio of. tbe arrival of one of the dlxtlngulkhed Ku- roftenn war herne* coming here to participate In the llrpltatlon of arma ments c»mference. JLunemie approached a t»»llceinan atnndlng at the aide of tit* street, with the InterrogmhHi. “What’a the «*mwd waiting for’" *T>aa*t you read the papers?** was the reply. “tJeiiernl Beatty Is com ing."—Wall Street Journal. Seaplane Searching for Fiah. Seaplanes are being used as a Inst nn^isure In an attempt -to find missing fish off the coast of England, the De lta rtment of Coiiitnerce Is advised In a report from Trade Commissioner But ler at I/aidon. Ahseni'e of the usual shnole of her ring In tin* North sea. the re|torf aatd. has caused much alarm In fishing towns along the coast, and many and divers measure* are being employed to find the fish, which furnish the population* of the towns a llvellh.M*!. A Difficult Matter. Butler—Tin* owner of tW hall that broke the window, sir. Is here and wants.to pay the damage. ^Ir. Bill Homer—Oh. tell tin* hoy It won't eitst hlfii anything. ^ u»«*d to play hall, myself. - “But it’s a ilmn, sir. pud'It was a Xolf l.all.” “A man? A golf ball? Tell him Judga. Punched Time Clock. "Did the sar-major go this way, sen try?" “1 don't know, corporal.’’ ‘‘Well, keep your eyes open. What do yon think you are litre for?’ “Here fnV? Two perishing- hours!" —.Calcutta Looker-! Hi. Strategy. Three Scotsmen went to church, each clutching tightly the bawbee he Intended to contribute w r hen the plate was passed. Consternation reigned when the rglnlster annouced that this particular Suday an effort was to be made to raise the mortgage and asked every member of the congrega tion to make a substantial offering. During the prayer the Scots held a whispered consultation as to the so lution of their dilemma, and reached a satisfactory decision. 'One fainted and the other two car ried him out.—Lpndon Opinion. Obvious! The family was seated at dinner, and the conversation turned to school lea- sons. much to the conatemat|oB and 1 disgust of Cynthia. "What perhwi In English history ara J you doing?" Inquired her father. "TheNtuarts." replied Cynthia, tlm- i Idly: after w hlch an ominous pause | suggested that father was thinking of a question up«>n a “period of history about whli-h his facts were dim and I “What was the first thing James I did when’ he came to the throne?** j he asked at length. "Sat on It. I suppose.** replied Cyn thia, tvlth calm c«Mivlctlon. j 0 An Eye-Opener. Holding her rkme to him. he gated Into |hp unfathomable depths of her gnzeMe-ilike eyes. Acute anxiety wnft I exprimhL| In every line of her fair fn<*e. j ne'er and anon a sigh se«*med • tfi re<iqjher being with Ita Intensity , and gnied Into his face a* though she Wnaid read Ids very soul. Fori Bpin.v minutes thus they sat. nelthet jH|M‘itklng. each gaging Into the . other's W'cs. “Ye^.’t said the oculist at last; “one t»j^+ Is seriously affected, and. ; If not (rented Immediately, will de- ' velop a decided s^uylT-*—Bdatica and Inrentlopi ~ 1 ?' 1^1 \. New Industry for Philippines. American fruit mid M|lileiiiitilng con cern* are lnve.st|k;ntiiigVtl|e |s>xslhlllty HIS PUN — t - WOMAN’S MISSIONARY BOARD AND GENERAL BOARD HOLD ' GOOD MEEETINQ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMED Budget For 1922 is V/orked Out on a Basis of Ab6ut Three-Quarters of a Million Dollars. MEETING FOR EVERY COUNTY Com mitt os Outlines Plans For State- wlda Organization and Work t.To Be Dona. After Thoroi Mich., w w- w-www W ■ -W- ■ | Endorses Pe-m-na - <>f establishing fHfPuddp In Ithy 1‘hll- ipptnes. Til** so|( thetr* Inv^rx many kinds of fruit. \ t (\ The Baptist general board and the executive board of the Woman's Mis soniary union continued their session tor two days at Columbia. The main feature of interest at the meeting of the general board was the matter of co-operation between the home mis sion board la. Atlanta and this state. Dr C. W. Daniel and Dr. J. F. Purser, representing the home mission board, talked upon this subject and a full discussion was had. The Baptist budget for this year was worked out on a basis of about three-quarters of a million dollars. Each of the four commissions com posing the general board, the missions, education, Sunday school and benevo lence, made recommendations for its particular work for the year, all of which was adopted by the general board. The Rev. A. L. Pickens, of Easley, was elected rural field secre tary In the place of J. L. Corxine. who leaves for Greenville January 15. The executive committee was ap pointed as follow*: Dr John E. White of Anderson. Chairman; Dr. T. C. Skinner. J. J. Lawton of Hartsville, the Rev. S. P. Hair of Fountain Inn the Rev. George P.> White of Darling ton, D. M. Dew of Latte, the Rev. E. S. Reaves of Union. I. H. Hunt of New berry, Dr. W. J. McOlothlin of Green ville. A committee «tf five was appointed to make a thorough surrey of the state In regard to mission work snd to report st the next meeting of the hoard The committee Is as follows: The Rev. W. C. Allen of Dillon. Dr J. E White of Anderson, the Rev. R. C. Orsnberry of Gaffney, the Rev J. E Bailey of Charleston. Dr. T. C. Skinner of Columbia. Dr. W. T. De- rieux of Columbia will co-operate with this committee. The Woman's Mlsslcnary anion dis cussed plans for the year's work snd i appointed committees to make plans | for the Baptist ftfIS#* rably In Green ville in the summef and also to st- (end the inter-racial conference which 1 will be held In Columbia January 1^ 20. This last committee Is as follow's: Mrs. J. D. Chapman of Anderson. Mrs. Edwin Carpenter of Florence. Mrs W. J. Hatcher of Johnston. Mrs. G. E Davis of Orangeburg. Mrs. T. B. Clark son of Gaffney. Miss Bessie Major of Anderson. Mrs. J. S. Harris of Troy, Mrs. C. D Bobo of Laureds. Mrs. T. T. Hyde of Charleston. Mrs. -E. W. Mas ters of Anderson and Mrs W L Griggs of North. % Columbia.—Decision to call meet ings in every county* in the stele to get the tax program of the stete of South Carolina taxpayers' conference before the people and the appointment of various sub-committees to work Jor tbe tax program were tbe more portant actions reached by the exe cutive committee of the South Caro lina taxpayers' conference here. This committee was chosen at the state wide tax meeting here December 14. 'Need for Immediate action being ap parent. the executive committee de cided to hold meetings in each county In the. state, and with that In view directed each member of tbe state executive- committee to appoint a chairman of the counties in his dis trict, who will be expectq^ to arrange for and hold the meeting, at which meeting some one will explain to the taxpayers the program tor their ap proval. The program, which will be pro posed to the legislature will sug gest ways and means by which the state property tax may be reduced from 40 to 50 per cent, and at the same time equalise the burdea of taxation, so that the tax burden on property will be gradually reduced. Acting under Instructions from the Taxpayers’ association, the executive committee is prepared to suggest to the taxpayers the following program for new sources of revenue: Gaso line tax, 1600.000; occupation tax, 1350.000; Inheritance tax, 1250.000; in crease in the corporation license tax, $250,000; Increase In the public ser vice corporation franchise tax, $300,- 000; Income tax. $1,000,000. and lux ury tax, $150,000. If the general as sembly will enact the above tax laws, it will produce approximately $2,900, 000. tbe committee saya. The gasoline tax will be applied to road maintenance and will take the place of the two mill property tax for roads. The occupation tax will be placed on occupations and professions aot otherwise taxed, such, for tfi stance, as broker* etc. A graduated Inheritance tax. the details of whirl will he worked out by the legislature, will raise considerable revenue.. An Increase In the corporation license tax from one to two mills was recom mended. and also an Increase la the public service corporation franchise tax from three to five mills. The committee favors a luxury tax. In studying the tax situation, the committee Is convinced that one of the causes of complaint Is due to the fsrt ‘that the people themselres have voted special levies for local pur- noses, which. In many Instances, far exceed the amount necessary for stete purposes. Therefore, the committee carnstly recommended most rigid economy in county expenditures. * The following letter written from Detroit, Michigan is no snap Judgment expressed on the merita of Pe-ru-na, the well- known catarrh remedy, but rather a mature. •ober opinion formed after a full year’s trial. This ii the way Mr. Michael Fako of 900 East Palmer Avenne, in the Michi gan Metro- I, polls, writes t “After ■using PE-RU-NA for about one year will say I have found it a very good medicine for ca tarrh. It hat helped me a great deal and I am very well satisfied. I have gained In weight, eat and sleep well, my bowels are regular and better eolor in my face. .. Wh.. BU-NA has done winder* to me is worth Its weight in 1 shall continue to use _ PE-RU-NA as long as I lire snd recommend to my friends who are troubled with eatarrh.** Nothing ean be more convincing than an en dorsement of this na ture from an actual user. There are many people In every com munity whoee experi ence,in using Pe-ru-na, has been identical wi th Mr. Fake's. It is the standby for ooughs, colds, catarrh, stomaoh and bowel disorders and all ca tarrhal conditions, Pat up in both tablet snd liquid form. Bou> xtkstwuu. •>rV Autos Named, Like Boats. Autos In Faria are beginning to dis pute yachts of the aea and fleet horses of tbe tracks the right to individual ities of their own. Here and there one sees an Imposing car bearing on the radiator the name chosen by the own er, perhaps fanciful, perhaps that of some dear one, and the fad Is rapidly becoming popular. Names of persons thus far are more often seen than those of poetical, historical or literary al lusion. and already the new fashion is givltrg'rlse to good-natured gossip. CALOMEL IS A DANGEROUS DRUG 1 : Daddy in a Dad Way. Six-year-old Lois, whoee father !■ professor of English st the university, delights in using "big" words. One day she heard her mother saying over the phone to one of her husband’s students: “No, Mr. B— cannot keep his ap pointment, I’m afraid; he Is very mnell Indisposed this afternoon." Some days later Lois, while play ing. was overheard to say to an Im aginary caller at the door: “No; my husband cannot see you today; he Is very much decomposedP* —Indianapolis Star. Next Dose May Salivate You* Loosen Teeth or Start Rheumatism. At the Author's Club. Brown—Smith’s new novel. “Tim Horrors of Wedlock," has made him fortune, hasn’t it? It’s the season’s success. Jones—Yes. he claims he’s made enough out of It to get married on.— Life. To Avoid tbs Rush. “Iji*.! evening. *lr. I <^isrln<kly *aw my daughter sitting in yojtr lti|l What explanation have you to tiiukeY* “I got hen* early, sir;-before the others."—Caroliuii Tar Bahy. Peppy Paragrapher. I’Jtf shunrh Piqier—"PeHT Perkins. Fenton. |>‘ p|'i*r propagator, pro Ited s?rj0 picking pecks or plentiful Y*|e pers, proving Peter is no piker pet picking.”—Boston Tiginscript. It Certainly Isn't the nbsetpee of raw material that keeps a - man from making a. fool of himself. Fixing His Status. “And what did you do in the warY\ asked the old lady. “I was In the air i service." “Ah. a flying man?" “No, ! mum, the general’s barber." Plan |3.000,C00 Road Bonds. Igiuronn.—At the regular monthly meeting and banquet of the laiurena Puslneas league last week, the pro posed plan to raise $3,000 000 for roads by bond Issue and other measues waa discussed, the subject having been In troduced for the purioae of giving the j plan indorsement. However, after the sidorable talk it was suggested that R. Ooodwyn Rhett of Charleston -he in vited to the next meeting to explain In detail the full Import of the scheme. The league had as its specially In vited guests for the meeting Repre sentatives C. D. Nance, C. M. Babb and T. A. Willis of the Laurens delegation to the legislature and it Is the Inten- ion to have the entire delegation pres- t when Mr. Rhett comes A “balanced diet” may sound confusing to many people The facts, as explained here, are simple. : The secret of a “balanced diet” is to have food containing all the elements needed for proper f, nutrition. These elements are protein, to nourish the tissues; starch and sugar to furnish energy; fat to supply heat; and mineral salts to provide the material necessary for building nerves, brain, and tooth and bone structure. \ Laurens Sells Bonds. urens.—City council has sold two issues amounting to $55,000 for \the proceeds of which are to sewerage extension and flprovenients. The bond? were boueJttYbflr a Cincinnati firm' through . -- ^-'-ntieth of Columbia. The e Authorized in an election ^1 months ago. One issue iQOO and the other for $35,-• 98 jVYthe pr he*Fusb(V In 8f street\riVproY< bonds held sq\ was for 000. Method! to Destroy Boll Weevil. Greenwood.—An entirely new meth od of ridding cotton of bol weevils has been proposed by a planter of this section. The plan Las few complica tions. one merely feeds the weevils to the pheasants. Of course, the r/eevllfc and the pheasants must be brought together so that tbe latter may consume the former, but that la a mere detail, the originator of the stlieme declares. • • , Using pheasants to rid cotton of boll weevils is not a mere idle .dream. A practical farmer, a planter who knows' how to turn the undeveloped resources of a farm into profit, has proposed the new scheme. He is Eu gene Barmore, who. with his brother, R. L. Barmore. operates one of the most diversified and proflLfble plan tations in this section! Their planta tion is situated between Donalds and Ware Shoals. English ringneck pheasants have Wen raised at a profit by Mr. Bar more for several years. The birds are easily raised and demand fancy prices as breeding stock, he says. The birds are ravenously fond of boll weevils and .will keep a cotton field clear of the pests. By clipping the last Joint •of one wing, the birds are prevented from flying and may be kept in any field enclosed with woven wire, ac cording to Mr. Barmore. They do not 0 eat crops and both cotton and pheas ants may be growm*at a profit on the same land, the planter declares. , Calomel Is mercury; quicksilver. It crashes Into sour hUe like dynamite, cramping and sickening you. Calomel attacks tbe bones and should never ba put Into your system. If you feel bilious, headachy, const!- j pated and all knocked out. Just go to your druggist and get a bottle of Dod- ton's Liver Tone for a few cents which j Is a harmless vegetable substitute for ' dangerous calomel. Take a spoonful snd If It doesn’t start your liver snd ' *traighten you up better and quicker ' than nasty calomel and without making < yoq sick, you Just go back and get your muMf. Don't take calomel I It makes you | sick the next day; it loses you a day’s i work. Dodson's Liver Tone straightens you right up and you feel great. No j salts necessary. Give It to tbe children because It Is perfectly harmless and can not salivate.—Advertisement. Mere Absorbing. “I had a long talk with Omsln Jurd lx»pp In town today." related Gap “Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. “How did In* say his folks was?" In quired Mr* Johnson. “I plumb forgot to ssk him. You see. he whs telling me all nhoflt a sick d«Ht he's got."—Kansas City Star. SWAMP-ROOT FOR KIDNEY AILMENTS There i« ably one medicine that really J atands out pre-eminent aa s medicine for | curable ailment* of the kuineya, liver and bladder. Dr. Kilmer’a Swamp-Root aUn<A the hifheat for the reason that it haa proven to be juat the remedy needed in thouaanda upon thouaanda of diatreaaing caaea. bwamp-Root makea frienda quickly be- cauae ita mild and immediate effect ia aoon realized in moat caaea. It is a gentle, healing vegetable compound. Start treatment at once. Sold at all drug atorea in bottlea of two aisea, medi um and large However, if you wiah firat to teat thia great preparation aend ten centa to Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a ■ample bottle. When writing be aure snd mention thia paper.—AdvertlsemenL SUDAN'S REUETES NEURALGIC ACHES neuralgia, tism, tired Keep Sloan's WxOurui It sw and readily Bon-akia-eu Sloan’s Atoll at the . brings a You’ll iud k i fli putrt Sloa Liniment Hobsons ►tt> FARM FOR SALE •a SS-*«r« pr*ifiag farm; laamSi tanar: t—0 >aa4. aiah state eui »-»ir (•ar«4. naw Sv* ream aett it taw * made «—W| ties; _ wail kwrs; front law ts foot hlehwwy ta ly dovoiopoU wiodora faratlwa awaa soar largo mania* fawtory. vyrmy (notary and dairy: wit Sin throe-qaart«ra atllo rail road leading •tatloa Good IrlaS total# land; yiaatod la iaoaarr aador fair aawdl- tioaa. Irish tots toon ahowld yioM M hwrrata p*r aero ready for ntwrkot April and May sad pros* at lad tent Iona should brine It aa or mora pop harroL Irish potatoes ahowld ha planUd. evil I vat od. hwnrsatod and markotsU within coat sf till SS sr loan nor aero. Us- eollont markottae faclltttas; a bond anew fast farm labor. Natural dratnagn ns swamps or ovorUoars: one sr mar* additional money cropa may bo proineod on anaao land aftsr potatooa Thia Ana farm may bo yours tor raah payment of tl.SSS.SS and balaaes with in Dvs yoara. No hotter Investment sap- where. Think. Invootloate. Act. Florida Farms and fndustrias Cu. Dapt. ”P” Croon Co VS Springs, Flu. Mitchell l-ilf M^-AtJU Dn mka^ •r e, ■All A IOCgB.hu 147 Usee* PWe «.T. Salve f-smEETES Connubial Pleasantry. “Tlrcil of waiting, dearie?" she asked, emerging from her dressing rooni_ after exhausting her feminine arts in the attempt to appear-beauti ful. “Oh, no." he replied, wearily, “IJ’s all in a wll’e-tlme."—Life. NOT ONLY FOR CHILLS AND FEVER BUT A FINE GENERAL TONIC Florentfo \lnvites Sto,te Legion. • Florence%-The Fred H._§exton I’ost No. 1 of the American Legion at* ft*‘ recent meetwig decided* to invite the state convenRjian of the American Le gion. to hold%8 fal meeting in For- ence. Should the invatlon be accepted it Is expected l^at at east 200 ex-ser vice men will spend at least two days In Florence as delegates, during which time they will be entertained in the homes of citizens. All of the local or ganizations are co-operating with the local post and It Is hoped that the Invitation will be accepted. W. N. UL, CHARLOTTE, NO. 2-1922. Grape-Nuts, the nourishing cereal made of wholewheat flour and malted barley, jaerved With cream or milk, is a complete food for young and old alike. ho to your grocer today and get a package of Grape-Nuts. Eat it with milk or cream for breakfast; or with stewed fruit, jelly or jam, as a delicious dessert for lunch or dinner. > s ^“ '~ r - ^ — Every member Of the family wiD relish this palatable and nourishing food— Grape-Nuts—the Body Builder “There’s a Reason” Bridge at Florence Competed. Florence. —, Supervisor Phillips an- nounceS ^hkt -fhe iron bridge, over Jeffreys creek mrihe concrete road way between Timmonsville and Flor ence has been completed and that the road is now open for travel. The only point atTwhlcb a detour must be made is at Lake Swamp.Where a new bridge is being built. The road has been competed to within one mile of Timmonsville and travelers now. have the advantage of hard surfaced roads for a distance of nine miles. C#vk#l Co, Inc., BartU Crawk. Boy Dias From Wounda. Greenwood.—From wounds received >j:hen he was accidentally shot while rabbit hunting the day after Christ mas. Wesley 'Perry Vaughan, 16- year-old boy of Ntaety-Slx, died last week at his home. Death was due to gangrene. Young Vaughan was acci dentally shot by Wade Elkins, wfth whom he was hunting. As Elkin* handed him a gun .a shell exploded the load piaaing through hia right ler nd entering the left leg. The wound raa believed not to b* serious at the .me but became .n! r rd. .- Farmer Killed by Accident- Belton—A distressing accident hap pened on the Pepper place, two miles west of here, which resulted later In the death of Charles F. Taylor, It seems Mr. Taylor waa demonstrating i stump-pulling machine when the iever broke and struck him in the cad. crushing hh skull.. He was ‘fought to Belton at once, where doc- >rs. after exsming him. rushed him i the Anderson hospital. Rhorfly'af- w his arrival there he died, haring j's#f» unconscums from, the time of the «. *■ ■ f‘ < A Grateful “ Mother writes: Gahreaton. Texas, March U,W0l started to to Mrs. WlMtow*a 8yrop lixTbJorjni I feel that it waa » I will tefl any mother what it h as done for my baby With all good wtabaa to you aod yosr Diarrhoea, colic, flatulency and teething troubles are relieved by this safe, pleasant preparation. Non-narcotic, non-alcoholic. MRS. WINSLOW* SYRUP The Monts’ and Ck if drew *e Pmgwtmtof ' j < pea fomdaow every labeL Ax AH Druseeta. ANGLO-AMERICAN DRUG CO. XI Ml7 F*e» 9 *-•. J3 , >1 ' •