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GBTTIXG THE SOLDIER'S MONEY.
How the Parasites Fatten at the Expense
of the Soldier Boys.
This story will deal with "Paris"?
not Paris, France; but Paris, South
Carolina, a moonshine city of overgrowth?a
city that has come into
existence for the purpose of relieving
soldiers of Camp Sevier of their
money in short order. Paris is a
csant four miles from Greenville,
toward Spartanburg, where the Piedmont
& Northern crosses the main
line of the Southern railway. A
very realistic description of it is toi
be found in the old time dime novels
of "Diamond Dick" series. The town
is a reminder of the days of '49, with
very little lacking except the saloons
ajid dance hall girls.
Upon the establishment of Camp
Sevier a few months ago, "Paris" was
little else than bare fields under a
' deep blue sky. There were a few
ramshackle buildings there; but that
was all. Then began the influx*. of
camp followers?that horde of sutlers,
fakers and other parasites whioh j
have from time out of mind under-j
stood what little appreciation the soldier
puts on the value of his money, j
They quickly set up rudely improvised
restaurants, barbershops, soft drink
stands and other businesses. Pool
room proprietors rented quarters and
erected tables, a couple of moving
picture men came to Paris, a photographer
or two, then a few fellows who
had been following carnivals with a
"knock the babies down" or "ring
the bell and get a cigar" game, drifted
this way. Now pretty nearly every
kind of faker in the world is
over here and nearly every train
brings more?all after the soldier's
money.
They are getting it, too. A restaurant
man over in Paris got confidential
the other evening and informed j
me that he was clearing about $.'1001
a week on a $250 investment. AJ
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chairs, said his shop was taking in
anywhere from $700 to $1,300 a
week. Judging by the kind of shaves
and hair cuts they give in that place
they should make a million very
quickly.
Over in Paris a news stand is being
conducted by a couple or young lawyers.
They are new in the legal game
and haven't got on to the curves of
that profession as yet, hence it was
necessary for them to provide bread
for themselves in some other way. So
they take days about in looking after
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the news stand. When one is selling
magazines and newspapers the other
is supposed to be in the law office
watching out for clients. One of the
partners told me that the news stand
is by far the best end of the business
of the firm, and judging by the way
he was shoving out "best sellers," etc,
it was easy to believe the statement.
Paris property owners are growing
rich right along. Wee lots sell for
large sums and small rude shanties
rent^for as much per week almost as
would the most desirable store in
Yorkville for a month.
New buildings are constantly going
up over at "Paris"?mostly buildings
of the most flimsy character?erected
as hastily as possible, the haste
being stimulated by a fear that the
boom might burst before the new
proprietor gets his showing at the
golden flood. But no sooner is the
new establishment ready for business
than it becomes crowded to
capacity. If one would go over on
Paris mountain and gather up a
bushel of rocks, drill a hole in each
one and draw a red string through,
he could sell them to soldiers for 25
cents each, without even so much as
going to the trouble of giving his
production a name. No matter what
it is if it's fdr sale it will sell.
Men who have been failures at
everything else are getting rich at
Paris by catering to the wants of the
soldiers. The correspondent ran
across a transfer driver the other
day who came to Paris from North
Carolina a couple of weeks back. He
had been renting forty acres of land
in North- Carolina and he figures his
yearly gross income on the farm at
about $500. He heard of the bonanza
here, bought a <:Flivver" and
started out as a transfer man. He
said the other eveping that his gross
receipts have already totaled more
than $200.
Soldiers here in camp who know
something about barbering or workir>or
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are making a piece or cliange on the
side by working in some of tile various
places in Paris after duty hours.
In this regiment is a soldier who has
been making about $30 a week extra
by working on a barber chair
three hours each night: Another is
making $12 a week as a soda jerker.
Still another is materially increasing
the wage of $30 a month that Uncle
Sam pays him, by addressing letters
for soldiers to the foiks back home in
a fancy manner. Other soldiers make
extra money by washing the clothes
of the men who would rather pay
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for the service than to do the washingvthemselves.
Paris is already bucking the business
of Greenville a little and a number
of business men of that town have
expressed some uneasiness, though
the majority are of the opinion that
there is plenty of htfsiness at Camp
Sevier, not only for Greenville and
Paris; but for another town or two
as well. Guessing the number of
soldiers at Camp Sevier to be in the
neighborhood of 30,000 and figuring
the monthly wage at $70 per month
each, counting officers and all, would
make $2,100,000. a month, most of
which is gathered in by Paris and
Greenville. That, of course, is only
a small portion of the money that is
j spent here every month on account of
I Camp Sevier, since the ration ac:
counts and other supply bills total
i an enormous sum.?Camp Sevier Cor.
i Yorkville Enquirer. .
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PELLAGRA WILL RE
INCREASED BY HIGH
COST OF LIVING.
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i South Carolina I*ress Warns Against
All Corn Diet.
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! The press of South Carolina is
\ sending out warnings concerning too
much corn meal as daily food. While
corn meal is highly nutritious and a
j most palatable food it contains a
' heavy pecentage of pellagra prophy|
lactics and a too frequept use of it
I as a food will tend to increase the
development of pellagra. This opinion
is gaining much credence in South
Carolina where pellagra has been
given much study by State and govI
ernment authorities.
I In connection with this statement
it would seem a most propitious time
to tell the public of a remedy for
pellagra that has become accepted as
a dependable specific for this dreaded
disease.
Sulferro-Sol, while known to hun
oo tiio p-rpntpqt nf all stomach
' and blood remedies, has probably
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! done more toward the healing and
I eradication of pellagra than all other
remedies combined.
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! The proprietors of Sulferro-Sol
1 have on file in their office a big thick
; volume of sworn affidavits from persons
who have been rescued from the
i afflictions of pellagra. Many of these
i cases were in the last stages of the
disease and had given up all hope of
recovery.
; Every druggist knows of the work
j Sulferro-Sol has done in cases of maj
lignant pellagra and will gladly tell
I you of its medicinal worth.?adv.
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TAX NOTICE.
The treasurer's office will be open
for the collection of State, county,
school and all other taxes from the
15th day of October, 1917, until the
15th day of March, 1918, inclusive.
From the first day of January,
1918, until the 31st day of January,
1918, a penalty of one per cent, will
be added to all unpaid taxes. From
the 1st day of February, 1918, a
penalty of 2 per cent, will be added
to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st
day of March, 1918, until the 15tn
day of March, 1918, a penalty of 7
per cent, will be added to all unpaid
taxes. . .
THE LEVY.
For State Durposes 8% mills
For county purposes 7% mills
Constitutional school tax....3 mills
Total 19 5. mills
SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES.
Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills
Midway, No. 2 2 mills
Hampton, No. 3 2 mills
Three Mile, No. \ 2 mills
Fish Pond, No. 5 2 mills
Hutto, No. 6 2 mills
Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills
Olar, No. 8 9 mills
Salem, No. 9 4 mills
St. John's, No. 10 2 mills
Govan, No. 11 8 mills
Binnaker's, No. 12 ..y?. 3 mills
Lemon Swamp, No, 13 4 mills
Bamberg, Nq. 14 9 mills
Oakland, No. 15 8 mills
Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 8 mills
Colston, No. 18 4 mills
| Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills
Oak Grove, No. 20 4 mills
Denmark, No. 21 6V? mills
Ehjhardt, No. 22 13 mills
Lees, No. 23 4 mills
Hey ward, No. 24 2 mills
All persons between th9 ages of
twenty-one and sixty years of age,
except Confederateveterans and sailors,
who are exempt at 50 years of
age, are liable to a poll tax of one
dollar.
Capitation dog tax 50 cents.
All persons who were 21 years of
age on or before the 1st day of January,
1917, are liable to a poll tax
of one dollar, and all who have not
made returns to the Auditor are requested
to do so on or before the
1st of January, 1918.
I will receive the commutation
road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from
the 15th day of October, 1917, until
the 1st day of March, 1918.
G. A. JENNINGS.
Treasurer Bamberg County.
No. 666
This is a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER.
Five or six do9es will break any case, and
if taken then as a tonic the Fever will net
eturn It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c
The Quinine That Does Not Affect the Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA|
TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 30c. |
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