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TWO BAKER T?tlS WHEN TROOPS WILL MOVE Palmetto Regiments Co to Border Soon as They Are Ready LETTER TO GOV. MANNING IN ANSWER TO HIS { War Chief Says Mustering Of- ' ficer Will Report When Units Prepared. I Columbia.?In reply to a letter written recently to the war department, asking that the mobilized units o; the National Guard of South Caroi lina be sent to the border at the earliest possible moment, Governor Man ning to-day received the following! letter from Newton D. Baker, Secretary ol' Vvar: "Hon. Richard 1. Manning, Govern*! or of South Carolina, Columbia, S. My Dear Governor Manning: 1 take pleasure in acknowledging your personal letter 01 the 1 7t li inst, on j the subject of the readiness of your! troops to go to t he border, and their j great desire to see service there. In reply thereto, I want to express ap- j preeiation of the spirit animating the j South Carolina troops, together with the hope that their desire and your own may be speedily realized. On a recommendation from Gen. Funston, commanding the Southern department, and in order to relieve that department as far as possible of the ; work of completing the equipment of , tlie troops of the several States, or tiers were issued July 15, 1916, to department commanders, by whom the movement of troops to the border is regulated, to hold all organizations 1 until they are completely equipped 1 and ready in every respect to move. 1 I take it, then, that as soon as your i State troops are completely ready, 1 both as to strength and equipment, 1 the commanding general of the East- 1 em department, who will be notified J by the mustering officer on duty in j. your State, will promptly issue or-! ders for their movement. "With expressions of esteem and high regard, I remain, Very sincerely yours, "Newton I). Baker, "Secretary of War." o YOUR BOWELS SHOULD MOVfc/ * AKT/rn A i\ a %. r I,. U11VH a l</v I / , -"? *< \ r A free easy movement of the bowels 'every day is a sign of good health. Dr. King's New Life Pills will give you a gentle laxative effect without griping ] and free your system of blood poisons, ] purify your blood, overcome constipa- i tion and have an excellent tonic effect < on the entire system. Makes you feel ; like living. Only 25c, at druggists.? adv. i ? ; CHRISTIANITY AND CIVILIZA- ; TION. i' It is said that Dr. Stewart, who | lately died in Africa, was asked ( "Why don't you civilize your people . and then make them Christians?" He answered, "We don't do work twice over; when we have made them Christians we Iimvp mi ized." o Magnolia Balm is the Liquid Face Powder used by famous beauties. If you havo Sunburn, Tan or Freckles try VCagnolia ffialm. It quickly stops the bum and removes Tan and Blemishes. Makes your skin soft and smooth. Easy to use and sure to please. WhHt, 'Pink, Rose-Red. 75c. at DruggMs or bu mail direct |i SAMPLE FREE&MjP^ LYON MFG. CO.. ? ; CONDITIONS IN MEXICO. A Presbyterian missionary writes from Mexico: "High prices, low wages and depreciated currency make untold suffering even today, and there is little hope in sight. But adversity makes the heart tender and easy of access. The Church is not yet doing anything like its share of the work to be done in Mexico." o Dr, Shirrunun, an American medical missionary, was burned to death by the Turks upon his steadfast re-1 ftUsal to renounce Christianity and I accept Mohammedanism. \ S T A T K 1 T L H s Ob' lMYAa*>T IO ALL bOL 111 CAROLINA PEOPLE Engineer Mye.s ci tne Atlanta Coast ui.u, re;; its t .at he saw u large bla.k b.a Load :g in vhe Santee river. For the ir.fu\;:v. i >n of people \vh" have become chirr.. *d over eases ol pdiomyek is, < r : far. lie paralysis existing in sever;*.! tovms in tk Stat?, D** 'h*^ * of Charleston, says that all the eases are of a sporadic rio'..U!e a: i ao. of ho epidemic type prevalent in New York. They have been traced and tVund to bo old ruses. A car ! to the Evening Post from aboard the U. 3 S. Illinois says that South Carolina naval militiamen ma': ing their annua! cruise on this vessel are all we", and enjoying thernslver. while go t he; much useful knowledge about nautical ? arfare. D. Snbo" ; )] >:t 1 man, was arrested in Charleston on the charge of violation of the Squor law. in that he has ordered more than one gallon of whiskey. E. T. Woodruff, a newspaper publisher of Snnfovd, Fin., and his vv'fe, also Mrs. E. -T. Prisons of Jaeksor.villo, are in Columbia waterbound. V,'i 1' I,ov>, r negro, thought by Sheriff McCain to be Will Plummcr, wanted in B'rrr.i drhnm on a civ ree of murder, is b :ng hold in the Richland county jail vending indent ifica- > tion. The thirteen Southern States \vi!' receive a total cf $1,438,059 of the j $5,000 000 federal road fund marie available for this fiscal year under! . the new Federal Aid Road Act approved last month. A joint resolution of Congress authorizing the Secretary of War to loan, use, and purchase quartermaster's and medicical supplies for the relief of destitute persons in the districts overflowed by the Santee and tributaries and carrying $100,000 for the purpose has been introduced by Representative Whaley. CALOMEL DYNAMIT MAKES YOU JIN "Oodson's Liver Tone" Starts Your Liver Better Thai Calomel and You Don't Lose a Day's Work Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel Rn? and cheerful; make your work a pleasure; 1>? vigorous and full of ambition. Hut take no nasty, dangerous calomel because it makes you sick and you may lose a day's work. Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel crashes into sour bile like iynamite, breaking it up. That's when you.feel that awful nausea and cramping. Listen to me! If you want to enjoy the nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced just take & aruvvn f 11 I Kortnlnaa T^'wl T VA U(A4A/vuoyu O iiiTVr | NO HIGH Will mean a saving of money if you trade at Toddville. It i: River six miles from Conway, c Steamers making this point i Clyde Line at Georgetown. WATER R; Water freight rates are low, own property stands for noh us and we will give you the ber A hint to the wise is suffici< DUSENBU1 Toddville, THE HORBY B | WHAT OTHER PAT Enough. ] A single man is usually enough ior any girl.?Yoftv News. Counsel of Desperation. Capt. Per.uus's threat that Germay ?.oon renew its old unrestrained submarine warfare sounds a like t.?e counsel of desperation h n til'4 voi?e of official rt sponsibil-1 ty.?N. Y. World. Will Rule. The woman who diplomatically1 allows her husband to think he is boss of the ranch will continue her>elf to rule the roost.?County Record. Last Accounts. At last reports the small river run' p.ing- down the sidewalk of Center street has almost dried up, but left a gully about a foot deep.?Times & Democrat. If They Did. j If girls went on parade in breakl fast attire, there would be fewer hasty marriages.?The Record. Before and After. Putting on flesh is the work of nature, nut putting on paint is not.? The State. After Clouds Sunshine. There is no reason why the sea:\o! season shouldn't be resumed in full flower, if the sun will only consent to do its usual shining for a while.?Evening Post. Everybody Loves Them. When a convict is sent to the roads I he much p.Vfers them to be good 1 roads. Everybody loves good roads. : ?Morning Star. Nothing on Us. ] Reports from North Carolina in- 1 dicate that the Land of the Sky is as i much subject to the dangers of wind .unl wave as the sea coast.?The ' 1 Dead But Unburied. ( Vice President Marshall declares 1 that there are hundreds of men in ( Amerira who are dead hut iinhnrioH 1 ? Georgetown Times. 1 < ES YOUR LIVER! (JND SALIVATES Tone tonight. Your druggist or dealer Bells you a 50 cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone under my personal moneyback guarantee that each s|>oonful will clean your sluggish liver better than a < dose of nasty calomel and that it won't make you sick. < Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver 1 medicine. You'll know it next morning ( U-cause you will wake up feeling line, your liver will be working; headache and dizziness gone; stomach will bo sweet and bowels regular. Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely vegetable, therefore harmless and can not salivate. Give it to your children. Millions of people are u*ing Dodson's Liver Tone instead of dangerous calomel now. Your druggist will tell you that the sale of Calomel is almost stop{>ed , entirely here, . < ] I DCMTC I I 1 L> IH I W 1 ' to you in the prices you pay s located on the Waccamaw in the line of the Waccamaw n close touch with the big i i I \TES LOW \ 1 and our store situated on our igh rent charges. Trade with lefit of the {difference. 3nt. RY & CO. t?3?^ S. C. % CERALD, CONWAY, S. O 'ERS ARE SAYING -c I Applies Soft Pedal. Carranza is not altogether devoid of gray matter. He has applied the i soft pedal to the agitation for Perj shing's withdrawal.?News & Cour! ier. Dangerous Place. Were a tier man army to invade Georgia it might be lynched?The State. Little to Hoast. If there is no need of keeping Guardsmen on the border it is suggested that as a summer resort the Southern fringe of the good old U. S. A. has little to boast of.?Evening Post. Needs a I>oan. China is always able to raise a protest but what she really prefers is to raise a loan. China has no reserve bank system such as President Wilson and a Democratic Con cress i^nvo to this country at a time when it was badly needed, contrary to the former plans of Wall Street.?Morning Star. Political Showing. Whiskers Carranza has felt the scissors of VVils.on on his beard and Hughes will soon be getting a good "trimming" in the Democratic shop. ?Marion Star. All Alike. All birthdays look alike to John D. Each one brings him about $25,000,000.?Daily Record. Uses Soap. Newport, R. I., July 31.?Because they use too much water and too little soap, women do not get the same dazzling whiteness in their washed clothes as do the United States Marines, Sergeant Clarence D. Rhoades, of the Marine Corps, .old a nartv t>f snriotv u-nmnn . ng the battleship Utah today. "The eye-paining brilliance of our ?vhite clothes is due to the fact that A'e wash with our heads as well as iur hands, and we let soap do its proper share of the work. Just jnough water to thoroughly wet the a-ash is sufficient," the sergeant con.inued, "and the less water and more soap one uses the whiter the washing ivill turn out. The fair visitors seemed greatly impressed with the lesson given them in an art that is dear to every woman's heart. o A Doctor's Remedy For Coughs. As a cure for coughs and colds Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey combines these remedies in just the right proportion to do the most good for summer coughs or colds. A trial will prove the value of this splendid cough medicine. Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey soothes the irritation, stops you) cough, kills the cold germs and doefvou a world of fond A 9rxo ?.;i. r ?- O'W,.. MW( u;v/wtlt* VY I I I more than convince you?it will stop your cough. At druggists.?adv. o The UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ASKS Do YOU Think dog muzzling cruel and then marvel at the spread of rabies? Carefully select your brand of liquor and then feed your children unpasteurized milk ? Repeat the Golden Rule and then sneeze in somebody's face? Go camping for your health and then place your toilet so that it drains into your water supply? COLDS & LaGRIPPE 5 or 6 doses 600 will break any case of Chills & Fever, Colds & LaGrippe; it acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. Price 25c. o Travelers on the Clyde line, who irequently go hack and forth between Charleston and New York aboard the steamship Mohawk will miss the genial face of Mrs. Kate Gregory, the stewardess, during the next six months, because she has secured a leave of absence for that period and will spend the time on her farm at Hope Valley, R. I. o War's increase of food prices in Europe, as shown by the bureau of labor statistics, has touched neutrals almost as heavily as it has the belligerents. No.666 This it prescription prepared especially (or MALARIA or CHILLS A FEVER. Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever wall not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not fripe or etckaa. 25c FOREIGN ITEMS GATHERED AND CONDENSED FOR EASY READING | Tne British government will not introduce an Irish home rule amending bill us Ion/as there is no substantia! agreement on the question among all parties. Gc.n. George Bell, Jr., commanding the El Paso military district, notified General Francisco Gonzales, commandant in Juarez, that his reports indicated that six outlaws, Villa sympathizers, have been responsible for the recent exchanges of shots bej Massachusetts National Guardsmen and Mexicajis south of the frontier. The Russians have made further progress against the Turks in the Erzinghan region of Turkish Armenia. "To maintain our national honor by peace if we can, by war, if we must," is the motto of the President of the United States. Because of reports from consular | officers all over the world that an in^ creasing number of destitue American sailors have applied to them for aid, the State Department issued a suggestion today to all Americas signing on foreign vessels that they ascertain whether the shipping articles provide for their return to the United States. President Wilson and State Denart rnent officials practically have completed preparation of a protest against the promulgation of a black-list of American firms under the British trading with the enemy act. General Julian S. Carr, of Durham, who was for ten years the popular and beloved commander of the North Carolina Division of Confederate Veterans, was unanimously elected honorary Emeritus State Commander at the reunion in Wilmington. o Fresh Air Effects. Port Royal, S. C., July 31.?Plain, wholesome food, fresh air and regular hours caused the recruits of the Ninth Drill Company of the United States Marine Corps, in training at the recruit depot here, to cain almost seven pounds per man in weight, after fourteen weeks of instruction. This company of fifty-six men weigh ed, upon enlistment, 8,076 pounds and at the end of fourteen weeks training it increased to 8,467 pounds; a gain of .391 pounds. This same company had a chest capacity, upon enlistment, of 11,909 cubic inches, and, after fourteen weeks, had increased it to 13,295 cubic inches; a gain of 1,386 cubic inches. The physical gain of this company was 38 per cent. o Content can only be found in the tranquility of the heart. The truth is always the strongest argument.?Sophocles. Life Insurance, Fire Insurance, Health & Accident Insurance, Guardian Bonds. Writes Deeds, Mortgage W. Percy H r~ tn i iLiz.cn, *JU TON S P. S. 1 AM IN POSITION T ANCE IN STRONG OLD LINE I ATE YOUR TYPEWI I have the following Second h 1 L. C. Smith (used very little) 1 No. 5 Oliver 1 NO. 10 Remington Visible 1 No. 5 Royal 3 Blind Fox 3 Blind Smith All of these machines have t and are guaranteed to be in firs Will sell on monthly payments, ( for cash. Write me your needs. R. G. SCARl SUMTER, SOU" Dealt L. C. Smith & Bros. s REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. J I have iti hand for sale on reason- 1 able terms two tracts of real estate I near the corporate limits as follows: J One parcel of 20 1-4 acres, a por- 1 tion of the estate of the late Win. P. J Melson represented on a plat made 1 by M* F. Sarvis as parcel No. 3A; 1 j being good land for clearing into a 1 farm or laying off into town lots. I One other parcel Of land containing I fifteen (Jo) acres, also a pot lion of J the Melson estate bounded North by I the J. H. Sanders land, now owned by I | D. A. Spivey, East by Public road, 1 1 South by lands of D. A. Spivey and 1 West by Tucker Green estate; and the 1 same lies on the West or North-west sii!b of the public road leading from Conway toward Pauley Swamp. If interested in the purchase of this land, write or call on the under- j! signed. i H. H. WOODWARD. Attorncy-at-Law, v Conway, S. C. o \ Our Fix Too. "What does your husband do with h;s old clothes?" \ "Keeps right on wearing 'em."? *1 NOTICE OF SALE. < Under and by virtue of the decree and judgment of the court made by his Honor T. S. Sease, Presiding V Judge, in the case of George J. Holliday, Plaintiff vs. Solon Calder, Nathan Calder, Jim Iiuss and all and singular the other heirs at law of Ida Russ, Deceased, whose names are unknown to the Plaintiff, Lazarus Cal- i j der, Albert Calder, et al., Defend- ^ ' ' 1 ains, and dated the lird day of April I A. D. 191G, I, the undersigned J. A. \ Lewis, Sheriff of Horry County, will j sell at public auction to the highest I bidder before the Court House door at Conway, in Horry County, and ^ State of South Carolina, during legal V\ All *?r? /\ r AO 1 a r* V* 1 AO#)?? . A ? ? ?* A. i?vui n ui oait, un oaicoCia^ in nu^UM next, it being the 7th day of said month, all and singular those certain 1 lands situate in Horry County, and I described as follows, to wit: All and singular the estate lands of Peter Calder; situated in Galivants Ferry Township, Horry County and State aforesaid, containing Thirty (?0) acres, more or less,?It being | the land upon which he lived and | that which he owned at the time of his death. The s^ime is situated on both sides of the public road leading from Box Postofhce, S. C., to Mc- j Queen's Bridge, across Lake Swamp, i and is bounded as follows:?North by lands of Lazarus Calder and others; and the Rough and Ready Public Road; East by lands of R. J. Brown ^ and O. E. Johnson; South by lands of O. K Johnson ?<Vnr?lr HrArtl/a " ? rl _ . . ^ vr..^ m * uiicv a/1 wwr\o, ailu others; West by lands of A. G. Floyd i and by the Public Roadd leading from Box P. 0., S. C., to McQueen's Bridge across Lake Swamp. Said land having been sold by me on July 3rd, 191 ft, to Solon Calder. I who has refused to comply with his bid, said land will be resold at the risk of said defaulting bidder. TERMS of Sale Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. Conway, S. C., July 15th, 1916 1 J. A. LEWIS, Sheriff of Horry Co H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiff's Attorney. Live Stock Car Lots, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep and Goats, s, and Other Documents. [surdwiclte TTON AND COTiccn 0 WRITE YOUR FIRE INSURCOMPANIES, WILL APPRECIBUSINESS. IITERS. land Typewriters for sale: $55.00 30.00 35.00 35.00 10.00 IIS.50 teen thoroughly overhauled >t class working condition. >r, give five per cent discount lOROUGH, TH CAROLINA. er in Mid Royal Typewriters J