The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, November 15, 1917, Image 7
' utions of
he Christmas
Gift Problem
F Christmas giving were regulated
I by common sense and affection
there would not be so many per
aons in the shops these days sighing to.
themselves, "Ten more presents and
only $51 how will I dolt?"
Begin with the baby. Crochet in sin
gle open stitch a circle of bright wor
Sted; cord, silk or. coarse thread, just
big enough to cover a rubber bouncing
bell. Run a draastring through the
edges, tie the circle to fit well over the
' }>
'gall and then Attach a' lung, bright
string.
Or mctke him this adorable jacket
and cap of white cashmere, the otherg
variations being creamy silk and white
inen. On the folded back front em
broider tiny forget-me-nots to matchi
those down the front of the ,jacket.I
(Hemstitch the cap strings and scallopE
all other edges.
For mother make several skirt hang- 1
era. Purchase a five-cent skirt hanger,
next a fiye-cent pan of gold water
color paint. Carefully gild the twoc
wooden ends of the hanger. Then wrap
the wire portion of the hanger with
narrow pale blue ribbon. This will
cost fiye cents a yard, and two yards
will be necessary aind provide for hows.
Grandma will like a knitting hag
crocheted in fine miacramer coral, which
'e i bg ' an, a s
proves.
mel nd wthpen tyt~ of big, a sport
3ard in ie nsorsclr n
tOrmntitc thim youselfore youcmay
nda tofn kwhief ashmre then otke'
eaatioe, beilw nd reamenl mondogram
broider tirnyefrjetikne to mnatche
Ditrs down the tront o t thes ayt
al eeos.
JFr cothe his( sigaetraskr ag-It
eosh Puchrnerf a ivacndkiret andr
embra ie-cet tan of olr-aner"
naitrow phle bnluen ribbn.divia ill
Grandmwill liken an knttngba
I'I
1 _ I
Heart of the
Giverin the
Christmas Gift
T JHINK a little while before setting 4
out about the line In which thu
tastes of your friend run. You
vill save yourself a vast deal of tramp. r
ng through crowded shops.
Sleeveless sweaters are all the go
or girls. Lay in' a supply of becoming
1
' If
. II
0 iw
o I
ool andl, h-tween knitting for the
narines, wiake sister a beautiful slip
in, with a tasseled belt. The picture
lves a good mohl.
Aprons. "like the poor, are always,
vith us." and many women like noth
ng bettetr. Attractive designs in chaf.
ng-dish, aprons, with perky little pock.
ts, can be quickly and successfully
nale by even the girl who is not es
)ecatily elever with her needle.
If you are clever hailing tools you
an make an elegant hand carved tab
zret for clgars or a couch-side reading
a1
4 { 7 fx
atp as hubby's best Chrstnat gift.
se sweet gtta wood and seet a good
lesign. G4et a carpenter to put it to
sethier for you and give it ai ~oat of
italn or shellac for finish.
Little handmade handkerchIefs of
~oloreud linen are a novelty andu very
dlmple to make. IEither a wide or a~
arrow hem is pretty, and it should be
ienmsti tched. Thiey should be t welvey
nches Sqluare. In light pink, plel yel
owv or gray the linen comes In a fine
juallty at about 85 cants a yard.
All aorts of cases are so convenienit
to keep tIdy a top bureau drawer or
to tuck in a week-end trunk. Raf
nor tie Chinese straw that come1s
nroundl tea boxes makes good material
to fashion them out of. The one pic
tured huas a ribbon bow strapped by
three quaInt ribbon roses.
A boudoir cap with a frill or ruffle is
easy to make. It consists of a b)Ig cIr
cle and the ruffle section. Or a bigger
ofreje can be usedt and shirred three or
tour inches from the edge to form the
trill. This circle should measure about
twenty-five inches across, and this
measurement allows for a half-inch
hona srnema the a..,
"What Shell
I Give My
Friends?"
C IItISTMAS comes on apace, and
the usual question confronts ev.
cry woman,' "What shall I give
ny friends this year?" If the outlay
annot be very much then it is a good
dea to make some useful article to
erve.
Purchase enough white georgette
rope to make a collar and cuff set.
erhaps the collar can follow the out
me of a coat difficult to fit with a
eady-made collar of white, or a dainty
hape may be designed for use with a
r :f
ancy waist. 'The' pin11t is to keep the
ages straight ratitnr than routding,
or we will have the border unehind
iemistilIhed, or the edge can he stitch
'ii or hemstitched with tine white dilU
tid finished with tiny embroidered
I ,ts of white silk or French knots of a
'intly contrasting color.
Or make sister a fetching breakfast
jaeket of georgette crepe, voile or dim
ty. (lose it on the left sidle, hand em
>rodider the front and gird it with her
avorite sh (de of sat tin rihhon.
Candle shade pattern, may be stamp.
'd in a grape design. which could be
2 4.
flective'ly ernri&l out in CUt work, and
inother deslign 1s of' ani irls4 pattern.
'lThe shatde' pictured is more conven
1ional, heingt ini'tndedu for an electrie
Bandle. F'luted Palper Is neatly pasted
ogethr thle ldesired 'size an d decoratled
wvith gold or silver gimnp.
Toddlers and hnie s always neced
Pd in either chamboy*' or lInen andit
-..*-...-..-.
smock the( front in ally harmfonlIzing
s'olnr or a contras.t
A dozen or so of hlomemadlile cruallers.
wvrnppedl separamtely' In oiled paper and
pneked~ in a datiuty~1 hr4ke't such as canii
be putrchased for from 1.0 to 25 cents
shouald he an accoptablec gift for somte
man friend who lives in a hotel. Foir a
bnehelor friend a gift of similar-nature
la a homemade cake done up in white
pap'er and placed in a tholly tiltinmed
box. Most men have a secret sweet
tooth, and Christmas seems to be thte
time to have It filled.
MenI as a rule do not like to receive
wvearing apparel as gifts, especially
socks, but embroider a man's mono
Kram en the said seeks and you wll
Saa him dogghted.
CAMPAIGN . CLOSES
FORLBERTY FUND
STATE CONTRIBUTED GENEROUS.
LY--SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIV.
ED AMOUNT TO $5,567.99.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA'
Doings and Happenings That Mark the
Progress of South Carolina People,
3athered Around the State Capital.
Columbia.
More than S5.5ono has boon subscrib
ed in South ('arolina for the purchase
of reading nmati for soldiers. The
campaign conttClttul November 1 and
A. B. Kennedy. librarian at the Univer
sity of Sot:h (arolina and director of
the South ('arolina tampalgn, has
made the following rteport:
"The campaign for fundi.g to finance
the camp libraries. uttiertaken by the
American Library Association under
the auspices of 'he se(retary of war,
was virtually ot Inttltmbl on November
1.
"The $1,000.00nu fund was oversub
cribed by one-third. :"o that there is
nothing now to inph- rhe early plac
ing of a modern Iibra.-y of 10,000 vol
umes in each of the' tiuttmelnts antd
of supplying ot subliirs and sailors
with books, magaz.ines and tie wsptt
porn in camps, hosilitals jn1 other
points of assenblhtg.. lit in this coun.
try and overseas.
"This is one of the r'test enter
,)rises yet undertaken fir t pleasure
and benefit, both nio~raI and profes.
sional, of our men in armtn ani it has
been s'alerdidly accomplistd.
"South Carolina rais"d .5 5..99 for
this fund, which has been forwarded
to Washington. The camnaign in this
state was attended with nut.'rous tilt.
fieulties and has been an ardetttus one.
The great obstacle was to tuure act
ive workers, owing to the n y'tv other
war activities. Many -ountit's were
not canvassed at all. and others were
only partially covered. All things con
sidered, the state dld w t . and the
'tate eamnaign director wishes to ox
nress his sincere thanks !o all iwho as
Qisted in the patr'rtit wort: with no
remutneration excent the' wruse of a
fine bit of war service.
''A full list of contributions so far
reported is herewith given. An an
nouncement will be made in a few
days of the continuance of the cam
nalgn for gifts of books and magazines
for the campa:
Ablievill' .................. $ 100.00
Allonaale ................ 6 .60
Charleston ......... . ...... 1,891.15
Gaffney .................... 1.00
Chester county ............ 48.26
Chesterfield ('Ot n y .......... 24..0
Clarendon County ........... 90.00
fDarlington ................. 100.0
Hartsville .................. 31.5
l(dgefild .................... ..10
Fairfild cotunty ............ 7.7
Greo'nvill. ...... .. ..............75.00
Greenwood.........,....,.....80gI
('amden ......................8ogS
L~ee 'outnty ...... ....,. . ..,. ...141 .4S
Marion ................... 5.0
Mu't~lln tV .......f ................ ro,.
Newb rry enot ... .... . 2;i .
Marlboro iconnty .......Ott
O'*onne (tennf-'......... 197 7;
Columibia .................... 70'< ,
.'totn cottnty................i'ot 45
Winr............... 4.70
'f'tlands.....................5.10
York ...............,........ 95
flock 11ll1.............,.....1ino
Winthrop Colle-go.............1.75
Summers to Fill Watson's Office.
Ifty divisiont of thtt dlepartitnt of' agti.
hteen appo~fited st f 'attfomisioner' of1
tit rs is fromt$ Spitgftt ield. Orantgehttrg
patrf tmetit :hine May 15. 1910). lie wit
gradlttatedl fromt C lemtsit ('tl lgt Int
l!!f8. lit .inly of that yeatr h. tattered
Pnrdne tC i 'i vertsi ty, I.,a yelte, Ino ..
whtere he imtrsued special (fonrae(s in
,t'-mistry ut fil his appoitt nment to it
place tunder Cf olontel Wa~ttsotn. WlIe a
.itmmetrs was atssist anit sttte chemrist.
Mr. Siitoitmrs was, recenett ly elewcd
jirofessor of chemtlitry at the untivers
fry to fill ft' lplatce mad e vacat by 13 the
r'signat ti ofi Dr. Ni ills, who htas en.
f'r'd fte governtmemt siervi-e as a cap.
ftmi.,of enigineers.
.. Summnttiers has htad maniy yearis
f:,iliar wifth its wvork.
Secretary Grants New Charters.
A comission was !ssned for the
Sumter County l.aiir Assoeit itn with
a tproposed cap.'al stock of $8.000. Pn
tinr ate J. Frank Williams, 0. A.
l~emmon and H. L,. Tisdttl",
The Voneer Mannfatctturing Comnilty
Iof ('onway wias commuissionted with ant
antihorized capital of $60o 000. 'rThe
comtpany will begin operattion with at
captital of $30.000. The comipany will
buy and sell timber and timber lands.
IPetitioners are A. H1 Edgerton of
Goldsboro. N. C., and WV. A. Stilley of
VIennettsville.
Want Red Cross Stamp Agents.
Dr. L. A. Riser, .who is acjing sales
nanager of the Rod Cross seal cam
aign in South Carolina, is sending
otters all over the state in an effort
0 secure some person in every city.
'illage and rural community who will
>e willing to (10 his bit by selling tfe
Eted Cross seals. It is hoped that
hose that receive these letters will
eply promptly. There are few, homes
n South Carolina which have not
liven up some loved one to the ray
iges of tuberculosis, and every man,
roman and child should feel a personal
uterest in this campaign to raise
noney to fight this disease.
In 1908 the American Red Cross first
issued Red Cross Christmas seals.
rhese seols are issued -to fight tuber
,ulosis. They have a uniform price of
me cent each. Last year in the Uni
ed States 104,000,000 seals were
sold and over $1,000,000 for tubercu
osis work was roalized. During the
>ast nitte years the public has gradu
illy comie to realize the value of the
alnpaign against tuberculosis.
With the entrance of the Ulnited
3tates in the war, reports have come
rom Europe showing that tuberculo
ds is a serious obstecle to victory. In
?rance 150,000 soldiers have been sent
>ack from the trenches with tubereu.
osis and the number of cases among
he civilian pouplation has increased
;reatty with thte war. Tuberculosis
ins likewise fallen heavily upon the
)ther nations at war.
The Souti Carolina Association
10pes to sell 1,000,000 seals this year.
'ot over 10 per cent of the, money
ained from this sale will have to be
IId for printing the seals and adver
Ising the campaign, the rest. of the
noneov, $9,000 wonld be left in South
'arolina to be used in the fight a:.ainist
he great white plaglue.
Already the renorts are coming in
o us of the soldiers from homles in
his state being sOnt back to their
oms wit ii tuberculosis. Yesterdar
i f1 sohow fromn York conmty and ens
fromt Glroenville >count? -ero sent
dutck home, each having tuberculosir.
New Reniment For S+ate.
Adjutant (leneral V. W. loort' has
issued the following order:
"General Orders No. 27.
"The National Guard Coast Artil
lery and Naval Militia units of Soutt
Carolina serving under the act of
June 1, 1910, having been called inoic
the federal service by proclamation
of the president of the United States.
leaving the state of South ('arolina
entirely without military protection.
and in accordance with the act of con.
gress May 18, 1917, and the provisions
of the military code of South Caro.
lina contained In Sections 7 and b
thereof, aqd by direction of the gov
wit" the direction of the governor RU.
ernor and ecmmander in chief under
date of October :t0. 1917, one regiment
of infantry, consisting of 12 rom.
lanies, will be organized throughout
South Carolina for the purpose of pro
,cerving the peace and r.tall be sub
teet to the call of the pres'dent of
l'he United States an1d the governor of
le State for duties within the borders
of the State of South Carolins.
.T"Under Sec. 8 of tle m .iitar code
otfilhis State. I hlereby appoinit Henrily
TI. Thlompson, br2igadier SCeneral, re.'
tired, to (cmmene~e and complete thle
new organizationi abiovo mlentioned,
whichhll b511le compose)0d of unIts di1a.
tribhuted thtroughout South Carolina in
a mlannelr to give' the State tha, best
rotectloll poss5ile from a stanldpoint
of population as w~ell as territ ory
"The organzation above menItioned
will lbe knlown ast the Thlirdi itie-iet
.''fantry, South Carolinla State Tiroops,
and~ all records bearing tupon the
fC rmlat ion and1( mulsterinlg into the ser
vice of tis regimienit will be fied In
the1 offi(e of the aidjultanlt genieral and1(
thle nlistme)n-tS of all Ilmmbers there.
in shll 1be for a teirm of 0one year, un.
I"ss soonler dlischarged by proper au.
thoritiles, thle age of ''n1tiiet binlg
hb eween the ages of Is an 4I'1'5.
"t'ol. IHenry T. Thlomp'--on will nro.
(e'edf a)t once t.o peflct the' or~gan iza
(lon S above mlenltIOned ini ac((ordance(
wV !!h fihe direction of tihe ger'tnorQ and)1
coumtlalerl inl chilef in lettIers to thI's
tlime unider dlates of Oct ober 30 and
"lit order of the- 'overn-mor and14 (Im
ma51tin in chief.
Killed in Auto Accident.
(i'hesfterfieold.- ert HuriIt , 15i y". r
old son1 of .Johni T. iis:. of~ tile llurst
Str-etr (Conpman ia .is placeI(, waIs
1inStnty kSIIilled( whr-nI the "i'rn g gear
of fihe atIfomlobuile '.'h he' 'V-< driv.
i's" failedi to work1. The ma11Chlle( turn-l
aig man. The otheir oce(:ltlants at
- ar', Iluthl and(1I Ia'y i l lao lftrat.
-isters (If the y'Omo-I ''I nof F-rank~
.f, -ksonl. were also ian al und r t ho
loomobiile, buit 0ecapedI with mllSor1 in
Juiries. Young~p TIursf wase II very' plop
nilar boy, aind ai very i'arefill diver'.
The Lanid inIvestmelntl Comipaniy of
proposed('I (aitl iftock of' $10,00f0. Tfhe
pet it iolners are: 11. L. Ek'-mann and
it. A. ilirown, presidlent andf treasulrer
M. V. iMlfe, both of Charleston.
Tb Norway Live Stock Company
wat. (-bartered, the capital s'tock being
$10,0(00. Officers are- TI. 1'. lPulmer,
prisidient, secretary and treasurer, and
J. P. Hlutto, vice presideont.
The Blrown-Sloan Optical Company
o( Oreenville was chartered with a
capital stock of $3,000i. Officers are:
and J. 1'. Sloan, vice prestident
ALL RUNDOWN
AND NERVOUS
Says This Lady Who Had to Sup
port Family of Four. Read
Below Her Statement
About Cardui.
Tallapoosa, On.-Mrs. Saille Eidson,
of this place, writes: "I wua in very
poor health, all run-down, nervous,
had fainting spels, dizziness and
heart fluttering. I lutt these symp
toms usually at my . . . tines. I had
a very hard time, working for seven
years ini a hotel after' ny father died.
I had to support our fanily of four. I
read the Birthday Ailnante and
thought I would begin taking Cardul.
1 received good benelit front it. I ana
sure It. will do all that it clunts to duo.
I took three( or four bottlest before It
began to show eflects. After that I
iinproved rapidly and gained in health
and strength. I took nine bottles in
all., This is the only tine 1 have
taken it. I was down to .105 pounds
and I gained to 12". I felt like a new
womnan. I couldn't sleep before and
had to be 'ubbed, I would get do nerv
ous and nunam. And all this was
stopped by C(ardui."
'rh true vatliue of a medicine cnn be
deterininetd ontaI by the results tab
tlined froin its actual use. TheI tton
slnldS of lettters we hatve receIve(l
every yet1' for inuny year's frotm
grateful users ot' Cardul, are powerful
tributes to its worth anti etleetIv'lness.
If you siffer from woanlaly cil.
nents, try Cardiul, the wotnan's toile.
-Adv.
As Old as His Son.
SI xty days in the workthous' Was
the sentence. but it hil notin g to
do with thle 5111r111ing reply of the aris,
oner, sItlating before .1 uIge 1'lgh to
receivr jt1 let' itt a (harge" of aISSa1llt,
relates the I'hiladelphi l'tb.ress.
'II ttail nt1 her of q iot' ts w s1114
asId. ihen te juilge Inqure:
"YPatmi falther livin.g?"'
"1 low old is Ih''!"
"Siiny ge as tul."l
.TIdge 'utg glarei.
"1 said hw ld i url Therte? m
"A.s mul as Iilian. yourt honor."
"Take he r! wtntrd the court.
"Now anwer1 propearly."
"I hiv." 5a lithe ptriSner. "lie ht
what11 111\ arolt1 lt'aing, as thn te o muI
Qnne n athIr i'h an tey fom Thet
his caln."
To Dive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
'Take the Old Standard GROVE'S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, ats the forrmula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron
builds up the system. 6o cents.
Skittish.
".\far''y lItnly. (3y1 bny ; lurr'y 1n011
''I i'''
''It's .Jiust nsi easy3 tO l)ve a ritch giril
ais a poor4 gui."
"'lit it isni't as a t'lx o g- '1 rn.' to
MOTH ER!
IlIve you1 (ever use(d MOTHER'S JOY
SALVE for (Colds, (Coughs, Crioup and
Il'etlmoin. Asthmni, attd( Head Ca
tarrh? If you ha1ven('t get it at ce.
It will cuor' you.--Adv.
Partial.
-e-ht k icks lmlt twrice to Ser'ilber's
ALMOST HELPLESS1
Mr. Reuter Went Through a
Terrible Siege of KidneyI
Trouble. Doan's BroughtI
Back His Health.
". l le n I in"iny I was ine terrIibh-C
11-u1e1 Nl orl h M%., \\'est tiicago, ill.
"I coidn'iz't stoop. he4 use of4. 4 the aiwfl
I'l Iin" ml my13 bac k a(11l the steady, (lull
t-l d at o)f bedg morn1Iting.,
the! 'as aros my4i' 31'1 kid.i
444''- wer4'e' .-la and14 n14 9 9' '
moL4sl helples1g ii )ee('3i34I -
'(e41bl1ing~1 waie. The a. M r. Renter
over14 th4em3. At tiIw.. everyt hing~ inl
front 4.f m14 grew ('14 rk and t iuii coI V41Iln't
i'04 for 'C''34 several na It4. I Ipersptiredl
ii.rifusely a d 114 wa;( s 1 41th i ly al3 the
C wa .inst abo dis(c (i.03or4-aged and didn't
think I wold~ e'ver he4 ale to work
agamf.
" Icarin~g albou~t D)oan2's Kidney Pilli,
I used them31 1and( four1 boxes01 eured me.1
My kidneyvs b'ecaeut33. no0rmal, my13 bmek
got well re1sitong anud all the oth~er
troule's dhi-43app ered."'
!!tIeorn to bef(ore# Ie',
Cot Doans at Any Store. lIon a Bou
D) O AN' S "InN%'LW
FOSTElRMUlBURN CO., BUFFA1.O. NY.
FOR COUGHS AND 00O.DS
~-take a prompt and effetive me~dy-e
that acta qsuickly and contains no oite.,
Y'oo can o se ekha tomedy by askin S.r
PISO'S