Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WIDE INTEREST IN CHOOSING QUEEN COUNTIES NOW CONDUCTINC TO ELECT PALMAFESTA QUEEN. Which county in South Carolina wil have the honor of supplying Palma feeta (Palmetto State Festival) witl a queen? And who ever is chosei will be a queen in fact because sh< will be chosen from among forty-fiv< of the most attractive and populai young women in the state, one fron each county, except Richland, who wil assemble in Columbia during the weel of March 27 to April 2. a3 specia honor guests of Columbia and th< Palmafesta association. During th' big week a general election will b< held to choose the queen from among the many attractive candidates, am this election promises to be a mosl interesting affair for everybody ir South Carolina. A photographic supplement containing the pictures of all county delegates will be published ir the newspapers of Columbia, and ballots will be issued the general public by means of which everybody will be given an opportunity to express theii choice for queen. The queen's grand prize will be a complete spring outfit of wearing apparel of her own choosing to be furnished by the various specialty stores in Columbia The value of the grand prize has Deer set high enough to make it well worth competing for. Traveling expenses, hotel bills and entertainment for the county delegates will be borne by the Palmesta association and the young ladies will be chaperoned by leading society folk of Columbia, including the wives of state house officials. During the big week, moving pictures of the Queer and her entire court will be taken and sent over the country by one of the took a slump in July and August ol last year, and that the older states sold on a fa lling market, yet the price paid, Mr. Cothran says was about the same in the three states. we wonder u nr. u>uinui ntts cvci taken time to figure a ten-year average for the three states named. He would be surprised to find that the South Carolina growers here los1 about thirty-eight million dollars by the sloven method of handling tobacco. Butt Mr. Cothran, like the negro's coon trap, "catches 'em going and coming. "Mr. Cothran says our children will be forced to stay out of school tc | GENUINE i "BULL" I DURHAM ' tobacco makes 50 good cigarettes for | ? )* ' " , I , grade tobacco, Mr. Cothran, are you ' really going to have our compulsory < ; educational laws realed, or is it that I you are not advised on this matter ; owing to your short stay with us? . 1 He also tells us we will miss the best j ' buyers if our selling season is length- ] ened. Who told you this? You have ( 1 hollered "wolf" before, we do not be- \ 1 lieve you. Again he says graded and tied tobacco will get in too high or- < I der but he admits he mr.nages to < keep a big supply from last season : t to the present of the ungraded type. I Wonderful! Will you explain why j : ungraded tobacco will kcp while ] r graded will not? Really, haven't you j built piles and piles of ungraded to- ] i bacco in high order that had never ( 1 rushed to market because the infor- x mation had been circulated tliat the 1 market was about to clvse, prepare- , ' wry VO u:e wamiuudc nail o auuU ?.? 1 flight? Really, this phase of tobacco f marketing would be most ridiculous j if it were net that it is a farmre's tragedy. J "No class of people are entirely pre- ] t pared for a change, especially the . s farmers, but there isn't a more fitting , ; tiem than now for grading ai\d tieing ' our tobacco. Any farmer by a little work and care can prepare his corn barn for a grading room which is j : usually empty from August to No vember. Tlv farmers want grading I and tieing and we must have it i > "Georgia will fall in line when she 1 Spring Coat Suits, < Beautifi t finds out that it will be to her in- Interest to do so. We certainly hope S that our General Assembly will give | us what we know to be the best meth- | ad of marketing our tobacco and that S Governor Cooper will lose no time in 1 signing the bill. . | M. D. Nesmith, Secretary, Lake City Tobacco Grow- g ers Association." g sit downT I minute and think Size Up Your Condition. Look at the % Facts Squarely. IT PAYS TO HAVE GOOD HEALTH 1 Most Illnesses are Prevented by a | Good Supply of Rich, Red Blood | Take Pepto 'langan, the S Red Blo^d Builder. I Either you are in good health or a you are not. There's no half way. | You may think nothing of being a lit- | tie run down. It may not worry you g if you look pale. You may think | youH be all right tomorrow or next g day. But will you? Certain it is when you do not feel | just right, you are not right. There ? is probably something the matter with | your blood. And while you can get ? around and do your work you are jg leaving yourself open to any of the ? diseases that are always waiting to | take possession of run down people. I When you are pale and e:.si!y tired, g when you cannot enjoy your meals, | when you lose enthusiam your blood 1 needs attention. Take Pepto-Mangan for awhile. It j is a great tonic. It will build up your ij resistance to disease, and you will | soon feel stronger. The little red cor- | puscles are fighters. They battle with a disease germs and win out when there s are enough of them. Keep your sys- | tem well supplied. Then you will keep | well and you will enjoy life. But be certain you get the genuine | Pepto-Mangan. Ask for it by the full | name?"Gude's Pepto-Mangan." Some | people take it in tablet form. It is so B convenient. The liquid and the tablets | have the same medicinal value. Look | for the name "Gude's" on the pack- f age. Advertisement. o Rnb-My-Tira is a great pain killer, 8 It relierea pain and aoreneaa canned | by Bheomatiam, Neuralgia, Sprair i, i | Etc. 11 Quick Ice delivery, 'Phone 179 D. & B. Ice Co. | Goods H Coats, Dresses, 1 Stvles and ? il Line of i Get Your Our assortmen up-to-date in every at our big store an comes earlier than your advantage to prices are as low as \ SILVERMJ Kingstree, J ' J I MULES and HORSES I I j Have Just Arrived i I We told you we were with you to stay. We | have a load of Mules and a few cheap Horses at our stables for your inspection. 1 These Mules are bought right and we will sell 1: them right. If-you need a Mule, or cheap Horse, or a fine Harness Horse, we assure you that we can 1 ^ I and will supply your wants at a price that you can afford to pay. Come in and see this stock and get our price j on thern and vou will see that our interests are in ? ?8 I direct accord with yours. ' 1 1 Arrowsmitti Mule Company I KING-STREE, SOUTH CAROLINA j . arriving Daily! 6 i ! iVaists in Many Beautiful 1 Materials Til/ '* 1 Spring Millinery JL I ' Easter Hat Early! ^ | t of MILLINERY is new, fresh and r?ar+.ipula.r are invited to call MtMBtiNk d look over our assortment. .Easter usual this year and you will find it to make your selections early. . Our ^ will be found anywhere. 1 ft 119#% V9PR9T ATAnr 1 v ans utr uiunt f j * South Carolina jj - i> - ? ?