Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CX. as ftoeoati Cl PKHHONAf.. l Mr. I? K McCullum has gene 10 I BchmoiKl. Va. l!|t*JMr \V J o'Hagau ami MIm I i K'yetta O'llngan of Charleston aro the IttjMeei* of Mrs. J. A. Schwerin. Jr. M? W w Je imn of Salt Lake < lt? Utah, is vliilting his brother. Mr j h loan Mis. M C Evans of nrnngehurg, Is visiting h*r daughter. Mrs. A A Hawaii. Mrs. J. J. Stevenson and daughter, Mu? lienevlve of <>rangehurg ar. visiting Mrs. U Atkinson. Rev. I>. M Method i?f Charleston, received the appointment as ?rialding Hder of Sumter district at eeaferem-e In Itishopville last week, Is in tiie olty today. Mr. McLeod will return to Suint?r within tho next few weeks. air. and Mrs. Neill O'Donnoll leuve twalght for a weeks* trip to Atlanta mm, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. C.I lies pie. of Florence, are visiting Mrs. Hose Jen? kins. In Charles Kerrison, of Varnville. Is the koest of Mrs. M. S. Nelson on Church street for the Thanksgiving holiday. Mr. A C. Phelps has gone to ?eorgetown for a Thanksgiving hunt. Mrs. K. g. Booth returned today from Memphis. Tenn.. where she vtsttecl relatives for several weeks. Mr r .v M.ddieton, of Cumber? land \|d is spending Thanksgiving with hin brother, W I' Mlldleton. I>eath. N'ews was received here Sunday morning of the death Saturday night Mr . K Raid., father of Mrs. H. u Wltherspoon of this city, at his home In Melrose. Fla. It has Just been learned that he met death ac? cidentally when he fell over a roll of wire In the yard In the dark,' dls ' h irglng his gun which he had car? ried Into the yard with him to Inves? tigate trouble in the chicken house. Urn was burled In Melrose cemetery Meskday afternoon. - bde to t'*?? t.eriimn Interned Steam? ers. Hanllngo. Chile. Oct. 31?Corres? pondence? It is announce.i that Ger? many has consented to this country using the interned German .steamers under certain conditions, which are net made gsjfnjnjj ^^^dSX Clidf|>roposes to rent the t hanaW and as such an operation would be to Herman advantage, It re malus to Ike seen if the Entente Allies II concede to such vesels Immun My from aelsure. A request to this ef leet was refused by them many months ago. County Pair Notice. 1 have all checks for premiums 'iwarded at the County Fair made out and ready for distribution. All who von premiums are requested to call at my office *and receive checks. II. L T1SDALE. Secretar;-. ? Wo (Im, I t eases, examine the eyes scientifically and fit eye glasees perfectly. I^et us work for you. We have all prescriptions on tile. Broken lenses replac? ed promptlv. C.raduate Opto? metrist and Opttclan In charge. II W A. Thompson. JEWELER k OPTOMETRIST. UIIIIMIIIIU Geo. H. Hurst, ilihltrttfcir aid Eibl lief. 1 ffomo' AUeiHitn to Osi and NtfM Calia. At 0. I. Ods Ml Old Stand. I Main. Phoneu: SgSwi 41 \MI KK \\ sOLDIFHS HONORJBD. Wur Cnwa tNmf erred by French. With the American Army in f lume. Nov. || (fey the Associated I'rrsu). The French war cross has t>een conferred on the 15 American officers and nu n who were cited with their company by the French general commanding tin- seetor in w hich the Americans were stationed at the time of the first German raid on the night of November 2-3. The men were dec? orated today and were informed that they must keep the medals in their possession, hut must not wear them until congress gives its authorization. The e< l emony was an impressive one An American major generul pre? sented ti e decorations and citations giving tie regimental colonel those for the r icn who were killed. They will be s\nt to their next of kin. In referring to the action of thb American company, the French gen? eral said: "On the night of November 2-3 thh company, which was* in the line fot the first time, met an extremely vio? lent bombardment, despite which ii seized arms and offered such stub? born resistance that the enemy, al? though numerically superior, was ob? liged to retire." The general specially cited In tlu urtler of the day Corp. James D. Grcshum and Privates Merle D. Haj and Thomas F. Fn right, "who died bravely in hand-to-hand fighting with the enemy, who has penetrated tht first line." The oilers cited were Lieut. Wil? liam II. McLaughlin, Lieut. R. O. Pat terson. Lieut. E. F. Erlckson, Seift John Arrowood, Corp. David II K no wies and Corporals Homer anc Ulvens and Private Charles Massa William I>. Thomas, George Hurd Ooyce Wa le, Robert Wlnkler ant John J. J irvis. CAN NOT TAKE HONORS. I4?ws of t'njlcd states Forbid Accept? ance of Decoration. Washington. Nov. 2C.?No membei >f the mil tary or naval forces of the 'nited States is permitted to accept : orcign decoration and there has beei to Indication that the admlnisratioi vi 11 ask congress for a change hi tht aw forbidding it. Secretary Daniel, ecently declined an offer of the Brit ?h government to present medals ti N i tain officers und men of thi Uuerienn navy for distinguished ser dee in the anti-submarine patrol. Time Is Necessary. There are those who are naturall' mpatient about the progress th< 'nlted States government is makitv, n Its war operations; but that is be ause they do not stop to think. The* gain they do not know. All thos< llllons of money that we have ap ?ropriated and borrowed are bua> reatlng the most stupendous wa qutpment that the world has ? eve nown. Within the past six month 11 this country has become one Vat rsenal. As yet but little has bOei dually completed; but the entin remendotis programme is being push d to completion with a celerity th< Ike of which has never before l-eei quailed. Within a few months more /e will have arms, ammunition guns hips, flying machines and every thi m lse neded to enable this country t( oik t iitrate its tremendous strengt! nto crashing blows against the en*1 wy\?York .11 le F.nquirer. Tis? Great Corn Crop. Frank G. Carpenter, over twent> eara ago made a calculation showing hat if al the corn growing in thi even chief corn-growing states in the inion were loaded on 2-horse wagon lo bushels to the wagon, the nose> ?f the horses touching the hind gab v >f tin* wagonhody in front of them irid all the wagons were strung out n a line, they would extend 150,000 niles?which would mean six times n ound the earth. With the l'J17crop hey/would extend round the earth ibOUt ten times. And grim is selling it ninety cents a peck! Wonder what Mr. Hoover has got to say about hat I \?>wberry Observer. Keep on Knitting. \\ .i-dungon. Nov. L'G. Another np Peal to the wt>men of the country to keep t.ii kniting or in other ways no king oomfortf foi soldiers ami soll? '?is w is made tod.,. U Secretaries I ?an his and Paker through the lied ? loss. Twc seres of wheat to the plow on every farm is the advice of Clotnoon Collega if this i ian is followed there Will be bread POX! POOl for the peo ph* of South Carolina, otherwise there will be i ?oarcll The sugar famine that now prevails gives an idea ol conditions thai will be duplicated In the Hour market next fall, unless South Carolina produces its own wheat Some people <lo not bOllOVO that there can be ? dearth *>r wheat Qpui iht United Plates and m?he light or the advice ami warning of the Food Administration, but they may go hungry next year. ?'-> ? ?-??? CONDITION'S IN ITALY. COM of Living Soaring Dally Willi no Belief In Sight. Rome, No\. so (Correspondence of the Associated Press) ? Italy this wiil ter has passe d front the position ol one of tlie cheapest to one of the I. nest war countries as regards eost of living. Speculation in food and clothing and heating material Is gen? ially held responsible for the very high prices, in many respects, fifty par cent, higher than |n France. Woolen goods that last summer were <old at |2.6Q to $4.00 a yard are now being rein voiced and sold in the same stores tit $.*? to $10 a yard. Women's clothes have been doubled or trebled n price, according to the whim of the storekeeper. "If you don't buy now, you either won't get the chance at all later In he winter or else you will have to >ay more money," purchasers are in? formed. Second hand furniture of the most ordinary quality, particularly beds, mitt reuses, carpets, chairs and tables. <clls for the price of new furniture, singv woolen mattresses that last prlng gold for $10 each this winter ?eil for $20. The price of a cotton ed sheet is $3. The cost of housekeeping hn.s dou? bled since last winter. Eggs that 'ormerly sold at 3 cents each, now icll, for seven to nine cents. Fresh /qgetables- are sold almost at meat >rice8. Putter is 75 cents a pound. lUgar remains at 34 cents a pound, vhile coffee has gone to 80 cents a 'ound. Ham and bacon have disap ieared entirely from the market as >eing too dear for anybody to buv. >atmeol sells at 30 cents a pound. Despite the fact that all of Italy is j ?eing ^denuded of forest timber to urn Into firewood, and that wood has >een one of the principal freight pro lucts on the railways all the past ununer, coal sells at $70 a ton. Wood ells at 10 cents a pound. Electric ight globes worth 15 cents sell at 70 ?ents. Hotel prices have reached $5 to $N i day in the better hotels of the larg >st cities, prices that would have eemod fabulous in Italy before the var. "It's war time" is the inevitable ind llnal answer to all objections- re arding high prices. Tor a Hlg 1018 Honey Yield. Bee keepers are taking steps to as ure a greatly Increased honey yield n 1918, encouraged by good prices or honey consequent upon heavy de aand and the rather light yield ol 917. The honey yield depends not mly on weather and bloom but upon ;ood care for bee colonies during Win? er. It is estimated by Department if Agriculture that about 10 per cent if the bee colonies all over the Unit" d States are killed every winter and hat 7f> per cent, of the remaining olonles are so weakened In numbers hat they can not do their best in ;atherlng honey the following year Skilled bee keepers are urged to buy ip nonproductive bees in their locali les this fall and bring them through he winter by giving them protection gainst cold and wind, ample wlntei ceding, and simple room for brecd ng. In the present need for con ervation of sugar bee keepers will Ind many opportunities for extending heir markets. The public's taste for onib honey is not only being develop? ed by general publicity on the sub ect of different forms of sweetening, iut there Is a wide Held for chunk ind strained honey in domestic ooklng. It is suggested that bee eepeis bring to the attention of lousewives through their local papers wherever possible the peculiar merits if honey as a cooking sweetener, Its ?ygroscopic properties, imparting to akes. cookies, bread, and other food he quality of keeping fresh for a ong time, whereas the same articles iweetened with sugar would quickly Iry out. Tin- Caralelgh Fertilizer Co.. at Etalelgh, which, as specially announc? ed In the Manufacturers Kccord two oonths ago. Is getting potash from a nine it is operating in I'tah. has so far received 53 carloads '>f material ind finds it tO run at least 18 per a nt. it is expected thai this amount| d potash content will he exceeded ns more familiarity Is galnod with the rather delicate process Of toasting ihe maertal :it the mine. The average weigh! of the carloads received is 40 Inns-, and the Company expects an ample supply to handle its business Not 1 vnctly. Seniums based on Biblical texts are out of fashion und we would like to knoa why. a lecture on Courtesj or Our President or the Nerds of th< BreakfSSl Table is not exactly a ser mon. ?Florida Tlrnes*Unlon. Substitute Nccdi d. ? I wi ib i had it baby brother t< wheel in my go cart, mamma," sal Hn ;iil Rltse. "Ml doiis are alwayi retting broke when it tips over." Chicago Dally News. . ^SECOND YEAR OF THE WAR. Will Cost America About Same a* First. Washington, Nov. 26.?The second year of the war will cost the United Sttaes about the same as the fleet, ac? cording to estimated expenditures prepared today at the treasury de? partment. The fiscal year beginning next June 30, ordinary disbursement not includ? ing loans to allies or interest on bonds yet to be authorized are estimated at $12,701,000,000, as compared with $12,316,000,000 for the current year ending June 30, 1918. This estimate including interest on the $9,900,000, 000 government securities already au? thorized. A large part of the sum must be raised by bonds. Secretary McAdoo announced that about $10, (100,000,000 will have to be provided by issuance of bonds or certifictaes between now and June 30 to meet huge government expenditures and al? lied loans. less alcohol in beer. To Re Reduced to 3 Per Cent. Soon. Washington. Nov. 26.?Orders re? ducing the alcoholic content of beer to three per cent, will be issued soon by the food administration, with the approval of President Wilson. At the same time the amount of grain used by brewers will be cut down approxi? mately 30 per cent., although the vol umne of beer will not be decreased. In making this announcement to? night the food administration points out that since there is in the country i two or three year supply of whis? key it is undesirable at the present time to stop entirely the brewing of beer because of the possibility of driv? ing the people to whiskey drinking. The social question involved, it is de dared, must be given equal consider ition with that of food oenservation. The regulations will provide for an increased output of cattle feed from irewing establishments. Somewhere in France. (By Robert Adger Dowen of The ( Vigilantes.) lomewhere in France! 'Tis all that I may know )f him, my hero, with the first to go Where Duty to his country's high emprise Called to the answering manhood in his eyes, \s calleth Deep unto the depths be? low. ^or him there, was no waiting for the slow Uncertain summons. In his ear the blow Of clarion sounded, ringing to the skies, Somewhere in France. all soid a Maine with service seemed to glow. le smiled at Death, nor shrank from that grim woe He knew full well?way oft the sol? dier's prize: Nor may I grieve if so my hero dies To sleep in fields where blood red poppies grow, Somewhere in France. Woman at Work. One hundred and fifteen women are tew employed as track workers on the Pennsylvania railroad between New fork and Pittsburgh. This fact was iUUded to by President Kea, in his antimony before the Interstate Com? merce Commission on Thursday, as an Uustration of the difficulties faced by he railroad in holding their men. But t points the way also to the means if overcoming the difficulties. Ameri? cans are not accustomed to seeing women toiling in the fields and on roadways. The sight has always beer aommon In Continental Europe where women even in times of peace dig and delve on the farms, mix mortar tnd carry material in building oper? ations, and perform other heavy work, which In this country invari? ably devolves- on men. Emergencies rail for emergency measures even in this country.?Philadelphia Record. They Have. Of coarse it is "none of the boss* business what you do after work hours," bUl it is ids business whethei or nol you are efficient during the hours on duty. Little as- you may think of it, your Off hours have as much to do with your efficiency as any others. -Abbeville Medium. The siate find administrator should Pake cognisance of the profiteers who demand Hue.' to four dollars for a wagon load of wood containing aboul a quarter of a cord. The scarclt) ol eoai affords an opportunity to take advantage of those who must have fuel that some grasping individuals are using to the utmost. The wood sellers of this vicinity make John D. Rockefoller look like n philanthropist when he charges only twenty-seven cents a gallon for gasoline, when he could demand and get a dollar a g;>i ion. Old-Fashioned Weather Signs. In its current issue, Farm and Fire? side, the national farm paper publish? ed in Springfield, Ohio, says, of course that the bast, weather prophet in the world is the United States Weather Bureau, which is right at least foar times out of five. In regard to the less scientific guides Farm and Fire? side says: "Here are a few weather signs which are older probably than anyone living today. Experience has shown them to be fairly reliable, and some of them can be explained on a scien? tific basis: "Moonlight nights have the heaviest frosts. "The higher the clouds the finer the weather. ""The farther the sight the nearer the rain. "Dew is an indication of fine weath? er. "When stars flicker in a dark back giound, rain or snow follows soon. "Expect a strong wind with stormy weather when smoke from chimneys hangs near the ?round. "Here are a few in verse. They hav the advantage .of being easily re? membered: 'Clear moon, . Froet soon. "Year of snow Fruit will grow. "Rain before seven, Fine before eleven. ' ?e#V j "If the sun set in gray The next will be a rainy day. "When the the wind's in the south The rain's in its mouth. The wind in the west Suits everyone best. ' If you see grass in January Lock your grain in your granary. I "Evening red and morning gray Help the traveler on his way; Evening gray and morning red Bring down rain upon his- head. When the clouds appear like rocks and towers, The earth's refreshed by frequent . showeys. "If you can get the official weather report by phone you'd better count on that first. But the proverbs and jingles just given are better than a common guess." More Than "Good Resolves" Needed to (iet out of Debt. In the Woman's Home Companion is an interesting article on debt and how to get out of it by a woman who was almost ruined by her husband s \arelessness and extravangce. Among other things she says: "If a family that has been living f outside its income wants to start to live inside, something more than a good resolve is necessary. Usually that man and woman have got to form a. wholly new circle of friends. They must leave those who are living out ;ide, and take up their abode among those who are living inside. Man is a gregarious animal. His will-powei needs all the help it can get from a congenial and approving public opin? ion." The Junior Red Cross of The Girls' High School. Several weeks ago Mr. O'Donncll offered to the Junior Red Cross So? ciety of the Girls' High Schol four prizes for securing additional mem? bership In the National Red Cross So? ciety of America. These prizes were as follows: First prize $10; second prize, $5; third prize, $3; fourth prize At ohanel exercise this morning' the report given below was read by one of the girls of the high school: ' In behalf of the Junior Red Cross we wish to say that Mr O'Donnells offer has been discussed" In all the grade* It has been decided by bal? lot In all class rooms thai the work be taken up by grades: that the grades, not the Individual* securing the greatest number of new members shall be awarded prizes, and that this prize shall be donated to some specific Ited Cross found, or to City Charity Fund; this to be determined by the prise winning grade*" Superintendent Edmunds In ac? cepting this resolution for transmis Hlon h, Mr. O'Doonell congratulated the ^irls upon their disinterested ae lion and upon the subordination of s? n in behalf of a meat cause, it is just BUCh action as this that should be preeminently characteristic of ev ci \ American citizen during the pro gross of this war. The all COtton farmers should make the moat Of their temporary prosrs rlty, for the boll weevil is al? ready in South Carolina and will spiead over the entire State within I three or four years. Bumtor eounty has one none year, maybe two, to i make cotton w ithout boll weevils to [contend with. Flashes From l o IHu-k Corner. Dark Corner, X? E. 26.?Nothing of an exciting nature in this corner. Cotton is all gahered, potatoes banked, and small groin is being and has been planted. More wheat will be planted, 1 think than was planted last year. A good many p ?ces or tracts o* land have change ? hands here of late. Blanding Ar Iis has bought 70 acres from Wilson Benjamin of thi John J. Geddings - ract. J. H. Mc Dood and sons have bought the Frank J. Graham place aad Robert W. Ar dis has bought out W. J. Ardis; so when you see old S . J. with his ha* on you can say he is at home here? after. Mr. C. H. Johnston will farm the land that Mr. irdis bought from Wilson Benjamin. Old W. J. Ardis is staying with Mr. J E. Johnston and family at this time, at Sunny Side, near the Sycamores Cane grinding is progressing and there has been a good deal to grind, but 1 think more seed cane is being *&ved this year than usual. Mr. C. H. Johnston and wife visit? ed at Mr. J. R. Kolb's, near Wedge held, last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J It. Burke of Central Privateer vis? ited at Mr. R. R. Thames yesterday. Mr. T. H. Ostoen visited at Walnut Heights (Mr. F. P. Thompson's) and stayed until after dinner. Old Hard Times dined at the Sycamores last Sunday. Mr. J. Johnston and daughter, Miss Bertha, dined hist Sunday at Mr. R. 11. Thames. Mrs. Thames is still quite sick, with no hope of her recover; . All of our oth? er sick, Mr. T. H. ( steen and Mr. B. T. Kolb's baby, are better. Mis. B. T. Kolb, nee Miss Eunice Osteen, is Reaching the Reid school this term. She has i school of 30 or 10 scholars. It seems as if some of the readers of the Watchman and Southron want to read something more from this old scribe from the way a lady talked to him, when he was in Sumter last week. So as I love to please the wo? men folks I guess I will have to claim a space often r in the Watch? man. Everything keeps very dull In this "orncr. Nearly every I tody is at a good trade?attending to their own busi? ness. I will ring off. Hard Times. Mrs. Forbes i Entertains. Mrs. T. B. Forbes entertained at bridge whist Saturday afternoon com? plimenting her gue.-:, Mrs. Brinkley of Georgetown and Mtes Ethel MeJS, rand of Cincinnati, I diio. , ? The rooms were prettily decorated ind after the Interesting game, de? licious ices, cakes ai i bon-bons were served, Mrs. C. D, I (Knight scoring highest was present* 1 with a dainty linen kerchief, the gueaaV prize being also a crepe de chim nandkerchief. Interest in the proposition that the anti-hog ordinance be repealed, so as to permit residents of this city to raise bogs, continues to grow, but nothing will come of it unit as it is brought directly before the > oard of Health and City Council. If the kaiser were convinced that the "place in the tin" he desires would be as hot who:, obtained as the way to it is proving, it might not seem so desirable to h m.?Greenville Piedmont, 11. G. Hardlur & Co. Bryon. Ga., Aeril 11, It 17. Old Kentucky Mfg. Co , Paducah, Ky. Gentlemen: I had cholera in my herd of hogs recent y and begun feeding the B. A. Themas' Hog Chol? era Cure and stopped losing my hogs at once. 1 was losim:; from four to five each night until ] began the use of this preparation. 1 raise about 200 head of hogs per year and never ex? pect to be without your remedy. Yours ver . truly, H. G. Har lison & Co., O'Donnell & Co., Sumter, S. C.? Advt. Marketing logs beats burying them. Steve Hoover, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, writes: "Com? menced feeding my I erd of about 100 hogs B. A. Thomas' Hog Pow? der over two months i i^o. Fifty were sick and off feed. Nt a by herds hr*d cholera I did not lose one?they are well and growing fast." O'Donnell & Co., Sumter. S. C ? Advt. STRAYED?From my home Tuesday night one handsom pointer dog. liver colored head, uvcr spots and ticked; answers to name Spot. Re? ward it returned to C. B. Hun*, Sumter Trust Company, Sumter. S. C. FOR s.XUv?F. o. B cam. Camp Jackson, stable BMUBI re; very little sttaw. Qar load lots only. Chemi? cal and Fertiliser value rated very high by Clomaon college. A. A? Strauas, Sumter, S. C .