Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Chestei field Advertiser ITHI.ISIIKn KVKItV THI'HSDAY 1 Suliprriprion, $1.00 a year. I' u>i leu as secornl-clasK matter at the |?>stufth-e nt Cbesteriield. South Garo1.' a PAl.'L H. HKARN Kdttor and 1'ublisner. GOOD OUT OF EVIL The old, old question: "Can pood come of evil," has been very much to the front in discussions of the terrible world strupple now poinp on. The question is frequently asked, "How can any good come from the ' terrible suffering and loss now being enacted in Europe?" L It may well be doubted that sufii- j J cicnt general good can result to atone c I u for all the suffering entailed, save i ? that the eradication of the Turk and j his "kultured" counterpart, the Hun, j had became necessary at whatever * 1 11 cost. o It is becoming more and more evi- , dent, however, that some great and ^ permanent good is to result to the people of the United States. I '' The physical improvement to our young men as the result of almost | universal military training is becom- = ing marked already. This training is < supplying one of the chief needs of the American citizen, discipline, men- | tal, moral and physical. The organization of our national resources, for efficient use in concerted action is showing to ourselves , II .... ... . L I.I 1 am w?'ii itM iu tllir w uiiu, vv ilit l wf i an do. | The sale of Liberty Bonds in small | denominations was a groat incentive J to thrift on the part of the man of I small income. I But now the treasury department j conies forward with a plan of saving, I and saving for a patriotic purpose, j that will reach even the small child- ! ren. By investing 25 ents at a I time nearly every chilu in the land I can become the holder of United I States Government Bonds, bearing 4 j per cent, interest. > Now let every person who has not ? felt aiile to buy a small Liberty Bond go at once to his nearest post office I and buy his first War-Savings Stamp for $1.12 for which the government will pay him $5.00 in 1923. Kneourage the children to save their nickels and with each quarter buy a thrift stamp, 10 of which may i. .. i i i i it i u ' u<* ifxcriHii^uu any units nui i i o for a War-Savings Stamp. "A Country that is worth lighting i for is a Country worth saving for." Teach the chihlron thrift and pa-j ^ triotism at the same time. In years to come every one of them will he happy in the thought of having aided its government to that extent. If every child in the land thus be taught a practical lesson of thrift and patriotic self-denial the next generatioo will indeed have cause to say that some lasting good did come of I the terrible conflict. 11 It is said that Congressman Randall, of California, will introduce a bill in Congress to put a heavy tax 1 on all arable land that is not in cul-j tivation. Kvery acre of untitled' land, according to this hill, will be taxed $."> and every uncultivated town J or city lot $1.00 per acre. The chairman of the American Sugar Refiners Committee says that after New Years sugar will he more plentiful and, of course, cheaper. The country will at that time begin to get ; sugar from the West Indies and by February, it is thought, sugar will be plentiful and cheap. Every man, woman and child will welcome the end of the sugar famine. ************ FOOD WILL WIN THE * WAR. EAT MORE CORN, OATS * AND BARLEY PRODUCTS, * FISH AND POULTRY. ri A Lr r DAK A AID D IJ oi I * UAI\r.t DWIL. /Mil/ DAW 1L. FOODS. * EAT LESS MEAT, WHEAT, * SUGAR AND FATS. FOOD WILL V/IN THE * WAR. HOW MISTLETOE CAME TO MEAN KISSING We decorate our homes with sprays of mistletoe at Christmas time, but few of us know the history of it as a Yuletide symbol. Pretty girls are kissed under it and a great deal of fun and nonsense are carired on apropos of it, but no one stops to think of how ancient a decoration it is or how sacred it was once thought to be. The ancient Celts in their Druidical religion had two great festivals, one in .June and the other in December, the latter being equivalent to our Christmas. In both these ureat festivals the gathering of the mistletoe was a sacred rite. The Druids believed that a potion prepared from mistletoe would increase their flocks and that the plant vas a remedy against all poison. It vhs believed to be a curative for nany ills, and this belief is still to be found in many remote places in Europe. In Lacaune, France, for eximple, it is always administered by he native dwellers as an antidote 'or poison. In the northeast of Scotland people ised to cut withes of mistletoe at the lurch full moon; these they bent in ircles and kept for a year to cure lectic fevers and other troubles. In Sweden on midsummer eve mistletoe s diligently sought after, the people lelieving it to be possessed of many nystic qualities, and that if a sprig f it is attached to the ceiling of the welling house, the horse's stall or he cow's crib, the trols will then be owerless to injure either man r beast. Many German peasants also con Buy Red Cross Chrit Seals The money you pretty little teals g< culosis in your ow to protect you and The True Spirit of Chn 1 hat Seal. Buy them your mail and Christina: " ^ ^ Young Man, Scatter Y< YOTJTH IS PRODIGAL. Freq INOW THE VALUE OF A DOLLi YOUTH IS NOT EVERLASTING be foundation for their succets by < vere young. If You Hope to A mo Delay Starting a Bank i Start It Today. The FARMI Always Have P w rn, tj. j\. i uuuim/iii idj^ rvrii i in:ny i St., Memphis, Tennessee, writes: J "I have been a friend of Peruna I for many year*, i have used it off and on for catarrhal complaints and j found it a very excellent remedy. < I have a small family of children. ] Times arc bard with us, but 1 can ' scarcely afford to do without Peru- , na, especially during the season of the year when coughs and colds are prevalent. We always recomsiend Peruna to our neighbors, for the benefit It has been to ps," sider the mistletoe a powerful charm against evil spirits. A familiar belief seems to have lingered among the Romans. When Aeneas descended i into Hades no gathered, to protect ! himself front the infernal powers, a branch of mvtletoe, which Vergil calls the golden bough. The custom of kissing under the mistletoe goes back to the days when Thor and Odin and all the other gods of the Northland walked and talked with men. Baldur, the son of Odin and Grigga, the Apollo of Scandinavian mythology, the flaxen-haired god of sunshine and its attendant blessings, was loved by all earthly and heavenly being save one?Loki, the god of earthly fire and its attendant evils. How of all the things animate and inanimate in the world, except the j suriy mistletoe, swore never to harm the sun god and how Loki slew Baldur with a branch of it, has been told with beautiful poetic power by Mat- 1 thew Arnold. In conciliation, hoping to soothe the passionate sorrow of the mother, Frigga, they dedicated the mistletoe to her. Now sin and sorrow had hollowed it; for henceforth it was to grow, not as a symbol of bitterness , and hatred, but as a sign of tenderness and love. But the gods decreed that it was to stand for these things only so long ' as it touched not Loki's kingdom, the i soil; and for this reason it is never i seen growing on the ground and we , ourselves always hang it high on the rafters or chandeliers. And now that it was the plant of love, the custom 1 arose for enemies to become friends j under the mistletoe; for lovers to f pledge their troth beneath it; and for j those who met there to kiss as a sign of affectionate fellowship. ^ ?? j ttmas jj^Pl , | spend (or these f >? to fight Tuber- ^ n community and your family. 0 iitmas Helpfulness Is In *" liberally. Stick them on s parcels. c Don't our Dollars! < uently the young man DOESN'T LR. 1. The big men of the country laid >pening a bank account when they urit to Anything Don't Vccount E* S' BANK * 1 FDTTMA Livunn and Colds 'j( in the Home. Recommend It to Our Neighbors. Those who objoot to liquid modi* oinea oan proouro Poruna Tab lot*. [I Sjatik ef % Oldest Bank. We solicit your business. W We Jnoite X(i Your Patronage wanted. it will receive co SAFETY DEI OUR MOTTO: "STRENG R. E. Rivera, President. M. J. Hough, Vice-President. AUDITOR'S NOTICE The Auditor's office will be opened for the assessment of all taxable Real Estate and Personal property from January 1st, 1918 to February 20th, 1918 All male citizens between the ages af 21 and 60 years are deemed Tax able Polls, except those who are roained or for other causes are incaplble of earning a support. The law requires 50 per cenT, pen?lty added to taxes on property subect to taxes and not returned for aslessment on or before the 20th of ?eruary, 1918. I will be in the Auditor's office lanuary 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 18, 19 md 26; February, 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 3, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, and 20, and at he following places on H&" dates lamed i 4 Patrick; January 8, fr<> * 11 to 3 'clock. jf" Cedar Creek ChurcK January 9, rom 11 to 2 o'clock. ? John H. Wallace; jtantffcry 10, rom 11 to 3 o'clock, ajicl H. K. Luions at nlRht. * V Cash's: January 4, from 10 to 1 'clock. Westfield Creek, at new school louse January 12, froqa 10 to 12 'clock. ? Cross Roads: January 14, from 1 w o u Jefferson: Junuary 15 and 16, to 1 o'clock. Catarrh, at J. G. Holly's: January 6, from 1 to 4 o'clock. Plains, at J. W. Hicks: January 17, rom 10 to 1 o'clock. Grant's Mill: January 21, from 10 o 12 o' clock. ( Angelus: January 22, from 11 to 3 'clock. McBee: January 23; and 24th. Middendorf: January 25, from 11 o 3 o'clock. Ruby: January 28, from 11 to 3 i'clock. PaKcland: January 29 and 30th. Dudley: January 31, from 10 to o'clock. Mt. Crophan: February 5, from 2 to 1 o'clock. Guess: February 0, from 12 to 3 i'clock. Cheraw: February 7 and 8th. T. W. EDD1NS, Auditor. Other County papers please copy. ^ 'mm. ASHCRAFTS Condition Powden A high-class remedy for horse n.d *1 tides in poor condition an<' n r?r ed of a tonic.. Builds soli muscle and fat; cleanses the sy tern, thereby producing a smooth glossy coat of hair. Packed Is foe**. 25o. box. Solo by D. H. LANEY RUB-MY-TISM Will cure Rheumatism, Neu ralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic Sprains. Bruises,Cuts,Bums,Old Sores, Tetter, Ring-Worm, Eczema, etc. Antisepfie Anneyr#, used internally or externally. 25c Ihe^rfield 5 In Chesterfield ^ 1 e pay interest on time deposit* m to Visit Us 1 Whether large or small ^ / urteous attention POSIT BOXES TH AND SECURITY." C. C. Douglass, Cashier. D. L. Smith, Assist. Cashier. J i l LAND POSTED $ M We the undersigned, do hereby ,T fl servo notice that all hunting, cutting H and hauling of wood, or otherwise. >' trespassing on our lands is forbid? den, under penalty of the law. R. A. REDFEARN, W. T. OWENS, J. G. HURSEY, ?? C. R. PITTS, ^ V J. T. DAVIS, 39-p MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield. In Common Pleas. J. A. Shaw, et al, plaintiffs, vs. W. L. McCoy, defendent. In obedience to a decree made in ^ the above case of His Honor Thos. H. Spain, Judge of 4th circuit, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash before the Courhouse door V. ~ at Chesterfield, S. C., within the le. gal hours, on the first Monday in " January next (same being 7th.,) "that tract of land in Alligator Township. Chesterfield Countv. South Carolina, containing 300 acres, mora or less, bounded now or formerly by lands of Mrs. J. E. Minter, Chesterfield Land and Development Company, Estate lands'of Munlock Shaw and others." A |* Purchaser or purchasers to pay for - ^ all necessary papers. P. A. MURRAY, JR., Master for Chesterfield County, South Carolina. DISCHARGE NOTICE On 15th January, at 11 A. M., next, I will apply to the Probate Court of Chesterfield County for a discharge as administrator of the Estate of Clement Griggs, deceased. J. A. GRIGGS, Administrator. CLERK'S SALE ^ State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield. In Common Plens. J. C. Adams, Jr., and G. W. Adams as Administrators of the Estate of J. C. Adams, Sr., deceased, plaintiffs, vs. James T. Adams, et al., defen dents. Under and by virtue of a decretal order signed by his honor, Judge Memminger in the above entitled action, dated Nov. 2, 1917, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for ?cash in front of the Courthouse door in Chesterfield, S. C., during the legal hours of sale on Monday January 7th, 1918, (same being the first Mon- $2 day) that tract of land situate in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and containing 70 acres, more or . less, and known as the home placa of J. C. Adams, Sr., deceased?the same to be divided into three tract# and plats of same to be exhibited on day of sale. Said land being bounded by lands of J. C. Adams, Jr., Crawford and lands and others. Purchaser or purchasers to pay for all necessary papers. I. P. MANGUM, Clerk of Court. I Notice To The Stockholder* Of The Cheaterfield County Fair Association. The annual meeting of the Chenterfteld County Fair Association will be held in the rooms of the Commercial Clubs, Chesterfield, S. C., 7:3# p. m., Thursday, January 4, 1918, and at the said time and place a resolution will be voted upon to in| crease the capital stock of the Chea( terfield County Fuir Association te 96,000.00. C. L. HUNLKY, Sec. & Trcaa. h> L. II. TROTTI, Pec. & Treas. > Dec. 7, 1917. i -