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- The Chesterheld Advertiser _ PAUL H. HEARN Editor and Publisher. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Subscription Rates: $1.50 a Year; six months, 75 cents.?Invariably in advance. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Chesteriield, South Carolina. In another column on this patre appears an account of the "Rhett" plan for building and maintaining -rood roads in this State. We have not yet had time to study this particular plan and so cannot comment upon it at this time. Two things, however, are certain. We need jfood roads and we need to make adequate provision for their upkeep. The Sinn Feint rs have invited President \V.!s<?n to .speak to them but it is said lie wouldn't do it be cause he considered th<in fine sinners. For some time past ihe editor id this paper in.-. f-it fl at he ought to apologize f"i* ' lie paper as now i<- i ed, but apologies are distaslefi. both to d \ nd tiie receive! But since e i < ha re b. <m go ing back\ ; ...... i o. .. ai d !* the past se\ :al months, v.- wish t' make this sta* men .n .in -l ice to tin paper ai d ti.ar nt. Sine< last September .'. ( :i i. ? M wit'nouhelp. One man ! . 1 ee i nowsgUth orer, editor, pi n' r, i.no;ype operat or. pressman and head loafer. T< fill all these oflioi s w? 1 j lias reqniroo at times more ability than we had on tap. Our ivioi. i. wever, ha\ been jiatii nt, and we promise a change for tin la ter .1. the near In ture. ? y ? _ LONGWOR I H'S SECTIONALISM Congressman 1 ?ng\voith, of Ohio, lliaiie a lit er attack in Congress Up on .!,? w.. ..!*?..:ent because of the coil.-; ruction >1 the iii'rati? plant at Mu . als, lYnnes. Thc. plant will l? great benefit to farmers in nv?k: - t l\>r agricultural purpose But Mr. I.ongworth live.-: in a city ml lives north of the Ohio river, two ver\ good reasons, as he sees 1 . vhy . nitrate plant located south of th" Old i i'i\< r. and intended to henetit agriculture, T.ould he opposed. WE ARE GROWING While there is a general shortage of labor :n the South, it is said that in twelve western Stales there is a surplus of labor. The slogan, "Go West" has been overdone. "Go South" is a better one. In this connection the recent report of the Hon. A. C. Summers, commissioner ot agriculture, commerce and industries, of South Carolina, is quite interesting, lie slows that the increase in the value of annual products for 1! H has been $90,000,000 and that the increase in wages is.| over $10,000,000.00. i Mr. Summers very forcibly observ ] es that "the year 1918 has put South < arolina upon a firm basis induslti ally. While :radivionally and funda mentally an evinpurai State, Soutl Carolina i- the see and Stale in tin union in the extent < f its text.it manufactui . Tn? relative impo .* lance of '! in.ln.try fa the life of the Slate oh ,-r\ed when 1 stal< that tl at \ due h? manufactun <1 produe' i.- oii.. I" of he value of all indUStl JU'od lie! "Tin ha i an a la/.ing, we derfai i .r ? o a t > irjuffdl in I i. * i. t* ' ' ? nn'l cott r> .: ':t' !'!>? t > that tb . : I- n il'. i i' pr<>'!u . ' ' '?D " which i . ti" ' amount .M 'i . i aiusiTo > four 'y y \o . . . .i A .. 'tovi' ot con j. li"! i >< ' i;ir.iru''s rotary, .Mr. \V.... i i.. .' .m, show thiit South Carolina I urn .-hod opwanls "t -"o men for the armed force. of th" Coiled States in the .vitr, .<no iip .i -i'ol and contribute! iu?>r?? y ii t h noli hborhood of du'l.OO'i. DON'T I F. I Yk LK HOUSE BE ONE Ot THOSE TO B JRN ' > nit pathetic of a' cry " i ' of ihe man wli . ha i . . me, loses it by fire, a ' o? . >.'< to back financially w' ).( was In lore. The faci "I .. ir: ' . should not b:H.->0'. < i liiv pre. "fit crt, f cou?o b ii if fire comes in spite of watchi iiness, thi. prompt payment of s< -Till hiii.'imd or eral thou'ami dollars, as a inut:- r (if justice to you, will lie an alternative infinitely preferable either to exhausting your other resources in an effort to rebuild, or going around, hat i i hand, and asking charity. - The Progressive Farmer. Bunch, the millionaire brewer, cf St. i/ouis, is going to/ convert his | . brewery into a pork packing concern. " IMPROVE YOUR LAND BY GRAZING LIVESTOCK Clemson Colelge, S. C.?Feed your ind and your livestock at the same line, is the lesson for South Carolina armors to be learned front some exeriments conducted by the Arkansas Experiment Station. A field was diided into four sections, and peauts, soybeans, yhufas, and corn rere planted, one crop on each secion. The first three crops were razed by hogs, and the next year 11 four sections were planted to cotan and given the same treatment in very way. The amount of seed cotton prouced on each section, as shown be?v, tells an interesting tale that he who runs may read." Cotton after peanuts, 1,271 lbs. Cotton after soybeans, 1,582 lbs. % ???????????????p? NOTICED BIG CHANGE IF IN JUST TWO DAYS It I GREENVILLE MAN TELLS OF i LONG STRUGGLE WITH fl DREAD it.LS H v n HE TRIED FIVE YEARS w ti Medicine Failed to Give Desired ,, U Relief?Took Tanlac and ! ' Now Endorses It (1 Regarding the great relief that J Tanlac Rave him from stomach trouble, which after five years developed into pellagra, p. s. Crumley, of No. X Buncomb St., Greenville, gave the following statement: "I spent several weeks at a Government pallagru hospital at Spar tanburg, but after I came home what s I ate continued to hurt me. Gas ' formed on my stomach and I had 1 >ains in my abdomen. My appetite .vas not good and 1 could not rest ^ .food at night. r "I began to take Tanlac and it soon c orrected my stomach trouble. In i couple of days I could tell a big difference. My food was digested, gas flopped "or.aii'g in my stomach and \ hose pains lelt me. *1 he Tanlac soot. ' ,ot nte -o 1 crrrtid eat as much as iriyone, ny wer,. quieted and j > began to >undly sit night. "Tan line medicine fei omail and 1 am glad to eomn. m. all with such ailI Tank . -r Medicine, is sold I >y The v !; dd Drug Co., Chesv<?rfield. S. ' Y E. Wanamaker & t tons, Cii ra.v; Ml. Croghan Drug Co, 11 It. Croghan. C.; McBee Drug Co.. \IcBee, S. C ; I'age'.and Drug Co., g Pageland, S. C.; J. T. Jowers <& Sons, ^ Jefferson, S. C. Adv Look Ahead! Be Independc When You G A goodly sum of money in bank is i ing years. Yon are young and vigorous and fu ing good money. Things may not always be so rosy. PLAN TO DEPOSIT A CERTAIN BANK A Bank Book Is I The FARME I rVlifli ' < ** ' - | P J Kajrnolda ^ II L T baecu Co. "lllll lilll Cotton ufter chufas, 1,200 lbs. Cotton after corn, 1,005 lbs. Of course the peanuts and the soycans increased the yield more than he chufas, shice they are legumes atherir.g nitrogen front the air and Luring it in the soil, while chufas arc iot a legume. But the grazing oi he chufas increased the yield 200 lbs ver the ungrazed corn. Why? Beause the corn left the land poorei y removing fertility which was not eplaced by hog grazing as in thi ase of the chufas. ASHCRAFTS "omlition Powder? A high-class remedy for horse: tid mules in poor condition em n ni eJ of a t.?:iie. Builds soli rntsclc and fat; cleanses the sy; em, thereby producing a smootti [lossy coat of hair. Packed 'r loses. ?5r: y. : . j D. H. LANEY row Old! i source of comfort in one's dcclinII of energy tochy. You are makSTTM EVERY WEEK IN THE 'orr Best Friend P S' BANK PjjSL ~ m^bsmii i' i-r |3 mk I jjijl I ' II A remarks iiijl' smokespot I '' you so fair and square. pipe and cigarette mak ' as it is delightful every houi It's never too late to hop into iturel For, P. A. is trigge acco ftin than you ever h lat's because it has the qu ^uick as you know Prince / it P. A. did not bite your to \d, it never will I For, our s out bite and parch. Try it I Toppy rmd bags, tidy rmd tins, hands' humidors?and?that clsvsr, practical / ipongs moistsnsr top that hssps ths tc J. Reynolds Tobacco Compi 1 !.? *? ; |||(K 5! 'Si II ill 'liliesw '**' 1 ; SIIK?*\ 1 i . JmimT i|Sm ' Jar gfwj : iliill The CITATION NOTICE < State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield. By M. J. Hough, I'robate .Judge: Whereas W. A. Newsom made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of J. W Johnson, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said J. W. ' Johnson, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Chesterfield, S. C., on the 25th of January next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, iff any they have, why toe said Adminis-, tration shouhl not be granted. Given under my hand this 10th day of January, Anno Domini 1910. M. J. HOUGH, Probate Judge. An exchange remarks that "instead of plotting ot regain his crown, Bill ought to be satisfied to retain the. I place where the crown used to be." ' I < i I 101 i' khiA "IIIIHV , \ i't help cutting loose joy'us ( 3 every time you flush your with Prince Albert?it hits 1 It's a scuttle full of jimmy in's sunshine and as satisfy r of the twenty-four! 1 the Prince Albert pleasure- \ r-ready to give you more : ad in your smokecareer. i ality. { Libert you'll write it down ngue or parch your throat. i exclusive patented process c for what ails your tongue! T omm pound and half pound tin ! >ound cry at at glass humidor with <baeeo in such pmrfamt condition. my, Winston-Salem, N? C I ?? ' * " ^ " " -V ^ ;V-' ' V'* IE wax-wrapped [ | sealed package < *>lth WRIGLEVS upon it is a guarmtee of quality. Ill rhe largest chcwlng2um factories in the world?the largest ! selling gum in the | . world: that Is what jj IVRIGLEV'S means. li SEALED TIGHT |j KEPT RIGHT wnsppt? | I jjl j Flavor Lasts I 1 AUTOMOBILE BARGAINS? Wc have on hand for sale at exceedingly low prices eight automobiles used by the Government; also six automobiles that have never been u'-d, bought ut a bargain Prices $850 to $1050.00. Also want agents rn each county for a good line of cars. COLUMBIA SALES AGENCY, Columbia, S. C. Phone 3783. DR. L. H. TROTTI, Dental Surgeon Chesterfield, S. C. Office on second floor in Rosi Building. All who desire my services will please see me ut Chesterfield, as I have discontinued my visits to othef towns. DR. R. L. M c M A N U S Dentist Office over Bank of Chesterfield. Will visit Pageland every Tuesday; Ml. Croghan every Wednesday. Other days in Chesterfield. Prices reasonable. All work guar anteed J. ARTHUR KNIGHT Attorney-a t-Law Office in Courthouse Chesterfield, S. C. HANNA & HUNLEY ?Attorneys? R. E. Hanna, C. L. Hunley, Cneraw. Chesterfield Offices: Peoples' Bank Bldg., Chesterfield Bank of Cheraw Hldg.. Cheraw * I CONSTIPATION And Sour Stomach Canted This Lady Much Suffering. Black- | Draught Relieved. Meadorsvllle, Ky.?Mrs. Pearl Patrick, of this place, writosr "1 was very constipated. I had sour stomach and was so uneorifortablo. I went to the doctor. He Rave me some pills. They weakened r.io and seemed to tear up my digestion. They would grlj>e ine and afterwards It seemed I was more constipated than before. 1 heard of Black-Draught and deeded to try It. I found It Just what I . needed. It was an easy laxative, and | not bad to swallow. My digestion soon : mproved. I got well of the sour stoni- ! ich, my bowels soon seemed normal, I ( no more griping, and I would take a I lore now and then, and was In good ' ib ape. I 1 cannot say. too much for Black- J, Draught for it Is the finest laxative n ine can use." ? Thedford's Black-Draught has for t nany years been found of great value n the treatment of stomach, liver and >owel troubles. Easy to take, gentle [ ind reliable in -Its action, leaving n6 a ad after-effects. It has won ths praise f thousands of pooplo who have nsed fc .St** ^ Rhett Plan for $25,000,(K for BnOding Good Roai I . l * In response to many requests .we.publish issue of 125,000,000 for good roads in Sou bonds to be paid by a special automobile t retirement in twenty years to be created in that has been endorsed by the good roads State Automobile Association, the Columb Charleston Chambere of Commerce and ma State. It is to be submitted to the Oener session in the form of a bill. The plan follows la full as endorsed by Your Committee on Plans begs to subm J known and understood before its proposals a There is ^ present no State Highway | State Highway Commission, created In Feb | members, of whom three are senior profes i and the other two are appointed by the Gove I and duties to Investigation and advice. At I It colloots from licenses is turned over to t | Act, it is not possible to establish a systei committee's recommendations contemplate e 1 in its Judgment, would be necessary, both to condition and repair at least fifteen hundred connecting eveby county seat in the state. To do this would require a very large or even twonty-flve million dollars?and with* It. this would be impracticable. Under the i be extended "unless two-thirds of the qualhl j on the question at a general State election, be 1 1920, there will be no opportunity for submit However, there is much to be dcno in o! State Highways before surfacing them and a half will not be too long a time to lay out i f_n thn r/va/la Tn V? *-? ?> <w> ?M^ * | v*.v .vuun, 1U 14IC UlCUUUllitl, I|l>WWVt)r, y"' -which would euable euch counties, as may completed within their limits, to do so. It is rlear at the outset that two-thirds ho question would never favor any large is* by general taxation. It must he made clea pay no part of this tax. It is a public ini| benefits tlio motor vehicle owner that he c* ho should so unmistakably express himself, mobiles registered in this State, and they 1 year, in round numbery, $290,000. The inert for the post two years has been, from 19,0< 65,000 in 1918. The increase in the United January 1, 1918, was over 100 per cent. Iov ?1j( pei sous. To retire $25,000,000 of 4% per cent bond require about $1,800,000 per year. An aver* 100,000 cars would yield $2,000,000 with; 160,< I car. The present average license is $6.25 pet If every owner of a car would fig ire his and in wear and tear, provided there were 1 ways, kept in good order. In the State, it amount to between $100.00 and $200.00 per s Che State to permit him to Invest from $10. ave from $100.00 to $200.00, a total saving t of over $10,000,000 per annum, in money. It saving in time. With this prelude, your committee begs as follows: 1. The State Highway Commission shou rights-of-way and lands, by purchase or cot establishing a State Highway System conn< construct and surface the hlghwuys in such the traffic which may be developed upon then proper condition and repair. 2. The State Highway Commission frtv should be composed of one from each Congr senior professors of engineering, provided i members. It should select its own chairman, its own engineer, and hx his compensation, all its employees. 2. There should be two or more issues c vray Donds, aggregating a sufficient amount tr a well-surfaced highway, each issue to be reti within the life of the road upon which the pro 4. There should bo levied by the Legists motor vehicles?all of which should go to th sufficient to enable the Commission to keep proper condition and repair; to pay interest oi Bonds, and to retire same in accordance with 5. The counties of the State should be to Issue County Highway Bonds, and constr system within their borders as their people t 6. There should be levied for the next distributed to the counties proportionately, fc in the event any county ehowid desire to tu Highway Comnrteoion for expenditure on a within the limits of lt? oounty, the Commissi like amount frotn Ita license fees for the nam 7. The present motor vehicle license it 60 cents per horsepower for automobiles and r. power for motor trucks, with 16.00 for trailer there is an opportunity of securing Federal &i< Increased to such an amount as will supplj must furnish in order to obtain the full portio 8. Any moneys which a county may turi slon, to be expended on a State highway, si out of the proceeds of any State Highway Hoi out interest. 9. Wherever any highway which is now Improved, shall be taken into the State ilighw facing improvements as may be available appra<8??d, and the value thereof paid to the any biate Highway Bonds that may be isHu??1 Your committee believes that under such ways tan be begun and be prepared for com Uond^ referred u> m Paragraph 8 may be sub: bar, i'J20. (Adopted by and recommended for enact of the South Carolina Automobile Associat.on, Note the Tremendous Growth of the bile Association in O Columbia.?A year ago the South Carolin was unknown. Today it has several thous&n being formed weekly in every section of tti launched during the fast few weeks a movam< ? a I.,4.. ? :J- - U. ? >7U?<rn lur my n I e.IU OI gOOd TOUdH tllilt bid If it doos Uiu good roads system will stand automobile association. Much of the credit for the wonderful wo the association must be given u> 1. W. Cod treasurer. When he came to the State a year practically defunct. Ho took hold of it wltl wonders. 0 The State, headquarters of the a .mortal k Hotel at Greenville. These Mr. Cofleld has c< bile owner in the State of South Carolina. Hi dlffereot local clubs a minute description of will bo of benefit in recovering stolen cars. The auto association furnishes each mer Hook, membership in the local. State and Amt on emblem for his car, a subscription to tv_ good roads magazine, a surety feattiie and t Underwriters Detective llureau in recovering Thsre la more Catarrh tn this section >f the country than all other diseases MH >ut torether, and for years It was sup- i tosed to be Incurable. Doctors pre- | crlbed local remedies, and by constanty failing to cure with local treatment troneuncsd it Incuraole. Catarrh Is a ! H - I ocal disease, greatly Influenced by con- 1 H U I tltutlonal conditions and therefore re luires oenatltutional treatment. Hall's i Catarrh Cure, manufactured by V. J. J Iheney A Co., Toledo. Ohio, Is a sonrtl- I utlonal remedy, la taken Intern '<v 1 nd aots thru the Hleod on the Muivui lurfacss of the System. One Hundred )oll?r? reward la c.fft red for any ? V hat Hall's Catarrh Curs falls to cji?. lend for circulars and testimonials. r. J. CHENEY A CO.. Tolsdo, Ohio. . Sold by Druggists. 7Cc. ^Rl Hall's Family Pills for constipation. I PHflfi ?=?_ H) Bon3 Issue * Is in Sooth Caror. below y*i:Rlwf1tt?lnn for a bood th Carolina, the-interest oa tM ax end a sinking, fund for theft) the same way. This Is the pbd convention, the South Carolina! la, Greenville, Rook Hill aa4 .ny other organisations over Om) al Assembly at the approaching the good roods convention: ! >it certain facts which should b0 ire presented. System'in South Carolina. The ruery,-1917, Is composed of five sors of engineering .at colleges, irnor. It is limited In Us power* ; least four-fifths of the amount he counties. Under the present m of State Highways, and yoUr < uch amendments to tills Aot as, > establish and maintain in good miles of well-surfaced highways, V sum of money?possibly twenty, Dut the credit of the State behind . Constitution, this credit may not led electors of this Stato, voting in favor of it." Until November, ting this question to such a vote, the establishment of a System . I it will be found that a year and such a system and acquire title ir committee h"? proposed plans (lesi.e to hftvo thulr of the qualified voters voting.on iue of State Bonds, to bo retired r that the general public are to >rovenient which so particularly in well afford to pay It all, and Thoro are now over 55,000 autolave paid in licenses during the asp of automobiles in the State )0 in 1916, to 37,000 in 1917, to Stnt??s from January 1, 1916, to "Ji m already has one car to every Is serially in twenty years would go license of $20.00 per ear on mo cars it would take $12.50 per r err. saving in gasoline, repair bills, .500 miles of well-surfaced highwould be found that this win innum. He, therefore, ie asking 00 to $15.00 per annum, say, to o the automohilises of the State would be hard to compute the to report its recommendations, Id be given the power to aequira idemnation, for the purposo of Beting all the county seats; to a system so as to take care of n, and to keep such highways in onld be seven In number, and ossional district, with the three n the present Act, as advisory , and have full power to employ and also the compensation of >f State of South Carolina Hlgh? connect evory county seat with Ired serially, or by amortisation,1 ceeda ere expendedture an annual license tax upon e State Highway Commission? the highways In the System In n all outstanding State Highway their terms. i authorized by the Legislature net such parts of this highway nay ratify. two years a one-mill tax, to bo >r road purposes; provided that, rn this fund over to the 8tMe highway in the State System, on should be required to add a o purpose. ix should be at once raised to notorcyclee, and $1.00 per horse's ?nd $35.00 for dealers, unless d, In which event this should bo Jf' * v. ?i- ... ? - ? uio pornon wmcn this State n to which it would toe entitled. \ orer to the Highway Commistvould toe refunded euch county ids. which may be Issued, with improved, or may b?r**fter ho ^ay System, so much of the surin the lid System, shall bo county out of the proceeds of |t a plnn a System of State Highitrnction toy the time the StAto mined to the people, in Novcmmont into law at a convention December 11, 1918.) South Carolina Automone Year. a State Automobile Association d members and new clubs are ie State. The association hat rnt for a $2f?.000 000 bond Isbu? s fair to culminate successfully, as a 1 anting monument to the rk done in the organization o< old, tbe tireless secretary and ago tie found the organization i a Tins and has accomplished >n are located In the Imperial implied a Hut of overy automo b la also compiling through rtu every car In the State. Thll nher with a copy of the Blu* irWan Automobile Aaaociationn ^ American Motor, a national he protection of the South en stolen oars. , J at :'5 f' JH