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The sun., 1918-10-21
Putting On the Brakes.

large buying OF our securities by neutral
markets, which are evidently impressed
with the trend of military events and
are preparing for the restoration OF
world peace. These foreign buying or
ders were an important factor in the
market last week, and suggested that not
alone the outside public here but the
leading foreign markets were accumulat-
ing American securities on the theory
that this centre would see a spirited ad-
vance as soon as the peace movement
took more definite shape.
Whatever the grounds for this view II
Is evident that there are active days
ahead for Wall Street, with increased
speculation in the peace stocks. This
movement may be checked should the
money pool committee attempt to make
the call loan rate corrective, but In
view OF the considerable lending by In
terror banks upon Stock Exchange coll
lateral it might be possible for the trad
ers to conduct large scale operations
with the aid OF loans obtained in other
cities The situation Is full of interest
ing possibilities, and Notwithstanding
the difficulties of brokers in obtaining
large amounts Of time money from the
banks in this city the events OF the past
week have shown that speculation for
the rise will be difficult TO hold in check
from now on. London has had a fair
sized boom on Its own account. but the
response here to the highly favorable
military and diplomatic developments OF
the last few days has been much less
emphatic owing to the necessity of put
ting through the Fourth Liberty Loan IN
good shape. Liberty Loan committees
now comprise such a vast organiza-
ton and the details of the house to house
canvassing have been no well worked out
as 10 make 1t relatively easy for the
Government to reach the thirty-one mill
lon investors who applied for the first
three loans. The Government Ia now
spending at the rate Of $4,000, 900, 900 a
month, and II the deficiency appropria-
lions are taken into account $4,000 00,-
900 altogether has been appropriated by
Congress to meet the extraordinary de.
mands Of our military programme.
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Fought at Cantigny

The following letter was received by
Mr. and Mrs. j. }. Summey, of Lib
erty route 2, parents Of the writer
My Dear Mother: 1t is with the
greatest of pleasure | sit down this
beautiful afternoon to write you few
lines to let you hear from me. am
well and truly hope this will reach and
find you the same.
Well, mother, we are all sad today
tor we lost our company commander
this morning. He was as fine a man as
have ever met. Although wounded
twice he refused to go back and led us
on victoriouslv in the capture of the
small town Of Cantigny, and this morn
ing at 3:l5 we went over the ton and
killed and captured many of the enemy.
But we lost our much-loved company
commander which we would not have
given for all the Germans in Germany.
Well, do not know whether this
will pass the censor or not, but | guess
1T will. This morning was the first
time | ever committed murder, but
sure did this morning. 1t was case
of who could shoot the quickest, So
managed to be the first every time.
We certainly are having fine weather
now; it has not rained in month, but
we do not need much rain in war.
Well, have been in the war nearly six
months, have been in the trenches
twice but have not got hurt in the
least yet. Hope you will make good
crop this year. Tell Mr.. Epps it takes
a good soldier to do duty in this mans
war
| could have been with the 54th in
fantry yet if had not wanted to come
to France, so transferred to the 26th
infantry to get to come to France. Il
DON'T guess you care anything about
such junk as this but you know any
thing to fill up, a letter. Well I will
close for this time. As ever YOUR son
Pvt. Harry B. summey,
Co. D, 26th U. S. A. Inf. A. r =
June 90, 1913.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State of Soutuh Carolina,

State of Soutuh Carolina,
County of Pickens.
Whereas, the resident freehold
rs ofe the age of 21 years and the
qualified electors residing in Mica
District No. 33, have petitioned the
Board of Trustees of the aforesaid
district to grant an election within
said district for the purpose of vot-
ing upon the question of issuing
bonds for the purpose of erecting
a suitable school house within said
district. The petition further asks
that the ;tmount to be raised shall
be $1,000. After examining the
aforesaid petition the Board of
Trustees are satisfied that the petit
ton meets the requirements of the
law.
Therefore, an election is hereby
ordered by the Board of Trustees
of said district, to be held at the
school house on August 81, 1918,
to determine whether said bonds
shall be issued or not, and Messrs.
G. B. Williams, J. M. Chastain, and
w. O. Turner are hereby appointed
managers of said election. The
said managers shall declare the re-
suit of said election and make re-
turn of same to this board.
1t is further ordered that notice
of said election be published in The
Pickens Sentinel, the election to be
conducted in accordance with the
law governing school bond elections
j. l. Williams,
j. j. McCombs,
j. L. Finley.
Tructaoc
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Notice OF EIeei!ou
STATE ol south Caroiina,
County of Pickens.

County of Pickens.
Whereas, the resident freeholders of
the age Of 81 years and the qualified
electors residing in Pleasant Hill School
District No. "a, have petitioned the
Board of Trustees of the aforesaid dis
trict to grant an election within said
district for the purpose of voting upon
the question of issuing bonds for the
purpose of erecting suitable school
house within said district The peti-
ton further asks that the amount to be
raised shall not exceed $4,000. After
examining the aforesaid petition the
Board Of Trustees are satisfied that the
petition meets the requirements of the
law.
Therefore, an election is hereby or
dered by the Board of Trustees of said
district, to be held at the school house
on August 26, 1918, to determine
whether said bonds shall be issued or
not, and Messrs. c.. L.. Dean w. II.
Kelley and f. A. Bell are hereby ap-
pointed managers of said election.
The said managers shall declare the re-
suit of said election and make return Of
same to this board
1t is further ordered that notice of
said election be published in The Pick
ems Ser tinel, the election to be con-
Quoted in accordance with the law gov
erning school bond elections.
w. J. WERNER,
j. w. STEpENs,
BEN HOLIDAY,
Trustees
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College of Charleston
FOUNDED 1885.

\ college Of highest standard,
open to men and women. An
Intentionally limited enrolment
insures individual instruction
-Four year courses lead to the
Bachelors Degree. The Pre-
Medical course a special feature.
Military Training, established
in 1917 under War Department
regulations; is in charge of u.
S. Army officer. Address
HARRISON RANDOLPH, President
Charleston, S. C.
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Anotfef Nrom France

| Ioho"AHB ictIeI 10 Ahoi' :" :, .
county boy who volunteered April
and was in France June Z:
Camp Coetquidan, France,
July 20, 1918.
NY Dear Father and Mother: re-
ceived your letter Of July lst yester-
day. Was sure glad to hear from you.
Tell Nellie that her letter was more
newsy than any have received yet.
Tell her to write me who Miss q. and
Miss M. married. have received three
letters from you, one from Cousin
Emma and Sarah Cunningham and one
from Cousin Mamie Campbell and one
from G.. +. 1t seems like very few
in return for as many as l have writ
ten. although the time since left the
states has been just few days ago.
Give any one my address that asks of
me and tell them to write some news.
Send me some papers. certainly
would like to see The Sentinel Tell
everv one that has sons or friends over
here to write often. Nothing helps
like news from home. A home-sck
soldier might as we'll be in the hospital.
The girls should write more CHEEKY let
tcrS. We cant be depended on to
write regularly as we are so busy.
Speaking of the girls writing reminds
me Of fellow who got a letter IRON
his girl Il few days ago. After read
ing a page or two he threw it aside IN
disgust "What-ta-ye know about
this, - he said. Seven pages from my
girl and on every page she tells me
what good time she is having going
to dances with guy who didn't get
into the army because he had fiat feet.
Next thing | know she will be marry
ing that gink. There ought to be law
against fellow with fiat feet marry
ing" | was so busy last night didn't
get to write as much as l wanted to;
am writing again this p. m. had a
letter from Andrew McCollum this a.
m. said he is liking France fine. We
are getting plenty to eat here. had
chicken and French fried potatoes, let
tuce, biscuits toasted bread and pie for
supper tonight, Very nice supper,
taking into consideration where | am.
1t has been raining this p, m. and is
nice and cool; fellow sure does sleep
good. | sleep with two blankets over
me- We have very good barracks and
good cots and have our bed-sacks filled
with hay can sleep anywhere, even
on twoby four. The railroads here
are certainly funny and hundred
years behind All cars are coupled to-
gether by chains with no air. Hand
brakes are used where brakes are
needed The roads are broad gauge.
What branch Of service is Homer Suth-
erland in? 1t is taps now and | am
closing the station. | have had a very
busy day; worked until 1890 Tell j.
B. will be sure to wear my dog tag.
had better stop as am on the switch
board tonight; am on from $50 to
1890 and from 500 to 9:l5 a. m. am
feeling fine tonight; have just heard
good news. Write often Love to all.
r. w. Davidson.
Hqr. Co. Hath f. A.
American f.. Forces. France
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me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Pickens Court House, S. c., on the
29th day of August, 1918, next, after
publication hereof, at II O'Clock in the
forenoon, to show cause, if any they
have, why the said administration Should
not be granted
Given under my hand and seal, this
10th day of August 1918, in the l43
year of our independence.
j. B. NEWBERY,
Judge of Probate, Pickens County,
S. G.. is
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Notice To Debtors and Credii

All persons having claims against
estate OF the late Mrs. Mary E. R,
must present the same, duly proven
or before the 30th day of August, |
or be debarred payment; and all pers
indebted to said estate must make !,
ment on or before the above date to
undersigned. c.. D. BUSH
10 Administrator
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MillerS' Certificates

The Sentinel Office has a small supply
of Millers' Certificates in stock which
are being sold at 40c per hundred
When ordering by mail add cents per
hundred for postage.
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Don't send your printing orders awav
from home without giving The Sentine,
a chance. The Sentinel can do as oooa
printing as anybody anywhere and w;,,
appreciate your patronage and dc)iver
the work on time.
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Citation
State of South Carolina,
County Of PickenS

q OdI
County of Pickens
BY j. B. Newbery, Esq, Probate Judge.
Whereas, Mrs Mary j. Landreth
made suit to me to grant her letters of
administration of the estate of and
effects of James l.. Landreth deceased.
These are therefore, to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said James L. Landf ith
deceased, that they be and appear before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-12
FOR ALL READERS DE
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL.

Each reader of The State Journal Is Of
fered the unlimited use OF the largest Az
formation bureau in the world.
This Service Bureau is located In the ma
tional capital. where 1t is In inmedi ,,
touch with all the great resources OF tue
United States government.
1t can answer practically any question
you want to ask, butt cannot give ad-
viee, nor make exhaustive research.
!, The war has forced so many changes IN
the daily life of the American people that
the services OF this information bureau Will
be invaluable to all who use It.
Keep in touch with your government
Aurinr these trying times 1t can help you
in a thousand ways If your wants are only
Thc State journal pays for this splendid
service In order that every one OF its read
ers may take free advantage or IT, on afe
welcome to use 1t as often as you ike
Write your request briefly; sign your you,
name and address plainly, enclose scent
stoInp for return hostage and address the
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL 1NFoRMA-
Frederic j. Haskins, Director. Washing
ton, ID. &.
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DINNER STORIES

At the end of three weeks Of mar
ried life southern darby returned
to the minister who had performed
the ceremony and asked for a divorce.
After explaining that he could not
grant divorces, the minister tried to
dissuade his visitor from carrying out
his intentions.
You must remember Sam that you
promised to take Liza for better or
worse"
"Yassir. 1 knows dat. bass" rejoined
the darky. but she's wuss than I
took her for
Some British soldiers stationed in
Flanders became interested in gar
Gening. They wanted a garden, but
didn't know the proper way OF GO
ing about it. A hardened old SER
geant recalled that somebody had
written book called Mrs. Wigs
of the Cabbage Patch" To the SOL
dier-farrer this had the sound OF an
appropriate textbook. so he got it
from the American Library associa-
ton camp library near by. - When the
book came it was a disappointment,
but all the men enjoyed reading 1t.
Smell anything. grandmother ?"
asked the youngster who was lying on
the floor drawing
Grandmother assured him she did
not
The young artist gave a few finish-
ing touches and repeated his ques-
ton. Grandmother shifted the air,
and again declared she smelled MOTH
ing.
WELL said the boy, "you ought
to. l have just drawed a skunkI"
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There should be no withholding OF
subscription to the seven-in-one fund
because of the wars ending. The need
for the money asked for is well Illus
trated by Henry Clews in his Flnan-
cial Review. when he says: 1t Is TOO
soon to calculate upon an early re-
turn of the 100000. American SOL
diers now in France. In all probabil-
ity a large portion, if not the whole, OF
this great army will be held there as
an,army of occupation for long per-
iod after the arInistice is signed, their
presence being necessary to enforce q
satisfactory peace and possibly even to
maintain International order among
our former enemies who may be
threatened with chaos. Bringing back
these soldiers will be slower process
than sending them out, for the reason
that British ships which took 60 per
cent of our men across will be wanted
for British service, and we own but a
limited supply of tonnage adapted for
TRANSPORTS"
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when done, and the skin viii peel off

when done, and the skin will peel off
like paper.
Saving Glass Jars-When canning
jam and buffers put in any kind of a
glass lar with screw lid and in order
to seal them alright dip the lids in
hot paraffin and put same on the cans
son Jars are saved for fruits and
vegetables.
Fried Dressing-Take the leftover,
oatmeal from the mornings meal. To
this add a few stale bread crumbs.
Mix with potatoes and fry either Ger
man or French style.
About Potatoes-Refore buying po-
tatoes, cut a sample potato in half.
Put the two cut ends together. If they
stick, the potato Is good and mealy; il
they slide apart. the potato is watery
and of poor quality. If you are in a
hurry for potatoes to bake, let them
stand in very hot water a few minutes
before putting them -into the oven;
For Leftover Pancake Dough--A
good light cake may be made out of
some leftover pancake dough by
adding shortening, rice flour, baking
powder, sugar and vanilla. Mix as
for cake. If the pancake dough had
eggs in it none is needed; il not, add
an egg. Sour milk pancake dough In
all right. This is a good cake and
can be served like cottage pudding.
Another way to save pancake dough
Is to put it in the icebox. then the
next morning add baking powder
and you can make good pancakes
again.
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The close of the war will bring
from PROSTATE and ruined territories
like Russia, many calls for aid in re-
construction, to those nations able to
assist. If the best results are to be
obtained there must be no showing.
The country in the direst need and
with the strongest claim on the allies
is Russia. At this hour of allied vic
tory Russia's sacrifices for the cause
of democracy should not be forgotten.
I:ussia's losses in the war total
eight million men. OF these over
three million were actually killed, and
about a million are disabled for life
over half a million officers and SOL
diers died in the prison camps. I'M
The wearipess and the final break
down of Austria Hungary, which con-
stituted one of the decisive moments in
. the entire campaign, was due not only
to the splendid allied and Italian at
tacks, but also to the heroic efforts OF
the Russian armies which, poorly
armed and equipped, hammered Aus
tria for three years. To quote one
instance, In 1916, led by General Brus-
siloy, the Russian armies delivered
Austria a mighty blow taking half q
a million prisoners in a steady often.
sive lasting ninety days.
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A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of men In
Americas Fighting Service

The secretary of the naXy has COM
mended Fred H. Greer, Seaman sec
ond class, U. S. n. r. F., for his
prompt and courageous action in at
tempting to rescue from drowning
John F. Henderson. late seaman. U. S.
n. r. F., on the afternoon of July "a,
1918.
Greer was swimming at Pier 4, Pin
ners Point. Virginia, and Henderson
was bathing in shallow water on 4. bar
nearby. The latter who was not able
to swim stepped suddenly off the bar
into deep water and sank. Greer who
was fatigued with his exercise went
Immediately to Henderson's assistance
and endeavored to save his life. Hen
derson gripped him around the neck
and dragged him under and Greer was
compelled to release his hold on Hen
derscn to save himself from strangu-
latioh.
Greer's failure to save the life Of
Henderson in no way detracts from
the credit due him for the gallant and
self-sa crificing spirit that prompted
his attempt ct rescue. He was en-
rolled June 3, 1918. His father,
Carolina.
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commonly encountered in this country.
Last spring the army medical school
developed such a vaccine In an OIL
solution, for, use N the army. When
the recent epidemic occurred the lab
oratory Immediately started manu-
featuring thousands Of gallons of the
vaccine and sending it not only to the
army cantonments in the United
states, but to our forces in France.
As far as can be ascertained, the
vaccine does give the necessary inn
munity against the three types OF
pneumonia caused by germs OF type
/, 2 and 8. For the pneumonia caused
by the fourth type of germs, no rem
edy has yet been found. 1t should be
clearly understood. however. that
vaccine is q preventive instrument and
not a cure: hence 1t should not be
given to persons already suffering with
acute colds and fever. The ordinary
injection of pneumonia vaccine con-
sists df a quarter of a teaspoonful OF
oil containing thirty billion dead pneu-
monia germs-ten billion germs of
each type. The idea is that this injec-
tien of dead germs into the blood of
a normally healthy person produces a
deadly poison in his system which
Is an effective weapon against a fu-
ture offensive of live germs. In other
words, it is q trick by which dead
germs are panned off on the human
completely fooled, and work just as
hard as if billions of live bacilli were
attacking them. When the live bacilli
actually do appear, our bodies are pre-
pared to dispose of them.
While the principle upon which the
vaccine works has been detailed for
the benefit of the public numerous
times, there are still many people who
do not understand and therefore fear
vaccination, and even more people who
confuse vaccinss with serums. A
serum is entirely different from q vac
cine. 1t is obtained by vaccinating an
animal with dead germs and thereby
producing in his blood a poison
against the disease. This poison is
then drained Off from his blood and
prepared into a serum, which can then
be injected into the blood of a human
being. In short, a vaccine is given in
advance of a disease to raise a per-
sons resistance to it. A serum is
given after the disease has occurred
f. supply the resistance which the
patient lacks.
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Professor Edgeworth. a noted Eng
lish economist, states that it cannot be
statistically or automatically proved
that money has been a causal factor
in the increase of prices. Yet when
President Cleveland. during his first
term, released large accumulation of
money from the federal treasury, by
depositing it in the banks. prices be-
gan to advance almost Immediately.
And another rise in prices followed the
discovery of gold in Alaska. Facts
speak more loudly than figures.
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OVER THE TOP.

Even before the signing of the ar
mistice shrewd financial observers
thought they were able to discover
that the steady advance in prices
which has prevailed since the begin
ming of the war had reached its linn
it. The latest issue of the Wollman
Review, in a discussion of the price
situation. says:
Unless some usually reliable indica-
lions are to be disregarded we are
passing the peak of the high cost of
living. and from now on shall witness
a decline in commodity prices.
whether this decline will be abrupt or
gradual, what classes of commodities
will be most conspicuously affected,
and to what level prices will be car
ried are questionsNto be answered by
prophecy rather than analysis. That
the decline is at hand, that funda-
mental factors are at work to give it
impulse and acceleration, may be dis
cerned by those who observe closely
the signs of the times. That such a
development will be generally well
coined If It can be accomplished with
out undue dislocation of business, all
will agree.
Prominent among the influences
tending to bring about a recession in
prices is the conservatism, amounting
to more than hesitation, on the part of
large buyers OF merchandise as well as
materials entering into some lines of
manufacture. Prudent merchants
realize that prices are high, that peace
will bring its readjustments. They
feel that any revision in prices is like
ly to be downward. Severe losses
might result from stocking up heavily
with goods under such circumstances.
Sellers thus become more anxious
than buyers. and concessions are
made to move stocks. In certain lines,
notably textiles. cancellations have
made their appearance in disquieting
volume, thus adding to the feeling of
trade unrest.
Thus far these symptoms are most
pronounced among distributors of
manufactured goods, but their extern
sion to raw materials is becoming in
creasingly apparent. In rising mar
ket manufacturers are eager to antici-
pate their material requirements, for
the advance gives them an unearned
profit on stocks in hand, an item
which in the last, four years frequent
ly has exceeded the profits from oper-
alton. In a declining market the loss
in material account may more than
offset the profits from manufacturing
Hence conservatism in this quarter.