fUtmotous Department. No Harm Dono.?The new post commandant was of a highly moral character and was amazed and shocked at what he considered lax ways about the camp. What particularly astounded him was when he dropped down to the athletic field on a Sunday and found B and C companies engaged in what had alljhe earmarks of a ball game. "See here," he exclaimed, getting the players on the carpet before him, "don't you know you shouldn't play ball on Sunday?" There was a brief silence until the InfalllTOnt ahnrfRtnn rnnrplved a hrlffht Idea. "We ain't playin' ball, cdlonel," he explained. "We're Just praoticln' through nine innings for the next game." 1 The Finicky Public.?Rastus was serving his first term in jail after a life of petty thieving, from the consequences of which he had managed to escape through a general public indulgence. When he fell so far from grace, however, as to steal a small sum of cash it was decided to discipline him, and his conviction was speedy. To his parson who came to visit him Rnstus made his lamen:. "Rev'rend," he said, "all my life Ah done stole chickens and sechlike, but not till Ah takes dis trifiin' amount o' money has Ah evah sufTered dis indignation." "Son," replied the parson gravely, "de Book says that money is de root of all evil, an' Ah tells you dat when you starts to tamper wid dat root, tie vv^ite folks simply will not stan' fo' it." A Walking Example.?There wasn't a prouder young father in the town than former Lieutenant Haskins. Even if the two-year-old was a bit backward about learning to operate hie 1 feet, his parent could not see that it was anything except an advantage. One day, as he was guiding the child's uncertain footsteps along the path in front of his home, a neighbor approached. "Ah, teaching the little fellow how to walk, eh!" he commented. "Not at all," replied the father proudly*. "The child is teaching me things about walking I never dreamed of before. I never in the world imagined it was such a complicated process. Could Stay on Second Call.?Ruth and Alar^orle were spending the afternoon with their little friend. Jane. At Ave o'clock they informed their hostess that they must be going. "My dears," srfld Jane's mother, "can't you stay and have supper with us ?" "No, thank you," they both replied. "Mother told us to come home at 5." Hats and wraps were brought. As they were being put on. Jane's mother asked again: "Are you quite sure you must go before supper?" "Yes, thank you; we must go" replied Ruth. Marjorie seemed to have a different opinion, and said sotto voce to her sister: "We don't have to go. Mother said we could stay to supper if she asked us twice."?Judge. Quick.?A. J. Balfour said on the Aquitania: "I go back home impressed with your American quickness. You are certainly the quickest people on earth. "An English, farmer was showing an American over his sheep farm one day. . " 'How many sheep do you think there are in that field?' the farmer asked. " 'Er?600,' said the American. "'Right! Exactly right!' said the farmer. 'How the deuce did you know ?' " 'Why,' drawled the American, 'I just counted the legs and divided by four.'" Helpful Hint.?The wrestling match was a whirlwind and hotly contested affair. Every man near the ropes was on his feet wild with excitement and yelling with every ounce of lur.g capacity?all but one frail little man, who was sitting totally oblivious to both thp bout and the bedlam in the attitude of a man who is ,-ninly trying to recall something. Finally, with a hopeless sigh, he looked up and glanced casually at the wrestlers. Then he sprang up and elbowed his way through the crowds. "The osteopath!" he shouted wildly. "That was it! I have an appointment tha Actnr.no h ' *' Simple Addition.?"I am selling adding machines." announced the new traveling salesman to the country storekeeper. "I have the best adding machine on earth. It will add any number of figures accurately." "Reckon 1 don't need one," replied the storekeeper, shifting his seat on the cracked barrel. "But, man, how else can you keep up with things?" "Wal, I got a plenty good enough system. I cut a notch on the counter every time T make a sale." Signs of Prosperity.?In the Cumberland Mountains of Mast Tennessee." says a Nashville man. "a good coon dog is considered a valuable asset. "Once I asked a native how many dogs he had. " 'I ain't got but four." Jim replied dejectedly. 'I.ooks like I never kin git a start on dogs agin.'"?Harper's Magazine. All Set.?Mother: "Did the maid shout for help when daddy was kissing her?" V Willie (tha eavesdropper): "I should say not. Site didn't need any help." tV- ... BF^ bBScS^HSN^^MI This Youngst . LOCAL LACONICS. (Continued from Page Four.) proved by the board of directors. Alexander Long is president of the company and E. O. Hull is secretary. ' . . . Making Good Progress. Good progress is being made on the Sharon-Bullock's Creek trestle link of the West road. The road hns been cut , out and partially graded for a distance of more than a mile and with favorable weather the contractors expect to finish the link within a few weeks. To Work at Night Lockhart Mills at Loekhart will inaugurate night shifts this year, it is stated. The mill -management has recently let the contract for a large number of additional residences for operatives in order to put on a night shift. The mills have never operated night shifts, it is stated. t Parrott Resigns. Andy J. Parrott has resigned his position as road supervisor of the North | and South Rood between Bowling | Green and the Chester county line. Mr. Parrott tendered his resignation Wednesday to the state highway commission. It is reported that he is slated for the position of superintendent of the York county chaingang. Road Almost Finished. North Carolina's end of the CloverGastonia road is now complete except the asphalt on one and one-tenth miles of it. There has been an important improvement in the l what they v ill do next )<^\ er Looks as Though He year. And of course different farmers have different ideas. In a short talk with a reporter for The Yorkville Enquirer, Wednesday, T. Campbell Barnett, a pretty level-headed farmer of Bethel, put it this way: "This year I let out my land for standing rent. Next year I propose to furnish everything that the other fellow cannot furnish and go it on halves. I got my rent this T Vmrt no pnntrol over the w.lv the crops were handled. Next year the farming will be done my way. I expect to use more fertilizer and do better farming." Killed By Switch Engine. Herbert Lowry, 12 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lowry of Rock Hill, was accidentally killed in that city last Friday by being struck by a switch engine.* Herbert, in coinI>any with his brother, Garnett, was standing on a side track watching an engine on another track pushing cars of coal up into a chute. The switch engine, which had been taking on sand, backed back on the track on which the boy was standing, knocked him down and cut off one of his legs at the thigh. The switch engine was in charge of Engineer H. L. Talley. Paid One Hundred Cents. Fred Roy Black, a prominent farmer of Ebcnezer, went into bank: uptcy a ! few months ago, with J. S. Brice' of Yorkville, as his attorney. He had assets in excess of his liabilities, but certain creditors were pushing him and he was unable to realize. It appeared that there was nothing else to do but | go into bankruptcy. Adjoining landi owners offered him a fair price for his lands and on the advice of his attorney j he agreed to sell. In his application j for discharge lie submits a report that I shows all creditors paid in full. The like has never occurred before in this ! section under the present bankruptcy | law. Much Beer Destroyed. Prohibition officers didn't pot the goods on T. M. E. McCnrter, alleged moonshiner, in the form of liquor, when they male a raid in King's Mountain township last Saturday. Put according to State Constable H. L. Johnson, Mot'a tor was carrying a part of a "still worm' in hia hand when he approached tho site where the officers were tearing tip a big still, i McCarter was placed under arrest and 1 was later released on bond in the sum j of $300. About 500 gallons of beer i were poured out. The still was found ; on the Oatcs place, quite a distance | from McCarter's house. In the raiding ' party were Com-table .Johnson, Deputy Sheriff Torn (Juinn, .Magistrate It. E. Love and I.oc Robinson. Fatal Fire at Bessemer. What was known as the Underwood , . . ... nit., v I DOR ruing r.iuiM' III v nj, ? ?. C., was destroy, d by fire early Wed; nesdny morning with the loss of two ! lives. The dead are John Hough and his 13-ycar-old stepson, Maek Hopper, At last accounts E. J. Eddings, who hoarded in the house, was missing. The boarding house was a long two-story frame building. John Hough's family occupied rooms on the second floor and i .\Ir Hough lost his !if<- with his stepson in in attempt to awake the lattei and save him from the burning building. M.s. Hough was seriously injured l in jumping front ih' see >nd story window. Several other houses were burned and the total loss is estimated at ! ftOn. j Campbell Boys Again Champs. 11 ugh and William Camplx II ar? again the champion corn growers oi I the York County Hoy's Corn Clubs. H! _ I ?B? t Means Business. according: to announcement of John R. Blair, county farm demonstration ' agent. The boys who are sons of James M. Campbell of Tirzah, have several times been winners in the an- 1 ( nual contest. This year, according to ' judges, William Youngblood and Thomas Oates of Tirzah, William Campbell made 136.8 bushels of corn 1 on his acre at a cost of 16.9 cents a bushel and Hugh Campbell made 109.52 bushels on his acre at a cost of 20.9 cents a bushel. While no an- 1 nouncement has yet been made there is a possibility that the Campbell boys 1 arc winners of the state championship among corh club boys also. . < ; So He Came Across. i * . Stark Alston, colored, who ran a ' drug store in Hock Hill, some time ago 1 gave Treasurer Neil a check for $139 1 for his taxes. Execution had already ' been entered, and the amount of the check included penalties. But when ' the check went Into the bank, it was turned down as "no. good." The treasurer .wrote Alston several times; but got no answer. Then he looked into the matter of having the sheriff levy on the property, and confronting the receipt that Alston would offer with the unpaid check. But there were complications about this. In the meantime the drug store had. been sold, under foreclosure, and among other things there was a question of the rights of the presumably innocent third party, notwithstanding the fact that the circumviunr-n m" thi> unnaid check was an nounced at the auction previous to the sale. As the upshot of it all, after securing the best possible legal advic^, Treasurer Neil swore out a warrant against Alston for uttering a worthless check and gave it to Constable ! Johnson to serve. On being arrested ' Alston wanted a little time in which to get up the money; but there had already been plenty of time, so Alston was brought on to jail. Next day he came across with the cash and was released, subject to further prosecution. ? Seven masked men, who approached the United States mint at Denver, j Colorado, in an automobile on December 18, got away with $L'00,000 in Federal reserve currency. The currency belonged to the Federal Reserve bank and was being kept at the mint for j safety. It was in $5 notes in fifty I sacks. J. E. Allen, cashier of the bank, {had just gone to the mint after the | money and with a force of men had finished loading it into a truck. Just . as the door of the truck was being j closed, the robbers came up in a black touring: car and commenced shooting with sawed-off shotguns with which ; they were armed. Charles Lintbn, one jof the Reserve bank guards, was struck j in the stomach and died shortly afterward. The alarm was given and arm! ed mint employes rushed to the front of the building. Three of the robbers ' kept up n fusllade against the mint door and windows while others transferred the packages of money from the ' truck to their automobile. Mint guards | who came to the upper windows had I i to be careful of their tire for fear o. hitting reserve hank employes. As the robber ear drove off, however, one of the robbers was badly hit and was pulled into the car from the running board. The ear immediately proceeded ' from the outskirts f ' he town and escaped. notwithstanding general riot calls by the police department. An Expert.?She: "Do you like to i dance?" He: "Xot particularly." She: "Oh. well, no one dances that . way nowadays." STATE SYSTEM OF ROADS , Badly Needed, But Not to be Had Without More Taxation. About the only way to get a state system of roads is to build It, and the only way to raise the money'is by" the issuance of bonds. Those facts arc obvious. We need a state system of roads and there is absolutely no other development to which the people of the state can donate their energies thaf will be more worth while. Of course there will be room for all kinds of quarrels as to where tho roads will go?by whose front yard, etc.,?but that is not worth quarreling about. Give the state a worth while system of roads and increased valuation, will more than pay the cost.?Yorkvllle Enquirer. Mnhnrtv wants to SCG a State SYStCtll of hard surface roads any more than does the Daily Mail, but lets not fool 1 ourselves about the matter. We have been through many a bond issue campaign and have been told time and ( again that to vote bonds for so-and-so 1 would not increase taxes a penny; ' that the saving on thus-and-so would pay tho Interest and retire the bonds. But when it came to work out the proposition it has always taken additional taxntion, and it is going to do ' it 4n the case of a slate highway system. We have had these "increased valu- ' ations that will more than pay the t cost" for years, and know exactly how I it works. It may increase valuations, ' but it won't increase the productive power of farms a single penny, but ' will increase taxes a whole lot. Not < every farm is for sale, and for all practical purposes it makes little dlf- < ference to the owner of a farm wheth- ' er it is vnlued at $15 or $150 an acre, t except in the matter of taxes and then < it matters a great deal. < The Daily Mall wants to see a sys- c tem of state roads in South Carolina 1 and hopes some scheme can be work- 1 ed out to construct them, but we have 1 never yet seen a person lift himself i over the fence by his bootstraps, and < we nre not going to see it in this case. \ The state tax commission has been t combing the state to find anything \ that It might place more taxes upon, r and it has about reached its limit, and | where new sources of taxation will come from we do not know. I <] Hard surface truck line roads arc 11 coming In South Carolina, but it is r going to take several years' missionary a work to get ready to absorb this additional lax burden, but in the meantime ^ let's not try to fool ourselves that we j can spend a great many million dol- j, lars without having to pay for it in r the shape of more tuces. Let us' first a take stock of ourselves, and see if we g are ready to take on this additional j tax, and if so, then lets go ahead. We a are writing from the standpoint of one who has seen his taxes increase four- f fold within a few years, and the prop- fl erty not worth a cent more and there are thousands of others in the same j boat, yet we have voted for practically ^ all the improvements asked for, and r think they are worth what they cost In most cases. But wo have not got- ^ ten over the idea that we can eat our1 cake and still have it.?Anderson Daily Mail. ' * ' " t BEAR BROKE INTO HOTEL v a Better Divide Your Honey With a r Its Anger. bear i n?n ?.u > ? ? A bear burglar came down out of I the Rocky Mountains In Glacier Nat- < lonal Park according to a Washington < letter and demonstrated to the Nat- 1 ional Parks Bureau there is more ' truth than poetry in the old adage, "It ' is better to divide your honey with a bear than to provoke its anger." But, Uncle Sam will not place "free lunch" beehives on the mountain slopes to ' savo National Parks hotel property from burglar bears. Tired, of a long summer of licrba- . ceous diet and bent upon a "honey spree," a huge marauding grizzly broke into the commodious kitchen of the mammoth Many Glacier Hotel which had been closed for the season. ^ During the height of his "sweet spree" the bear created a scene of violent indiscriminate destruction for which movie producers would have paid a large sum to film. The prowling pillager shattered a thousand pieces of china and classware, broke a hundred panes of window glass by hurling out plunder which he evidently intended to carry to his winter cache, and otherwise clawed a property damage estimated by the Glacier Park Hotel company to exceed $3,000. . The broken glass from smashed honey jars, broken china, glassware and other debris, when swept up, ? Jilnmn mndo live wagon wiua iui i.n. The burglar beast entered through the main entrance, with true Western daring, as if he felt entitled to become the last guest of the season. He broke a heavy shutter off and then threw his strength against the main door within, breaking it off from its heavy hinges. He took hams and bacon strips out of the icebox, tore down shelves with his jaws and paws, scattering glassware and dishes helter skelter. He passed on Into the cafaterla and ruined five sacks of flour and four bags of sugar by breaking I them open and mixing the contents of I all into one pile upon the floor. In i this mixture he rolled, just to scratch ; his back. Evidently he forgot how | he got into the cafateria, for he j smashed the windows to get out. He | broke fifty panes of glass and a num- I her of sashes right there and it was I evident from blood stains on the sills I and upon the ground below the win- j dov/s that he jumped fifteen feet to the ground from one of the cafateria windows in making bis get-a-wa.v. That was Sunday morning, Oct. 22., The lingeiing taste of honey, was too! much for him. He ventured back on j a second raid that night. Cyril McGills, the watchman, having made the alarming discovery of the previous visit was In waiting for the "Feasting Forager" in the kitchen, armed with a high powered rifle. It was an Intense moment for the watchman when he threw on all tho electric light switches illuminating the hotel for the encounter. He found Bruin in a hallwny between,the kitchen and the cafateria, on his haunches, shaking his massive head from side to side . In an alarmingly defiant manner. The beast roared and plunged forward but the watchman took quick aim and sent a bullet through the animal's neck. The towering beast fell back dying, his bulky body striking against a large box which collapsed under the great weight. It was a giant silver tipped grizzly and measured seven feet and nine inches from tip to tip. Supt. J. R. Enkin, of Glacier Park took possession of the pelt trophy which the National Parks Bureau probably will dispose of as an exhibit for the Smithsonian Institute. ELEPHANTS* DI8CARDED People of Siam Will no Longer Regard Them as Objects of Worship. - White elephants are losing prestige ; n Slam, the country which made them 'amous, relates a Bangkok, Siam dispatch. Although several of these anmals are kept in captivity in Bangcok, the capital, they are no longer evered by the people ds in former iays. The possession of one or more white ilephants was considered as one of the necessities of kingship by the early ulers of Siam and the other countries >f the Malay peninsula. Dispatches )ver ownership were the cause of frejuent wars. In the sixteenth century, 'or instance, Bayin Naung, king of 3urma, demanded a white elephant 'rom the king of Siam. Upon being fused, he invaded the country and I :aptured the royal family and three vhite elephants. According to one of he Siamese legends, Gautama Buddha vas once a white elephant, end hlfe nother, in a dream, met him in heaven n that shape. No elephants are entirely white, rhe so-called white elephants are on- ' y a little lighter in color than ordl- ? lary elephants. Sometimes one has i few white hairs on the head or tall. In olden days, the discovery of a vhite elephant wgs a source of great oy to the people. After the animal j ( tad been tethered with Bilken cords, lews would be sent to the king. Then ' i, body of nobles would visit the place ind escort the elephant, in stately >rocession, to the capital where a palice would be erected for it. After a period of taming the cle- i ihant would be given covers of velvet , md silk, embroidered with gold and , ireclous stones. A gold plate, bear- ( ng his names and titles, would be astened on bis head. Slaves, priests, nusicians and dancing-girls were set ipart for his amusement. The finest vegetables and fruits were given him is food. t 1 But nowadays white elephants have , rone out of style. At the present time hey are brought to Bangkok by train, vithout any guard of honor.- They ire housed in ordinary stables, with 10 priests or dancing-girls in attcndince. Hay, leaves and young bam)oos are given them to eat. The white -lephant now iives the same work-a- | lay life as his darker-skinned fclows, though In the legends of th< [ Siamese and in their national flag he vlII be honored for centuries to come, j ? Cotton ginned prior to December 13 nmounted to 9,493,296 running hales, including 161,698 round bales, counted is half bales; 24,61? bales of American-Egyptian and 6,255 bales of Sea island, the census bureau announced December 19. To December 13, last year, ginnings were 7,790,656 running bales, including 122,649 round bales, counted as half-bales; 25,827 bales of iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimii J LONG TIME, e/asrym APPLICATIONS FOR LOANS = en through THE FIRST CAROLIb 5 of Columbia, which is chartered by 5 branch of the ^United States Trea ? visions of the Federal farm L.oan = THIS FARM LOAN PLAN ii 2 amounts of from $1,000 to $25,000 u jj- on First Mortgages, at 50 per cent 2 cent of the value of the insurable 2 years, at 6 PER CENT INTERES^ 5 part or all of the mortgage debt, i 2 principal are repayable in easy, fl: 5 amounts to the borrower paying ' 2 eludes interest and principal and 3 years, unless the borrower elects t< 2 does not have to live on the farm, 5 himself. These mortgages will no 2 land, but will help the sale, as th 2 owner. The(borrower can name t 2 money, and interest will not start i 2 closing loans promised. For further information and A MARION & I = JOHN A. BL JAS. A. PAGI = LFON M. AL W. T. BARRC llfTllHlllllllimilllllllllllllllllllHIIIHHUlll | FEINS! !; It Will Pay You to Visit | You Will Need InI DRY GOODS ? CLOTHING ? SHOES * NOTIONS ? EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBI A We Wish Our Friends and Cur V New Year and Everything Feinsteins Dep | york, American-Egyptian and 3.062 bales of Sea Island. Glnnings this year to December 13 by states follow: Alabama 811,769; Arizona 81,461; Arkansas 990,168; California 20,461; Florida, 27,052; Georgia 724,870; Louisiana 341.970; Mississippi 976,624; Missouri 130,706; North Carolina 830,306; Oklahoma 626,172; South Carolina G02,594; Tennessee 373,069; Texas 3,065,972; Virginia 24,972; all other states 15,132. ? Thomas A. McLendon, well known and h'ghly esteemed citizen of Bennetts /llle, died at the home of his son, Baxter F. McLendon in Bennettsvllle, on December 19. He was 71 years of age, and was generally regarded as'one of the best men in Marlboro county. Besides his son, B. F. McLendon, he leaves one daughter, Mrs. Charlie Pond, and six brothers. The interment was in the McCall cemetery at Bennettsvllle. ? The Gaflfney High school football team lost the state championship to Charleston last Friday, 48 to 0. As Bad as That.?"Will you love me if I give up all my bad habits?" "But, George, how could you expect me to love a perfect stranger?" An Appreciation WE EMBRACE the last opportunity through this medium to extend to our friends and neighbors our sincere appreciation for their patronage during the good year 1922, and to express the hope that the service rendered has been so satisfactory as to cause them to feel that in bringing their insurance needs to us they are always SURE to get the BEST in Quality and Service. BY REA80N OF OUR 32 YEARS' EXPERIENCE WE ARE, we believe, in better position to serve all who place their Insurance Intereats in our keeping than ever before. If you have never tested us before we hope you will do so during 1923. 1923 CALENDARS WE HAVE at our Office in the Peoples Bank and Trust Co. Building, a supply.of 1923 Calendars. They are FREE. Call and get yours. SAM M. & S. E. GRIST DI8TRICT AQENT8 1 We Thank You? Tilt; ruJMiiu had oci?ii>t ijtyjKJu TO US since we have been in the Drug business and we take this means of expressing our appreciation for the libera.! patronage accorded its. DURING THE NEW YEAR WE ARE RESOLVED that by Prompt md Efficient Service we are going to win a. much larger share of your Drug Store business. A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO YOU. THE SHIEDER DRUG CO. CAPITATION 000 TAX. Statute Requires $1.25 for Each Dog, Payable During January. nOG owners in York county are hereby notified that during the month of January all Dogs that were six months old on January 1, 1923, are lia- * ble for a tax of $1.25. The tax is assessed against tl\e person owning, harboring or maintaining the dog, and the penalty for failure to pay during the month of January is $5 fine or five days' imprisonment. The tax is payable during the month of January only. All applications must be accompanied by the number of the School District in which the applicant lives and to which the tax is to be accredited. Remember: During the month of January, $1.25; number of the School District; penalty of $5 or five days. Each Dog Taxpayer gets a Brass License Tag and a Receipt. H. E. NEIL. -" * " * ? ?- ? PAiinfv 1U1 St ireasurcr ui iuir\ w?uV> iiiiiimiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiinimgM PAYMENT FEDERAL I LOANS 6 ' INTEREST | on Improved Farming Lands tak- 5 IAS JOINT STOCK LAND BANK S ' The Federal Fann Loan Board, a a sury Department, under the pro- 3 Act. E < as follows: Loans are made In g pon Improved Farming Lands, up- ~ of their appraisal value and 20 per 5 improvements, for a term of 33 S r, with the privilege of paying any g lifter five years. The interest and S iced semi-annual installments and a \ ' J per cent per annum, (which in- 3 which wipes out the debt in 33 a ) pay it off sooner.) The borrower S but can rent it, crop it, or work it 3 t prevent the borrower selling his a ley can be transferred to the new 3 he date upon which he wants his a until he gets it. Prompt service in 3 pplications, see FIN LEY, Attye., York, S. C., ACK, Rock Hill, S. C., S , E, Clover, S. C., a LI SON, Hickory Grove, S. C., or S )N, Fort Mill, S. C. 102 f 11 a iimimiiiiiiiiimummiiHiiiniHiiiiiiiiffii r E I N ' S ij Our Store for Anything ;j KATS AND CAPS f UNDERWEAR j DRY GOODS LUGGAGE, Etc. ;j 3DY AT THE RIGHT PRICE. tomers a Happy and Prosperous That Is Good. ? Sj artment Store | s- i i