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WOMEN ARE TO TEST MONEY-SAVINS PUNS fetticrol SHody of W!m Oyportienmeat f Family Itomm Will to Tak*#r ' Up 9y Sooth Carol#* CiuBi. ' January Srst* members of the fedeft ?te8 women's eloto of Sooth Carolina Will begin a statewide toot of the wlo? dost with which they ore wading ttelr SOMjr. How mneb ax tie 2*Mf Saoome goes tor bats sad herrings, for toories tad medicines sad saucepans dbi mar, (when there ie any), will * sternly calculated by housewives la | wy city and county. tad the results fooled at the end of the month. Mrs. J. Rassell McElwee, state chairman of Thrift for the federation St busily engaffed te enlisting vthe support of every elnb woman In South Carolina ta a campaign te reduce living , expenses which St eponsored by the United States Treasury Department, Sa oe-operatlea with; the national thrift chairmen of the Sargent organisations of women la the United States. Women Are Bayer* "We were never called upon to help la a greater cause, a more, needed campaign, a compaign of such reconstruction/* says Mrs. McBtwee. She fg convinced that it lies within the power of women to regulate the use . and control the price of the common necessities of life, as they are the buyers of these necessities.* When this power is applied in a concentrated way by the women of South Carolina, she believes that they will give tevalu&bie help in solving the present problem of the high test of living, and tB establishing the perasneat pnctlce of sating Money mad* material. Xn. HfcElwee It belay aided In the preliminary work of gating the campaign in this state utfder way, by a central committee composed of ceunty and city chairmen of thrift > Each individual, according to pres ftt plant, will be asked to keep an account of her daily expenses during January, grouping them under such! headings as, "Rent," "Clothing," "Amusements," "Food," etc. She will *ot be asked to report the actual amounts spent, bat the percentage they represent of the actual income. These reports will probably furnish the basis of discusics for a meeting held at the end of the month. . * WHI Review Expenses. In February, each individual will analyze the January expenses and ma?e an effort through information galxfed in January to save a certain SkJUUUUV lUXVWfU VVWHM VMMVUf " mat hardship. In March, each woman ( rfll make a calculation of bow much he saved on living expense* in February over an equal number of days ll January. In this month an effort will be made to eneourage the memNrs of organisations making the experiment to invest their savings in government securities, Final reports < at the end of the three months will be eat to the headquarters of the War I?oan Organisation of this district, in Richmond, Ya. ; State clubs have been notified that model budget prepared for tbe use * Of tbe Woman's Division of the War Loan Organisation, which has taken ver the government savings movement as its reconstruction work, will !e sent to those desiring it. Requests (tor the budget 'should be made of Mrs. Eudora Richardson, director of (the woman's division, War Loan Or* g&nixation, Richmond, Ya. ? . FUNDAMENTAL FACTS REGARDING TREACURY SAVING8 CERTIFICATES. ' I They are issued In denominations of $1,000 and 9100. They are discount bonds of the United States Government maturing January, 1924. They cost $846 and $84.60, respectively, during December, 1919. They can be procured by payment of cash, checks or the exchange of War Savings Stamps, 1919 issue. They are on sale at banks and trust companies that have been designated as agencies of the | United States Treasury for sales . | of such securities and at postoffices I of the first and second class, i No one person can own more < i (tan H ftftO worth of the sppriritips 1 j' f-T ; j f. ' TRANSFORMATION I : gs 'lugs! Thrift! Economy? 1 once thought you were raeaa, . Petty virtue at the best 's Which made lite dull and lean; Don-colored, hard monotonous, Selfish at the heart. Taking all in aU, you played An unattractive part. j Sot now! The gray coooon is burst, Ton stand forth, radiant hued. The steel of your sharp sword ti ! bright And a warrior's is yoar mood. Dramatic, saerlfldal, brave; The virtues of a knight! Without you, one-time grievous thing, We couldn't start to fight? i Table scrape and kitchen waste are J test prepared for feeding by running them hromrh an ordinary meat grinder. . -fijltH . I J.-f J ?..>?! " | p'" i gnisr^v: H~ I , , - ' , MERCHANT MARINE PROBLEM DEMANDS CAKLY ACTION Washington, Dec. 28.?Now that | there is no longer any question as to . the return of the railroads of the country to private operation at an early date, the Washington Government is faced with the necessity of prompt action with reference to the American mercnant marine. The Government now owns about twenty-five hundred merchant vessels?approximately eight million tons?thin* huge fleet having been built or otherwise acquired during the war, and the question as to what is to be done with these vessels must soon be solved. While the final action of the Government regarding the railroads was still in doubt there was much talk of permanent public operation of the American merchant marine as well as the railroads, but now it is generally felt that the plan is not only absurd but impracticable and the fact is recognizd that these governmentowned ships should be disposed of to private parties. Of course it is desirable that they shall go into the hands of Americans and be operated permanently as a great American merchant marine, but the preparation, enactment, and enforcement of legislation which Will accomplish this purpose is admittedly, a very difficult task and will call forr moist careful and conscientious work on the part of Congress. Concerning .this matter Senator Wesley Jones, of Washington, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, yesterday made the following statement: "We may differ about government ownership, but that can be no issue here. The government owns these ships whether we will or not. They cannot be given away. The people will not stand for that. We must not allow private parties to take the cream of this shipping ; and let the government hold the balance to be disposed of at a great sacrifice. Grant that government ownership should end as soon as may be, it maist be brought about as nearly as may be without unnecessary sacrifice. FurTax Notice OFFICE COUNTY TREASURER, IdSXTNGTON COUNTY. Lexington, S. C., Oci. 1, 1919. Public notice is hereby given that State, County and school taxes for Lexington County will be received by me from Oct. 15th to Dec. 31st inclusive. The levy js as follows: State 9 mills County 2% " Roads 4 % " Court House " Weak school % Constitutional school 3 TOTAL . . . . 201,4 mills. Special tax as follows: District No. 1 Special and Bonds 8 mills District No. 14 Special and \ T->?_ J _ Q ?> | J.>VIIU?> . *-? District No. 15 Special and Bonds 12 " District No. 18 Special and Bonds 10 " ! District1 Nol 2 5 Special and Bonds 8 " District No. 29 Special and Bonds 10 " i District No. 37 Special and Bonds 10 " District No. 66 Special an\l Bonds 10 w | District Nos. 13 and 40 Special S " | District Nos. 12, 35, 78, 79 and 82 Special 6 " Nos. 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 16. 17, 22, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 42, 43, 15, 46, 50, 53, 55, 57, 61, 62, 63, 69; 71.. 76, 77, 83, 84, 87, 88?4 mills. ; Nos. 3, 6, 9, 19, 20, 23, 24. 26, 28. j 36, 41, 44, 47, 48, 49, 51, 59, 64, j 70, 72, 74, 75, 80?2 mills. The following districts have no j special-levies for school purposes,} I Nos. 7, 39, 54, 58 and 60. Capitation Road Tax $5.00 upon} all male citizens (not bona fide residents of an incorporated town) of the County between 21 and 55 years of age. Poll Tax $1.00 betwein the ages of 21 and 60 years. Dog Tax 50c. Road, Poll and Dog Tax payable at j same time with State, County and! School Tax. C. E. L.EAPHART, Treasurer Lexington County. MORPHINE habit cured the easy and gentle way. Whiskey habit by gradual reduction, j Also Tobaoeo cure at KEELEY INSTITUTE * I Box 75 Columbia, S. C Ihermore, the government is interest-, r ed in the future success of shipping and the maintenance of a permanent fleet. - "We have a United States Shipping' Board acting in a dual capacity. It< was intended to be a groat govern-! mental regulatory agency . and is, in; fact, doing the 'work of a great cor poration. It cannot well serve both; ends.- I do not promise in my bills to destroy the Shipping Board, but I: propose to divorce it entirely from building and operating ships. J propose to establish a corporation separate and independent to operate, . maintain and dispose of our ships in such a way as to give us an adequate merchant marine on a permanent ! basis; We n6ed an agency that can i act promptly." ? ? PRKSIDJvVT SIGNS T3DGK BILL. Washington, Dec. 26.?Yesterday the President signed the Fdge bill, j which authorizes the crea Jon of a j corporation for the purpose of finan-j.' cing American export, trade. The , bill was passed Just before Congress :] recessed for the holidays. It provides for the federal incorporation of ; one or more concerns to handle the composite commercial and financial business of the American export trade- 1 The new corporation will not only be able to exercise ordinary banking J functions but may advance cash to i foreign purchasers of American ex- 1 ports on such security as foreign < manufacturing plants of suitable col- " lateral. Eyery step of such transac- 1 tions would be under the supervision j of the Federal Reserve Board. It is rumored that, under the pro- ( visions of this act, a giant corpora- ' tion, with a capital of hundreds of millions of dollars, will be organized for the purpose of brining about a rehabilitation of -Europe with the pro- j ducts of American mines, factories. I and mills. K Head ai sta "Head anc machine T] fi No product < brain in the i fact alone is si 1 But the Ai quickly and ea own superiority what a revelatioi metallic "talkii and shrill-soui graphs! None could work that i Then the At made for the Ai They are practi able and everla contrast to theco: of nthpr nbnnn VA VWA1U& And for ran] the widest in tl P " J' ? ? I. I I? Mmr*~'^mmmmamm^?mm K ; GUT OUT EXTRAVAGAXCE. I The Florida Times-Union very j properly takes the position that it is j time to cut out extravagance. It says j "that half the men on the pay roll of' the United States government ought j to be cut off." t*1' " ^ Viic- nf 'I i inti w<Ai uvui *xuvj- tine iiitut) -"- ? continued raiding- of the public's pock- j etbook when we should wipe the war { off the slate and get back to a peace , basis should be ended. Even by the j strictest economy the debts we have incurred and interest payments will tax us to the utmost. When then should there be a dolav in getting rid i l ========g3r===z=====r=r==r=r==r: Destroys Sleep j ? i Many Lexington People Testify to j This. j You can't sleep at night With aches and pains of a bad back. When you have to get up from urinary troubles. If the kidneys are at fault. Set tlierr working right with Doan's I ! I Kidney Pills. Here is Lexington proof of their j merit. i J. P. Clark. farmer. General De- ; livery, says: "A short time ago 1 was | in a run down condition, caused by kidney trouble. I had a too frequent i desire t.o pass the kidney secretions, which were scanty and caused a burning sensation. I often had to get up at night, thus breaking my sleep, rwo boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills, quickly relieved me of the trouble. I j certainly am glad to recommend Doan's for the benefit they gave me." j Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Clark had. Foster-Milburn Co., Blfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. I "The noEA rrrr of them all" nd shouldei nds Thoma I shoulders" above the crowd s"stands Edison's great cont HE NEW LMBE I0i. ' ' *"? :an be bigger than tl vorld today has the ir ifficient proof of the ah nberola can r~~~" Lsily prove its ^ Its tone?oh, , n, compared to ? lg machines** * m j iding phono-j - 3 but Edison We will place* | r in your home mracle ot tone. ? Trial, which wi j ID 7 under the slig noerol M\CCOTaS9 tion or expense 1 111 select an Ami nberola alone! numberofrecc > it 7 V send them to ically unbred^- At the end of: ^ 1 . do not want tl Sting What a well call and I .* C ! Ifyoudowanl stlyrragileness I range terms ol 1 1 ; suit you. graph records. ? pR|, Z& of music? ?41.00 le world?-all PALACE DRl Lexing of so many offi . , ? " % %/ 1 * - .1.1 J? 7- " X less and only make our burdens so! Juct oei'ore Chrv <vu.rc ..Irsmuch greater? We have had an ox*-!in^ day>, for pa-; our County Teas : < . .;3V gy of extravagance due to the pressure . J ' . . . ^ , , issuing receipts to part),-, and confusion of war. but :f as the; , . ;ftll sections of the cour.tv. . . - ,1 Times-l mon says, the government is ... j n ess and efficiency of Mr. I. . ?. paying' twice as many men as it should ! . ...... .. , . , jhart, tney were turned avav . ; pay, then it is high time that we take ... * I ana nappy to know thev , . steps to prevent a peace time orgy of I . ' . tree from tee worry over taxes for an- \ extravagance.?Charleston American, i otfcer year | _ ""' 1 PROPER GLASSES WILL Iv ^ 5LA f? ,0ad without eye strain or MISk f\z^J'~}y leaning forward, a paper held from 16 /1 If t0 inches in front of you. If you J^jLrfn/i jfc cannot read such a paper without the inconveniences mentioned you need jgpj* dji UeV* ?r*a~SSPS* ^ome an<^ have your < eyes examined in the proper way so vaX ?_A*SWZ"IRV_X?? proper glasses may be selected. WIESEPAPE, Optometrist. f 1S17 Main Street. Columbia, S. C. 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