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LARGER COUNTY BOARD FUND THAN ANTICIPATED IN SIGHT SOMETHING LIKE $7,800 WILL BE AVAILABLE 1-4 mill levy SS NECESSARY Senator Sherard Writes SupL Fel< ton Letter of Most En couraging New*. That a county school hoard fund of Bomcthlng llko $7,500 will be provided this year for the Ande-son County schools, instead of a much smaller sum which was expected, and that to provide this fund the legislative dele gation will levy a one-quarter mill special tax instead of twice that amount, which was asked for by County Superintendent of Education J. B. Felton, is the highly gratifying news contained in a letter received yesterday morning by this official from Senator' J. L. Sherard. 'Can Get State Aid. Some days agro, It will be rKallod, The Intelligencer Bpoke of Mr. Felton having conferred with Senator Sher ard with'reference to the advisability of the' delegation levying a special J. M. McCowq's Grocery I lift >.- ' > Ji-> vnut r<" i. : Chickens Require Food Just as Human Bc v ingsdo. We have Chick feed for the little "Biddies"-, Scratch feed and a splendid Dry Laying Mash which makes hens lay eggs. Prices right. J,M/McCOWN .1 . Phone No. 22. VISIT THE "SEEING MEXICO" Now on Exhibit in An drseon until Saturday Night, near P. ? N. ' Freight depot Car was j loaded by the Madero government.' th? National Educational Society and National Railways of Old Mexico, hut , in !n charge of Ameri cans, r^'. Sohle exhibits on display in Car are: Aztec Indian .idolB from the Mexican National Museum; excava tions from Pompql of .Mexico; 400 year-old bed; y Mexican monkeys; Mexican talking parrot and other tropical birds; handiwork of Mexican natives, as drawrif. work, basketry, blanket weaving, pottery, Yfinger painting; opals, onyx, silver, \gold, etc.,. from Mexican: mines. One chunk of silver wetgha^pO Tdb., value $250. ?ts?a of museum ex ?sed fleas, in cases; and . raw silk; horned' armadillo oj ant-eater; rtUi-|j$?photo? of Mexican people and'-scenery, furnished by the Mexican Notional Railway, valued at $1,000. ' *7 . . There Is* much -school work, as maps, miniature Mexican mud houses, split ntraw and feather work dsns in schools. The agricultural, industrial, and mineral products of Old Mexico are entertaining and educational for. ev eryone tO-S?U.. Open Dally 9 a. to 10 p. m. Admission 10c School classes, (with teachers). Sc. NOTE?Ladles ne*U not hesitate to visit the exhibit, as there are ladles Wear.. .' tax this yea? of one-half mill to pro vide a school board fund. At the time Mr. Felton took this matter up with Mr. Sherard and urged bim to use his influence with the delegation to have such a levy made he bad no. idea that Anderson County would receive this year any money from the State board fund, since this county last year re ceived about one-tenth of the fund of $46,000 set aside by the legislature for this purpose. Senator Sherard writes that State Superintendent of Educa tion J. E. Swcaringen tolls him he sees no reason why Anderson County should not come in this year for as large a share of the State board fund as s'ie received last year. Fund of $7,500. Anderson County received last year from the State board fund' something like 54,200. Senator Sherard writes that the State superintendent knows of no reason why the county should not receive an equal sum this year. Mr. Sherard goes on to state that the delegation had decided on a special levy of one quarter mills for the coun ty board fund, which is just half the amount of the levy asked by Mr. Fel ton before he knew.that there was any possibility of the county receivipg this year anything from the State board fund. Mr. Felton stated yesterday that a special levy of one-quarter mill will bring In something like $3. 300. Adding to this amount vhe sum of $4.200?which is the amount se cured last year from the State board fund and which will probably be se cured this year?it will be seen that the Anderson County board will be provided with a school board fund of $7,300. Senator Shernrd's Letter. The letter to Senator Sherard to Mr. Felton is as- follows: Columbia. S. C, February 9, 1915. Mr. J. B.-Felton, Anderson, S. C. Dear Mr. Felton: Our delegation j met this afternoon for the purpose of revising our* county supply bill, and j we have provided an extra school tax) of one-fourth ol a mill, as yen will-ob serve from reading the enclosed draft. I had a talk with Mr. Jweailngen before our meeting, and there is every prospect that you wlU be able to get as much for the appropriation for the support of needy schools as you suc ceeded in getting in 1914. Out of the $45,000 appropriated you secured for Anderson* County approximately $4, 200, or. nearly one tenth of the en tire fund. This was a splendid show ing and a record very much to your credit Now, if you succeed as well in 1915 as you did last year?and I am told by Mr. Bwearingen that there is no reason why you should not? yon will be able to get about $4,000 and in addition the sum derived from the levy we have given you, which will provide a total of a little more than seven thousand dollars. I have, framed this special levy in1 the supply bill so that the money de- j rived from it can be expended under tho direction of the. county board of I education." T wr.nt Diem to have euf-j flclent latitude ?n the distribution of this fund to use It where it is most needed. I am willing to leace it to their good judgment. ThiB may not be all that you would like to have, but it is at least a .step forward and will give to the county more funds than it has enjoyed here tofore. During my term of four years in the service of the county and State) I hope to contribute some small part* tu th? u?iiui?B up O? the public schools, and I can assure you always of my hearty sympathy and coopera tion in all that you may do for the improvement of the schools in Ander- j son County. With kind regards, I am. Very truly yours, J. L. SHERARD. Receiver Appointed For Old Drug Firm General. .^Business Depression Causes Meyer Bros. Drug Co. to Surrender. ST. LOOTS, Mo., Feb. 9.?A receiver was appointed today for the j Meyer Bros. Drug Company,' a large whole sale firm, on petition of three credi tors, whoso claims Utjgregate $40.000. They allege that the debts-of the] firm to other creditors exceed $500, 000. ..' . - v The Arm .was established. 60 '?-ara ago, .and according to the petition, its business ran into the roilllb iB an nually. . ' -Because of the general buiJness de pression, it is stated, th? firrr. has been unable to collect accounts aggregat ing $400,000 and therefore could not pay maturing debts, obtain 'credit for {necessary purchases or borrow money , ,jtora.8och; phi-poses. s Positive Relief For Constipation The progress of modern medical science is, perhaps, no more force I fully evident than in tr?. simplify || log of many of the old time re medies of past generations. For I instance, the harsh cathartics and I violent purgatives used by our forefathers to relieve constipation are now known to be not only un necessary but really harmful. Constipation can be more effec tively relieved without the dis comfort and pain these old-time remedies occasion. A combination of simple laxative herbs' with pepsin, sold in drug stores under the name of Dr. Cald well's Syrup Pepsin is most ef fective, yet mild and pleasant It 1b absolutely free from opiates and narcotics and equally as desirable a remedy for the tiniest babe nr for rugged manhood. A free trial bottle can be obtained by wrltit to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 412 Wash ington St., Monticello, Ills. THOUSANDS FIGHTING AT THE BAYONET'S POINT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) cast of Thorn. If this is true, it sug geBtB that the FrussianB, last reported at Sierpcc, have made a move which may enable thenv to Interfere with the transfer cf troops from Poland to East Prussia, as Wloclawek is on the railway from Lowicz to Thorn. There has been little or no fighting In Flanders, France or Alsace, al though artillery and airmen continue active. It is believed the Germans are preparing for another attack on the British line near La Bassee, which, if successful, would open the door to the French coast, from which the Ger mans hope to threaten England. Meanwhile the Allie., are reported to be making Blow progress along the coast of Belgium whore the capture of the Great Dune was of considerable advantage, ub from it almost the en tire coast as far ad Ostend can be controlled by artillery. Speeches in the Russian Duma, In which the possession of Constantino ple was spoken of as the ambition of the Russian people, have caused lit tle or no discussion here. While.the German loan to Bulgaria Is discussed in the German press as though It assured Bulgaria's contin ued sympathy, it is pointed out in Sofia that the loan was arranged be fore the war, at ? time when there I was no expectation that Bulgaria would throw in her lot with the Triple ' Entente. The defeats which Turkey has suffered, according to the /-view hero, are sufficient to induce Bulgaria to remain neutral. Snow-Clad Hillsides in the Carpathians Strewn With Dead (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) . | In the .vicinity of Lasdehnea, to the east of Tilsit, we drove back a Ge** mnn attack and succeeded in almout completely annihilating one of the German battalions opposed to us. Fol lowing this encounter our cavalry moved forward in the direction Of Is 1er pec, .traveling oiler the road to R. oln. "On the left bank of the Vistula, during the day of . February 8. the en.Tny showed no signs of activity. "Judging from the corpses abandon ed by the Germans in front of our po sitions they would appear to have lost in dead and wounded 'several tens of thousands' of men in the six days fighting In front of Borjiraow, Gou mlne and Wola.Szydlowlecka. "Ta the Carpathians fighting con tinues in the vicinity of Bartfeld and Svldnik. The enemy here undertook active operations hut they did not thus;.Continue and they finally retired leaving prisoners in our hands. In the vicinity of Mount Loupkow we continued our pursuit of the enemy, and in one day we captured 69 ofh cers,. 5,200 . men and .18 machine guns. i . "German columns, having made their way over the Tukholka Pass, de livered'during the day of February 7 ho fewer than 22 -violent attacks upon certain heights in tho region of Kr'??'raWka, occupied by us. The Ger mans came forward several ..ranks deep, presenting a full front lino. '?"Undor our violent cross nre the f ?ermans her? Uvice took possession of a certain height, b it they were .dis-"' lodged by counter attacks by-our in fantry. This success was preceded by long' and violent hand to hand fight ing with tho bayonet, which is with out precedent in history. The losses ?ustain?d in this engagement by the Germans were exceedingly heavy. . ''Attacks of the enemy in the vicin ity of Wyschkowo also were repulsed. "In the Black Sea Ute former Ger man cruiser Breslau (now a unit of the Turkish navy) bombarded Yatta in the Crimea.,, Oar croisera. onFeb*. ruary 8 Bhellcd a Turkish battery at i Trebizond, and sunk one steamer. An other steamer loaded with provisions and a two-masted school were sunk1 near Leros. "In order to attack our positions near Koziouwka the Germans com menced their concentration of troops the night of Fcbrt?ry 7. Early the next morning they began the delivery of on irresistible offensive movement, and their attack was supported by a very violent fire from their heavy ar tillery. They were successful in gain ing an important height occupied by us. but they were promptly driven from this position before our bayo nets. "Attaeks then followed without let up. Toward evening the Germans in very eonsidernble numbers took pos fi'ssion of the highest position in our line, from which they were dislodged only after a desperate light. Before retiring they exhausted all their strength in stubborn resistance to a general counter attack on our part, a feature ol which was an unprece dented encounter with the bayonet. "All the side of this place was cov ered by German corpses. In front of one of our battalions more than 1,000 German dead were counted. "Among the trophies captured near Kamion are three mine throwers. At Rawka, near the railroad to Skiernie wicc, Russian foot soldiers threw eight bombs into German trenches, causing great destruction. "Russian aviators threw bombs on German troop trains near Eawku. "The general staff of the army In the Caucasus communicates under tint e of February 8 that there has been I no .engagement of importance." Joins British Croiser. HAVANA, Feb. 9 ?A French ar mored cruiser, apparently the Gonde. arrived off the port today and joined the British cruiser Bristol, which for some weeks has been alternating with the British cruiser Berwick in watch ing the port and cruising outside Cuban territorial waters. There is much speculation in official circles re garding the purpose and the presence of these cruisers. hallway Completed. DANTE, Va., Feb. 99.?The last! spike In the Carolina, Cllnchneld and Ohio extension from Elkhorn City, Ky., to Ulis place, was driven near here today by George L. Carter, who conceived the "Clinchfield Route." The extension passes through Sandy .Ridge tunnel, which 1b 8,000 feet long andIs said to be the longest in the south. NEW YE?T RESOLUTIONS On January 1st you resolved to turn over several new leaves, didn't you? NOW, you are resolved to Pave the Streets what about PAINTING We can improve that home, or tenant house you rent out, and the ex pense is very small ; NOW is THJ TIME to paint! What about it???? ST PAINT GO. Phone 48, Earle Stre?t "Guest Sells the Best" THROUGH CAR ,8R CHARLOTTE MEETING DR. FRAZIER PROMISED ONE ON CONDITION 20 MEN ABOARD ROUND TRIP $4.30 Train Leaving Here Tuesday Morning' Will Arrive For Evening Program. Dr. W. H. Frazer of the FIrBt Pres byterian church was busy until a late hour last night issuing his "follow up" letters In the matter of the dele gation to Charlotte. Ho says that the railroad has promised to give him a through car from Anderson to Char lotte upon the condition that 20 men are aboard. Ho anticipates no trouble whatever in securing that number, hut is anxious to have the men of all Presbyterian churches of Anderson and Anderson County communicate with him at once, in order that he may be .able Xo make the final ar rangements with the railroads. The round trip fare Is only $4.30 and the train leaving here on Tuesday morn ing at 10:45 will put the delegation in Charlotte at 5:60 p. in., which will bo in ample time for the evening pro gramme on which the name of John R. Motte appears in the subject: The Message of the Hour. Tho only part of the programme which will be missed by ihlB schedule is the address of welcome and the response thereto, together v announcements. Dv. Frazt-t uas written to Charlotte for lists of possible reservations and will be ready to communicate with any who may wish to know definitely about that matter within the next day or so. DEATH AT WALHALLA Six Months Old Son of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Isbell Passes Away?Other Mews. Special to The Iittelliewvtr. WALHALLA, Feb. 9.?Little Sam uel James Isbell, Jr., .the six months old son of Mr. and Mrs.. Sam J. Isbell. died this morning at their home three miles west of Walhalla after a short illness of pneumonia. The parents and grandparents havfe the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow. The funeral service will be con ducted by Dr. J. !.. S?okC'D o? tuu Methodist church and tho Interment will be at West View cemetery. A large number of Invited guests gathered at the Pre-abyterlan manse on Monday evening to meet Rev. P. C. DuBose, who is here In the interest of the laymen's convention-which will convene in Charlotte next week. Del egates from the Presbyterian church here will probably attend tho conven tion. Mrs. Rosa Callaway is vlBltlng friends in Atlanta. Before returning home she will spend some time in Greenville, Ga. Mrs. H. P. Holleman of Seneca spent Monday in Walhalla. . Mrs. Fannie Brennccko left, on Mon day for Greenwood where she will spend some time with her uncle, Dr. W. B. Milwee. Miss Roxio Reld of Woodbury, Ga., is visiting friends here. Rev. George M- Wilcox left this morning for a visit to "Columbia. Mrs. Hayes o? Pacolet is visiting her daughter, Mn . S. J. Isbell. She came over on account of the Illness of hor little grant'son, Samuel Isbell, Jr. MXss Beth Coo of It ich land Is the gues,1. of her sis .er, Mrs. George M. Wilcox. puions Fa?br et Revolution. PLlvJNG, Feh 11.?The Chinese government '.ias pardoned Dr. Sun Yat Sen, father ot +Ue revolution which re sulted in making China a republic, and other rebel leaders and offered them high official positions if they are willing to return and declare their loyalty to the government. With Cleveland Americans. LEXINGTON, Ky, Feb. 9.?Floyd Wright, outfielder of the Kentucky University baseball team, signed to day to play with the Cleveland Amer icans. He will not be graduated, but will report at San Antonio.on Febru ary 26. Submarine Tender Launched. SEATTLE, ^eb. 9.?The 3\600-ton submarine tender Bushnell, of tho United States navy,, was launched hero today. Miss Escultne Warwick. Bush nell, a descendant of the revolution ary najval officer. who jdev\sed tho first submarine, christened the'Ship. The Bushnell is 90 per cent, com peted. Her contract price is $1,000. ooo: _L _: . County Tax Rema? CITIZENS DRAG MILES OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS COMMENDABLE WORK DONE ON RURAL ROUTE NUM BER 3 I S ENCOURAGING Seven or More Miles of Rood From Equinox Mill West Was Dragged, A long stretch of puhlic highway on rural free delivery route No. 3 has been put into splendid shape with split log drags manipulated under the 'llrectlon of public spirited farmers living along the way. Messrs. .lohn and Albert Glenn, sons of Hon. W. If, Glenn, started with 3pllt log drags at the Equinox mill and .worked the highway n* far as their home, a distance of some four miles. At a point near the home of Mr. Glenn, the good work was taken up by Mr. R. S. Harbin and carried as far as the residence of Mr. Thomas Henry BurrisB. At this point the work waB taken un and carried for a considerable distance by Mi-. J. L. Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds did not have a Bplit log drag, but he did some very effective work with a steel harrow. farther on along this route some splendid work was done by Mr. J. W. Garrison. At tho home of Mr. W. E. Eskew, at Denver, Mr. Eskew has he gun with a drag and worked tho road as far ns Welcome church, a distance of. Borne three miles. Messrs. L. D. Hembree and Marcus King have also done some very effec tive work on the roads between tho county home and Salem church. The spirit shown by these good cit izens Is very commendable, to say the least, and their efforts to improve tho public highway, of the county should be deeply appreciated. ML GETtl?CHLIN DIED LAST SATURDAY Was Promoter of City Trollt. Lines and The In terurban. , . Friends and acquaintance ? in An derson of Dr. George E. Coughtln, formerly a resident of this city and Instrumental In tho construction of the city street car lines and promoter of the Ander son-Helton inter urban line, the forerunner of tho present ln Lorurban system connecting Spartan burg, Greenville. Belton, Greenwood and Anderson, will be grieved to learn at his death, which occurred last Sat urday night at his home in Indianapo lis. News of Dr. Coughlln's death was contained In a letter received. yester lay morning by Mrs. James T. Pear son. . Dr. Coughlln came to Anderson dur ng the year 1903 and engaged a party 3f engineers to make a survey of the country between Anderson and Bel ton, to select the most available route or an electric railway line connecting :his city with that town. Unable t' Inanco the proposition of an interur t>an railroad at that time, Dr. Cough lln was about to leave Anderson when t was suggested that he undertake he building of a city street car Une. \ local company was organized and with Dr..Coughlln as general mana ger the present street car line, ex sept extensions which have since been nade, was built. Later on the' interurban railroad >roposltlon was revived and after noney was raised the Une was start id. Ere the road was completed to ielton It became necessary to interest rther money Interests. Edwin W. tobertson and William Elliott of Co umbla became inte rested in the prop tsiUon and Dr. Coughlln retired. Dr. :oaghllu and his family returned to Indianapolis, where Dr. Coughlln re turned tho practice of dentistry. Failed to Reach Tote. COLUMBIA, Feb. 9.?The senate ipent tonight debating the prohlb| lon referendum without reaching a rote, adjournment being taken shortly ?fore midnight until 1:30 tomorrow. :es To i The Same SUPPLY BILL CALLS FOR A LEVY OF 6 1-2 MILLS FOR 1915 FOR SCHOOLS 1-4 One-Half Mill Levied For Pact In debtedness?Other Items of Bill. At a meeting of the Anderson Coun ty lcgislutivc delegation, held last Tuesday in Columbia, rovleed the county supply bill for 1915. Copies of the revised bill were received In Anderson yesterday morning. Thero will be no Increase lu this year's levy over that of last year, which means that the levy is fixed at 6 1-2 mills. . Items out or the ordinary in tho supply bill are: an appropriation for thu continuance of farm demonstra tion work, an appropriation for to mato and canning club work, an ap propriation for furniture and fixtures In tho elerk of court's office, an ap propriation to pay the claim of E. G. Fant and an appropriation to make up a deficit in the salary of former Farm Demonstrator J. W. Rothrock. . The revised county levy is as fol lows : Anderson County? * or ordinary county purposes, three and one-half (3 1-2) mills; for past indebtedness, one-half (1-2) mill; for roads and bridges, one (1) mill; for public roads, one and one-quarter (1 1-4) mills; for public schools of the coun ty, to bo expended under the direction of the county school board, one-quar ter (1-4) mill; for salary clerk of county supervisor, six hundred ($600. 00) dollars; for clerk of county'super intendent of education, three hundred ($300.00) dollars; for clerk for coun ty auditor, two hundred ($200,00) dol- . lars; for two appointive members of the board of county school examinera, thirty ($><9.00) each; ror payment of judgment qf B. O. Fant, with costs and Interest, one hundred and thirty-five and 82-100 ($136.00) dollars; for agent girls' demonstration club work, six hundred and seventy-five ($076. 00);, for furniture and fixtures in clerk of court's, office, five hundred ($500.00) dollars: to pay deficit duo J. W. Hothrock as farm demonstrator for 1914, four hundred ($400.00) dol lars; for continuation of term dem- . onstration work for 1916, five hundred ($500.00) dollars. /The board of coun ty commissioners uro hereby forbid den to usq.ohy fund appropriated for any other, purpose than that named - in this act. The board of assessors of-th? city of Anderson are hereby t-lven thirty (30) ?ays additional time for their work, and the board for Honea Path, Belton, - Wllllamston,,Iya and Pendleton edch three (3) days additional time. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 10.?Tho Rev. Homer T. WilBon, writer and lycetim lecturer,- Is dead at his homo here. He was C5 years old. For 20 years Mr. Wilson was pa-? tlonal chaplain of the Travelers' Pro tective ' Association. - ' FELLOW-FEELING I am the man to fix your teeth so you con eat the pie that I put in the Piedmont Belt, I maie? plates at $6.50 I make gold crowns at$4.00 Silver fillings, 50c and 0pvv4 Gold fillings $1.00 and up Painless Extracting 40?. I make a.specialty of treating Pyohrhea, Alveolaris of the gums and ' all crown* and. bridgo work and regulating "mat formed tooth. All work guaranteed first-class. S. G. BRUCE, DENTIST 1 Vr?&aj ?i?r*S*iut5?y, Feb. 12th and 18lh froro SsSO to9?30 A. JsVwe wUl & jM XU? m** Beat 10e Se* St?irts Frid Saturday Night Feb. 27 EXTRA Friday and Saturday, Feh, 12th and 18th, from 10 to 11 A. iff* vrp will sell ?*rd Wide Beat lOe BLEACHING 10 At Last We 'H&va Decided to PidH Stakea^Condition* do not warrant us to sign a newlease,?there is but one alternative?SI GN UP?OR~-PAC|C UP--We decided to taWth? ? ia?t>al^^eed we remind you again that when this store closes its doors, Were you to Hve a thousand year* you will never have thei>ppor^^ '. y DURING THESE sale days you can do wonders heresee large circulars