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THE CLEGTRIC FifitELESS COOKER pperates from any lamp socket and does the cooking for a family of seven or eight Costs no more to operate than an iron Ask Mrs. A. G. Means. * Roasts Bakes Bolls Steams, Eic Free Demonstratior, GUARANTEE Telephone 223 Southern [Public Utilities Company EDISON 1 DISC i PHONOGRAPH jriie Edison; represents Ihe mature results of Mr.' i Edison's inventive genius after many years of re-1'; search and experiment to perfectly record arid * ? perfectly reprpdiipe sound. i | It bears the: impress of a masterTmind in acous-.' tics, for now ^ve can hear all the overtones in the' best music-a thing hitherto impossible with!* talking machines, * | If you have ".an ear for music" J you will be ? more than dejighted when you listen to your fav-l orite selections nr? thp. F-dison Disc. I* * We are*always glad to play it for anyone who ? A will favor us ?with a call, and we particularly in-11 vite those to hear it before they purchase any talk- , UIg illitC-illllC Al y\JXAk uiuw io ? ci jr JUUVA'. iuf\wn v*?- , 'phone iis for; an appointment, as we can arrange : to play it in the evening if you so desire. ' It will pay you to hear the Edison Disc Phono-i graph, whether you intend, to purchase or not. It, isj a musical i?stnmi^t.of woni^cul capabilities.* and the tone ls beyond comparison. Ci A. REEIT PIANO & ORGAN CO. i 115-117 North Main Street Anderson, S. C. t w- ? J ? ? .* ' v' ? ? . i* ? ? ' - * '?.*-*.! *?.?-.'"<." \ ' -?>?;*"* " ... :, ' J - ? i ' Ti ?Hi?T GfiOP 18 fl?USt int AltlMbt -S- . Condition April 1, Was ??.S Fer Cent Above Average of (B,y Associated Press.) .Washington,'April'7,--Lead- A rec ord breaking- winter wheat crop is in prospect; this year, the department or agriculture estimating on a. con servative bisis that the >leld may ex ceed 651,000,000 bushels! The condi tion of the crop April 1 was 95.6 per cent, of a normal, or 11.5 per cent .better thsn tbs ?veras? A;UHI .1. rvirt?HJ" tlon for the past ten years, r' The-area planked- last Autumn was 36,508,000 acres *nd with a .compara, lively good winted it ia believed the percentage pf a^tse?gc abandoned baa f -~ p.j. ? ? \~z~ il??? y "e" ' thc avsrs.se sbja?3Baed daring (bel past ten years, so?that an unusually j big acreage Will be harvested if con ditions continue favorable thro-tgh- j out. the B&SOB. 'Ia- a Statement today concerning ; the croo tho'denartment raid: "The condition of winter wheat on j April li vis: ' "95.6 oer cent, of normal, ls *1.S per j cent, h'gher than the average of the ! past ten years.. The yield per acre in { tho same ten yara averaged 15 bush- \ ehi;' tn Increase'of 11.5 per cent, to 'thia average, wo?!*! bc ?S.7 bushels. "The acreage planted last Pall was estimate, at 86,5,606,000. acres. "16.7 bushels applied co thia acreage Hives. fiOft^vOjOOO. But there is always some of the planted area abandoned before harveatT the average of such | abandonment in the' past ten years! has bean about 9.6 ;?er cent, of the afear planted, if thur a*?xue> or abandonment be dt-.rtueted from" the es4 limited planted aroa, and 16,7 be ap plied to tbe remaining amount, a pro -1 duction ot about*651,000,000 would be 1 Indicated. "The final estimate of production Of wrnter wheat in 1918 ( was ?sp^i.O?u bushels (tho larfreH ?Vor rtnSrded) and tn 1912 lt 'was 399,919,009 bush-, el?." . ,;' ' ' . . ... I ?on1 will be served to the ito. Senior Phliathbaa of the irrt Presbyterian Church on Thar*-.1 day. frpnt 12 to 9 o'clock tia*the vacant fm m. wintrier street. f Belton. Prc snk bf that ?tia PENSION CHECKS M OiBlBOIEB Net Losrf oY tensioners purmg ' Ye?r-Twb Hawdred and Eighty-Three Columbia Aprli 7.-Tho State pen-! eton report was announced yesterday! from the office oj th ? comptroller gen-1 erui. The total-rand to be <pald this year for,State pensions is .4256.488. i The total number of 'pensioners isl' 8,780. The roll in 1913 wes 9,102, r During tho past year 849 pensioners r died. During tho year thero wer? S6t> pensioners added to the rolls. The ap. jj vlicawons for p'?rihton? v;ere cons?u- (. ered at a recent meeting of the State j j pension board. The checks will bo mailed out to the various counties^ to- j' ^Th? cl^?o* arl es follows_ _ "I] ti ass /?, ? 75. st r?5 wea. ?iT.???. it. Clasa B 138. at $72 each $9,936. j das? ?. No. 1, 582, et $4? each, $r/.- . . . 1 Class C, No. 2. 3.302 a> ?24 each, J $76.848. Class C. ,No. 3, 5is>at $48 each, ; ?si.T??. J" .tfjass C,, No. 4, 4.165, at $24 each, , $?9,960. ' f" j1 Hobing sa?nate wi!} he sent tn each county in the State: t. Abbeville . ..-.f 4,392 . Alkea . 9,912 |' Anderten . ..'. 15,384 \\ Tlamberac. 2,688 > Barnwell...... ".?... 4.32? Hoaurort ?y. ?/&*.?. 7$0.i Berkeley V.,. 5. Calhoun ..,. 954 >' Charleston,..... *r*i.584 it Cherokee.' ... ;. 6.824 1 Chester. . 4,248 t Chesterfield^. <.;iarendOtt>< I->.< - . CdUeton . 9,024 , Darlington. &,??$ Dlllto? ., ..,. S.408 Dorcheetsr. ... 3.60!) 1 Sdgeflcld .. . , Fairheld. 3,504 1 "Sssfibtes^v* ???j Greenville ..,...... ... t. <., **^j>* 'Jasper. * u? Kersh sw .'.... 4.392 lancaster. 5,9?* Laurena . -.... . R.2S0 ??^?*m . V ' ?' V " ;! .* !. ;?'.' ?|gj i Newberry " '. '. ' 4,6? lOcoaae ,\\.r.... 7.46* Qrangefcurg. ??te Flehen* ._ *J,7?4 I Richland ..-.. . '. ..... taluda. 3iW? Lpartanburg. 17,928 luuiter. 4,488 Inion. 6,624 Villlamsburg-. 4,440 fork.. . 8,040 Total .'..$256,488 ? o o o o o o o o o o o ? J o o o o o o FEO BE DENVER o J v ? ? 0 O O O O O O O; O OOCOOOOO ?Denven. April ".--Tvv peach trees in Or community ?re leaking gay. But rc think the fruit Is most'all killed. ! Mr. 8. Ii. Mays, of Censea, spent Jonday in Anderson. Mr. and? Mrs. CI arenco McCoy, ot anderson, spent Saturday ' and Sun ay with Mr. T. B. Fowler. j All the farmers are going to plant heir Watermelon Beeds on good Fri ar, -thinking .they win make MI? argest melon. We think it is jan un ucky day. Mr. Bob Hamocds, was a business isltor to Anderson Saturday. : We hope eggs will be a better price ftcr Baster. - Mr. and Mrs. FL P. Harbin, spent} linday with their Parents. {Rev. H. C. Martin, preached an in cresting sermon at Welcome Church linday, to a large crowd. ? . - 1 iMisses Eva and Mattie Garrison likde a business trip to Anderson Sat in! ay. ' ?Now Easter- hats are coming out in hp country in a burry. Mrs. W. D. Davis, of Anderson spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. . T. Fowler. Mr. Larence Weldon, Jacob Kelly, tosa Lee Deldom and Miss Lizzie K?l y, caiiea on MISS Alice rowicr. au? l&y t&sr&tf?U. &!:?. ??p?i? ?i ?.!CC t?Ss. All the. ladies arr busy these days lurking ?he garden, ann raUiog chick ins. - Ob,,yo? fried chicken. H. W. C. ****** fr * * THE DAY IN CONGRESS * k N * Sr* * A APRIL 7, 1914. Senate: Met at noon. . Canals committee voted for fifteen Says of public hearings on the repeal >f the Panama tolls exemption. Senator Works ?poke on ??a treaty isp?ete of the tolls controversy, and Senator Poindexter urzuA hu r**Q ution to delay action until all dlplo naUc correspondence had been pub By a vote of ai to 30, Senator Ken- j ron's resolution to abolish executive abled. ? ftancttor Polndeitor's resolution call ing on the president for an explana ron of the language of his Panama lolls exemption repeal message wa? referred to the foreign relations com Adjourned 6:05 p. Kt: to noon Wed icsday. House: i-et at noon. OeDate wa* resumed on the legisla tive, executive and judical appropria marges against Representative-Mc Dermott, of Illinois, growing out of he lobby investigation, ?gain waa con tidered. by the Judiciary committee. Rules comm it leo beard Representa-j Live Raioey in support of hts charge ?it a water power fiust at Keokuk, ] Iowa * ' Laad? committee began considering Jil and coal land leasing bills lp exe BpnHw ??asslon. Bills foi* a ?oar'* pay to the widow !>f Lieut-Col. Gaillard, one of the Pan ama Canal bulldors. Was favorably re ported. * Adjourned 6:15 p. m. to noon Wed- j a es day. SI88 PHILLIP1NK PANflES DEAD Saw U Bate ??e? Ii*ay.inoWaJtlBff io rr?eeeks Eug?nie rr,_... . ,_- . _. ".".IWi rtwk., ?pr. ? 1 ??IBU raii?'liiu Pangar, ?ft ?ear& old, said to have been ! iady-in-?a!tl&f to Em pres? Eugenie when Napoleon ruled rrance, ?Bed here to&uy. She lived with tibe family of Gustavus "/ard for years, and for*. r??'iy wa* Mr. Ward mother's maid. Jtfta? Pangev cac;? to the United States io!lowing the overthrow of French ISnipIre, locating ' In Nashville, Taon. ti. 3. Yearg?n, a w*U known tnat nes* nia? of Iva, *&* in ft? city ye?. O O O O O ? o o o o o o ? o PERSONALS. o o A o OOO O O O O O O O Ci o o R. A. Sullivan of the Forkn apeht a fo.w hours in the oUjT ,yeaterd?y . E. ML Holland of near Willlamston was among tho visitors to spend yes terday in the city. Mr.i Holland is tho grandfather of Fufm-i? G?e, th? dri ver of the' clty'a auto^-flre truck. J. I). Wc I born of tho Lebanon sec tion spent yesterday Ut tho city; .--u Ci. M. Finley o? Savannah township spent yesterday in the city on busi ness. H. ML Tat?, a well fcown merchant of Hall township, spent yesterday ra i?e vjir. Maglstarato J. D. Bilton of Brushy Creek, spent yesterday lo the city. ? 'i 3. Calhoun PrufU Vof Varonnes township vsc =.TGT;? r?5 huo?neo V?H itor? to the city yeterday. :--T. ? S. <R. Lat? uer[lOf .HflBea Path spent tow hours ia th? city?ykisterdiy. ?r. R. B. Uay.and^r. .1. II. McCles ky bf Pcndlctun.^^wM?'ia - the city y??terday on business^ - I .tr . ? Miss Jeanne Sloan, .assistant, post master at Pendletoni ?s?as ?shopping in the city yestcrdi; D, A. Geer of Bel ton ir*as, among the walt, known visitors' to terday. . ?r W. C. CUnkBCklestof Belton Spent yesterday in tho-'city on business. _I- i ? ?..>.' John A. Bolt of near Porman waa In the etty for a few hours yesterday. . , j.i, v ? ? \ ?? i?.' -L. tte ad o?'T,Poi?di?Li7:i iras OH? the city, . ?"3&J-J| Mfr s. L. C. Cooley of WHll.aioston, Waa shopping in the city yesterday. G. M. Bolt of Portman was, among the visitors to tb* city yesterday. ; -i- . ? Mrs. John D. King of Willlamstou, waa shopping in Anderson -yestor day. Miss Carrie Beele Cooley of Willlam stt? spcat yesterday in thc city with friends. , W. T. Gentry or Starr was ^.mc.ng the business visitors to the city, yes terday.^ - .M. GWCHB has ir?iif??p? 'Ct home at Pelter after a short visit here, ' ' A luncheon adll be served , to tho public by th?^Bigr T'bllatheas of ?ss. a*Bft Kiesoywonan vssren. on Thursday from 12 to 2 o'clock, IQ the vacant store room on E. Whltner SL Chicken salad, cold honed bam, .n&d wlches, chees straws, tea, coffee and everything good-ali for 25 cents..Ice cream and cake . extra. Moot HM I tilers! i Washington-President W?s>?ri norn taated Richard H. Mann . of Peters hurg district attorney for Eastern Virginia. Will probably cause a fight from the anti-organization democrats in Virginia. Mllw/fjkee.-Emil Seidel, (socialist r. defeated for reelection- by 5,000 j >r!ty by Gerhardt Rad lng, demo A ?LO? BACK ?fH AMPIOS t?Mn#^eea*?at SpeBing K^c sad k Beek Bowe. fVrona tbs Mountain Scout.) For many long yt.rs wo have, con tended that Webster's blue bach spell er had no equal. Our contention was verified last Friday at tho Cosray Com-1 S?iesi?ez:. At th- isst teacnors* ' tweeting, some two months ago? the Stony Point High, School Invited it i??!d? :??i? sud Taylorville Behool* Join In the spelling bee nt the [Ofmmenflsment, and use the bin in order in prepare fur ORB Stony Point school pra* tb qi^ tba e book and; the other "Modern? Improved. red ana sold bv the book tra about three times thc price of the tim? cn rae, TayiorsvVHe declined to eater tbs se Si* Mu* book. They see some ol tl? thosa who study the modern books, cannot spell from the blue back? Has there baa bach a change made In the spelling ol'the world? If the modern books are bettor and more advanced, aa they 'are claimed to bs by many people, then it looks to us that Hlddenite and Taylorville, having uped these Improved books, should have laid Sjtony Point in the ?made without any trouble The whole' truth of tho matter ls that very few peoplo Who study the modern books aro good spoliera Wo know from the communication* that come-to our office. .We have received articles frm college graduates, who wore educated according to thc mod ern plans, that would have made the wrjtorB. blush with shame If we had printed them as they were written.. For good printing office copy, give us m article from the man or woman who "sot" upon a pine slab and "lamed", their -lessons out of the blue back spoiler. The boy or girl who studied from ? Woosters^ Speller, Davie's Arithme tic, DUliuiD 5uw??it m-7xu "CCuf?lc'" Reader was never afraid or ashamed to take part In the spelling contest. Holy Week. Anounccment of services,at 8t Jp-j se ph's Church: : April 8-Holy Thursday: I 8 a. m., high mass, procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the altar of ; repose. 8 p. m.-Sermon on the pleased Sac- j rhment, commemorating the Last 8up-| per. April 10, Good Rrlday: 8 a. m.-Blass of the Preoanctifled, j with the public veneration of tho. Cross. * , 3 p- m.-Meditation on tho Passion add" Death of Our Lord end Savior, Jesus Christ I a p. m.-Stations of th e. Croea and. Sermon "Jesus. Christ, Our Mediator.**! April ll. Holy Saturday: 8 a m.-Blessing of the New Fire j and Paschal Candle; Chanting pf the "Exultet" reading of the prophecies of the Old Testament: tinging of thhj Litanies and b.ign mass. j 4 p.. iii.-C?u???ijivi??. . i April 12, Baster Sunday, the Feast | of the RcsurW-stion ol Our Lo;-d and Savior Jesus Christ, from the Dead. ,^:S0t a. m.-Low mass No 'Sunday school, ll a. m.-High mass and sermon, ^JesuB Christ, the Risen Savior of the World." No other service. The public are invited. and will bo cordially welcomed at any or all of these services'. A special musical program has been prepared and will be published later. OPEN LOTS L Love your neighbor's lot a? you do your own, hut bo ?uro to love your own. O TY???'? ni on? ?/^m??r? rut; i*id rub bish on vacant lots.~thelr Jrults are withered civic pride. 3, Don't, allow yourself or your city to create dumps for waste. It caa be made to pay for.?ts own de struction ata nrotit <*. Don't ellon* tumbled down bulla- \ Inge to stand on valuable property, i they aro financially, wasteful;. they create nun, invite vice, sui a monica to life, 5. A fence that has ceased to be a renee ana has become an onense, should be repaired or destroyed. 6. Unregulated advertising on un used land pays for thc maintenance of a public nuisance. 7. Two gardens may grow where ppp dump has bloomed before. 8. School gardens are valuable ad ?unci* \o the education and recreat ion. Ttoy can be cultivated on an open lot P. Let the children play on the un used land so that they may. become strong and keep out of th? hands of' the law. '?hil;- Let notan inch or land.be kept la Jd}'mess. . It has . divine right to bear fruit and flowers abd ever serve the highest interests of man. YOUNG MAN TO PRECHARGES Aaron C. Pruitt Arrested On Com plaint Made By His Mother Ia li aw Aaron C. Pruitt, a young white ma?, waa brought t*fore Magistrate Broad lea rcf?ard*Y tc *=swer to & ehsrse of forgery. The hearing waa -hold and the Magistrate bound the defendant over to couru Hon J. W. Ashley fur nished bond for the defendant fa the sum of $300 and he was glvea nia free dom until cjurt of general aesstons tor Aaderson convene?. Pruitt "was arrestee on complaint Wflftn'hy bis mother-in-law, Mrs. S. J. m ? In fact, thcro'a always something now to we in North Andoron, and . Remember, we are, glad to have you take your cuting* In North Anderson. (See Catlin od In the nf(ernenn naper) I IF IN NEED -OF A VEHICLE OF ANY KIND let us show you our stock before you buy. We carry a complete stock of alt kinds. Also Har ness, Whips and Robes. ^Vc have some extra good values ?iv mutes and Horses. Liberal terms arid courteous treatment to all. ANDERSON, : SOUTH CAROLINA emerson, whose name waa forged, lt seems that the name appears, on a ; note given by Pruitt to the AnUorson Phosphate * Oil Co., for ??73.4Q. BQrs, Emerson declares that she did not en dorse the note aid that she knew nothing ol lt until the.officers carno to make the execution on her prop erty, following the decision In the suit -brought against her for the pay u>nuv o? the note by the fertiliser com pany. On fhe other hand Pruitt stoutly maintains ?hat. ha 'is lana* cent. JThls 1? said to be the seeosd charge of the same nature against Pruitt, it being stated that he was charjred a year ago with having forged Mrs. Em erson* name to a note gt the bank t?r SiNm. That charis "wis ' aeafed u/h<in pruitt's father paid tiie Mt?. YOTB Pit? IK CHICAGO chicago, AprH fr-Seor* of pellUcal rallies In Chicago today marked the wind-up ot the,sharpe?t Ale?nasete campaign experienced In ma/?y : ? the - initial participation ot ' women greatly increasing tho interest in row's election. Misa Marion H. Drake, who ls en deavoring to wring t to control of the Chicago v?ce-dtstrtct out of the hand* af "Bathouse" John Coughlln, put In a strenuous day despitetH,c drlssBmr ram, assisted by many lock! club wo men. Investigators today 'assorted they had discovered a plot of th? First Ward politicians to qm?mmmMMm 1,500 ?fraudulent vote? ' SHiP BUlUDsKG fTBIX OFP. Washington, April . 7.-In taina months ending March 31, there were built hi the United States 381 sailing, steam and unrigged vsasels of 215,05?, Brees tons, a decrease of 233 vessels compared with the correspond lt? g pe riod In 1913, the department of com a^m'staled today. Of the total vessels built. 473 w-ere constructed on the At Tant hi i> nc Coif coasts.