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PALMETTO THE TODAY'S PROGRAM "Ailis & Myer? Musical Comedy Co. prese "Domestic Xroub A highly Laughable Musical Comedy. with Specialties:-The Drcsdall Sisters in Harmony singing; Metz and Ross Ailis and Simon Myers the very clever Comedians. Movies for Today. "WHEN THE WEST WAS YOUNG," a Selig two reel western dr "THE RIGHT AND WRONG OF IT," Vitagraph-Comedy. "THE SCULL AND CROWN", Selig-Drama. Thursday Afternoon-We will give TWO shows during the afteri open at 1.30. . A?la & Myer? Musical Comedy Co. at the Palmetto Thia Week. The Day In Congress WASHINGTON',. Dee. 21.-S KN AT IO: Resumed consideration of immigration bin. ' . . . Lands committee decided to close water power alte leasing bill hearings nezt ' Wednesday. Judiciary committee'deferred action on nomination of E. G. Bland aa United States marshal for western Missouri. Adjourned 1:50 p. m. to noon Tues day. HOUSE: Agreed to meet at 10 a. m. Tuesday and remain In session until prohibition constitutional amendment ls disposed of. Urgent deficiency appropriation bill, carrying $4.370,905 was reported. Administration bill for establish ment of military schools in various States introduced by Representative McKollai, of Tennessee. Passed Lever warehouse bill. Passed urgent deficiency bill carry' lng $4.730,90l> Adjourned at 6:38 p. m. until 10 ? m. Tuesday. FIOflT BETWEEN WHITES AND NEGROES IN Ol'ONEE SUNDAY Servia ls having one of ta? bigges*, batting rallie? of tho war.-Chatte nooga Times. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONfc.) ed that much blood waa spilled last night, aa it ts said that many armed persons were preparing for a raid at dusk Sunday night." Another Account. A report reaching Anderson yester day was fiat Green Allen is tho name [of the negro who lost his life in the battle. It was Bald that a negro, whose name was not known, waa charged with firing a barn in tho Fair Play section, and that four white men call ed at the negro's house Sunday after noon, tied him and gave him a severe thrashing. Green Allen, it !s said, lr. terfored and an exchango of shots between white men and negroes fol lowed. A Third Account. A third account of the affair states that a negro insulted a white woman of the Fair Play section and that four white men. those who were wounded, arrested the negro. As they were tak ing the negro away a party of negroes advanced and opened fire upon them. The white men returned tbe fire, lt is said, with the reeult that one negro was Killed and several Injured. When selectiug a gift for the young girl toilet sets in sterling should receive first con sideration. . . ? lt is something every girl longs for and hopes to have eventually for her dressing table. A comb, brush and mirror now can be matched later for birthday or graduation, with the manicure articles. Ons sets in Sterling and heavy-plated ware, are guaranteed to give a lifetime of service. Many charming designs to select from. Frorrf $'5.00 in the ph ted silvern to as high as 525.00 in Sterling. Marchbaoks & Babb Veri Thi^ Watch JV HRS. W. A. II I'DOE KS, Editor Phone 37. Miss Nina Russell, who has been teaching school in West Virginia, is at home to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Russell. Miss Caroline Vance left yesterday for hor home in Columbia after a delightful visit to Miss Jessie Browne. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Maxwell and Miss Carolin Maxwell have gone to Winston-Salem for a visit. They will go on to Baltimore and New York and will be at3ent from the city a month or so. Mr. Harold Webb, who has been In Florida for the past two months, is a* home to spend Christmas. Mr. Fulner Watson leaves tomor row for Asheville, N. C., to' spend the holidays with relatives there. Miss Helen Harris returned yester day from Walhalla where she went with her mother, Mrs. J. C. Harris, on Saturday. Mrs. ?Harris will spend Borne time in Walhalla. _?_ Mrs. L. D. Holt spent Sunday with friends in Greenville. Master Wade Humphrys. Jr. of Charleston is expected today tn spend the holidays with ?datives hero. Mrs. Donald Forney and two child ren returned to their home in Augusta Saturday after a week j f|?lr to rel atives here. Miss Katd Liddell has returned from a short visit to Lownde3vlll3. Miss Smithson III in Atlanta. Mr. W. T. Harrison received a tele gram yesterday announcing the criti cal illness of his granddaughter. Miss Pearl Smithson, <n a hospital lu At lanta. Miss Smithson has befi in training in a hospital in Atlanta fer some time, and about threo weeks ago she was Btrlckou with typhoid fever, hut until the massage came yesterday her condition was not re garded as critical Mr. Harrison left st once to be at her bed side. Mrs. J. E. Fornoy has returned crom a visit to relatives In Augusta and Thompson, Ga. Mrs. C. 8. Patrick, Miss Rita I at rlck and Mr. C. Patrick of Charleston are here to speed the Christmas holi days with Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Trow bridge." ..... r Miss Julia Gilliard leaves tomorrow for Columbia to spend the holidays with relatives. Friends of Mrs. A. P. Spence, who ls in tho Anderson County Hospital, will be glad to know that she ls do ing nicely and improving dally. TWO PICKANINNIES AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT! PROMINENT YOUNG LADY OF THE CITY RECEIVES ODo GIFT GAME TAGGED Old Negro Mammy of Charlotte Sends Two of Her Brood to This City. Th?1 ideal Christmas present-a pa> of pickaninnies. Ideal, for the reason that they ?re inexpensive. Second, because the receiver was glad to get ti.em and can find a use for them for several years to come. Third, because in accepting them their mother is re lieved of a burden which she could not bear. Fourth, because the picka ninnies are better off. their mother is better off, and the one receiving them aB a present ls better off, that ls, finan cially, if pickaninnies are to be valued. This is the manner In which a prominent young lady of the city is reasoning Just now. _for yesterday morning she was the recipient of a pair of little negro girls, aged about eight and nine years, for a Christmas present. While the skins of the little pickaninnies are black, tbelt minds are Bald to bc as bright as new money, and they give every promise of devel oping Into Intelligent and useful ser vants. The little negroes came all the way to Anderson from Charlotte alone, leaveing the latter city Sunday, onen/llBg the night at Belton and ar riving here bright and early yester day morning, with bundles of clothing under their arms. The negroes were tagged thusly: "Two children for An derson, via Greenville and Belton." When they arrived in Anderson thc Inquired the way to their mistress' house which they found without trou ble, and from last reports were' en joying their new surroundings. The pickaninnies were sent to this young lady by a negro woman who formerly lived in this city and with the you riv lady's family. She left here some 15 years ago. The old ne gress was devoted to the young lady and never forget her after leaving An derson. In fact, it is said the old ne cress wau so fond, qf thia young lady she named one of her children after her. but. for fear it might appear dis respectful, never allowed tim negro child to be called by her name. Sever ul weeks ago the young lady rece!?ed a letter from the old'negro wc man in which the. latter stated that her husband waa dead and that . she waa having s hard time of lt making ends meet, having, some Ave children to feed and care for., .The old woolan stated that soe was going to send the voung lady all. five of the children. A few dav? ago however, th*? yenna: lady received a letter from the old negro, stating that ahe was.sending only two or her children, and named the date j on which they would ba started on j their way to Anderson. Expecting them to arrive Sunday, tba young ladv went to tlie station to meet ?hem. When they failed to .ar rive fae concluded that the old negro bad changed her' mind and decided to keep her brood intact. It developed, however, that the little negroes were delayed at Belton over night. They mad tho trip on to Anderson yester day morning. British Troops Regain Trenches. PARIS. Dec. Il.-s^Tae'following of ficial communication was issued by tbe war office tonight: . "The British troops have attacker and this morning regained most of the trenches previously lost. Before Labona the enemy delivered four suc cessive attacks for the purpose of re capturing the trenches which we had previously won in that region, but all Df them were repulsed. "In an attach: to < the northwest of Pulftnlenne. south ot Noyon, we have gained a foothold in the enemy's trenches ol the first Una and have mads progresa in the wood of Saint. Mard. "There has been no other report ox any note on the day's, operations." SAVES DAUGHTER Advice of Motte aa Dori* Pre-i rats Daagker'd Untimely End Ready, Ky.-" I wat not able to do anything for dearly six months," writes Mrs. Laura Bratcher, ot this place, "and was down in Jbed for three months. . I cannot tell you how I suffered with my head, and with nervousness and womanly troubles. Our family doctor told my husband Ita could not do ma any good, and he taja to give it up. We tried another doctor, buthe did not kelp ase. Atlast, my mother advised me to take Cardui, the woman's tonic 1 thought ii wai w use for ? was nesny dean sam 1 took eleven bottles, aaa BOW I-an sote to do all of my work and sty own washing. I think Cardui is the best medicine Ia the world. MK weight has increased, and I look the ptaureo! health. " If you suffer from any of the ailments peculiar to women, get a bottle ot Cardui today. Delay ia efaagerous. We know it will help you. for it has helped so many thousands ot other weak women In the past 50 yeer?. At alt druggists. WrUtU: Ofcattaneeaa .tfwHdnt Ca- Ladt*** Gifts for "Him" To get him something that will not only please him . Christmas dav but will furnish him satisfac tion for many days to come. Something to wear answers every requirement. And the mammoth stock of Men's wear especially suitable for gifts enables you to buy gifts for every man, no matter what his tastes and be sure of pleasing him. Suits $10 to $25. Hats .$1.50 tp $5.00. I I^r?dkerchiefs 10c to 50c. Cravats 50c to $1.00. Underwear 50c to $ I..50. Overcoats $7.50 to $25.00. Sweater Coats $3.50 to $4.00. Shirts 5oc to $2.50. Hose 15c to 50c. House_Slippers $1.00 and $1.50. Gloves 50c to $2.00. Parker & Bolt The One-Price Clothiers i. yt r ? r> ft ? I . : i ?.:.L ,?-<?? 2 AND?RSGK SCHOOLS [ RESEIVE 2ND. PRIZES IN STATE SCHOOL IMPROVE MENT ASSOCIATION CON TEST GET $50 EACH Hammond and Barbers Creek the i Winning School?-Many in tho Contest Two schools In Anderson . county. Hammond and Barkers' Creek, camel In for second prizes tn the' South j Carolina School Improvement Associ ation contest,' announcement of the winners being made In Columbia last Saturday by the executive committee ot the State association. The Ham mond and Barkers'. Creek schools will receive each $25.00 from th?.State and an equal sum from the county board of education. The $00 received'by each school will be used tor furthering th* work of tho school improvement ass elation at each school. Some six or seven schools of this county entered the State School. Im provement Association contest. Prises were awarded to 43 schools .by the exe cutive committee. The committee re ceived applications from 355 schools from 35 counties. These applications showed a total expenditure of $330, 746.69 for school betterment. The past year was the most successful in the history of the Sooth Carolina School Improvement association. The associ ation raised and sperrt $18,126.90 "for the Improvement of schon? tn tba State. v ' The schools winning first prises of $60 each offered hy the ?vesociatlon were Dun barten. Barn wall- -county; Cornwall, Chester county; Mt Grogan. Chesterfield county; Auburn, Darling ton county; Min turn, DlUou county; Hir!eyvi!!e. *V>reK^?t*r *o*!**y: .1G*?y f ourt-0wings. Laurens county; Wast Middle, Oiangebarg ?ountjr; Olspu Addl?onal prise, a Smytiv system heater, valued at $160, given by the Smyth System Heatng company, awarded to Hunter-DeWatt, Newberry county. The school wnnng second prates ot $SS each were: Cattle Creek. Dor chester county; Hammond. Anderson county; TurbevlUe, Clarendon county; Picket Post, Oconee county; Sham rock. Kershaw county; Mitford. Fair field county; Whet Danita, Green ville county; Donalds. Abbeville oona ty; Pleasant Hill, Lancaster county ; Mt. Zion, Edgefleld county; "Toronsea, Greenwood county; Bed Knoll, Lox A. ington county; Elliott, Lae county; Double Bridges, Richland county" Huh am ah. Picken s county; Murrell's Inlet, Georgetown county; Wit tee, Williamsburg county; Stateburg, Sumter county; Warn ace, Horry coun ty; Cotton Belt, York county; Celes tia Saluda county; Stokes, - Col le ton county Zion, Pickens county; st. Lukes, Newberry county; Dovesville, Darlington county; Rock Bridge, Laurens county; Pleasant Hill, Dillon county Barker's Creek, Anderson county. "The School Improvement Associa tion has made a wonderful showing." said J. E. Swearlngen, State, superin tendent of education, when he was asked tor his opinion about this work, during tho last year. "It has given the kind of cooperation tha tcounts." The showing of the aasclatlon was made possible through the efforts or workers all over the State. The 700 school Improvements associations working In as many communities have rendered 'during the ye*V the highest types of voluntary coop?ration for the i~?u8e of education. The last general, assembly made lt possible, through a direct appropriation, to put the organi sation on a more efficient basis. The members of the executive com mittee of the State Sc\ool . Improve ment association present-at the meet ing yesterday were: Miss Mary Eva Hite, president; MISB Isadore Wil liams, corresponding secretary, of Lib erty; Miss Madeline Spigener, record ing secretary, of St. Mathews; Miss Carotine Dickinson of Summerville. Miss WU Lou Gray of Lourens, Miss Sadie Goggans of Newberry, Miss Elizabeth Dickson of Darlington, MIBS Ethet Dreher of Lexington. A Mysterious Meeting. CHICAGO. Dec. 51.-American League officials heileren to be on tho verge ot closing a deal Involving fhn sale of the New York club made mystery of a mc-".lng today, deferred a statement'several times and finally adjourned until tomorrow . without making known the' subject of their discussion. Hie Best Gift of One which you can please your mother, sister or sweetheart is a box of Chocolates. " ??.' . I . V * ? I If they have never tasted Whitman they wilt appreciate it. alt the more, be cause its taste is distinguished and stands far above all others. We have, a complete assortment of the Whitman Sweets from which you can buv a package to suit any taste and any price. Famous Since 1842. - Orr, Gray & Go. Druggists. ? ?Hsi>i