i
^tf you are throwing away
/our income, that'? exactly
what you are doing. Save
the Dimes that they may
grow into Dollar* as ^the
yearagoby.
Citizen?
National Bank
If it's Good Meat You
Tfee Sanitary Market
Is What You're Look
/ingjFoiy
' ;:Here, you'll .find the very
best of fresh, m?ats at all times,
but particularly so at this sea
son.//:- .We have some of the
.best- beef, po?k, veal and sau
sage we have ever sold* We
;arc also selling lots of fresh
Oysters and fish. Let us have
your orders this month. You'll
enjoy the change.
; '. Pork Sausage, Mixed Sau
sage, Beef and Hog Liver,
Liver Pudding, Beef Veal, Pork
and Fresh Oysters and Fresh
Fish. . '
Pho^e 755 ;
Sanitary Meat M?ii^et
See th?>W?ndciiw' of
and
at
' laughter AWs ?)tg?8U??,
. Laughter iii ohs"of the meat healthy
fol exert loh? ;-ty, ta of great heb? to j
digestion.-: A atiltmore eif?ctuaJ^he?b
ie a. dose o? Chaml>erIainV TaWc'f?.
if : you ; ahKjuitrf... be troubled -?4t?v $$fr 1
gatton _?iyi?'thora a trial. Th?jyb?V,)
'.eoat.4..qiiHrter^V For aslo by ??l-'ieafc.?
spue
SHOWING NUMBER CRIM
INAL CASES !N COUNTY
FOR 1915.
TOTAL'116 .CASES
90 CONVICTIONS
Made Out Yesterday and Sent to
Attorney General-Figure*
for Oconee County.
Solicitor K. P. Smith yesterday
made out his report to tho attorney
general which included an account of
tho criminal cases tried in court in
Anderson ee&ity during ' tho year
191,5.
ThiB report speakB well for Mr.
Smith and proves that his work lias
bpeh very commendable. Out of; a.
total of 116 cases bf various nature,
thero were 90 coavictlons. Includ
ing Oconee county, the other one in
tho tenth circuit, there were a total
106 cases and 127 convictions.
Tue report of the cases in Ander
son county is aa follows:
Arson-Two cases, two guilty. .
. Assault with Intent to ravish-Two
j oases, ono guilty..
Assault and battery of a high and
aggravated nature ansi wSth intent
to kill-Fourteen cases', twelve guilty.
, Burglary-Two cases, two guilty^
Concealed weapon-Ono case, one
guilty. .
Disposing property under Hon-?
Four cases, ono guilty.
Housebreaking-^Twenty-one cases,
sixteen guilty.
Larceny of various kinds-Forty
nine caseB, forty-seven found guilty.
Murder-Sixteen, bases, bis convic
tions.
Obtaining goods undor false pre
tense-Two oases, ono guilty.
Violations- of dispensary law-Nine
teen, oases, seventeen guilty.
. 'Disturbing publlo worship-Three
casos, throe guilty.
Buggery-Two cases, two guilty^;'
Total number cases, il6; convic
tions, 90. , .'./-,.<>
It will be ;se?n tfc'at the work In
Anderson county has been much heav
ier tlaon it WBB In Oconee county, but
this . ls duo largely to . tho . greater
population.
. .. -
Whitewash a Disinfectant.
"Whitewash is one'of the best dis
infectants for damp, dark places,"
says Form and Fireside, the' national
farm - paper published : In Springfield,
Ohio.
"The best way to apply whitewash
ls, first, to have it perfectly freo. from,
lumps, and ,thon use. a, spray, pump, ,
v. "Thoroughness is important in all
.hinds of disinfecting work. It is of
-J? --A .,-_lL m. Li..,*
uu uo\i lu uiDUixtn? un nmin w MWT^
unless you Siso disinfect the floors
and mangers.: . ,^v!
"One good point.about whitewash ls
that ito color tells you when you have
thoroughly covered V surface.
. '\SomO '.of tho !; coal-tor dismiect
ants not only destroy germs but also
kill lice, fleas,'.-parasites and, in addi
tion, heal outs and wounds.
"The bost .ways to disinfect yards!
such aa after a ho?-eho!pra epidemic,
are1': First rakoVup all tho ; trash and
burn lt. Then coyer tho yard three
inches deep with straw and burn that,.
If you are not able to secure straw
sprinkling the ground "with lime io a
second choice. To disinfect poBts and
fences, whitewash or paint them.
"Disease germs;shorten.tho avorag'o
span of life by about, two years.
About 90 per cont of the common dis
eases are :-'Infectious, or 'catching.'
Disinfection ofter disease Sa the first
step-.for healthfulness, both for per
sons and.live stock,"' ,
Wet Blanket Saved : ?rop.
"It was tate ia autumn," ??.ys , "
writer In Farm and Fireside, "when
a sagegrass field caught fire Just over
the fence froid my' corn crop. ^As it
was a very dry season, the fire spread
rapidly , and my whole, crop, was b
danger, also my buildings. Th? fire
started from.a neighbor's clearing. A
Btrbng wind *?^s blowing and the fire
was"'?oon beyond ? control. '. Several
nl^- ji. came : to., help mt, and we tore
dowu the fences to save the bulld
lngsi But all. o?r efforts to check
the firo proved unsuccessfuluntil
some one suggested this method::
"A large blanket wan soaked wi?E
water; then two men on b?r&oback
took opposite ends 'and dragged, ii
across the. field; and back again In'
:^^t bf tho fire. . This was on. tho
nest .my crop ano i buildings. After
the grass, was wet lt would not catch
flrb'ea?nyV.aad we had bo tinuble' tb
put lt out:
"Ti* prevent this ii.-e I ena dd have
j^vlurrows around; my fil id and
*:?r?i?irig?,:.-.-three fur/ows/to protect a
cropland> teu to protect buUdmgsA
5b Wh&ker as Ba^ftge.
; Charleston, w, 'Va/, Dec. ??>-Con
f bribing the recent court ruling a gen
era! Order prohibiting t??? a<^pt?n?e
ci whlBkoy to West Virginia was but
luto effect by four railroads', opetat
in till? state.
>J?*t?ail?nt Stevens of the C. & O.
Ij?t^'fbr- his road and tho B. &
ii*. Kahswha nod Michigan and Wes
tern Maryland linea told tho prohi
bition department yesterday^ M*
railroad desired, to ernst the; det^r**
ibsbt in every way to enforce law . .
Fancy Breads For^M<iea.
Vienna? Dec, 23.-~A ministerial
bree has ?^m, forht?d^. baking.
' und
spytfy ta;houselK>tds. ,;.?:. (;; ['?*(?:'''
PORT?F
?TOR SMITH
DUTCHMAN GOWil?S~
?I BBI1H?PTII8M
Wai Mach Impressed With Feel
ing of Self-Confidence in
England. -
_____
Amsterdam, Dec. 23.-Thc "stro-g
sense of power and of self confidence
that seems to bc tho very atmosp'aore
of England,'' is commenced upon by
Dr. Hans Vorst, a professedly neutral
correspondent, In recounting 'als
impressions on a recent visit to Eug
and to the Berliner'Tageblatt. He
begins his artclo by tolling of meet
ing a Russian government official In
London, who, ; ofter a rather despon
dent review of the operations on thc
Russian front said: "At any rate, ono
feels quito at ease and heartened again
after a few days lu London."
This statement Interested Dr.
Vorst. Ho decided to make a closer
investigation of tho Russian's -re
mark, abd found that ho iilmself soon
succumbed' to tile sense of London's
might. lu his words, ho came under
tho spell of London's "silent d?mon
stration of solid wealth, <iulct strength
and established power.'
Speaking of. life in London, Dr.
Vorst tells tbt/ people of Berlin that
?o found London- has changed llttlo
during the war beyond the xlarken
Ing of Its streets. Nowhere in the
warring capitals has street traffic
suffered so little. In Berlin, and
Paris, m o tor ?ibu nos have disappeared.
But in London, even those that wore
sent over to. Prance in the beginning
of the war have boon replaced. Paris's
?iotela have reduced their prices to
a war scale:. But no mich conces
sion bas been made in London. Fur
thermore, the otages of London are
as resplendent as ever, evening dresB
ia common in tho boxes and orches
tra chairs, except for officers in uni
form, and the restaurants have lost
none of their elegance.
Conversations with Engllsfaimen,
continued the writer, show that tho
English themselves are dominated ny
a sense.of conscious pow?r.
"This impression grows," he adds,
"the more one talks with .Bnglls'a
men. The ?hysterical behavior of
certain English newspapers does not
seem to mo to reflect the nation's
feelings lb any way. On t?e con
trary, I have always noticed a totally
calm and objective attitude toward
tho wholo businesa; for extravagant
excitement ls not a part of the na
tional character.
So from my own experiences l ani
Inclined to consider these las?r peuce
speeches in tile house of lords* aa a
'sign of tils 'conscious power. The
li n gi i.s .i People Gtlll leolsitself atrcag
ono ti nu for- onyirans,-?_? ts ;_OT5^.
quently not afraid' to have such
Speeches exploited as signs of weak
ness, ospecially when they are an ex
pression of what all nations without
exception want -at the bottom of their
breasts-peace. "
The VTorHt Tlilng'.for Good Rends.
"Perhaps the worst thing which
could happen 40 th?.'caus? of good
roada," says Farra- : and Fireside,
"would be the building of all those
now needed, with ,no provision tor
keeping them up after their comple
tion. . No-.'permanent' road ls perma
nent In the sense of not needing re
pairs and upkeep.: We have shown
In these .columns that a conreto road
way 16 feet wide can be kept In con
dition ;for. twenty years or more by the
expenditure of from $25 to $36 per
mlle a year. There Is probably no
road, permanent or temporary, which
can bc kent in really i good condition
for. lesa.
"Some charge for maintenance
lucie aurely will tie on avery perma
nent road. ; When IsHues of bongil for
better' roads aro voted on, this matter
Of maintenance should be provided
for.
' ? ''in many, casas ths. . permanent
road will be far easier te maintain by
the; ordinary .tax levy than were the
old unimproved highways. ?n Buch
cases the'new road, instead of adding
to the locar burden, w|U lighten H."
Sharp Wt. V0
^ Elihu R??tV wit was bslrig praised
at the Me tropol I tan Club, in ; New-York.
The following'fetory is related in tho
Hartford Courant:
\. Root's sharp wit has scored many
a 'ffDOd point for. hlm? av lawyei ?aid..
? 'remember price,.<ye&'V is ago, I intriv.
dnce? a very important witness In-a
case against lio?t My wltneaa was
a fat, red-nosed man ai<d I said .tu
"trie Judge:
- VTnat witness, your.':honor,3t$?*'
very responsible citizen^ . He- hold? a
most important position. Ipi fact hs is
?he superintendent cf the waterworks^
"Wiien Root carno, to cross-examine
my witness, ne' sald; first: ,
.'So'Vo- are the superintendent of
tao waterworks, eh?"
.'Yes, sir, Mr. Robt." ,
"And you ?ive satisfaction
, "Yes, air! I've g?vsn i perfect, sat
isfaction at the 'waterworks for seveu
years." 1
"Humph, said' Root, mildly; you
look ?ik? a mari who Could be trusted
with Juay-amount of. water..""
oiis': ?nr^o??S-- to'cttiwhsr
lalo's TftWits. .
r*_ owe my goon health io Chap?is^
lita's Tablets,.'' 'writes tilts. R. O:
Ohio. ; /'Two ' years
ago x w?sA?n ?in val id dita io atotpace
trouble. I took three hotel??, of these
*?fclei? arid ?fcve sjnc*; been ^1% the
peat hrcsaHh.*';^^
To Wed
Connie BB of Mil
Tile Countess of Minto is to be the
bride of Lord Kitchener, If roporis
from London oro true. He hus been
a biicholor despite tho fact that he
mlg*at have made a selection from
among tho most beautiful iii Flog
POLAND'S JUDI
DISORGANIZE
Warsaw, Dee". .23.-Practically ev
ery rijss?an Judge1, In (Poland (fled
when Warsaw, was evacuatod by the
F.us siana and occupied by the Qer
mans., The Invaders therefore were
confronted with a'peculiar situation
in the:f efforts to reestablish'order,
and tho way tho problem has been
solved ban been largely, through the
Importation .of . German Juigen; and
the appointment of' German . lawyers
who had been wounded in battle to
judicial positions?- Almost every Poi
lishi judge . or lavryqr :who remained
in tho country declined! to fill the vari.
csT?t pcsii?csc- fer^car cf-, "usishmejit
by th? Russians if thc latter should
return.?
For centuries past Poland has had
two kinda of judgos; lay and profes
sional. Tho lay. courts, . handling
small and un?inport?n* mature, were
scattered alp over the kingdom ?nd
their baso rullus?/ werb; mainly on
common sense Tather 'than tcchnlcalir
ties bf thc- law. The professional
Judges were located almost exciusiycr
ly in cities.
Since the German occupation tho
number of judges has at no timo beep
entirely su {Tl cien t toondie all cases
and 4t has? been necessary to.ialter t'-o
existing law. In some p?rt?culars. Tho
right pf appeal to 'n gigher court has
been resricted somewhat hi, order to
prevent congestion, and ^."a master in
chancery system" has been evolved to
lighten tlie work of higher justices-.
T.':o "WarBaw Trade Tribunal''.'waa
created as a Sett of'supreme court for
civil.matters and.glaced in chargo of
two judges who rule on all Important
cases and apnealu for tho entire king-.
dom. As assistance, tho services of
a. nsumberV'of . expert \ civilians were
enlisted who hear ovlde-co'just as
masters,: do,.' aud then report to tho
justices. '??? vg^^^elBHOT
i
Wiih.'tew exceptions the Napoleonic
laws, especially tlioao' governing, civil
matters,. conferee, marriage, paren
tage, inheritance and sb forth',' liave
been retained,-and tho imported Ger
man judges rule accordingly. The
principal'. exception concerns debt
debt pmcedur?s, - which constituted
one of the most difficult.of.thc legal
pr^l?mss which tho Germans found
tjtomaelves.-confronted with.
Napoleonic, and hence Russian law,
provides t'hat.'4n case of .*>; debt: action;
a notary Vlth two -witnesses must go
to; the debtor, take his; statement'and
sriile ; against. * him.', when': the es ildenpe
farrants and payment-j?. r?fused.. V
' r';The exigencies ot tee war, bo waver,
?ohgy'iwSowrt? of- tli? : Gerr
hfitteS- fctuj altered the Kystom. The
notary iio; longer went pprsb??liy to
they/aebtor, atod sent but ono witness,
.t?retji'.?V.b.scauBo ^witnesses, were
so?rce, and the notaries wore too
buey; to be able to aparo .the ttm?,. :' :
'v^/^a-'?ettean8l;th'erefbre,' were con
fronted with the ttUomatlyo of con
doning-, ^feihran^bf law,' and bocon.
ing party to it, or of changing tho law.
; latter course r waa ' adopted a?t
?orman system applied -In' debt
'.ntatttSrff wa?' introduced. >'
Up to fha time of the arrival of the
t?erman? a moratorium had existed',
Tl#: conquerers decided very quickly
ii^at^le was having more ?vii effects
than good,' and raised lt; almost st
o7>ce. Tilla Kiep easily d?c'dod
?pb?;%i?o exls?n*g Poliah law gives
.3??#?dgca <ho power to graut-Judl
vldunl moratoriums when they; seem
?b]be..necoaeary^ 'W?'tn phv? abolition
of ;jih?^ ^p^4! ??w^'r
Byi?t?u? eviluihtf ;.??MK'5?Bl'C'^. ?sini debt
Kitchener
ito.
land. Lady Minto, who ls moro than
forty years ot age, la tho widow ot
Lord Minto, once.goybrnor general of
Canada and'later viceroy of India.
Sae, holds the highest position dn
English society.
?CIARY WAS
D BY GERMANS
!by men y/a\l able ' to pay-was done
.away with. ,
The criminal law in effect in Poland
.-had for years been looked-upon as
?he antiquated and archaic , that the
I Russian government in 1903 recodlfled
I tho statutes; The rovinscd laws, how
ever, for one reason and janot'her, nev
er has gone into effect. Aftor con
sultation with Polish legal authori
ties, tho1 Gorma?B st once 'maids the
recodlf lcd statutes effective.
. For;. a century,, the prevailing lan
guage dn country courts In Poland
hos been Polish, and In the higher
nftnrtn l?iianlan. Tbo latter. languoEO
fcps disappeared almost entirely, from
the entire kingdom, as much it ds de
clared because of any ruling'of tho
conquerers.
The Germans ordained that Polish
and German should become. .ino Offi
ciai court language, with, .however;
the additional provision 'that'cases
fl?cu?d.be conducted in- fiat, language
In. which prlncipala wero' boat versed.
?5 'ccnseciiencb al?^?f*t every suit, civil
or criminal,.fla oarried on in Polish.'
The German Judges who have been
"imrort?d" spuak Polish in an as
tonishingly largo number of casos,
and .oven Poles who know German 'ara
obie to testify in their native ton
gue.
j Make Yoiir OirJiard Fruitful.
In Farm arid Fireside is the account
of a simple expedient : that .'made
money tor a New England . apple
? grower:
] ' Mr. E. ; H. Fltahugh bought a ? farm
In Newv London county, Connecticut,
In 1?13. An. old apple orchard grac
ed-or, more properly: speaking, dis
grac?d-rtho piece, ;for it boro no ap
ples ;and paid no rent for. the land oe-'
cuplod. In the fall of 1913 ho pruned
.tho trees, but they bore no frilli in
.19J4.
j "lu Ostobar, ?fll i. Mr. Fitzhugh de
cided it whs t'rrir; f*r a'shake-up, and
what wnp fitting to usc for the j
shake-up limn dynamite? .-.'..
I -"I'b.nr'holes were made twenty^four
inches dni'n nnd aix feet away from
tbe'injh'j.r?* c.mh tree. Then the holes
w'- '-ifi'-<i with, a small charge of
tim- bir'^ois?-maker.
i Hil .1915 the trees bore ? crop~ of
j extra lino fruit, and. present pros
port** seem to be good for a vigorous
; future ? production. of "tho trees thus
treated. ;.'.'.'
r. .'.."There'is. no mystery about lt.
Blasting accomplishes' the same pur
i? pose, as deep plowing. ' Boot expan
' stott/ becomes .oaa??r ; and thc soil ls
\ broken up; new-stores, ot plant food
are made available;, tab sop ? I aerated
andi the movement of nidi;*ure -pro-,
motod. In short; the tree ia given a
'chanee f?r.its Ufo by* giving it fav
orable environment in which ; tb) grow.
4and' perform Its function cf . making
jfruiti" "-V^,
j. ' T??; julghie^eif #ar!?/
i. Paris, I>??. ?^.?^Paris 1?;far, from
vin visible from ?dista nb?; at night in
spite bf tho radical, measurer that
havbibesu;taken to' Testriet lighting'.
Inhabitants' ;of the auburns ea" i . far
distant' aS fifteen; mlle-s bay tho nigh^
glow ored the eaplml is almost ea dis-'
, Atoti-wftes ali Bghts .are sb?a* ?nM
I b?Mt. Under bonns? ^.BS bi tiona the
1w^'"b*er.'.P?rls may h? each from a
distance ot thirty ml?os
The measures adopted for darken
ing the streets ah* dimioj?hiag /the
ftgh*. xeBeeted ; from thu ; fei?rfor of
hallOmge eeema,..^
. jg^.^hr" to :ih?%ibfe'^ti^''-?f
/ certain buikllnee difficult, '
If "HE"
Yo? Can't Do Better
(liva Him a ROY nf
If he doesn't smoke, a baby rattV or a teething ring
would be about as appropriate; b-u-t IF he enjoys smok
ing (and if he smokes at all. lie enjoys it immensely) a
box of any otu of the many different brands' of CHOICE
cigars which we have in stock will prove the gift that will
please him most, and stamp you as a person of very dis
criminating tastes.
In ali probability, "He" buys hi?
cigars here and that we know ex
nelly which brand he pr?f?ra. Phone .
us NOW, we'll be glad to advise yo?.
Cigars-Good Cigars from $1.00 to $4 JO a Box
What Is Home Without Music?
Boy "J 1er" ? GOOD Piano here, and you will' provide happiness
ot alono for your -wife and youraclf, but for ^he entire family; and
*or rosny, many year? to como.
We have an unexcelled list of really OOOD Pianos, and at Rea
sonable prices. We sell the Steinway, Kranich &: Buch, ?VerS &
Pond. Hallet & Davis^Milton and Kimball; everyone a High Grade.
Plano.
REECE-WELSH PI?N? CO.
Successor* to the C. A. Reed Piano & Organ Co,
314 Soatb Main Street.
BANK OF BELTON
Belton, S. C.
Capital and Swrplas $W?*9??
Collections CHvrjv PJrorap* AtteBifes '
Ellin cn A? SmjtB, Wi &<Gmim
Prcslden?v ' Y, P. aaa Cashier.
; - 'ii. B. Campbell, AsaU. C&ahfejp. ? -
SS
?Ctc??m
KITCHEN
(Formerly Olympia Candy SCilcheo)
Have cpmplete. line Candies, Fruits, Toysand .?lg?rsi
Soft Drinks a Specialty,
We solicit your trade, i
Proprietor,