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2 N Pare United States Postoffice I fective January 1?S Postmaster J. F. Hunter has coived from the postoffice departmc the following table of the revis parcel post rates, which went ii effect yesterday, January 1: J?Orders of the l'ostaiutser (i< eral. Olhee of the Postmaster General. Washington, Dec. IS, 19 Order No. 7720. Paragraph 1, Section 4 56, Pos | 1st zone* i 2d j 31 WK1GHT i Local, Zone zone, zo | rate I rate j rate | ra J . ' A . - 1 I , . - ' ' A A - 1 1 1 pound | $.ui> 1 * "? | I ? 2 pounds | .00 | .06 j .06 3 pounds | .06 I .07 | .07 * pounds .07 ' .08 .12 5 pounds .07 j .09 .14 6 pounds .08 , .10 .10 7 pounds , .08 .11 .11 8 pounds .09 .12 .12 . 9 pounds .09 j .13 .13 10 pounds .10 .14 .14 11 pounds I .10 ! .15 .15 12 pounds .11 1 .16 .16 13 pounds .11 I .17 .17 | . 14 pounds : .12 .18 .18 15 pounds I .12 .19 .19 16 pounds I .13 .20 .20 .1 17 j ounds ! .13 .21 .21 18 pounds I .14 I .2 2 .22 19 pounds 1 .14 .23 ! .23 .i 1.. I 1 r. O 4 I O .? l \f puuuua j .iu t -"* "1 pounds ! .15 ; .25! *25 22 pounds .16 I .26 ! .26 23 pounds { .16 I .27 | .27 24 pounds I .17 1 .28 : .28 25 pounds I .17' .29! .29! 26 pounds ! .18 .30 1 .30 ! 27 pounds ' .18 ! .31 ] .31 ' 28 pounds I .19 j .32 ' .32 ; 29 pounds 1 .19 I .33 j .33 | 30 pounds .20 .34 .34 ! 31 pounds .2 0 I .3 5 .35 ' 32 pounds .21 I .36 ! .36 ] 33 pounds .21 ' .37 I .37 ; 34 pounds .22 ! .38 I .38 { 35 pounds .22 | .39 ' .39 ! 36 pounds .23 i .40 ! .40 ! 37 pounds .23 ! .41 1 .41 38 pounds I .24 | .42 1 .42 ' 39 pounds 1 .24 i .43 1 .4 3 j 40 pounds ! .25 I .44 1 .44 1 41 pounds ! .25 ! .45 .45 \ 42 pounds 1 .26 | .46 .46 I 43 pounds ! .26 | .47 1 .47 44 pounds ' .27 ' .48 1 .48 ' 45 pounds 1 .27 ' .49 ! .49 1 46 pounds ' .28 ! .50 1 .50 ! 47 pounds ' .28 ' .51 ' .51 48 pounds ' .29 ] .52 1 .52 1 411 pounds ,Z? .0.4 I .0.4 50 pounds ! .SO .54 .54 1 For a full explanation of rate: 4 55, paragraph 'J, a and b. Office of the Postmaster General. Washington, Dec. 18, 1913. Order No. 7718. Paragraph 1. Section 4 54, Pos Laws and Regulations, edition 1913, is amended to read as follow Sec. 4 54. Fourth-class mail m ter shall embrace all other matt including farm and factory prodm (and, on and after March 16, 191 books,) not now embraced by law either the first (or) second class, 1 (with the exception, in the) thl class, not exceeding (fifty) poun in weight (when mailed for delive within the first and second zones, n exceeding twenty pounds in weip when for delivery in any of the otli zones), nor greater in size th seventy-two inches in length a girth combined, nor in form or ki likely to injure the person of a postal employee or damage the 111 equipment or other mail matter a not of a character perishable with a period reasonably required f transportation and delivery. A. S. lU'RLKSON, Postmaster General. Office of the Postmaster General. Washington, Dec. 18, 1913. Order No. 7719. Subparagraph (d). (el. (ft ai (g) paragraph 2. Section 455, Post Laws and Regulations, edition 1913. are amended to read as follow effective January 1. 1914: (dt For delivery within the thi zone, (six) cents for the first poui or fraction of a pound and (tw< cents for each additional pound fraction of a pound. (e) I* or delivery within the four zone. (sevt>n) rents for Hie fir pound or fraction of a pound ai South Carolina IP-hind. Abbeville Medium. The educators of the country agr 011 $28 as the least annual expe 11 < turo which will give an Americi child a pood common school -duntio A statement prepared by the buret of education for 1!?1 1 show- tli-t fo hundred and forty- ix millions of d< hirs were spent in the I nltod Stat for this purpose, and that if $28 p capita had been spent it would ha required nearly seven hundred mi lion dollars. Several States of t Union spent appoximately $28 p child, and 12 States spent more tin $28per child, but in the South no of the States conic anywhere ne spending that amount Florida spe nearly two million, $28 per chi would have required seven millic Mississippi sp nt nearly three m lion, $28 per child would have requ cd seventeen million. Tennesse spent five million wh $28 per child would have requlr nineteen million. Texas spent nearly twelve mill! while $28 per child would have i quired more than twenty-five mill! The showing made by our o\ state is as bad. or worse, than the cited above. We spent a little ov two million while $28 per child won have required expenditure of net fifteen million dollars. All the southern States spent If than eighty million dollars while $ per child would have required an f penditure of one hundred and seven million dollars. pen Is the education of your chl and of your neighbor's child wor $28. a year? How much does t education of your child cost you p I > I THE L el Post Rates Charleston F I President brated the f Department Issues Ruling Ef- ^1Kbi^bitrhe> ta tement by Zones. trSkt to that1 ,, , General Hue re- Laws and Regulations, edition of (ient of Mexh >nt 1913, is amended to read as follows: occasion mo> ied Sec. 4 56. Parcels weighing four Uon upon tl lto ounces or less are mailable at the ront ot 1 , . , who lias take rate of one cent for each ounce or tjie great en- fraction of an ounce, regardless of it is but a distance. Parcels weighing more years since V than four ounces are mailable at the peared in t 13. pound rates shown in the following now, at the i I table, a fraction of a pound being as easily and tal considered a full pound: office of the ->l I 4tl. ! illi ! <!<l. 10. I Sll. I'oficie^of?a me zone [ zone zone zone zone as jf jje jia( ite I rate | rate rate rate rate particular w 06 I $ .07 $ .0& $ .09 $ .11 $ .12 reer. Which 08 .11 .14 .17 .21 .24 truth, for It 10 1 .15 .20 .25 .31 .36 his rich sell 19 1 .19 .26 .33 .41 .48 dies of the h 23 .23 .32 .41 .51 .60 his profound 16 .27 .38 .49 .61 .72 character am 18 .31 .44 .57 .71 .84 ernment, an 20 .35 .50 .65 .81 .96 bears him sc 22 .39 .56 .73 .91 1.08 ed office. T 24 .43 .62 .81 1.01 1.20 whole, Wilsc 26 I .47 .68 .89 1.11 1.32 within a con 28 I .51 .74 .97 1.21 1.44 hut three yet 30 I .55 .80 1.05 1.31 1.56 one of the 32 .59 .86 1.13 1.41 1.68 American li 34 .63 .9 2 1.21 1.51 1.80 nothing even 36 .67 .98 1.29 1.61 1.92 about it. ll( 38 .71 1.04 1.37 1.71 2.04 imagination 40 .75 1.10 1.45 1.81 2.16 splendid or 42! .79 1.16 1.53 1.91 2.28, won the reg 44 .83 1.22 1.61 2.01 2.40 commission < ' and clear exi evidence of them into pr The young isier 01 urea but be was his class w public and a had the glar set him on 1 ported his pi merits. Til President of forty-three, I and a holdei ment he qi came to the 1 tragedy of ft Wood row VV remotely pre political stag an age six which Pitt d yond that at tired from a dent. Perht of h's remar fact that he r in reflection experience, a ? his talents 1 ^ of postare in the first zone sec Section his judgmen though, is in out speculati (four) cents for each additional that at fiftv-l j pound or fraction of a pound. slightest prei | (f) For delivery within the fifth tlcal affairs, tal zone, (eight) cents for the first tju, general i of pound or fraction of a pound and fined and su s: > (six) cents for each additional pound and. i at- or fraction of a pound. course as the er. | (g) For delivery within the sixtli tional institu cts zone (nine) cents for the first pound have stridden 14, or fraction of a pound and (eight) ersliip of the in cents for each additional pound or terpretation or, fraction of a pound. I president of rd A. S. BURLKSON. I moreover, t ds Postmaster (Jeneral. I achieved, bef tv term had cl< ior Oflice of the Postmaster (Jeneral. j that experien ;ht Washington. Dec. 18, 1018. [ticlans had ler Order No. 7721. about, with ii 1 Section 4'ill I'nuiiil I .n vv < iiiwl IfivtF snruiiK i roil ii<1 illations, edition of 1 !t 1 . is amended lid l>y the addition of the following as ny paragraphs r> and *: the former to Cures Old Sores, nil heroine efTeetive on March 16, 1914, The worst cams, ml and the latter on January 1, 1!?14: . f.,c cured i.v ti >iii 5. On and after March 16, 1914,1 iwers AntNf or the rate of postage on parcels of errand ' books weighing 8 ounces or less shall he 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof, and on those weighing Stand 1 p more than eigh tounces the pound 'I rates shown in the table In para- ?pjie pirst graph . of this Section shall apply. , . . 6. The rate of postage on gold au<" of 1,111 coin, gold bullion, and gold dust of- or consumpti lid fered for mailing between any two strong, so t ol points in Alaska, or between any breathed in tl of point in Alaska and any point in the . . s. United States or its possessions, ? ie mos shall be two cents an ounce or frac- keeping the rd tion thereof, regardless of distance, the chest wid ml Such gold coin, gold bullion or gold J(r0jM. >i dust shall be enclosed in sealed pack- . , or ages not exceeding 11 pounds in drooped or at weight and sent by registered mail an" allowed t tli (See Sec. 879 for amount of registry shoulders), o *st fee.) A. s. BURLESON, forward lnaU ad Postmaster General. Hhoulderi=======: ,e,|,'d. the br? and the lung year? Figure it out, one mill tax levy become wea means $1. on each thousand of as- ' best that tub ee sessed valuation. If you pay on one Tlu ,' "I" "'l1, .. (diested, wit I " thousand dollars worth of property with head ( 1,1 you are paying, including the three the developn mills special school, and the one mill formed chest ur : dded hist year, $4 and if your dis- portant ta< ti triet levies a special tax of say 4 erculosis. tin ,.s mills, you are pvaing a total of $k for desired if tin the education of vour child or child- *s><d only ren. ' open .hut we .. and le:.rn to . ~ that the lung ' Itravery. 'he fresh air the singer. 01 m Exchange. to make sust ne she?I would never marry a man Ktand and sit ar who is a coward. t;.'at ,h0 lunj "< He- About how brave would he advantage, a id have to be to meet your approval? ,j() the same t ?n. | She -Well, he'd have to have eour- ?iihcmilrmia il- age enough to?er -propose. fewer weak 'r" leal Associati He Stomach Troubles Disappear. ' '' Stomach, liver and kidney trou- Stomach on le*. weak nerves, lame back and fo- stomach li re- male ills disappear when Electric woai{ nerves on Hitters are used. Thousands of wo- jjjh disappea men would not be without a bottle in are used. Tl er their home. Eliza Pool of Depew, he without i ild Okla., writes: "Electric Hitters Eliza Pool o ir- raised me from a bed of sickness and "Electric Bit suffering and has done me a world bed of slckne as of good. I wish every suffering wo- none me a w 2 8 man could use this excellent remedy every sufTerli >x- and find out, as I did. Just how good excellent ren ity It is." As it has helped thousands did, Just hov of others, it surely will do the same helped thous lid for you. Every bottle guaranteed, will do the s th 50c and $1.00. At all druggists. H. tie guarante he B. Hucklen & Co., Philadelphia or At all Drtigg ie" | S*. Louis. Philadelphia ANCASTER NEWS, JANUARY 11 at Fifty-Seven. Stand My Y out. No town can be Wilson Saturday cele- Parous in which ifty-seventh anniversary tradesmen dopendt -the observance present- do not patonize eat vay, an interesting con- chant wants a har marking the birthday of and though his n< rta, the putative presi- ! harness maker, am jo, a few days ago. The be imagines he ca res once more to retiec- by sending to ano ie amazing political as- for his harness. T lew figure in the nation, in turns, sends awi n permanent rank as one boots, shoes and c statesmen of his time, maker sends away little more than three the tailor sends a1 Voodrow Wilson first ap_ and so it goes. As a he political field, and coming in to trade, iige of fifty-seven he sits men sending to assuredly in the highest goods, because, tl republic and administers save money by doii rernnient and directs the i the conclusion thes , party and of a nation elsewhere; and t 1 been trained for that growling about hi ork throughout his ca- business. No wonde i, doubtless, is much the themselves turn tin can not be disputed that where for if they lolarship, his deep stu- selves to better i istorv of his country and privlng their neigh I reflections upon the others learn to trj l! constitution of its gov- inent. It is a dangei e the equipment which rate. Ten dollars i > effectively in his exalt- saved because the "hough, considered as a the place is dwar: ?n's political preferment thereby, irse of public service of The fact is, but irs' duration will remain in going away to poltical sensations of counting all expem listory, there has been Show us a town in remotely spectacular make it a rule not ' has not burst upon the anything they can { of the people by any wnl show you a tc brilliant deed, but has ness is lively and e' ard and confidence and j trade in centered f ?f the people by simple are low and the tr tosition of principles and each other having an ability to translate confldlence will be actical effects. | understood that th :er nti was prime min-| any town are 111 tn t llritaln at twenty-four, 'aboard for purchasi born, as Englishmen of will languish. Havi ere and still are, to a each other how cnn political career, and he to have confidence nor of a great name to not the way to but lis way, though he sup- ronize each other [ ogress by his own high business at home.? icrefore itoosevelt was the United States at lUt he had been a seeker Tax h of office from the 1110- The books for < jitted college until he Taxes are now opi ilgliest place through the the clerk and Tn IcKlnley's assassination, the First National ilson had never even wm be collected ur sen ted himself upon the without penalty. ;e until he had reached JOHN years beyond that at Clerk led and three years bewliieh Roosevelt had re. second term as Pr,esl- SHKKIIT ips he owes something / kable efficiency to the aine upon the scene ripe " . Sn?7TV rather than wary from STATE O SOUTi t a period of life when Coun > of Ea ,vere at their best and Lancaster Mercan it matured. The fact, vi iteresting enough, with- C. DeWitt Short, 1 011 upon its significance, KxecuC^oi^TTftu four a man, ^ ithout the Ifv virtue of ai idous experience in poll- above stated case.T practically unknown to jjc outcry at the cr public, with a well de- castei.f s c.t wltl ccessful career behind of 8a,e on the F1X apparently, a brilliant january> 1914, jt head of a great oducn- I DeWitt Short's I 1 tion berore him, should {intorest in and tq 1 1 so straight to the lead- : cej or traot of lan< national thought and in-I 1 siiuait; in cellar t of national purpose as Lancaster county, the I nited States, and, tWenty-one and 01 hat he should have acres, as per surve ore the first year of hts p. \ias8ey, Survey ise.l practical reforms north by ,'ot No \ iced and assiduous poll- Kstelle and Leroy either failed to bring ,ot No 4 allotted much striving, or had nett south by lan i essaying. an(j west by lot No Thomas Ballard. ... .. m ' cash. Purchaser t , Other Remedies Won't Cur* JNO. no tiirtMor <>t liow long standing. jjsJO f GREEN, won.terlul. old reli?bl( I).. ' plaintiff's' J ic U< iIiiik Oil. It rHiev?t I 111 2V, NIC. il.C Straight and Avoid uborciilosis. essential in the avoid- ^TAIv erculosis of the lungs on is to keep the lungs hat if the germs are jm icy can do no harm. One A *4 inmportant things in lungs strong is to keep e open st) that the lungs j?" " rlv used, if the hndv is / ^ J oops, or if the shoulders ( 0 drag forward (round- \ r if the head is carried ' sad of well back over s i, the chest must be ilat 1 athing must be shallow, s, not being freely used k. It is in this type of t lerculosls usually begins. ' >tive is usually narrow . 1 droop shoulders and [-railed farwcrd. While lent of a strong, well is one of the most inters in preventing tubb same thing is to be - disease has once start. should we live in the should stand up straight "throw a big chest," so s can be used to the best be taken in. The runner. any one who is obliged ained effort is taught to with the chest high so < <s can be used the best I ii(1 If every one would I hing there would be less I rPlif? 1 because there would be I lungs. American Med- I will do, <1 ion* I ahead of i I in# on tlie Troubles Disappear. I ailV'thill# ver and kidney troubles I VOll Dd , lame back and female I ? , _ t ,tfi, u I board, wli r when Electric Bitters I . '' . lousands of women not j leSS OOOKI i bottle In their home. I iti<r fif^nre f Depew, Okla., writes: I "'a iters raised me from a I !8S and suffering and has I orld of good. I wish I ig woman could uso thin I w a e d y and find out, as I I v good it is." As it has I ,1 ands of others, it surely I ame for you. Every bot- I ed, 50cents. and $1.00. I est H E. Buckleu & Co. (| or St. Louis. ' 2, 1914. 'oar Town. | Wants to Put Out 1U-vised E permanently pros- Columbia State, the citizens and | Commissioner Watson said y >nt on each other' . .... , , ., h other. The mer- , ^ thut be wou,d u6k tho ** ness for instance, j assembly for an approprirath dghbor is a good print a new edition of the "Han i trades with him, |?' South Carolina." He said th; n save fifty cents' supply ran out 18 months ag tlier city or state that there was now greater d< he harness maker U-an ever for the book, which ly for his groceies, much information about South lothtng. The shoe- lina. for his coat, and I The commissioner said that wav for his boots. I of the most important steps I i result, the farmer 1 development of South Carolin , see all the trades- taken place since the book was other places for i" 1908 and that with the new t hey say they can these chapters of progress coi ug so, and come to ! easily prepared. The departm f too can do better i receiving calls for the book frc hen everybody is rious sections of the United Sta ard times and no letter was received yesterday r the business man 1 tke University of Pcnnyslvanii e tide of trade else- 1for one of the books. I can supply them- also asked that August Kolin's advantage by de_ ion Mills in South Carolina" b ibor of their trade, The edition of this book has alsi f the same experi- exhausted. ous one to inaugus lost when one is entire business of Subscribe for The E fed and hampered little is ever made Notice of Dischnrge. trade and oftener / ses, there is a loss. Notice is hereby given tliat ( i which the people 30th day of /huwiary, 1914, . to send away for make my finaf/muYn as guardi ?et at home and we Chalmers Blackwel -MfVtho p iwn in which busi- court for L>nncastef^ou\ty ai verybody buys, and idy to said court for letters ( rom abroad. Prices niissal as such guardian^ adesmen patronize A. S. MUNGf no suspicion that Guardian of Chalmers Blackv abused. Let it be O business men of e habit of sending ? * es and the business III II C M [ If C D V fl n g no confidence in VVllrlirVrn II they expect others VVIII.IIL.VLII I U I in them? No that's _ , A GENERAL lotlre. I The Old Standard Grov Election of Town Valuable as a General " ?uV.r'Y. o! Drives Out Malaria, I Hank, said taxes the Whole System, ] itil December 31st, CRAWFORD You ^now you are taking ; and Treasurer. 89 *he formula is printed on ever tonic properties of QUININE an tonic and is in Tasteless Form. MS SALE. Weakness, general debility and Mothers and Pale, Sickly Chili incaster County. Relieves nervous depression and I CAROLINA, purifies the blood. ATrueTonic ncaster. No family should be without it. ( tile Co.. Plaintiff, s. Defendant. Jnst Property, i execution in the I will sell at pub- T ' \ >urt house in Lan- IXI in the legal hours I X II a. "B I t (1st) Monday in ' he defendant, C. individed one-half all that piece, par- T^UTT JRM il ly+T?ig, being and | 3 ^ * ^r?ek township in I X etltufoQ S. C. containing X sluuies ae-thlr 3 (21 1-3) *** ^ [n2 Pov y and plat of Sam A11o 1 or n ad bounded Stltute fof RO" , allot ed to Lena, Bant rd. east by cream of tarta to A.vlusan Ben- _ d8, ?\X !hBexU' healthful. Po i. 2, allotted to W. Terms of sale, StltuteS afe mi Lo pay lor papers. P. HUNTER, [I attorney. ? T THE NEW YEAR JiT FIRELESSC ! lew Ideal saves you money, time, trou one that uses one of the New Ideal C i stove as the stove is the fireplace. No1 fireplace ( Buy a Fireless Cooker and that you might want to do, and they v l.'t keep a cook and pay her about $5.(1 ieh is another $10.00, costing you enou 3r each month. (Jet your pencil and a s and then come up and buy a Fireless Yours truly B. MACK 1 I (lition w A " * f ?.;Wimer . jneral| I J m to . 5 (Mar tors y miand I gives The Farmers' Mutual stopped C aro | off one day Ior Christmas, but some : We are at it/again, and the citiln the e t J n i. mi a had jzens ?f Lartcaerceil County will issued see and hear marc of us early edition I iid be , this year. I ient is j Manners' Bankf& Trust Co., ![esv a Agents, Liln caster. from D. E. HONE\\ Manager. !t w? Yorkville, S. C. 'Cot- ? e sent i Double Entendre. o been ! . Exchange. An old colored man In Lousiana declared that he had received a mlracr ulous "call" to preach. He had told leWS. j about It hundreds of times. He re peated his vision one night at camp i meeting. "Ah had er vision," he was saying, on the "?f or Sreat white light In de sky, . .... an' in de middle ob de light waz de I letters 'G-P-C.' Brudders an' sisters, an lor | ^ knows den an* dar dat dem letrobate iters means ter 'Go Preach Chrischanf,P" ' ty! * An' ? )i ens- j "Hoi' on dar!" objected a hearer | from a back seat. "Lemme ax yer 5- ,dis: How yer know dem letters ain't yell. mean 'Go Pick Cotton?' " HEED ' TONIC TAKE GROVE'S e's Tasteless chill Tonic is Equally fonic because it Acts on the Liver, Enriches the Blood and Builds up For Grown People and Children. when you take Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic y label showing that it contains the well known d IRON. It is as strong as the strongest bitter It has no equal for Malaria, Chills and Fever, loss of appetite. Gives life and vigor to Nursing rlren. Removes Biliousness without purging, low spirits. Arouses the liver to action and and Sure Appetizer. A Complete Strengthener. Guaranteed by your Druggist. We mean it. 50c. Libstitutes to I the grocer all subsenN^oujor-Royal Bak/der. There is rib subY AL. Royal is a mire, I Lr baking powder, Vnd j _ /r i __ V wuers oneiea as suaade from alum. &HT BY BUYING JOOKER" 3 >E IN f ONEATWO ND THREE 7COM a PARTMENTS. 1 TEN to SIZES Roasts] Stews \ W^' Bake* ' Fries ) Ay Steams Boils bio. Don't ask me what they lookers. They are as far ^wouldn't we look nice cook1 go to church, up town, or rill attend to the cooking for 10 to $10.00 per month and gh per month to buy a Firepioce of paper and go to iriaki Cooker and a Oil Stove. orell r-, J