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PAGE TWO I WAR TALK! I By UNCLE DAN Number Six F illio and Jimmie Will Take Mill Training. "I am mighty sorry. Uncle Dan, tills Is your lust night with us. ( you stay longer? We boys ure ha a peach of a time," said Blllle. "Well, if you get more out of I the way of pleasure than 1," said Cle Dan, "you are going some." "Blllle, I have been talking serlc with your father und mother a ending you to a military academy they usked me to talk with you a It." "Whoopee!" Blllle screamed. 111 wild Indian. "Now, hold your horses," said U Dan, "and listen to me. You kn< sent my boy, Howard, to one of t schools for a year when he was a your uge. He was* nurrow chei stoop shouldered, rather loose Join he hud the big head und needed dpline and physical development. was growing fast and I wunted hi be strong physically." "Say, Uncle Dan," said Illllie, " lleve your description of Howard me pretty well, eh?" "Well," said Uncle Dan, "to be f I think It does; you need the i thing. Howard did not like It at fli am told for a few weeks he had 'r .sledding,' hut after he found thai only way was to obey orders, he ca the spirit of the institution and 1 It. We did not see him for aboul months, then he caine home for a dajrs. We were astonished at his pearance. He had gained abou pounds in weight, his muscles wei bard us nails, he stqod as strulgt an arrow, he was courteous, cons If {P if, i t, isi? i fsoie tno result of six months of tary tr...alng. Compare lines A-A B-B In cut. ate and manly. His awkwardness disappeared. The change was wot ful and it was all to the good. I Is a photograph showing 'before after taking.' and I am sure no pa medicine advertisement could hen "Well, mother and I were deligl That was ten years ago. and Ho\ says the year he spent at the rnili academy was the best year of bis "Now," said Uncle Dan, with g earnestness, "when such training < so much good, makes better citizens at the same time fits a man to do his country, why should not Uncle furnish this training at the gov ment's expense? The government the right to call anyone to servi case of war, and without trainin man is worth nothing s a soldier, cle Sam has splendid new trai camps that will soon be available the purpose, therefore, hen* is do reason why the Chamberlain bill compulsory militnry training shoul passed at once, so that every hoy stonily fit may have this training not leave it for his parents to pay On account of the expense, not one In .r>0 can take the training now. 1 glad that you can do so. These crops and big prices. I find, n.ake farmers rather 'cocky,' and that best Is demanded by them." Blllie was up with the lark the i morning, more excited and enthuslc than ever. He had a plan. He k Jiinrr.ie owned a colt worth $100; he would make almost another $10* bis potatoes If they turned out \ and that he had from his prev livings, bought a $100 Liberty h Billle's plan was to have Jlmmle < In and go with him. He was dl pointed to find that Jlmmle would lack about $300 of having enougi see him through. His lip quivering aid: "I'm mighty sorry to leave . mle." Uncle Dan was silent a momeni two, then he asked Illllle to go d to the orchard and get him some plea to eat on the train. While he Cone, it was arranged that Uncle ! and Mr. and Mrs. Oraham would vance the money necessary so 1 Jlmmle could go. When Blllle retur be was told about It. He ran to *phone a^i called Jlmmle, sayl "Come on over, run Jnst as fast as ran. I've got the greatest news mver heard ct." k \ r j f WtllS FARGO VET f PASS IIP AW "(let Tanlac, a Friend Told Me," ,Ury' Says Palmer. 1 "TOOK (iOOI) ADVICE that viag "\m Now a Different Man," M it in He Declares?"Now Hid of Un j My Troubles." >usly bout por years, more than a quarbout tef U cenluiy- Painter, of j No. 7 Elizabeth St.. Hinghampton ke a 'las been a valued employe of jthe Wells Fargo Express company. fncleund a man with a record like that iw I has. of course, proved his ability and T I bese integrity beyond question. bout This is the sort of a man whose sted, . endorsement is worth a great deal dls!jnnd it is a matter of pride that men of this calibre endorse Tanlac. m to "i fe,q just 1 ikt? a good friend felt KE| for me?I want to help the other f fits l<"ow vv'1() may ',e suffering," Mr. Palmer said, and that is the spirii H rmik which moves such men and women. Bar ;ft,ne They want others to share their JKSj rst. I good fortune. R3C ough "For the last six years 1 have felt |JPP the myself slipping from the path of J.;, ught health," he continued. "Indigestion I i < b aw) Lfc and catarrh had attacked me. Mv t six w| appetite became poor, my food did p i ap-' not ta8te r'Rht and 1 would suffer whi< t 20 affpr eating. I grew nervous and and e as was getting run down. I did not our it as feel well and would get un recline *nc' ------ rope lner- achy and dull. I knew it would not pf SSI do tor me to keep on that way. "(Jet arm '7* Tanlac," a friend told ine, and I to->k *ary mm his tip. Now I am a different man. ; 1 don't have to fight olT worries and p, little ills. I am entirely well of my der I troubles. 1 don't feel any more in on > digestion and my catarrh has disap- CHto pea red. I can eat anything without "urn ! fear of it hurting me. My sleep rlsr WM could not be better. Tanlac lr?s H done the work for me and I give uso fl statement now to others. (let on cult rail the Tanlac Special and start for *ry VVellville, I tell them." S| For themselves the well known WA ^ men and women who endorse Tan- ^ M lac would not talk, but the bond of, m sympathy between such people is j ; ^ strong. Once relieved themselves.! .H they want others to know of this: '"y new reconstructive, system purilier cam j and stomach tonic which, because of bSI nhol Tanlac, the master medicine, is sold exclusively by J. F. Mackey.; ram Lancaster; I'eoples Drug ft Grocer\ i sles. mill- ('? Heath Springs; C. O. Floyd,, scon anJ Keishuw.?Adv. thes | in i had whl< HUNTED BY WILD ELEPHANT prl" rlere Fi C?rl E. Akeley, Naturalist, Relates Ex 1( perlence of Being Attacked by Massive South African Beast. 1 Men. fallc vard cess hunter and taxidermist, Cnrl K tnry tlon lif,. Akeley, who has spent a great denl ol Teat l"i Mistaking effort In preparing tin jgjg does * ?nderful animal groups at the Ameri , tan Museum of Natural History. D ^ fend known throughout South Africa aa an Sam elephant hunter. He hns had many thrilling experiences, one of which hr has describes in the New York Sun as fol ' e In lows: Al j, ? Elephants are no more conspicuous- espc Fn. In their own country than Jack rabbits ?ls nlng ore in theirs. They are the color of trln, for the shadows In the forest and almost ^nl uhle "s Indlsflnguishuhle. Intelligence and '-v ,?r t.miiiuvt'iii'K!! are two or tlieir most grou (1 he prominent characteristics. When one sbaj pl,y. knows he in Wing hunted lie will lie In ^'0 and wait, still as a rock, and looking much whil for. Hke ?ne. ?iid will hunt his hunter as hind hoy n dog hunts a rnt. this ! atn I had cut a big hull out from a herd *lon hlg and was following his spoor, knowing 'n* the well enough that he was lying In wnlt Kroti the for me somewhere. The hlg henst, as hefn It turned out afterwards, got my wind costJ next as 1 was stalking him, and was search- 'ron istic Ing for me. j treai new I must have got within ten or twenty CBrl that feet of him, because I remembered I mny [) on afterward that I heard a swift rush veil, hut did not catch sight of him coming. ^ ions The first I knew of his presence was the ond. a quick vision of his trunk as he rash knocked me down. Then I caught one sap- glimpse of hlR little eyes as he curled still up his tmnk out of the way and tried i to to Impale me with his tusks. 1 _ ' he i had Just time to grasp a tusk with _#rf Tim- my left hand and twist myself so that ' jjov my body was between the two shafts t or of Ivory. I felt th<* Impact of his tusks g ?wn HS they dug Into the ground on either ap- side of me. and his heavy nose crushed fatf was against my chest. That Is all I re- . Dan member. ... or! wttt HU" My hunter fortunately shot him dead the 'hat as he was preparing for another ^ ned j wnB unconscious as they car- UprJ the rled me to the camp, where I Iny for Inr(, ,,g: three months, with my chest so . y?u crushed that It was doubiful whether F?? or not I should live. I THE LANCASTER NEWS, Better Farming rIE FARMER?O UNCLE SA1V / D. B. Osborne. Chllrmin Onil Im n Mr. Farmer: ('oni am' democra-1 y 'V t Gorman Upon you la placed the grave i' responsibility of ^ l?JU producing abundB. OSBORNE ant crops witb :h to feed and clothe our army | navy; the armies and navies of; Allies?our own people at home j the peoples of our Allies in Eu- [ ' lilure would bring disaster to our J y and an untimely and unneces-1 death to many of our boys who, ? gone forth to battle in defense, ur liberty. jt, Mr. Farmer, we know that un-! the great responsibility placed | 'ou by our Government, that there o such word as "fail" in your vo- ! llary and that nothing short of In-' lountable providential causes could j ent your answering fully to this j ionsibility. owever, maximum crops can only | ia<t i>y me juutcmus an?l intensive c' *' rtilizcrs, good seed. thorough ivation, and labor-saving niachinRRED ON DEATH PENALTY Samuel Romilly, British States an, First to Bring End to Capital Punishment Statutes. tip remarkable career of Sir SntnRondlly, thp British statesman, e to a tragic end 00 yenrs ago. Ho the first Influential man In KngI to attempt to bring about the Itlon of capital punishment, notes union correspondent. When he call public life the English statutes Ished with death nearly .100 crimes, ring from murder and treason n to keeping company with g.vpRomllly, who was of French det, launched an agitation against e codes, and In 1808 he succeeded open!lag the Elizabethan statute ^h made It a capital offense to steal ntely from the person of another, om that time until his death he Wfir nni'BRKlnorlv upninuf 1 statutes, renewing his motions Ion after session, and although he '<1, he cleared the way for the sucof others who kept up the agltaRomllly was devoted to his and when she died, October 29, , the philanthropist fell Into u darn of grief. Four days Inter his r had so preyed on his inlnd that ^ent mad and killed himself. Artificial Wood From Leaves. rtlticlal wood from dried leaves? , clally those of oak, beech or birch a new product, reported from Aususing even cheap' - waste rnatethan the sawdust already similarutilized. The leaves are ffhely ind, mixed with a suitable binder, ?ed In molds under a pressure of atmospheres, and dried by heat e still under pressure. The best ler is stated to be viscose, though may be strengthened by the addlof a little glue, water-glass, cnserosln, or other substnnce. The ind leaves are boiled with soda lye re mixing with the solution of vis; and the viscose may be prepared i a portion of the leaf powder by ting with soda lye and then with ion disulphlde. Coloring matter be added to the leaf powder or te pasty mixture. Some filler may leslrnble for special purposes, and Uimrnnin ouiKiuit; uiciuuc nniicnInfusorial earth, wood flour and flour. + i Pigeons as Carriers. Igeons have been used as messeni for many thousnnds of yeurs. e Is the Anglo-Saxon name; pigeon Norman name. During the fifth ptlan dynasty. S.tKX) years before 1st. It wus the fashion to domestl- ( ) pigeons and to train them as car- , s and messengers. The promptness t which Caesar was Informed of 1 rebellion in Gaol, and thereby en- ] d to cross the Alps before those ! sing could possess the entire prow- ( . was due to the use of carrier ons. In the Crusades, these birds i skillful and faithful messengers. LANCASTER, S. C. 1 7 : OLD B f in the South _ * Cow Fei tnd 1 The at caught t but had mon rlv! fore, wh vltntlon J spring s Scotlnnri J" very firs > and Inn R<en*nn lAAinunvv / r*M j ho carrl C?5SSSS??x...V ?" "'i 3MERSJ ?* ** - j p?r,, g ; 2 treasure erp(1 lt _ ___ __ __ wont on NE OF Thp n _ Ing exo? 1'S DEFENDANTS rl'y as rovement Committee, Atlanta, Ga. nook. 1 row In One of your most pressing p"?t> men. of lenis and one lo be acted up ?n .viibote the hoar! delay, is tli?- matter of obtaining y u' iinn? tli fertilizer. h?ltlng 1 In spite of the best efforts of ?b" f; r fr((| mnnuf ( tutors and the (5< remittent, ,(|,,.P < iimicr ais i<ir matting rert.rze s art* i scarce and high in price. Therefore, " it is all the more necessary that what P't'te tin fertilizers are to he distributed, should ; ~,,r " m he used upon soil that has rer. .vet] the filling e\ very best propagations the f: rtr.er is swnllowi capable of giving. The mobilization of our arinv, requiring a maximum movement of troop trains and su tply trains, has ov- i er taxed the capacity of our railroads as never before, and in order for fertilizers to he disti il.ute?| tiiis season, i ?C1 the movement must of necessity, he- . , gin early and the unloading of car; with { at destination he done with utmost 1 the st despatch. Kvery car must he loaded UThe ] to capacity. ^ Today fertilizers are cheaper than 1 farm crops or farm labor. A hale of I cotton, a bushel of corn, oats or H wheat, will huv more pounds of fertil- |WI B izers now than ever before, hence to _ _ assure the performance of n patriotic K jB duty, with great nrnflt to yourself, or- K 25 I der your fertilize promptly so that H you may be sure to get thorn. And ? < when you get thtm, use thorn with o tho greatest degree of intolllgonoo. Satisfactory results aro hound to fob rlorsi low?both to you and to tho Govern- ? Pain, CLOUDS ENVELOP AN ISLAND 25,. Mass of Rock Near Now Zealand Is Nearly Three MIIcb in Clroumfarence and Always Shrouded. White Island, SO miles distant from New Zealand, Is probably the moat ex- Faxes traordlnnr.v Island In the world. It Is an enormous mass of rock nearly three miles In circumference, rising 000 feet above the sea, and Is perpetually enveloped In dark clouds, which tire vis- a pen Ihle for iieurly a hundred miles, nays ,dded f( " ?!"ite!\ , cent to I he laland consists almost entirely f )r of sulphur, with a small percentage of 1 gypsum. Some years ago an attempt 1 was made to float a company to work poses ai the sulphur, which Is of high quality;' For I but, strange to say, sufficient capital Constltu WHS not subscribed Th,'Pi>fnm tho ^ i ordinar; port of sulphur from White Island Is . ... r fit t% 'IfilflSf* still very stunll. In the Interior Is n Inge fully fifty mi 8' 1 acres in extent, the vapor of which has l<on('9 1 a temperature of 110 degrees F. and '"'und o Is strongly Impregnated with uclds. 1 1-4 m On one side of this lake are craters Money 1 from which steam escapes with great For p force and noise. This steam and the sj,jp j)01 vapor from the lake form the dark ? 4 cloud which envelops the island. L lownshl Dye6 Blue Eyes Brown. Creek T Dyeing her eyes was the way a Speed woman In Iterlln evaded capture by rlous di the police. She had become known tricts 6 us "the murderess with the colored tricts 21 eyes." To escape detection she ap- districts plied to her eyes a poison which changed their color. They were orlg- i * ina'. y blue, but were more or less success nil.v dyed brown. While In Jail ft I the dye effects wore off ami the prls- I fl I oner's eyes turned blue again. Her identity is now definitely established. The murderess also made a futile attempt to deceive the police hy dyeing her hair black. Left-Handedness. No attempt should bf* made to tench *s_ V. 0U If naturally left-hnndcd children to use their right hands, according to P. B. Ballard, inspector of schools of London, as it is likely to make them stammerers. Mr. Ballard supplies the following statistics: Out of one group of Roys M5 left-handed children 1 per cent of pure left-handers stammered, against man, o 4.3 per cent of 3!W> being taught to use o the right hand. In another group of 207 the llgtuew was 4.2 per cent and menced 21.8 per cent, respectively. ^ treated When Croup Comes got wo Treat Externally " The old method of dosing delicate little j *^ree n stomachs with nauseous drugs is wrong ; ^at I 1 and?harmful. Try the external treatment ! ?Viok's "Vap^XJlub" Halve. Just rnb a I tol little over the throat and cheat. The vapor*, released bj the body heat, loosen the me a tx choking phlegm and eaee the difficult _ breathing. A bedtime application insures * COmr sound sleep. 26c, 60c, or $1.00. evenln VKK5^*SALVE ? FRIDAY, IOSSY DOTED ON FISH "Gets??t? on Angler's Prize Salmon fjfl Pops Off Lunch With Trout | Ho Plunsat Hot. j Por 85 (j? ngler could cast a fly, and had ; Get"oft'ai rout In the south of England, , ere'out of never so much ns seeu a snl- | you er. Great was his Joy, there- j Buy * e en one day he received an Into flsh one of the most famous almon rivers In the north of relates the Field. In the t cast that he tried he hooked ded his first salmon?a ten rst sitlmon is always the most and beautiful that ever was d the angler reflected that If A ed his fish In the hag all day \&unbW~ g^ dry and lose Its lovely sheen. top of the brae there was a nook that would answer bis admirably. He deposited bis In this nest and. having covwlth a thick layer of rushes. ?it will Co his way. >'st of the flay he caught notli- f'oln r"?^co |>t n half p< mid trout. Still off pnlnlessl very happy and content as he between' homeward, and whistled mer- any corn t be approached the marshy ; t^'com*1"Clll tut there he found a Highland All you t the act of consuining his sal- ' ...... . the only an wlii' h litti" remained except treat a cori I nrd the tail. Ill his anger be way?the \> , . .. is tried and e trout savagely at the cow, Never Irrits lier fully In the face; but, so tho toe sore. a taking offense, she seemed bottYe ? Is o think that he had brought *Geta-It" a1 nine houclie wherewith to com- SPco^^Silc! feast, for. after gazing at hiin " nnient with the Innocent, con- ? 11 "*a cs of her kind, she contentedly aH u< ed the trout. l,y I-aneastei Mackey & C cl. 30. 47 t districts II 7 six I k I in J? UU1 1'AIIN mie-hnif (6 jood oil liniment. That's l0? 12* uredt way to stop them. ,?1? 33 best rubbing liniment is J 4!l ?'Kht <S] (10) mills. JSTANG IIIM CIIT NllfltN l a"o? 'ood for the Ailmcnk of for n poH ttt: es, Mules, Cattle, Etc. exrept ,hoafi ood for your ou)n A ches, ), Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc. AllDIr 50c. $1. At all Dealers. places for li 1018 on the TAX NOTICE. Van Wyck Are Payable from Octo- Hwight > 15th, 1917. to March Tradeavilh 15th, 1918. uary 1C; ;nu Flat Crec inlty of one per cent will be January 16. i ir January payment, two p> 1 Taxahaw? r February, and seven pei White Blu March. in the morni evies for the different pui Welsh's e as follows: the evening. State purposes 8 1-2 mills, Kershaw? itional School Tax 3 mills, Kershaw? y County purposes 4 1-2 Heath Spri 'ublic Roads and Rridges 6 uary 23. iterest on Past Indebtedness lieath Si I mill, Interest and Sinking uary 24. n C. & C. Railroad Bonds Pleasant ills, Interest on Borrowed 25. 1-2 mill. Total 24 3-4 mills. Carmel?S aynient of interest on Town. All able b -i ,1 a T n ? A If 111 m ud. ah i icaonui run lO>vn- IWeOIl ItlC ?l? 1 of 1 mill, In (Jill's Creek ape nre liahl ip 1 1-2 mills, and in Cane male citizens 'ownship 1 3-4 mills. and 55 year il School Taxes for the va- $3.00 commi stricts are as follows: Ills- individual sli and 13 two (2) mills, dis- real estate 2 and 4 5 three (3) mills, erty. 1, 3. 4. 5, 9. 20, 21, 23, 26, LIED KER FAMILY TO HER tart Ago, Thinking She Might Die, Says She Is a Well. Strong Woman and Pri Her Recovery. e City, Tei.?Mrs. Mary Kll- the better, if this place, says; "After the an<* 1 fit' f my little girl...my side com- BtroilK *?">n Cardul. I hi i to hurt me. 1 had to go back . bottle when We called the doctor. He Tbft m,8ery me.. .but 1 got no better. 1 continued rij rse and worse until the misery until I had i nbearable.. .1 was In bed for did not need * v _ and never ft aonths and suffered such agony have never b was Just drawn up In a knot... . day to this." d my husband If he would got you gu) Dttle of Cardul I would try It... ache, pains I aenccd taking It, however, that forts, each t g I called my family about weak, nervot for I knew 1 could not last give Cardul, days unless X had a change for trial. JANUARY 18, 1918. II," 2 Drops, irns Pool Off! into Fool Off 25 Corns. the greatest corn dlsly age. makes joy-walkcorn-llmpers. It makes e the Statue of Liberty. , rty" bottle of "Qsts-It" me Off In OS* Complete IMecel" ?free yourself at once rn misery. It will peel ly. In one complete piece, d or young, hard or soft, the toes, any callus, or hat has resisted every,-ou have ever used. Oft ke magic. Guaranteed, iced Is 2 or 3 drops of :hat's all. "Gets-It" Is fo way In the world to i or callus. It's the sure 'ay that never falls. It I true?used by millions. ites the flesh or makes It always works; peelsce-a-banana-skln. 25c a nil you need pay for : any drusf aioro. or eeni 3f price by 13. Lawrence \ xgo. I1L ncastcr and recomruenajrld's best corn remedy r Pharmacy and J. F. o. ind 48 four (4) mills, five (5) mills, jllstrlct ills, district 14 six and 1-2) mills, districts 2, 15. 17, 18, 19. 24. 25, 34, 39, 42. 43, 46 and I mills, district 38 ten and district 4 0 eleven citizens between the ind 55 years are liable Itntlon tax of three ars for road purposes, e citizens between the ind 60 years are liable < of one ($1.00) dollar, exempt by law. T. L. HILTON, county Treasurer. ICR'S NOTICE, v oar at the following sting tax returns for following dates: -Friday, January 11. Jonday, January 14. ??Tuesday. January 15. ngo ?Wednesday, Janthe morning, k Church?Wednesday, n the evening. * -Thursday. January 17. ff?Friday, January 18, ng. Friday, January 18, in * -Monday, January 21. -Tuesday, January 2 2. ngs?Wednesday, Jantrings?Thursday. Jan- j Hill?Friday, January taturday. January 26. tndied m.iln t.? es of 21 and 60 years of e for $1.00 poll tax. All between the ages of 21 a of age are liable for itation road tax. Kach all make a return of all j and all personal propJOS. W. KNIGHT. BEDSID Texas Lady, But R uses Cardui For That was six years 11 here and am a w? in, and I owe my lite ad only taken half t I began to feel bett In my side got lees... * \ ;ht on taking the Card taken three bottles and j any more for I was w j It better In my life... 4 1 aa any trouble from tb ffer from headache, bac j n sides, or other disco \ month? Or do yon ft is and fagged-out? If the woman's tonic, J. 71