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.'State Tax Commission Makes Annual Report. The total taxable property in the state-was valued by the tax'commis sion at $448,222,786, of which $212, 520"421 was .for real estate; $189, 482,338 for personal property and $46,220,02.7 for. railroad property. The 18,637,983 acres of land in the .state were valued at $109,876,906, while buildings in the state were val ued at $26,591,367 and the real es tate in cities, towns and villages val ued at $76,052,148. These figures are taken from the annual report of the ?tate tax commission to the governor and general assembly. Assessments on merchants and sundry manufacturers for 1920 were placed at $42,128,195, an increase of $14,727,252 over the assessments of 1919. The largest increases were ?n Charleston, Greenville and Rich Tand counties, all of which showed gains of over a million dollars.. The assessments on these properties in Charleston county totaled $5,185, .020, an increase of $1,595,840 over the 1919 figures. Greenville county gained $1,429,325 to be assessed at :$3,218,530, while these properties in Richland county were assessed at :$3,849,665, an increase of $1,317, '705. Barnwell county alone showed a Iloss, dropping from $475,895 in 1919 tto $394,660 in 1920. This, however, was due to the fact, that the 1919 as sessments for Barnwell county in cluded Allendale county as well. The combined 1920 assessments for the two counties shows a marked gain, j Public Utility Companies. The gross earnings of all public utility corporations done on the state . during the year as assessed for cor poration license fees, totaled $25, ?256,287, divided as follows; Railroad Companies, $14,158,311: express and pullman companies, $337,323; water, ? Jight and power'companies, $1,950,-j 4074, and navigation companies, $213- j 110. Of all public utilities operating an the state the Southern railway sys item showed the largest gross earn iings with a total of $5,116,485. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad was sec ond with $4,234,442 while the Sea board Air Line railway only returned gross earning of $1,612,021. Leaders ?in other classifications were: South ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph ?company, $1*383,726; American Tel, ephone artd Telegraph company, $61 427; Western Uni?ti T?i?graph com pany, $19,169 ; Southern PoWer ?o?ft* ? pany, $1482,374; Great Falls Pow?T .?company, $984,622; Charleston Con solidated Railway and Light com pany, $878,515; Columbia Railway, Gas and Electric company, $350,617; Parr Shoals Power company, $332, 192; Charleston Consolidated Rail way and Light company (railway de partment') $711,919; Columbia Rail way, Gas and Electric company (railway department), > $445,851; Southern Public Utilities company, $290,608 and American Railway Ex press company, $287,149. ?j ** Value of Railroads. 'The total assessed value of All rr?ilrottds in the state was placed at $48;6^.8,122 of which- $46,465,700 .700 -wasior the 3,770.02 miles of rtrack in ; the state. $982,579 for de pots, $426?lp7 for buildings, $187, 720 for lots, 1144,581 for land and ?$334,616 for \wood and water sta tions. The total assessed value of the American Railway Express property in the state was placed at $197,137. Of this $150,015 was for 3,333,21 miles of track ana $47,122 for other property. The telephone and telegraph com . panies' properties were valued at $2, '746,493, divided a? follows; Western Union Telegraph company, $806, 315; Postal Telegraph company, $86 883; American Telephone and Tele graph company, $1,353,910 and local telephone companies, $240,215. All banks in the state were val ued at $41,401,979 by the commis sion while trust companies were val ued at $671,056, and the. .insurance companies at $705,203. Cotton mills, of which : 181 are listed, were valued'at $52,464,905 ;\ cottonseed oil mills at $2,500,435 and fertilizer plants at $4,064,787.-The State. For a Persistent Cough. Some years ago H. P. Burbage, a student at law in Greenville, S. C., had been troubled for a long while with a persistent cough, which he says "greatly alarmed me, causing me to fear that I was in the first stage of consumption." Having seen Chamberlain's Cough Remedy adver tised he concluded to try it. "I soon felt a remarkable change and after using two bottles of the small size was permanently cured." ? Cans Old Soras, Other Remotes Won't Cur?. The worst cases, no matter of how long standing-, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. ? Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves - Fain and Heals at the same time. 2b-,5Cc.?iJ> Mr. Harding's Warm Expres sions Toward the South. The preseident-elect, enroute to Florida, was interviewed in Atlanta and what he said is most interesting, and will be received with undisguised pleasure throughout the length and breadth of Dixie. Mr. Harding said, among other things that he expected his administration to more fully de velop understanding and concord be tween the various sections of the country, and, particularly, between the North and South. To quote him further: "There isn't the slightest excuse for a sectional line in America. We are one people with one flag, and it is folly to allow long time ?prejudices to stand in the way of the fullness and understand ing and the utmost cordiality of re lations." We are, indeed, glad to hear such a statement from the president-elect. Not than anyone thought he had any particularly evil design upon the South, but that we like to have him commit himself on a question which means so much. Mr. Harding, ever since his election, has been noted for utterances that are inclined to har monize and bring together conflicting elements of the people over the coun try, and he has brought to his home at Marion distinguished men of both political parties with whom he con sulted fully and frankly over the problems of the day.. He shows no indication of being a man who is un willing to accept advice from tho?e who are also as interested in the well being of the country as the president himself can possibly be. There are momentous issuer fac ing America and the reconstruction period will last for some time. It is to" be hoped that the new president will. expedite those forces of con struction which will very greatly aid reconstruction. We cannot imagine that the new president/ for instance, would sanction a policy of deflation to pay war taxes when billions of debts were created when money was inflated to several times it's pfe-war value. However, the worst of the de flation is over, we assume, but there's a vast amount of work to be done by the new president and the new con-, grass. The foreign and domestic problems that confront the nation are deserv ing pf the most careful study and the quickest action. Peace with Germany must be declared; America's attitude ??vi'?f? Sv?'iet Russia must be .deter mined, and whether, or not America " is to join oth?r1 Countries to' prevent a repetition of war ir? siso a matter bf i supreme importance. The Question of taxes, and the best way to tali*; ?are of the interest and principal of our huge public debts, must come up. The president of the United States will receive a warm hearted sympathy in his efforts to solve these problems, certainly from the people of the South, and we hope that no Southern congressman 6r Senator will prove to be a heckler of the lidm?iiistration ? and differ from it and obstruct it! j purely for political effect back bonne, ? Th? people of the South are willing that &he new administration shall be i ?iven ? real chance to win esteem be fore the country. As for the South, while the great majority disagrees with the party headed by the distinguished Ohioan who is about to step into the shoes of President Wilson, still the people of our section are Americans first and democrats afterward. We are happy to know down here that the new president intends to foster the most friendly relations and we be lieve that right here in Georgia and South Carolina and throughout Dix ieland he has hundreds of thousands of well wishers. Certainly Augusta wishes him well and hopes, ere the winter is over, to again welcome him as the most distinguished member of uor winter colony, a colony that usually includes some of the most celebrated statesmen of the day. Augusta Chronicle. DR.KliW? NEW tiHSCOVEBTC ft?l Surely Sfoo That Cona*. Life It's Blue-life d your best fri? wrong? Chan Unless you fi worse to-morr will relieve yo1 Dr. Mi Just take a night. You'll For chronic constipation, and as -pills work like magic. Get a Box of 1 Newspaper Creed of President Elect Harding. The following was the newspaper creed given to every young reporter on becoming a member of "The Morning Star," which is owned by Mr. Harding. Remember there are two sides to every question. Get them both. Be truthful. Get the facts. Mistakes are inevitable, but strive for accuracy. I would rather have one story exactly right than a hun dred half wrong. Be decent, be fair, be generous. Boost-don't knock. There's good in everybody. Bring out the good in everybody and never needlessly hurt the feelings of any body. In reporting a political gathering give the facts, tell the story as it is, not as you would like to have it. Treat all parties alike. If theres' any politics to be played, we will play it in our editorial col umns. ot,fs,D atGimpthe nwsoal e Treat all religious matter rever ently. If it can possibly be avoided, nev er bring ignominy to an innocent | man or child in telling of the misdeed or misfortunes of a relative. Don't wait to be asked, but do it without asking, and, above all, be clean and never let a dirty word or I suggestive story get into type. I want this paper so conducted that it can go into any home without destroying the innocence of any childi-Warren G. Harding. Million Packets Of Flower Seeds Free We believe in flowers around the homes of the South. Flowers brighten up the home surroundings and give pleasure and satisfaction to those who have thom^-^ ^^sasasaaa^ We h?Te filled more than a million packels_ oi seeds, of beautiful yet fiddly grpwa flowers to be given to our "customers this spring for the beautifying of ..their, homes, y****"" Wouldn't you ' like to have, flyj packets or beautiful flowers 'free? YOU CAN GET THEMJ Hastings' ?irflstr?ted jjeea. book witjL twenty beautiful pages showing" the finest va rleti?s In tr^eir true .fiajtural colors. jfrisTull"of helpful garden, flower and farm information that is needed in every home, and, too, the catalog tells you how to get these flower seeds ab solutely free. Write for our, 1921 catalog now. It ? ia the fmffit most valuable and beau-' ?ojiwiiLieJnjghty glad you've got & Tb^er? is_ np obligation to buy any tjiing. Just ask for the catalog. H. Cfc HASTINGS CO., SEEDSMEN, " " ATLANTA, GA, "FOR S?LE. NO. 1 Ten-room dwelling with* fin1 roof, almost new, within ? short w?lk j of post office. Completed V/?t?t mod ern conveniences, electric lights, Cte'. Has garden, also corn and potato land at premises. All out buildings. NO. 2. Twenty-one (21) acre farm with seven-room, modern dwelling with electric lights, and all ou't build ings. Has plenty of wood, pasture with water and 18 acres will make a bale of cotton to the aci'e. Conve nient to High School. Partly in the town of Edgefield. E. J..NORRIS. L ombard Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works and Mill Supply House AUGUSTA GEORGIA Cotton Oilr Gin, Saw, Grist, Cane, Shingle Mill, Machinery Supplies and Repairs, Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Grate Bars, Pumps, Pipe, Valves and Fittings, Injectors, Belting, Packing Hose, etc. Cast every, day. GASOLINE AND KEROSENE ENGINES Pumping, \frood Sawln? and Feed Grinding Outfits. ls Not Dull the Liver oesn't seem worth the living :nds annoy you-rverything goes ces are, your liver is out of order, x it up, things are likely to be ow. You can't find anything that u more quickly and' effectively than' iles' Liver Pills couple when you go to bed1 to* feel a lot better in the morning, an occasional laxative,, these. little? Sf our Druggist HEART" CAN FEEL NO PAIN But Vital Organ Sends Out Its Mes sage of Warning When Physical Danger Threatens. The heart has no ^nerves of sensa tion, Stanley M. Rinehart, M. D., writes in the Saturday Evening Post. If the surgeon could get to.it without cutting through the sensory nerves on the surface of the body he could op erate upon the henrt itself without causing pain. And yet pain is some times a symptom of heart disease, but it is produced In a roundabout way. If the heart cannot feel, how can there be pain in heart disease? Branches of the heart nerves go to certain subcenters in the spinal cord, and there they connect with the super ficial nerves'of sensation. Continued irritation of the heart nerves is thus communicated to the surface nerves and there is reflex or referred pain, not in the heart, but In the chest wall over which the sensory nerves are dis tributed. True heart pain is always due to ex haustion of the heart muscle and may be recognized by the presence of other symptoms. It Is made worse by the slightest "exertion ; by anything that increases the rapidity of the heart's contractions. And nearly al ways the respirations are labored and deefc, expressing the desire of the slug gish blood stream for more air. But the pain is in the chest wall, never In the heart. . More significant than pain ls a feel ing of contraction, of tightness In the chest behind the breastbone, which may be experienced by those of middle age. It ls especially noticeable after a full meal, after smoking or during ex ertion. This is another of nature's quiet warnings. It usually accom panies high blood pressure, with or' without hardening of the arteries. The more often the sensation recurs and the more easily lt is Induced, the more attention it demands. CAT SCORED, USUAL VICTORY Japanese 'lAgenc? Merely -Another jg^^ Conquering Feline. r. *&g$ r-. -, There ls an enchanting story told bj? the Lady Sel Shonngon, a beauty of j"apan of nine centuries past, of.the emperor's favorite cat - herself a spoiled beauty. She had received a cap of honor and had been raised to the third rank of nobijity, with the title of Wiyobu-no-Ototo, or "Chief of the Female Attendants," and was a cat of many graces. Unfortunately, on a day of disobedience, ber lady-in wniting summoned the emperor's dog; Okinamaru, to startle her Into good be havior. He barked obediently, and the cat dashod madly behind the screen, whei- his majesty sat at brenk fasi -^nd sought refuge in his arms. ti-_ TYWIfVfi c>< r\rA-r\t\ - ' Thev^^ornr? pf^-c^y woo* wr the lord high 'cKamb?l'lain, and pre* nounced sentence oh poor Okinamaru. A thrashing and exile! The Lady Sei de?crjbes him as hitherto a happy deg flbfl much esteemed. But a short time before he hd^been parried in a proces sion in a willow litre?, PGnrh 1 blossoms and hollyhocks ou li?sf ?eadj | He was now an outcast ort dog Island, "and none so poor to do bini rever ence." He may possibly have found Jjfe~eagf?T without the, hollyhocks, but it is interesting to see that the eternal cat is victorious as ever. The dog is vanquished ; the lady-in-waiting ruined, and the cat lies in the emperor's lap and purrs. So was it always: so will it ever be, writes L. Adams Beck in Asia Magazine. Isn't the Law Wonderful! A Belgian paper tells of a woman living at Mons who is denied a mar- ? riage license because she does not j know her name, age or birthplace and therefore "has no legal existence." The case is analagous to that of a man named Mahony who was hanged some years ago. When the prison phj'sician pronounced him dead, the body was cut down and delivered to the relatives. Life was not extinct, however, and a few hours later the man was quite himself again. He was shot by a murderer some time, after ward, but the assassin could not be brought to justice because, as the court said, "Mahony was legally dead, j and therefore could not be killed sub- I sequently by anybody." Book aa Granaries. . * * Books are the great civilizers of the race, the storehouses of knowl edge, the granaries of intellectual food. Therefore to designate in all can dor which books of those that are made are, indeed, public pabulum, and which are straw; carefully and con scientiously to examine and explain, one man for the million, the publica tions which are conducive or detri mental, In whole or in part, to learn ing and progress, Is one of the most Important and noblest works in which man can be engaged, while to prosti tute the powers requisite for such a position is one of the basest.-Hubert Howe Bancroft Why, of Course. Pop Moore, relates Louge, believes tn' telling children the truth, and when his youngster heard him read the weather prediction and Inquired how the weather man knew, Pop laid aside bis paper and explained the best he could. He told fit the charts, the instruments, the telegraphic re ports, etc. "And that's how fie find? out the weather for tomorrow." he finished. The kid listened intently, sat thou?', rful for a few minutes, and >.. then earnestly inquired: "And thea d?es> he tull God?" 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Are you traveling in the same old circle that lands you nowhere? lt so isn't it about time to make a change, to. get out of the rut and into the broad highway where the successful people travel? It may not be easy, it may hot b? done all at once but it's worth tryintr. How can it be done? As others do.it, by saving, by placing the'savings no matter how small, in our bank, by keeping this up, by adding to the account by fore l?g yourself to save, lt is no easy job to get of a rut, but lt Cati be done- We will belp you. * " " The Bank of Trenton, S. C. All checks drawn on The Bank of Trenton can be cleared free of ex change through the Federal Reserve Bank. COTTON BUYERS Why take the risk of lower markets when you buy cotton? Hedge your purchases with us. Majie a legitimate merchant's profit, avoid losses "and keep your credit good at the bank: When you buy cotton, sell short an equivalent amount, then if the market goes down, you make on * your short sales what you lose on your spot purchases. If the mark et goes up, you make on your spot purchases what you lose on your sales so that in either case you have a buyer's profit without risk to yourself. We can handle your hedge bus iness in lots ot ten bales. Martin & Go. ' Edmund A. Felder 81 Broad Street OR S. C. Representative New York City, If. Y. 1512 Sumter St, Columbia, S. C. YOU TAKE NO CHANGES! ?fi Razors are ^hximiaA^ Guaranteed for Life For Sale by EDGEFIELD MERCANTILE COMPANY