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R&Sfo Lanterns cl?f" and Hard *. ? ? Use Under All Ci^^mmi AM/1 T\n?*?sk1a f?j.V;^?o ftJUUllg oiiu i/iuauiv l/UIIUUlww* Give steady, bright light. Easy to Light. J v Easy to clean and rewick. Don't Smoke. i Don't blow out in the wind. Don't Leak. 181iii* STANDARD OIL COMPANY >* , (Incorporated in New Jersey) Newark, N. J. Baltimore, Md. m??k?o???mmtcrncamtmtfmi i i inn ?miwwhu?i?wkhwhwwmwb?^ J Arivortfcc in Ths nicnatnh nu&uinuu mi i Biu uiypu^iis ? I?-iii<>ai r n naif ~ i ay> > ^/*\t ! Knowing the great importance of these tools, we make it a { , point to carry the best of every tool known to the blacksmith- [ J ing art. Whether for the shop or the farm, we are prepared to oorvo you. You will And our p~icep hammered down fo the lowest reasonable figure on everything you need. | Anvils $5.OOand up. Blacksmith's >rises $5.50 to S7.50. | Lorick & Lowrance, INCORPORATED. !. COLUMBIA, - - S. C. I i >BivvfVfvvvvvfvvim>>iM?>i>i?>ri>vvviovvvvvvvevvvf??iMi """ . " C. 0. BROWN & BR0? p, 1730 MAUI STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C. ' I : \\ Is where you can find one of the best stocks of ;j /-PAINTS^ 'I % OF ALL KINDS I 1 DOORS, SASH, BLINDS <fc GLASS ij . LIME AND CEMENT. 'i- -?a^r -*-* nn *w, ?r A -BiT ftps -v tt-* rv :) | UA15IiN?iT JUL JN T Hi b. jj I Call or write for Prices. | f.\T. - _ ' 1912 ? " * " |l ?FALL and WINTER & J. rrf \ ....SHOES ^ J J ^ \ We have a full and com- ^ 1/ ? plete stock of (all leather) ^ MA / 1 stylish shoes for our Lexing- ^ H I ton friends to inspect. We Sr[ B jBEP*' ^ Ji ^kow we are selling the best <% ^ Jfcgy / solid leather slices for less Lag MB 11 money than any one in the B shoe business, come in and ^ ^ i,, a see for y??rself, that will m .. // prove it. A pleasure to wait vv*-~' /X nn rnn o?-./l r?i? ? -'' - ? \0\ ' v" .*v"-1 cmjvi VUU Oil I" Hi Jp^V/.:!.;;.:f,^ prices. We can fit the family, E&s &> men, women and children. * V farmers' Medium and Work Shoes a Specialty , ||| | E. P. & F. A. DAVIS | P ,710 NAIN STREET. COLUMBIA, S. C. ^ : . ? * jr?*' > v...:::- *<i ?v ' M???BMP? M Parcel Post Is Unit System Any One Can Learn Postage Rates by Figuring Out Dis tancs From Postoffice. BEGINNING New Tear's flay at 6 a. m. the Dew parcel'post law permits any inhabitant of the United States to send through the mail merchandise of all descriptions, provided it does not weigh more than eleven pounds and is. not more than six feet in combined length and girth. One point the postmaster general wishes emphasized and that is that all packages have to be taken to the post office by the sender, ami this doesn't mean the numbered substations ordinarily found in drug stores, but the regular postothce stations. The packages will be delivered at inun uesuuamm ir \\u?wu.>. nun. unliveries being as regular us the presentletter service. At present the number of men in the Limit of first zone from Chicago. Rate U cents for first pound and 3 cents fc ? each additional pound. Limit of second zone from Chicago. .Ftai 6 cents, 4 cents. . . - ., Limit of third zone from Chicago. Rai 7 cents, 5 cents. J Fourth zone. Rate 8 cents, 6 cents. TYPICAL DIAGRAM INDICAT] A .. T' This map. made with Chicago as a service which will be inaugurated Jan. Establishing zones by drawing clrcl amount of figuring. Instead of using t country into blocks or units, each b^ocl tude east and west. There are 3,500 (of An example of how to get the first Find the center of the unit in'S^fii) Every unit which lies wholly withM tl from any postoffice, and the postages The second zone Is determined Jyf c it, but outside of the first zone, Is al pound. The method by which the second zt , and additional pounds respectively beii cents; fifth zone, 1,000 miles, 9 cents, 7 cents; eighth zone and all territory farl For the purpose of carrying thi postage applicable to each, as follov v * i-Weight ' /? ri " tt* ' ' ** -^1* M-- V - Ti 1 pound 2 pounds 3 pounds 4 pounds 6 pounds 6 pounds 7 pounds .. 8 pounds 9 pounds 10 pounds 11 pounds i postal service lias not been increased, j Such a step is considered unnecessary j at present. The postoffiee department ] lias been 'working overtime since las: July, when congress passed the law. i ' preparing for the inauguration of the new service. Twenty thousand of the i most delicate and intricate scales have j been ordered for delivery before Jan. 1. | A most elaborate system of maps lias been completed, inaugurating a j zone system. There are eight differ- ! ent zones, l.'pon the maps are depicted various units in each zone. livery town is situated in a numbered unit, shown upon the map. The first zone J is any <;; tanee within fifty mm-. J Tim /< mo i< :i uTo.'ller lire. and so on until the last zone, which | takes in Alaska and the Hawaiian is- | lands, but not the riiiiipnines. For instance, the map witli its irum?e3ee??ooffPS9soo?ao?3?3C53 WIRELESS PHONE A SUCCESS. Harvard Professor Sends So^.od of Voice Thirty-five Miles. Assistant Professor G. \Y. Pierce of the department of pky?ios at Harvard j has devised a new wireless telephone j instrument which may eventually revolutionize the methods of lone: distance communication. The new instrument lias already received the hearty indorsement of John Hays Hammond, .Jr. Professor Pierce was the jjuest of Mr. Hammond at his Gloucester laboratory at Fresh Water Cove recently, whert o v l uM-i < W:J < <-i i! )<1; 1 --f i >: i with the new apparatus. The wireless power-w.as concentrated about lift v feet above "sea level. Ity means of the new instrument Professor Pierce got into communication with the Harvard Wireless club, thirty-live utiles away, and talked with several <?f the elub members for a space covering fifteen minutes. ; Operated On With 8 Zones Country (s Mapper) Out With 3,500 Units-Government r Selis Guides Gaeapiy. Derea units printed on it snows mat \ New York city is in unit 717, which, j of course, is in the lirst zone. Each !o- ! cality makes its own first zone, so it j was necessary for the pustotlice tie- j partment to have printed separate I maps for each locality. Suppose you j are in unit 717 in the lirst zone and j i you want to send a package to lhiiTaiu. i | which is approximately in unit 1,!C2, i j which is in the second zone. You take j ! the package tc the postotiiee. and the ! 1 postdffice clerk will place it on the i j newly constructed scales, first desig- j ; nating on the scales that the package i j is to go to tiie second zone. When it | j is weighed the scale wiil give exactly j j the amount necessary to carry the ! j package to its destination. I The first zone (if fifty miles includes ; J what is called the local zone. The j _ - | ? ? I P I B?? [NG PABCEI POST ZONES FBOM ( 0 COMPUTE POSTAGE ON TACK1 !?> ?? ? svstem will be use< iT"w' * es of different diameters, with each postofflce a ownships find counties as units or starting pi c being half a degree in latitude in north-sou these units in the country, zone is as follows: :h your postofflce is located. Draw a circle < lat circle or more than half of which is with .teds 5 cents for the first pound and 3 cents to Irawing with the same center a circle of 150 n e second zone, and the rate is 6 cents for the f >ne is determined is used for all other zones, tl lg as follows: Third zone, 300 miles. 7 cents, 5 cents; sixth zone, 1,400 miles, 10 cents, 9 cen ther away, including the Philippines and islan s low into effect the United States is divk V3: 1st zone. . ? S ? c 8 si ? ? o o ? ?d o _ ? N o ? N N? ? "hos ~ 9 ? j=oh ocal Zone rate, ? wS n iter 50 miles. . Rate. Rate. Rate. 1.05 $0.05 $0.CG $0.07 $0.03 .06 .03 .10 .12 .14 .07 .11 .14 .17 .20 .08 .11 .13 .22 .26 .09 .17 .22 .27 .32 .10 .20 .26 .32 .33 .11 .23 .20 .37 .41 .12 .26 .34 .42 .50 .13 .29 .33 .47 .56 .14 32 .42 .52 .62 .15 .35 .46 .57 .63 J ! maximum charge for the local zone is 5 cents for the first pound and 1 cent for each additional pound. After that there is a graduated increase, tiie second zone having a radius of JiSO miles, the third 300 utiles, etc., until the eighth zone, which includes every town over J.800 miles. I Separate provision is made for all ! packages that weigh four ounces or j less. Like tine present system of fourth I class matter, there will be a flat rate i I of a cent an ounce. If a package j | weighs over four ounces it goes under j ! the pound rate. I Leery postmaster and posfoflfico clerk ! i i handling pa tee I post has a map ami a ! guidebook win !: holds the key to t ? i I numbered units <>n the map. If you !' want to semi a pa oka go t<> iluffaio his guidebook .ii! show h!?n which unit Ituffalo is in. and then tlte map will j OeO?COOC?OOOOCOOC?9C30ftCOO | | AT 80 GIVES HEALTH RULES. \ 1 Enjoy Yourself and Ignore Diet Tahiti, Says Sir George Sirdwood. Sir < ?! t Dird wood. oilieer of the Lo.irion of ! ionor. !;i ;;.*? :! I < r >1" 11 it r ! Touch academy :st?.i ;' iy professor of anatomy ;: i J? yshdo.ay .-it I torn bay. has coiririha.cd ;11 tho a ,u e of eiahty his views ? .'i 11 ?w i<> reach a ripe old aue. Iiis maxims arc: Don't think about your health. Kajoy yourself as much as possible. Ignore dietary ? shies. Hat. whenever you feel inclined, r.ook o!i tin- bright side of thimts. Sir (leoiafc is particularly scornful anont tiie diet on which another < <;:r rrii'iiior to the discussion thrives namely, two meals of eaifs, bread ami butter daily. 'Su? h a life,"' he says, "would not be worth living. The <rrcat <iucsiioh is not how to live lona. but hww to live ' I wen/; : v . . ,... %r ***'"' ' -*iv * ; designate the zone, ai! be has fo do is to mark his scale with the zone in dicntor and the machine will show tin amount of postage. The postoffice department has issued a guide book and map that can be pur chased for 75 cents. There is also an insurance against loss of ail package.not over $50. Among the things that will not be accepted for delivery are intoxicants, ex plosives, inflammable liquids, live or dead animals, firearms, disease germs, books or printed matter. A special series of stamps has been engr: ved for the service. The greatest advantage of the parcel post is to the farmer who wants to sen nis premiers direct to tne consumer. A postal canl for a dozen or more fresh eggs an be sent on one day and the eggs received the next. *Y11 kinds' of produce will be- acceptable. Eggs can be packed separately in cotton and placed in corrugated pasteboard boxes so the}' can be shipped with entire safety. All packages containing eggs must be marked "eggs."' All fragile articles, such as millinery, toys, musical instruments, glassware, etc., must be marked -fragile." It is expected that the parcel po-t will hurt the express companies' business, particularly in short deliveries. 0:1 account of the cheap rates of the parcel post. The suburban poultry and produce markets will be accessible to thousands of town buyers. The parcel post stamps measure 1 by ; / \ V? I J v > [ - i ? ???mar. CHICAGO AND SHOWING HOW LGES. 3 In arranging rates for the parcel pos' .s a center, would mean an impracticable Dints It was decided to divide the whole th extension and half a degree of longl 5f fifty miles radius around that center in that circle is included in the first zone r each additional pound. A 1 files radius. Every unit which lies within irst pound and 4 cents for each additionleir radii and rate of postage for the first cents; fourth zone, 600 miles. 8 cents. 6 ts; seventh zone, 1,800 miles. 11 cents, lu d possessions. 12 cents fiat. led into zones, with different rates or -S 8 .1 of S3- . . o"3 . r c j: ? ? C ~ ? nut Sol 25.3 Sg| ~ - -g E -2 5 fee \ w ? "" S ? j-; oo ? "*'? ?r-T c; Rate. Rate. Rate. Rate $0.09 $0.10 $0.11 $0.12 .16 .19 .21 .24 .23 .28 .31 .36 .30 .37 .41 .46 .37 .46 .51 .60 .44 .55 .61 .72 ri 71 $.1 UJL . \J I I * ,w .58 .73 .81 .96 .65 .S2 .91 1.08 .72 .91 1.01 1.20 .79 1.00 1.11 1.32 l'/j inches between perforated lines. The color is red for all denominations, in a curved panel across the top, supported by a paneled perpendicular column at each end. Triangular ornaments occupy both upper corners. The denomination in | large numerals is in each lower corner, with the title of the subject and the word "cents'' or "dollars" between. The designs on the several denominations are as follows: 1 cent?Postofnce clerk. 2 cents?City carrier. 3 cents ?Railway post;1.! clerk. 1 cents?Rural carrier. 5 cents?Mai! train. i(: cents?Steamship and r.:J! tender. 15 cents?Automobile service*. ra cents?Aeroplane c\ mail. 25 cents?Manufacturing:. f ) c- nts- ! 'aii yin.s. 75 cents?i iarvestir.g. C0t8CCI4t19C'.,?i'fSOeii8aCO5C I p.'K'QIA'C PTQCC-T Fnpn^Rv !.u vwi/^ o uivu.wv> < run\/i?i. ! Gj.no Turned Cut f'.'iilionc of Counterfeit Notes. Russia's so' rot police are busy ir;:iii.tr the producers of :i:i'? I?*:i - of counterfoil notes 111:11 have heon passed into . iroulatioii in Kussia ami on Kus-dnn liuauciai houses abroad. It is the l-itru"'-t ;iim1 most perplexing forgery ease they have over tacki i. Four of tile men < "loomed in the tradio?a commercial ? nmtner named 1 mnaievsky, a merchant uamcd St in. liev and two others named Liebentha I atid iJochlin?have hoeii captured with ski!!*uiiy lorded notes to the face val- i tie of nearl.x a quarter 'of a million | rubies in their possession. They* haw | been subjected Id the Russian variety of tin- third derive examination. but have revealed nothing leading to the discovery ol' the formers factory. T\y<> men suspected of complicity 1 were traced in vain to France.. Avery THE JEWELEE 1508 Main St., Columbia, S. C. REPA R^ WATCHES AND JEWELRY Makes Them Good as New MEDALS AM) BADGES Manufactures" in Our Own Sheps far Scheels and Oihsr Purposes i AVERY, The Jewefer 1 SOS JVJain Sr., Columbia, S. C. i aji.'iijwi. i r-.?iii.oci iiiiiwinii AM MASTER OF HE OPTICAL BUSINESS My motto is painstaking conscientious Optical service. I have one of the most completely equipped optical offices, in Columbia. Let me do your optical work and show you how I can serve you. Spectacles and Eye-glasses repaired and lenses matched in 30 minntes. nucc ftiduu uc u^uuaus ui lAJaujr years experience to serve you and we can promise you the highest degree of accuracy, reliability and satisfaction in all cases entrusted to me. Come and see us, we make no charge for our examination. fi. H, Berkman ESTABLISHES 1879. 1418 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA. S. C. BEAR IN MIND G. D. Kenny Co. Is Headquarters for Sugar, Coffee, Teas, Rice, Etc. Fresh Coffee roasted daily. Don't put off buying your coffee and sugar. They're going Higher. C. D. KENNEY CO. 1639 Main Street, Phone 157. Columbia, S. C. tf ?? ' A Watch is I * uxuuuxc When it Keeps Time. If you want your watch to keep Correct Time, see M. WEISS, Watch Fcpairmg a Spaciaty i Also Dealer in Watches and Jewelry. r | 1335 Assembly St., Columbia, S. C. i S i j FARMS! II yon want to buy a good farm at right price anywhere in South Carolina, call 011 or write mc. If you want to sell your farm quickt'orcash, make your price right ami I w ill sell it for 1-om. o *.>atter where focat. "11 choice city ?. . , r>. Hodc A. Dickert, t 7 1 &*** otreet, : Columbia, - South Carolina. A i ?v a j 5 IL u ? tlitt i